Wholala: A Doctor Who Podcast

This week, we put on our tuxes and headed to Wales to attend the BAFTA Cymru 2024 red carpet! Join us as we look back on the event, share our red carpet interviews and reveal which Doctor Who locations we visited while we were there! Featuring interviews with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner. 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLL...

🎉 Episode 100 of Wholala! 🎉 We made it! This week, we’re getting nostalgic, reflecting on the last 100 episodes, and answering your burning questions. We offer some questionable opinions, and maybe even a sensible thought or two. 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram and Threads ⏯️...

This week on Wholala, we’re diving into series 11 for Sam’s first time getting taken away by the Solitract! Join us to chat about the TARDIS fam, hungry moths, Grace's return and a delightful talking frog.   🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram and Threads ⏯️ WATCH: &nbs...

This week we're back on Gallifrey and joined by Beth Axford as we rewatch the Series 9 finale ‘Hell Bent’. Join us as we talk about the Doctor’s home-world, the fate of Clara Oswald, the arc of the three-parter and most importantly… ORANGE SOUP! 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Ins...

This week we're continuing our journey through the Series 9 finale as we watch 'Heaven Sent' with Louis Le Gall! Join us as we talk about the incredible direction, the plot from the Time Lords and ask the question... why didn't he use the shovel?   🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X),...

This week on Wholala we're taking a trip to Trap Street as we get ready to face the raven with Josh Whipps! Join us as we talk Rigsy's return, the mysterious Trap Street and reveal which of us got a nosebleed on original watch of the episode! 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram a...

This week on Wholala we're taking a trip to Sweetville as we rewatch 'The Crimson Horror'! Join us as we talk alien parasites, silly Sontarans and our thoughts on THAT kiss... 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram and Threads ⏯️ WATCH:  All our content via  Linktree...

This week we’re travelling to Victorian England as we watch Peter Capaldi’s debut in ‘Deep Breath’. Join us as we talk T-Rex, remember childhood memories of the Clockwork Droids and ask the question - is anything more iconic than the newspaper scene? 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Ins...

Surprise, it’s a Bonus Episode! Join us as we spill all the tea on the Doctor Who 2024 Prom and try to relive the best day of our lives. We talk all things Jinkx Monsoon, Catherine Tate’s teleprompter flubs, magical music and Mrs. Flood’s surprise cameo. Did you go to the Prom? What did you think? 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW...

girl, it's so confusing sometimes to be a companion Fire up the chip fryer, we're going back to school! This week, we're going back to one of our all-time favourites, 'School Reunion', to explore the tragic relationship between the Doctor and their companions. 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter...

You've been invited to the wedding! And don't worry, it's a perfectly normal wedding, with the ordinary angel of death, time loop and a robot dog. Yes, we're back for another instalment in the Trickster trilogy! It's 'The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith'.   🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter...

We take a nostalgic drive back through Foxglove for 'The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith'. We're chatting about Sam's big dreams of doing a Trickster drag routine, Rob Madge’s Whoniverse debut, "I'm Victoria Beckham", and CBBC’s 2008 scheduling. 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram a...

“Be fabulous but forgettable.” Get ready to glide past reception and locate the lifts! This week, we’re slipping into something a little more provocative to revisit a scandalous and underrated classic - The Secret Diary of a Call Girl.  We’re back with Hannah Baxter, remembering shock moments, A-list cameos and our personal highs. Content note: this episode contains adult themes and refers to...

Outside the government, beyond the police... This week, we're revisiting Torchwood's second series for a cautionary tale about chasing down alien carnivores on your hen night. Join us for a post-watershed romp with murders, Scissor Sisters and the devious 'Banana Boat'. May contain bad Welsh accents. 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLL...

Welcome to Season 5 of Wholala! We're diving into the premiere of this season but watching the Series 3 premiere episode, 'Smith and Jones'. Join us as we talk about the iconic Martha Jones, chat about camp villains and truly spend half the episode laughing.   🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, T...

This week, we look back of the entirety of the Fifteenth Doctor’s first season. What worked and what flopped? And did Season One succeed as a soft reboot for the show? 🎙 HOSTS: Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW: @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram and Threads ⏯️ WATCH: All our content via  Linktree , or buy us...

This week, we're jumping into the TARDIS and taking a trip through the camp and queer moments of Season One to celebrate Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram and Threads ⏯️ WATCH:  All our content via  Linktree , or buy us a Ko-Fi! 🎧 THEME:  ...

"Dust. Anybody? No? Dust." As we reach end of Season 1 of Doctor Who we decide if we think Russell T Davies stuck the landing. Buckle in for our (very honest) highs and lows, and our thoughts on the questions left unanswered. 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram and Threads ⏯️&nbs...

"The One Who Waits, revealed!" This week, we head to UNIT Tower to expend the nuclear output of Europe, break some child labour laws and give Susan Triad a makeover. Clown with us as we hurtle towards the season finale and throw out some of our wildest theories. 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twit...

This week we're donning our feathers and heading to Regency England as we watch 'Rogue'! Join us as we discuss cosplaying alien birds, Kylie Minogue, a certain smooch, and ask... is everything canon now? 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram and Threads ⏯️ WATCH:  All our content via  Link...

This week, we turn up in Finetime and discuss our differing opinions on Dot and Bubble. Join us to talk about space slugs, Ncuti Gatwa's stellar performance, that twist ending, and the important themes of the episode. 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram and Threads ⏯️ WATCH:  All our content via...

Is she still following me? This week we’re talking about the latest episode of Doctor Who; the suspenseful ’73 Yards’. Join us as we discuss that terrifying woman, Susan Twist, insane Prime Ministers and ask the question; did Ruby Sunday really look 40? 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter (X), Instagram and Thread...

Sharp scratch 😀 This week, things heat up as we watch Steven Moffat's 'Boom'! Buckle in for tension, sulky holograms, dead companion, fl*shlights, religious discourse and an antelope. We ask: which lines were most Clara Oswald-coded, and which writer understands the Doctor the best? 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ ⁠⁠alasdairgibbs⁠⁠ ) and Sam Player (@ ⁠⁠samwhotried⁠⁠ ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @Whola...

You called? It's a double feature as Wholala discuss the first two episodes of the brand new series of Doctor Who! We've been watching 'The Devil's Chord' (several times) to discuss camp performances, throwback references and *that* dance number. And in our first ever Theory Corner, we ask: is a certain family member coming back, and who is Ruby Sunday really? 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdai...

They're not just babies, they're SPACE BABIES! This week we're diving into the first episode of Season One of Doctor Who as we watch 'Space Babies'. Join us for monsters made of snot, talking babies, familiar scenes and ask: can Doctor Who ever be too silly? 🎙 HOSTS:  Alasdair Gibbs (@ alasdairgibbs ) and Sam Player (@ samwhotried ). 📲 FOLLOW:  @WholalaPod on Tik Tok, Twitter...