The Doctor's Beard Podcast
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The Doctor's Beard Podcast

A Whovian (John S. Drew) and a Newvian (writer/editor Jim Beard) walk into a TARDIS and retrace the journey of the Doctor and his companions from the very beginning.

Most Recent Episodes

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Oct. 10, 2026

French Is a Universal Language - Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?

Note: This is a hiatus episode from our Wilderness Years coverage. For their next stop in the Wilderness Years, John and Jim dig up a genuine oddity: Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?, a 1994 BBC Radio mockumentary that catches up with the...
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Oct. 3, 2026

A Third Time I Ask, What Do You Seek? - "Downtime"

Note: This is a hiatus episode from our Wilderness Years coverage—the last original review of the first half before we reach the TV Movie. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access, exclusive episodes, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. For the final Wilderness Years review before the 1996 TV Movie, John and Jim take on Downtime, the 1995 Reeltime Pictures video that reunited a remarkable roster of classic Doctor Who faces without the Doctor himself.
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Sept. 26, 2026

Oh, How the Ghost of You Clings - "The Ghosts of N-Space"

Note: This is a hiatus episode from our Wilderness Years coverage. For the next stop in the Wilderness Years, John and Jim take on The Ghosts of N-Space, the 1996 BBC Radio serial that stands as Jon Pertwee's final official, BBC-sanctioned turn as...
188
Sept. 19, 2026

The Backseat Brig and the Theme Park of Doom - "The Paradise of Death"

Note: This is a hiatus episode, part of our Wilderness Years series for Patreon subscribers. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access to episodes, exclusive content, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. Show Notes: Nostalgia, Recorded at 5:45 in the Morning For their first dip into the 1990s Wilderness Years, John and Jim take on The Paradise of Death—the five-part BBC Radio serial that brought Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, and Elisabeth Sladen back
187
Sept. 12, 2026

McCoy, the 80s, and Classic Who: The Grand Retrospective

Note: This is a hiatus episode, kicking off our Wilderness Years series for Patreon subscribers. Rather than three separate retrospective episodes that might send listeners running, John and Jim fold the whole reckoning into one: a look at the McCoy...
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Sept. 5, 2026

These Shoes! They Fit Perfectly. - The 1996 TV Movie

Note: This is a hiatus episode from our Wilderness Years coverage—the pivot point between Classic and New Who, and the story where Jim's own Doctor Who journey began. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access, exclusive episodes, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. Three and a half years. That's how long John and Jim have been traveling toward this exact moment. After every televised Classic serial and a long stretch of Wilderness Years curiosities, t
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Aug. 29, 2026

A Baker-Rated Situation - "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Note: This is a hiatus episode, part of the Wilderness Years series. Tom Baker Wearing a Sherlock Holmes Mask When Tom Baker signed on to play Sherlock Holmes in the BBC's 1982 adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, the hosts expected...

Recent Blog Posts

July 20, 2026

Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks Novelization

The Daleks novelization is an interesting artifact. It was published in November of 1964 by Frederick Muller Publishing. As such, it didn't have to follow the Target page limit. In fact, when Target published the book itself, it kept the story intac…
July 16, 2026

An Unearthly Child Novelization

When one reads a novelization, there is always the bonus of extra material or extended scenes to enrich the story or the characterization of one of the players. In the opening moments of "An Unearthly Child," we see a police officer walking about ou…
Nov. 23, 2025

TARGET Novelization Reviews

Happy Doctor Who Day!  62 years ago, the BBC premiered Doctor Who with "An Unearthly Child". With the stories came novelizations from the folks at Target Books.  In celebration, John will be taking on the task of reading the books in episode order a…

About the Host

John S. Drew

Reviews

Always Great Fun!

"I love this podcast and it's the only Doctor Who podcast that I listen to. John brings great information and nostalgia while Jim provides a fresh look and his writing & editing background. They're fu…"

Jamie-Girl | Sept. 13, 2025