Doctor Who: The Ood Cast

"It's like a chinchilla!"   In several shades of grey, slightly fuzzy around the edges and beloved of children everywhere, it's the first ever episode of Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child. But what will the Oods make of their first review of a classic episode? Will Andy oscillate with whirling paroxysms of joy? Will Loz fall asleep live on air? Will Sigma reference pagan rituals and summon demons fr...

"Eat a spider & then sit through Vengence of Varos." At the Ood Cast, you won't be flabbergasted to hear that we hate to see lovely old British institutions taking a hammering from people who really couldn't do any better themselves. That's right, we're talking about the BBC! Haterz back off! Sure, it's not perfect but it's still one of the UK's best features. Along with cream teas, the NHS an...

"May the best of your past be the worst of your future…" In which we consider the Ponds as companions, people, fictional characters and plot devices. Join the Ood Cast for a lovely chat about the beautiful and spirited Ponds. As the Autumnal evenings pull in, pour yourself a hot chocolate and settle back to listen to us discussing these most complex and compelling of modern companions, taking in t...

"What the heckington?" Fingers on nodules, everyone - it's the Ood Cast's semi-regular quiz show format, this time hosted by the redoubtable Laura Sigma. But what has Loz got in store for her co-hosts? Fiendish musical offerings? Insane leaps of pure fiction that bear little to no resemblance to rational thought? A bit where language breaks down completely? You bet your sweet brain cells she does....

"You know how mosquitos fly through the rain…?" She was just a girl. A girl with long legs and an even longer memory. And the skinny guy- fading from the corners of her vision like a puddle disturbed by a footstep - was a nurse. They called him "Mr Sweetdreams" on the night shift because his use of topical anaesthesia was legendary. She could still hear voices on the wind from the past - talk of d...

"I think he looked rather jolly ... with his cheek tusks. I'm calling them chusks." The surface of the cube is cold to the touch. Cold but with something surging behind it, like a heart beat.  Like a storm. You run your fingers along its hard edges, trying to discern something of its function in its form but come up blank. Your mind can't wrap itself around the concept of it. Too advanced, too ali...

"I did like the cyborg - his face looked like pork scratchings stapled to a ball bearing…" When I was a child, my favourite story was about a podcast that went on forever. A podcast packed with tales of the Old West, talking hammers and a double macchiato and cactus cake meal deal. A podcast that came from the internet. By the time this episode arrived, the listeners of the Ood Cast were used to t...

'Ow, my plums.' Riddell pushed his way through the undergrowth, the thick, verdant leaves of the jungle tugging at his shirt sleeves and the exposed skin beneath. An array of flying insects buzzed ceaselessly around him, drawn by the salty tang of the sweat pooling in the furrows of his forehead and the shifting plain of flesh between his shoulder blades. And yet the mighty game hunter didn't move...

"I think that sounds a bit like an ill cockerel..." This week, flogging a dead cybermat, the Ood Cast return to the concept of "Sexy Daleks". There’s also an earnest debate, peculiar mouth noises, a wet shave and some filing cabinets. Not to mention a new companion, an exciting twist and the Special Weapons Dalek. Elsewhere, an industrial manufacturer gets an order they just can’t handle, Skaro ma...

“Run a bath, lie back, relax and prepare to have your animal instincts awoken.” We don’t know about you, but our eyeballs are glowing white-hot in anticipation of the start of the next series. It’s a bit like '42'. We are running out of cucumber slices. To try and whet our appetites, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE OODS got out pens, paper & ipads and set to work creating a smorgasbord of plays, stori...

"And the winner is..." The Oscars. The Golden Globes. The BAFTAs. Rear of the Year. These are some award ceremonies we have heard of and, in some cases, been nominated for (Andy came fourteenth in the 1987 Rear of the Year - we're very proud). A little late to capitalise on the awards season, perhaps, but the fevered minds at The Ood Cast are rolling out the red carpet for the great, the good and...

"She has a nice round face with dimples on it ... and I quite like her hair." Doctor Who is nearly 50. It has been around for almost half a century and yet remains one of the most popular, creative and vital shows on television. And the secret to this ridiculous longevity? Sure scripts, actors and production values play a part but the key ingredient, we would argue, is change. The ability to renew...

"It’s a pantomime about Fascism." Oooh, you lucky, lucky listeners. Have we got a treat for you? Gareth Roberts, writer of our Favourite Show Ever and hot off the desk from publishing his most recent novel, the Douglas Adams-inspired Shada, has floated down like a lovely hairy cherub wearing a Skype headset so we can ask him embarrassing questions on your behalf. What's it like working on the show...

"You spoke, we listened ... and then we ignored you." Everyone loves a good quiz, right? We do, anyway. It's just that some things don't work for quizzes - especially not Doctor Who. We proved that conclusively the last time we tried it. And we're experienced enough as podcasters to know not to keep flogging the same dead horses once we've checked for a pulse. Not even we would try a crazy idea li...

"It was a bit like being on Endor but with Willo the Wisp..." Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas. It's March, you say? Well, it's a show about time travel. What do you want from us? Yep. It had to happen at some point, we finally got around to reviewing the Christmas special. Was it a festive treat with all the trimmings or a disappointing mess composed of dry meat, lumpy gravy and too many sprouts? Christ...

"Fifty episodes. We have been doing this crazy, stupid, over-ambitious podcast for fifty episodes." So this is it. Fifty episodes of the Ood Cast- we hope you've had as much fun listening to them as we had making them. Thanks to everyone who emailed in and helped us create this 'Best of...' episode, we have a veritable pick n' mix of fan favourite sketches, a harp rendition of our theme (see, we'r...

"The Doctor's Mum is so fat." Greeting Travellers, time has ground to a halt, all moments are now, come play at eternity in the blink of an eye. In this week's Ood Cast you'll find 80s blue lightening, Time Lord chat up lines, a review of The Wedding of River Song, some exploding tonsils, Latin mispronunciations, atrocious Birmingham accents and a chronological retelling of the story of River Song...

"Listeners, if anyone does know what Laura is talking about, please write in and let the rest of the Ood Cast know..." Hi. How're you doing today? Welcome to the Ood Cast Store. Within these aging walls you'll find whole worlds to explore. We stock everything any self-respecting Whovian may require. Why not take a look around? Ground Floor: A review of Closing Time. First Floor: Two goats & a...

“I'd like a pint of ginger beer, please.” A thorough and enthusiastic review of The God Complex this week spirals off into a debate as to which holy figure would do most damage in a hotel environment. Not an essential underlying theme to the episode but an interesting diversion and the sort of thing we feel we do well at The Ood Cast. When not debating the finer points of sacred vandalism or makin...

"That's my favourite ever barn dance..." In this week's Ood Cast we review an episode where Amy waits over 3 decades for something interesting to happen. Regular listeners can probably relate... But good things come to those that ... well, you know ... so join us as we split the episode into two time streams, attend a dinner party hosted by fictional robots, give head rubs, talk earnestly about th...

"... as if every single fibre of him was steeped in the blood of kittens." With gateaux, mockney and added Americans, the whole Ood Cast are finally back in the room together as they gently fillet and fry (with a wooden pan) Mark Gatiss' latest episode, Night Terrors. Enjoy a trip to a UK retail favourite, poke fun at small children, analyse the London Riots in the context of time-travel and hear...

"It's a little, tiny gypsy. I imprisoned him in my nose." Ood cast, ood cast, uber alles... The Oods are back with a vengeance - spluttering slowly to our recording booth and pulling together another slice of silliness and sycophancy for your delectation. Sadly missing Chris Alpha for the inaugral episood of Season 4, we've roped in a colleague from across the pond to add some salt to the rim of o...

"They've taken her, you see. They've taken my fiancée." This is it. The final episode of Season 3. The intricate, gossamer threads of our artful narrative finally weave together to reveal the epic truth. Join the Ood Cast as they plunge headlong through time & space in a thrilling, last gasp dash to save one of their own. Witness samurai sword wielding Time Lords, robotic Canadians, ruddy-chee...

"Ging-ganger-goolie-goolie-goolie-goolie-watcha-ging-ganger-goo!" On this week's Ood Cast, Laura is unavoidably detained, so the boys have the run of the studio and a little organised chaos reigns. They debate the rights and wrongs of the fate of the gangers (very fleetingly) then discuss clumsy moral dilemmas and whether Andy was actually right about something or if he just thinks he was... On to...

"It just looked like a crazy jacuzzi that somebody had sharted in..." On this week's Ood Cast, the Oods are spooked out, concerned and over the moon with things all at once as they review The Rebel Flesh. But even slightly freaked out, we still manage to run at you with some freshly-concocted Oody goodness, like a madman with a stick. So watch out this week while we dissect what happens when you u...