On the Time Lash

By Ben Verth and Mark DonaldsonComedy TV & Film TV Reviews

On the Time Lash episodes

December 23, 2020 108. Dudley Simpson's Foam Party
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In a special live Christmas broadcast, Ben and Mark discuss 'Thin Ice', 'Fury from the Deep', punching Richard Spencer, the obligatory 1960s BBC foam party, dodgy Doctor Who gifts and much much more.ALSO: A couple of absolutely deranged DICS, the return of both negative Ben and negative Mark, canonising the Margate waste water plant, Blinking Angels, pots of white good and music from The Modest. It's been a tough old year, but we hope that we've brought you some good cheer this Christmas and in the past twelve months. Happy times and places!You can buy us a festive pint here
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2 hr 11 min
December 13, 2020 107. Aubergine
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Aubergine emojis and a bit of a gunging, it's Ben and Mark's discussion about 'Smile' and 'The Happiness Patrol', will happiness prevail?Yer auld da writing about emojis for yer auld space uncle, the old-school charms of 'Smile', stunning location work. Then it all gets a bit high-fallutin' with a discussion of the influences of Margaret Thatcher, German expressionism, Kafka, Chekhov, and Ionesco on 'The Happiness Patrol'. Also: Ben is buoyed by the positivity of Doctor Who day, a guest appearance from Tom Baker, John Barrowman's Scottish accent and more ropy impressions in another few rounds of DICS. You can listen to Ben's new podcast 'That, But Funny' hereYou can buy us a pint hereJoin the LIVE Christmas podcast on Saturday 19th here
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1 hr 58 min
November 28, 2020 106. Skagra's Big Baw
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On the Time Lash: The College Years opens with a discussion of 2017's The Pilot and the unfinished 1980 serial Shada. In other words, it's Joy Division and cheap lager v.s bicycles and acapella choo-choos. Is The Pilot really a fresh start? Who or what influenced Steven Moffat's re-imagining of the 12th Doctor as an educator? What happens when you add orange juice to Vodka and Coke? Just what is the definitive version of Shada and what the bloody hell does Kylie Minogue have to do with all of this?Also: The Degsestial Funmaker pays a long overdue visit to launch a new series of Degsey's Where Did it Come? Game, Ben and Mark ponder when Doctor Who last excited them and Ben shares quite a moving story about the personal connections he has to Douglas Adams' great unfinished work. You can buy us a pint here
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2 hr 7 min
November 15, 2020 105. A Red Hole
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In a crossover worthy of Marvel comics, Ben and Mark are joined by Dylan and Jack from 'Doctor Who: Too Hot for TV' to discuss fake invasions, hollow pastiches, dodgy American accents and much more by way of 'The Return of Doctor Mysterio' and 'Invaders from Mars'.Under discussion: letting an old man in through your window, awkward sex stuff, nostalgia for the Eighth Doctor era, feeling protective over Mark Gatiss and whether or not Steven Moffat has actually seen a superhero film since the 1970s. Also: A definitive decision on the best War of the Worlds, Dylan pitches a documentary about Ian Levine, there's a chocolate surprise from listener Andy Moore and another round of DICS sees everyone gargle with gravel.You can listen to 'Doctor Who: Too Hot for TV' hereYou can listen to Ben's new podcast 'That, But Funny' hereYou can buy us a pint here
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2 hr 8 min
November 08, 2020 104. Waiting for Someone to Get Stabbed
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Ben and Mark attempt to save Christmas with a discussion about two seasonal stories of romance, decapitation, precious jewels, swashbuckling and braining someone with the Royal sceptre - The Husbands of River Song and The Androids of Tara.Under discussion: Endings, Steven Moffat's extended farewell, watching Doctor Who with your family, four Mary Tamms, the flimsiness of the Key to Time arc and a tin dog with an ASBO. Also: Ben and Mark act like a couple of DICS, Ben battles with a devastating hangover and Mark tries to watch Doctor Who on John Logie Baird's original television. Listen to Ben's new podcast "That, but Funny" hereBuy Ben and Mark a pint here
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1 hr 26 min
November 01, 2020 103. A Glaswegian on Gallifrey
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A homesick Ben and Mark discuss the Doctor's difficult homecoming in 'Hell Bent' and delight in the first meeting with one of the Doctor's people in 'The Time Meddler'.Along the way they'll fundamentally miss the point of 'Hell Bent' by wittering on about Timelord mythology, discuss why Steven Moffat's writing sometimes rubs people up the wrong way, propose a new Gallifreyan foe for the Doctor and learn all about the tumultuous year that was 1066.You can buy Ben and Mark a pint hereListen to Ben's new podcast "That, but Funny" hereWatch Ben's livestream "The Party Tits" hereBuy 'Soft Top, Hard Shoulder', written by and starring Peter Capaldi here
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2 hr 12 min
October 25, 2020 102. He's Punching Himself a Lintel
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Ben and Mark discuss pain, anguish, death and loss in another hilarious episode of On the Time Lash which pairs 2015's Heaven Sent with 1982's Time Flight.Heaven Sent: Paul McEvoy writes in to tell us all about the beauty of Murray Gold's score, Mark tries to structure the plot around the Kubler-Ross 5 stages of grief, and Ben unpicks the clockwork mechanisms of Steven Moffat's tremendous script.Time-Flight: What would this be like as a Pertwee story? ponders Mark on his first viewing of a much-derided story, but will he toe the line or dissent from fan consensus? Meanwhile, Ben introduces the ropiest conspiracy theory you'll hear all year and discusses what Time-Flight had to offer his younger self as he started out on his Doctor Who journey.Also: Glen McCoy has an issue with his gym membership, Peter Grimwade ponces about on a big plane and Anthony Ainley greys up.
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2 hr 2 min
October 11, 2020 101. #NotMyEldrad
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Ben and Mark say farewell to two long-serving companions and celebrate the 46th anniversary of The Hand of Fear by pairing it up with Face the Raven.Trap Street's back, alright? Visiting an alien refugee camp, the Lash Lads quibble the legality of Me's contract with the raven, Mark's disappointed to see a bunch of drably costumed extras on a Harry Potter set, Ben's unconvinced by the Doctor's fury and Letitia Wright is wasted in an expositionary role. But what of Rigsby? Meanwhile over at the Nunton nuclear power station, Mark discusses doing Chernobyl on a shoestring, Ben loves a quarry and small, positive steps for trans acceptance in 1970s television before the near-immediate murder. Also: Ben and Mark find a new guru figure, the correlation between dislike for Clara and the #NotMyDoctor "movement" and a series of references to obscure British crime shows.
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1 hr 52 min
September 27, 2020 100. Teatime Torture Porn
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Ben and Mark celebrate 100 episodes with their listeners in a very special bumper episode of the podcast which discusses ‘Sleep No More’ and ‘Timelash’. Two disparate stories that, as the episode plays out, have something very special in common.We talk about Doctor Who coming late to the found footage party, the inherent nastiness of the Sixth Doctor era, eye bogies, missed potential and the perils of Peri.Also: Undercutting giant leaps for diversity, Hammy Darrow, cancelling HG Wells and the things Glen McCoy can do with seven minutes.
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2 hr 21 min
September 13, 2020 99.1 Titavate the Fronds
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Ben and Mark are joined by rival Scottish Doctor Who podcast The Polis Box to discuss 'The Zygon Invasion/Inversion'. Will the Lash Lads put aside their differences with Lee, Dave and Cameron as they sit down and talk? Well, yes, quite easily actually.Under discussion: The slightly queasy messaging of integration, the T word, whether or not the Zygons are more than just a one-shot villain, repeated public alien incursions, the dubious Doctor Disco, 'heeling it up' and some snark about spin-off media.Also: A Fatal Five Way Degsey's Where Did it Come? Game and a skip full of pubes.
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1 hr 25 min