Doctor Who: The Web Of Queer

By Ian, Jessica, Josh, Mikayla, Stephen

Society & Culture TV & Film

What's Doctor Who: The Web Of Queer about?

A Doctor Who podcast from the perspective of gay, bisexual, asexual, aromantic and transgender fans of Doctor Who. Reviews of new and classic stories, as well as spin-offs, Big Finish audios, books and anything else we want to bring an LGBTQIA+ perspective to. Regular discussions of queer topics and representation through the lens of Doctor Who, sci-fi/fantasy and television writing.

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Ep 102: Hello and Goodbye

12.31.2019

In this episode we review the Fourth Doctor story The Face of Evil. In our review, we discuss Leela’s introduction story. What did we think of how her character is initially introduced? Where did we have problems with the choices ...

Doctor Who: The Web Of Queer episodes:

12.31.2019 Ep 102: Hello and Goodbye In this episode we review the Fourth Doctor story The Face of Evil. In our review, we discuss Leela’s introduction story. What did we think of how her character is initially introduced? Where did we have problems with the choices ...
06.23.2019 Ep 101: Resolution of the Daleks In this episode we review the 2019 New Year’s Special, Resolution. In our review, we discuss this episode and how it relates to the rest of Series 11. What did we think of the relationships between Ryan, Graham, and Ryan’s ...
05.08.2019 Ep 100: Going Underground In this 100th episode we review the 2nd Doctor story, The Web of Fear. In our review, we finally watch our namesake story. What did we think of the introduction of the not-Brigadier, and how did our knowledge of his ...
03.03.2019 Ep 099: Bluetooth 2.0 In this episode we review the series 11 finale, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. In our review, we discuss the wrapping up of the series 11 plot arc. Were we happy to see Tim Shaw come back, and were ...
01.14.2019 Ep 098: Stories We Tell Our Children In this episode we review the Thirteenth Doctor story It Takes You Away. In our review, we look at this alternate universe story. What did we think of how Hanne character was portrayed? How did this story handle family dynamics ...
12.17.2018 Ep 097: Mud, Magic, and Majesty In this episode we review the Thirteenth Doctor story The Witchfinders. In our review, we look at this historical. How does the portrayal of the history of witch trials compare with reality? Did we like the Morax? And what did ...
12.04.2018 Ep 096: Space Amazon In this episode we review the Thirteenth Doctor story Kerblam! In our review, we look at this take on working conditions and automation. Do we think the conclusion supports the messages of the rest of the episode? Does automation always ...
11.30.2018 Ep 095: Time to Remember In this episode we review the Thirteenth Doctor story Demons of the Punjab. In our review, we look at this second historical of the series. What did we think of the development of Yaz and her family? What did we ...
11.18.2018 Ep 094: That Pting You Do In this episode we review the Thirteenth Doctor story The Tsuranga Conundrum. In our review, we look at this story. What did we think of the plot, and how it was resolved? Did we like the idea of the Pting? ...
11.06.2018 Ep 093: Caricatures, Cyphers, and Cynicism In this episode we review the Thirteenth Doctor story Arachnids in the UK. In our review, we look at this creepy episode. Did the plot and the giant spiders work for us? What did we think of our introduction to ...
11.01.2018 Ep 092: Correct Change Only In this episode we review the Thirteenth Doctor story Rosa. In our review, we look at this historical episode. What did we think about this historical story with no aliens, the way events were shown and how the Tardis team ...
10.23.2018 Ep 091: Monument Rally In this episode we review the Thirteenth Doctor story The Ghost Monument. In our review, we look at the developing relationships between the Doctor and her friends. Do we like what we’re seeing in the new Tardis team? What did ...
10.20.2018 Ep 090: Grounded In this episode we review the THIRTEENTH Doctor story The Woman who Fell to Earth. In our review, we discuss the new Doctor’s premiere. How do we think Jodie does on her first outing, and what kind of Doctor do ...
10.05.2018 Ep 089: Am I A Good Man? In this episode we review the Third Doctor story The Ambassadors of Death and have a discussion about the Twelfth Doctor. In our review of The Ambassadors of Death, we talk about how this story shows human space exploration. What ...
09.18.2018 Ep 088: Emotional Cybermen In this episode, we review the Fifth Doctor story Earthshock and have a discussion about Bill. In our review, we look at this end to Adric’s story. What did Jessica and Mikayla know coming into this story? Were they surprised? ...
08.09.2018 EP 087: Face To Face In this episode, we review the Ninth Doctor story Boom Town and the Torchwood story Captain Jack Harkness. In our review of Boom Town, we discuss this often overlooked story. What did we think of the return of the Slitheen? ...
06.28.2018 Ep 086: Timehash In this episode, we review the Sixth Doctor story Timelash. In our review of Timelash, we discuss this two-part Classic story. What did we think of how this story manipulates time? Did we think the story makes sense, or are ...
06.15.2018 Ep 085: Dress for the Occasion In this episode, we review the Fourth Doctor story The Ribos Operation, and discuss cosplay. In our review of The Ribos Operation, we see the beginning of the Key to Time story arc. What did we think of the introduction ...
05.18.2018 Ep 084: The Curse of the Late Episodes In this episode, we review the Eleventh Doctor story The Curse of the Black Spot, the Third Doctor story The Curse of Peladon. In our review of The Curse of the Black Spot, we discuss if this story makes any ...
04.10.2018 Ep 083: The Curse of Bad Representation In this episode, we review the Seventh Doctor story The Curse of Fenric, and have a discussion about the representation of physical disability in Doctor Who. In our review of The Curse of Fenric, we try to figure out just ...
03.01.2018 #WhoAgainstGuns Jessica and Mikayla are participating in the #WhoAgainstGuns campaign raising money for organizations that work to end gun violence. For details, please see http://www.realitybombpodcast.com/whoagainstguns/
02.11.2018 Ep 082: Friendships Old and New In this episode, we review the Tenth Doctor story School Reunion, and discuss devaluing friendship and the impact this has on aromantic representation. In our review, we discuss Sarah Jane’s return to Doctor Who. How did we think her character ...
01.21.2018 Ep 081: Twice Upon an Ending In this episode, we review the Twelfth Doctor Christmas story, Twice Upon a Time. In our review, we discuss this final episode of Capaldi’s run of playing The Doctor. What did we think of the setting, the “villain”, and the ...
12.25.2017 Ep 080: Bug-Eyed Monsters In this episode, we review the Tenth Doctor story The Runaway Bride, and the Gatiss-penned docudrama, An Adventure in Space and Time. For The Runaway Bride review, we discuss how this works to introduce Donna. How does this relate to ...
11.13.2017 Ep 079: The Five Podcasters In this episode, we review the story The Five Doctors, and have a discussion about our third anniversary. For The Five Doctors review, we look at this anniversary story. Does the plot work, or does that not even matter? How ...
10.20.2017 Ep 078: Beginning of the Ends In this episode, we review the First Doctor story The Tenth Planet, and have an overview discussion on Series 10. For our Tenth Planet review, what did we think of this first appearance of the Cybermen and how did they ...
09.15.2017 Ep 077: Ten Years Late In this episode, we review the twelfth episode of Series 10, The Doctor Falls. What did we think of this finale? Did we like the interactions between Missy and the Master? What did we think of Bill’s story, and how ...
08.01.2017 Ep 076: Creep Enough and Who? In this episode, we review the eleventh episode of series 10, World Enough and Time. What did we think of this first half of the finale? Did we like how the story played with time? Were we surprised by the ...
07.05.2017 Ep 075: Eaters of Popcorn In this episode, we review the tenth episode of series 10, The Eaters of Light. In our review, we look at Rona Munro’s return to Doctor Who. What did we think of the idea of monsters that eat light? Did ...
06.24.2017 Ep 074: Hashtag Not All Victorians In this episode, we review the ninth episode of series 10, Empress of Mars, and the Second Doctor story, The Seeds of Death. In our Empress of Mars review, we discuss what we thought of the latest return of the ...
06.13.2017 Ep 073: Fake Whos In this episode, we review the eighth episode of series 10, The Lie of the Land. In our review, we what we thought of this episode, and how it concluded the story. What did we think of this vision of ...
06.02.2017 Ep 072: Blind Faith In this episode, we review the seventh episode of series 10, The Pyramid at the End of the World. In our review, we discuss what we think of this developing arc. What did we think of the lab that was ...
05.29.2017 Ep 071: Simulatio In this episode, we review the series 10 episode 6, Extremis. In our review, we discuss how this story impacts the rest of the season. What matters and what doesn’t, when most of it didn’t really happen? How did we ...
05.21.2017 Ep 070: Shallow Breath In this episode, we review the fifth episode of Series 10, Oxygen. In our review, we talk about the messages in the story. How did we think racism, disability and capitalism were examined in the story? How well do we ...
05.12.2017 Ep 069: Safe As Houses In this episode, we review the fourth episode of Series 10, Knock Knock. In our review, we talk about Doctor Who’s latest version of a haunted house story. Did we find the story scary? Do we like Bill’s new housemates? ...
05.06.2017 Ep 068: The Fish Below In this episode, we review Thin Ice, the third episode of Series 10. We take a look at this Regency story. What did we think of how the Doctor and Bill’s relationship is developing? Did we like how the story ...
05.02.2017 Ep 067: Face to Face In this episode, we review the first two episodes of Series 10. In our review of The Pilot we talk about how this series started. What do we think of Bill? Do we like the Doctor settling down in a ...
04.14.2017 Ep 066: Dig Deep, Fly High In this episode, we review the 3rd Doctor story The Green Death, and review the 8th Doctor’s first Big Finish audio, Storm Warning. In our review of The Green Death we talk about this early 70s take on industry and ...
04.02.2017 Ep 065: BONUS: Billiant News In this episode of The Web of Queer, we talk about the big news revealed on Friday about the new companion, Bill Potts. We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @thewebofqueer ...
03.21.2017 Ep 064: Survival of the Furriest In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the 7th Doctor story Survival. What do we think of the setting and how Ace interacted with her community? How do we interpret the relationship between Ace and Karra, and ...
02.16.2017 Ep 063: Coming Out of your Tardis In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the 4th Doctor story Keeper of Traken, and have a discussion on coming out. For our review, we talk about the 4th Doctor story Keeper of Traken. What do we ...
01.13.2017 Ep 062: With Small Babies Comes Great Responsibility In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the new Christmas Special The Return of Doctor Mysterio. In this review, we discuss this attempt at a superhero story. Did we like the blending of the superhero tropes with ...
12.24.2016 Ep 061: The Caretaker, The Widow and The Big Present In this Christmas episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Eleventh Doctor Christmas Special The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe. In this review, we discuss what we thought of Doctor Who’s attempt to do a Narnia-style story. ...
12.04.2016 Ep 060: Trial of the Schoolyard In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Sixth Doctor story The Ultimate Foe and discuss the first two episodes of Class. In our review of The Ultimate Foe, we talk about of the end of The ...
10.25.2016 Ep 059: Bad Reality In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Ninth Doctor stories Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways. In our review of Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways, we talk about the end of ...
10.05.2016 Ep 058: Enemies of Future Past In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the First Doctor story The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and discuss Jessica and Mikayla’s opinions about Classic Who enemies that have returned to New Who. In our review of The ...
09.19.2016 Ep 057: The Quiz of Fear In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Fourth Doctor story The Hand of Fear, and have a special 2nd anniversary quiz. In our review of The Hand of Fear, we discuss Sarah Jane’s leaving story. What ...
08.30.2016 Ep 056: A Song of Ice and Claras In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Eleventh Doctor story Cold War, and discuss Clara’s character arc. In our Cold War review, we discuss how this is an underrepresented part of history in Doctor Who. What ...
08.08.2016 Ep 055: Cabbages and Queens In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Sixth Doctor story Terror of the Vervoids, and the Tenth Doctor and Donna Big Finish story, Death and the Queen. In our Terror of the Vervoids review, we discuss ...
07.29.2016 Ep 054: Thoughts and Feelings In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the Torchwood episode Greeks Bearing Gifts, and discuss experiences outside of one’s own orientations. (Content warning: The review and discussion include mature themes and isn’t appropriate for younger listeners. If ...

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