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After a slightly longer break than planned, the boys are back!We open Series 6 with late 60's set conspiracy thriller The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon and pair it up with 1970's conspiracy thriller The Ambassadors.........................of Death!Under discussion: How many ideas are too many in a Doctor Who story? Mark defends the controversial 'genocide' ending, more Big Finish proposals, a pitch for a controversial new reality show, why The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon gets Nixon right and an analaysis of  the idolatry towards a bright yellow roadster.ALSO: Ben and Mark relay how they came to meet Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Terry Molloy and Jimmy Vee at Edinburgh's Capital Sci-Fi Con and an impromptu tribute to Elisabeth Sladen.

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After a slightly longer break than planned, the boys are back!

We open Series 6 with late 60's set conspiracy thriller The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon and pair it up with 1970's conspiracy thriller The Ambassadors.........................of Death!

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"All the baddie podcasts have got together to lock us in a big box" Ben and Mark FINALLY reach the end of Series 5 with a discussion about The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang and Castrovalva. Along the way, they ponder how a Dalek would read an Usborne guide to the Romans, pitch a potential Big Finish boxed set, sing Alanis Morissette, sing Morrissey and just generally have a good time. Whilst some of the chat is potentially a by-product of booze and two friends having not seen each other for a while, there are also some more measured discussions of Amy and Rory's relationship, the problems with the Davison era and a lot of 80s Doctor Who as a whole, and what makes for a good debut from a Doctor.

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Travel back in time with Ben and Mark to a snatched conversation that took place during the May bank holiday 2017.Under discussion: Two spooky houses as we turn our focus towards The Lodger and Ghost Light. Ben reappraises a story he long thought that he hated and Mark tries to explain just what on Earth is going on at Gabriel Chase, which would be easy enough if he could even remember watching it.Also: Comedy shows that are worse than Horne & Corden, memorialising the West London Islamic Centre, taxidermy and whether themes and artistry trump good storytelling.

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After nearly a (very eventful) year away, Ben and Mark resume their "New=Who Watchthrough" with 2010's Vincent and the Doctor, pairing it up with 1964's Marco Polo.Along the way, the pair get refused booze, discuss the weird world of Doctor Who themed ASMR, try to tactfully navigate discussions about mental health, gender and race before delving into some missing episode rumours. Editor's note: Whilst a number of topical references have been excised, we are aware Broadchurch S3 finished nearly a year ago and that Chris Chibnall has indeed cast a brilliant woman as Doctor Who, but the discussion seemed like a good one to keep in!See you in two weeks, we promise!

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In a special seasonal episode, Ben and Mark are joined by their old friend Jonathan Melville to discuss Twice Upon a Time, A Christmas Carol, the end of the Moffat/Capaldi era and the start of the Chibnall/Whittaker one.

Along the way they'll unwrap gifts, reflect on Christmases past, present and still to come, discuss the pros and cons of Steven Moffat, Doctor Who in the age of Netflix and long form drama, and ask whether it's entirely helpful in the current climate to so egregiously misrepresent a whole era.

Apologies for the interference in the second half, clearly we're a bit out of practice.

The future is indeed all girl as Ben and Mark welcome the new Doctor, discussing their hopes for the female led series 11 before looking back on Peter Capaldi's final series as the Doctor.

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*Not Episode 54, as we keep saying it is.The Reverends I.M Jolly of Doctor Who podcasting, Ben (riddled with a cold and thankfully not the Silurian virus) and Mark return to discuss The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood and Doctor Who and the Silurians. Unavoidably, they speculate what this Chris Chibnall penned, modern Silurian two parter could mean for the future of Doctor Who.Also: Changing perspectives on Doctor Who series, a not particularly original reading of Series 7, and Mark recounts how he once sold a VHS tape to someone quite high up in the Doctor Who production team.

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Ben and Mark welcome host of the I Hate Doctor Who podcast, Richie Morgan into an echoey Edinburgh basement to discuss our darker selves, death and unconvincing realities via Amy's Choice/Mindwarp/The Ultimate Foe. They also dole out some really uninteresting trivia that everyone already knows.Under discussion: Sex with Brian Blessed, a fate worse than death? The best BBC sitcom of all time. A contemporary reading of the Valeyard's motives. An appreciation for Anthony Ainley. Charity singles!

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Renaissance men Ben and Mark visit Italy via the middle of the road through Croatia and Wales as they discuss The Vampires of Venice and The Masque of Mandragora. Under discussion: Authentic Italian flavour. Vampires. Throat cutting. The Doctor's inability to understand simple human relationships. Some mildly inappropriate giggling at a very particular date.But the big question is, did Robert Holmes and Philip Hinchcliffe ruin Doctor Who?

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