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The Cloister Room
by Tom and Louis
A whirlwind adventure through time, space, and whatever else. Featuring Tom Dickinson and Louis Mitas.
Episodes
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The Cloister Room 143 - FINAL
Tom and Louis have reached the end of their wanderings at last. But there’s still time to discuss one more episode of Doctor Who. And some other stuff. “Fluidscape” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0 The Cloister Room is over, but watch this space in 2016.
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The Cloister Room 142 - The Sound of His Chirps
On the penultimate episode of The Cloister Room, Tom and Louis leave the TARDIS to journey to a galaxy far, far away. There are spoilers.
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The Cloister Room 141 - The Mind Robert
With Series Nine behind them, Tom and Louis journey to the land of fiction, where topics of discussion include the Doctor's fictionality, face blindness, and people that are horses.
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The Cloister Room 140 - The Donna Treatment
Tom and Louis visit scenic Gallifrey and have a nice bowl of soup. Topic include memory wipes, immortality, and whether this is or isn't the best series of Doctor Who ever.
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The Cloister Room 139 - Perpetual Skull
Trapped in their own bespoke torture castle, Tom and Louis must confess their shocking opinions about Peter Capaldi's new one-man show. Topics include skull ecology, confession dial procedure, and of course, hybrids.
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The Cloister Room 138 - Bonkers Nonsensical Plan
On a hidden street Tom and Louis must discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who, or they may be forced to face the raven...
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The Cloister Room 137 - On-Demand Complaint Negation
This audio was recovered from the computers of Tom Dickinson and Louis Mitas after they discussed Sleep No More.
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The Cloister Room 136 - Vegan Zygons, Zygon Vegans, Vegons
Tom and Louis stand in a room in the Black Archive, their hands poised over buttons on opposing Osgood boxes. What will it be? Truth, or Consequences? Who is a human and who is a Zygon? All will (perhaps) be revealed!
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The Cloister Room 135 - Zygon Riff
Tom and Louis are back for another episode of The Cloister Room. But are they both truly who they seem to be? Or could either one of them be a Zygon in disguise? Or does it even really matter, in the end? All of this and more will be revealed in the latest episode of The Cloister Room, discussing...
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The Cloister Room 134 - No Worse Than What You'd Hear in a Shakespeare Play
Louis and Tom venture to regency England for an encounter with the mysterious highwayman known as the Knightmare. Topics of discussion include Mire-pattern baldness, the Lion King, and the color mauve.
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The Cloister Room 133 - Shrub Jefferson
Tom and Louis have their long-awaited encounter with the mysterious Girl Who Died. But who is she? The Rani? Susan? Romana? Or something far stranger? Topics of discussion include the Doctor's face, iPhones, and eel habitats.
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The Cloister Room 132 - This Is a Man in a Rubber Suit and We Are Proud
Journey with Tom and Louis back Before the Flood. Topics of discussion include secret workplace romance, the Fisher King's pseudo-death protocols, and the Doctor's vlog. All this plus missing episodes, Big Finish, and more! more! more!
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The Cloister Room 131 - Corridor Relay Race
Tom and Louis journey Under the Lake (well, *into* the lake, at any rate), for a discussion of the latest adventure with the Doctor and Clara. Topics of discussion include candy, cliffhangers, and Class.
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The Cloister Room 130 - Dr. Who and the Wheel of Snakes
That witch is familiar, isn’t she? Tom and Louis talk about the conclusion of the Doctor’s adventure on Skaro, and topics of discussion include how to write a good title, Kaledizing Davros, and Dalek strategy.
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The Cloister Room 129 - A One-Man Show, or A Many-Snake Show
It's back! Doctor Who is back on our screens! Tom and Louis discuss the long-awaited premiere of series nine, and weigh in on the Doctor, Missy, Clara, and all the surprise reveals and whatnot. Also discussed is the theatrical screening of Dark Water/Death in Heaven. There's so much going on we...
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The Cloister Room 128 - Skimming the Works of Kant
Tom and Louis revisit an old premise, discussing both the iconic Hartnell story The Dalek Invasion of Earth and its cinematic adaptation starring Peter Cushing. Topics of discussion include Bernard Cribbins, the allure of the post-apocalyptic, and just what exactly the Daleks wanted to do with...
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The Cloister Room 127 - I Am Also Looking At The Christmas Pudding Wikipedia Page
Tom and Louis chart a course for one of Big Finish’s most celebrated release, the chilling Chimes of Midnight. Topics of discussion include classic automobiles of the United Kingdom, companion-driven story arcs, Doctor Who’s ulitmate get-out-of-death-free card, and… well, a lot of stuff about...
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The Cloister Room 126 - You Don't Want a Generic Face
This week, Tom and Louis pick up the funnybooks and talk about the first ten issues of the Tenth Doctor series from Titan Comics. Topics of discussion include the literary theory of comics, and David Tennant's face.
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The Cloister Room 125 - Make Sure It's An Anjou Pear
Tom and Louis journey into the pages of Paul Cornell's novel Human Nature, featuring the Seventh Doctor and Bernice Summerfield! Along the way, comparisons to the televised adaptation with David Tennant ensue. There is much talk of pears.
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The Cloister Room 124 - A Few More Hate Cells
Tom and Louis journey to Satellite Five to experience the Ninth Doctor's final stand, but are they just looking at the past through Rose colored glasses?
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The Cloister Room 123 - The Nazi Parallels in Candy Land
After a week’s rest, Tom and Louis are back to discuss the Seventh Doctor and Ace’s adventure in a Nazi POW camp–Colditz! Topics of discussion include Klein’s golden age, lasers, and how David Tennant’s face is like a chicken parm sandwich.
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The Cloister Room 122 - Well, As Long As We're Screwing With The Timeline
Once again a day late (we're not making a habit of it, we swear), Tom and Louis journey back into the archives of Big Finish to discuss the Fifth Doctor audio the Kingmaker, in all its historical hilarity. Topics of discussion include Shakespeare discontinuity, misdirection with the Master, and…
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The Cloister Room 121 - Time-Vine
A day late but by no means a dollar short, this bumper edition of The Cloister Room features discussions of two different stories, bookending the Key to Time season--The Ribos Operation and The Armageddon Factor! If that turns out to be just slightly less than enough for you, how about a…
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The Cloister Room 120 - Willing to Wiggle
Tom and Louis take a side step into the world of animation for a discussion of the 2003 webcast, Scream of the Shalka, starring Richard E. Grant as the Doctor! Topics of discussion include animation budgets, robot roommates, and the new series that never was.
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The Cloister Room 119 - These Tent Shots Are Amazing
Tom and Louis have put a stop to their random wanderings. Invigorated by a new sense of directional purpose, and harangued by an artificially intelligent piece of junk mail, they journey to the Psychic Circus to discuss the Sylvester McCoy classic, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. Topics of...
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The Cloister Room 118 - Wealthy Decadent Do-Nothings
Randomly, Tom and Louis wind up on the fanciest of mining crafts, for a discussion of the Fourth Doctor classic, The Robots of Death! Topics of discussion include hallucinogens, growing up with robots, and rich assholes.
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The Cloister Room 117 - We Can Get Behind "A Wizard Did It"
Random chance brings Tom and Louis to the Celestial Toymaker's terrifying toyroom, where random chance is basically the only thing that's going on. Topics of discussion include George and Margaret, Dodo's loved ones, the curse of the Trilogic game, and racism.
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The Cloister Room 116 - You're Stuck in the Hallway
Random wandering brings Tom and Louis to the point just before they began podcasting together--the two-part finale of the 2010 series, The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang! Topics include the mysterious voice that says "Silence Will Fall," the Jim Carrey version of the Doctor, and the Sontaran's...
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The Cloister Room 115 - Cup Pickup Here
Tom and Louis randomly arrive in the vast HD deserts of Dubai for a discussion of the David Tennant Easter-avaganza, Planet of the Dead. We won't give away what they thought of the story but let's just say the explicit tag was quickly earned. Topics of discussion also include Dalek pets and…
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The Cloister Room 114 - It's All About The Model Shot
Tom and Louis find their way through random wandering to the mysterious planet Ravalox for a discussion of The Mysterious Planet. Topics of discussion include double acts, the Doctor's presidency, and the ideal placement of audiovisual equipment in Gallifreyan courtrooms.
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The Cloister Room 113 - Strange Mouth Sounds
In their random wanderings, Tom and Louis are brought to the Power of Kroll, for a discussion of green body paint, CSO, ethical treatment of Swampies, and the career of Robert Holmes.
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The Cloister Room 112 - No Chocolate Allowed On The Moon
Tom and Louis continue their random journeys through the classic series with this discussion of the Jon Pertwee classic--Frontier in Space! After already having watched the second leg of this mega-epic, Planet of the Daleks. Topics include architecture, lady presidents, and the mind probe.
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The Cloister Room 111 - The Opposite of Psychic Powers
After an hiatus in the early months of 2015, Tom and Louis return to The Cloister Room! From here on out, new episodes will be posted weekly. This week we continue our random journey through Doctor Who by discussing The King's Demons! Topics of discussion include musical kings and Adric's ghost.
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The Cloister Room 110 - Would You Like Me To Tide Their Blood?
This week Tom and Louis discuss the Shakespeare Code! Topics of discussion include the Harry Potter dating controversy, and the genius of the audience member.
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The Cloister Room 109 - This is a Sacred Song
It's Christmas time! Well, okay, it's not. But at any rate it's time to listen to Tom and Louis discuss their reaction to the episode of Doctor Who that aired when it WAS Christmas time. Topics include dream crab family life and a certain special Christmas song. And it's not by Wham!
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The Cloister Room 108 - Mayhem Has Merit
It's almost Christmas and Santa Claus is coming to town, but surely it's not too late for us to finally release our episode on Death in Heaven? Topics of discussion include Cyberkid, LI Who 2, and personal pronouns.
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The Cloister Room 107 - A Snake and then Eric Roberts
Part one of the two-part finale is here! Tom and Louis discuss Missy’s big reveal, the latest development on Danny, and lots, lots more.
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The Cloister Room 106 - Zoo Tycoon
As Series Eight hurtles toward its conclusion, Tom and Louis confer over the third-to-last episode. Topics of discussion include zoo management and the Doctor's brother.
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The Cloister Room 105 - The Dimension Field is Leaking
Series Eight rolls on and Tom and Louis roll on accordingly. In this, their discussion of flatline, topics include iPad bezels and evil geniuses.
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The Cloister Room 104 - Actual Mummy Magic
Another week, another new episode! Tom and Louis discuss Mummy on the Orient Express. Tom derails the discussion with spoilers for the Big Finish audio "The Boy That Time Forgot" (so, y'know, look out for that), and Louis has Train Beefs.
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The Cloister Room 103 - Space Dragon Will Have to Do
Series Eight of Doctor Who continues with a trip to the moon. We talk about the Doctor's DVD collection, the US Presidency, and... well, the abortion thing. We talk about that.
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The Cloister Room 102 - Geographical Spillage
Halfway through the season! Tom and Louis discuss the latest episode, The Caretaker. Topics of discussion include the dietary habits of sand piranhas and the use of cherry bombs.
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The Cloister Room 101 - That Box Has Been Well Ticked
Another week, another new episode of Doctor Who! We truly are spoiled. Tom and Louis take some time out to discuss whether the heist is sufficiently heisty.
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The Cloister Room 100 - A Structurally Sound Barn
It's the Cloister Room's one hundredth episode and Tom and Louis have one heck of an episode to discuss--Capaldi's latest adventure, "Listen." Topics of discussion include the ups and downs of future spacesuit fashion, and an important public service announcement for your health.
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The Cloister Room 099 - Shoot the Arrow into a Thermal Exhaust Port
Another week, another new episode! Louis and Tom talk about the Doctor's journey to Sherwood Forest. Topics of discussion include cuts and edits, swords and spoons.
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The Cloister Room 098 - In That Case, On a Case by Case Basis, Whatever the Case May Be
Louis and Tom discuss Capaldi's second big outing, and his first showdown against the Daleks. Topics of discussion include the two halves of fiction, tea in heaven, and soldiers.
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The Cloister Room 097 - Pushing the Robot out the Flesh Blimp
Louis and Tom set their random wanderings aside--Doctor Who is back on television! Obviously, this episode is about Capaldi's first outing as the new Dr. Who.
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The Cloister Room 096 - An Experiment In Disguise Science
It's the eve of Peter Capaldi's first big outing as the Doctor, but who cares about that? Random selection has brought Tom and Louis to an idyllic village in the country where the Rani is up to no good. Topics of discussion include barren philosophies and wild endeavours.
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The Cloister Room 095 - Fire Extinguisher, Lost to Time
Random selection brings Tom and Louis to a spaceship, and also France. The origins of the Moffat era are uncovered, and the trials and tribulations of future spam filtering are discussed.
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The Cloister Room 094 - Well, One Of Us Is Going To Have To Change
The whims of the randomizer bring Tom and Louis to one of 2013's recently rediscovered gems: The Enemy of the World. Louis has some less than entirely kind words about Fedorin, while Tom praises Salamander's efficient use of space.
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How many episodes does The Cloister Room have?
The Cloister Room currently has 160 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Cloister Room about?
A whirlwind adventure through time, space, and whatever else. Featuring Tom Dickinson and Louis Mitas.
How often does The Cloister Room release new episodes?
The Cloister Room publishes regularly with 160 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
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The Cloister Room is created and hosted by Tom and Louis.
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