The Arrow of Time – A Doctor Who Podcast

We go from curmudgeonly grandpa to cosmic hobo this week as we enter round two of our Top Eleven Doctors of All Time (in Chronological Order). Patrick Troughton brought a lot to the role, including his sense of whimsy and ability to walk ten feet without getting winded. And there's a flute in there somewhere apparently? In any case, we use "The Mind Robber" and "Some Other Episodes, Probably" to take a good look back at the Second Doctor.

For this week's WhoTube, the colours just keep on babeling with "Babelcolour Tribute: The Cosmic Hobo" - http://youtu.be/1Xm26StUZVY

We are rapidly approaching fifty years of Doctor Who, and so we'd like to take some time to reflect upon the eleven incarnations of the show's title role. No, not all at once, even we're not that crazy/drunk, just one per week until the 50th Anniversary special. Since we're doing these all chronological like, first up we focus on William Hartnell (which of course means we talk at length about Batman). From humble beginnings as someone who wasn't portraying the Doctor, Hartnell charmed his way into our hearts by wearing a funny little purse hat, flubbing his lines a lot, and being generally disagreeable toward other characters and sometimes inanimate objects.

If you'd like to use a WhoTube to get up to speed on this Hartnell fellow, "Babelcolour Tribute - The Grandfather" will do the trick: http://youtu.be/NoxQKGDPtoo

Last week we were sort of blindsided by the revelation that the next Doctor was exactly who we expected, and thus did not deliver our usual hard-hitting commentary. Now that we've had some time to process the information, we bring in our resident Who expert Dave and give Peter Capaldi a proper evaluation. Can he cut the mustard? Will he relish the challenge? I don't know, but I could suddenly go for a hot dog.

If the title of this episode is bothering you with its randomness you'll appreciate this WhoTube, the precisely named "Peter Capaldi as the Doctor - Animated" by OnlyLeigh: http://youtu.be/qIzEgax3nOQ

The day of reckoning is upon us; the twelfth Doctor revealed! It is with a heavy heart we discover that Gordon Ramsey will not play the coveted role. (We really hope you didn't place any bets on that.) Still, we're spinning this into a success, as we maintain our record of 80% wrong, a feat claimed by no other podcast! Though in this case we were closer to 100% wrong. The real man of the hour is a strapping young man named Peter Capaldi, to whom the sonic screwdriver has been passed. Look forward to his first appearance in the Christmas special, assuming he doesn't fall into a ditch or something since I sort of made up that "strapping young man" bit.

For those of you with an awful memory we have the perfect WhoTube for your weary neurons, "11th Doctor Tribute (Part 1) - Unforgettable" by the always memorable DoctorDoggmatic: http://youtu.be/AFPRhjSYJdo

As always, the Arrow of Time is proud to be your number one source for timely Doctor Who news! We can now confirm unequivocally that Matt Smith's hair will be leaving the show. Also: the rest of him. I know, we were just as shocked as you! So shocked, it took us weeks to get our act together and record a podcast about it. Listen along as we run through

month-old rumors about who will play the next regeneration of everyone’s favorite Time Lord, and of course throw some of our own picks into the hat as well*!

If you want to reminisce about the well-coiffed times with the Eleventh Doctor, give the curiously punctuated "protectors of earth • {doctor who}" by Mirien3 a watch: http://youtu.be/0ESOi1XfA58

*The opinions expressed by the hosts do not necessarily indicate the views of the Arrow of Time podcast or its hosts.

Get your retro shoes on because in this episode we take a nice jaunt through this past season in a retrospective of both series(es) 7A and 7B. We look at the good, the bad, and the decent and continue to nitpick each and every bit to death.

We also have a special WhoTube Two-fer! For the 7A portion we have a great video recapping the adventures with the Ponds in YouTube user Emily Karlein's sweet vid titled "Doctor Who - [This is the end.]" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuZBPfZ1nTs

Bringing up the reigns on 7B is YouTube user Solariene and their tribute to the mystery of Clara in "The Doctor and Clara - Who is she?" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh-I4I6OjnA

For your earful pleasure we have scored our breaks with the songs "I Need A Doctor" by Dr. Dre (Feat. Eminem and Skylar Grey) and "U Luv' It But U Dis' It" by Bad Credit.

The last episodic outing before Doctor Who's golden anniversary attempts to answer the oldest question in the universe: "What's all this, then?" Failing that, it aims to reveal "The Name of the Doctor" and botches that one pretty squarely as well. It finally settles on giving us surprisingly loud Whisper Men and a distinct lack of chair throwing, along with something about what Clara's deal is? I don't know, I was distracted by space hair.

Unlike a certain fussy Time Lord, the name of this week's WhoTube is no secret. YouTube user KatrinDepp brings us "Are you gonna save this one?" all about Clara and The Doctor: http://youtu.be/O-w_RbDEt4Q

Come with us on a journey of fake moons, rundown attractions, and Cybermen who upgrade themselves more often than Facebook! We are joined again by Dave and excitedly babble our way through "Nightmare in Silver," the penultimate episode of episode 7B. Oh, and Warwick Davis is sparkly.

If you're looking for more Cybers (I could have phrased that better), look no further than this Cyber-tastic (I hope that's not a real phrase) WhoTube by iheartbatman1969. It's a great Cyberman tribute set to "Mr. Roboto" by Styx. This Cyber video is so well done you could call it Cyber-Optic! (Sorry that was just terrible): http://youtu.be/novoZMzVgp0

It may have taken the better part of whatever we're calling the current chunk of Doctor Who (I suggest "semi-series"), but Mark Gatiss gets it right, serving up a tasty helping of "The Crimson Horror." While we recommend against eating television shows (leave that to us professionals), we do suggest listening to the latest Arrow of Time as part of a balanced podcast diet. Bon appétit!

You got your Who in my Tubes! Yeah, well you got your Tubes in my Who! Both of you stop saying weird things, how about, and instead watch this choice cut from YouTube user equixen entitled "It's Out Of My Hands - Nine and Clara": http://youtu.be/NbkqbuFUrHc

Four guys walk into a TARDIS looking for a girl… wait, you've heard this one? Okay, how about the one where four guys walk into a TARDIS looking for salvage? You say that's the same thing? That I'm just repackaging old ideas and saying them in a different way? No, I'm not taking Moffat lessons (that was last week). This week, listen along as we go 'round and 'round the TARDIS until we fall down into the middle-ish bits of the old girl.

If your appetite for Doctor Who is not yet sufficiently whetted, take a gander at this week's WhoTube, "Doctor Who and the TARDIS: When World's Collide": http://youtu.be/6o34PUeNeoo