Doctor Who: The Ood Cast

In which we catch up on the past three years, stand roughly in a straight line and buy things off Etsy. "He's giving everyone a last chance. He's saying this is where the show's going. This is the politics of the show ... it's about hope and love and inclusion and diversity. So, get back on board or otherwise F&*% off. I think it's amazing that he's doing that in such a beautiful, eloquent way...

"To be honest, a lot of things have made me cry over the past few days but this was a different kind of cry." Reviews: Message from the Doctor Air Date: 25th March 2020 Song: Doctor in a Cupboard based on Michael in the Bathroom from Be More Chill Sketches: Hide & Strax by Chris Mead Haiku: Even in hiding/ she's saving us from ourselves/ darkness never wins Additional notes: Even though this i...

"Even when her mind is wiped. Even when she's returned to being a child and the Time Lords are trying to integrate her back into society and be a normal boring Time Lord. That name comes back. That same TARDIS comes back. That need to go out and help people comes back. It's so deep within her that even if you wipe her brain and try and start again. She's still going to become that amazing rebel."...

"I don't think I've really seen people on Doctor Who eating ever." Reviews: The Haunting of Villa Diodati Air Date: 16th February 2020 Song: Unfinished Cyberman based on Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve Sketches: Taking the Tour by Chris Fosten. Lord Byron Introduces his Latest Work by Chris Fosten. Cyberwoman II: Cyber Boogaloo by Chris Mead. Haiku: Cellar-based poet/ finds clever metal dollop/...

"She's not tackling her own trauma at all because she's spending all her time entertaining her companions." Reviews: Can You Hear Me? Air Date: 9th February 2020 Song: What if Gods Were Arseholes? based on One of Us by Joan Osborne Sketches: Nightmare Season by Chris Fosten. Alternative Reactions by Chris Fosten. Haiku: Dark visions point them/ to jailed nightmarish prankster/ they stay bottled up...

"Do you think the Doctor has got better at steering the TARDIS or do you think the Doctor just hates Adric?"   Reviews: Praxeus Air Date: 2nd February 2020 Song: I am a Bird based on I'm Like a Bird by Nelly Furtado Sketches: Two Oods Roaming by Chris Fosten. Un Chat by Chris Mead. The Operation by Chris Fosten. Haiku: Alien virus/ might solve plastic pollution/ goes for birds instead Additional n...

"This is an amazing story arc. I think it blows all the previous story arcs out of the water."   Reviews: Fugitive of the Judoon Air Date: 26th January 2020 Song: Ho Flo Blo Ro based on Heart Beats by José Gonzalez Sketches: The Keepers at the Gate by Chris Fosten & Chris Mead. The Chris Chibnall Gang by Chris Mead. Dead Punny by Chris Mead. Haiku: Rhino police force/ find new depths to the Do...

"That's a genuinely warm feeling I get when he ... talks about buses." Reviews: Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror Air Date: 19th January 2020 Song: Danger High Voltage (Tesla edit) based on Danger High Voltage by Electric 6 Sketches: Creating Fear by Chris Fosten. No Patents by Chris Fosten. Bread Ahead by Chris Mead. Haiku: Inventor wanted/ by sparky alien queen/ their end is a shock Additional note...

"I don't think she's talking entirely to them. And I don't think she's talking entirely about Earth. I think she's talking to herself and she's talking about Gallifrey." Reviews: Orphan 55 Air Date: 12th January 2020 Song: Benni based on Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson Additional notes: We will always remain a positive and upbeat podcast about Doctor Who, even when there are parts of an episode...

"Can you slide shambolically?" "You can - it hurts though. It's hell on the knees." Reviews: Spyfall Parts I & II Air Date: 1st January 2020 & 5th January 2020 Song: Spyfall based on Skyfall by Adele Additional notes: It really doesn't seem that long since we were all together but it is DEFINITELY over a year. Scary how fast time moves but probably appropriate given our subject matter. In...

“The battle of number 46 plus a naan bread is a lot easier to say.” Reviews: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos Air Date: 9th December 2018 Additional notes: It was great to have all the Oods back in one place for this episode. As well as the review, we look back on Series 11 as a whole and think big thoughts about wonderful Doctor Who.

“A deep, steep inlet of the sea...”   Reviews: It Takes You Away Air Date: 2nd December 2018 Song: Portal Connection based on Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog Additional notes: Yes. We were slightly drunk during this episode. That might be seen as slightly unprofessional but hey, ain't nobody being paid for this s*!%. Recognise the voice of the President? It's none other than Erik Stadnik, le...

“The Morax King looked a bit like Earthworm Jim…” Reviews: The Witchfinders Air Date: 24th November 2018 Song: I Vomit Mud on You based on I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone Additional notes: As well as the normal Ood review, this specially extended episood has a bonus review from comedic superfans Gemma Arrowsmith (of Big Finish fame), John Henry Falle and Jenny Rowe. There's also a sketch co-wr...

“We are the candy floss surrounding the razor blades of public opinion…”   Reviews: Kerblam! Air Date: 17th November 2018 Song: Pop based on Stop by The Spice Girls Additional notes: Back together again for this episode. And many thanks to listener (and honorary Ood) Emily Jenik for her Yaz sketch this week. Also Kerblam! is the first Doctor Who episode with an exclamation mark in the title. But K...

“People are unfathomably cruel to each other. Nationalism and tribalism … that turns people into caricatures of the worst aspects of humanity.” Reviews: Demons of the Punjab Air Date: 11th November 2018 Song: Both Sides of the Border based on Both Sides of the Story by Phil Collins Additional notes: Once again the Oods are split up for this episode but it’s probably appropriate for the subject mat...

"If the Pting guzzles energy then the Doctor guzzles knowledge…" Reviews: The Tsuranga Conundrum Air Date: 4th November 2018 Song: Nom Nom Nom based on You'll Be Back by Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Additional notes: Chris Sigma has been wanting to make Loz do a Hamilton song for YEARS. The Doctor mentioning the musical during the episode was all the excuse he needed. Thanks, Chibnall. CHIBNALL...

"It was like being slapped directly on the nose by a side of ham…" Reviews: Arachnids in the UK Air Date: 28th October 2018 Song: Spider-Doc based on Spider-Man by Moxy Fruvous Additional notes: This week's song is insanely catchy and took Loz a huge amount of time because she had to create all the layered harmonies from scratch.

"To navigate by our hearts is only, and VERY, human..." Reviews: Rosa Air Date: 21st October 2018 Song: Stormcage based on Starman by David Bowie

"Apologies for those of you listening through very high fidelity headsets as you'll probably be able to hear everything that's sliding around my eustachian tubes..." Reviews: The Ghost Monument Air Date: 14th October 2018 Song: No song this week either due to Loz still being ill (sorry) Additional notes: This episode was recorded using the equipment we used for the very first Ood Cast ever and was...

"I feel so many things inside myself. I have so many emotions..." Reviews: The Woman Who Fell To Earth Air Date: 7th October 2018 Song: No song this week due to Loz being ill (sorry) Additional notes: At one point during the editing of this episode on a train, Chris Sigma got so engrossed that he missed his stop and ended up in Guildford. Great showbiz story that.

This is it. The last episode of the season. Chris Sigma, Stephen Davidson and Zara Swanton rip up the Ood One Out rule book and just talk about the sixty or so things they loved about The Doctor Falls. PLUS we're back to a full compliment of sketches, songs and oods for one final hurrah.

Join Chris Sigma and improviser/actor/Big Finish designer Tom Webster as they trawl through the embarrassment of riches that was World Enough and Time. There is also a lot of talk about The Five Doctors. Probably more than is necessary.

Some pretty impressive guerrilla-podcasting this week. This whole episode was recorded, edited and uploaded in under 2 hours from start to finish. So expect a certain ... artisanal roughness ... as the Sigmas review The Eaters of Light.

The ood one is well and truly out this week as Laura and Alpha review Empress of Mars. What did they think of this rollicking tale of subterranean adventure? Plus Ice Warrior beat poetry ... as you do.

The Sigmas review The Lie of the Land and contend with sleep deprivation, politics and ridiculous accents.