Doctor Who A(uton) to Z(ygon)

This one is a biggie! We take a stab at “Kill the Moon”, one of the most divisive episodes of the past decade. General consensus amongst fans is that it’s not a good episode. But how accurate is that? This one divides the Doctor Who A to Z crew too—but maybe not in the way that you might think. We come at this one from all angles before delivering our verdict! 

But first we tackle the news from the past couple weeks, including a br...

This week Ashley and Josh steer the TARDIS through a tour of the history of Doctor Who RPGs, starting with the FASA game from the 80s and all the way up to the innovations they’ve found in a recently released game by Cubicle 7. If you’re a gamer, specifically a Doctor Who gamer, this episode is for you! (and hopefully everyone else will still enjoy it too, since it’s still about Doctor Who!) 

First, though, we talk about the latest...

Our topic this week is characters that could have been companions! Doctor Who is full of great characters, and many of them had potential to be a great companion – and in some cases were intended to be, but for one reason or another it didn't work out. Josh and Alan (with input from Ashley, who is out this week) talk about some of their favorite companions-that-never-were.  

First, though, we talk about the latest Doctor Who ...

This week we discuss one of the greatest Doctor Who stories of all time—“The Caves of Androzani” from Season 21. This was the final Fifth Doctor story; it starred Peter Davison and Nicola Bryant, was written by Robert Holmes, and directed by Graeme Harper. The Doctor and Peri get caught up in a vicious local war and are exposed to a deadly poison, and they struggle to simply make it out of the situation alive.  

First, though, we...

We continue our celebration of the 50th anniversary of Tom Baker’s debut as the Doctor by revisiting one of the most classic Doctor Who stories ever: “Pyramids of Mars”! It’s mummies, sarcophagi, and hieroglyphics as the Doctor and Sarah Jane find themselves up against one of the most powerful beings the Doctor has ever encountered.  

First, though, we talk about the latest Doctor Who news (the announcement of a new box set from ...

January 2024 coincides with two major occasions in Whostory: Tom Baker’s 90th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his debut as the Doctor! So we have devoted this episode to that most iconic of Doctors! We talk about what we love about the Tom Baker era, his various showrunners, and then we rank Tom’s seven seasons in order of favorites! 

First, though, we talk about the latest Doctor Who news (which, this week, is the revelatio...

This week Ashley, Josh and Alan turn attention to the epic new boxset from Big Finish, The Seventh Doctor: The Last Day Part One, starring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, and Bonnie Langford, featuring a whole range of characters from the Seventh Doctor era both on TV and in Audio—including the return of Kane from “Dragonfire”, played by Edward Peel! First, though, we take a look at the preview for the upcoming Classic Who Blu-Ray ...

Everyone plays that game where you pretend you’ve been made the new showrunner and you get to set the tone for Doctor Who’s immediate future, right? That’s what we talk about this week! Each of us says what we would do with Doctor Who if we were given the job of showrunner! Alan and Josh have some definite ideas. But Ashley . . . that guy has plotted out in story detail his first two seasons! Check out our ideas and let us know wha...

We’re back! After a short break for Christmas, we’re here to review the launch of a brand-new era of Doctor Who, with the broadcast debut of “The Church on Ruby Road” written by Russell T Davies and directed by Mark Tonderai. What did we think of this one, and especially our new Doctor and Companion, Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson?  

We'd love to hear from you! If you've enjoyed the show, please leave a comment, review, or r...

It’s the end of the David Tennant era—again! “The Giggle”, written by Russell T. Davies, gives us a whole lot to talk about: a major returning villain, a returning Classic companion, a new configuration of UNIT, a new take on a multi-Doctor story, and even a new take on regeneration, along with a new explanation of previous sticky wicket! We tackle it all, and we keep it spoiler free (for at least the first 10-15 minutes! Hey, we d...

Off we go into the "Wild Blue Yonder" as we review the second of three 60th Anniversary specials, written by Russell T. Davies, directed by Tom Kingsley, and starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. The Doctor and Donna find themselves in an abandoned spaceship on the very edge of the universe where they encounter . . . something . . . that they can’t explain.  

We'd love to hear from you! If you've enjoyed the ...

Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 2008! Doctor Who is BACK! And we’re here to review it! “The Star Beast”, written by Russell T. Davies, directed by Rachel Talalay, and starring David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Yasmin Finney made its debut on 25 November on BBC One and on Disney+. The first half of our discussion is spoiler-free, so even if you haven’t seen the episode, you can listen in. After that, though, we jump into full on...

We're nearly there! It's almost Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary! So this week we turn the clock back 10 years to when the show celebrated its 50th Anniversary -- or was that the 10th Anniversary of the New Series? We're talking about "The Day of the Doctor," starring David Tennant, Matt Smith, and John Hurt! What a day that was! Regular hosts Josh Wilson and R. Alan Siler are joined by bestie and fellow Whov...

This week, Josh and Alan review the story that introduced both of them to Doctor Who -- the epic 20th anniversary story, "The Five Doctors"! It's a race against time and a bevy of enemies as the various incarnations of the Doctor try to make it to the Dark Tower in the heart of the Death Zone on Gallifrey to thwart President Borusa's bid for immortality. Written by Terrance Dicks, directed by Peter Moffat, &q...

This week it's a double dose of the amazing MAUREEN O'BRIEN!

First, Josh and Alan review the newly released BBC iPlayer specials Tales of the TARDIS, featuring characters from the Classic Series talking about some of their key adventures -- including Ms. O'Brien stepping back in front of the cameras into the role of Vicki for the first time since 1965. She joins Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, Nicola Bryan...

We're in the homestretch on the Road to the 60th Anniversary, and we take a look back at all the ways that Doctor Who has celebrated past anniversaries! We begin with "The Three Doctors", the first story of the 10th Season (1973). The Doctor(s) face an enemy of cosmic proportions as Gallifrey is under siege. It takes all three of the Doctor's incarnations to figure out a way to defeat this foe!

Before that, thoug...

Hosts Josh and Alan review the Fifth Doctor story "Frontios" from Season 21, 1984 written by Christopher H. Bidmead. A colony of woodlice who can control gravity attack a far-future colony of humans who can't control gravity. Entering the scene is the Doctor, who also can't control gravity, with companions Tegan and Turlough. Can the TARDIS team keep the humans from being wiped out by the woodlice? And, you know, ...

This week Josh and Alan review the sixth installment in the Big Finish 60th Anniversary story -- "Once and Future: Time Lord Immemorial". Written by Lisa McMullin and directed by Helen Goldwyn, it stars Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor, David Warner as the (other) Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka, and Gina McKee as the Lumiat.

"Slipping between bodies, the Ninth Doctor finds his TARDIS caught between universes...

It's two big thumbs up this week from Josh and Alan, as we jump back into the Eleventh Doctor era with "The Girl Who Waited" from Series 6. It was written by Tom MacRae and directed by Nick Hurran, and it stars Matt Smith as the Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy, and Arthur Darvill as Rory. The TARDIS gang pays a visit to the planet Apalapucia for a holiday, but they find that the planet is in quarantine as the two-hearted ...