Lazy Doctor Who
245 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsSteven Schapansky (Radio Free Skaro, The Memory Cheats) and Erika Ensign (Verity!, The Incomparable, Total Party Kill, The Audio Guide to Babylon 5) are married Doctor Who fans (who also co-produce a fiction podcast for Uncanny Magazine). This is a podcast where they watch every Doctor Who story ever made, from start to finish. Each episode is recorded live on a red couch.
No, they have no “schedule”. They’re lazy. Want proof? Check out this fab listener-created spreadsheet of episode releases.
Follow on Twitter at @LazyDoctorWho and email at [email protected].
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Episodes
145: The Dominators 2-3
January 05, 2019 04:22 - 23 minutes - 17.2 MBErika and Steven debate Quarks and comedy, then chat about Dulcian fashion, customs, and physiology. Plus, potential pizza pops! It’s quite a mixed bag here at LDW HQ tonight!
144: The Dominators 1
December 26, 2018 23:29 - 22 minutes - 16.5 MBSteven and Erika embark on season six of classic Doctor Who! How will Erika’s opinion stack up against the fairly abysmal opinion of received fan wisdom? So far “RFW” has it wrong. Again. (But that could very well change as we go along. This story seems to have plenty of room to slide swiftly downhill.)
143: The Wheel in Space 5-6
December 22, 2018 02:59 - 32 minutes - 23.4 MBErika and Steven finally finish off Zoe’s debut story, and Erika enjoys it more than received fan wisdom has led her to expect. There’s some neat stuff going on here. Now for true authenticity, please go back and re-listen to Lazy Doctor Who episodes 113, 114, 115, 116, and 117 before moving on to episode 144.
142: The Wheel in Space 3-4
November 11, 2018 00:43 - 27 minutes - 20 MBSteven and Erika knock out two more episodes of “The Wheel in Space”, one of which is actually moving! Zoe is great, Bill names a bug after himself, and Jarvis continues to be annoying.
141: The Wheel in Space 2
November 10, 2018 04:29 - 18 minutes - 13.6 MBErika and Steven press on in hopes of an episode with more dialogue and more stuff happening. And they’re in luck because while episode two may lack the Doctor, at least there’s still a doctor. Also, ZOE! Hurrah!
140: The Wheel in Space 1
November 10, 2018 03:33 - 18 minutes - 13.8 MBSteven and Erika watch the BritBox-exclusive reconstruction of the first episode of this Doctor Who story from 1968. Some stuff happens. But not all that much. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
139: Fury from the Deep 6
November 04, 2018 23:32 - 24 minutes - 18.1 MBErika and Steven complete this lovely, happily-ended story and say a fond farewell to Victoria.
138: Fury from the Deep 3-5
November 03, 2018 22:39 - 24 minutes - 17.8 MBSteven and Erika zip through three episodes of this creeptacular Doctor Who story from 1968. Foam party!
137: Fury from the Deep 2
November 01, 2018 01:22 - 17 minutes - 13.1 MBErika and Steven wish you a happy Halloween! They just watched one of the spookiest episodes in all of Doctor Who — much to Erika’s delighted surprise!
136: Fury from the Deep 1
October 21, 2018 19:05 - 18 minutesSteven and Erika are impatient when it comes to watching Doctor Who. We can’t watch today’s episode of series 11 yet? Well then we’ll watch an episode from 1968!
135: The Web of Fear 5-6
October 08, 2018 22:03 - 25 minutes - 18.5 MBErika and Steven celebrate Thanksgiving by finishing off “The Web of Fear”, a Doctor Who story they definitely give thanks for—both because it’s really Quite Good, and because (most of) it EXISTS.
134: The Web of Fear 3-4
October 01, 2018 02:16 - 25 minutes - 18.8 MBSteven and Erika power through a recon and a moving episode. They’re mostly entranced, with one notable exception on Erika’s part. Then they somehow end up in Newfoundland. You never know what you’ll get on Lazy Doctor Who…
133: The Web of Fear 2
September 09, 2018 05:41 - 11 minutes - 9.13 MBErika and Steven continue to work their way through “The Web of Fear”. The Doctor is missing; Anne Travers continues to be awesome; a Welshman is stereotypical; and Steven nearly chokes on popcorn—or on a bad Canadian joke.
132: The Web of Fear 1
September 05, 2018 01:58 - 20 minutes - 15.2 MBSteven and Erika forge ahead with more Doctor Who and learn they’re much peppier when they record earlier in the evening. Hope you’re ready for lots of laughter and at least one great big tangent.
131: The Enemy of the World 5-6
September 04, 2018 01:11 - 21 minutes - 16.2 MBErika and Steven wish you a happy Labour Day! As is our wont, we bring you some classic Doctor Who goodness on this long weekend. What better way to celebrate than to finish off a story we both enjoy? While we do have a couple lingering questions about “The Enemy of the World”, we’re quite satisfied by the end.
130: The Enemy of the World 3-4
August 19, 2018 05:48 - 24 minutes - 17.9 MBSteven and Erika bring you greetings from Worldcon 76 in San Jose, California, where it’s time for some hotel-based Doctor Who viewing. Because we know how to party at a con.
129: The Enemy of the World 2
August 05, 2018 04:53 - 26 minutes - 19.4 MBErika and Steven wish you all a happy Heritage Festival weekend and celebrate the occasion with an episode of “The Enemy of the World”. From Hungary to Mexico to Fiji to Australia, this one is all over the map!
128: The Enemy of the World 1
July 29, 2018 05:00 - 20 minutes - 15.3 MBSteven and Erika get back to Doctor Who with a story they’ve both seen several times (including quite recently). This doesn’t faze them a bit, as they both still very much enjoy it. Erika just wishes she had remembered to mention the groovy wallpaper in Astrid’s bungalow.
127: The Ice Warriors 6
July 02, 2018 04:32 - 18 minutes - 13.8 MBSIX Erika and Steven finish off Canada Day by finishing off “The Ice Warriors”. It had its ups and downs, but in the end they agree it’s a pretty good story.
126: The Ice Warriors 4-5
July 02, 2018 03:30 - 18 minutes - 13.8 MBFOUR-FIVE Steven and Erika keep trucking along though the ice. To her delight, Erika finds the voices are much much better when there are moving creatures to pair them with. Steven talks about Pink Floyd — and even manages to make it relevant.
125: The Ice Warriors 2-3
July 02, 2018 01:11 - 19 minutes - 14.8 MB…ahem… TWO - THREE Erika and Steven continue the Canada Day festivities with more Doctor Who. However, Erika isn’t feeling very festive, due to the vocal performances of some of the actors in this story. Why does it have to be a SIX-parter?
124: The Ice Warriors 1
July 01, 2018 22:11 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MB…or should we say “THE ICE WARRIORS ONE” to match the opening credits? We should definitely say Happy Canada Day! As per tradition, Steven and Erika spend part of their national holiday watching this show (created by a Canadian!) and podcasting about it. There’s an awful lot to say about this episode! From incidental music to Victoria headcanon to a surprising amount of talk about Mark Gatiss’ stories, but there’s still time to squeeze in the official Canada Day-Doctor Who theme song!
123: The Abominable Snowmen 5-6
June 25, 2018 02:17 - 16 minutes - 12.6 MBErika and Steven finish off their first shelf of Doctor Who! Erika (amid coughing) develops some potential headcanon for Victoria’s character development. Summer colds are the worst.
122: The Abominable Snowmen 4
June 10, 2018 02:33 - 11 minutes - 9.21 MBSteven and Erika continue their trek through the mountains. Erika continues to discover Victoria’s cleverness. Steven repeats himself. (It was bound to happen eventually. Please forgive him.)
121: The Abominable Snowmen 3
June 04, 2018 02:08 - 18 minutes - 13.8 MBErika and Steven continue unraveling the mysteries in the monastery, which is important because Victoria doesn’t like mysteries. (You go, girl! Solve that sh*t!)
120: The Abominable Snowmen 2
June 02, 2018 21:55 - 24 minutes - 17.7 MBSteven and Erika get back to the mountains (and argue about which mountains are better) for some more sweet Yeti action. There’s also some yammering about missing episodes, Twitch, royals, a local art installation, and a bunch of vagueness about forthcoming podcast projects.
119: The Abominable Snowmen 1
May 20, 2018 04:31 - 16 minutes - 12.4 MBErika and Steven are back at it and ready to celebrate the Victoria Day long weekend in style—1960s Doctor Who style, that is!
118: The Tomb of the Cybermen 1-4
April 02, 2018 06:12 - 31 minutes - 22.5 MBSteven and Erika say hello from a Calgary hotel as they plow through the entirety of this iconic story, but perhaps not for the reason you think.
117: The Evil of the Daleks 6-7
March 30, 2018 06:48 - 39 minutes - 28.3 MBErika and Steven are back! And we’ve finished season 4 of Doctor Who. Since we’ve been gone so long and want to make up for it, we bring you our longest episode yet! (Ok, that’s not really why. We just have a LOT to say about this excellent and momentous story!)
116: The Evil of the Daleks 5
February 04, 2018 06:11 - 15 minutes - 12.1 MBSteven convinces Erika to (try to) stay up for one more episode of Doctor Who. Perhaps not the wisest idea, as we had to stop and rewind twice to catch poor Erika up after drifting off. Birthdays, man. Whaddaya gonna do?
115: The Evil of the Daleks 3-4
February 04, 2018 05:00 - 25 minutes - 18.9 MBErika and Steven celebrate Steven’s birthday in the most appropriate way possible—watching Doctor Who and then talking about it on a podcast. And there’s quite a lot to dig into in these two episodes.
114: The Evil of the Daleks 2
January 31, 2018 04:12 - 19 minutes - 14.5 MBSteven and Erika didn’t want to stop at just one Doctor Who episode tonight. So on we go (or back we go) to 1866!
113: The Evil of the Daleks 1
January 31, 2018 03:02 - 14 minutes - 11.4 MBErika and Steven dive into another unfamiliar-to-Erika Doctor Who story, which delights her to no end. Mystery and clues and detecting and Daleks—what more could you ask for? NONE MORE, that’s what.
112: The Faceless Ones 4-6
January 13, 2018 22:14 - 23 minutes - 17.3 MBSteven and Erika finish off “The Faceless Ones” (and thus, Ben and Polly’s tenure on Doctor Who) in one fell swoop. It may not be the best goodbye, but at least they get one—and it’s after a delightful story, so all in all, could be worse.
111: The Faceless Ones 2-3
January 11, 2018 01:49 - 19 minutes - 14.4 MBErika and Steven watch a couple more exciting-and-“new” episodes of Doctor Who. The second Doctor is very second Doctorey! Jamie and the Doctor start pairing off! Not enough Polly and Ben! And, most important of all, a truly, truly terrible hat.
110: The Faceless Ones 1
January 07, 2018 06:20 - 25 minutes - 18.8 MBSteven and Erika watch the closest thing Erika has found to truly new-to-her Who yet. With virtually no knowledge of what’s to come, this story takes on an extra layer of excitement!
109: The Macra Terror 1-4
January 01, 2018 07:08 - 36 minutes - 26.1 MBErika and Steven ring out 2017 ON THE PODCAST! What better way to spend the dying hours of a year than with a delightful Doctor Who story about giant, authoritarian crabs? We couldn’t think of one. So here we are.
108: The Moonbase 4
December 31, 2017 06:59 - 18 minutes - 14 MBSteven and Erika finish off 1967’s “The Moonbase” and chat a bit about Cyber-continuity. Erika also has headcanon regarding coffee trays in space.
107: The Moonbase 3
December 27, 2017 06:16 - 18 minutes - 14 MBErika and Steven celebrate Boxing Day with some more of “The Moonbase”. THIS is where Polly’s awesomeness comes to the fore! And Erika remembers to say some stuff she forgot last time. Better late than never!
106: The Moonbase 2
December 25, 2017 06:38 - 25 minutes - 18.6 MBSteven and Erika roll right along into episode 2 because Erika doesn’t want to have to wait any longer to see real moving pictures—and moving sets! Not to mention a buncha sweet “science” and delicious technobabble!
105: The Moonbase 1
December 25, 2017 05:32 - 17 minutes - 12.9 MBErika and Steven celebrate Christmas Eve by watching the first episode of the second Cybermen story—the animated version, anyway. Beware the Phantom Piper!
104: The Underwater Menace 3-4
December 14, 2017 02:55 - 30 minutes - 21.8 MBSteven and Erika finish off what is one of the weirdest stories in the history of Doctor Who. Erika isn’t quite sure what she just saw or if she liked it overall, but man oh man, what a ride! When we started this podcast, some people worried we’d hit the recons in the 1st and 2nd Doctors’ eras, get demoralized, and give up. I think we have proved that’s not the case. NOTHING IN THE WORLD CAN STOP US NOW!
103: The Underwater Menace 2
October 26, 2017 02:49 - 14 minutes - 11.3 MBErika and Steven watch MOVING PICTURES OF PATRICK TROUGHTON. That’s the most important thing right now, really.
102: The Underwater Menace 1
October 16, 2017 00:21 - 12 minutesSteven and Erika watch the official BBC recon of “The Underwater Menace” Episode 1 together—and it’s the first time for us both! (Though Steven has seen another recon previously.) Togetherness at last!
101: The Highlanders 3-4
October 15, 2017 06:56 - 16 minutes - 12.4 MBErika and Steven stay up late to finish off “The Highlanders”, the story that introduces us to future-companion Jamie McCrimmon…but doesn’t really do anything else with him. Oh yeah, and we finally remember to acknowledge hitting 100 episodes!
100: The Highlanders 2
October 07, 2017 19:02 - 12 minutes - 9.44 MBSteven and Erika laugh it up over Episode Two of “The Highlanders”. Troughton is really coming into his own! And we were too lazy to keep track and notice that this was our 100th episode, so the celebration is entirely here in the show notes. Happy 100th ep, everyone! Confetti! Party poppers! Silly hats! Especially silly hats.
99: The Highlanders 1
October 06, 2017 02:28 - 18 minutes - 13.5 MBErika and Steven dig into the last proper historical for a very long time. No moving pictures, but this ep moves along just fine!
98: The Power of the Daleks 6
September 13, 2017 00:57 - 18 minutes - 13.7 MBSteven and Erika reach the end of the second Doctor’s first serial. And what a grisly end it is! People think Who is dark these days? Sheeeeesh.
97: The Power of the Daleks 5
September 11, 2017 01:01 - 23 minutes - 17.2 MBErika and Steven take a few moments to talk about their new project on the TeeVee feed: a Lazy Doctor Who spinoff podcast covering every episode of The Prisoner. You (at least some of you) asked for it, so here you go! Please enjoy In the Village. And then we talk about creepy Daleks and creepy rebels and awesome Polly and the Doctor.
96: The Power of the Daleks 4
September 02, 2017 02:23 - 22 minutes - 16.3 MBSteven and Erika reach what may be the best single Dalek episode ever—at least, according to Erika.