The Doctor Who Show

In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Virgin Missing Adventure novel, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as voted for by... you! 162 votes were cast and Shadow of Weng-Chiang took 35.2% of the vote, just pipping Scales of Injustice on 29.6%, with Sands of Time close behind on 25.9% and Lords of the Storm on 9.3% bringing up the rear. So here we are to discuss it. Before they get to talking about the nov...

Our episode on April 30, 2023 features the Virgin Missing Adventure, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as its main topic. In the past when we've done novels, we've included a blow-by-blow summary of the novel, so our listeners are across the story. The theory being that far less listeners have read all the Virgin or BBC novels, and may need the information. This practice has been appreciated, but has als...

In our 17th outing for this irregular mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching the 1998 six-part TV series Ultraviolet (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it. Drop us a line anytime - hello@theDWshow.net Ultraviolet is a 1998 British television series written and directed by Joe Ahearne and starring Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, and Philip Quast. The music was c...

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we have the Top 5 lost episodes that we would like to see recovered. What will we pick? Will Rob go off on a tangent? How many snaps will we get? Thanks to David Beardsley from Santa Cruz, California for the topic! If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic...

In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who by selecting six episodes each to revisit for the first time since broadcast. What do the guys make of the stories on re-watch and, in turn, the Whittaker era in general? Tune in, find out. Before they get to talking about the Whittaker era, the guys also talk about the past month in Doctor Who news, including a possible UNI...

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we have a question which enables us to make very personal observations about the series and our own fandom. What are our top Doctor Who memories? Thanks to Aron Challinger from Aron's Collectables for the question. Follow him @ChallingerAron If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list rel...

Well, you folks voted for it so in today's episode episode we are looking at the 1965 William Hartnell episode, THE TIME MEDDLER. Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including Ncuti Gatwa’s new-new costume, five new Target novels, 60th anniversary news from Big Finish, and Season 9 to get the Blu-ray treatment next. Rob also gets excited about episodes of The Afternoo...

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time around, for the first time in almost 2 years of The List Makers, we have our first split episode. Rob takes us through his top 5 BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures, while Dave takes us through his top 5 Virgin Publishing New Adventures. If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related t...

It’s now traditional for the January slot in the Doctor Who Show calendar to let Rob have a break from the flagship show while Dave creates something a bit different; often with his mates from fandom in Victoria. Today, the Podcast of Decision V. Dave is joined at his home by Mark (42 to Doomsday, Goodies Pirate Podcast), and Richard (Space Fall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, Goodies Pirate Podcast), for so...

Top 'Nu Who' Stories A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we look at what we consider to be the best stories in all of 'Nu Who', ie: since Doctor Who's return in 2005. If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the...

When PRIMARY SOURCES ended, earlier in 2022, a promise was made that it would come back 'from time to time' as a series of specials. Today, Rob makes good on that promise, with the PRIMARY SOURCES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2022. Featuring input from Anthony Carroll (squared), Chris March, Richard Smith, Terry Hayward, Jeremy Bonwick, and Neilers C, a team of Doctor Who fans weigh in on a letter to Doctor...

In every era of Doctor Who there are stories which, for whatever reason, aren't as well remembered as others. They're the ones you skip over when you're browsing your DVDs, wondering what you should slip on. Maybe it's because of other, "better" episodes in the same season. Maybe it's received fan wisdom putting you off. Maybe you had a genuinely bad experience with the story in the past. Tonight,...

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we look at what we consider to be the best regenerations in the entire series - classic and modern. If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat! Suggestions for future li...

In our 16th outing for this mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching Star Wars: Andor on Disney+ (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it. Diego Luna as Cassian Andor Kyle Soller as Syril Karn Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen Fiona Shaw as Maarva Andor Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael Denise Gough as Dedra Meero Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma Faye Marsay as Vel Sartha Varada Sethu a...

At the end of October, we threw a vote out there on Twitter for which Tom Baker season you would like us to discuss on the next episode. 160 votes later the results were: Season 12 - 18.8% Season 14 - 27.5% Season 15 - 40% Season 18 - 13.8% So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 15. Hope you enjoy the chat! Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including a fairly un...

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we look at what we consider to be the best monsters which have appeared in both the classic and modern series. If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat! Suggestions fo...

Doctor Who Am I is described by IMDb as a documentary where, "an infamous Doctor Who screenwriter is reluctantly dragged back into the American Whoniverse, in this funny and moving documentary about finding family in the unlikeliest of places." It launched in the UK in late October and will be available on home media in some territories later this very month. But did you know that, on the podcast...

What a week! It started with us doing a hot take episode on the final Jodie Whittaker story, The Power of the Doctor, and we thought this episode following it would be a bit fluffy and frothy and very relaxed. Nek minnit... we get the news that Disney+ has secured the worldwide rights to screen Doctor Who outside of the UK, starting in 2023. International fandom blew up, particularly here in Austr...

Rob and Dave return with a HOT TAKE on the latest Doctor Who episode, and the final episode for the Jodie Whittaker Doctor: The Power of the Doctor. Did they like it? Tune in and find out. "In this feature-length special to mark her last adventure, Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor must fight for her very existence, against her deadliest enemies: the Daleks, the Cybermen and her arch-nemesis, th...

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we look at what we consider our WORST stories in all of classic Doctor Who. If you thought some of our shows presented hard choices lately, this one was no different! If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, an...

Dave took a flying visit up to Sydney, so the 8th of October saw him catch up with Rob, in-person. For this latest meeting, the lo-fi, hotel room recording vibe is back. Strap in for, ‘Rob and Dave Unplugged 3’ where, this time around, the guys canvassed their social media followers for questions about anything at all! Come and spend an hour with the guys, talking everything from Doctor Who to the...

It's the end of September and, as promised last episode, Rob and Dave have read the Target novelisation of Eric Saward's 1985 Doctor Who radio play, Slipback.  In this episode they run through the novel, blow-by-blow, then have a discussion about it. Naturally, they also discuss the radio play too, for some handy comparison. Before then, they discuss some interesting news from the past month, some...

Welcome to the 24th and, for now, FINAL episode of the podcast we’ve been dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows. In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with his Doctor Who Show co-host, Dave, to discuss the letters from both Doctor Who Magazine from February of 1986 and some classic issues of the Sonic Screwdriver fanzine from the Doctor Who Club of Victoria. Yes folks,...

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we look at what we consider our Top 5 companions to be from across all of Classic and Modern Doctor Who. If you thought picking our top Target novels last month was a feat, wait until you hear us attempt this! If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and d...

Dave has returned and, based on our Twitter vote in early August, we're talking about REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN in this episode. To break down those 206 votes: Revenge of the Cybermen - 31.6% The Deadly Assassin - 26.7% The Ark - 20.9% Terror of the Autons - 20.9% Before then, we discuss some interesting news from the past month, some short topics (including some Doctor Who related moments from Dave...