Apr 18, 2026
SPECIAL PATREON
EXCLUSIVE
THE OPENING: "Peter, Peter, please forgive me..." A countdown begins the most diplomatic disagreement in podcast history.
BELATED BIRTHDAY & TIMING: John's birthday just passed! Next story is Attack of the Cybermen (aired January 5, 1986) - "the year I turned 18!"
THE DREAD: John: "I'm filled...
Jan 1, 2026
Episode Title: "I Need
My Pain" - The Caves of Androzani Review & The Fifth Doctor's
Regeneration
THE CAVES OF
ANDROZANI (March 8-16, 1984)
Writer: Robert Holmes (returning!)
Director:
Graeme Harper (debut - directing
from studio floor, not control room)
PRODUCTION NOTES:
The Fake Title: JNT put "The Doctor's Wife" on...
Dec 25, 2025
Episode Title: "From
Carnage to Cleavage" - Planet of Fire Review
PLANET OF FIRE
(February-March 1984)
Writer: Peter Grimwade (his final
Doctor Who work)
Director: Fiona Cumming (her last
story, dating back to The Highlanders)
Location: Lanzarote, Canary Islands
- chosen after Cumming promoted it with holiday photos!
Dec 17, 2025
Episode Title: "Throwing Daleks Out the Window" - Resurrection of the Daleks Review with The Irredeemable Shag
SPECIAL GUEST ALERT: The Irredeemable Shag joins from the Fire & Water Podcast Network for what he calls "The Tegan Jovanka Appreciation Podcast!" A lifelong Davison-era fan who started watching in 1982 at age...
Dec 11, 2025
"The Hamster Wheel of Science Fiction
Television" - Frontios Review
STORY DETAILS: "Frontios"
(January 16 - February 3, 1984)
Production Code: 6N
Writer: Christopher H. Bidmead
(former script editor, Logopolis and
Castrovalva)
Director: Ron Jones (Arc of
Infinity, future Colin Baker stories)
CAPSULE REVIEW: Jim: "Doctor...