The Doctor's Companion: Doctor Who the Long Way Round

The Doctor has a new face, a new accent, and a new outlook as Scott, Cassandra and Nick discuss the Series 8 episode “Deep Breath”. A freshly regenerated Twelfth Doctor arrives in Victorian London only to discover a series of murders that … Continue reading →

Two hundred episode later and hosts Scott, Cassandra, and Nick discuss the era that started the show all the way back in 2009: the Eleventh Doctor. We start with our overall thoughts before breaking down every episode in the time … Continue reading →

Donna Noble has been saved while Scott and Nick take one last run at the David Tennant story “Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead”. The Doctor and Donna arrive on an abandoned Library the size of a planet in the … Continue reading →

The Cybermen take their first steps as Scott and Cassandra discuss William Hartnell’s final 4 part serial “The Tenth Planet”. The TARDIS lands at a space tracking station in Antarctica just as  a mysterious planet appears in the sky, heralding … Continue reading →

The allegories are flying but Scott and Cassandra would rather be doing anything but watching the Jon Pertwee 6 part serial “The Mutants”. The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an … Continue reading →

The Cult of Morbius is up to no good as Scott and guest host Paul Montgomery listen to Series Two of the Paul McGann Eighth Doctor Adventures from Big Finish Audio. The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller set out on a … Continue reading →

The race is on as Scott and guest host Cassandra Fredrickson set sail with the Peter Davison 4 part serial “Enlightenment”. An Edwardian yacht in a deep space races around the planets for the prize of Enlightenment as the Doctor, Tegan, and … Continue reading →

Beauty is only skin deep as Scott and guest host Nick Jimenez find as much to like as there is to question about the David Tennant episode “New Earth”. In the distant future, an order of cat-nuns cure all illnesses, but … Continue reading →

The end is nigh as Scott and guest host Michael Nixon see the signs in the Tom Baker 4-part serial “Logopolis”. The Doctor and Adric go to the planet Logopolis in order to finally fix the TARDIS’ chameleon circuit, but … Continue reading →

The luddites are cranky while Scott and guest host Cassandra Fredrickson attempt to nap their way through the Colin Baker 2-part serial “The Mark of the Rani”. The Doctor and Peri find themselves in the middle of the Industrial Revolution as … Continue reading →

Mel exits as Ace enters but Scott and guest host Kyle Anderson are going over the railing for the Sylvester McCoy 3 part serial “Dragonfire”. While visiting the Iceworld Space Trading Colony on Svartos, the Doctor and Mel unexpectedly encounter penniless and desperate … Continue reading →

The Cybermen return for the first time as Scott and guest host Cassandra Fredrickson question the scientific accuracy of the Patrick Troughton 4 part serial “The Moonbase”. The TARDIS arrives at weather control station on the moon in 2070 gripped by a … Continue reading →

There’s a giant wasp attacking a party but Scott and guest host Nick Jimenez are just trying to figure out whodunit in the David Tennant episode “The Unicorn and the Wasp”. The Doctor and Donna attend a party in 1926 where … Continue reading →

The Brigadier has an eyepatch while Scott and guest host Kyle Anderson drill each other about the Jon Pertwee 7 part serial “Inferno”. The Doctor is accidentally transported by the partially repaired TARDIS control console into a parallel universe where an … Continue reading →

The TARDIS crew are out of sync but Scott and guest host Mike O’Gorman have a lot of fun with the off the rails William Hartnell 4 part serial “The Space Museum”. The TARDIS jumps a time track and the crew … Continue reading →

The Doctor travels from Antarctica to England as Scott and guest host Cassandra Fredrickson are along for the ride with the Tom Baker 6 part serial “The Seeds of Doom”. When scientists in the Antarctic uncover two mysterious seed pods, the Doctor soon realises … Continue reading →

Recently, the Eighth Doctor’s adventures with Lucie Miller officially became canon so Scott and guest host Paul Montgomery go down the rabbit hole with the first series from Big Finish Audio. A girl named Lucie appears on the TARDIS with … Continue reading →

The Black Guardian continues his plot against the Doctor as Scott and guest host Cassandra Fredrickson discuss the Peter Davision 4 part serial “Terminus”. After Turlough damages the TARDIS controls, the crew find themselves on board a space liner that … Continue reading →

The Matt Smith era has ended but the show must go on as Scott and guest host Nick Jimenez discuss the David Tennant episode “Blink”. The Doctor needs the help of a young woman named Sally Sparrow to save the … Continue reading →

The Eleventh Doctor’s era comes to an end just in time for Christmas and Scott and Matt have a lot to say about the final Matt Smith story “The Time of the Doctor”. The Doctor rescues Clara from a family … Continue reading →

The 50th Anniversary is here and Scott and Matt are celebrating with the Matt Smith Anniversary Special “The Day of the Doctor”. The Eleventh Doctor is shown a painting of Gallifrey’s fall in the last day of the Time War … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown concludes as Scott and Matt discuss the origins of the First Doctor with the very first William Hartnell 4-part serial “An Unearthly Child”. Two schoolteachers are concerned with the odd behavior of their student Susan and … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss David Whitaker and the Second Doctor with the recently discovered Patrick Troughton 6-part serial “The Enemy of the World”. The TARDIS crew find themselves in the middle of a deadly … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Robert Holmes and the Third Doctor with the Jon Pertwee 4-part serial “Spearhead from Space”. The Doctor has been exiled to Earth where he is reunited with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Terrance Dicks, pseudonyms, and the Fourth Doctor with the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Brain of Morbius”. The Doctor and Sarah Jane arrive on the planet Karn where a mad … Continue reading →