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

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Nicholas Briggs and the Fifth Doctor with the Peter Davison Big Finish Audio story “Creatures of Beauty”. The Doctor and Nyssa get involved in a planetary ecological disaster that has … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Robert Shearman and the Sixth Doctor with the Colin Baker Big Finish Audio story “The Holy Terror”. The TARDIS lands in a castle in the midst of religious upheaval in … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Marc Platt and the Seventh Doctor with the Sylvester McCoy Big Finish Audio story “Klein’s Story/The Architects of History”. Elizabeth Klein, an evil Nazi who has stolen the TARDIS and … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Marc Platt and the Eighth Doctor with the Paul McGann Big Finish Audio story “Mary’s Story/The Silver Turk”. The Doctor picks up Frankenstein author Mary Shelley as his new companion … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Russell T. Davies and the Ninth Doctor with the Christopher Eccleston 2-part story “Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways”. The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack Harkness are trapped as contestents … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Paul Cornell and the Tenth Doctor with the David Tennant 2-part story “Human Nature/Family of Blood”. The Doctor has become a human man named John Smith in 1913 England in … Continue reading →

Our 50th Anniversary countdown begins as Scott and Matt discuss Steven Moffat and the Eleventh Doctor with the Matt Smith 2-part story “The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon”. The Doctor summons his most trusted companions Amy, Rory, and River Song to … Continue reading →

The Master has fangs while Scott and Matt have mixed feelings about the Sylvester McCoy 3-part serial “Survival”. The Doctor brings Ace back to her home town of Perivale where they learn that her old friends are being kidnapped by a … Continue reading →

Gallifrey is being invaded but Scott and Matt are concerned that The Doctor is acting like kind of a jerk in the Tom Baker 6-part serial “The Invasion of Time”. The Doctor returns to Gallifrey and is inaugurated President in … Continue reading →

The Black Guardian returns to get revenge while Scott and Matt are incredibly impressed with the Peter Davison 4 part serial, “Mawdryn Undead”. The Doctor and his companions are separated in time while the Black Guardian conspires to kill the Doctor … Continue reading →

The Reapers are swarming while Scott and Matt speak fondly over the heartbreaking Christopher Eccleston episode “Father’s Day”. Rose asks the Doctor to take her to see her father in his last moments and changes history when she can’t help … Continue reading →

The Doctor has an umbrella but Scott and Matt are basking in the fun of the Patrick Troughton 4-part serial “The Krotons”. The TARDIS crew arrive on a planet where the inhabitants allow their brightest students to become companions to … Continue reading →

The Doctor is stuck in another bus but Scott and Matt are surprised at how much fun they had revisiting the David Tennant Special “Planet of the Dead”. When a London bus takes a detour to an alien world, the Doctor … Continue reading →

The Master is pulling the strings while Scott and Matt are impressed with the holding cell locales in the Jon Pertwee 6-part serial “Frontier in Space”. When the Doctor and Jo land on a human space vessel in the far … Continue reading →

The Daleks are invading Manhattan while Scott and Matt are raging against the David Tennant 2-part episode “The Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks”. The Doctor and Martha travel to Depression era New York and attempt to find out what’s … Continue reading →

There’s something on the wing while Scott and Matt have a complicated time with the William Hartnell 6-part serial “The Sensorites”. The Doctor and his companions find themselves on board a spaceship being terrorized by the telepathic Sensorites. When Ian … Continue reading →

The Doctor abruptly regenerates while Scott and Matt heavily sigh throughout the Sylvester McCoy 4-part serial “Time and the Rani”. The Rani induces amnesia in the recently regenerated Doctor in order to get his help in her latest evil experiment. … Continue reading →

The Doctor takes a bus ride while Scott and Matt can’t bottle their love for the David Tennant episode “Midnight”. On a day trip to see the sapphire waterfalls of the crystalline planet Midnight, the Doctor is faced with an evil … Continue reading →

The Doctor goes full Rambo while Scott and Matt are bewildered by the Colin Baker 2-part serial “Attack of the Cybermen”. The Doctor takes Peri to Foreman’s Yard on Trotter’s Lane in 1985 where they come across the Cybermen who … Continue reading →

The Mara is back and Scott and Matt are discussing the merits of its return with the Peter Davision 4-part serial “Snakedance”. Tegan falls under the influence of the Mara once again and directs the TARDIS to the planet Manussa … Continue reading →

Someone is looking for the Doctor but Scott and Matt absolutely adore the widely despised David Tennant episode “Love and Monsters”. An ordinary man named Elton becomes obsessed with the Doctor and Rose, meeting up with a similarly minded people … Continue reading →

The last of the segments is found while Scott and Matt are counting to ten in response to the sixth and final part of The Key to Time with the Tom Baker 6-part serial “The Armageddon Factor”. The Doctor and … Continue reading →

A giant squid god rises from the swamp as Scott and Matt smell something fishy about the fifth part of The Key to Time with the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Power of Kroll”. The Doctor and Romana are caught in … Continue reading →

The Doctor just wants to go fishing while Scott and Matt are fist-pumping their way through  the fourth part of The Key to Time with the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Androids of Tara”. The Doctor and Romana find themselves embroiled … Continue reading →

The Doctor is defending his life while Scott and Matt thrilled with the third part of The Key to Time with the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Stones of Blood”. The Doctor and Romana find themselves on present-day Earth in search … Continue reading →