Doctor Who: The Ood Cast

Ood One Out Chris Sigma is joined by playwright and improviser Tom Salinsky for a chat about The Pyramid at the End of the World - a meditation on love, war and happenstance & winner of the 2017 award for longest title of an episode of Doctor Who. Also there's a bit of Beckett and a Commoodity-chosen song about the end of the world as we know it.

Oods Alpha & Sigma are joined by the Story Beast himself, John Henry Falle to discuss Extremis, a none-more-Moffat tale of virtue, hope and valour in the final hour.

The lonely ood, Chris Sigma, is joined by Bryn Salisbury and Dylan Emery to review the episode Oxygen (continuing the preference for very short titles this season). Plus These Suits Were Made for Working, Classic Andy, Chris Apha's HaikWho and we get Siri to help us record. There might even be a special guest... (there is a special guest).

Sigma is joined by Angus Dunican to review the latest episode of Doctor Who, Knock Knock. Plus there's the usual songs, poetry and comment from the other Oods.

Join Chris Sigma as he reunites with Andy to review Thin Ice. This week we also have the first in our rolling roster of honourary Ood co-hosts - Emily Jenik.

Sigma and Alpha reunite to review Smile - a sort-of spiritual sequel to Blink in that both titles revolve around things you can do with your face.

This week Chris Sigma is joined by long term co-host (and excellent life-partner) Laura Mead to review the Doctor Who Series 10 opener - The Pilot.

"It was a bit like Sean Connery trying to do an American accent through an electrified sock..." Reviews: Time Heist Air Date: 20th September 2014 Song: Spoon Forehead based on Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey Additional notes: This episode was recorded in the present day of 2015. Next week we return to 2014 - yes, our brains hurt too.

"This is like the Sharon Stone's crotch of monsters..."   Reviews: Listen Air Date: 13th September 2014 Song: Listen based on Real Love by John Lennon Additional notes: This is the first episode after Chris Sigma returned from his three month sabbatical to the States. We had to edit out the snogging. * *true

"He had a bouquet of quivering fronds..." Reviews: Robot of Sherwood Air Date: 6th September 2014 Song: Ood-e-lally based on Oo-De-Lally by Roger Miller Additional notes: We recorded this during the week that Robot of Sherwood went out and then promptly forgot to release it until April 2015. So we did the sketch about Jeremy Clarkson BEFORE he actually got fired for punching someone. Timey, and in...

"Talk to the plunger coz the eyestalk ain't listening..." Reviews: Into the Dalek Air Date: 30th August 2014 Song: A Dalek Called Rusty based on Money for Nothing by Dire Straits Additional notes: What of the absent Ood Sigma? He was actually in Texas this week and completely forgot to record a review or write any sketches. This is why the discussion is a little more highbrow and intellectual than...

"This is a Doctor who doesn't really care if people like him." Reviews: Deep Breath Air Date: 23rd August 2014 Song: Brand New Face based on Super Bass by Nicki Minaj Additional notes: Sigma wasn't actually in Texas during his segments. He was in Chicago. This is why he mentions eating "Chicago Mix" popcorn and not a massive slab of barbecue beef brisket. Cheese and caramel really do go together i...

"It's a wonderful idea. The Doctor stops running is a wonderful idea." Reviews: The Time of the Doctor Air Date: 25th December 2013 Song: It's Time (of the Doctor) based on It's Time by Imagine Dragons Additional notes: This was the first time we had recorded together for 6 months. It was so lovely to all be in the same room again and we had a cracking time. Laura's impression of Handles was so fu...

"I punched the air in delight!" "No, that was my face." Reviews: Day of the Doctor Air Date: 23rd November 2013 Additional notes: This episode was recorded in January 2014 which is an embarrassingly long time after the anniversary episode aired. However we didn't publish the podcast until July 2014 so the whole January thing isn't looking so bad now, is it?

“Like mayflies, we are! Fluttering around with no mouths...”   Reviews: Doctor Who Live - The Next Doctor Air Date: 4th Aug 2013 Additional notes: Peter Capaldi is credited in mega zombie flop "World War Z" as W.H.O Doctor. Did the producers have a secret portal to the future? Probably not, judging from box office receipts...

“I find the sight of a man begging for the lives of his friends… quite sensual.” Reviews: The Name of the Doctor Air Date: 31st May 2013 Additional notes: This episode, our season finale, contains our most ambitious sketch to date with 17 podcasters from 3 separate continents getting involved. Thanks to The Doctor Who Podcast, The Tin Dog Podcast, Radio Rassilon, The Minute Doctor Who Podcast, Doc...

“We have to get the thrip-wibble to modulate the tharack bar.” Reviews: Nightmare in Silver Air Date: 16th May 2013 Additional notes: Guest star Warwick Davis has been in more SF films than you can shake a lightsaber at. But we chose to name this episode after a Ricky Gervais mockumentary he starred in. It isn't very funny. At one point, he gets stuck in a dog flap.

“It was like Batman with old people.”   Reviews: The Crimson Horror Air Date: 9th May 2013 Additional notes: Two sketches this week had to be completely re-done because Sigma used the laptop's internal microphone to record them by mistake. The Northern gentleman in the first sketch (with a voice like melted chocolate) is special guest star, Jim Atkins. The other one is Alpha. He is trying out a ra...

“Overall I enjoyed it ... as I would a drawer of cables.” Reviews: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS Air Date: 2nd May 2013 Additional notes: The talented chap who provides our theme song this week was one of the brilliant students we met during our recent trip to San Francisco. We climbed a big hill to visit his school. In San Francisco you have to climb big hills to do pretty much anything. It...

“It's a thing in a thing in a thing...”   Reviews: Hide Air Date: 25th April 2013 Additional notes: Immediately preceding the recording of this episode the Ood Cast consumed an entire Thorntons Easter egg that didn't even belong to them. See, we're not all sunshine and smiles ... we have an edge. Try not to cut yourself.

“The Ice Warriors are a double threat, if they could dance they'd be a triple threat...” Reviews: Cold War Air Date: 18th April 2013 Additional notes: This entire episode was recorded with all the Oods sitting crossed legged on the floor beside a low table. All except Chris Sigma. He had a luxury bean bag.

“When I saw my wife, I was so aroused I vomited up a fruit salad!” Reviews: The Rings of Akhaten Air Date: 11th April 2013 Additional notes: During this week the Sigmas have escaped London and travelled to all three countries in Great Britain. Lots of planets have a north...

"I'll tell you right away who I think is wrong ... The Doctor!" Reviews: The Bells of Saint John Air Date: 2nd April 2013 Additional notes: The music in this episode spans some 500 years. The day of release was exactly 5 years after the Ood Cast published their first blog post. Happy Anniversary, us!

"Strax's potato bumble fun."   It's February. And what's the first thing you think of when you think of February? That's right... Christmas. So with that in mind, the Ood Cast present their review of the Christmas special - The Snowmen. What would Strax have done in biblical times? What other tall tales did Clara tell? How did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle explain away Madame Vastra to his agent? Can Jen...

"To fire monkeys into people's bums..."   You know when you win a Christmas hamper at the raffle? You're really excited but then you peek underneath the bottle of cava, bits of raffia and Elizabeth Shaw mints, and you find that someone's padded out the bottom with dusty tins of spam, pineapple chunks in sugar-free syrup and those crackers that taste like baked paper?   This episode is nothing like...