The Doctor's Beard

Jul 8, 2026

Guest: Felicity Kusinitz from the Flopcast joins John and Jim to discuss Season 26's most confusing story.

A Script Too Big for Its Own Shoes

Mark Platt submitted "Lungbarrow" to the show—a bold move for a writer with no professional credits beyond Doctor Who fan fiction. JNT immediately shut down his original concept...

Jul 1, 2026

Guest: Artist Jerry Lange joins John and Jim to discuss Season 26's explosive premiere.

Six Years Later: A Familiar Face in Uniform

The Doctor intercepts a distress call from Earth and arrives to find military forces mobilizing around a lake in rural England. But the soldiers he encounters aren't the ragtag UNIT troops...

Jun 17, 2026

The Story That Beats Coronation Street (But Divides the Hosts)

Stephen Wyatt returns after Paradise Towers to deliver a circus-themed finale to Season 25. Expanded from three parts to four at John Nathan Turner's request, this story follows the Doctor and Ace arriving at the psychic circus on the planet...

Apr 27, 2026

Jim and John experience their most polarizing disagreement since the Colin Baker era as Paradise Towers splits them into opposing camps—Jim delivering a devastating 1 out of 15 ("a Billy") while John counters with an enthusiastic 14 out of 15, declaring it his favorite story of Season 24 and a formative influence on...

Mar 28, 2026

John and Jim tackle the second story of Trial of a Time Lord - a divisive entry that Jim describes as "fair to middling" until a jaw-dropping finale that left him questioning everything.

Production Challenges: John provides extensive background on Philip Martin's return after "Vengeance on Varos," Ron Jones directing...