Wholala: A Doctor Who Podcast

Join us for an extra special bonus episode with the Fans from Lux: Bronté Barbé, Samir Arrian and Steph Lacey! We discuss special read-through memories, moments on set, favourite Who episodes, and the impact of that scene. Plus, we discuss the possibility of a return… 👀   🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on...

This week, we're taking a trip to Miami, 1952 to discuss ‘Lux' and uncover the mystery of the Palazzo movie theatre! We get into the iconic Mr Ring-a-Ding, the stunning animation, how Doctor Who keeps breaking boundaries (quite literally). We give our reaction to that scene and ask ourselves… are we real?  🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried )....

This week we're joined by Reece and Carrot of the Gallifrey Cabaret as we dive into the newest season of the show. Join us as we talk about performing for Bad Wolf, the debut of Belinda Chandra, our thoughts for the season going ahead and are joined by a very special canine! 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on Ti...

It's almost time! This week, we're sitting down to talk through our predictions for Season 2 of Doctor Who. Join us for a leak-free yap about our predictions for the season, talk theories, what we'd like to see in the show, and what the future of Who might look like after Season 2.   🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @Wh...

This week on Wholala we’re celebrating 20 years of New Who by sitting down with an actor from the episode that started it all - Adam McCoy, aka Clive’s son! Join us as we look back on his memories of the shoot, what Doctor Who means to him now and our collective shared love for Billie Piper.   🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW...

This week on Wholala — the world’s on fire, Martha’s got blisters, and the Doctor’s floating. Martha walks the Earth while the Master burns it down with kids in orbs. We get into the horror, the heartbreak, and a sad goodbye to one of our faves. Is this one of the most unexpected resolutions in Who history? 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲&nb...

This week on Wholala… here come the drums. A hypnotic Prime Minister backed by Sharon Osbourne, Freema Agyeman stunt driving, John Simm giving the performance of a lifetime and some anaemic prop chips. Oh, and maybe one of the best cliffhangers ever? 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on TikTok, Bluesky, X and Inst...

This week we're taking a trip to the end of the universe as we rewatch ‘Utopia’, and begin our journey into the Series 3 finale. Join us as we discuss Captain Jack's return, feel sorry for Martha Jones and discuss the iconic return of THAT character...   🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on TikTok, Bluesky, X...

Pack your bags, we’re off to Gloucester! This week, we’re revisiting Fugitive of the Judoon - an episode that gave us space rhinos, lens flares, and a very gaggy reveal. Join us as we untangle the Fugitive Doctor’s place in the timeline, and why Jo Martin instantly feels like the Doctor. 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @Who...

This week we're taking a trip to the East End as we rewatch 'Dimensions in Time' and do a deep dive into the history of Doctor Who and Eastenders! Join us as we talk about the return of the Rani, actors that appear in both shows and unearth some fun crossovers, including Stacey Slater's trip in the TARDIS... 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲&n...

This week we’re saying hi to the Seventh Doctor as we reminisce on ‘The Remembrance of the Daleks’. Join us as we talk about 7 and Ace, discuss Davros as the Emperor Dalek, the mysterious girl with a creepy tune and look back on the legacy of Dursley McLinden. 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, T...

This week we're taking a trip to the Industrial Revolution with the Sixth Doctor as we watch 'The Mark of the Rani'. Join us as we talk about the iconic debut of the Rani, turning people into trees, and how we made a listener cry. 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on TikTok, X, BlueSky and Instagram. ⏯️ WATCH...

This week we’re saying goodbye to the Ponds as we rewatch ‘The Angels Take Manhattan’. Join us as we talk about Angels in America, River’s relationship with her parents and talk about our thoughts on Amy and Rory’s final goodbye… what are your thoughts on their ending?   🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on T...

This week we're jumping to Series 5 and revisiting the crash of the Byzantium as we rewatch 'The Time of Angels' and 'Flesh and Stone'. Join us as we talk the return of River, the Angel's new abilities, and ask the question... is it a worthy follow up from 'Blink'? 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on TikTok, X, B...

This week, we’re watching Blink and asking the important questions. Can you kill a Weeping Angel with a sledgehammer? Who would Sheridan Smith play in ‘Sparrow & Nightingale’? And does this episode deserve its reputation as one of the best Doctor Who stories of all time? 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on Ti...

What if Doctor Who Season One had the luxury of a full 13 episodes? We roll up our sleeves and get to work reimagining how we’d produce an extended series. We also challenge ourselves to chop down the 2005 series to just eight stories. Do the Slitheen still make the cut? 👀 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod o...

This week we're celebrating Christmas as we review the 2024 Special, 'Joy to the World'. Join us as we talk Time Hotels, our love of chair night and reveal what we thought about the starry ending.   🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on TikTok, X, BlueSky and Instagram. ⏯️ WATCH: All our content via&...

I'm gonna get killed by a Christmas Tree! This week we're FINALLY watching the iconic 2005 Christmas Special 'The Christmas Invasion'. Join us for killer Christmas trees, robot santas, menacing Sycorax and we ask the question - was Harriet Jones right after all? 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twit...

This week on Wholala, we’re tackling The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe!  Join us a slightly hungover romp in the forest with Claire Skinner’s delightfully chaotic Madge and the kids whose names you’ve forgotten. 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs and Sam Player. 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on BlueSky, TikTok, X, Instagram and Threads ⏯️ WATCH: All our content via  Link...

Remember: if it’s too good to be true, it’s probably a dream crab. This week - Santa Claus, brain-eating crabs, and dreams within dreams! We break down Last Christmas, from Clara’s emotional farewell to an imagined Danny to the Doctor’s total aversion with hugs. Plus, Shona’s potential as a companion, Moffat’s love of psychological games, and whether Clara left at the right time. 🎙 HOSTS...

The gang’s all here! Well, except Tom Baker, who’s otherwise engaged. We unpack The Five Doctors, from the Third Doctor towing Sarah up a hill like she’s luggage, to the Master’s campiest scamper in a cape yet. We’ll discuss the Raston Warrior Robot as the ultimate lycra assassin, Susan’s return feeling a little... frosty, and our personal fashion highlights. Does this story still hold up? Tell us...

This week we’re continuing our journey through the Classic Doctors as we visit ‘The Ark in Space’. Join us as we talk about this 70s TARDIS Trio, the bug-like Wirrn and ask the question: which is worse, the bubble wrap mutations or the ‘futuristic’ 70s haircuts?  🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok...

We're continuing our anniversary celebrations by diving into the Third Doctor's era! We follow a teeny tiny Pertwee and Manning into the 'Carnival of Monsters'. Join us as we talk ropey greenscreen, camp costumes and our love for the 'Bond' Doctor. 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs and Sam Player. 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on TikTok, BlueSky, X, Instagram and Threads ⏯️ WATCH: All...

This week we’re taking a trip to Telos as we discover ‘The Tomb of the Cybermen’. We’re joined by the Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria as we uncover frozen Cybermen, talk about robotic voices, Victoria’s iconic scream and ask the question - were the Doctor and Jamie madly in love?!   🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  ...

This week we're going back to that junkyard where it all began with a rewatch of 'An Unearthly Child'. Join us as we talk creepy junkyards, William Hartnell's performance as the Doctor and a few times the episode, ahem... shows it's age...   🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagr...