Adam Richard Has A Theory

Adam attempts to talk more about the Doctor Who  Christmas special 'Joy to the World' starring Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan and goes off on a Christmas movie tangent that involves half the cast of Mean Girls. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam watches the 2024 Doctor Who  Christmas special 'Joy to the World' in the theory dome, hits record as soon as it is finished, and goes off on a chair tangent that takes up half of the episode, just like the chair storyline in the show. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a special Doctor Who  Christmas treat, a spooky Sutekh story from James. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A breakdown of when and where you can see the forthcoming Doctor Who  Christmas special 'Joy to the World' starring Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan and when the next episode of the Theory Podcast will be released. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reflecting on the end of Ruby Sunday's story in the Doctor Who  season finale 'Empire of Death,' Adam discusses the heartbreak of letting go. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam has some concerns about the ambitious reach of the storytelling being beyond the grasp of the Doctor Who  season finale 'Empire of Death' starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam looks back on the Doctor Who  season finale 'Empire of Death' and has some thoughts about subtext and separating the art from the artist. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rewatching the Doctor Who  episode 'Empire of Death' Adam realises that the memory TARDIS looks like the Theory Dome. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam watches the rest of the 'Joy to the World' trailer from the forthcoming Doctor Who  Christmas special, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan. There has been an edit to this episode. Grown-ups can hear the unedited version at Patreon . © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam delves into the new trailer for the 2024 Doctor Who  Christmas Special 'Joy to the World,' starring Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan, coming soon to Disney+ and he almost gets through half of it... © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt's Missive becomes increasingly frustrated with the Doctor Who episode 'Empire of Death,' which just makes Adam laugh more. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam's helpful TARDIS theory goes into overdrive as he continues reading Matt's Missive on the Doctor Who  season finale 'Empire of Death.' © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt's Missive on the Doctor Who  episode 'Empire of Death' continues, and Adam wonders what happens to the mess Sutekh makes in the time vortex. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A return to the Doctor Who  season finale 'Empire of Death' starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson, with storyteller theories, and Matt's Missive, which gets another theme song. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tanz picks up on some thoughts about the malefactors in the Doctor Who  episode 'Rogue' and Adam somehow ends up talking about Doctor Odyssey. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carl writes in about the Doctor Who  episodes 'Dot and Bubble' and 'Rogue' and his own experiences of systemic racism. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam rewatches the Doctor Who  episode 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday' starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson and after a long tangent about the fine line of predictability, he has some strange theories about TARDISes and cryptic crossword clues. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The conclusion of Matt's Missive on the Doctor Who  episode 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday' causes Adam nostalgic rapture about a Big Finish companion. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt's Missive on the Doctor Who  episode 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday' sends Adam off down a theory hole wondering about Gallifreyans wearing conference name tags. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam wonders about career paths in UNIT and how Kate came to be in charge while delving into a look back at the Doctor Who  episode 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday' starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam is still reeling from the fan-bait subtext from 'Rogue' and wonders if there is a real-world impetus behind the fake Susan hints in the Doctor Who episode 'The Legend of Ruby Sunday.' © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam rewatches the Doctor Who  episode 'Rogue' and reassesses his thoughts on the romance being played by Ncut Gatwa and Johnathon Groff; plus, he's concerned at what the subtext says about fandom. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam looks at Doctor Who news, like the recently revealed deleted scenes from the first Disney+ series and the forthcoming colourised edit of the ten-part Patrick Troughton story, 'The War Games.' © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recent world events and Damo's email about the Doctor Who  episode 'Dot and Bubble' have made Adam reflect on sanctioned bigotry and how it feels to be constantly afraid. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Damo from the Star Trek  podcast How Much For Just the Podcast?  writes in with some thoughts on privilege and racism in the Doctor Who  episode 'Dot and Bubble,' starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.