On this episode Frank Cottrell-Boyce's series 8 foliage-based fairytale is growing on us, as we discuss In the Forest of the Night.

Does every story need a villain? Does every story need a Doctor? Does every tree respond to flamethrower? Do wooden trees sail in flesh ships? Are the kids the real stars here? Is it a wolf or a labrador? How does this episode miss the mark on mental health? Will Clara and Danny get fired? Answers to all these questions on this episode of Always Foolish. Plus David engages in Tardis Wiki warfare.

Always Foolish is a positive Doctor Who podcast, about finding things we like in episodes we don't. We pick out our favourite bits for these stories, and suggest quick fixes to some common critiques.

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