Doctor Who: The PodKast with a K

Following our previous podcast on how the Time War brings a whole new dimension to Rose, we apply the same thinking across the whole of Doctor Who Series 1.This time, Christian Cawley joins Brian Terranova and James McLean as they consider the impact of the events of the "previous season" (based on an idea that there is a Time War series that concludes with The Day of the Doctor) on the Ninth Doctor and Rose's exploits.Does the fact that the audience now knows that Gallifrey survived the Time War recontextualise the events of The End of the World or The Unquiet Dead? Is there any impact to Aliens of London, Father's Day, The Empty Child, or Boom Town? How do Dalek and The Long Game change the Doctor's exploits a few episodes earlier?And does the return of the Daleks in the year 200,100 represent the final end of the Time War?

Doctor Who returned in 2005 with Rose. It was the first episode of the show since 1996... but in the show's continuity, The Day of the Doctor introduces new, unseen continuity to Rose. Indeed, Rose likely happens right as the regenerating War Doctor leaves the National Gallery.This podcast takes a look at The Day of the Doctor as a finale to Big Finish's Time War stories. How does this redevelop what we knew about the Doctor back in 2005? How does it change the Doctor's character in context to Rose and the subsequent episodes - all the way back to The Day of the Doctor in 2013, eight years later.Admittedly, it's timey-wimey, but we think you're on board for this.Your hosts this week are James McLean and Brian A. Terranova. They'll be watching Rose as they speak, so feel free to line up your copy and re-enjoy it along with them - assuming it starts on cue...

Christian Cawley and James McLean are back with a new show. This time, we look at the redesign of the Daleks for Revolution of the Daleks, the New Year's Day 2021 episode of Doctor Who. Comparing the design with earlier Dalek props, it's remote control/unmanned quality, and how the Dalek looks on clips and stills, we then proceed to compare the various models from over the years, all the way back to 1963.Don't forget to let us know what YOU think of the Revolution of the Daleks model.Shownotes Sol3: Spoof News From Around the Galaxy Christian Cawley talks to the DWC about Sol3 Lonely Robots in Space: Suitcase Thunderbirds Are Go

The Daleks are back! Doctor Who is back! On New Years' Day, a new episode, Revolution of the Daleks will screen on BBC TV and around the world.With John Barrowman returning as Captain Jack Harkness, Chris Noth as Jack Robertson (last seen in Arachnids in the UK) and marking the departure of Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole (Graham O'Brien and Ryan Sinclair), Revolution of the Daleks also squeezes in a stunning new look for the greatest threat in the universe...Christian Cawley and James McLean meet up in this week's podKast with a K to look preview the episode - and find themselves looking forward to it...Shownotes: The Timeless Children Arachnids in the UK New Doctor Who video games

We're back for our first post-lockdown Doctor Who podcast! This time, James McLean and Christian Cawley discuss the best "worst" Doctor Who stories, and there's also news of a new website project, Sol3. Our Best Worst Doctor Who Stories An Unearthly Child/100,000 BC Love & Monsters Delta and the Bannermen Doctor Who (1996)/TV Movie Death to the Daleks Underworld Shownotes Love & Monsters podKast Delta and the Bannermen podKast Sol 3 Spoof News

We're back with another podcast, taking a look at the recent developments in the Doctor Who fan community during lockdown.Join your hosts Christian Cawley, James McLean, and Brian Terranova as they look at tweetalongs and other ways Doctor Who fans can deal with enforced downtime. Shownotes The Stolen Earth/Journey's End tweetalong with RTD details Peter Davison singing happy birthday to himself Eccleston cuts down drinking to tackle COVID19 Britbox Obituaries: David Collings Honor Blackman Pip Baker James Garbutt Doctor Who: The Greatest Adventure Vectis toy auction Take care out there, Kasterborites - we'll be back soon.

Join us as we look back on the opening episode of the Fifth Doctor's era, as Peter Davison makes his first full appearance as Doctor Who.James McLean and Brian Terranova are your hosts - why not get your DVD or streaming service ready and watch along with them?

Doctor Who Series 12 has finished - but what did we make of The Timeless Children? Despite leaks and spoilers aplenty, it managed to surprise. But does it offer a brand new direction for Doctor Who beyond the hodge-podge of ideas?Christian Cawley and James McLean work it out.

Wow. That was a cliffhanger, wasn't it? In terms of Series 12, it is certainly where everything changes - but before we get to The Timeless Children, we need to talk about Ascension of the Cybermen. Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova, and James McLean have put their heads together and produced what can only be described as a very low-tech Cyberium.Did we love Ascension of the Cybermen or hate it? Click play to find out!(Quick reminder: we're taking a break for a few weeks in mid-March. Don't fret - we're be back after Easter. In the meantime, look out for some classic podcasts and old articles republished on the website.) ShownotesAscension of the Cybermen discussion on Facebook

Doctor Who rumbles towards the end of Series 12 with this "base under siege" type episode - but this time, it seems the base itself, Villa Diodati on the bank of Lake Geneva, is the enemy!Hear James McLean and Brian Terranova's thoughts, feelings, and reactions to The Haunting of Villa Diodati, and the Doctor's encounter with the future Mary Shelley, along with Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Mary's step-sister Claire Clairmont - as well as the haunting figure of the Lone Cyberman!Listen out, too, for how The Haunting of Villa Diodati conflicts and contrasts with other stories set in the same location on the same night from the Big Finish catalogue.

Christian Cawley, James McLean, and Brian Terranova reconvene for another in-depth chat about the latest episode of Doctor Who. Can You Hear Me? is an episode featuring a mix of time travel, classic-style villains, and a message of the week. Is the topical aspect of the show too heavy handed, as many have suggested? Or is there more to that approach?Hopefully we're some way to scratching at the answer to this question. Meanwhile, there is plenty more to talk about, not least the falling ratings of Doctor Who. What can the BBC do about it, short of forcing people to watch the TVs that they pay for and petition the government to ban Netflix?We jest... or do we? There's only one way to find out - hit play!

This week's Doctor Who episode is Praxeus, in which the show takes another Lettsian view of man's relationship with the planet Earth. But was the message too heavy handed, or did it work as part of the plot?Christian Cawley and Brian Terranova discuss this point and many others on this week's podcast. PLUS: Nicholas Parsons and Rotten Tomatoes. Shownotes Facebook threat on Praxeus RIP Nicholas Parsons Has Rotten Tomatoes removed Doctor Who Series 12 reviews?

What? What?! WHAT?! So we're midway through Doctor Who Series 12 and we've just been given a curveball the like of which has never been seen in the show. Judoon, the return of Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), a buried TARDIS, a fugitive hiding on earth, a new incarnation of the Doctor... and more mystery about Gallifrey. Standard episodes just don't do that, do they? But who was watching beyond the legion of Doctor Who fans? Sunday night, a perennial TV favorite on the other side... it takes a massive star to combat a show like Dancing on Ice.So it is with a certain amount of excitement and trepidation that Christian Cawley, James McLean, and Gareth Kavanagh got together this week to discuss Fugitive of the Judoon... Shownotes Facebook discussion of Fugitive of the Judoon John Barrowman's fake house renovation

What did you think of Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror? Hold that thought, then ask yourself the more important question: what did *we* think of Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror? Doctor Who Series 12 has been a mixed bag so far, but was Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror the fizzy cola bottle or the unfizzy cola bottle?It's the PodKast with a K, in which forty-something male, pale, and stale anoraks chat largely about Doctor Who, a show they've no professional experience of but have nevertheless spent a large chunk of four decades watching.This week, Christian Cawley (a man who plays with phones for money) is joined by the ever-indecisive James McLean and swish trans-Atlantic man-about-suburbs Brian A. Terranova. We're here to reaffirm and challenge your opinions on Doctor Who in equal measure.Ready? Hit play! Shownotes Science of the Time Lords Facebook discussion of Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror

Orphan 55 is arguably the most divisive Doctor Who episode since 2005 - if not longer.But was it really all that bad? Is there something of value to take from the episode that split fandom and demonstrated makeup that would look amateurish on a 1990s CBBC production of A Midsomer Night's Dream?Brian A. Terranova and James McLean are on hand to find out.

Hot on the heels of part one, part 2 of the Doctor Who Series 12 opener, Spyfall, has just aired in the show's usual Sunday evening slot.This week, Christian Cawley, Brian A Terranova, and James McLean discuss the story in-depth, along with a surprising realisation.PLUS: why was the sound quality so bad in portions of the last podKast? Christian explains all...

Doctor Who is back with a bang and a twist with Skyfall, the first episode of a two part story kicking off Series 12. Christian Cawley and Gareth Kavanagh mull it over, with a bit of help from... you!

The first Doctor Who episode to air on Christmas Day was back in 1965, smack bang in the middle of The Daleks' Master Plan. A curio that most fans haven't seen, the episode exists only as an audio adventure from off air tapes.Or does it?Aside from a Peter Purves/Jean Marsh two-hander, alongside the original novelisation, various fan-made productions have been mounted. From telesnap archives to CGI recreations, fans have a wealth of options that while interesting, never quite capture the magic of a real episode. However, these projects are interesting in their own right.In this week's special Christmas podKast, Christian Cawley and James McLean watch two CGI remakes of The Daleks' Master Plan simultaneously. We'd like you to watch along with us, so use these two YouTube videos. First up is The Feast of Steven (Animated):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRFlWddgi2YAt the same time, we watched Feast of Steven via the lens of WhoRecons' animated CGI econstructionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx-KODSPjt4What more

Time travel back to 2006 with Christian Cawley and Brian Terranova as we talk all the way through The Runaway Bride, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate.Merry Christmas, and a happy 2020 from all of us.

We've got a problem. With a new Doctor Who series on the horizon, how can we manage to fit it in? With books, games, comics, magazines, radio shows, movies - even podcasts - where does TV sit? Should specific shows be prioritised? If so, is Doctor Who really a show to watch before, say, The Mandalorian, or The Man in the High Castle, or even I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here?James McLean and Christian Cawley get together to try and assess the load media consumers have to work through. We might also have speculated again on the future of Doctor Who as a broadcast show, in terms of how we might view (as in "consume") in the future...Is the family audience still there? Has it migrated to Marvel's hero movies? Will the producers of Doctor Who evolve the show into a new format for streaming platforms? Is the future of shows like Doctor Who digital-only, or is a physical product still required?