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

This house is haunted but Scott and Matt ain’t afraid of no ghosts in the ninth episode of series 7, “Hide”. The Doctor and Clara drop in on a couple of ghost hunters to help them piece together the mystery of the mansion’s  ghost problem. But is it really ghost that’s haunting the house? Does the Doctor have an ulterior motive? What is the TARDIS’ beef with Clara? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Matt Smith and “Journey into the Centre of the TARDIS”!!

There’s an Ice Warrior on the loose while Scott and Matt have a surprisingly good time with the eighth episode of series 7, “Cold War”. The TARDIS materializes on a Soviet submarine in 1983 just as an Ice Warrior thaws out from a five thousand year long nap in a block of ice. Can the Doctor convince the Russian Captain that he and Clara aren’t spies in time to save them from the lone Ice Warrior’s wrath? What does this story have in common with “Dalek” from series 1? How do they make the Ice Warrior sound less lame? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Matt Smith and “Hide”!!

Akhaten demands a sacrifice but Scott and Matt can’t agree on the seventh episode of series 7, “The Rings of Akhaten”. The Doctor takes Clara to the inhabited rings of the planet Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings is in full swing. However, if the lullaby being sung by the Queen of Years comes to an end, there’s something inside the pyramid that will wake up. Can the Doctor save the natives from the monster demanding their souls? Will Clara walk away when the Doctor needs her the most? What does that leaf have to do with anything? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Matt Smith and “Cold War”!!

The Wi-Fi is evil but Scott and Matt aren’t afraid of the sixth episode of series 7, “The Bells of Saint John”.

The Doctor finds Clara in 21st Century London, but before he can make her a proper companion he must stop the sinister Wi-Fi that has been downloading people all over the city. Can the Doctor save Clara from another untimely death? Who is behind the Wi-Fi and the soul stealing Spoonheads? Why does this all feel so familiar? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Plus! Jon Pertwee and “The Spear of Destiny”!!

Next: Matt Smith and “The Rings of Akhaten”!!

The Ice Warriors are invading while Scott and Matt have mixed opinions about the Patrick Troughton 4-part serial “The Seeds of Death”.

The Doctor, Zoe and Jamie must take a rocket to the moon to investigate a moonbase that has been taken over by a group of Ice Warriors. Can the Doctor stop the Ice Warrior invasion? How long does it take to build a trap in a solar room? Why is the Doctor playing with bubbles? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Matt Smith and “The Bells of Saint John”

There’s a Dalek on the loose while Scott and Matt have a lot to talk about the Christopher Eccleston episode “Dalek”.

Responding to a distress signal, the Doctor and Rose arrive at a secret underground base where an evil collector of alien artifacts has a living specimen of a race the Doctor believed  he had destroyed: a Dalek. Can the Doctor convince the collector to destroy the Dalek before it escapes and kills them all? Why doesn’t anyone believe that the rogue Dalek is a real threat, despite evidence (and a body count) to the contrary? How does someone become as heartless and evil as Henry van Statten? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Plus! Patrick Troughton and “The Nameless City”!

Next: Patrick Troughton and “The Seeds of Death”!!

The Master has become an evil cult leader while Scott and Matt find everything to love about the UNIT era can be found in the Jon Pertwee 5-part serial “The Daemons”.

In the village of Devil’s End an archaeological dig is excavating the infamous Devil’s Hump, while the Master uses black magic to conjure up an ancient Daemon. Will the Doctor, Jo and UNIT stop the Master before he succeeds? How does the Doctor feel about the relationship between magic and science? Can a galloping gargoyle be stopped by a bazooka? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Christopher Eccleston and “Dalek”!!

Steve and Dodo are hopscotching for their lives while Scott and Matt aren’t having any fun with the games being played in the William Hartnell 4-part serial “The Celestial Toymaker”.

The TARDIS crew are forced to play a series of life or death games by the powerful Celestial Toymaker. Can they win the games and earn their freedom? Will they lose and be forced to become the Toymaker’s eternal playthings? Why does this story exist at all? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Jon Pertwee and “The Daemons”!!

Shakespeare isn’t who you’d expect but Scott and Matt always have a good time with the David Tennant episode “The Shakespeare Code”.

The Doctor brings Martha to England in 1599 for a performance of Shakespeare’s latest play, but the TARDIS crew soon realize something may be rotten in the state of history. A lost play is to be performed soon, but what could have made the script itself vanish afterwards? And who is the mysterious girl keeping an eye on the genius writer? And what’s with all the popculture references? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: William Hartnell and “The Celestial Toymaker”!!

Romana is bored while Scott and Matt have mixed feelings about the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Leisure Hive”.

The Doctor and Romana arrive on Argolis in search of a peaceful holiday at the famed Leisure Hive. Instead they become embroiled in both a takeover scheme by the Argolins’ historic enemy the Foamasi and the machinations of Pangol, the child of the Generator. Can the Doctor put an end to all of this fighting so the people of Argolis can live in peace? Is K-9 smart enough to know he can’t go in water? Why is someone dressing in a foam mascot costume? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: David Tennant and “The Shakespeare Code”!!