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Episode List in Order

Sept. 2, 2023

I'm On Board with Ben - "The Underwater Menace"

"The Underwater Menace" Production GG January 14 - February 4, 1967 Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episo...
Aug. 26, 2023

Polly is a Doctor Fangirl - "The Highlanders"

"The Highlanders" Production FF December 14, 1966 - January 7, 1967 The Doctor and his companions find themselves caught up in the events following the Battle of Culloden where Ben finds himself being carted away as a slave. ...
Aug. 19, 2023

Come Back Billy Hartnell, All is Forgiven! - "The Power of the Daleks"

"The Power of the Daleks" Production EE November 5 - December 10, 1966 The TARDIS lands on the planet Vulcan and not only do Ben and Polly have to deal with a new incarnation of the Doctor, but there are Daleks who appear sub...
Aug. 12, 2023

Cybermen are the Ultimate Existentialists - "The Tenth Planet"

"The Smugglers" Production DD October 8-29, 1966 The TARDIS lands on the South Pole in 1986 where an international space agency is monitoring a rocket landing. But they quicky discover an alien fleet appraoching Earth and a ...
Aug. 5, 2023

Ben and Polly, the Mulder and Scully of Doctor Who - "The Smugglers"

"The Smugglers" Production CC September 10 - October 1, 1966 The Doctor lands Ben and Polly in the middle of the 17th century as a Cornish village is under threat of attack by a group of pirates. Their only hope is the Docto...
July 29, 2023

The Thal Woman Aren't as Sexy in This One - Dr. Who & The Daleks

Dr. Who & The Daleks June 25, 1965 (London) August 23, 1965 (UK) May 1966 (US) Dr. Who and his granddaughters Susan and Barbara travel to the planet Skaro with Barbara's boyfriend Ian and discover a world filled with alien ro...
July 22, 2023

Jim...Beard...Is...Re...Qui...Red - "The War Machines"

"The War Machines" Production BB June 25 - July 16, 1966 The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Dodo back to London, 1966. There, the Doctor finds an evil force at work that he can feel and is determined to stop WOTAN and the War M...
July 15, 2023

Why Would Anyone Want to Leave? - "The Savages"

"The Savages" Production AA April 30 - June 18, 1966 The TARDIS lands in a future filled with peace and posperity, but there is a dark side to the utopia as the Doctor soon learns. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim...
July 8, 2023

Can We Talk About Star Trek Now? - "The Gunfighters"

"The Gunfighters" Production Z April 30 - May 21, 1966 Sung to the melody of "The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon" The Doctor's got toothache, He needs some relief, He just needs a dentist One's on a Tombstone street. But Do...
July 1, 2023

Make Your Move, Jim, Make Your Last Move - "The Celestial Toymaker"

"The Celestial Toymaker" Production Y April 2-23, 1966 The Doctor, Steven and Dodo find themselves trapped in the nightmare world of The Celestial Toymaker, forced to win at his games in order to escape. Podcaster John S. Dre...
June 24, 2023

I've Got My Eye on You - "The Ark"

"The Ark" Production X March 5-26, 1966 The TARDIS crew visit a generational spaceship from Earth on a journey to a new home. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of ...
June 17, 2023

I Won't Go Marco Polo Crazy: "The Massacre"

"The Massacre Production W February 5-26, 1966 The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Massacre of St Bartholomew's Day and yet the two manage to not get in much trouble. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join ...
June 13, 2023

My Kingdom for a Plot - "The Daleks' Master Plan" - Part 2

"The Dalek Master Plan" - Part 2 Production V November 13, 1965 - January 29, 1966 The Doctor finds himself with new companions and a new plot by the Daleks, this time to take over the galaxy. Podcaster John S. Drew and write...
June 10, 2023

It's Not Easy Digging Taranium from Uranus - "The Dalek Master Plan" Part 1

"The Dalek Master Plan" - Part 1 Production V November 13, 1965 - January 29, 1966 The Doctor finds himself with new companions and a new plot by the Daleks, this time to take over the galaxy. Podcaster John S. Drew and write...
June 3, 2023

Is There a Doctor in the Horse? - "The Myth Makers"

"The Myth Makers" Production U October 16 - November 6, 1965 The TARDIS winds up in Ancient Greece in the middle of the Trojan War where the Doctor and Vicki are mistaken for gods by either side and must help them come up wit...
May 27, 2023

We'll Do it Live! - "Mission to the Unknown"

"Mission to the Unknown" Production DC October 9, 1965 On the planet Kembel, Space Security Agent Mark Cory has found a Dalek city where various alien races are converging to form an alliance against the universe. Podcaster J...
May 20, 2023

The Full Rill - "Galaxy Four"

"Galaxy 4" Production T September 11 - October 2, 1965 The TARDIS lands on a world with only two days of life on it as a war rages between two races trapped on the surface. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard j...
May 13, 2023

Patreon Exclusive #3 - "Dalek Music to Dance By"

Dalekmania gripped the UK in 1964 the way Batmania gripped the US some two years later. Toys, comics, and a movie were quickly developed to capitalize on the pepper pots. It only made sense that there was also music composed ...
May 6, 2023

Who's Up, Doc? - "The Time Meddler"

"The Time Meddler" Production S July 3-24, 1965 In 1066, Steven Tayler finds himself doubting he is in the past as the Vikings are planning to invade a Saxon village. And what is with the Monk who's monastery sits atop a clif...
April 29, 2023

Where Have You Been, On the Moon? - "The Chase"

"The Chase" Production R May 22 - June 26, 1965 The Daleks have developed a time travel device in order to hunt the Doctor and his companions and exterminate them. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join force...
April 22, 2023

That's No Moon...That's a Space Museum! - "The Space Museum"

"The Space Museum" Production Q April 24 - May 15, 1965 The TARDIS jumps a time track and the crew discover their future - displays in a space museum. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again ...
April 15, 2023

"It's De-Knighted, It's De-Lovely" - The Crusade

"The Crusade" Production P March 27.- April 17, 1965 The Doctor finds himself caught up in court intrigue once again as he winds up with King Richard who is trying to take Jerusalem in his Crusade. Podcaster John S. Drew and ...
April 8, 2023

"Barbara and Her Beautiful Butterflies" - The Web Planet

"The Web Planet" Production N February 13-March 13, 1965 The TARDIS is drawn to the planet Vortis where the crew find themselves caught up in a civil war among the inhabitants brought on by an alien force known as the Animus....
April 1, 2023

"Notes from a Curmudgeon" - The Romans

"The Romans" Production M January 16 - February 6, 1965 Vicki's first journey in the TARDIS takes her to the time of the Romans where she becomes embroiled with the Doctor in a plot to assassinate Caesar Nero. Podcaster John ...