Using Peter Cushing's digital mask used in "Star Wars: Rogue One" as a starting point, Ben and David share their thoughts on the technology and using it to bring actors back to our screens. The two chat about impact could the digital masks have on "Doctor Who" and how Big Finish is re-casting the first three Doctors. Intro and outro music is a piece from the 1965 movie, "Dr. Who and the Daleks" titled "The Eccentric Dr. Who" by Malcolm Lockyer. Enjoy!

Ben and David share their thoughts on the 2016 Christmas special and their mutual appreciation of Nardole's visit to the Byzantium Empire. Plus the two geek out over the Series 10 trailer and the hinted return of the Movellans and then speculate over which old monsters may next be returning to "Doctor Who". Intro: clip from "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". Outro music: "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" composed by Nat Simon and Jimmy Kennedy and covered by "They Might Be Giants" on their 1990 album Flood.

The wide Atlantic Ocean divides the Metebelis Two this week. Ben is back home in England, where he is joined by his niece Lauren (age 10) and nephew Finn (age 12) to discover their reaction to the Return of Doctor Mysterio. Back in the New World, David is wintering in the Columbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company, where he is joined by his wife Rita and his two teenaged kids, Eliot and Annika, for a post-viewing discussion about the special as well. This week's music is from Murray Gold's incidental score for 2016 Doctor Who Christmas Special.

The Metebelis Two look at the Matt Smith-era Christmas specials penned by Steven Moffat. Listen in as Ben and David discuss grunting sharks, the appropriate use of the Oxford comma, WW2 Lancaster bombers, the Not-So-Great Intelligence, and 'Handles'. Is the Grand Moff trying to "win" Doctor Who? Plus a little meta-podcast discussion at the end about a possible Christmas hiatus. Intro music is "Back to Christmas" from "The Time of the Doctor" and outro music is "Abigail's Song (Silence Is All You Know)" from "A Christmas Carol" performed by Katherine Jenkins, both composed by Murray Gold.

Snow flurries put Ben and David in a wintery mood as they discuss Christmas specials and Doctor Who. Despite being broadcast for 26 years prior to the return of the show in 2005, the "Feast of Steven" with William Hartnell was the only Christmas episode. Why is Christmas television special in the UK and how great was Russell T Davies for establishing this brilliant Doctor Who tradition? What are the Christmas picks of the Metebelis Two from the RTD era and what classic Who could be viewed as Christmas television? Pick up a mug of warm cocoa and give a listen. Intro music: "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade. Outro music: "Song for Ten" by Murray Gold featuring Tim Phillips.

Ben and David wrap up their discussion on horror during the Hinchcliffe and Holmes era with a look at Season 14. Was this era horrific enough, or were there missed opportunities? What's the significance of owls and Sarah Jane? Would Eldrad have gotten along with K9? Are all assassins deadly? Answers to these questions and more in this episode of the Metebelis Two Experience. Plus Ben's defense of the tarnished Talons of Weng-Chiang and the duo's picks for the best horror of the era. Intro music is an excerpt from "The Mandragora Helix" by Dick Mills. Outro music is the theme from "Target" composed by Dudley Simpson. "Target" was the show Hinchcliffe would go on to produce after his stint on "Doctor Who."

The Metebelis Two are joined by @GregSchaal to chat about watching Doctor Who on KTCA Channel 2 and some mid-1980s Doctor Who memories in the Twin Cities, Minnesota including convention meeting three Doctor Who actors. Then they three talk about the "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" trailer and superhero comics, spin-offs, and a plan to bring back Paul McGann. Intro: KTCA Channel 2 continuity announcement with a promo for the Whovian Festival Tour of 1986. Outro: "The Creature Attacks" by Geoffrey Burgon from the incidental music score from "The Seeds of Doom".

The full onslaught of Hinchcliffe and Holmes mash-ups is unleashed on Ben and David as they talk about horror in Season 13. Will the Metebelis Two escape horrible baby octopus monsters? Or, will their moms try to feed them raw meat trying to transform them into Krynoid monsters? There's only one way to find out... Intro music is "Sutekh Desends" composed by Dudley Simpson for "Pyramids of Mars" and arranged and performed by Heathcliff Blair. Outro music is "Trapped" by Geoffrey Burgon from "The Seeds of Doom".

Ben and David do an overview of the Hinchcliffe/Holmes era as they continue their look at horror in Who by looking at this era's influences and impact on the show. Do these stories hold up for today's fandom? How 'horrible' are they? Are they mostly Hammer and other horror movie pastiches? What were the influences of Mary Whitehouse and her British conservatism in the 1970s, and why did David Sullivan name a magazine after her? From "teatime terror for tots" to Bristol Boy catchphrases, join the Metebelis Two as they geek out about Season 12 and chat about horror, sadism, and cliffhangers. Intro music by Dudley Simpson's incidental music score from the opening of "The Ark in Space" Part One. Outro music "Sarah Pursued/The Prototype" from music composed by Dudley Simpson for "Genesis of the Daleks" and arranged and performed by Heathcliff Blair.

Ben and David continue their examination of Who Horror with a look of the Jon Pertwee era. What did the white, middle-aged, male writers of Who in the early 1970s find so horrific? From the Autons to Giant Spiders, the Pertwee era was a mishmash of many things. Ben waxes fondly on the Green Death and, as the resident "pervy" European, delves into the possible sadomasochism in the Pertwee-era. Intro music is "Keller Machine Theme" by Brian Hodgson and outro music is incidental music from "The Planet of Spiders" by Dudley Simpson.