Who Back When | A Doctor Who Podcast
470 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThere are hundreds of Doctor Who episodes and stories out there and we intend to watch them all! Not just that – We’ll watch, review, discuss, debate, rate and praise and/or poke holes in every episode of Doctor Who, starting with the 1963 pilot. That’s right; we’re beginning with William Hartnell and then working our way forward through time, episode by episode and Doctor by Doctor. In parallel, we’re also reviewing New Who, starting with Eccleston in the 2005 revival. At the time of writing this, we’re already well into the Tom Baker and Peter Capaldi eras! From comparing Dalek and Cybermen military strategems to ranking companions by hairstyle, we’ve got it covered.
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Episodes
C144 The Mysterious Planet (Trial of a Time Lord: Part One)
November 06, 2022 14:32 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBThe Doctor, The Valeyard and The Inquisitor sit down to MST3K a great episode of Doctor Who
N158 Orphan 55
October 30, 2022 12:21 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBWe did our very best not to get upset with this episode, but do sincerely wish that you’d recycle nonetheless.
B085 The Power of The Doctor — Instant(ish) Reaction Review
October 24, 2022 19:27 - 51 minutes - 29.9 MBWhat? What?! WHAT?! We sat down to discuss Jodie Whittaker's final adventure as The Thirteenth Doctor mere moments after watching it unfold on TV
B084 Predictions of the Power of the Doctor
October 21, 2022 07:45 - 32 minutes - 19.6 MBHalf an hour of uninformed, exuberant rambling about what The Power of The Doctor MIGHT be about
A032 The Gathering
October 16, 2022 08:05 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBA trilogy of cybertronic audio adventures meanders towards a decline and we can't help but object to the fate of two legendary Classic companions
B083 NewToWhoBackWhen, Part 2 (aka NewTwoWhoBackWhen)
October 12, 2022 14:59 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBIt's the long-awaited continuation of Whovian bants with Steven of New To Who Fame!
N157 Spyfall, Part 2 (re-review)
October 09, 2022 17:57 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBThe Master doles out diminutive deaths and, wow, those laser shoes really paid off in the end!
C143 Revelation of the Daleks
October 02, 2022 13:19 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBDavros soufflés the venerable dead and Soylent-Greens the rest while an annoying DJ provides the narration
N156 Spyfall, Part 1 (re-review)
September 25, 2022 14:19 - 1 hour - 52 MBThe Doctor's nemesis returns as a chap with mommy issues conspires with extra-dimensional beings to turn humankind into wifi hard drives!
C142 Timelash
September 18, 2022 15:51 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBAn alien demi-lizard in the future dispatches Blue Man Group androids to kidnap Peri, while exiling non-conformist subjects to 19th century Scotland
N155 Resolution — The 2019 New Year’s Special (re-review)
September 11, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBDalek Rec doesn't stand a chance against Chekhov's combination oven
C141 The Two Doctors
September 04, 2022 16:34 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThe Second Doctor is back and teaming up with The Sixth against alien gluttons and bearded Sontarans in Seville
N154 The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
August 28, 2022 10:18 - 1 hour - 47 MBThe tooth fairy returns with an oversimplified god complex and acolytes who don't seem to realise THEY'RE the creators
C140 Mark of The Rani
August 21, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBNew Exiled Time Lady in town, The Rani, teams up with The Master in a bid to siphon brain juice from human heads, plot global domination and/or turn people into trees
N153 It Takes You Away
August 14, 2022 08:12 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBA frog convinces the worst dad in Norway to reenact the plot of The Village in an emotionally complex story with a lot of retro-rewrite potential
C139 Vengeance on Varos
August 07, 2022 14:06 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBTeam TARDIS and James Bond Jr go full Running Man, battling militarised mobility scooters and diaper zombies
B082 NewToWhoBackWhen, Part 1
July 31, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBSteven of New To Who fame popped round Oxford for a couple of days and a lot of Whovian bants ensued
N152 The Witchfinders
July 24, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBWill The King’s pricker stand a chance against good old-fashioned Lancashire mud?
B081 The 400th Episode ReWhonion
July 17, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBSeven of eight hosts from across nine years of Who Back When assembled for our 400th Episode to discuss the State of the Whonion
B080 Ninth Anniversary Blooper Reel
July 04, 2022 11:20 - 21 minutes - 13.3 MBJoin us for some celebratory bloopers, Podcastland!
C138 Attack of the Cybermen
July 03, 2022 17:54 - 2 hours - 69.9 MBDiscount Danny Ocean, Ice Capades and Decapitations Galore make up this glorious return to Telos
N151 Kerblam!
June 19, 2022 10:03 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBThe Head of People tears the Heads of Robots in this unexpectedly divisive episode
C137 The Twin Dilemma
June 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBA freshly regenerated Sixth Doctor arises discombobulated and edgy, but altogether more abusive and homicidal in this rarely lauded serial
N150 Demons of the Punjab
May 29, 2022 17:48 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBWe learn about the Partition of India, while multi-ocular members of the band Lordi scare the heck out of anyone dying alone.
B079 The Fifth Doctor Retrospective
May 22, 2022 11:16 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBWe pour one out for the Fifth Doctor and reminisce about some of the highs and lows of his marvellous era
N149 The Tsuranga Conundrum
May 08, 2022 11:24 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBAn overlooked Futurama reference and the literal handwaving of interplanetary navigation whilst wearing marigolds. Not bad!
N148 Arachnids in the UK
May 01, 2022 11:41 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBMr Big Bad's new hotel is infested by mutant spiders, and only Sheffield’s sickest grime station can flush them out
C136 The Caves of Androzani
April 17, 2022 14:11 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBLeather-bound Phantom of the Mope-era wages an android war against bat-shit crazy Space Bezos
N147 Rosa
April 10, 2022 08:24 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBA beautiful episode, in which Racist Danny Zuko plots to disrupt the US civil rights movement in possibly the most convoluted way imaginable
C135 Planet of Fire
March 27, 2022 22:55 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBA companion switch, far too many people in shorts, and the Brotherhood of Sarn
N146 The Ghost Monument
March 20, 2022 16:04 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBSmokey and The Bandit introduce The Doctor and her companions to the Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World of rubbish snipers and sentient offcuts
C134 Resurrection of the Daleks
March 06, 2022 17:33 - 2 hours - 73.7 MBDalek helmets, Time Corridon'ts and about fifty different plots coalesce in this terrible/wonderful companion exit serial
A031 The Reaping
February 20, 2022 11:21 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBThe Sixth Doctor and Peri head to Baltimore to attend a funeral, indulge in breathing exercises and potentially save mankind in the process.
N145 The Woman Who Fell To Earth
February 13, 2022 17:54 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBA brand new Doctor, show runner and aesthetic, no TARDIS, different music. Oh, and new troops. No, not troops. Team. Gang. Fam? Either way, it’s a solid start for the Thirteenth Doctor.
B078 Twelfth Doctor Retrospective
February 06, 2022 11:27 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBTerrific story arcs and eyebrows to knock your spatiotemporal socks off. We discuss Peter Capaldi’s run as The Twelfth Doctor
C133 Frontios
January 23, 2022 18:33 - 2 hours - 72.5 MBDoc discovers a grave situation below the surface, Tegan is a defective android and Turlough exhibits some OTT PTSD. It’s great!
N144 Twice Upon A Time — The 2017 Christmas Special (re-review)
January 17, 2022 23:47 - 2 hours - 78.5 MBGlass Avatars from the future don’t care about Data Privacy Agreements while the first and then-latest Doctor do Timelord Kegels to keep their respective regeneration at bay
B077 Eve of the Daleks — The 2022 New Year’s Day Special
January 09, 2022 18:20 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBLove blossoms between a terrible businesswoman and an obvious serial killer in the last Holiday Special of the Whittaker Era
B076 New Year’s Bloopers
December 31, 2021 16:02 - 11 minutes - 13.9 MBIt’s been a tough year for mankind, but we got through it together and a lot of laughs made it all the more bearable
C132 The Awakening
December 20, 2021 19:30 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBMethod-acting LARPers seek inspiration in Zardoz’ growing crack
N143 The Doctor Falls
December 05, 2021 19:20 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBThe Genius Twins are the least of Bill's and Doc's worries in this highly divisive episode
C131 Warriors of the Deep
November 28, 2021 20:09 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBDie Hard meets Jurassic Park meets Johnny Mnemonic in this Underwater Base Under Siege
A030 The Harvest
November 14, 2021 15:26 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBDespite body horror and mild Brexit propaganda, we fall head over heels for the Seeeeeeeeventh Doctor as he squares off against Euro-Combine Harvesters
B075 Doctor Who: Flux, Part 1 — Instant(ish)Reaction Review
November 02, 2021 22:24 - 55 minutes - 32.2 MBToo much action, too little plot, or exactly the right measure of either? And what did we think of the Full Metal Jacket Potato? We react instant(ish)ly!
C130 The Five Doctors
October 24, 2021 14:48 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBFour-and-a-bit Doctors battle Cybers, a chap in silver spandex and a Time Lord conspiracy in the 20th Anniversary Special
N142 World Enough and Time
October 17, 2021 16:25 - 2 hours - 69.5 MBBill swaps chips for microchips in the first instalment of a very clever two-parter.
C129 The King’s Demons
October 03, 2021 13:55 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBFar too much jousting, jesting and lute'ing.
N141 The Eaters of Light
September 26, 2021 13:25 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBDoc & Co are happy to leave the fate of humanity in the hands of half a dozen childlike primitives with a very limited musical repertoire
C128 Enlightenment
September 05, 2021 09:08 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBWho set up this boat race? What happened to any of the participants? Did Doc know all along? We require enlightenment!
N140 Empress of Mars
August 29, 2021 14:47 - 1 hour - 58 MBNoisy Victorian males find sweet Fanny Adams on Mars, until the Ice Queen has a hissy fit