web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:11:30 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Doctor Who: The Moment - Episodes Tagged with “Battlefield” https://www.themomentpod.com/tags/battlefield Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:15:00 -0400 Each week on The Moment, I speak with a different guest about an individual moment in an episode of Doctor Who that means a lot to them: something that really had in impact on them, or that they had a strong reaction to, or that they think a lot about for whatever reason. en-us episodic Tom Dickinson Each week on The Moment, I speak with a different guest about an individual moment in an episode of Doctor Who that means a lot to them: something that really had in impact on them, or that they had a strong reaction to, or that they think a lot about for whatever reason. no Tom Dickinson tom@themomentpod.com 1.06 - Someone's playing games with our minds. https://www.themomentpod.com/1-06-someones-playing-games-with-our-minds 67ed9eef-32e7-44f6-9657-8cc29ea46fcc Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:15:00 -0400 Tom Dickinson full 1 Tom Dickinson Joy Piedmont explores a striking moment of tension between Ace and Shou Yuing in 1989's Battlefield. 27:11 no This week, I'm joined by Joy Piedmont (http://www.themomentpod.com/guests/joy-piedmont), to chat about a striking moment of tension from 1989's Battlefield. We look at the story's rather direct acknowledgement of racism, an unusual thing to see on Doctor Who. We also discuss Doctor Who's track record of East Asian representation, and why a moment like this can be both refreshing and disappointing at the same time. You can follow Joy on Twitter at @inquiringjoy (http://twitter.com/inquiringjoy). Special Guest: Joy Piedmont. Doctor Who, Sylvester McCoy, Battlefield, Joy Piedmont, Tom Dickinson, Ace, Sophie Aldred, Reality Bomb This week, I'm joined by Joy Piedmont, to chat about a striking moment of tension from 1989's Battlefield. We look at the story's rather direct acknowledgement of racism, an unusual thing to see on Doctor Who. We also discuss Doctor Who's track record of East Asian representation, and why a moment like this can be both refreshing and disappointing at the same time.

You can follow Joy on Twitter at @inquiringjoy.

Special Guest: Joy Piedmont.

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  • Reality Bomb – the world's most dangerous Doctor Who podcast — Reality Bomb is a monthly podcast exploring the world of Doctor Who and its fans, produced and hosted by Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont. Doctor Who Magazine described Reality Bomb as having “aspirations towards the editorial and production quality of National Public Radio.” The podcast is a magazine show that features different segments– ranging from interviews to sketch comedy to spoken word to music and more — where fans explore current events and fascinating issues in the world of Doctor Who and its fandom.
  • Battlefield (Doctor Who) - Wikipedia — Battlefield is the first serial of the 26th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 6 to 27 September 1989. It was the last to feature Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in Doctor Who.
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You can follow Joy on Twitter at @inquiringjoy.

Special Guest: Joy Piedmont.

Support Doctor Who: The Moment

Links:

  • Reality Bomb – the world's most dangerous Doctor Who podcast — Reality Bomb is a monthly podcast exploring the world of Doctor Who and its fans, produced and hosted by Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont. Doctor Who Magazine described Reality Bomb as having “aspirations towards the editorial and production quality of National Public Radio.” The podcast is a magazine show that features different segments– ranging from interviews to sketch comedy to spoken word to music and more — where fans explore current events and fascinating issues in the world of Doctor Who and its fandom.
  • Battlefield (Doctor Who) - Wikipedia — Battlefield is the first serial of the 26th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 6 to 27 September 1989. It was the last to feature Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in Doctor Who.
  • Spotify: The Moment 1.06 — A collection of songs, loosely assembled around themes and topics discussed in this episode.
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