Lots of Planets Have a North

In this episode we take a look back at our experiences with the show, from our earliest memories right up to the present day. Hear our attempts to dissect the appeal of the show, our memories of the Frankensteinian monstrosity that was the Superwholock fandom, and how the McCoy era was cruelly kept secret from us for a long time. Apologies for the background noise and audio interference; we were t...

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the recent allegations relating to Noel Clarke's history of harassment and abuse. While we maintain a distinction between Clarke and the character of Mickey Smith, we understand if anyone feels unable to hear positive things about Clarke now, and we stand with his victims. The same goes for John Barrowman, to whom there are numerous positive references in thi...

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the recent allegations relating to Noel Clarke's history of harassment and abuse. While we maintain a distinction between Clarke and the character of Mickey Smith, we understand if anyone feels unable to hear positive things about Clarke now, and we stand with his victims. In the second part of our look at Series One, Bethan reveals how Adam suffered for Adri...

NOTE: This episode was recorded before the recent allegations relating to Noel Clarke's history of harassment and abuse. While we maintain a distinction between Clarke and the character of Mickey Smith, we understand if anyone feels unable to hear positive things about Clarke now, and we stand with his victims. In the first part of our look at Series One, we talk about the enduring mystery of what...

In the second part of our look at Season Seven, covering The Ambassadors of Death and Inferno, we explore the mystery of Dr. Bruno Taltalian's accent, we shed some tears over the plight of the poor Ambassadors, and we encounter our first egregious piece of sexist behaviour in classic Who. But surely the last, right? Twitter: @LotsPlanetsPod Theme Music: "Special Spotlight" Kevin MacLeod (incompete...

In our inaugural episode, we discuss Season Seven as a whole, as well as delving into its first two stories. In the process, we discover a surprising number of similarities between Doctor Who and Dungeons & Dragons, Bethan explains the Silurians' spa system, and Jacob describes how 500 women from a textile mill in Lancashire were instrumental in the inexorable rise of Sergeant Benton. Twitter: @Lo...