Doctor Who: 42 To Doomsday

Episode 47 – The Doctor Who Festival came and went in a rush that left a Moffat sized hole in our hearts! Rob and Mark are again joined by Rob Lloyd as we pick our way through the variegated highlights of this wonderful event which allowed the fans to press the flesh with Capaldi, Moffat and Gatiss as they gazed at us Down Under! Rob Lloyd talks about the excitement of hosting multiple interviews...

Episode 46 – Jon Preddle, author of the continuity guide Timelink and the BROADWCAST website, is our special guest this episode. Jon discusses setting up BROADWCAST, his online guide for Doctor Who worldwide transmissions and foreign airdates. We chat about how his research helped set up BROADWCAST, and some of the fan myths he has debunked. Jon Preddle can be found on Twitter @JonPreddle and BROA...

Episode 45 - On the 49th Anniversary(ish) of 2nd Doctor's début, Mark, Rob and special guests Richard Nolan and David Kitchen feast on the rich morsels of what remains of the Troughton era. We cover the companions, best stories, the writings of David Whitaker and Troughton’s contribution to the show’s rich legacy. All this plus our usual penetrating analysis of Series 9 so far!

Episode 44 - Better late than never, Rob and Mark return to talk about the first two episodes of Series 9, Phil Morris's début convention appearance and did the Sixth Doctor's swansong meet our expectations? All this plus Rob's prediction for the finale for Series 9!

Episode 43 – J.R Southall makes a dramatic return appearance hanging from the bottom of a Police Box carried by helicopter to help us close out our ‘terrible two’s celebrations. Once again, we venture into the minefield that is known as Death in Heaven and hopefully emerge unscathed. We then look at the topic of Doctor Who biopics – which period of the show would we like to see dramatized? and wha...

‎Episode 42 - As part of our terrible two celebrations we have wheeled out some guests to help us celebrate this awesome milestone! Actor, comedian and Time Lord Rob Lloyd returns to discuss his role in The Doctor Who Symphony Spectacular, his upcoming involvement in the Doctor Who Festival in Sydney and his new Star Wars based comedy show 'The Heart Awakens'. We also chat about the state of the A...

Episode 41 – The two angriest men in Doctor Who podcasting are back and this time we put the show itself on trial. The crime? Greatest production mistakes ever! What crimes is the show guilty of which one will hang the highest? All this plus Colin-gate and an overdue mailbag bursting at the seams!

Episode 40 - The Omni rumour is now the subject of a book! Rob and Mark speak with Dave Hoskin, journalist and author of the forthcoming tome 'Chasing Shadows' from Obverse Books. The book will look at the impact of the omnirumour on Doctor Who fandom in the internet age, as well as examining some of the rumours themselves. All this and make sure you listen to the end where we unveil a brief archi...

Episode 39 - Before podcasts, before cosplay, before the discovery of time travel, there was…NOTHING! Well, not entirely. In ye olden days, when fans went to meetings riding on the backs of pterodactyls there was…the (PAPER) FANZINE! Within those hallowed and now yellowed pages, fans would gather together in a papery, non-digital environment to express their ideas, love (and hate – some things wil...

Episode 38 - In this very special 'unplugged' edition of 42 to Doomsday, the four smartest Doctor Who fans south of the equator get together to grapple with many of the pressing issues gripping fandom today. With special guests Richard Nolan and Dave Kitchen, Mark and Rob dive deep into the classic and new series, take a peek at UK politics, Steven Moffat OBEs impact on the show, the Omni-Rumour,...

Episode 37 - With the lack of any real news reminding us of the wilderness years, Mark talks about his experience at the Whoniverse convention and with Steven Moffatt staying around for Season 10 and does he now need to buy an Hawaiian shirt? As requested by two of our listeners we present a extended edition of our 'Dragged from the Archives' segment We dive headlong into the aftermath of Season 2...

Episode 36 – The Peter Davison era is revisited by Rob, Mark and special guest Jono from New Zealand’s premier (and only) Doctor Who podcast Zeus Pod! We look back on the highs and lows of the era and try to determine if Caves is the only good story from the entire run and is our affection for the 5th Doctor’s reign coloured by nostalgia? All this plus we subject Jono to ‘Who Knows’ and make sure...

Episode 35 - The boys from Oz are back and with nothing of consequence occurring in the world of Who, we fall back to 'ye old faithful' top 5 countdown, this time looking at the top 5 underrated Nu Who episodes. Which stories will make the cut and which entries will render Mark speechless? We touch upon the Sony leaks, the Radio Times Nu Who poll and the long awaited (and delayed) return of our 'D...

Episode 34 - Andrew Smith, writer of Season's 18 Full Circle and many a Big Finish production is our special guest in this episode. We talk about his early radio and television work, his interactions with not one but four Doctor Who script editors, how he novelised Full Circle, his career in policing and the accuracy of today’s TV police dramas. Andrew is also our first victim, sorry, 'participant...

Episode 33 - We continue our look at the biographies from the worlds of Doctor Who with our resident merchandise expert Richard Nolan. We sort the wheat from the chaff and talk about the good, the bad and the indifferent examples from this rapidly growing market. Being literary types, we briefly touch on the Doctor Who Pattern Book and ask if one of the pictures contained within this lofty tome a...

Episode 32 - To "celebrate" the 30th anniversary of the original cancellation / postponement / whatever it was, Mark and Rob travel back in time to the mid-80's where the fashion was just like the 6th doctor's costume bright and garish..We reminiscence over the 'bad old' days' and discuss if the cancellation was the right thing to do or a wasted opportunity ? Featuring contributions from listeners...

Episode 31 - Richard Marson is our special guest in this first part of our two part series looking at the biographies of Doctor Who stars in front and behind of the camera. Richard discusses the approach he took in documenting the life of Doctor Who's first producer, Verity Lambert as well as touching on his previous acclaimed book on John-Nathan Turner. We also ask Richard his thoughts on other b...

Episode 30 - Put another shrimp on the barbie, cobber, it's the Australia Day long weekend! Mark and Rob return from their sabbatical and ease back into the podcasting grind by talking about their top 5 underrated classic Who stories. All this plus their thoughts on Last Christmas, Series 9 rumours and the debut of our new segment Horrible Whoniversaries: get aboard the wibbly wobbly time machine...

Happy New Year (eve) everyone and to help you bring in the new year in style we release our second minisode / cutaway! The 28th February 1985 saw the first attempt at the cancellation / postponement/ hiatus / whatever of the classic series starring the then Doctor, Colin Baker. To protest (at this let's be honest ludicrous move) in March of that same year Ian Levine harnessed the vocal talents of...

Episode 28 So This is Christmas - In our final 'regular' episode for 2014 we look at the many different Christmas episodes served up by the new series as part of the BBC festive schedule. Are they just a load of left over Christmas turkey or is there a gold coin buried in a Christmas pudding? We also talk about how Christmas is celebrated in Australia, more of your missives in our Santa sack and w...

Episode 27 - We (again) break our first law of time and review the remaining stories of Peter Capaldi's debut series including the he controversial finale with Mary Poppins and the Iron Patriot (a.k.a Cyber Lethbridge-Stewart) then offer our judgement on Series 8, was Clara Oswald redeemed in our eyes and will Rob's desk be able to survive his judgement on the Moff's latest arc machinations? Final...

Episode 26 - Rob and Mark are back and in this special episode are joined by Starburst Columnist and Blue Box podcast maestro JR Southall where we throw the running order out the window and wax lyrical about Podcasting, Eric Saward, the aborted Season 23, Eric Saward, the New Series, the crazy science of The Tenth Planet oh and Eric Saward! We also subject JR to our International Omni-Rumour alert...

Episode 25 - The Thompson Twins of Doctor Who podcasting are back and in this episode we examine the entrails of the Hartnell era, looking at the man himself, the companions of that era, and how much of the show’s future owes itself it's formative years. All this, plus our thoughts about (not review) Series 8 and we drag up for a return bout of our Dragged from the Archives segment - this time loo...

Episode 24 - To celebrate the start of series 8, Mark and Rob list of their top 5 things about the new series. What came in at poll position and who exactly did Rob tear up over? We also chat about the first two episodes of Peter Capaldi's era - a storming start or a gentle easing into the reign of a man with the attack eyebrows? As a special treat - Mark serenades Rob to try and stop him blowing...

Episode 23 - They came, they saw, they kicked our a.....the Milli Vanilli of the Doctor Who Podcasting world return for their 'difficult' 23 album...err episode. We discuss the Sydney leg of the Doctor Who World Tour in which Rob and Mark didn't go (sob!) but friend of the show Rob Lloyd did (yay!) and filed an exclusive report! We then take a look at how the 'brand' of the new series has been mar...