Doctor Who A(uton) to Z(ygon)

This week Ashley, Josh and Alan have a very spirited, passionate (ie heated) discussion about Episode 6 of Doctor Who Series 15 (Season 2), "The Interstellar Song Contest" ! We talk about the implications of the episode, the effect events had on the Doctor, the music (of course), and more. But okay, yeah, we also talk about the surprise appearance of [REDACTED] and the unexpected bi-generation of...

This week we steer our TARDIS to a seemingly unassuming barber shop in Lagos, Nigeria for "The Story and the Engine" , a weird tale about a god, safe spaces, the power of storytelling, and a huge mechanical space spider. It's Episode 5 of Season 2 and it's written by Inua Ellams and directed by Makalla McPherson. Please let us know what you thought of this episode by emailing us...

This week Josh, Ashley and Alan dissect the newest episode of Doctor Who Season 2 - "Lucky Day" written by Pete McTighe and directed by Peter Hoar. It's a Doctor-lite episode, but that's the only thing light about it! It deals with some very heavy issues in some very surprising ways, and we analyze it from every angle. Please let us know what you thought of "Lucky Day" and we'll share your comment...

Doctor Who Season 2 (Series 15 / Season 41) has reached its third episode, the widely-acclaimed "The Well," written by Russell T Davies and Sharma Angel-Walfall and directed by Amanda Brotchie. Does our opinion match the praise that has been heaped on this episode? We liked it, but . . . did we like it? Check out this episode to find out! First, though, we have some feedback from listene...

This week we're "beamin' at ya" a day early with our review of this week's episode, "Lux," the second episode of Season 2 (Series 15), written by Russell T Davies. In it, an animated character called Mr. Ring-a-Ding comes to life in Miami 1952. But Ring-a-Ding is so much more than just a character from a film short! This is an unedited conversation between three friends and Doctor Who fans in whic...

This week we review "The Robot Revolution" , the kick-off to Season 2 of Doctor Who ! We dig into all the good and all the bad of the season premiere. How does it stack up to the debut of Season 1? What do we think of our new companion, Belinda? But first, we spend a few minutes remembering a Doctor Who legend, Jean Marsh , who sadly passed away at the age of 90. Because of issues with the audio r...

We've been talking about relaunch points for Doctor Who the past few weeks (first "Rose" and then "The Eleventh Hour") so we thought we would go back to the first time that the show completely reinvented itself -- way back in 1970 -- when "Spearhead From Space" literally tranformed Doctor Who into a totally new show with a new cast, new format, and broadcasting in...

Just one week after celebrating the 20th Anniversary of "Rose," we have the 15th Anniversary of the original broadcast of "The Eleventh Hour." This episode was a pivot point for the series, as it moves into a whole new era with a new showrunner, a new Doctor, and a new companion. How does it perform this monumental task, and how does it stack up to "Rose"? Give us a l...

It's been EXACTLY 20 years (okay, almost!) since "Rose" first broadcast on BBC One, bringing Doctor Who back to the airwaves and relaunching the phenomenon for a whole new generation. Everything was riding on this one episode! Luckily the production team knocked it out of the park! We take a fresh look at this episode one of the most important chapters in Doctor Who history. Does it...

This week we pay a visit to 1996 and Paul McGann's sole television outing as the Doctor, in the television movie Doctor Who (or as we fans know it, The Enemy Within ). You may be surprised by our review of it -- we're pretty harsh on it for a film we love so much. But hopefully it'll all make sense! Before our review, we read some Listener Feedback and tackle the latest Doctor Who news...

Season 2 is just a month away, and the BBC and Disney+ has a dropped a new trailer -- TWO new trailers, in fact! Ashley, Josh and Alan take a detailed look at both trailers, break 'em down, and reveal some carefully considered predictions (i.e. wild speculation) about what's in store for us in the season to come! Then, we analyze two important bits of recent news about the state of Doctor Who on D...

This week Ashley, Josh and Alan wrap up Big Finish’s Once and Future miniseries with up the long-delayed finale “Coda - The Final Act.” It’s our first taste of Jo Martin’s Fugitive Doctor on audio, and it also features Jonathan Carley as War Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice, Chase Masterson as Vienna. But before we dive into our review of that, we have an awful lot of news to get through, includin...

"The War Games” – the final story of the Second Doctor era from 1969 – has now been released in a drastically altered format, with a new colourisation, new special effects, new CGI, a new score, and a severe new edit! But more than that, this version makes significant character and narrative changes as well. It’s been a controversial release to say the least ... and we have a wide range of re...

It’s Christmas in January as we give our review of this year’s Christmas episode “Joy to the World”! But first we read some listener feedback and then we dive into the news that we missed while we were on holiday.  What did you think of “TJoy to the World”?? We'd love to hear from you! If you've enjoyed the show, please leave a comment, review, or rating wherever you're listening! If t...

This week we drop in on the planet Mars to pay a visit to – not Ice Warriors – but a human colony on the verge of destruction in “The Waters of Mars” from 2009 starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor near the end of his journey. And let me just say . . . we’re all very surprised by our reactions to this one. Good or bad” You’ll have to listen to find out!  What did you think of “The Waters of M...

We open our show this week by analyzing what we know about the upcoming release "The War Games in Colour," based on what has been revealed about it so far and based on what we saw in last year's "The Daleks in Colour." Then we jump into our main topic: a review of the recently released Big Finish audio drama "Goth Opera" adapted from the 1994 novel by Paul Cornell. It's classic vampire lore with a...

DWAZ #66 – "THE GIRL WHO DIED  In this episode we take a look at the Twelfth Doctor episode “The Girl Who Died” starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara, and guest starring Maisie Williams as Ashildr. The Doctor and Clara must help a village of Vikings defend themselves against an attack by ‘Space Odin’ and alien warriors who want to crush them into warrior juice. It’s written...

This week we turn to a medieval tale of castles, vampires, and blood as we review "State of Decay" , the Fourth Doctor story from Season 18 (1980) starring Tom Baker as the Doctor, Lalla Ward as Romana, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, and John Leeson as K-9. Still stuck in E-Space, the TARDIS crew must deal with a crashed Earth ship, vampire lore come to life, ancient Gallifreyan legend, a lot of bat...

This week the DWAZ Gang checks out a recent release from Big Finish -- "Deathworld," the story from 1973 that almost became the 10th Anniversary story! In it, the first three Doctors, along with Jo, Jamie and the Brigadier, find themselves in a weird realm where they meet the Four Horsemen, and Death is playing a deadly game of chess with the Lord President of Gallifrey! Did we like it? Give it a...

It’s the deadliest, most menacing Top 5 list EVER! This week Josh, Ashley and Alan count down their top 5 favorite Dalek stories, be they from television, comics, novels, or Big Finish. We also each pick some honorable mentions that didn’t quite make the list but easily could have. It’s a very eclectic mix of stories from the spectrum of Doctor Who !  What are YOUR favorite Dalek stories?? We'd lo...

Doctor Who: Devious is a fan film 30+ years in the making! The team behind it has completed four episodes so far with more in the works. The story focuses on an “unfinished” Doctor between the Second and Third Doctors midway through the regeneration process. The project’s biggest boast is that it features Jon Pertwee’s final performance as the Third Doctor, filmed one year before his death in 1996...

Everyone has their favorite companion from the television series, be it Sarah Jane, Rose, Ace, Donna, Jamie, Ruby, or any number of other characters. But what about the companions who didn’t originate on TV? The legion of companions that the Doctor has met and traveled with in the novels, the comics, or the audio dramas? That’s where the really unusual companions are found—like the Cyberman with a...

DWAZ #60 – THE DOCTOR WHO PANTHEON  Doctor Who has been busy this past year or more establishing a new presence in its own universe: The Pantheon – a collection of powerful extra-dimensional beings new and previously established that pose a threat to our reality. Sutekh the Destroyer, the Toymaker, the Maestro, the Trickster, the Mara, and others. Joined by our good friend Anthony Williams of the...

DWAZ #59 – DOCTOR WHO URBAN LEGENDS  This week we’re talking about urban legends – whether it be urban legends that have been depicted in the show, ones we think would make good episodes, or urban legends about the show itself! Alan and Ashley are joined by our buddy Martin Stone Hennessee to delve into the weirder corners of the Whoniverse!  But first we review all the news that came out of San D...

We've reached our 50th show! Yeah, we've actually recorded 58 shows, but we saved our 50th until now! We asked listeners and friends to send us their Whovian questions, and boy did we get some good ones! The questions we tackle in this show range from what our Time Lord titles would be to what we would do to prevent episodes from the 60s from getting lost ; from why Troughton is the best D...