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My Word, Doesn't He Look Fat and Pompous! - Patreon Exclusive #9
Dec. 10, 2025

My Word, Doesn't He Look Fat and Pompous! - Patreon Exclusive #9

Episode 9: "My Word, Doesn't He Look Fat and Pompous!" - Classic Doctor Who Comics: The Challenge of the Piper - Patreon Exclusive COMIC STRIP REVIEW: "The Challenge of the Piper" (June 14 - July 12, 1965) TV Comic, Five Part...
The Daleks Destroyed Their First Planet - Patreon Exclusive #8
Dec. 9, 2025

The Daleks Destroyed Their First Planet - Patreon Exclusive #8

Episode 8: "The Daleks Destroyed Their First Planet" - Classic Doctor Who Comics Double Feature - Patreon Exclusive COMIC STRIP REVIEW #1: "The Gyros Injustice" (May 3 - June 7, 1965) TV Comic, Six Parts Writer/Artist: Nevill...
Super Dalek Origin Story - Patreon Exclusive #7
Dec. 8, 2025

Super Dalek Origin Story - Patreon Exclusive #7

Episode 7: "Super Dalek Origin Story" - Classic Doctor Who Comics Double Feature - Patreon Exclusive COMIC STRIP REVIEW #1: "Doctor Who on the Web Planet" (March 22 - April 26, 1965) TV Comic, Six Parts Writer/Artist: Neville...
Throw Your Spuds - Patreon Exclusive #6
Dec. 7, 2025

Throw Your Spuds - Patreon Exclusive #6

Episode 6: "Throw Your Spuds" - Classic Doctor Who Comics Double Feature - Patreon Exclusive COMIC STRIP REVIEW #1: "The Hijackers of Thrax" (March 1-15, 1965) TV Comic, Three Parts Writer/Artist: Neville Main The First Docto...
Wham, Bam, Thank You Dalek - Patreon Exclusive #5
Dec. 6, 2025

Wham, Bam, Thank You Dalek - Patreon Exclusive #5

Episode 5: "Wham, Bam, Thank You Dalek" - Classic Doctor Who Comics Double Feature - Patreon Exclusive COMIC STRIP REVIEW #1: "The Therovian Quest" (January 18 - February 22, 1965) TV Comic, Six Issues (Two Pages Per Week) Wr...
What Were They Thinking? - Patreon Exclusive #3
Dec. 5, 2025

What Were They Thinking? - Patreon Exclusive #3

"I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas with a Dalek" & "Landing of the Daleks" - Vintage Doctor Who Music Review (1964-1965) - Christmas Patreon Exclusive Dalekmania swept across the United Kingdom in 1964 with the same cultural fervo...
Two is Too Few, Four is Too Much - "The Awakening"
Dec. 4, 2025

Two is Too Few, Four is Too Much - "The Awakening"

"Two Is Too Few, Four Is Too Much" - Production 6M: "The Awakening" (January 19-20, 1984) - Classic Doctor Who Season 21 Review The Fifth Doctor brings Tegan to 1984 Little Hodcombe so she can visit her grandfather, Andrew Ve...
Klepton, I Thought You Said Klingon - Patreon Exclusive #2
Dec. 3, 2025

Klepton, I Thought You Said Klingon - Patreon Exclusive #2

"The Klepton Parasites" - Doctor Who TV Comic Strip Review (November 9, 1964 - January 11, 1965) - Christmas Patreon Exclusive TV Comic Issues 674-683 Writer & Artist: Neville Main In 1964, the BBC made television history by ...
Season One Overview - Patreon Exclusive #1
Dec. 2, 2025

Season One Overview - Patreon Exclusive #1

John and Jim sit down to review their time watching the first series of Doctor Who, the good and the bad. In addition, Jim shares his thoughts on what he would like to see in the second series. John plays Spoiler Cards with J...
There Should Have Been Another Way - "Warriors of the Deep"
Nov. 27, 2025

There Should Have Been Another Way - "Warriors of the Deep"

"There Should Have Been Another Way" Production 6M: "Warriors of the Deep" (January 5-13, 1984) Classic Doctor Who Season 21 Premiere Review In the year 2084, the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough materialize at Sea Base Four...
Orange Whip, Orange Whip, Orange Whip - "The Five Doctors"
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...
The Crusades? Again? - "The King's Demons"
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...
I Blame Peter Davison - "Enlightenment"
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...
An Attempt, But Never a Success - "Terminus"
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...
Harry Potter & the Undead Mawdryn - "Mawdryn Undead"
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...
Union of the Snake - "Snakedance"
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...
The Alien Chicken Monster from Another Dimension - "Arc of Infinity"
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...
Would You Like a Jellybaby? - Tom Baker Retrospective
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...
Layered Vanity - "Time Flight"
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...
No Longer Mint in Package - "Earthshock"
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...
Gaga for Peter Davison - "Black Orchid"
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...
Pete Davison and the Arguers - "The Visitation"
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...
Jim, You Male Fool! - "Kinda"
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...
Everything Old is New Again - "Four to Doomsday"
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...