Ellie Wilson

Historical Who

Tv EN ↓ 12 episodes

Hosts Ellie and Jess discuss the real history behind episodes of Doctor Who set in Earth's past.

Author

Ellie Wilson

Category

Tv

Podcast website

historicalwho.podbean.com

Latest episode

May 26, 2026

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Episodes

12 The Eaters of Light 26.05.2026

In the final episode of Series 2, we solve the mystery of the missing Roman 9th Legion in Pictish Scotland with the Twelfth Doctor in ‘The Eaters of Light’.

11 The Witchfinders 19.05.2026

This week, we join King James I on a witch hunt in early 17th century Lancashire in the Thirteenth Doctor story ‘The Witchfinders’.

10 The Mark of the Rani 12.05.2026

Get ready to rage against the machine as we take a trip to Industrial England in the early 1800s for the Sixth Doctor story ‘The Mark of the Rani.’

09 Legend of the Sea Devils 05.05.2026

Travel back to the South China Sea in 1807 to meet a pirate queen and some classic monsters in the Thirteenth Doctor adventure ‘Legend of the Sea Devils’.

08 The Aztecs 28.04.2026

Pull up a chair, make yourself a cup of cocoa and prepare to get engaged with the First Doctor story ‘The Aztecs’.

07 The Unicorn and the Wasp 21.04.2026

We’re back! For a murder mystery with Agatha Christie in the 1920s!  Join us this week to discuss the Tenth Doctor episode ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’.

06 The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon 18.11.2025

That's one giant leap for a podcast... Our final episode of Series 1 takes us to Space, 1969, for the Eleventh Doctor two-parter 'The Impossible Astronaut' and 'Day of the Moon'.

05 The Romans 11.11.2025

When in Rome...wear togas and eat grapes.  Join us this week at the court of Caesar Nero in 64CE for the First Doctor story 'The Romans'. (Apologies for my terrible Latin.)

04 Demons of the Punjab 04.11.2025

Warning: it's about to get emotional. We travel with the Thirteenth Doctor to 1947, on the eve of the Partition of India, for 'Demons of the Punjab'.

03 The Curse of the Black Spot 28.10.2025

Avast ye! This week, we set sail for the 1690s to meet legendary pirate Henry Avery in the Eleventh Doctor story 'The Curse of the Black Spot'.

02 The Reign of Terror 22.10.2025

Grab your tricolour and don your tricorn - we're off to Revolutionary France to discuss the First Doctor story 'The Reign of Terror'!

01 The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances 14.10.2025

In our first episode, we take a look at the Ninth Doctor episodes 'The Empty Child' and 'The Doctor Dances', set at the height of the Blitz in 1941.

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