Doctor Who: Who's He? Podcast

In this edition of the Who's He? Podcast..... Companion Special - Martha Jones This episode Phil talks to Martyn Havell from the Bad Wilf podcast about his favourite Doctor Who companion, Martha Jones. Martyn describes why he thinks Martha is an important character and also why the character was given a hard a time by fans. Also listen out for Phil and Martyn to go off topic when the conversation turns towards Mrs. Browns Boys! Links Twitter: @BadWilf Website: http://badwilf.com

In this edition of the Who's He? Podcast.... Scratchman - Review In this short edition of the Who's He? Podcast, Phil reviews (in a non spoiler way of course!) the Doctor Who novel Scratchman written by Tom Baker with James Goss.

In this edition of the Who's He? Podcast.... The News We say goodbye to Clive Swift and W. Morgan Sheppard, David Tennant starts his own podcast, the War Master returns for Big Finish, The Daleks Master Plan is coming to vinyl and Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks will be making their Target debut. Omega's Stats Corner They never thought they would return to the corner this year but they have the final consolidated ratings for Resolution and news on where Doctor Who came in the iPlayer Top 10 for 2018. Omega's Tat Corner There are some more B&M exclusives with a regenerated 4th Doctor and TARDIS set and a 13th Doctor and TARDIS set from Titan. Boom Town - Review The lads finally tackle Boom Town in their series 1 retrospective (which seems to lasting an eternity) and while they enjoy it, there are some reservations with Rose and Mickey's relationship but are pleased at the lack of farting!

In this, the first podcast of 2019, Phil and Paul tackle this years (or last years if you're Phil) New Years Day special, Resolution. And of course the worlds worst kept secret came true as we saw the return of the Daleks! But was everyone happy with this special? Was it indeed a special or the actual last episode of series 11? Listen find out what the lads thought and of course what our listeners thought in our listener feedback section. In the news, we say goodbye to June Whitfield and Bill Sellars, there is missing episode audio news, Omega's Stats Corner and finally some news about the Who's He? Podcast!

This is it folks, the finale of Jodie Whittaker's inaugural season of Doctor Who, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. This is also the return of Chris Chibnall on writing duties and also his first season finale as show runner, so how does he hold up? Is the usual universe threatening extravaganza we're all come to expect or this is a quieter affair? Well, Phil and Paul provide their thoughts on this story and also how they found the series overall. Also included this week is a special feature in which Phil reviews The Doctors: Villains! DVD. And in the news, there will be no series in 2019, the Macra Terror has go the animated treatment, pointless awards news and of course Omega's Stats Corner. We would like to wish all of our listeners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

A creepy house in a Norwegian wood? A monster lurking in the undergrowth? Well, not exactly as It Takes You Away, the penultimate story of this season of Doctor takes you away to a lonely universe populated with a character from Babylon 5 and Hypnotoad! But it certainly made for an interesting episode of Doctor Who with Sapphire and Steel undertones! And in the news this week, we say goodbye to Andrew Burt, more Tom Baker blu-ray news and of course there is Omega's Stats Corner!

Running away from angry villagers wielding pitchforks and flaming torches, Phil and Paul bravely avoid the ducking stool to bring you their review of The Witchfinders, the latest episode of Doctor Who. This week Phil and Paul are in two minds over this historical romp as this was a particularly grim time in British history and does this story do it justice? And in this news this week there are returning Doctor Who characters to Big Finish, Tom Baker releases the long gestating Scratchman in book form, we say farewell to British character actor George A. Cooper and of course it's Omega's Stats Corner.

Kerblam! Yes, I can't believe that's the title of this weeks episode of Doctor Who for Phil and Paul to take delivery of. But take delivery they do and in this satire of a well known online store and it's ethics, both of our reviewing duo feel a bit non plussed but kind of enjoyed it at the same time. Does that make a good episode though? Listen to find out! And in a slow news week, the lads indulge in rumours with stories of series 12 of Doctor Who apparently confirmed by the BBC for 2019 but also paired with rumours of a shorter series and Chibnall and Whittaker leaving!  

After last weeks divisive episode of Doctor Who, this week the lads take a look at Demons of the Punjab by Vinay Patel. In this non-Chibnall written story, has this got this series of Doctor Who back on track as far as Phil and Paul are concerned? And does this tale set during the partition of India in 1947 make Doctor Who too political and PC as some quarters are trying to suggest? Listen to find out what they thought! And in the news, Barrowman is going to enter the jungle, the Doctor Who Experience is making a comeback, there are the dreaded stats and in Omega's Tat Corner there is a 13th Doctor 5.5 inch figure heading our way and there is festive tat!

Oh dear. In this weeks show a downcast Phil and Paul get puzzled by The Tsuranga Conundrum written by Chris Chibnall. After last weeks middling story, the lads were hoping things were going to pick up again but what did we get? A story that appears to have split opinion and has lead fans calling for Chibnall's head! But do Phil and Paul agree? Listen to find out what they thought and also what the listeners thought in the listener feedback section! And in the news, we're getting a New Year special rather than a Christmas special this year, the Paternoster Gang return to Big Finish and of course Omega's Stat's Corner.

This week Phil and not so much Paul sit on their chairs with their feet up off the floor in terror to look at episode 4 of Doctor Who, Arachnids in the UK. So after 3 pretty solid episodes, does this story make it 4 out of 4 for our reviewing duo or does it get flushed down the sink like all spiders should (according to Phil that is)? And in the news this week we say goodbye to ex Doctor Who producer Derrick Sherwin, there's stats in Omega's Stats Corner and there is tat of the sweetie kind in Omega's Tat Corner that causes Phil and Paul to become confused.

  In this special and fairly Doctor Who free edition of the Who's He? Podcast, Phil interviews actor, writer, comedian and of course podcaster Toby Hadoke about his upcoming adaptation of Nigel Kneales The Road for BBC Radio 4. Also, Toby talks about his commentaries for the blu-ray release of Quatermass and the Pit and also his recent play for BBC Radio 3 Going, Going Goon celebrating the centenary of comedian (and Phil's hero) Spike Milligan. You can hear The Road on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday 27th October at 14:30. The Quatermass and the Pit blu-ray is released on 5th November. Going, Going Goon can be heard on the BBC Radio iPlayer.

In this weeks show, Phil and Paul turn their attention to one of the most important episodes of Doctor Who - Rosa written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall. In this historical story of an event that started the civil rights movement in the USA, what does this story teach us of how we treat fellow human beings and is it still relevant today? And in the news this week, we see the return of some beloved characters to Big Finish and of course there is Omega's Stats and Tat Corners!

In this weeks show, we bring you more stats and tat in Omega's Stats and Tat Corner and also an update on the William Hartnell blue plaque that received its grand unveiling. And then it's down to business as Phil and Paul tackle the latest episode of Doctor Who, The Ghost Monument written by Chris Chibnall. So does this story suffer from that familiar 2nd episode syndrome and what about the new TARDIS interior, hit or miss? Listen to find out what the lads thought and of course what our listeners thought in a bumper edition of listener feedback!

Doctor Who is back with the very highly anticipated debut of Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor in The Woman Who Fell to Earth! So after all the months of waiting, does this latest Doctor surpass all expectations or was it just like all the naysayers were predicting? And how does Chris Chibnall make his mark on the series? Phil and Paul talk about this and much more in the bumper edition of the podcast! Not only that however, we have listener feedback, Omega's Tat Corner and an unwelcome bout of the of the dreaded stats in Omega's Stats Corner!

In this weeks episode it's all go as since the lads have been away, we have had a new trailer for series 11 and a confirmed air date of Sunday 7th October for Jodie Whittaker's debut as the Doctor! So Paul and Phil are quite excited about this but this wouldn't be the Who's He? Podcast without Phil voicing some concerns! But this main reason for the pair of them getting back together after an extended break, is to talk about the Target novelisation of The Enemy of The World by Ian Marter which the pair of them seem slightly disappointed about. Listen to find out why! Also included this week, we lost three more people connected to Doctor Who, Missy is going to Big Finish, Paul shows off his rampant sexism and disdain for the working classes and of course, Omega's Tat Corner!

On this weeks podcast, Phil and Paul travel back once again to wartime London with a look at The Doctor Dances. This is pretty much a love in as our reviewing pair heap on the praise for this Steven Moffat story and really cannot find anything negative to say about it! But in the news this week, it's a sad time as we lost both actress Jaqueline Pearce and Production Designer Michael Pickwoad which has shocked and saddened in equal measure. Also in the news, Big Finish has announced how it will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next year and will series 11 start in September or October?

This week Phil and Paul tackle Nekromanteia from Big Finish. And oh dear, what a mistake they made by selecting this one! With a story that has some very suspect portrayals of women that that basically concludes with 'don't trust a woman', neither Paul nor Phil hold back with their views on this very disappointing story that contains far too many characters and double crosses and annoying cackling witches! And in the news this week, we say goodbye to Alan Bennion, filming has wrapped on series 11 of Doctor Who, news that a Doctor Who Children in Need special is being filmed, Big Finish are reuniting Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, John Leeson and Matthew Waterhouse in a new series of 4th Doctor adventures and the DWAS are funding a blue heritage plaque for William Hartnell.

This week the lads return to the era of the 9th Doctor and The Empty Child written by Steven Moffat. In this story of ghostly gas mask wearing children in the London Blitz of 1941, there is much still enjoy since this was first aired in 2005, with the writer, director and actors all on top form but somehow the conversation turns to the state of Phil's bottom. Listen to find out how that happened! And in the news it's San Diego Comic Con all the way with a new series 11 trailer, Chris Chibnall sets out what we can expect in series 11 and there is loads of new tat for Omega's Tat Corner!

In this episode recorded on a very hot Sunday afternoon in London, Phil and Paul decide to read The Edge of Destruction and discuss its merits with Betty Swollocks. While the televised version is not well regarded and dismissed as a time filler with a weak resolution, Phil and Paul defend this story and highlight just how much the book improves on the concept. And in the news this episode, the BBC seek legal action over the leaked clip of series 11, we could be getting a series 11 trailer this week, the chances of an episode of Doctor Who on Christmas Day may have increased, we say goodbye to Helen Griffin and in Omega's Tat Corner the BBC have opened an Aladdins Cave of tat!