I'll Explain Later: a Doctor Who podcast
52 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsI'll Explain Later is a podcast all about Doctor Who. Every week, hosts John West and Matt Nida pick over two Doctor Who adventures - one from the classic series, one from the modern, and try to answer a crucial question - why are we still watching this kid's show all these decades later?
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We'll Meet Again
October 12, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBIt's the end! And the moment has been reached with our signature lack of preparation. Thankfully we've still got two blockbuster Doctor Who stories to enjoy in our sequeltastic season finale - the Fourth Doctor's first encounter with Davros in Genesis of the Daleks, and the Twelfth Doctor's return to Skaro in The Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar. Thanks so much for joining us over the last six weeks - it's the last episode in the season, but we'll be back in the not too dist...
Death Disco
October 05, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBIt's the "Of Death" special! In perhaps our most tenuously-themed episode yet, we discuss the uncanny valley, AI and helium as we consider Fourth Doctor classic The Robots of Death, then we switch mediums entirely to cop a load of X-rated VR while untangling the knots in our minds as we indulge ourselves in Third Doctor radio romp The Paradise of Death. (The latter nearly inspired us to upload last week's episode again in a high concept practical joke, but we thought better of it.) Plus we u...
Holiday
September 28, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBIt's a holiday special! Not in the Christmas sense, or indeed in any meaningful way at all beyond that these are two stories where the Doctor and co attempt to take a holiday and fail. Under the microscope this week are Eleventh Doctor double threat The Girl Who Waited and the Seventh Doctor's encounter with Delta and the Bannermen. Questions? Thoughts? Email them to [email protected] - and if you're enjoying this season of episodes, do leave us a lovely review wherever you get you...
Land Of My Fathers
September 21, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIt's a Welsh special on this week's I'll Explain Later as we hop across the border to enjoy two stories that put Wales at the heart of the action - the Ninth Doctor's tense trip to Boomtown, and the Third Doctor's iconic brush with The Green Death. Email your thoughts and questions to [email protected] or "X" us at @explainlaterpod - and we'll be back next week with another pair of adventures whose breadth and depth are perfectly proportioned for the small screen.
Maniac
September 14, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBIt's a dastardly double bill on this week's I'll Explain Later as we look back on the Doctor's encounters with two diabolical masterminds - Professor Zaroff, in aquatic Second Doctor caper The Underwater Menace, and The Sixth Master (as no-one calls him) in apocalyptic Tenth Doctor series finale The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords. Can anything in the world stop us now? With our erratic release schedule, probably, but do check back next week for our next exciting episode... Thought...
Under The Sea
September 07, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBWe're back! Thanks for sticking with us during our extended hiatus - we toyed with releasing a charity single, but instead decided to knuckle down and record a WHOLE NEW SEASON of I'll Explain Later. We'll be dropping new episodes weekly for the next six weeks, covering a slew of Doctor Who adventures past and... even more past. And we're kicking off with a Sea Devil special, as we look at Third Doctor classic The Sea Devils and make our first foray into the Chris Chibnall era with Thirtee...
Walking In The Air (live, 25 May 2021)
May 26, 2021 12:58 - 1 hour - 105 MBWe tackled some weighty issues head-on in this month's livestream, as our analysis of MARCO POLO, THE RINGS OF AKHATEN and REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS took in the Paradox of Tolerance, the history curriculum and advanced horticulture. Luckily, we still found room for our usual array of double entendres and general low-brow humour as well. Come for Matt's treatise on Terry Nation's indictments of British cultural memory; stay for John's attempt at a Venetian accent. Thanks to everyone who joi...
Court of the Crimson King (live, 27 April 2021)
April 28, 2021 15:26 - 2 hours - 59.5 MBFor this month's live show, we fought against our better instincts to bring you a bumper-length consideration of all 14 episodes of 1986's courtroom epic Trial of a Time Lord. Along the way, we discovered a wholly unexpected intersection between the worlds of Doctor Who and reggae, considered the health and safety implications of Time Lord architecture, and wondered just how long the Matrix has been lying to us for. Thanks to everyone who joined us on the night and contributed via the chat b...
Relight My Fire (live, 6 April 2021)
April 07, 2021 17:45 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBIt's about time! A little more so than usual on this month's live show, as we weigh up the pros and cons of time-wimey classics Day of the Daleks and The Girl in the Fireplace, before going deep on heavyweight Time Lord brawler The Invasion of Time. Along the way we discuss the Doctor's drinking habits, whether Milton Johns minded being typecast, speculate on whether Steven Moffat took inspiration from the Crystal Maze, and have a pretty spectacular dust-up over one of the three stories (you...
Living In A Box (live, 23 Feb 2021)
February 24, 2021 20:08 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBOur second livestream saw John and Matt tackle a trio of returning monster mash-ups in mind-boggling detail - taking in Cyberman sugar-rush THE MOONBASE, Gravity Bar crawl THE SONTARAN EXPERIMENT, and the box-fresh PANDORICA OPENS / BIG BANG two-parter. Along the way, we discussed whether Kit Pedler had an easy gig, enjoyed some prescient Sontaran video-conferencing, and apologised to Murray Gold. We also battled one or two technical issues with John's mic - nothing that will reduce your e...
Bored In The House (Live, 26th January 2021)
January 28, 2021 14:01 - 2 hours - 58.4 MBWe emerge sleepily from an 18-month hibernation, only to find that we're confined to the house and a lot's changed in the interim. But our debut LIVE episode gave us the chance to find out whether kid's telly fave Doctor Who could tell us anything useful about the Very Strange Times we're living in, as we delved into Hartnell-era viral sensation The Ark, Peter Davison's laugh-a-minute swan-song The Caves of Androzani, and Peter Capaldi's adventures in lockdown in Heaven Sent. Along the way...
Announcement! Live episode 26th January!
January 17, 2021 11:16 - 6 minutes - 2.89 MBWe've been away for a little longer than planned, but we're thrilled to say that we'll be back with a LIVE episode on 26th January 2021 at 8pm GMT! You can enjoy seeing the panic in our eyes as we find things to say about The Ark, Caves of Androzani and Heaven Sent via our stream over on Twitch - and the chat box will be open for you to add your own comments, thoughts and questions in REAL TIME during the show. If you miss the live stream, you'll still be able to enjoy it as a regular au...
Episode 36 - The Circle of Life
June 10, 2019 18:37 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBPage Peter Snow, brace for the exit poll - I’ll Explain Later goes psephological to explore three Doctor Who tales with political guru special guest Lewis Baston. A duped demos dragged into drudgery slave away to fly the ship of state into unknown territory. If someone can get the Haynes manual off eBay. Live vivisection is just one of the highlights in lighthearted Fourth Doctor romp Full Circle. The fall of an American president plays second fiddle to some tinpot story about a conglome...
Episode 35 - Like A Rolling Stone
April 18, 2019 06:23 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBRocks, redemption and referendums in episode 35 of I'll Explain Later. Tom Baker does his best to hold his own against unexpressive and rigid screenmates, while the Ogri and Romana I co-star in 1978's The Stones of Blood. The Eleventh Doctor battles wobble boards and has to eat humble pie as a hopeless dad beats off wooden dolls - disturbing pyjama-based chills in 2011's Night Terrors. And a dead-eyed leader believes the ends justify the means when desperately interpreting the will of the pe...
Episode 34 - Traipsing Up That Hill
March 18, 2019 07:23 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBWe're back - and it's ABOUT TIME! In our long-awaited comeback special, we enjoy a bit of horseplay with the First Doctor in The Myth Makers, relish a chicken dinner with the Tenth Doctor in Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead, and get schooled by the Fifth Doctor in Mawdryn Undead. Along the way, we asked whether the First Doctor was a mass murderer, rate the sizzlin' chemistry that the various Doctors had with River Song, and wonder why the Brigadier is obsessed with beating up mid...
Episode 33 - Be My Wife
May 11, 2018 19:13 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBIt's ninety minutes of hellos and goodbyes on this somewhat delayed, erm, April instalment of I'll Explain Later. This month, the Third Doctor encounters some harsh imperial measures in The Mutants; the Eleventh Doctor rolls up his sleeves and gets under the hood in The Doctor's Wife; and the Fourth Doctor gets all big-headed about The Face of Evil. Along the way, we consider Geoffrey Palmer's motivations, reminisce about anthropomorphised TARDISes of yore, and sadly bid a fond farewell to J...
Episode 32 - Einstein A Go Go
March 28, 2018 08:25 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBGenius abounds in this slightly delayed 32nd I'll Explain Later. With the Tardis crew keen to escape the clutches of Butcher Cumberland, the Second Doctor channels all his thespian guile to hoodwink his adversaries in 1966-7 knockabout romp The Highlanders. A schlub or a savant? Rose wants to know more about her deceased dad and uncovers his yogurt-based plan for riches in 2005 heart string-tugger Father's Day. And leave the girl, it's the man we want. But which one? Take your pick from the ...
Episode 31 - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
February 15, 2018 10:29 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBSome scenes filmed in Tiger Bay, some set by the Silvery Tay, Daleks seek their glory day - Cybermen in Haringey! That's right, folks - hit us with your rhythm stick (aka sonic device) for this 31st episode of I'll Explain Later. Monopoly capitalism, camp sneering and Patrick Troughton more animated than usual in 1968 epic The Invasion. The Tenth Doctor and Rose encounter a beastie that's far from tim'rous in 2006 gothic horror romp Tooth and Claw. And disco derring-do from the pepperpots' m...
Episode 30 - Waiting For A Star To Fall
January 15, 2018 09:10 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBSometimes, inspiration does just fall from the sky. This 30th I’ll Explain Later explores three mysteries centred on alien threats mistaken as meteorites. The Third Doctor goes topless in fashion-centric debut Spearhead from Space. Public school and planetary peril in 2007 two parter Human Nature/The Family of Blood. And Who does Hammer Horror, as the Fourth Doctor and Leela tackle the Horror of Fang Rock. Along the way, Matt bungs up, Jim is non-plussed and John fluffs his line. Don't for...
Winter Warmer
December 24, 2017 01:00 - 45 minutes - 21.2 MBBecause what says Christmas like honeymoon-based sex cosplay? That’s right, I’ll Explain Later delves deep into St Nick’s bulging sack to pull out, parboil and roast 2010 Yuletide special A Christmas Carol. Jingling along the way, Jim pulls a cracker, Matt spills his port and John goes deep throated. Have a very merry Christmas, and see you on 3rd February at the Blue Posts for our listener drinks!
Episode 29 - Hulke! The Herald Angels Sing
December 18, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 33 MBA December Dalek double as I’ll Explain Later heads back to 1973. A beleaguered leader inches towards a conflict with her trading allies she knows to be folly, egged on by forces internal and external and lacking the courage needed to face down the populist nonsense of her critics. Meanwhile, we review Frontier in Space. The Third Doctor asks for help from the Time Lords, who oblige by transporting him to a dangerous locale populated by conveniently invisible creatures and sexist militia. Bu...
Episode 28 - Salamander!
November 15, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBDouble trouble for the Doctor and pals in this 28th episode of I’ll Explain Later. Troughton meets his match - literally - in recently discovered deadly doppelgänger demagoguery thriller The Enemy of the World. Frozen in lifeless, arid suspension...or dying of cold in the Tardis? Karen Gillan must act, fast, to make Amy’s Choice. And a Fourth Doctor copyist needles the Tigellans into showing him their dodecahedron in sci-fi horticulture favourite Meglos. Along the way, John vamps it up, Matt...
Episode 27 - Land Of Make Believe
October 15, 2017 09:07 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBHow many impossible things can you believe before breakfast? I'll Explain Later's 27th episode whisks you away to unimagined realms and mythical times. Tegan might not be well drawn, but her draughtswoman credentials are not in doubt. A smörgåsbord of cultures let bygones be Bigon as the Fifth Doctor takes Four to Doomsday. Incoming showrunner Chris "safe-hands" Chibnall once again nails a chilling dystopia with his uncanny depiction of a future economy in which a world-leading project ca...
Episode 26 - Airport
September 15, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBDoors to manual! The I'll Explain Later cabin crew are delighted to disembark you into three more terminals of Doctor Who adventure! No perfume counter and no flight-side 'Spoons, but one almighty immigration problem as the Fourth Doctor, Harry and Sarah Jane arrive at The Ark in Space. An overzealous border official goes beyond a cavity search and takes a skin sample, creating excess family baggage for inbound traveller David Tennant in The Doctor's Daughter. And Gatwick takes the starring ...
Episode 25 - Taxman
August 15, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBBikinis and budgie-smugglers at the ready, as the 25th episode of I'll Explain Later accompanies your summer break with another trio of tales! Why have one when you can have two? A duo beating down on them, can Tom Baker and Louise 'Leela' Jameson ride out the heat and avoid the taxman in 1977 yarn The Sun Makers? Oh no, it's clouded over! A typical British summer explored in harrowing depth over New Who Season 4 two-parter The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky. And the Fifth Doctor ...
Blue Box Podcast Special: Bad Doctor Who
July 15, 2017 01:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBWe're on a summer break so no new episode from us this month, sadly. However, to tide you over until our August return, here's a treat from our archives. Earlier this year we were thrilled to be invited to contribute to the spectacular 250th episode of JR Southall's Blue Box Podcast, and we recorded this minisode where we discuss what makes for Bad Doctor Who. Hope you enjoy it. We'll be back in August looking at The Kings Demons, The Sunmakers and The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky. If...
Episode 24 - Wicked Game
June 15, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBRoll up, roll up – pay your shilling to play the game as the 24th episode of I’ll Explain Later runs the gamut from intergalactic tag to the grandmastery of an existential chess match! Hartnell & Co take in some costume dramas, dodge Daleks in their cardboard quantum coach and encounter anachronistically-named planets in 1965’s The Chase. Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston, Rose and him off Corrie battle the #fakenews media and need a run-in with the The Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadroj...
Episode 23 - Down In A Tube Station At Midnight
May 15, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBShuffling shag, a horny monster - and the Myrka. I'll Explain Later once again waves its torch at Doctor Who where the sun's May rays don't shine. As much Midnight at the Lost and Found as Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - yes, we examine recently-discovered Second Doctor epic The Web of Fear. Only one man engenders sufficient faith to make us believe he can lead us with courage to see things we never thought we would. No, not Philip Morris this time! Matt Smith stars in The God Complex...
Episode 22 - Trouble Down t'Pit
April 15, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBClocking on and plunging deep into the shaft, I'll Explain Later returns with a heavily accented "Trouble Down t'Pit" special. The Doctor dangles, as David Tennant and chums confront evil itself in The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit. Tyneside tykes and wooden miming as the Sixth Doctor tries to rub off The Mark of the Rani. And we make all the obvious comments about Erato as Tom Baker grapples with The Creature from the Pit. Along the way, Matt embraces his inner Yorkshireman, Jim ponders...
1st April Special
April 01, 2017 01:00 - 3 minutes - 1.99 MBIt's 1st April, so what better time to examine three more Doctor Who adventures that have flown under the radar. Okay, so it's not the ACTUAL episode 22 - check back on 15th April for your regular dose of I'll Explain Later fun...
Episode 21 - The Trumpet Hornpipe
March 15, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBSalty seamen and terrified cabin boys aplenty as we set sail for a pirate-themed 21st voyage aboard the good ship I'll Explain Later. The Fourth Doctor and Romana marvel at the Captain's massive spheres on The Pirate Planet. Plank or catwalk? Tough to tell, as Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith encounters fashion muse Lily Cole in The Curse of the Black Spot. Meanwhile, Hartnell and Co. dodge Brexity brigands in The Smugglers. Along the way, Skipper Jim proves he knows it all, Bosun Matt admires a s...
Episode 20 - Living In The Plastic Age
February 15, 2017 07:51 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBRoses are red, police boxes are blue... In this twentieth, Valentine's edition of I'll Explain Later, The Third Doctor muses on tea ladies and gentlemen's clubs in Terror of the Autons, Ten and Rose mix feline and saline during visiting hours on New Earth and Peter Davison is not the first Brit to stagger around Amsterdam in a dazed state of collapse as he stars in universally-adored 1983 classic Arc of Infinity. Along the way, Jim salutes our imbibing listeners, Matt chews over a CSO kitche...
Episode 19 - Clair de Lune
January 15, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBHappy New Year! We start 2017 as we mean to continue, with three Doctor Who big-hitters. The First Doctor gets stuck into some Saxon violence in The Time Meddler, the Fourth Doctor smells a rat in The Talons of Weng-Chiang, and the Eleventh Doctor raids the fridge in The Eleventh Hour. Along the way, we admire the Meddling Monk’s methodical approach to task management, lock horns with a sacred cow, and weep for what could have been. Don’t forget - listener drinks at The Blue Posts on Newma...
Christmas Stocking Filler!
December 24, 2016 06:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBChristmas bonus time for I'll Explain Later listeners, as this second Yuletide edition materialises. With only sherry, port, stilton, cheddar, a selection of artisan-baked crackers, stollen and mince pies to sustain them, our gouty guides explore Tenth Doctor David Tennant's 2006 nixed-Noël-nuptials spectacular The Runaway Bride. Amid musings on Schrödinger's Doctor Who action figure and blue-blooded spuds, John pops his cork, Jim confronts curmudgeonly correspondence and Matt makes an empty...
Episode 18 - Mavic Chen Is Comin' To Town
December 15, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBJoyful all ye Nation's guys! Nothing can exterminate the festive fun, as the I'll Explain Later crew encounter three podcasting poltergeists and take on sprawling Hartnell epic The Daleks' Master Plan. Lithium-fuelled cricket commentary and the cooling effects of a Panama titfer are just two of the fascinating topics of debate, while Jim casts a critical eye over spy-fi, Matt queries the quality of his central heating and John confronts his Moffat-mad nemesis. Tweet us! Facebook us! Email ...
Episode 17 - Toxic
November 15, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBDon your mittens and light the sparklers as we run the Gallifreyan gamut from toxic to saccharine in I'll Explain Later's November display. The Ninth Doctor and Rose risk sunburn on a weekend break to The End of the World; The Master sucks on a stogie while Team Third Doctor tackle the origami ogre that is The Time Monster; finally, The Seventh Doctor and Ace are in three episodes of The Happiness Patrol. Along the way, we mull trees' animal magnetism, ponder the 70s salary high-point for ac...
Episode 16 - Macra-rena
October 15, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBIt's a seafood smorgasbord on this month's I'll Explain Later as we tuck in to three more thrilling Doctor Who adventures. The Second Doctor and pals hit Butlins during an outbreak of crabs in The Macra Terror, The Fourth Doctor and Leela get stuck into a prawn cocktail in The Invisible Enemy, while the Tenth Doctor catches up with pretty much everyone he's ever met in The Stolen Earth / Journey's End. Along the way, we cry over Donna's fate, mix metaphors with wild abandon and completely mi...
Episode 15 - I Am 16th Going On 17th Century
September 15, 2016 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBThis month it's a triple history lesson as the Doctor and chums take a trip into the past. The Fifth Doctor reaches for the Mace in The Visitation, the Eleventh Doctor enjoys the fish in Vampires of Venice, and the First Doctor is seeing double in The Massacre (of St Bartholomew's Eve). Along the way, we considered whether the Fifth Doctor's TARDIS crew was a YTS scheme, ponder the baffling symbolism at the end of Vampires of Venice, and consider the ramifications of William Hartnell's holid...
Episode 14 - School's Out
August 15, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBWe could have spent the August holidays outside enjoying the sun, but instead we spent it cooped up indoors watching Doctor Who in order to bring you our thoughts on three more adventures. This month, the Fourth Doctor's epic quest to find some perspex gets off to a thrilling start in The Ribos Operation, the Tenth Doctor has woman trouble in School Reunion, and the Third Doctor takes it on the Chinn in The Claws of Axos. Along the way, we get a little emotional over a tin dog, question whet...
Episode 13 - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
July 14, 2016 22:35 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBWe're back! After taking a summer break last month, we put three more Doctor Who adventures under the microscope. This month, the Second Doctor's peddling acid to the locals in The Krotons, the Eleventh Doctor joins the clergy in The Time of Angels, while the Fifth Doctor watches the bodies pile up in Resurrection of the Daleks. Along the way, we hear about an extraordinary unmade episode, wonder why Turlough never does anything, and get to grips with perhaps the worst scene in broadcast Doc...
Episode 12 - Beat The Clock
May 15, 2016 10:04 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThe clock is ticking in this months selection of Doctor Who adventures that feature our favourite Time Lord in a desperate race against time. This month, the First Doctor and pals get a bit stir crazy during a quiet night in as they face The Edge of Destruction, the Tenth Doctor soaks up the sun in 42 and the Fourth Doctor visits the old folks at home in The Deadly Assassin. Along the way, we find out what the TARDIS has in common with Ryanair, hail the mighty Bernard Horsfall, and take stoc...
Episode 11 - Deeper Underground
April 15, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBThis month, it’s a trilogy of subterranean Doctor Who adventures as we go beneath the surface. The Third Doctor tries to balance the scales in the confusingly-entitled Doctor Who And The Silurians; the Seventh Doctor’s left dangling in Dragonfire; and the Eleventh Doctor has a whale of a time aboard Starship UK in The Beast Below. Along the way, we learn how a friend of Jim’s was scarred by the cliffhanger to Dragonfire part 1, appreciate the Third Doctor’s white t-shirt and slacks, and enco...
Episode 10 - Behind The Mask
March 14, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThis month we endure six hours in make-up to bring you three Doctor Who adventures notable for their use of prosthetic masks (to varying effect). First up, it's off to the planet Dido [N.B. CHECK SPELLING], where the First Doctor makes a new friend, and Ian and Barbara are ready for cockylickin'. Then we drop by Oodsphere, where the Tenth Doctor and Donna encounter Spartacus with tentacles and a huge, ever-growing pulsating brain. And finally, a long-awaited return to Telos, where the Cyberm...
Episode 9 - Life On Mars
February 14, 2016 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBWe celebrate Valentine’s Day the only way we know how - by putting three more Doctor Who adventures under the microscope. This month, the Second Doctor encounters something nasty in the freezer section in Tomb of the Cybermen, the Fifth Doctor finds himself stuck on on a spaceship that’s gone to the dogs in Terminus, and the Tenth Doctor has a wet’n’wild time with the Waters of Mars. Along the way, we speculate on other career options for the Garm, try to work out what a logician actually do...
Episode 8 - Leisure & Tourism
January 14, 2016 10:30 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBHappy New Year! We kick off 2016 with three Doctor Who adventures that see an exotic mini-break go badly awry. A trip to Butlins-in-space sees the Fourth Doctor endure some mind-mangling entertainment in The Leisure Hive; the Ninth Doctor’s plans to visit Naples take a turn for the worse when he ends up dealing with a gas leak in Cardiff in The Unquiet Dead; and the First Doctor enjoys sex, drugs and Tlotoxl, Mexican-style, in The Aztecs. Along the way John gets to grips with the idea of Fix...
Episode 7 - A Christmas Selection Box
December 16, 2015 12:30 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBMerry Christmas! At this special time of year, we dig deep into our bulging sack to bring you three festive adventures for Doctor Who and chums. The First Doctor, Steven and Sara enjoy a seasonal Scouse runaround in The Feast of Stephen, the Tenth Doctor spends most of the day sleeping off the night before in The Christmas Invasion, and it’s Crinkley Bottoms all round as some ageing Doctors get their heads round brain-bending 3D panto Dimensions in Time. Along the way: wassailing, port, minc...
Episode 6 - Look, No Hands!
November 15, 2015 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MB"I do love a knees-up!" This month, we look at three occasions where the Doctor and chums are menaced by disembodied threats. The Fourth Doctor teams up with a bunch of renaissance men in The Masque of Mandragora, the Tenth Doctor eats his words in Midnight, while the Fifth Doctor gets a treat AND a surprise in Kinda. Along the way, John reminds us of a 90s deodorant advert, Matt recalls being creeped out by some Doctor Who trading cards, and everyone nearly comes to blows over Kinda.
Episode 5 - This Is Not America
October 08, 2015 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB"This is an ambulance!!" This month: three Doctor Who adventures set in America but (for the most part) filmed elsewhere in the world. We look at the First Doctor's rootin' tootin' adventure at the OK Corral with The Gunfighters, the Tenth Doctor's porcine encounter with Daleks In Manhattan, and the Eighth Doctor's attempts to stave off the millennium bug in, er, Doctor Who (aka The TV Movie). Along the way, Jim reveals all about his one visit to a Doctor Who convention, Matt turns out to ...
Episode 4 - We Are Not Amused
September 08, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MB"Tricky things, mammoths." In our fourth show, we take a trip back to 19th century England for three slices of Victoriana, Doctor Who style. This month we go through the looking glass with Patrick Troughton for Evil of the Daleks, see Matt Smith get tickled pink by the Crimson Horror, and scratch our heads while Sylvester McCoy is dazzled by Ghost Light. Along the way, Jim reveals who he’d choose as a companion over Victoria, Matt berates modern Doctor Who for not being bad enough, and Joh...
Episode 3 - Planes, Trains & Whomobiles
August 10, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB"Sharaz, sharaz tumal! Balor, balor!” This month, we look at three Doctor Who adventures linked by the theme of transportation - the Fifth Doctor’s jet-setting thrill ride Time-Flight, the Twelfth Doctor’s encounter with a Mummy on the Orient Express, and the Third Doctor’s meditative swansong Planet of the Spiders. Along the way we update our log of occasions where Sarah Jane does some actual journalism, pause to reflect on the versatility of David Bamber, and find out what Jim was doing ...