The Doctor's Beard Podcast

"The Masque of Mandragora" Production 4M September 4-25, 1976   The TARDIS brings an intelligent energy helix to Earth and it is bent on conquering the planet!   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss their opinions...

Moonbase 3 - "Departure and Arrival" September 9, 1973 A new administrator for Moonbase 3 finds himself tasked with learning who is at fault for the death of his predecessor. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic  Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss...

"The Seeds of Doom" Production 4L January 31 - March 6, 1976   In the Antarctic, an extra-terrestrial pod erupts releasing a spore that infects humans and changes them into Krynoids!   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they...

"The Brain of Morbius" Production 4K January 3-24, 1976   The Time Lords send the Doctor on a mission to the planet Karn to determine if the renegade Time Lord Morbius is still alive.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, the...

"The Android Invasion" Production 4J November 22 - December 13, 1975   The TARDIS lands in an English village near a space research station where an astronaut believed lost by Sarah Jane turns up. But there is more to this village than meets the eye.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every si...

"Pyramids of Mars" Production 4G October 25 - November 15, 1975   The TARDIS lands in 1911 where an archeologist has unleashed the power of Sutekh, the Destroyer of Worlds.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss t...

"Planet of Evil" Production 4H September 27 - October 18, 1975   The TARDIS overshoots its destination by 30,000 years where the Doctor and Sarah Jane find themselves facing a creature made of anti-matter.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series...

"Terror of the Zygons" Production 4F August 30 - September 20, 1975   The Doctor returns to Earth to help UNIT investigate a series of destroyed oil rigs only to find Earth once again facing an alien menace.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who seri...

Jon Pertwee Retrospective Jon Pertwee played the Doctor for five years from 1970-1974. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss the Doctor's characteristics, the companions and supporting cast, and Jon Pertwee's next...

"Revenge of the Cybermen" Production 4D April 19 - May 10, 1975   On the planet Voga, the Cybermen fear the gold and so they plan to destroy it.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss the growing character of Sara...

"Genesis of the Daleks" Production 4E March 8 - April 12, 1975   The Time Lords send the Doctor, Sarah Jane, and Harry on a mission to stop or change the creation of the Daleks on Skaro.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode,...

"The Sontaran Experiment" Production 4B February 22 - March 1, 1975   A quick trip to a future Earth reveals a Sontaran plot to test humanity in order to determine its weaknesses.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they di...

"The Ark in Space" Production 4C January 25 - February 15, 1975   The TARDIS lands in the future where humanity is awakening from a sleep that took longer than intended with a threat growing in the engine room.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who s...

"Robot" Production 4A December 28, 1974 - January 18, 1975   A newly regenerated Doctor faces his first challenge when a think tank creates a massive robot steals the codes for the world's nuclear weapons program.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Wh...

Big Finish Productions The Third Doctor Adventures "The Unzal Incursion" May 18, 2021   Under the supervision of the Doctor, the Brigadier and Dr Liz Shaw, UNIT are getting ready to activate Hotspur: their new, advanced early warning system. But something goes wrong. Can it be that UNIT has been betrayed from within? Suddenly bases are falling across the globe, and only the Doctor and his friends...

"Planet of the Spiders" Production ZZZ May 4 - June 8, 1974   People and events from the Doctor's time on Earth come together as he must face his fear and his faults in a final battle against the Eight Legs.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who seri...

HAPPY DOCTOR WHO PODCAST DAY!   MUSIC Red Makes Music's cover and titles concept for 2024 - https://youtu.be/x12j6gy2Pj0?si=IC7rE2OU4506fp5A     BIG FINISH Listener Jamieson reviews the Doctor Who Unbound story - "Sympathy for the Devil" https://www.bigfinish.com/doctor-who-unbound-sympathy-for-the-devil-standard-edition-dl-retail   John then reviews the Sarah Jane Smith adventure - "Ghost Town" h...

"The Monster of Peladon" Production YYY March 23 - April 27, 1974   The Doctor returns to Peladon fifty years after his first visit and finds the world in conflict again as it tries to honor its commitment to the Federation while being true to its people.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review eve...

"Death to the Daleks" Production XXX February 23 - March 16, 1974   A trip to Florana is sidetracked when the TARDIS is dragged to the world of Exxilon where the Doctor and Sarah Jane are caught in the middle of a conflict with the Daleks, a group of humans, and the mysterious Exxilons.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and sp...

"Invasion of the Dinosaurs" Production WWW January 12 - February 16, 1974   The Doctor and Sarah Jane return to a modern day deserted London, taken over by dinosaurs!   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss the mod...

"The Time Warrior" Production UUU December 15, 1973 - January 5, 1974   The Doctor investigates disappearing scientists and finds they are time related.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss the introduction of S...

"The Slide" February 13 - March 27, 1966 Writer - Victor Pemberton   A sleepy English village is threatened by a growing pool of mud that has a strange effect on many of the inhabitants.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this special e...

"The Green Death" Production TTT May 19 - June 23, 1973   A Welsh mining community finds itself under attack by giant maggots!   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they are joined by artist Jerry Land as they discuss Jo Gran...

"Planet of the Daleks" Production SSS April 7- May 12, 1973   The Doctor and Jo discover a Dalek base being used as a launching point for an invasion force of 10,000 Daleks!   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss...

"Frontier in Space" Production QQQ February 24 - March 31, 1973   The TARDIS lands the Doctor and Jo in the middle of a growing tension between Earth and Draconia with the Master pulling the strings.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In t...