The Doctor Who Show

Welcome to the 23rd 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 Mike Solko (@MASolko), to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 233, from December of 1995. This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go. This is Primary Sources.

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we look at the best Target novels. With 156 novels released between 1973 and 1994, and a number published since 2018, there's a lot for Rob and Dave to choose just five from! 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, differe...

While Dave is jet-setting around Europe, Rob welcomes Dylan Rees (DOCTOR WHO: TOO HOT FOR TV) back to the podcast. Dylan has brought today's main topic: 1960s Doctor Who writer, and sometime script editor, Dennis Spooner. The guys keep the discussion light, so anyone can tune in and learn a little about Dennis and his stories without feeling overwhelmed by someone they perhaps aren't familiar with...

Welcome to the 22nd 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 podcast co-host, Dave, to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 132, from January of 1988. This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go. This is Primary Sources.

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we look at Nu Who (or Modern Doctor Who as some like to call it), writers. Who do we rate, and why? There's a lot to choose from since the revival 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...

In our 15th outing for this mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching Obi-Wan Kenobi (so you don't have to), and we give our thoughts on it. Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi Rupert Friend as the Grand Inquisitor Sung Kang as the Fifth Brother Moses Ingram as Reva Sevander / Third Sister Vivien Lyra Blair as Leia Organa Kumail Nanjiani as Haja Estree Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker / Dart...

What baddies would we bring back to Doctor Who... and why? This month we discuss enemies from the earliest days of the classic era, through to the modern era, who could make a great comeback in the series, whether long overdue or not. Before then, we discuss some news from the past month, some short topics, and some great listener feedback. We really do have the best listeners, folks. PS: We had s...

Welcome to the 21st 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 Paul Hayes, author of The Long Game – 1996-2003: The Inside Story of How the BBC Brought Back Doctor Who, to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 103, from August of 1985. This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations...

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, it's the big one. What are Rob and Dave's top five classic era Doctor Who stories? No fudging, no ducking the topic, tonight the guys lay down a cold, hard five stories each. No more, no less. Do they have any snaps? Are there any surprises? If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list rel...

Well, you voted for it on Twitter, folks... Season 1 (Hartnell) 40.3% Season 13 (Baker) 32.8% Series 7a (Smith) 14.9% 08-10 Specials (Tennant) 11.9% So here we are, to discuss Season One of Doctor Who from 1963/64. An Unearthly Child The Daleks The Edge of Destruction Marco Polo The Keys of Marinus The Aztecs The Sensorites The Reign of Terror Before then, we talk the month in Doctor Who, includin...

Welcome to the 20th episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows. In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Dave to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 133, from February of 1988. This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go. This is Primary Sources.

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, Doctor Who’s top guest stars. How many runners up does Rob bring to the table? 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! If you’re enjoying this format, write in and l...

Alternate Galaxies content continues in 2022 and, this time, in our 14th outing for this mini-podcast on our feed, we've been watching Star Trek Picard (Season 2), and we give our thoughts on it. Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard Alison Pill as Agnes Jurati Isa Briones as Kore Soong Michelle Hurd as Rafaella "Raffi" Musiker Santiago Cabrera as Cristobal "Chris" Rios Evan Evagora as Elnor Jeri Rya...

Rob and Dave discuss Ncuti Gatwa being cast as the Doctor within the first hour of the announcement. Contact us anytime: hello@thedwshow.net

Our LUNGBARROW episode (back in September 2021), was very popular with our listeners as it took a story many fans were interested in, but had never read, and gave them a deep dive into the storyline along with our thoughts. We replicate that today by looking at the 2002 audio, DEATH COMES TO TIME. A total non-canon novelty - that was even a bit weird to make at the time - we go through the plot in...

In a swashbuckling special adventure, the Doctor, Yaz and Dan come face to fin with one of the Doctor's oldest adversaries: the Sea Devils. Rob & Dave are back for the penultimate episode of the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who. What do they make of it? Let us know your thoughts on Eve of the Daleks at hello@theDWshow.net

Welcome to the 19th episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows. In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Alicia from thedigitaldiarist.ca to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 102, from July of 1985. This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go. This is Primary Sources.

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, Doctor Who's top historicals. How far can we stretch the criteria? 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! If you’re enjoying this format, write in and let us know....

We promised our March episode would be a light and frothy romp, as we placed TARDIS teams into movies. This one's a riff on our Crossovers episode from back in 2021, putting TARDIS teams into TV shows. This time around, however, it's the silver screen that beckons. Where will our darlings end up? Tune in. Of course this is after 25 minutes, or so, of news and short topics to kick proceedings off....

We promised more Alternate Galaxies content in 2022 and this month Dave and Richard have been to see The Batman. They give their thoughts in this podcast across 30 minutes. When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement. Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne /...

Welcome to the 18th episode of the podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows. Normally Rob sits down with his co-host Dave, or a guest, to talk about letters from classic issues of Doctor Who Magazine. In today’s podcast, however, Dave is presenting letters to Rob from a classic issue of Sonic Screwdriver – the fanzine of the Victorian Doctor Who Fan Club....

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, the worst decisions in Doctor Who; both classic and modern. Five from Dave, and five from Rob. 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! If you’re enjoying this format...

Sunday, 6 March 2022 saw Christopher Eccleston make an appearance at the Supanova pop culture convention in Melbourne, Australia. Our Dave went along and, as well as obtaining an autograph from the 9th Doctor, also sat in on his Q&A panel later in the day. What was said? What was the day like in general?  This is a quickly made, no-frills podcast we're making to capture the moment - and Dave's tho...

In late January 2022 Rob and Dave ran a Twitter poll to inform what season of Doctor Who they should talk about in the flagship episode of the podcast at the end of February; the very episode you are about to listen to now. The choices - and results - were as follows from 143 votes: Season 11 (Pertwee) 35% Season 13 (Baker) 18.9% Season 15 (Baker) 25.9% Season 26 (McCoy) 20.3% After half an hour o...

Welcome to the 17th episode of a short podcast we’re dropping on the feed every month in between our regular monthly shows. In today’s podcast, Rob sits down with Mark from the All of Time and Space podcast to discuss the letters to Doctor Who Magazine 107, from December of 1985. This is Doctor Who without a safety net. The conversations could go anywhere the guest wants them to go. This is Primar...