On the Time Lash

By Ben Verth and Mark DonaldsonComedy TV & Film TV Reviews

On the Time Lash episodes

November 05, 2023 145. Worshipping A Shit Tentacle
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In the penultimate On the Time Lash, Ben and Mark buckle their swashes and tackle tentacles as they discuss Legend of the Sea Devils and The Power of Kroll.

Topics under discussion include: Is Yaz and the Doctor's romance a success in subtlety or underdeveloped? The whereabouts of John Bishop. What constitutes "proper" Doctor Who, and what was going on with the directing and editing of Legend of the Sea Devils?

Also: Ingrid Pitt kicks a baby horse in the throat, Bob Holmes satirising the IRA, Apartheid or neither, and The Power of Kroll as Caves of Androzani with jokes.
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1 hr 41 min
October 26, 2023 144. Beef N Beans N Discarded High Heels
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Ben and Mark tackle two stories that place Doctor Who monsters in storage - Eve of the Daleks and Carnival of Monsters!

Ben takes against Nick's troubling trophy collection, Chris Chibnall gleefully subverts the Doctor Who base under siege story, and Mark teases out Robert Holmes' vegetarian agenda from the incredibly meta Carnival of Monsters.

Also: Nicola Bryant's arse, Robert Holmes' chilling premonition of the 1980s, unleashing a Drashig at a Tory Party Conference, and the return of Degsey's Where Did It Come Game!
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1 hr 35 min
October 05, 2023 Get Tae Flux - Chapter 5: The Daleks' Fluxing Masterplan 2
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In the final part of On the Time Lash's Get Tae Flux miniseries, Ben and Mark discuss the tonal tightrope that Dennis Spooner walks while bringing The Daleks' Masterplan to its conclusion. Is Sara Kingdom's death justified? Is Donald Tosh a precursor to Eric Saward? Would you give someone £100 for some painted telesnaps?

All this and a creepy Tom Baker mask, serialised Doctor Who v.s. episodic Doctor Who, who should have played the Meddling Monk opposite Peter Cushing, and a showdown in the letters pages of DWM.
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1 hr 34 min
July 30, 2023 Get Tae Flux - Chapter 4: The Daleks' Fluxing Masterplan
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As the Get Tae Flux season continues, Ben and Mark pair Doctor Who: Flux with The Daleks' Masterplan.

In a slight break with the format, the first half sees the Lash Lads fulfill one of Degsey's best challenges yet.

In part 2, Ben and Mark get to work discussing Terry Nation's first six episodes of The Daleks' Masterplan, discussing: the problem with historical companions, the Daleks at their most bastardly, MAAAAVIC CHEN, and much, much more.
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2 hr 12 min
July 16, 2023 Get Tae Flux - Chapter 3: Mother Fluxer
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Ben and Mark wrap up the Flux part of their GTF event series with a chat about "Survivors of the Flux" and "The Vanquishers". While it may have its flaws, they find that it's a tour de force performance from Jodie Whittaker - all 3 of her.

Also: Mark recounts how he came to own one of JN-T's shirts. Ben finds a rare Douglas Adams book in a furniture shop in Country Wicklow. A look back at "FHM for nerds" in the 1990s, and Mark says goodbye to his chances of writing for Candy Jar books.
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2 hr 3 min
June 19, 2023 Get Tae Flux - Chapter 2: It's One Fluxing Thing After Another
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In Chapter 2 of our very special Flux season, Ben and Mark discuss "Once, Upon Time" and "Village of the Angels". Should Doctor Who always be playing it safe like in Angels? Or should it be aiming for the fences with a wild swing like Once?

Also: What happens if a Weeping Angel is reflected in your stream? Mark's disastrous attempt at doing a Wordle live on a podcast. And a tribute to Ian Levine (who isn't dead).
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2 hr 8 min
May 28, 2023 Get Tae Flux - Chapter 1: For Flux Sake
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In the first of a six part On the Time Lash experiment, Ben and Mark take to YouTube and Facebook to discuss Flux and The Daleks' Masterplan. This is a slightly edited version of that YouTube recording.

Chapter 1 covers The Halloween Apocalypse and War of the Sontarans.

Under discussion: Why Doctor Who's COVID supervisors deserve a table at Comic Con, Chris Chibnall's monster successes, the trials of Dan Lewis, and why The Timeless Children is good, actually.

Also: The premiere of Degsey's Quiz Game Thing, obscenely strong barrel-aged stouts, audience questions, and more!
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2 hr 5 min
May 06, 2023 138. Sexy Wrong 'Uns
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WARNING: Contains Scenes Of A Sexual Nature

Ben and Mark are joined in their hotel room by Luke Molloy, formerly of the Lost on Gallifrey podcast to discuss 'Revolution of the Daleks' and 'Planet of the Daleks' on the eve of a fateful meeting with Glen McCoy.

Under discussion: A gleeful skip across the minefield that is the subject of John Barrowman on social media, Fi's Teas, shifty Dalek husbands, twatting a Spiridon with a big stick, and a jizz volcano.

You can read Luke's Ultimate Ranking Of Modern Doctor Who (2005-2017) here.
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2 hr 8 min
January 03, 2023 137.2 Ol' Ping-Pong Eyes
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In part 2 of our festive special, Ben, Mark and JR Southall return to discuss fan controversy 1970s style, by way of Robert Holmes' The Deadly Assassin.
As a controversial moment in Doctor Who history, it's gone on to define how the show's mythology worked going forward.
Can the same be said for The Timeless Children? Time will tell, it usually does.

Under discussion: Tories being bastards on Gallifrey and in real life, Bernard Horsfall's scabby leg, and why there's no women on Gallifrey.

Also: What's more disrespectful? The Cyber-Brig or the Crispy Master?
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1 hr 14 min
December 25, 2022 137.1 When A Timeless Child Is Born
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In the first part of a 2-part festive special, Ben and Mark are joined by J.R Southall from the Strangers in Space podcast for a Christmas argument all about The Timeless Children.

Under discussion: Doesn't the Timeless Children just return the character back to 1966? Where can kids catch up on the adventures of the George Gallacio Doctor? Will Doctor Who ever be a show with a broad appeal ever again? Does it have to be?

Also: Mark drinks a can of turkey soup, J.R teaches us the merits of staying hydrated and Ben tans the Christmas whiskies.
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1 hr 12 min