Doctor Who: Who's He? Podcast

  In this episode, Phil and Paul grab some forged passports and tunnel their way out their cells to review Colditz by Big Finish. In this 7th Doctor and Ace story that features a future Doctor and introduces the character of Dr. Elizabeth Klein, the reviewing duo (well, Phil really) go off track with discussions on World War 2 themed toys of their youth, how warnings from history are being ignored or airbrushed from existence and how just how dangerously close we are to repeating the same mistakes that 1930's era Germany made. Oh, and they talk about the story itself of course! And in the news, the new Doctor Who cast will appear at this years Comic Con in San Diego and we say goodbye to British soap legend Leslie Grantham. And in a little bonus, the lads talk about their trip to the BFI to see the UK premiere of the blu-ray edition of Genesis of The Daleks!

Once again Phil and Paul dip their toes into the waters of the Eccleston era with a look at Father's Day written by Paul Cornell. As neither of our reviewing duo had really watched this episode since broadcast, do they think this story adds to the Doctor Who family or does it raise some serious Daddy issues? Listen to find out! And in the news, classic Doctor Who on Twitch is all the rage while modern Who is alive again on the BBC iPlayer, BBC Maida Vale studios are to close and in rumour news a series 11 trailer to air after Englands first game in the World Cup?

The chaps at the Who's He? Podcast are celebrating a milestone in this episode! This is their 300th official podcast (discounting vidcasts and specials of course!) and also a belated celebration of their 7 years of podcasting. So join the original Who's He? trio of Phil, Paul and Tony and settle back and listen them commenting the Daleks first big screen outing Dr. Who and The Daleks featuring Julian Clary cosplayers, Roy Castle mucking about and marvel at the three of them drinking delicious life giving alcohol! The chaps would also like to thank all the listeners that have stuck with them over the last seven years and for getting them to episode 300!

This week Phil and Paul travel back to Tudor times with The Marian Conspiracy from Big Finish. And while it has taken them a month later than planned to chat about this story, they both tackle this with their usual fervour and are both full of praise. Yes, praise!! Maybe the break did them good? And in the news, there is list of of series 11 directors to talk about and in a lengthy Omega's Tat Corner, it's Dave Hill from Slade and a new range of 5.5 inch figures!

In this bonus episode of the Who's He? Podcast, Phil drags James Rockliffe from the Doctor Who Podcast out of podcasting retirement to discuss podcasting and Doctor Who fandom. Is podcasting still necessary for Doctor Who fandom and is there a future for it? What shape shall podcasting take and what do people do it for? For fun, a career or just downloads? Listen in to find out!

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast, it's a very Christopher Eccleston themed edition where we look at The Long Game in our ongoing series 1 retrospective. But not only that it's Eccleston all the way in this weeks news also, with more on why he left Doctor Who and also his upcoming appearance at this years London Film Comic Con. But in our review of The Long Game, the lads focus on the power house companion Adam and just how little he brings to the table.

This week, Phil and Paul plunge into the depths of the murky waters of Target and come bobbing up to the surface with a look at the novelisation of The Sea Devils by Malcom Hulke. And in a surprising turn of events, our intrepid duo don't agree on this book. But which one thought it was a majestic blue whale of a book and which one thought it was a wet haddock? Tune in to find out! And in the news, we say goodbye to Ken Dodd, Dorka Nieradzik and Peter Miles, Christopher Eccleston opens up and what happened between him and the BBC after he left Doctor Who and in a welcome return to Omega's Tat Corner, it's handbag tat!

This week, Phil and Paul listen to another audio story from Big Finish and this time it's Creatures of Beauty starring Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton. Of course this being a Big Finish review, there will be spoilers a plenty but this time our reviewing duo had a tough time not giving away the plot of this non-linear tale of pollution and genocide, so settle back and listen to two bewildered Doctor Who fans and their stream of consciousness! And in the news this week, it's plenty of series 11 news with a new logo and when the series will air, Murray Gold and Jamie Mathieson confirm they are not returning to Doctor Who and there is also news of some new Target novelisations!

  Fresh from his trip to the Gallifrey One convention in LA, Phil brings back a little pressie in the form of an audio commentary for Planet of Fire. Featuring special guests Paul Heath and Peter Murphy from the much missed Pharos Project, plus Nick "Australian Nick" James (plus a late appearance by Felicity Brown), this commentary is not for the squeamish or the easily offended as this episode earns a well deserved "explicit" tag. So if you are of a nervous disposition, I would advise you look away now! If not, sit back and enjoy the our drunken ramblings.......

Once again Phil and Paul return to the Christopher Eccleston era with Dalek in their never ending series 1 retrospective. Regarded as a modern classic of Doctor Who, how does this story of a lone Dalek hold up after 12 years? Listen as our intrepid duo discuss what they felt about this story on first watch in 2005 and how the little nod of continuity in this episode moulded Doctor Who of now. And in the news, a competition on BBC Radio 1 to be at the premier of the 13th Doctors first story, DVD news from the Myth Makers team, we say goodbye to the mighty Peter Wyngarde and Jeremy Wilkin and in Omega's Tat Corner, some late festive tat!

In the first podcast of 2018, Phil and Paul turn their attentions to the written word with the Target novelisation of Genesis of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks. In this classic story of the Daleks creation, the lads find much to enjoy but does the fact the TV story is so iconic, it ruins this book? While the pair of them to try to wrestle with this weighty topic, Paul takes it upon himself to ruin this classic story for everyone! And in the news this week, a few morsels of information for series 11, a narrowly avoided legal dispute involving the name Lethbridge-Stewart, we say goodbye to David Fisher and Bella Emberg and to round things off, an unwelcome trip to Omega's Stats Corner!

This is it everyone! We finally say goodbye to Peter Capaldi and hello to Jodie Whittaker in Twice Upon a Time, this years Doctor Who Christmas Special. But did Phil and Paul find this to be special or were they overcome with a case of Christmas humbug and why does Phil feel particuarly troubled at the how the 1st Doctor was written? Well, there is only one way to find out and that's to listen to this latest episode of the Who's He? Podcast! And if you haven't watched it yet, there will be spoilers abound! And instead of the news, we have stats in the unwelcome return of Omega's Stats Corner! And lastly we just want to wish all our listeners a very Happy New Year and we will see you in 2018!

Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg! Yes, it's nearly Christmas so that means it's time for the Who's He? Podcast Christmas Special! So sit back and relax and listen as Phil, Paul and Tony mutter their way through K9 and Company in a festive audio commentary! Amongst the devil worship and sacrifice and an entire village getting drunk and smoking themselves to death, our intrepid trio hold up in the face of adversity (with the help of good old fashioned booze!) and bravely try to be informative with what was on telly and what was the Christmas number 1 on 28th December 1981. Incidentally, a happy Christmas to all of you at home!

In this episode Phil and Paul plug in their earphones and listen to Sword of Orion from Big Finish. In this story of salvage, smuggling and Cybermen, the pair of them find plenty to enjoy in this very early 8th Doctor audio adventure. But beware, there are spoilers aplenty in this review (it was released in 2001 after all!), so listen at your peril! And in the news, the air time for Twice Upon a Time is known, another international showing of the Christmas special is announced and series 11 is getting a cinematic makeover!

In an episode that Phil and Paul have been dreading, they are forcibly sat down and made to watch World War Three in their continuing series 1 retrospective. With badly acted news reporters, Mickey's chip shop condiments and the ridiculous Slitheen, the pair of them try their damnedest to find some good in this story! And in the news, screenings of the Christmas special are to occur in Canada and the North of England, Shada DVD news, we say goodbye to Keith Baron and Rodney Bewes and in Omega's Tat Corner there is an item of tat that you can pull nice and tight around your neck!

In this episode, Paul and Phil scrape the bottom of the Doctor Who barrel and decided to tackle the Target novelisation of Time Flight, written by Peter Grimwade. And do you think the book will be any better than the televised version? Do you think the book will address the racist caricatures that were present in the TV serial? Do you think the book will.....oh don't bother! Just listen to be disappointed, as if you were expecting anything else? And in the news this week, we say goodbye to three Doctor Who alumni, Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor Costume is revealed, there are some NuWHo Target books on the way and in a return to Omega's Tat Corner, there is some quality timekeeping tat!

A wet and soggy Phil and Paul (recently released from prison) come up for air and review Prisoners of the Lake from Big Finish, the first in their Third Doctor Adventures series. Both of our intrepid reviewers find themselves transported back to Saturdays nights in the 1970's in a story that could only be written for the third Doctor and Jon Pertwee but did Tim Treloar manage to recreate that Pertwee magic? And in the news, the pair of them catch up with recent events with the casting and director news for Series 11, a River Song Big Finish update and Shada being shown in Australian cinemas.

In this episode Phil is joined by the wonderful Erika Ensign from the Verity Podcast. And in the wake of Class being cancelled recently, they decided to sit down and chat about the various Doctor Who spin offs that have been made for TV starting with K9 and Company and right up to date with the aforementioned Class and also just how the TV stations in their respective countries treated some of these series. It might not be as different as you think! And you can find Erika's podcasts below: Verity Podcast - https://veritypodcast.wordpress.com Lazy Doctor Who - https://www.theincomparable.com/lazydoctorwho/ Audio Guide to Babylon 5 - http://b5audioguide.com Total Party Kill Podcast - https://www.theincomparable.com/tpk/ Uncanny Magazine Podcast - https://uncannymagazine.com/type/podcasts/ Beginners Puck - https://www.theincomparable.com/puck/

In this edition of the Who's He? Podcast, we have our third and final interview recorded at the Whooverville 9 convention in September. This time, we chat to the wonderful Wendy Padbury about her life and career and she reveals her unhappy experience working on a classic British horror film. Thanks again to the guys at Staggering Stories for letting me sit in on the interview: Staggering Stories Website: https://www.staggeringstories.net    

Phil and Paul return once again to the past with their series 1 retrospective with a look at Aliens of London by Russell T. Davies. In this tale of alien invasion and copious amounts of farting, how does this story hold up now? Well, Phil thought time was kinder to it then he remembered but Paul, well, he's not a fan of soap operas it seems! Also, we have an interview with Hayden Gribble from the Diddly Dum Podcast who talks about his new book Child Out of Time: Growing Up With Doctor Who in The Wilderness Years. And in the news, Shada is getting the animated treatment and we say goodbye to Trevor Martin. Find information on Hayden's book here.