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

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Robert Holmes and the Third Doctor with the Jon Pertwee 4-part serial “Spearhead from Space”. The Doctor has been exiled to Earth where he is reunited with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and UNIT just as an alien race known as the Nestenes arrive with plans to conquer the planet. Can the Doctor get over his recent regeneration in time to stop the Auton invasion? Why is this the only classic era story to be shot entirely on film? Just how good does this look on blu-ray? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Patrick Troughton and “The Enemy of the World”!!

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Terrance Dicks, pseudonyms, and the Fourth Doctor with the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Brain of Morbius”. The Doctor and Sarah Jane arrive on the planet Karn where a mad scientist named Solon plans to use spare body parts to resurrect the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius and believes the Doctor’s is the perfect size. Can the Doctor stop Solon from resurrecting Morbius? Who are the mysterious Sisterhood of Karn? What is the bizarre, meta theory about the Doctor’s regeneration limit that was founded in this story? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Plus: The 50th Anniversary Mini episode “THE NIGHT OF THE DOCTOR”!!!

Next: Jon Pertwee and “Spearhead from Space”!!

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Nicholas Briggs and the Fifth Doctor with the Peter Davison Big Finish Audio story “Creatures of Beauty”. The Doctor and Nyssa get involved in a planetary ecological disaster that has caused an incurable disfiguring, genetic disease for everyone on the planet over a span of 100 years. Who was the cause of this disaster? What is Nicholas Briggs’ importance to Doctor Who? Why is this story being told out of order? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Tom Baker and “The Brain of Morbius”!! Plus – “The Night of the Doctor”!!

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Robert Shearman and the Sixth Doctor with the Colin Baker Big Finish Audio story “The Holy Terror”. The TARDIS lands in a castle in the midst of religious upheaval in which the old God has died and all heretics are slaughtered as a new God is about to take the throne, a series of events that seem to repeat themselves every generation in exactly the same way. Can the Doctor and Frobisher stop history from repeating itself? Will Frobisher use his new status as “Bird God” to help the kingdom break tradition? Just how dark does this story get? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Peter Davision and “Creatures of Beauty”!!

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Marc Platt and the Seventh Doctor with the Sylvester McCoy Big Finish Audio story “Klein’s Story/The Architects of History”. Elizabeth Klein, an evil Nazi who has stolen the TARDIS and used it to change history to her liking, is in trouble when the Selachians attack the Moonbase of the Galactic Reich. Is Klein willing to turn to the Doctor for help? Will the Doctor be willing to help defend a version of history that isn’t supposed to exist? Who is the mysterious Rachel, and what is her connection to the Doctor? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Colin Baker and “The Holy Terror”!!

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Marc Platt and the Eighth Doctor with the Paul McGann Big Finish Audio story “Mary’s Story/The Silver Turk”. The Doctor picks up Frankenstein author Mary Shelley as his new companion as they investigate a mysterious automaton in 1873 Vienna that ends up being a very early version of a Cyberman. What do the Cybermen want with Victorian Earth? Who is working with the Cybermen to help them execute their plans? Why are there people puppets made of wood? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Sylvester McCoy and “Klein’s Story/The Architects of History”!!

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Russell T. Davies and the Ninth Doctor with the Christopher Eccleston 2-part story “Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways”. The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack Harkness are trapped as contestents on a variety of reality television shows as they begin to realize that something sinister is behind the Bad Wolf Corporation. Can the Doctor figure out who is behind this evil empire before it’s too late? How can Rose help the Doctor when the stakes are so high? Will the Doctor make it out of this adventure alive? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Paul McGann and “Mary’s Story/The Silver Turk”!!

Our 50th Anniversary countdown continues as Scott and Matt discuss Paul Cornell and the Tenth Doctor with the David Tennant 2-part story “Human Nature/Family of Blood”. The Doctor has become a human man named John Smith in 1913 England in order to hide himself from a group of evil aliens called The Family. Can Martha convince John Smith that he’s a Time Lord in time? How can the Family be stopped before they use the Doctor to become immortal? What happens when the Doctor’s human alter ego does the unthinkable and falls in love? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Plus! The Tenth Doctor eBook!

Next: Christopher Eccleston and “Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways”

Our 50th Anniversary countdown begins as Scott and Matt discuss Steven Moffat and the Eleventh Doctor with the Matt Smith 2-part story “The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon”. The Doctor summons his most trusted companions Amy, Rory, and River Song to the middle of nowhere USA to help him solve a mystery that involves a new foe called The Silence. Does the story hold up now, over two year later? Was this the last truly great thing Steven Moffat ever wrote? Do we suddenly remember why we used to love River Song? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: David Tennant and “Human Nature/Family of Blood”!!

The Master has fangs while Scott and Matt have mixed feelings about the Sylvester McCoy 3-part serial “Survival”. The Doctor brings Ace back to her home town of Perivale where they learn that her old friends are being kidnapped by a race of alien hunters called the Cheetah People, lead by the Doctor’s old enemy the Master. Can the Doctor stop the Master’s evil plans before Ace is turned into a Cheetah Person? How does this story play as the last classic Who story ever? Is that really Jackie Tyler? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Plus! Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time Vol. 2!

Next: THE COUNTDOWN TO THE 50th ANNIVERSARY BEGINS! Matt Smith and “The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon”!!