The Doctor's Companion: Doctor Who the Long Way Round

The Master makes his first appearance while Scott and Cassandra have a lot of fun with the Jon Pertwee 4 part serial “Terror of the Autons”. A renegade Time Lord calling himself the Master has an evil scheme to destroy humanity by reactivating a dormant Nestene energy unit to create an Auton army under his control. Can the Doctor and his new assistant Jo Grant stop the Master before the Autons conquer the planet? Why is the Master manufacturing troll dolls, chairs and flowers made of plastic? What’s the deal with the Time Lord in the bowler hat? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

NEXT: David Tennant and “Stolen Earth/Journey’s End”!!

The Doctor and Ace part ways while Scott and guest host Michael Nixon are mostly befuddled by the Sylvester McCoy Big Finish adaptation of Paul Cornell’s novel “Love and War”. The TARDIS lands in heaven, a cemetery for humans and Draconians lost during wartime, on a seemingly trivial mission to find a book. But when Ace falls in love, the Doctor is strenuously opposed to the romance as it interferes with his less than trivial plans. Can the Doctor convince Ace to fall out of love before she ruins everything? Is the Doctor asking for too much this time? Who is Bernice Summerfield and is she really a professor? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

The TARDIS crew take some time off while Scott and Nick talk about their unfamiliarity with the Christopher Eccleston episode “Boom Town”. After returning to Cardiff to allow the TARDIS some time to charge, the Doctor, Rose, and Jack Harkness discover that a Slitheen named Blon is plotting to destroy Earth in order to escape the death sentence from her planet’s authorities. Can the Doctor stop her plan to surf away to galactic safety? What is the TARDIS made of? Will Mickey ever stop whining? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

NEXT: Sylvester McCoy and “Love & War”!!

Fiction becomes nonfiction as Scott and Cassandra get metatextual with the Patrick Troughton 5-part serial “The Mind Robber”. After taking drastic measures to escape a volcanic eruption, the TARDIS crew find themselves in a dimension outside of normal space and time, where the characters from stories are real. Who could be responsible for this land of fiction? What do they want with the Doctor? Why is that masked man wearing fake abs? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

NEXT: Sylvester McCoy and “Love & War”

Santa arrives as Scott, Cassandra and Nick (FINALLY) take on the 2014 Christmas Special “Last Christmas”. Clara finds herself with the Doctor once again as they help a group of scientists under attack from terrifying creatures on an arctic base. All hope is lost until Santa Claus arrives with the revelation that all is not what it seems. Can the Doctor help Clara and the rest of the base crew escape before they dream themselves to death? Will Clara change her mind about traveling with the Doctor again? Why does this all feel so familiar? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

NEXT: Patrick Troughton and “The Mind Robber”!!

Scott is joined by Nick as they remember the life of their friend, Geekshow.us founder and original TDC co-host, Randy McKinney (1982-2014).

RIP. You will be missed.

The Master has returned while Scott, Cassandra and Nick are trying to process everything that happened in the Series 8 finale “Death in Heaven”. The Master reveals her evil plan to create an army of Cybermen by upgrading Earth’s dead. To stop her, Earth’s leaders have created the role of President of the World and have voted the Doctor into the position. Can the Doctor use his new role to stop the Master’s undead Cybermen army? What does the Master want to do with a planet full of Cybermen? Who is the mysterious Cyberman that is saving Clara’s life? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

NEXT: Peter Capaldi and Nick Frost as Santa Claus in the 2014 Christmas Special!

Danny Pink is dead and Scott, Cassandra and Nick have a lot to say about the first part of the Series 8 finale “Dark Water”. The Doctor and Clara follow the recently deceased Danny’s lifeline to save him from the afterlife, but find a company that specializes in the dead called “3W”, and a mysterious woman named “Missy”. What is the company’s connection to the afterlife? How will they save Danny from being dead? Who is Missy and what is her connection to the Doctor? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

NEXT: “Death in Heaven”!!

Billions of trees have engulfed the planet and Scott, Cassandra and Nick have a disparity of opinions over the Series 8 episode “In the Forest of the Night”. While leaving a London museum sleepover with a group of students Clara and Danny are surprised to find London has been covered in a thick forest overnight. Can the Doctor solve the mystery of the trees while solar flared threaten to devastate the planet? Will Clara come clean to Danny about her adventures with the Doctor? Who’s the girl in the bush? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

NEXT: “Dark Water”

The Doctor can’t get out of the TARDIS while Scott, Cassandra and Nick are in siege mode over the Series 8 episode “Flatline”. When the TARDIS’ exterior is shrunk, trapping the Doctor inside, it’s up to Clara to take charge as “Doctor Clara” and stop evil extra-dimensional beings from invading the planet with a companion of her own. Can Clara outsmart these monsters before it’s too late for the Doctor or even the planet? What are these two dimensional creatures with the ability to transform anything they touch into a flat image? Will the Doctor ever get out of the TARDIS? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

NEXT: “In the Forest of the Night”!!