Doctor Who: Who & Company

Best-Selling author Jenny T. Colgan joins us this month to discuss her lengthy writing career, her involvement with Doctor Who, why she receives birthday wishes from Andrew McCarthy every year, and what she has planned for the future! Then Jenny brings us her Guest Selection, the recent smash mockumentary comedy horror hit, What We Do in the Shadows!  We talk about why this show brings her so much...

This is a special announcement about the future of Who & Company.

Our guest this month is writer Lisa McMullin!  She's an award-winning writer for such shows as Death in Paradise, Casualty, EastEnders, and Moving On.  She is currently working on Hear Me Roar with Christopher Eccleston.  Doctor Who fans will know her from her incredible work at Big Finish.  She joins us to discuss her origins as a writer, how Doctor Who was a bonding experience with her dad, and...

We're back!  It's our tenth season and as is our annual tradition we've invited back our podcasting cohorts, James & Michele of THE Doctor Who Podcast!  It's also a tradition that we discuss the latest animated Doctor Who story.  This time it's The Savages from Season 3 featuring William Hartnell.  We talk about the animation style, the story itself, and the various formats this story is currently...

Our guest this time is comic book writer & artist Matthew Dow Smith!  Matthew joins us this episode to talk about his career in the comic world working on such properties as The X-Files, The Uncanny X-Men, Supernatural, and of course, Doctor Who.  What inspired him to enter the world of writing and drawing for comic books?  How did that lead to working on Doctor Who?  And what does he have planned...

Our latest episode features outstanding writer/actor Tim Treloar, star of stage and screen and of course, Big Finish Audio as the Third Doctor!   We talk to Tim about his extensive career, that one time he frustrated Patrick Stewart, and the most unusual way he was cast as the new voice of the Third Doctor at Big Finish. Then Tim presents his Pick of the Month, the Godfather of prestige TV, The So...

Our ninth season begins with our annual animated review with DWP co-hosts James & Michele! This year, it's Hartnell goodness with The Celestial Toymaker. Does the unique style of animation on this release actually make it better? Tune in and find out!

WE'RE BACK!! After a lengthy hiatus, Who & Company returns with a very special guest! Writer/director/actor Matthew Jacobs joins us to discuss his film/TV career, the creation of the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie, and his new venture - writing for Big Finish! Then Matthew selects his Pick of the Month - the ABC/Family Channel action/adventure series, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles! Matthew discusses wr...

Just a special message to announce we will be taking a short break until September.  We hope you'll join us then!

This month's guest is an accomplished author and a member of the all-female Doctor Who podcast, Verity!  It's Dr. Tansy Rayner Roberts!  Tansy stops by to discuss her writing career, her lifelong fandom of Doctor Who, confusing Australian time zones, and how Doctor Who in 2024 has sparked a newfound love of the show from her kids. Then Tansy presents her Pick of the Month - the original UK version...

Doctor Who icon William Russell sadly passed away this week at the age of 99. He was Ian Chesterton, first male companion of the Doctor, and we had a rare chance to sit and talk with him in 2018 at a convention in Baltimore, MD. In remembrance of William Russell, we present to you our interview from 2018 discussing Doctor Who and his time as the great Sir Lancelot!

Our very special guest this month has been working in the film industry for over 30 years.  He's written for countless comic franchises including Logan's Run (and his own - Discord), worked as a special effects makeup artist for some of the biggest names in Hollywood, created incredible puppetry for many big-named films, and even won a Saturn award for his own film that he wrote & directed, Encoun...

It's that time again!  Usually once a year we like to talk movies and to keep it Doctor Who related we pair those movies with Doctor Who episodes.  It's a fan favorite and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do making it.  Thanks for listening!  See you again later in April!

This month, podcaster Jason Miller joins us to discuss his weekly podcast, Doctor Who Literature!  It's full of insightful information and fantastic guests.  He's here to talk about what led him into podcasting, his recent fun-filled weekend at Gallifrey One 2024, and the exact moment he fell in love with Doctor Who. Then we drive a stake through someone's heart this Valentine's Day month with Jas...

Welcome to Season 8 of Who & Company!  As we kick off a new year, we thank our listeners for sticking with us the past 7 years, and as per our January tradition, this month we have a couple of our cohorts from THE Doctor Who Podcast - James & Michele! They join us this month to discuss the recently released animated story, The Underwater Menace (now available worldwide).  Does this story hold up?...

We hope you had a great year and a happy holiday season!  We close out the year and Season 7 with writer/director Robert Valentine!  Rob joins us to discuss his work at Big Finish, what it's like to win an award from the BBC, and his thoughts on the 60th Anniversary specials. Then Rob invites us to tea to talk all about his Pick of the Month, the classic 80s TV version of Agatha Christie's Miss Ma...

This month, we complete the set of DWP hosts as Michele Simmons joins us to discuss her origins with The Doctor Who Podcast, Greek mythology, and taking Captain Yates out for pizza in her mom's stationwagon.  What?  What? WHAT? Then Michele brings along her Pick of the Month, the red-hot Marvel TV smash Loki!   Find out why we think this series stands out from the other Marvel TV shows, just how i...

Joining us this month is actor, writer, and worldwide convention goer, Ian McCann! Ian joins us to discuss his original way of getting into Doctor Who, how conventions differ in other parts of the world, and his thoughts for the 60th Anniversary. Then Ian brings his Pick of the Month - the extremely popular sitcom of the 90s, One Foot in the Grave! What's the long-lasting appeal of this show and w...

Our LI Who 2023 coverage concludes this month with three interviews from the convention! We sat down with Brian Croucher and Jan Chappell from Blake's 7 fame and Richard Ashton who played an Ice Warrior named Friday in Empress of Mars. Come join us! whoandcompany@yahoo.com

LIVE from Long Island Who 60 on August 19, 2023!  We had the pleasure of entertaining a fantastic live audience by interviewing none other than actor/author Michael Troughton!  We discussed his career so far, visiting the Doctor Who set 3 times as a child, his time as a physics teacher, and yes, even some animal impressions. Then we switch gears as Michael presents his Pick of the Month, the legen...

Welcome back!  This month's guest is an award-winning writer, producer, director, actress...she's pretty much done it all.  She's Abie Ekenezar and she's here to discuss her favorite show, Doctor Who!  We find out how she got into film, what Jason Mamoa may agree to when he's been drinking, and why not all elves are bad. Then Abie brings us her Pick of the Month, the debut Star Trek series for CBS...

Every year we do something a little different.  Usually it's April, but this time it's June and we've decided to do another of our popular pairings of favorite movies & Doctor Who episodes!  Of course, we aren't going to spoil them in this blurb, but be warned - there are SPOILERS EVERYWHERE for the movies and the Doctor Who stories that are paired.  If we mention a movie you're interested in, by...

This month our guest is writer, publisher, and man of many hats, Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg!  Arnold joins us to discuss the birth of his Doctor Who fandom, many different aspects of literary fandom, and exactly where the ideas originate for most of the books published through ATB Publishing. Then Arnold takes us into strange new worlds as he brings his Pick of the Month, the Paramount Plus blockbuste...

There can be only one....guest this month, and it's legendary Doctor Who podcaster, Dave AC Cooper!  Dave stops by to discuss his Doctor Who fandom which stretches all the way back to the very first episode in 1963 - one day after his birthday!  Dave talks about watching some of the stories that are now lost, another of his shows called Big & Fruity Wine Podcast, and what wine would pair the best...

Podcasting legend and L.I. Who showrunner Ken Deep joins us this month to discuss how his lifelong love of a show has grown from fan clubs to podcasts to convention hosting.  Ken talks about discovering Doctor Who, riding his bike across town to the "skyscraper of Doctor Who Towers", the joys of running a Doctor Who convention, and how a randomly recorded episode at the end of a dubbed Doctor Who...