In the second part of our look at Tom Baker’s final season, we wax (appropriately) lyrical about Warrior’s Gate, muse on the poor observation skills of the people of Traken, and mourn Aunty Vanessa (because someone has to). Jacob has issues wit

Episode 11: Season 18 - Part 1

22 days ago 1h 39m

After a long absence in E-space, we’ve returned to talk Tom Baker’s climactic final season, featuring the uses of science and knowledge, the collapse of the post-war consensus, and, unfortunately, Adric. Jacob suggests some fun new torture meth

Episode 10: The Chibnall Era - Part 2

May 2nd, 2023 1h 18m

With the dawn of the RTD2 era now in sight, we bid our final farewells to Chris Chibnall’s tenure on the show. Ciarán gets worked up about Sea Devils, Branwell just can’t wait for the Slithenaissance, and Jacob is lost for words more than once

Episode 10: The Chibnall Era - Part 1

Dec 11th, 2022 2h 21m

As we endure the long wait between the end of the Chibnall era and the advent of RTD2, we cast an eye backwards over the last 5 years. What went well? What went wrong? Has Branwell recovered from ‘The Witchfinders’ yet? Join us as we talk the g

Episode 9: Historicals

Jun 21st, 2022 2h 9m

After a long break to recover from the overwhelming impact of ‘Heaven Sent’/‘Hell Bent,’ we’re back to talk all things historicals. How have different types of historicals worked over the course of the series? What works and what doesn’t? And w

Episode 8: Series 9 - Part 3

Jul 15th, 2021 2h 25m

Ciarán breaks down the “sacrificial companion,” Bethan discusses the Hybrid as a meditation on the usefulness of storytelling, and Jacob finds all human life in ‘Heaven Sent.’ Join us as we talk alien refugee camps and legal authority, struggle

Episode 8: Series 9 - Part 2

Jun 15th, 2021 2h 1m

Bethan takes a stand on behalf of Vikings, Jacob wants more Civil War action, and Ciarán is here to pinch your benefits. Join us as we ponder Sam Swift’s odds of living beyond the next week, the simultaneously complex and simple ethics of the Z

Episode 8: Series 9 - Part 1

May 15th, 2021 2h 5m

As we begin our mammoth look at Series 9, Jacob gets excited about hybridity, Bethan gets excited about Missy, and Ciarán just gets excited about this series in general. Join us as we talk alt-right Daleks, the brilliance of Peter Capaldi and J

Episode 7: Season 13 - Part 2

Apr 15th, 2021 1h 28m

In the concluding part of our look at Season 13, we talk popular modernist aesthetics, Gothic traditions, and fan reverence for this season. But all of this is overshadowed by the advent of Bethan’s hero, Harrison Chase. Look upon his plants, y

Episode 7: Season 13 - Part 1

Mar 23rd, 2021 1h 39m

In the first part of our look at Season 13, Jacob talks nascent Scottish devolution and imperial metaphors, Bethan gets excited about Anti-Man, and Ciarán gets very annoyed at ‘Pyramids of Mars’ in general. After wading through an awful lot of

Christmas Christmas Special Special Part 2

Dec 23rd, 2020 1h 42m

For our second festive special, we take a look at Matt Smith’s Christmas episodes. We find lots of nice things to say about ‘A Christmas Carol,’ lots of mixed things to say about ‘The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe,’ and not much at all to

Episode 6: Series 6 - Part 3

Jul 15th, 2020 1h 13m

In the final part of our look at series 6, we ponder how Cher would get on in ‘The God Complex,’ try to figure out what the Cybermen are doing in ‘Closing Time,’ and send the Doctor our thoughts and prayers. Featuring Ciarán denying that he is

Episode 6: Series 6 - Part 2

Jun 15th, 2020 1h 42m

In the second part of our look at series 6, Jacob expounds on ‘The Rebel Flesh’/‘The Almost People’ as a Marxist fable, ‘Night Terrors’ surprisingly turns out to be slightly better than “fine,” and we have our strongest disagreements to date on

Episode 6: Series 6 - Part 1

Apr 15th, 2020 1h 34m

In the first part of our examination of The Marmite Season, Jacob explores the pros and cons of the Silence as “avatars of capitalism,” Bethan criticises Amy’s CPR skills, Ciarán somehow can’t seem to remember the title of the first episode of

Episode 5: Companions

Mar 15th, 2020 1h 39m

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the recent allegations relating to Noel Clarke's history of harassment and abuse. While we maintain a distinction between Clarke and the character of Mickey Smith, we understand if anyone feels unable to h

Episode 4: Season 11 - Part 2

Feb 15th, 2020 1h 22m

In the second part of our examination of Season 11, Jacob explains how Monster of Peladon is a mid-70s reassertion of the idea of the social contract, Bethan mourns for Aggedor, and Ciarán waxes lyrical about the Third Doctor’s regeneration. Jo

Episode 4: Season 11 - Part 1

Jan 15th, 2020 1h 30m

In the first part of our look at Season 11, we ponder The Time Warrior’s attitude to women, Invasion of the Dinosaurs’s attitude to ecological movements, and Death to the Daleks’s attitude to having a decent plot. What’s Jeremy Corbyn doing on

Christmas Christmas Special Special

Dec 24th, 2019 2h 9m

For a festive special, we take a look at the David Tennant era Christmas specials. We discuss how the Sycorax work as an imperialism metaphor, The Runaway Bride’s weird disdain for Donna Noble, and Jackson Lake’s French son. Which of these epis

Episode 3: Doctor Who and Us

Nov 4th, 2019 1h 44m

In this episode we take a look back at our experiences with the show, from our earliest memories right up to the present day. Hear our attempts to dissect the appeal of the show, our memories of the Frankensteinian monstrosity that was the Supe

Episode 2: Series 1 - Part 3

Oct 2nd, 2019 1h 44m

Episode 2: Series 1 - Part 2

Sep 5th, 2019 1h 34m

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Aug 13th, 2019 1h 47m

Episode 1: Season 7 - Part 2

Jun 24th, 2019 1h 18m

In the second part of our look at Season Seven, covering The Ambassadors of Death and Inferno, we explore the mystery of Dr. Bruno Taltalian's accent, we shed some tears over the plight of the poor Ambassadors, and we encounter our first egregi

Episode 1: Season 7 - Part 1

Jun 16th, 2019 1h 45m

In our inaugural episode, we discuss Season Seven as a whole, as well as delving into its first two stories. In the process, we discover a surprising number of similarities between Doctor Who and Dungeons & Dragons, Bethan explains the Silurian

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