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
C026 The Savages
December 31, 2014 15:13 - 1 hour - 17.1 MBAn allegory about equality acted out by evil guys in blackface and fairly sophisticated cavemen. Also, The Doctor has a vibrator. No lie.
B012 Last Christmas – The 2014 Christmas Special
December 29, 2014 19:22 - 1 hour - 17.8 MBCapaldi's first Xmas Special, and it's Alien meets The Thing meets Inception meets Santa... Mind-bending and awesome!
B011 2014 Xmas Blooper Reel
December 24, 2014 20:27 - 11 minutes - 3.25 MBSeason's greetings from Who Back When – 'Tis the 2014 Xmas Blooper Reel!
N015 New Earth
December 07, 2014 16:16 - 1 hour - 16.7 MBDoc and Rose see a familiar face each, and then square off against cat-nun-nurses and a horde of gross zombies
A016 The Beast of Orlok
December 07, 2014 16:16 - 52 minutes - 12.7 MBIt's Frankenstein meets The Wolfman meets H.C. Andersen meets Jewish folklore meets aliens, set in Germany. Ok...
B010 The Bees, The Bees, Oh No, Not The Bees!
December 01, 2014 00:35 - 4 minutes - 1.75 MBBonus-Thanks to our iTunes Reviewers #1
N014 The Christmas Invasion – The 2005 Christmas Special
November 19, 2014 00:40 - 1 hour - 18.3 MBTennant's first proper episode as The Doctor, in which he sleeps a lot, Rose is inconsistent and aliens rock!
C025 The Gunfighters
November 09, 2014 16:38 - 1 hour - 20.9 MBTwo Docs get mixed-up; Steven and Dodo are master pianists; and the whole thing is tied together with the most annoying song in the Wild West.
B009 The 9th Doctor Retrospective
October 26, 2014 22:37 - 1 hour - 16.9 MBAfter reviewing Eccleston's run as the 9th Doctor, we sat down to discuss the highlights and low-points of Series 1 of the Doctor Who revival.
N013 The Parting of the Ways
October 20, 2014 22:43 - 1 hour - 19.1 MBRose is her own Deus Ex Machina, Jackie cashes in a dodgy favour, and we bid farewell to the 9th Doctor.
N012 Bad Wolf
October 13, 2014 20:41 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBThe Doc escapes from the Big Brother House, Rose knows basic arithmetics, and Captain Jack has an ass-gun.
C024 The Celestial Toymaker
October 05, 2014 23:35 - 55 minutes - 13.3 MBThe Doctor is turned invisible, inaudible and intangible, and Steve and Dodo clown around in this both childish and completely racist serial.
N011 Boom Town
September 28, 2014 22:59 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBThe Doctor has dinner with the enemy, Mickey wants to cheat on his girlfriend, and no one seems to object to Cardiff Castle being demolished.
C023 The Ark
September 27, 2014 13:23 - 1 hour - 24.6 MBDodo dooms mankind with a sneeze; cyclopses lock humans in a security kitchen; and incorporeal creatures sit down in chairs.
B008 The Peter Capaldi Debut!
September 04, 2014 16:13 - 51 minutes - 12.4 MBOur new Doctor has already started flexing his muscles. Have a listen to our musings on Peter Capaldi's debut as the Time Lord.
N010 The Doctor Dances
September 02, 2014 14:31 - 1 hour - 19.2 MBDoc has no rhythm, Jack has great taste in cocktails, and aliens can't distinguish bio matter from plastic.
N009 The Empty Child
August 31, 2014 10:01 - 56 minutes - 13.5 MBA creepy child telekinetically controls toy monkeys and makes gas masks grow out of people's faces, and we meet Captain Jack for the first time!
C022 The Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve
August 25, 2014 13:34 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBIn addition to The Doctor, Hartnell plays a different character in this one, who also goes on holiday. And then we get a new, annoying companion.
A015 Hothouse
August 20, 2014 01:21 - 52 minutes - 12.7 MBThe Doctor and Lucie battle a rockstar environ-mentalist intent on turning the Earth into a Brussels sprout.
N008 Father’s Day
August 13, 2014 17:27 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBRose rescues her dead dad; Jackie is immortal; and in the end we forget that our hero is a cheating, lying, lousy husband.
N007 The Long Game
July 29, 2014 17:25 - 52 minutes - 12.6 MBThe Doc robs a cash machine; Rose drinks a cup of beef; and Adam proves he's a prick by getting a hole drilled into his forehead.
C021 The Daleks’ Master Plan
July 24, 2014 17:30 - 1 hour - 25.2 MBThe Doctor robs the Daleks, gains two companions, loses three, and then we even get an appearance by the monk. Epic!
N006 Dalek
July 15, 2014 19:42 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBThe Doctor tries to save a life, then end it at all costs, while Rose takes the moral high-ground, and also gets a new boyfriend.
C020 The Myth Makers
July 05, 2014 13:18 - 1 hour - 19.9 MBThe troupe arrives in Troy, where there's no Helen, Vicki falls in love, and the Doc leaves but one Trojan left alive.
B007 1st Anniversary Blooper Reel
July 05, 2014 12:45 - 15 minutes - 4.26 MBIt's WBW's first birthday! To celebrate the occasion, have a listen to these bloopers and behind-the-scenes bits. Enjoy!
N005 World War Three
June 21, 2014 11:25 - 53 minutes - 12.7 MBPart 2 of the farting aliens saga, in which The Doctor jeopardises Rose's life and UNIT employs the dumbest password ever.
C019 Mission to the Unknown
June 19, 2014 21:22 - 54 minutes - 13.1 MBThree astronauts who aren't The Doctor battle homicidal vegetables and Daleks while the latter plot to take over the galaxy.
A014 Orbis
June 16, 2014 22:53 - 54 minutes - 13.2 MBThe 8th Doctor self-identifies as a jellyfish in this 'Little Mermaid'/'Doctor Who' mash-up.
N004 Aliens of London
June 13, 2014 00:17 - 48 minutes - 11.7 MBThe Doctor takes Rose back to London and traumatises her mother, while flatulent aliens stage a coup.
C018 Galaxy 4
June 08, 2014 16:46 - 1 hour - 23.3 MBDoc, Vicki and Steven encounter sexism, Hutts and pudgy budget-Daleks in this serial that does not necessarily take place in Galaxy 4.
A013 Sisters of the Flame & Vengeance of Morbius
June 01, 2014 14:57 - 1 hour - 20.9 MBThe Doctor and Lucie battle bionic centipedes, face the Sisterhood of Karn, and must stop the regeneration of Morbius.
N003 The Unquiet Dead
May 16, 2014 15:15 - 49 minutes - 11.9 MBDoc and Rose accidentally materialise in Cardiff and go Ghostbusting with Charles Dickens.
B006 Dr Who and The Daleks
May 09, 2014 01:05 - 1 hour - 17.1 MBThe Doc's now a mere human; Susan should be in primary school; Barbara is her sister; and Ian just wants to tap-dance. What the actual f**k?!
A012 The Zygon Who Fell To Earth
May 03, 2014 16:56 - 51 minutes - 12.4 MBDoc & Lucie meet Auntie Pat again, and this time she's married, successful and happy... Well, they'll have to fix that, won't they?
C017 The Time Meddler
April 22, 2014 01:07 - 1 hour - 20.6 MBThe Doctor, Vicki and Steve arrive in England in 1066 and are pitted against Saxon logic, brutal Vikings and a fellow time traveller.
B005 We have a new Co-Host!
April 22, 2014 01:06 - 13 minutes - 3.79 MBMeet the latest addition to Who Back When, The Roarmeister, who henceforth will be doing Classic Who reviews with Ponken.
A011 Grand Theft Cosmos
April 16, 2014 08:06 - 1 hour - 15.7 MBDoc and Lucie go to Stockholm to steal art from the King and match wits with an Italian chap from outer space.
N002 The End of The World
April 11, 2014 12:23 - 41 minutes - 10.1 MBThe Doc takes Rose to the End of the World, but there's no restaurant there.
N001 Rose
April 02, 2014 18:15 - 1 hour - 14.2 MBThe doctor gets a facelift and a brand new companion in this opener to the 2005 revival.
A010 The Skull of Sobek
March 21, 2014 18:30 - 50 minutes - 12.3 MBDoc & Lucie match wits with crocodiles while we refuse to even pretend that we care.
A009 Brave New Town
March 03, 2014 00:04 - 1 hour - 18.1 MBThe Doc and Lucie materialise in Suffolk, Uzbekistan, and find themselves pinned twixt tank-driving mercenaries and some very autonomous villagers.
B004 Commentary Track – Rose
February 21, 2014 01:50 - 49 minutes - 12 MBBONUS audio commentary track for 'Rose', in which Eccleston is introduced as the Doctor and Rose charms our socks off!
A008 Max Warp
February 19, 2014 02:30 - 48 minutes - 11.7 MBIt's 'Top Gear' in space and a Doctor Whodunnit to boot. The Doc and Lucie buckle up in this high octane murder mystery.
A007 Dead London
February 11, 2014 00:12 - 43 minutes - 10.6 MBThe Doc is sentenced to death for a parking violation and Lucie is temporarily replaced by a nimbler model in this sadly forgettable audiobook.
C016 The Chase
February 02, 2014 23:57 - 1 hour - 26.4 MBThe Doctor says farewell to two trusted companions, but first they battle Desert Squids, Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and Spherical Daleks.
A006 Human Resources
January 26, 2014 03:45 - 1 hour - 21.5 MBLucie begins a career in data entry; The Doctor gets a new suit; and office complexes rise up and fire plasma cannons at Cybermen. Awesome!
C015 The Space Museum
January 20, 2014 22:29 - 1 hour - 20 MBThe Doctor, Barbara, Ian and not-short-for-Victoria unfreeze on Xeros, are about to be frozen again, and then help some kids kill lots of grownups.
A005 No More Lies
January 17, 2014 21:18 - 1 hour - 15.3 MBThe 8th Doctor and Lucie Miller crash a garden party, ride Pterodactyl-like creatures and meet Miss Marple in this lovely audiobook adventure.
A004 Phobos
January 05, 2014 23:35 - 1 hour - 17.4 MBDoc and Lucie materialise in a Scooby Doo episode and wade through snow, battling fake monsters and avoiding holes of both the worm and plot variety.
B003 2013 Blooper Reel
December 24, 2013 14:30 - 17 minutes - 4.71 MB'Tis the season to be jolly, so here's our little gift to you: The 2013 Who Back When Blooper Reel. Happy Holidays, everybody!