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Barely two months after we posted part 1 of this chat, we return to the moment when, thanks to the fantastic people behind Film Is Fabulous, the four Something Who panellists sat down to watch Episodes 1 & 3 of The Daleks' Masterplan at various times and in various places over the Easter weekend. In a companion piece to our Episode 125, when we watched these episodes as photo and soundtrack re...

Thanks to the fantastic people behind Film Is Fabulous, the four Something Who panellists sat down to watch Episodes 1 & 3 of The Daleks' Masterplan at various times and in various places over the Easter weekend. In a companion piece to our Episode 125, when we watched these episodes as photo and soundtrack reconstructions, Gav, Giles and Paul join Richard for a discussion about the experience...

Not only is it not St Patrick's Day; it's not even March. But it was. And in a loose tie-in, we picked the two missing Patrick Troughton episodes that aired closest to March 17th. Following our discussion last time about The Macra Terror episode 2, Gav, Giles and Paul join Richard to chat about Fury From The Deep episode 1. We try to unravel some enduring mysteries, but most can only be answered i...

It's St Patrick's Day. Well, it was. And in a loose tie-in, we've picked the two missing Patrick Troughton episodes that aired closest to March 17th. In this podcast episode we'll be talking about The Macra Terror Episode 2. Gav, Giles and Paul join Richard for a discussion (eventually) about the episode itself to try to unravel some enduring mysteries. Next time we'll be discussing Fury From The...

Well, how about that? Episodes 1 & 3 of The Daleks' Masterplan have been found and will be released on the BBC iPlayer at Easter. In the meantime, Gav, Giles and Paul join Richard for a discussion about the episodes themselves. What do we already know from the soundtracks, clips, photos and camera scripts? What about the newly recovered clips we've been shown? What should we be looking out for...

It's the second half of a chat about a pairing of stories suggested by Gav: last time the two part 6th Doctor story Timelash from Season 22, which we paired this time with 9th Doctor outing The Unquiet Dead from Series 1. We'll decide whether watching them was a gas, or just let us feeling aghast. Joining Richard for the discussion are Gav, Giles and Paul. Please like or share our podcast with peo...

This pairing of stories was suggested by Gav: in this episode the two part 6th Doctor story Timelash from Season 22, which we'll pair next time with 9th Doctor outing The Unquiet Dead from Series 1. We'll decide whether watching them was a gas, or just let us feeling aghast. Joining Richard for the discussion are Gav, Giles and Paul. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it,...

Gav, Giles and Paul join Richard for the second half of our discussion about some actual missing episodes. In this moment of Film is Fabulous getting close to some missing episodes which still exist in film collections, Gav had the idea of each of us picking two standalone missing episodes to try to unravel some enduring mysteries. Originally there weren't going to be any Dalek episodes, but Gav a...

Marco, Myth Makers, Masterplan, Power. It's the Omnirumour all over again! Well, not quite. Gav, Giles and Paul join Richard for a discussion about the episodes themselves. In this moment of Film is Fabulous talking about standalone episodes existing in film collections, Gav had the idea of each of us picking two standalone missing episodes to try to unravel some enduring mysteries. Originally the...

This pairing of stories linked to Mary Shelley's horror story Frankenstein was Richard's idea: in the last episode we looked at the four part 4th Doctor story from early 1976 and Season 13 - The Brain of Morbius, which we've paired this time with 2020's 13th Doctor outing The Haunting of Villa Diodati from Series 12. We'll decide whether these stories have animated us like a bolt of lightning or l...

This pairing of stories linked to Mary Shelley's horror story Frankenstein was Richard's idea: in this episode the four part 4th Doctor story from early 1976 and Season 13 - The Brain of Morbius, which we'll pair next time with 2020's 13th Doctor outing The Haunting of Villa Diodati from Series 12. We'll decide whether these stories have animated us like a bolt of lightning or left us feeling like...

Back for the second half of this Gav-inspired pairing of two Zygon stories: last time's four part 4th Doctor story Terror of the Zygons, paired with this episode's 2015 two part 12th Doctor outing The Zygon Invasion / Inversion from Series 9. We'll decide whether these stories make you feel like lairds or a bunch of suckers. Joining Gav for the discussion are Paul, Giles and Richard. Please like o...

Gav suggested this pairing of two Zygon stories: in this episode the four part 4th Doctor story from 1975 which starts Season 13 - Terror of the Zygons, which we'll pair next time with 2015's two part 12th Doctor outing The Zygon Invasion / Inversion from Series 9. We'll decide whether these stories make you feel like lairds or a bunch of suckers. Joining Gav for the discussion are Paul, Giles and...

A short outtake from our most recent recording in which we discover Giles and Rick's favourite dinosaurs and how to find Giles on Gallifrey Base, we very briefly discuss the new Walking with Dinosaurs series and the upcoming Jurassic World film, and Richard reveals that he hasn't moved on from The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book.

The second half of what was supposed to be a quick and easy pair of episodes to research, record and edit, with less than 2 hours of screen time across the two stories. But somehow Richard has managed to invite everybody, so Giles, Rick and Paul are joined by returning guest Gav Rymill and this part is even longer than the first half. We're discussing two stories which introduce an unexpected Doct...

This was supposed to be a quick and easy pair of episodes to research, record and edit, with less than 2 hours of screen time across the two stories. But somehow Richard has managed to invite everybody, so Giles, Rick and Paul are joined by returning guest Gav Rymill and it becomes a huge endeavour. We're discussing two stories which introduce an unexpected Doctor: in this episode the two part 6th...

Giles, Rick and Richard return with guest Jim Trenowden to discuss the second of two stories about exploitation - 10th Doctor outing New Earth from Series 2, which we've paired with last time's missing but recently animated 1st Doctor story The Savages from Season 3. We'll decide whether these stories give you a bit of a boost, or just leave you feeling wiped out. Please like or share our podcast...

Giles, Rick and Richard are joined by honoured guest Jim Trenowden to discuss two stories about exploitation - in this episode missing, but recently animated 1st Doctor story The Savages from Season 3, which we'll pair next time with 10th Doctor outing New Earth from Series 2. We'll decide these stories give you a bit of a boost, or just leave you feeling wiped out Please like or share our podcast...

Paul, Giles, Rick and Richard are back to discuss two stories with with double trouble - last episode it was 5th Doctor adventure The Caves of Androzani from Season 21, which we've paired this time with 11th Doctor story The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People from Series 6. We'll decide whether they have have double the fun, or just provoke a double take.  Please like or share our podcast with people...

Paul, Giles, Rick and Richard are back to discuss two stories with with double trouble - in this episode 5th Doctor adventure The Caves of Androzani from Season 21, which we'll pair next time with 11th Doctor story The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People from Series 6. We'll decide whether they have have double the fun, or just provoke a double take.  Please like or share our podcast with people who w...

Paul, Giles, Rick and Richard return for the second half of their discussion about two stories with masterly intent - 3rd Doctor outing Colony in Space from Season 8, which we discussed last time and 10th Doctor story Utopia from Series 3, which forms the bulk of this episode's chat. We'll decide whether they have colonial style, or require colonic irrigation. And whether, in fact, it's basically...

Paul, Giles, Rick and Richard return to discuss two stories with masterly intent - in this episode 3rd Doctor outing Colony in Space from Season 8, which we'll paired next time with 10th Doctor story Utopia from Series 3. We'll decide whether they have colonial style, or require colonic irrigation.  Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base h...

Happy New Year from Something Who. Just before Christmas, on 23rd December 2024, a 90 minute colour version of the War Games was broadcast on BBC4 and made available in the BBC iPlayer. As with The Daleks before it, this 10 part black and white story has been edited into a shorter form and colourised to help bring it to life for a new generation. And Something Who has managed to secure a return vi...

As a companion to our Something Who 101, which has clips from the first 5 years of our podcast, it's time to share a few highlights from the past year of Something Who, which included our 100th episode. If you haven't heard us before, this will give you a flavour of our podcast. And if you have, here's a reminder. And there's a lot to choose from. In addition to our regular presenting team of Rich...

You may have noticed that our 100th episode came out earlier this year. This is a series of clips from the first 5 years of our podcast to capture the spirit of what we do. If you haven't heard us before, this will give you a flavour. And if you have, here's a reminder. Thanks to all the many contributors and guests over those 5 years. It's been a lot of fun (and a hell of a lot of editing). We ho...