Send us a Text Message.Ben and Mark return to cast their bloodshot, drunken eyes over the Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall era as they pair ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’ and ‘Time and the Rani’ – two series openers that will eventually lead to the Doctor being revealed to be “more than just a Timelord’.Hoping to avoid being dragged into the never-ending culture war, Ben and Mark discuss the many positives of Jodie Whittaker’s opening episode, from a more naturalistic, real world setting to a mo...

118. Whittaker's World

A podcast pub crawl through Doctor Who old and new with film programmer Mark Donaldson and stand-up comic Ben Verth

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Send us a Text Message.In the penultimate episode of In the Timelash season 1, Ben and Mark invite Emmy award winner and host of Doctor Who: Too Hot for TV, Dylan Rees to submit his five items to be flung into Paul Darrow's Spangly Opening.Dylan's choices raise questions like - Who's been following Dylan from 73 yards away? Which Doctor Who personality is coming round your house to do something unspeakable to your Target collection? And which RTD creation is the greatest cartoon character of ...

ITTL #5 - Dylan Rees

Send us a Text Message.Mark is joined by Doctor Who podcaster at large, Luke Molloy, to discuss his five entries to be thrown into the Time Lash. It's a wide ranging discussion that takes in the topics of who's the best actor to play the Doctor, the current state of Doctor Who Magazine, the perils of letting one actor play each member of an alien race, what you want from your Doctor Who theme tune, and why we need to forget about the numbering of the Doctor's incarnations.ALSO: Who's the...

In the Time Lash #4 - Luke Molloy

Send us a Text Message.Ben and Mark invite Joe Ford from Hamster With A Blunt Penknife to submit his five choices to go into the Timelash. Mammary madness, unconvincing urchins, aural wallpaper, violent content and performative negativity all face the Timelash, but will they all depart with a scream?Joe's five choices lead us to try and answer the questions:Can Doctor Who be sexy? Should Doctor Who be sexy? Is it cheeky to write yourself roles in a Big Finish audio? What does a Doctor Wh...

In The Time Lash #3 - Joe Ford

Send us a Text Message.Mark is next up to submit five things they don’t like about Doctor Who to be thrown In the Timelash. It's a wide-ranging discussion that takes in some heavy topics, the brave new world of online fandom, worldwide release windows, and whether a delivery driver can scale the height of Colin Baker's gate. Will all five of Mark's choices get sent on a one-way trip to the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Ness? And when was the last time that Britain was truly great?Supp...

In The Timelash #2 - Mark Donaldson

Send us a Text Message.In the first of a brand new series, the Lash Lads invite guests to submit five things they don't like about Doctor Who to be thrown In the Time Lash.Tired tropes, ill-informed cultural myths, and fan "wisdom" all come under scrutiny as we discuss the things we never want to hear ever again.In the first episode, stand-up comedian and On the Time Lash co-host Ben Verth submits the five Doctor Who things he wants to send on holiday with H.G. Wells. But will it be Ben and M...

118. Whittaker's World

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