The Beatles Films Podcast

Doctor Who: The Devil's Chord


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The coming together of two great British cultural institutions feels fated, but how well did Russell T. Davies pull it off? We look, of course, at how accurate they've been when it comes to Beatle detail, and in particular at the characterisations of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Matt, a Whovian, explains how this episode fits into the canon and how this season of Doctor Who compared tonally to others, while Ed, who thinks he might have seen a couple of the Christopher Eccleston ones 20 years ago, mainly just listens.


  • Watch the episode on BBC iPlayer if you're in the UK and have a licence: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001z8c7/doctor-who-season-1-2-the-devils-chord
  • Or on Disney Plus if not: https://www.disneyplus.com/series/doctor-who/1ml73V6phgyZ
  • Some clips of the a non-Eccleston Doctor playing a Beatle (identities revealed in the episode): https://youtu.be/cOzmhlgwM4E
  • Hear the Beatles-related Doctor Who audio story, Fanfare for the Common Men, on the "Into the TARDIS" podcast: https://shows.acast.com/into-the-tardis/episodes/doctor-who-1963-fanfare-for-the-common-men-part-1


Meet the Beatles Films Podcast


The Beatles Films Podcast is hosted by Matt Looker and Ed Williamson. We're both film writers and Beatles fans. Between us we've written for TheShiznit.co.uk, Total Film, Den of Geek and Virgin Media.


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