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An Australian-made Doctor Who podcast by fans, for fans. Est 2016. Add this URL to your podcatcher: http://theDWshow.podbean.com/feed/

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The Doctor Who Show episodes:

05.11.2024
HOT TAKE! The Devil's Chord
The Doctor and Ruby meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the future of humanity at stake. What did we make of it? This is our HOT TAKE. You can contact us...
05.11.2024
HOT TAKE! Space Babies
Ruby learns the Doctor's amazing secrets when he takes her to the far future. There, they find a baby farm run by babies. But can they be saved from the terrifying bogeyman? What did we make of it? This is our...
04.28.2024
Who Killed Kennedy?
Back in 1996, Virgin Publishing was pumping out Doctor Who 'New Adventures' and 'Missing Adventures' novels every month, which were both very popular ranges with fans. Then it made... this. Who Killed Kennedy is a standalone Doctor Who novel that is very...
04.25.2024
Who Killed Kennedy - Synopsis
On this Sunday's flagship show, we review the 1996 Virgin Publishing Doctor Who novel, Who Killed Kennedy. We appreciate it might be some time since some of you read it, and many of you might have never read it at all...
04.21.2024
Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was released in 2005 and tonight, The Doctor Who Show team examines it in what must rate as one of the coldest of cold takes ever committed to a digital recording. What...
04.14.2024
Top Doctor Who non-fiction
In today’s episode we dive into the realm of Doctor Who non-fiction books. So much has been written about the show over the years - some of it academic, some of it autobiography/biography, some of it in the form of episode...
04.07.2024
Jodie Whittaker / Dave's Big Day Out 2
Over the years, whenever Dave has seen a notable Doctor Who alum at an event, we've endeavoured to switch on the microphones and grab his thoughts in a special, standalone episode of the show. A year ago this was Sophie Aldred...
04.07.2024
Gin & TARDIS #1 - Horror of Fang Rock
Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few ciders at Dave's place and watching the updated version of Horror of Fang Rock on...
03.31.2024
Rob & Dave are the Time Meddlers!
A bit of a different episode for March. In this one, we take on the role of time meddlers, going back into Doctor Who's past to change aspects of its history - mostly in the production sense, which then trickles...
03.24.2024
Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones was released in 2002 and tonight, The Doctor Who Show team examines it in what must rate as one of the coldest of cold takes ever committed to a digital recording. What...
03.17.2024
Top Tearjerkers
In today’s episode we look at the top tearjerker stories/moments in all of Doctor Who. And remember, there's a difference between something being just 'emotional' and an actual 'tearjerker'; something we discuss in the episode. Which would YOU pick for...
02.25.2024
Series 10
Having made a series of hot take episodes on Series 10 of Doctor Who back in 2017, tonight we revist Peter Capaldi's final season in an ultimate cold take! What felt like "a few years ago" is actually a lot...
02.18.2024
Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace is 25 years old later this year and tonight, The Doctor Who Show team examines it in what must rate as one of the coldest of cold takes ever committed to a...
02.11.2024
Stories That Go Downhill
In today’s episode we look at the top stories that have a good opening episode, but then go downhill from there. Which would YOU pick for your top five? Why not let us know? Contact us any time: [email protected]
01.28.2024
The Keys of Marinus
January is traditionally Rob's month off from the podcast so, in today's episode, Dave is hosting Mark from the 42 to Doomsday podcast, and Richard from the Spacefall: A Blakes 7 podcast at his home to discuss the classic 1964...
01.14.2024
Where Humanity is the Monster
In today’s episode we look at the top stories that feature humanity as "the monster" of the story. Which would YOU pick for your top five? Why not let us know? Contact us any time: [email protected]
12.31.2023
K-9 and Company
It's New Year's Eve everybody, and after many weeks of talking about brand-new Doctor Who episodes from the 60th Anniversary and Christmas specials, we now turn our gaze back in time - to 1981 - and K-9 and Company: A...
12.26.2023
The Church on Ruby Road (HOT TAKE!)
The Church on Ruby Road is only the second time a Doctor's post-regeneration story has been a Christmas Special, following the Tenth Doctor's first outing in The Christmas Invasion back in 2005. We’ve just seen it; what are our initial, raw,...
12.24.2023
Top Companion Debut Stories
In today’s episode we look at the top stories that feature the debut of a companion. Which would YOU pick for your top five? Why not let us know? Contact us any time: [email protected]
12.17.2023
Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials Wrap Show - Your Comments, Our Comments
After publishing a hot take podcast hot on the heels of the three Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials, today we sit back and reflect a week after they ended, along with a TARDIS full of your own comments over the...
12.10.2023
The Giggle (HOT TAKE!)
Here we are, back again, this time for a hot take on the final of three Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials. In today’s episode, THE GIGGLE. We’ve just seen it; what are our initial, raw, unvarnished thoughts? Tune in, drop out, and...
12.02.2023
Wild Blue Yonder (HOT TAKE!)
We're back for a hot take on the second of three Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials. In today’s episode, WILD BLUE YONDER. We’ve just seen it; what are our initial, raw, unvarnished thoughts? Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, [email protected]
11.26.2023
The Star Beast (HOT TAKE!)
Doctor Who has returned, which means our Hot Takes series has returned, too. In today's episode, THE STAR BEAST. We've just seen it; what are our initial, raw, unvarnished thoughts? Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, [email protected]
11.23.2023
Doctor Who @ 60 : Our Lives - And Yours - With The Show
It's the 23rd of November, 2023 and Doctor Who is 60! Rather than drop this episode on the weekend - which would be its normal monthly slot - we've brought it forward a few days to celebrate the anniversary. Plus, we'll...
11.12.2023
Top Behind The Scenes People
It's November, 2023. It's the 60th anniversary month for Doctor Who. Can you feel it? In today’s episode, in a moment of complete serendipity following last month's pick from Turlough's Hat of Rassilon, we look at the top behind the...
10.29.2023
Season 8 - 1971
We threw a vote out there on X for which season would like us to discuss on the next episode, from a list of four options. The results were: Season 8 (Pertwee) 37.1%Season 12 (Baker) 31.1%Series 9 (Capaldi) 18.9%Series 4 (Tennant)...
10.15.2023
Ahsoka - Season 1
Ahsoka episodes dropped on Disney+ between August 22 and October 3, 2023. As Star Wars fans, we're always happy to talk about the franchise here on our (highly) irregular episodes of ALTERNATE GALAXIES. See our back catalogue for more. So what did...
10.08.2023
Top Overrated Stories
As we sit here on the edge of the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, there's an awful lot of TV stories out there. Some of them quite underrated... some of them regarded commensurate to their quality... and some of them...
09.24.2023
Violence in Doctor Who
*Dedicated to our friend and listener, David Harmsworth* In today's episode we discuss violence in Doctor Who, from the original three decades of the show, through to the modern era. Has Doctor Who always been a violent series? Are some eras...
09.10.2023
Fantasy production teams
Doctor Who has had a lot of talented production staff over the past 60 years - and most of them never worked together. In this List Makers, sent in by listener 'Blue Box' Bill McCann from the USA, we make our...
08.27.2023
The Fires of Vulcan
Dave's away this month, so Rob recruits super-sub Dwayne Bunney from the Sirens of Audio podcast for a suitably Big Finish themed episode, this time talking about the classic, The Fires of Vulcan - the twelfth story in Big Finish's...
08.13.2023
Top 1960s Stories
The 1960s era of Doctor Who is one that fascinates and entertains both of us - to the degree that William Hartnell is Dave's favourite Doctor. In this episode of THE LIST MAKERS, we sit down to discuss what our...
07.30.2023
Stories that could only come from their era
In past episodes of the podcast we've considered various TARDIS teams being placed into stories from other eras of Doctor Who and how they would fare. In this episode, we turn that concept on its head somewhat and each come...
07.16.2023
Our top ’almost’ companions in Doctor Who
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we discuss 'almost' companions in Doctor Who. Characters whom we think would have made good companions or, in some cases, were designed to be companions, then the production changed course. If...
06.26.2023
INTERVIEW: Pull To Open: 1962–1963: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who
With a new non-fiction Doctor Who book on the horizon, this time looking at the creation of Doctor Who back in 1963, Rob sits down for the third time in the life of the podcast with friend of the show...
06.25.2023
Mark Gatiss
From time to time, the Doctor Who Show devotes an episode to a series writer. A great chance to talk about numerous diverse episodes, sometimes from totally different eras of the show, only related by the name on the script. In...
06.11.2023
Top Doctor Who Scores
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we have the music we've enjoyed the most in Doctor Who over the years. If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a...
05.31.2023
Dave’s Big Day Out
On May 13, 2023, our Dave travelled up to Sydney to attend the Sophie Aldred fan event, run by our fellow Antipodean podcasters, The Sirens of Audio. In addition to being there to support the return of small, fan-run events in...
05.28.2023
Season 26 (1989) Deep Dive
We threw a vote out there on Twitter for which season would like us to discuss on the next episode, from a list of four options. The results were: Season 26 (McCoy) 34.1%Season 8 (Pertwee) 33.3%Season 19 (Davison) 19.7%Series 7a (Smith)...
05.21.2023
Top Doctors We’d Travel With
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we have the Top Doctors that we would like to travel time and space with. Who will we pick? Will Rob pick Davo five times? How many snaps will we...
05.14.2023
The Mandalorian (Season 3)
We looked at the first two seasons of The Mandalorian on January 5, 2020, and December 31, 2020. It's been a long time between drinks and, this time around, we look at Season 3 of the show. What did we make of...
05.07.2023
Star Trek: Picard (Season 3)
We've looked at the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard on August 16, 2020, and May 13, 2022. This time around we look at Season 3 of the show - its final season. What do we make of it? Does the...
04.30.2023
The Shadow of Weng-Chiang
In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Virgin Missing Adventure novel, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as voted for by... you! 162 votes were cast and Shadow of Weng-Chiang took 35.2% of the vote, just pipping Scales of Injustice on 29.6%,...
04.26.2023
Synopsis - The Shadow of Weng-Chiang
Our episode on April 30, 2023 features the Virgin Missing Adventure, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as its main topic. In the past when we've done novels, we've included a blow-by-blow summary of the novel, so our listeners are across the story....
04.23.2023
Alternate Galaxies: Ultraviolet
In our 17th outing for this irregular mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching the 1998 six-part TV series Ultraviolet (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it. Drop us a line anytime - [email protected] Ultraviolet is a...
04.16.2023
Top Missing Episodes
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we have the Top 5 lost episodes that we would like to see recovered. What will we pick? Will Rob go off on a tangent? How many snaps will we...
03.26.2023
The Ultimate Jodie Whittaker Cold Take
In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who by selecting six episodes each to revisit for the first time since broadcast. What do the guys make of the stories on re-watch and, in turn, the...
03.12.2023
Top Doctor Who Memories
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we have a question which enables us to make very personal observations about the series and our own fandom. What are our top Doctor Who memories? Thanks to Aron Challinger from...
02.26.2023
The Time Meddler
Well, you folks voted for it so in today's episode episode we are looking at the 1965 William Hartnell episode, THE TIME MEDDLER. Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including Ncuti Gatwa’s new-new costume, five...
02.12.2023
Top NAs and EDAs
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time around, for the first time in almost 2 years of The List Makers, we have our first split episode. Rob takes us through his top 5 BBC Books Eighth Doctor...

What's The Doctor Who Show about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Doctor Who Show episodes:

HOT TAKE! The Devil's Chord

HOT TAKE! Space Babies

Who Killed Kennedy?

Who Killed Kennedy - Synopsis

Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Top Doctor Who non-fiction

Jodie Whittaker / Dave's Big Day Out 2

Gin & TARDIS #1 - Horror of Fang Rock

Rob & Dave are the Time Meddlers!

Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Top Tearjerkers

Series 10

Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Stories That Go Downhill

The Keys of Marinus

Where Humanity is the Monster

K-9 and Company

The Church on Ruby Road (HOT TAKE!)

Top Companion Debut Stories

Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials Wrap Show - Your Comments, Our Comments

The Giggle (HOT TAKE!)

Wild Blue Yonder (HOT TAKE!)

The Star Beast (HOT TAKE!)

Doctor Who @ 60 : Our Lives - And Yours - With The Show

Top Behind The Scenes People

Season 8 - 1971

Ahsoka - Season 1

Top Overrated Stories

Violence in Doctor Who

Fantasy production teams

The Fires of Vulcan

Top 1960s Stories

Stories that could only come from their era

Our top ’almost’ companions in Doctor Who

INTERVIEW: Pull To Open: 1962–1963: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who

Mark Gatiss

Top Doctor Who Scores

Dave’s Big Day Out

Season 26 (1989) Deep Dive

Top Doctors We’d Travel With

The Mandalorian (Season 3)

Star Trek: Picard (Season 3)

The Shadow of Weng-Chiang

Synopsis - The Shadow of Weng-Chiang

Alternate Galaxies: Ultraviolet

Top Missing Episodes

The Ultimate Jodie Whittaker Cold Take

Top Doctor Who Memories

The Time Meddler

Top NAs and EDAs