With no time travel in a police box to thrill you on TV for most of the year, we recommend you take time travel in a policeman’s head as an alternative. Yes, it’s Life on Mars, one of the greatest TV shows since the turn of the century. In thisRead More →
We take a look at some recent Doctor Who news in this week’s show, specifically the return of Phil Collinson to the day-to-day running of the RTD2 era. There is also some chat about archiving old data, and the fate of the older pages from the official Doctor Who website.Read More →
It’s the third part of our retrospective of Chris Chibnall’s time on Doctor Who, in which we take a look at 2011’s Cold Blood. The concept is simple: we watch the episode and talk over it. You’re invited to watch along with us, but you can listen without pressing playRead More →
This week we continue our look at Chris Chibnall’s early Doctor Who contributions with The Hungry Earth from 2010. Starring Matt Smith as the Doctor and marking the first return of the Silurians to the modern series, The Hungry Earth is the first part of a two part story withRead More →
The UK government has announced that the TV licence fee is to be frozen, with the BBC’s funding reviewed to establish a new income model. What are the implications of this to the organization? Why did the BBC not see this coming? Could it make changes now to mitigate theRead More →
In this podcast, we take a look at the first Chris Chibnall Doctor Who episode, aiming to identify motifs and themes that might later appear under his stewardship of the show. Back in 2007, Chris Chibnall made his first contribution to televised Doctor Who with 42. An adventure in real-timeRead More →
The latest Doctor Who has aired, which means that after Eve of the Daleks, we have just two episodes of Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor to enjoy. Christian Cawley and James McLean recall their thoughts on the episode, with contributions from commenters on our Facebook page. Listen out too for some recommendationsRead More →
How does Doctor Who: Flux hold together as a series? Now the dust has cleared, we take a look at the evidence, as well as recall the impact on Doctor Who of two well-regarded recent departures from this world. Prepare yourselves for a cavalcade of Doctor Who discussion with ChristianRead More →
Doctor Who: Flux is over. Final episode The Vanquishers has split opinion, causing confusion in some areas, accused of having too much going on, and generally being like other Doctor Who finales. Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss The Vanquishers, bringing in some listener thoughts from our Facebook page. PLUS:Read More →
Is Survivors of the Flux the first disappointing episode of Doctor Who Flux? Is the Grand Serpent really the Master, or just too similar? How did Yaz, Dan, and Professor Jericho escape the quantum extraction? Discussing an episode that jumped around and seemed to focus on the wrong story, ChristianRead More →
The fourth episode of Doctor Who Flux is Village of the Angels, the first appearance by the Weeping Angels as antagonists since 2012’s The Angels Take Manhattan. But was this a return to form for the quantum-locked assailants, or did the episode suffer from inconsistent motivations for the villains? ChristianRead More →
Once, Upon Time is the third episode of Doctor Who Flux. Marking a change of pace, the episode has been judged as being complicated by many, despite featuring appearances from Daleks and Cybermen. This podcast looks at Once, Upon Time‘s key elements, guest appearances, and sub-plots, as well as bringingRead More →
