Posted on September 27, 2011
By Derek Gladu
Doctor Who Podcast
Every year, the “bottle episode” of Doctor Who is approached with a mixture of both anticipation and dread by Whovians. For those not in the know, a “bottle episode” is an industry term for a “scaled back production” (read “cheap”) that usually appears later on in a series’ after all the money has already been spent, usually on the series finale. Despite such budget constraints, the spirit of creativity in the face of adversity has lead to a surprising number of innovative and ingenious gems over the years, such as fan favorites like “Midnight” and “Blink”. It has also given us “Love and Monsters”, which was pants. Where does Series Six’s “bottle episode” fit on this spectrum? Join Eric Mendoza Lindsay Wood, Beverly Brown and Derek Gladu as we review “The Girl Who Waited”.
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Derek Gladu has no business being on air. A charlatan, mountebank and dastard, this native Montrealer and graduate of Concordia University’s Film Production Program dreams of the day that History will absolve him of his crimes. As of early 2013, History has not returned any of his phone calls.
Derek Gladu has worked on a variety of commercial and independent productions for film and television, and has contributed to the Montreal Gazette. Derek became a full time co-host for Sound on Sight Radio in Mid 2010, and is the host of the Doctor Who Podcast for SoundonSight.org.
Derek Gladu just recently finished this biography, and wishes he called his Mother more.
Derek can be reached at doctalk.sos@gmail.com 
