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A Whovian and a Newvian walk into a TARDIS and discuss each and every episode of the classic series.
"Frontios" - Part 1 - The TARDIS is drawn downward to Frontios, where the last Earth colony struggles for existence.
#DoctorWho #Frontios #TARDIS #EarthColony #SciFi #Whovian #TimeTravel
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
January 25, 1984 - Leicester Mercury - The screening of episodes of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton episodes of Doctor Who was a complete success. It still begs the question, are these theaters a viable option in search of missing episodes?
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We're talking about "The Awakening" on the next podcast in just 40 minutes time.

#TheAwakening #bookclub #literaturepodcast #podcastdiscussion #comingupnext #literaryanalysis
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
January 20, 1984 - Leicester Mercury - Here's an interesting one. Episodes of the past shown in a movie theater. Perhaps this is where the BBC should be looking for lost stories?
#throwbackthursday #BBCloststories #LeicesterMercury #TVhistory #1980sTV #televisionarchives
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"The Awakening" - Part 2 - Can the Doctor save the village and the world from the Malus?
#theawakening #doctorwho #malus #sciencfiction #tvshow #drwho #thedoctor
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"The Awakening" - Part 1 - The Doctor takes Tegan back to Earth to visit her grandfather.
#TheAwakening #DoctorWho #Tegan #Earth #grandfather #SciFiFans #TimeTravel
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
January 16, 1984 - Daily Echo - A new convention for Doctor Who and Blake's 7 fans in Swindon.
#DoctorWho #Blakes7 #SciFiFans #SwindonConvention #DailyEcho #ThrowbackThursday #FanConventions
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
January 15, 1984 - Sunday Mirror - An attempt to kiss Sandra Dickenson by two men leads to a peck of a different order.
#kissfails #funnydates #awkwardmoments #peckofadifferentorder #historyhumor
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Media covers for the various releases of "Warriors from the Deep". We will discuss this story on the podcast in 40 minutes time.
#DoctorWho #WarriorsfromtheDeep #podcastdiscussion #TardisTime #WhovianCommunity #ClassicWho #WhovianLife
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Incidentally, a Happy Christmas to all of you at home!
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
January 13, 1984 - Black Country Evening Mail - The BBC want the TARDIS to lose its Police Box look.
#TARDIS #DoctorWho #BBC #PoliceBox #BlackCountryEveningMail #1984memories #SciFiFans
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Warriors of the Deep" - Part 4 - There should have been a better way.
#warriorsofthedeep #underwaterbattle #deepseaadventures #fantasyadventure
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
January 12, 1984 - The novelisation of Mawdryn Undead, by Peter Grimwade, was first released by Target Books.
#mawdrynundead #petergrimwade #targetbooks #doctorwho #novelization #bookrelease #1984
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
January 11, 1984 - The word is out that the new Doctor (Colin Baker) has lost all sense of fashion as his outfit is revealed to the press.
#doctorwho #colinbaker #fashionfail #timelordthreads #whovian #doctorwhofashion
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
January 7, 1984 - Western Daily Press - A profile on Colin Baker.
#colinbaker #doctorwho #whoviannotes #throwbackthursday #celebrityprofile #80snostalgia
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Warriors of the Deep" - Part 3 - Can the Doctor defeat the Myrka?
#DoctorWho #WarriorsOfTheDeep #Myrka #Timelord #SciFiSunday #Whovian #TARDIS
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Warriors of the Deep" - Part 2 - The Silurians and Sea Devils plan? Disrupt the defenses of one of the two power blocks to make them go entirely nuclear.
#warriorsofthedeep #silurians #seadevils #powerblocks #nuclearstrategy #sci_fiseries
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
January 5, 1983 - Evening Post - A look at Dad's Army's Ian Lavender as his new comedy series premieres with co-star Mary Tamm.
#DadsArmy #IanLavander #MaryTamm #comedyseries #classicTV #britishcomedy #throwbackthursday
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Warriors of the Deep" - Part 1 - A future Earth with two major power zones on the brink of war brings the TARDIS into a conflict with an even bigger threat.
#warriorsofthedeep #DoctorWho #TARDIS #scifi #timetravel #BBC #whovian #sciencefiction
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
January 3, 1984 - Evening Despatch - Richard Franklin appears in a mime production of "It's All in the Mind".
#throwbackthursday #richardfranklin #mime #itsallinthemind #eveningdespatch #1984 #classictheatre
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
December 23, 1983 - Berrows Worcester Journal - What will Peter Davison and his family do for Christmas? What was it like returning to Herriot Country?
#PeterDavison #Christmas1983 #HerriotCountry #WorcesterJournal #ThrowbackThursday #ChristmasTraditions
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The letters to the Radio Times following the transmission of "The Five Doctors" were generally positive.
#RadioTimes #TheFiveDoctors #DoctorWho #ClassicTV #nostalgia #positivefeedback
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Various media covers for "The Five Doctors". We'll discuss this movie length special on the podcast in just 55 minutes from now.

#DoctorWho #TheFiveDoctors #podcast #classicwhovian #whovianlife
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Here is the artwork that graced the cover of the Radio Times for the 20th anniversary without the titles.
#RadioTimes #anniversaryartwork #nostalgia #coverart #classicmagazine
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM