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Staggering Stories Commentary #90: Doctor Who – Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
by Staggering Stories Podcast
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:00

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, charred, in front of the 2013 Doctor Who story, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS, and spout our usual nonsense! Tricky is unlikeable, Bram is unlikeable, Gregor is really unlikeable and Clara just wants out. But enough of their problems, please sit down [...]


Staggering Stories Podcast #160: The Season of Gurning
by Staggering Stories Podcast
Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:27

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller give their ratings for Doctor Who ‘Series 7′ (in a way that doesn’t really work in audio!) and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:15 — Welcome! 01:53 – News: 02:15 — Karen Gillan: [...]


Staggering Stories Commentary #89: Doctor Who – Hide
by Staggering Stories Podcast
Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:40

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, spooked, in front of the 2013 Doctor Who story, Hide, and spout our usual nonsense! Emma sees dead people, Alec likes inviting young women to his ‘haunted’ house and the Doctor doesn’t trust Clara. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us [...]


Staggering Stories Podcast #159: Introducing the Head of Pertwee As…
by Staggering Stories Podcast
Sun, 26 May 2013 09:48

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller discuss the new Doctor Who stories ‘Nightmare in Silver’ and ‘The Name of the Doctor’, review ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:17 — Welcome! 02:01 – News: 02:15 — Doctor Who: Series [...]


Staggering Stories Commentary #88: Doctor Who – Cold War
by Staggering Stories Podcast
Sun, 19 May 2013 09:32

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, naked, in front of the 2013 Doctor Who episode, ‘Cold War’, and spout our usual nonsense! Skaldak’s a naturist, Clara’s getting wet and Professor Grisenko has a foul taste in his ears. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy [...]


Staggering Stories Podcast #158: Journey to the Crimson Centre of Tony Stark
by Staggering Stories Podcast
Sun, 12 May 2013 09:41

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller discuss the new Doctor Who stories ‘Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS’ and ‘The Crimson Horror’, review ‘Iron Man 3′ and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:17 — Welcome! 02:35 – News: [...]

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Blanche

Blanche

As inhabiting the mind of Woman of the Week


Full Name: Blanche Simmonds

Blanche joined the crew of the Buccaneer's TARDIS in 1887 London where she was a street urchin, her age being somewhere between 17 and 21. She has no idea of her actual age.

Blanche has no parents (her father is conspicuous by his absense and her mother gambled her away at a very early age) and was brought up by a Fagin style gang, until she began attracting the unwanted attentions of the gang leaders.

Leaving the gang she started operating by herself, living rough on the streets.

She quickly became an adept sneak thief and pickpocket (taking an important piece of equipment from the Time Lord's pocket).  When cornered she affects a down and dirty street fighting style, utilising anything that comes to hand - a knife, broken bottle, or even a piece of wood with a rusty nail in it - doing maximum amount of damage with it in the time she has and then legging it.

Her blonde hair is kept cropped short in a boyish style (more out of habit then necessity these days). She used to wear large baggy clothes in an attempt to hide her maturing female form but since she has started travelling has been branching out into more relaxed, casual clothes.  She hardly ever wears dresses, instead prefering jeans or trouser suits that complement her form.

She has attractive slate blue eyes, and a pleasant round face. When she first met Macfadyan she got on famously with him, their sense of humours complimenting each other. But after her death, the clones that Macfadyan created have to deal with his third incarnation and she can't stand him!! However, she is unable to leave him - unknown to her it is programmed into her mind that she must stay with him. She scores what points she can off Macfadyan but he is usually so far up his own rectum that her barbed witticisms are lost on him.

She is still trying to come to terms with alien lifeforms, even after all this time. As a result, Cre'at is a source of amusement to her, calling him "Mr. Balloon" knowing he will have to correct her. As Macfadyan hardly ever explains things in a way she can underdstand, Cre'at is slowly learning to translate for her.

What the future holds for Blanche is a mystery, but with the way Macfadyan's been acting, life is about to become very difficult for all of them.