Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: A Journey Through Doctor Who

This week we cover story #143d, the fourth and final segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, The Ultimate Foe.  The Doctor's trial takes an unexpected turn when the Master arrives and reveals the Valeyard's secret identity.  The Doctor must face off with his ultimate foe, the Valeyard, in the Time Lords' "computer full of ghosts", the Matrix! QotW: If the Valeyard were to re...

This week we cover story #143c, the third segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, Terror of the Vervoids.  The Doctor, still on trial for interfering in the affairs of other species, is given the opportunity to defend himself.  But things go awry when the future adventure he selected to illustrate his improvement play back differently from the Matrix during the trial than it...

  This week we cover story #143b, the second segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, Mindwarp.  Still on trial, the Doctor must defend his actions leading up to a terrible fate befalling his companion Peri -- but he can't remember what happens, and it seems the Matrix's account of events is inaccurate... QotW: If the Time Lords plucked you from time & put you on trial, what...

This week we cover story #143a, the first segment of the season-long story arc The Trial of a Time Lord, The Mysterious Planet.  The Doctor finds himself on trial once more for his violations of Time Lord law.  The mysterious Valeyard is prosecuting and presents as evidence the Doctor and Peri's journey to the planet Ravelox, where a mysterious Immortal rules an underground realm... QotW: If you c...

This week we cover story #142, Revelation of the Daleks.  The Doctor and Peri head to the Tranquil Repose funeral parlor on Necros to pay respects to the Doctor's friend, Professor Arthur Stengos.  But he has been lured there by his old foe Davros, who has a new sinister plan in mind... QotW: If you were in suspended animation indefinitely with a DJ-provided soundtrack, what 6 songs would you want...

This week we cover story #141, Timelash.  The Doctor and Peri return to a world once visited by Three and Jo Grant, but something has gone awry since the Doctor's last visit.  Can the Doctor set things right again, keep Peri from falling victim to yet another lecherous villain, and rescue the historical Earth science-fiction writer who finds himself tangled up in all this? QotW: If you could take...

This week we cover story #140, The Two Doctors.  When Six and Peri encounter former companion Jamie aboard a space station, the question arises: what has happened to the Doctor's former self?  Their investigation leads them to 1980s Spain where a sinister plot is afoot! QotW: In #TheTwoDoctors, 2 met the Sontarans, introduced in 3's era. What newer villain/older Doctor pair would you like to see?...

This week we cover story #139, The Mark of the Rani!  In 1820s England, the Doctor finds he must contend with not just one, but two renegade Time Lords when his old foe the Master teams up with the sinister Rani! QotW: Jodie Whittaker has been cast as the next Doctor, which of the Doctor's foes would you like her to encounter first? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "The Mar...

This week we cover story #138, Vengeance on Varos!  The Doctor and Peri find themselves on Varos, a world where democracy and reality TV blend in a sinister game of government with lives on the line.  Can they set things right on this world without losing their own lives? QotW: In Vengeance on Varos, Peri got undeservedly slapped. What Doctor Who character or creator actually deserves to be slappe...

This week, the Wanderers recorded on Sunday night -- less than a day after the announcement of the 13th Doctor. Our discussion of the casting decision will be part of the podcast when it comes out this Thursday, but we wanted to get this segment out to you a few days early, while the news is still fresh. So here's a stand-alone release of this week's "I'd just like to take a moment..." Hosts: Trev...

This week we cover story #137, Attack of the Cybermen!  The Doctor and Peri get entangled in Lytton's latest plot (see Resurrection of the Daleks) and it leads them back to the planet Telos, home of the Cryons and site of the Tomb of the Cybermen!  Can the Doctor stop the Cybermen from altering time by destroying the Earth? QotW: What was your favorite series 10 episode and why? So Here are the Th...

This week we cover story #275b, The Doctor Falls!  Bill is a Cyberman and there's little hope for the people aboard the colony ship to survive the onslaught of the Cybermen.  What can the Doctor do to buy these people some time -- and what will it cost him? QotW: If Bill doesn't survive the season as a companion, whom would you like to see cast as the next one? So Here are the Things.../Listener M...

This week we cover story #275a, World Enough and Time!  The Doctor give Missy a chance to prove her good intentions, but things get complicated when they explore a colony ship and find aboard a nascent version of one of the Doctor's oldest foes: the Cybermen!    QotW: When Michelle Gomez moves on from the role, whom would you nominate to succeed her as Missy/the Master? So Here are the Things.../L...

This week we cover story #274, The Eaters of Light.  The Doctor, Bill, and Nardole go in search of the lost Roman Ninth Legion, but discover a threat so great it could bring darkness to the entire universe!   QotW: Russell T Davies claims the next Doctor has already been cast. WHO would your top 3 picks for the role be? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag Discussion of "The Eaters of Light"...

This week we cover story #273, Empress of Mars.  When NASA discovers the words "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" spelled out in rock under the Martian ice cap, it's up to the Doctor to find out why -- and why Victorian soldiers visited the red planet and met the Ice Warriors! QotW: Why do you think the monks wanted to take over the world in the past few episodes of Doctor Who? So Here are the Things.../Listene...

This week we cover story #272, The Lie of the Land.  The monks have changed humanity's memories of history and the Doctor is apparently on their side -- it's up to Bill to find out what's going on and restore the truth! QotW: The Pyramid At The End Of The World featured a little person. What other underrepresented demographic should Doctor Who feature more often? So Here are the Things.../Listener...

This week we cover story #271, The Pyramid at the End of the World!  When an alien pyramid suddenly appears in an area contested by Earth's three greatest military powers, peaceful cooperation between the nations may not be enough to save the Earth! QotW: We couldn't find a name for the aliens who arranged Missy's execution in Extremis. What would you name them? So Here are the Things.../Listener...

This week we cover story #270, Extremis!  When the Pope seeks out the Doctor to personally request his assistance, the Doctor is intrigued -- and more so when he learns of Veritas, a document that drives anyone who reads it to suicide.  What secret could this strange document be hiding?  What horrible truth? QotW: Michelle Gomez says she's leaving Doctor Who after Series 10, at least for a while....

This week we cover story #269, Oxygen!  The Doctor, Bill, and Nardole find themselves on a space station surrounded by zombies -- or so it seems, until they realize the real monsters are the space suits, and they're wearing them! QotW: Moffat and Capaldi are coming to the end of their runs on Doctor Who. Are you eager or reluctant to see them go, and why? So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag...

This week we cover story #268, Knock Knock!  Bill and her friends get more than they bargained for when they rent a spooky old mansion to live in -- what secret hides within the walls of this place?  Luckily, the Doctor is close at hand to unravel the mystery! QotW: Knock, Knock.  Who's there? Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing... Discussion of "Knock Knock" (Trevor 7.5, David 7.5, Charlie 7.5)...

This week we cover story #267, Thin Ice!  The Doctor and Bill visit London in 1814, during the last great Frost Faire, and learn that the ice holds a terrible secret -- and leads them to an encounter with a terrible villain! QotW: If Starbucks made a Doctor Who themed drink, what would it be called and what would be in it? (Bonus points if it's iced!) Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing... Discus...

This week we cover story #266, Smile!  The Doctor and Bill travel to a nascent human colony in the distant future, but where are the workers who should be preparing for the colonists?  And why have their robot servants taken a dark and sinister turn?  It's up to the Doctor and Bill to find out! QotW: What five Who-themed emojis would you add to social media if you could? Listener Mailbag/So Here's...

This week we cover story #265, The Pilot!  When university employee Bill loses a friend (and possibly more) to a mysterious puddle, she calls on her personal tutor, an eccentric university professor known only as the Doctor to help her investigate!  What she learns will lead her to the adventure of a lifetime! QotW: What would you most like to see on Doctor Who before Steven Moffat and Peter Capal...

This week we cover story #136, The Twin Dilemma!  The Doctor, caught up in regeneration sickness, takes Peri to the asteroid Titan III where he encounters an old friend and a sinister mystery -- what has happened to the once-beautiful world of Jaconda? QotW: What was your favorite fifth Doctor story and why? Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing.../I'd just like to take a moment... Discussion of "T...

This week we cover story #135, The Caves of Androzani!  When the Doctor and Peri are poisoned in the treacherous caves of Androzani Minor and captured by a dangerous madman dead set on revenge, the Doctor must go to extreme lengths to find the cure. QotW: Looking back over his tenure in the TARDIS, what was your favorite Turlough story? Listener Mailbag/So Here's the Thing... Discussion of "The Ca...