A TARDIS of One’s Own

New season, new companion, who this? Donna's back and she soon finds herself back at the Doctor's side as they investigate a new weight-loss pill being tested by Adipose Industries. So, obviously, we had to talk about the chokehold weight loss narratives have on women and the way all women's insecurities have been developed by old men in board rooms.  *** Please be aware that we can be a bit swear...

Time for a Christmas Special! Lots to delve into this week as our episode takes place on a recreation of the Titanic, "Earth's most famous ship". This begged the question what goes into romanticing the past, and who benefits. This was a fun special to watch, and we hope a fun ep to listen to! Don't forget to let us know if you encounter any ancient objects used for ritual purposes!   *** Please be...

Biiiig episode as we delve into the three part finale of season 3 which features shock return of the Doctor's friend/nemesis The Master, the reappearance of Captain Jack Harkness, and Martha Jones yet again saving the day. Lots of questions being asked of relationships in this arc, including what you owe your friends and what it means when friendships fall apart (looking at you Doctor).   *** Plea...

Slight break in our usual programming as we chat about the first season of Torchwood. Why? Because we're anticipating the return of Captain Jack Harkness for the three-part season 3 finale of course. Jen was a shameless Torchwood fan back in the day so this was a lovely nostalgia trip. Hope you enjoy our reckons! We also have a new podcast where we sporadically talk about the things we really shou...

Apologies for the month long absence - Jen went away and didn't edit this before she left (SHAME). Did she owe it to her future self, or her past self? What do we owe to the past? That's conveniently our topic for this episode, the infamous Blink! Sally Sparrow receives a cryptic message from the Doctor about a mysterious new enemy species that is after the TARDIS. Dun dun dun. *** Please be aware...

It's time for a period episode and boy, it's a dark one. We find ourselves in 1913 where poor Martha i responsible for keeping Th Doctor safe while he has no memory of being a timelord. It's a bit on the nose but we chat about what actually consistitutes human nature, and what is considered "natural". *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whe...

The vibes were I N T E N S E in episode 7 of season 3! It's just go, go, go and people lie, lie, lie. So we took a moment to talk about honesty, telling the truth, and when it's ok to lie.  *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record. Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him  here . If you...

We're back on earth for this episode, and discussing a very earthly concern - the obsession with youth! Women are forced to care cause you essenitally become invisible if you don't... but maybe it comes down to no one wanting to be reminded of their own mortality? Lots to unpack... but somehow we also end up talking about vampires and The Sound of Music for ages. Enjoy!  *** Please be aware that w...

It's Martha's first two-part adventure and we are yet again in New York; the old timey one this time. As the Doctor faces his old mates the Daleks, we're faced with an interesting question about what survival means and how far you'd go to do it. Tangential chats about the wealth inequity, Jen's future husband Andrew Garfield, how lightsabers are made and not to scale earth representation.  *** Ple...

Buckle up, the traffic is wild this week as we return to New Earth in Gridlock. An episode with cats, humans and cat humans, and Martha showing unwavering faith in the Doctor. Which made us think about the Doctor as a figure of faith, and faith in general - cue lots of chats about tarot and astrology as expressions of queer faith. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We ac...

Double double toil and trouble, join us around our metaphorical cauldron this week as we watch The Shakespeare Code and chat about witchcraft and female collaboration. The patriarchy wins when it keeps us apart! There's also a slight Harry Potter diversion because... unavoidable.  *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Z...

Sorry we're a day late! And also sorry about the sound. Don't know what to tell ya. We had a time this week. BUT what a great topic to tackle as we're introduced to the exceedingly competent Martha Jones for the first time! We love her. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record. Our music is by the...

Christmas spirit is pretty hard to come by in March, but it's also pretty marginal in this Christmas special. Also, in general, this episode has some extra energy which is also what this podcast episode has. A treat for us all! This week, we chat about manipulation - both in the sense of manipulating people and systems manipulating us. But then we also talk about Drive to Survive and NZ quirks lik...

Apologies for accidentally disappearing for a month, but we are BACK! And we're wrapping up season 2 in a suitably grim way - we're discussing the two part finale of Army of Ghosts and Doomsday through the theme of grief. And Jen compares The Doctor to some dude on Love Island. Good times. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotea...

It's a new year but not a new us - we're still descending into chaos almost as soon as we start recording. We're discussing Fear Her this week, the one where kids are disappearing off the street cause a young girl is transporting them into her drawings. How? Why? Loneliness! So that's what we're talking about for this ep. Also the value of a good road surface which Kel the Council Worker understan...

We're talking about Love and Monsters this week, the first Who-lite episode of the RTD era. It's a tonal shift, focusing on Elton and the misfits of LINDA. It's that time of year were we're all suddenly faced with pressures around family and togetherness and what that means so we took the opportunity to talk about found family. We're taking a wee break over the summer and will be back in the new y...

Join us for a journey into the pit of despair! Ok not really but there is definitely chat about a pit and some despair in this episode about The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit. For this one, we thought about what it means to be a bad influence, and how often that's used as a means of keeping non-conforming folks in their place. We also throw in a lot of Parks and Rec references and then go on a t...

This is the one where people have their faces erased because they bought TVs to watch Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. So of course we spend a large part of this episode talking about The Crown, the Commonwealth and the perils of patriotism. *** Episodes are published fortnightly. Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zeala...

In our first two parter of season two, the TARDIS stumbles into an alternate timeline London, Rose and Mickey promply forget everything they know about timetravel, and the Doctor's old foe, the Cybermen, return!  All the chat about upgrading and deleting made us think about how there's this constant push to strive to improve. If the hustle culture doesn't get you, the toxic positivity will! We thi...

Do you want a futuristic space drama or a period piece? Both! Both is good! We're off to pre-revolutionary France to dabble in time jumps, time travel, sad times and weird vibes. We have a lot of opinions on Strong Female Characters (TM) in this one so strap in, it's time to talk about female agency in narratives.  *** A Tardis of One's Own is published fortnightly. Please be aware that we can be...

We're headed back to school, and back to London, for episode 14. Anthony Head! Anthony Head eating children! Oh no. While Ten gets to go undercover as a teacher, Rose has to play the role of "dinner lady" which made us think about women's work, and the roles women are often forced into. Cue complaining about the gender pay gap! *** A Tardis of One's Own is published fortnightly. Please be aware th...

BIG theme this week but following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and all that chat about the Koh-i-Noor diamond, we couldn't not dive into the horrors of colonisation. In this episode, we're in 19th Century Scotland with Queen Victoria, a ravenous werewolf, and a band of assassinating warrior-monks. It's a lot. Also, the office air con is really loud this episode so apologies for the background n...

That's re-creation, as in to remake, not recreation as in a fun time. Don't worry, Jen made that mistake too! This week, we head into the future. The Doctor and Rose arrive on New Earth and meet old friends and enemies in a hospital which can cure every disease. But nefarious deeds are afoot! Lady Cassandra is back, and The Doctor is still figuring out what kind of man he is, so we simply had to a...

Ten is in the house! We're back in London just in time for Christmas but the Doctor is not having a great time dealing with his regeneration. This is profoundly unhelpful as Earth is being held for ransom by the mysterious Sycorax. Rose is trying to hold it all together but she is not coping which made us think about all the women burning out and feeling crushed by emotional labour in 2022. Discus...

It's all over for the Ninth Doctor! We're back on Sattelite Five, now the GameStation, where the three space musketeers discover the Daleks are actually behind humanity's woes. The Doctor scrambles to save the day, and Rose ultimately takes things into her own hands. We get pretty philosophical this wee as we ponder the link between power and control. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit swear...