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Nov. 18, 2025

Orange Whip, Orange Whip, Orange Whip - "The Five Doctors"

"Orange Whip, Orange Whip, Orange Whip" - Production 6K: "The Five Doctors" (November 23/25, 1983) - Classic Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special Review The ultimate Doctor Who celebration arrives! To commemorate two decades o...
Nov. 11, 2025

The Crusades? Again? - "The King's Demons"

Production 6J: "The King's Demons" (March 15-16, 1983) - Classic Doctor Who Season 20 Finale Review The TARDIS fails to reach Turlough's promised homeworld of Trion, instead materializing in Medieval England during March 1215...
Nov. 4, 2025

I Blame Peter Davison - "Enlightenment"

Production 6H: "Enlightenment" (March 1-9, 1983) - Classic Doctor Who Season 20 Review The Black Guardian Trilogy reaches its spectacular conclusion as the TARDIS materializes aboard an elegant Edwardian racing yacht - but th...
Oct. 28, 2025

An Attempt, But Never a Success - "Terminus"

Production 6G: "Terminus" (February 15-23, 1983) - Classic Doctor Who Season 20 Review The TARDIS crew faces heartbreak as beloved companion Nyssa of Traken makes her emotional departure from the Doctor's travels. After narro...
Oct. 21, 2025

Harry Potter & the Undead Mawdryn - "Mawdryn Undead"

Production 6F: "Mawdryn Undead" (February 1-9, 1983) - Classic Doctor Who Season 20 Review The Fifth Doctor experiences a bittersweet reunion with his dear friend Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart - but something i...
Oct. 14, 2025

Union of the Snake - "Snakedance"

Production 6D: "Snakedance" (January 18-26, 1983) - Classic Doctor Who Season 20 Review The Fifth Doctor discovers that Tegan Jovanka has been involuntarily manipulating the TARDIS coordinates, steering them toward the peacef...
Oct. 6, 2025

The Alien Chicken Monster from Another Dimension - "Arc of Infinity"

Production 6E: "Arc of Infinity" (January 3-12, 1983) - Classic Doctor Who Season 20 Premiere Review Omega, the legendary renegade Time Lord and architect of Gallifreyan time travel, makes his shocking return with a desperate...
Sept. 29, 2025

Would You Like a Jellybaby? - Tom Baker Retrospective

John and Jim wrap up their year long look at the Tom Baker era with a retrospective shaped with a framing letter from Patreon listener, Jamieson. We discuss Tom's three eras, his companions, and why he is considered one of th...
Sept. 22, 2025

Layered Vanity - "Time Flight"

Production 6C: "Time-Flight" (March 22-30, 1982) - Classic Doctor Who Season 19 Finale Review The Fifth Doctor's planned visit to London's Great Exhibition takes a dramatic detour when the TARDIS becomes trapped in a mysterio...
Sept. 15, 2025

No Longer Mint in Package - "Earthshock"

Production 6B: "Earthshock" (March 8-16, 1982) - Classic Doctor Who Review The Doctor's TARDIS materializes on a future Earth where the Cybermen orchestrate their most devastating plan yet - bombing a galactic conference to d...
Sept. 8, 2025

Gaga for Peter Davison - "Black Orchid"

Production 6A March 1-2 1982 The TARDIS lands in 1922 where Cranleigh Hall is being haunted by a mysterious figure and dead servants that only the Doctor apparently sees. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard joi...
Sept. 1, 2025

Pete Davison and the Arguers - "The Visitation"

Production 5X February 15-23, 1982 The TARDIS lands near London in 1666, where the Doctor manages to stop an alien invasion, but burns down London in the process. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces...
Aug. 25, 2025

Jim, You Male Fool! - "Kinda"

Production 5Y February 1-9, 1982 As Nyssa recuperates in the TARDIS, the Doctor, Tegan and Adric explore the world of Deva Loka where an Earth exhibition have uncovered the Kinda, but do not know the deadly secret these peace...
Aug. 18, 2025

Everything Old is New Again - "Four to Doomsday"

"Four to Doomsday" Production 5W January 18-26, 1982 The TARDIS lands on a vessel bound for Earth with four different groups of humans from different times and cultures. But are they human? And what are the intentions of Mona...
Aug. 11, 2025

A Vision in Beige - "Castrovalva"

"Castrovalva" Production 5Z January 4-21, 1982 The Doctor struggles to settle into his new incarnation, taking the TARDIS to the world of Castrovalva where the Master has set a trap. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor J...
Aug. 4, 2025

Hecate! Hecate! Hecate! - "K9 & Company"

"K9 & Company" Production 7P December 28, 1981 Sarah Jane investigates a coven of witches with her new found friend, K9. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time ...
July 26, 2025

Logopolis is a 3-D Printer - "Logopolis"

"Logopolis" Production 5V February 28 - March 21, 1981 In an attempt to fix the chameleon circuit, the Doctor finds the Master has survived and is causing chaos on the planet, Logopolis, which hold the secret to the universe'...
July 19, 2025

Keep on Traken - "The Keeper of Traken"

"The Keeper of Traken" Production 5T January 31 - February 21, 1981 On the way to Gallifrey, the TARDIS is taken over by the Keeper of Traken who needs the Doctor's help with a wave of evil that is washing over the peaceful u...
July 12, 2025

Goodbye, Lalla - "Warriors' Gate"

"Warriors' Gate" Production 5S January 3-24, 1981 The TARDIS winds up in the void between E-Space and N-Space, but the gateway is guarded by robots created by those rebelling against their enslavers. Podcaster John S. Drew an...
July 4, 2025

Doctor Who and the Malcontents - "Doctor Who and the Pescatons"

"Doctor Who and the Pescatons" July 1976 The Doctor and Sarah Jane return to Earth to discover a metallic shark-like race is bent on taking over the planet. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once ...
June 28, 2025

Lalla is a Pain in the Neck - "State of Decay"

"State of Decay" Production 5P November 22 - December 13, 1980 The TARDIS takes the Doctor, Romana and Adric to a world where the people appear backward despite indications of high technology. Moreso, a threat from the Time L...
June 21, 2025

Lost in E-Space with Lalla - "Full Circle"

"Full Circle" Production 5R October 25. - November 15, 1980 Trapped in E-Space, the Doctor and Romana encounter Adric and a mystery that has kept his people in darkness for decades. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Ji...
June 14, 2025

When Lalla Met Jacqueline - "Meglos"

"Meglos" Production 5N September 27 - October 18, 1980 The Doctor comes to help the people of Tygella, but is it really him? Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of t...
June 7, 2025

Vacationing with Lalla - "The Leisure Hive"

"The Leisure Hive" Production 5N August 30 - September 20, 1980 The Doctor and Romana visit the planet of Argolis where tachyon technology is being used to restore a dying civilization. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/edito...