What do you expect when you’re expecting a new showrunner? The whole This Week team has gone back over the Doctor Who and Torchwood episodes written by Chris Chibnall—everything from gaseous aliens and cyberwomen to dinosaurs on spaceships and mysterious cubes. Are there any clues to the future of Doctor Who when he takes over?

Overview of Chris Chibnall's episodes of Doctor Who and Torchwood

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Tom Attah and Rachel Donner

Steven Warren Hill drops by to talk about his long-awaited opus about Doctor Who in America, Red, White and Who. Graeme Burk and Liz Myles take up the age-old question: were the candy-colored New Daleks in Series 5…rubbish? We say goodbye to Deborah Watling, and we look back at the Doctor Who panel at SDCC.

Deborah Watling remembered, a new book about Doctor Who in America, New Paradigm Daleks, SDCC and the Christmas Special

Chip Sudderth and Tom Attah with Alyssa Franke, Rachel Donner, Steven Warren Hill, Lizbeth Myles and Graeme Burk

It’s not every day history gets made with a casting announcement. Presenting the 13th Doctor: Jodie Whittaker.

Reaction to Jodie Whittaker's casting as the Thirteenth Doctor

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke

Christel Dee is the host of Doctor Who: The Fan Show for the BBC, and we’ve got her! We talk with Christel about her journey from fan to pro, and then we take one last look at Series 10.

Christel Dee interviewed; one last look at Series 10

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Christel Dee

The intensity did not let up from last week’s controversial episode! Alyssa and Chip are joined once more by Rachel as we explore the ending of The Two Masters’ stories, the Twelfth Doctor’s heroic arc, the First Doctor’s re-debut, and most especially the resolution of Bill’s story (and whether in fact she was given one). We had a lot to say…

"The Doctor Falls" reviewed

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner

Chip, Alyssa, and Rachel are together in-person to discuss one of the most intense episodes to date! Can they handle the feels, or will they need to enter the conversion theater…?

"World Enough and Time" and Bill's misfortunes explored

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner

She last wrote for Doctor Who with 1989’s “Survival.” Now Rona Munro returns to Doctor Who with “The Eaters of Light”; was it to our taste? Plus we talk to Lisa Bowerman, who starred in Munro’s previous outing, and indulge in a little Chris Chibnall Kremlinology.

"The Eaters of Light" reviewed; Lisa Bowerman on Rona Munro

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Lisa Bowerman

Chip couldn’t tell who had the higher-pitched voice: the returning-after-decades hexapod Alpha Centauri, or Alyssa after she realized that it was indeed an Alpha cameo! We found plenty more to talk about, though, in Mark Gatiss’s possible swan song from Doctor Who: why we frequently look at Doctor Who through political lenses, whether or not Nardole is a tin dog, and how much we appreciate our fandom community. Recorded live and in person during DC Pride 2017!

"Empress of Mars" reviewed

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke

Beware fake news! Chip and Alyssa peel back the propaganda and take a close look at “The Lie of the Land.” Plus: Alyssa reflects on Bill Potts at the beginning of Pride Month.

"The Lie of the Land" reviewed plus an essay on Pride Month

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke

A 5,000-year-old pyramid drops into existence in a single day as a harbinger of apocalypse. We talk about this part-two-of-three and whether it addresses the questions about “consent” it raises. Also in this feature-length podcast: We talk to Sarah Dollard, writer of this season’s “Thin Ice,” and Reality Bomb’s Shannon Dohar and Graeme Burk explore the Received Fan Wisdom about the Second Doctor!

"The Pyramid at the End of the World" reviewed, Sarah Dollard interviewed, and the Second Doctor discussed

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner, Sarah Dollard, Shannon Dohar and Graeme Burk