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In the last episode before a summer break, Ben and Mark rather aptly confront an evil sun and an evil arts project that attracts a cavalcade of freaks and riffraff.Is 'The Rings of Akhaten' as bad as its reputation suggests? Is there any real merit in asking an old Doctor to do a new speech? Does arc-building have casualties? And whilst we're at it, what is 'The Greatest Show in the Galaxy' about, anyway? Violent hippies? The battle to save Doctor Who from cancellation? Comedy as a defence mechanism? All this and more in the 75th On the Time Lash!

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Ben and Mark dodder down the stairs to present another episode of the hottest podcast in town!This Week: WiFi and WOTAN as we discuss 'The Bells of St. John' and 'The War Machines'. Two brand new London landmarks hide terrible secrets, can the Doctor stop them? And can Mark navigate his way through London construction works to have a little nose around himself? Is 'The War Machines' a second pilot for Doctor Who, and one that the series still returns to even now? Along the way we also discuss the Great Intelligence's complete lack of modesty, our occasional need for the Doctor Whoiest of Doctor Who, onion ring towers, and play a round of Pointless.

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Ben and Mark ponder the intangible, nebulous threat of the Great Intelligence as they discuss 'The Snowmen' and 'The Abominable Snowmen'.Under discussion: The Doctor's weird characterisation in 'The Snowmen', grittily reimagining Christmas classics, Mark's dating history, and a tightrope walk through issues of representation.Dedicated to Paul Darrow 1941 - 2019

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Ben and Mark bid farewell to three Doctor Who companions and ponder the differing approaches to the farewell story. In 'The Angels Take Manhattan', they discuss just how sad and tragic an ostensibly happy ending can be, suggest that Dudley Simpson is better than Sting, compare Alex Kingston to a frog and wonder just how practical sending a Weeping Angel out for your groceries actually is.And in 'Warrior's Gate', Ben can't get his head round how bad many companion departures actually are, Mark admires Paul Joyce's pretensions, and is it really just simply about how awful slavery is? Contains references to Jean Cocteau, Lewis Carroll and Reg Varney...ALSO: 'What's Brie Larson ever done to you?', Mark encounters some sexist internet trolls in the flesh.

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As we prepare to say goodbye to the Ponds, Ben and Mark talk about friendship via THE POWER OF THREE and THE SEEDS OF DOOM. In a podcast first, Ben views a bona-fide Doctor Who classic for the very first time, whilst both hosts try to read between the lines to figure out exactly what the hell was going on with Steven Berkoff.Also: Yet another Big Finish pitch, rampant consumerism, a bolshy and bruising Tom Baker, another tribute to the wonderful Elisabeth Sladen and the fall and rise of UNIT in Doctor Who. You can tweet us @OnTheTimeLash or find us on Facebook, and do please leave us a review on iTunes.NEXT TIME: Time to say goodbye as we chat THE ANGELS TAKE MANHATTAN and WARRIOR'S GATE

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To celebrate 70 podcasts, Ben and Mark discuss the Doctor Who westerns 'A Town Called Mercy' and 'The Gunfighters' over a magnificent 70(ish) minutes of drinks and chat.Under discussion this month: Toby Whithouse's Wild West shopping list, the Western genre, comedy in Doctor Who, William Hartnell's comic chops, singing, childrens TV and a long overdue appreciation of some of the show's unsung heroes like cinematographers and directors. Thanks for joining us for 70 of these things, as ever, if you like the podcast, leave us a review on iTunes and/or tweet us @OnTheTimeLash

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Delayed like your Season 18 BluRays and not nearly as rewarding, Ben and Mark return to discuss 'Dinosaurs on a Spaceship' and 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs'.Under discussion: Heavy moral decisions, other less successful Saturday tea time sci-fi shows, dinosaurs, the poignancy of a Burger King and a rug shop, starting again, an appreciation of both Richard Franklin and the brilliance of Elisabeth Sladen and dinosaurs. Again.ALSO: Pondering the political parallels of current Doctor Who fandom, and giving up on DWM.

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Returning after a series break, Ben and Mark return to cast their eyes towards Doctor Who's 50th anniversary series as they discuss Asylum of the Daleks and Resurrection of the Daleks.Along the way, they'll play relationship therapist to Amy and Rory, ponder Daleks as set dressing, discuss big movie concepts, busy plotting, bad acting, the brutality of Eric Saward and the breath of fresh air that is Jenna Coleman. 

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Ben and Mark look back at Jodie Whittaker's first series as the Doctor, giving their Top 5 episodes and discussing their own reactions to what has proved to be a divisive season.

Also, a chat about 'Resolution', discussing the recent New Year special and what it may mean for the future of Doctor Who specials.

And finally, the Lash Lads continue their journey through 21st Century Doctor Who with a chat about the 2011 Christmas Special "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe", perhaps the least loved Christmas special of all time.

ALSO: Christopher Eccleston falls foul of a catering trolley, Mark recounts his Brad Pitt story, and the boys open their Christmas gifts from Degsey Claus.

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Time is against them as Ben and Mark battle sickness and a naughty dog to bring you their discussion about 'The Wedding of River Song' and 'The Time Monster'. Two season finales as Steven Moffat brings his tangled web of plotlines together to close out Series 6 and Robert Sloman does whatever it is he's doing to close Series 10. Why does the Doctor have a mullet? Is the new series missing the madness of Moffat? Is Kronos, God of time really such a threat? How does eating pheasant at a publicly funded institution look? How sexy is Roger Delgado? ALSO: Ben and Mark discuss their reactions to Series 11 thus far and question whether or not Doctor Who is still for them. You can read Mark's blog for the Big Blue Box Podcast here: https://www.bigblueboxpodcast.co.uk/doctor-who-the-childrens-own-programme-that-adults-abhor/

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