The Doctor's Beard Podcast

"The Savages" Production AA April 30 - June 18, 1966 The TARDIS lands in a future filled with peace and posperity, but there is a dark side to the utopia as the Doctor soon learns. 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 dis...

"The Gunfighters" Production Z April 30 - May 21, 1966     Sung to the melody of "The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon" The Doctor's got toothache, He needs some relief, He just needs a dentist One's on a Tombstone street.   But Doc Holliday has other plans, Ones that could spell your doom, If you're slow upon the draw at the Last Chance Saloon.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard...

"The Celestial Toymaker" Production Y April 2-23, 1966   The Doctor, Steven and Dodo find themselves trapped in the nightmare world of The Celestial Toymaker, forced to win at his games in order to escape.   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...

"The Ark" Production X March 5-26, 1966   The TARDIS crew visit a generational spaceship from Earth on a journey to a new home. 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 we discuss the set design and scale of the episode, the poor c...

"The Massacre Production W February 5-26, 1966   The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Massacre of St Bartholomew's Day and yet the two manage to not get in much trouble. 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 we discuss the lack...

"The Dalek Master Plan" - Part 2 Production V November 13, 1965 - January 29, 1966   The Doctor finds himself with new companions and a new plot by the Daleks, this time to take over the galaxy.   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 e...

"The Dalek Master Plan" - Part 1 Production V November 13, 1965 - January 29, 1966   The Doctor finds himself with new companions and a new plot by the Daleks, this time to take over the galaxy.   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 e...

"The Myth Makers" Production U October 16 - November 6, 1965   The TARDIS winds up in Ancient Greece in the middle of the Trojan War where the Doctor and Vicki are mistaken for gods by either side and must help them come up with a way to defeat their enemy. 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...

"Mission to the Unknown" Production DC October 9, 1965   On the planet Kembel, Space Security Agent Mark Cory has found a Dalek city where various alien races are converging to form an alliance against the universe. 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...

"Galaxy 4" Production T September 11 - October 2, 1965 The TARDIS lands on a world with only two days of life on it as a war rages between two races trapped on the surface. 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 we discuss the st...

Dalekmania gripped the UK in 1964 the way Batmania gripped the US some two years later. Toys, comics, and a movie were quickly developed to capitalize on the pepper pots. It only made sense that there was also music composed specifically with the theme of Daleks in mind. As "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" was wrapping up in December of 1964, the musical group The Go-Gos (no relation to the Belinda C...

"The Time Meddler" Production S July 3-24, 1965 In 1066, Steven Tayler finds himself doubting he is in the past as the Vikings are planning to invade a Saxon village. And what is with the Monk who's monastery sits atop a cliff overlooking it all? 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 e...

"The Chase" Production R May 22 - June 26, 1965 The Daleks have developed a time travel device in order to hunt the Doctor and his companions and exterminate them. 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 we discuss, the departure...

"The Space Museum" Production Q April 24 - May 15, 1965 The TARDIS jumps a time track and the crew discover their future - displays in a space museum. 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 we discuss, the Star Wars connections i...

  "The Crusade" Production P March 27.- April 17, 1965   The Doctor finds himself caught up in court intrigue once again as he winds up with King Richard who is trying to take Jerusalem in his Crusade.   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...

"The Web Planet" Production N February 13-March 13, 1965 The TARDIS is drawn to the planet Vortis where the crew find themselves caught up in a civil war among the inhabitants brought on by an alien force known as the Animus. 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...

"The Romans" Production M January 16 - February 6, 1965 Vicki's first journey in the TARDIS takes her to the time of the Romans where she becomes embroiled with the Doctor in a plot to assassinate Caesar Nero. 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...

We share here one of the episodes featured for our Patreon subscribers.  Each week, John and Jim record extra content related to the series from reviews of the comic strip to discussions of music recorded at the time to overviews of each series.  Plus, Patreon subscribers have a say in the direction the show goes with online polls.   Click on the link here for more information on how to become a P...

"The Rescue" Production L January 2-9, 1965 Leaving Susan behind on 21st century Earth, the TARDIS lands on the planet Dido in the 25th century. There, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara meet Vicki, one of two survivors of the wrath of the once peaceful people of Dido. But is this a matter of mistaken blame? Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters o...

"The Dalek Invasion of Earth" Production K November 21 - December 26, 1964 The Daleks are back and they escalate their hostilities by taking over Earth with a plan that will mean the end of humanity. But the Doctor and his companions know a thing or two about the 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...

"Planet of Giants" Production J October 31 - November 14, 1964 The second series begins with a story intended for the show's premiere.  An accident on board the TARDIS shrinks the time travellers to one inch in height.  Can they make their way back to the TARDIS while dealing with a giant murderer and an inseciticide that can easily kill them? Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard joi...

"The Reign of Terror" Production H August 8 - September 12, 1964 The Doctor brings the TARDIS down in the middle of the French Revolution where the companions find themselves threatened with the guillotine. Can the Doctor, under the guise of a French official, save them from execution? Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space...

"The Sensorites" Production G June 20 - August 1, 1964 The time travellers land on a spaceship caught in the grip of The Sensorites.  The Doctor and his companions find themselves prisoners of the Sensorites when the lock to the TARDIS is stolen.   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...

A Whovian (podcaster John S. Drew) and a Newvian (writer/editor Jim Beard) walk into a TARDIS and proceed to conquet time and space by watching and reviewing every episode of the Classic Doctor Who series from the beginning. Review episodes released every Saturday around tea time.  Plus, join the community on our Facebook and Twitter pages where we continue the conversation with artifacts from Bri...

"The Aztecs" Production F May 23 - June 13, 1964 The time travellers are spearated from the TARDIS by an Aztec temple and Barbara is misaken for an Axtec goddess.  But will the ruse keep the doubters from becoming too suspicious in time? 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...