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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...

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June 10, 2023

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

"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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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....

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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 ...

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March 29, 2023

Patreon Extra #2 - "The Klepton Parasites"

We share here one of the episodes featured for our Patreon subscribers. Each week, John and Jim record extra content related to the series from reviews of the comic strip to discussions of music recorded at the time to overv...

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March 25, 2023

"Watch Out Vegetarians" - The Rescue

"The Rescue" Production L January 2-9, 1965 Leaving Susan behind on 21st century Earth, the TARDIS lands on the planet Dido in the 25th century. There, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara meet Vicki, one of two survivors of the wrath...

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March 18, 2023

"Jim Needs a Jolly Good Smack Bottom" - The Dalek Invasion of Earth

"The Dalek Invasion of Earth" Production K November 21 - December 26, 1964 The Daleks are back and they escalate their hostilities by taking over Earth with a plan that will mean the end of humanity. But the Doctor and his co...

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March 11, 2023

"The Most Dangerous Moment is at the Point of Materialization" - Plan…

"Planet of Giants" Production J October 31 - November 14, 1964 The second series begins with a story intended for the show's premiere. An accident on board the TARDIS shrinks the time travellers to one inch in height. Can t...

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March 4, 2023

"He's Not Even Fanboying!" - The Reign of Terror

"The Reign of Terror" Production H August 8 - September 12, 1964 The Doctor brings the TARDIS down in the middle of the French Revolution where the companions find themselves threatened with the guillotine. Can the Doctor, un...

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Feb. 25, 2023

"A Little Hitler in the Making" - "The Sensorites"

"The Sensorites" Production G June 20 - August 1, 1964 The time travellers land on a spaceship caught in the grip of The Sensorites. The Doctor and his companions find themselves prisoners of the Sensorites when the lock to ...

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Feb. 23, 2023

The Doctor's Beard Podcast Promo

A Whovian (podcaster John S. Drew) and a Newvian (writer/editor Jim Beard) walk into a TARDIS and proceed to conquet time and space by watching and reviewing every episode of the Classic Doctor Who series from the beginning. ...

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Feb. 18, 2023

"Four is the Magic Number" - The Aztecs

"The Aztecs" Production F May 23 - June 13, 1964 The time travellers are spearated from the TARDIS by an Aztec temple and Barbara is misaken for an Axtec goddess. But will the ruse keep the doubters from becoming too suspici...

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Feb. 11, 2023

"And Now For Something Completely Different" - The Keys of Marinus

"The Keys of Marinus" Production E April 11 - May 16, 1964 With the TARDIS trapped in a force field, the Doctor and his companions are forced to travel about the world of Marinus in search of a group of activator keys for a d...

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Feb. 4, 2023

"How Does One Go Through the Great Wall of China?" - Marco Polo

"Marco Polo" February 22-April 4, 1964 The TARDIS breaks down and the Doctor and his companions find themselves as "guests" of Marco Polo as he travels to the court of Kublai Khan. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim...

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Jan. 28, 2023

"Watch Those Hands, Mr. Chesterton!" - The Edge of Destruction

"The Edge of Destruction" February 2-8, 1964 The TARDIS is trying to warn the time travellers of a danger that is about to happen, but they aren't paying much attention as they barely know who each other are and are squabblin...

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Jan. 20, 2023

"You Can See All the Way to Christmas!" - The Daleks

"The Daleks" December 21, 1963 - February 1, 1964 The TARDIS lands on the highly radiated world of Skaro where the Daleks live in the cities and thanks to the Doctor and his companions, discover that their enemies, the Thals ...

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