The Doctor Who A to Z Podcast

01/01/2025

Happy WHO Year, Whovians! Here's to a great 2025! We'll be kicking off a new year of episodes very soon, starting with our review of the latest Christmas episode, "Joy to the World"! And hopefully we'll be meeting some of you at Stellar Fest in April! (www.stellarfest.org)

29/12/2024

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tom Baker's debut as the Doctor, let's revisit an episode we recorded earlier this year for his 90th birthday!

January 2024 coincides with two major occasions in Whostory: Tom Baker’s 90th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his debut as the Doctor! So we have devoted this episode to that most iconic of Doctors! We talk about what we love about the Tom Baker era, his various showrunners, and then we rank ...

26/12/2024

Hope everyone enjoyed this year's Christmas special, "Joy to the World"! If you've seen it, let us know your reaction to it and we'll include it in our next episode! If you haven't, it's available on BBC iPlayer in the UK and Disney+ everywhere else in the world!

20/12/2024

A lovely holiday message from Tom Baker:

Tom Baker (best known for playing the 4th Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who has recorded a very special Christmas message for all of his fans around the wo...

19/12/2024

Excellent news! One of DW's best seasons ever is coming to Blu-ray next year!

Jon Pertwee’s debut season as the Third Doctor will be the next release to join the Blu-ray collection.

16/12/2024

This week we drop in on the planet Mars to pay a visit to – not Ice Warriors – but a human colony on the verge of destruction in “The Waters of Mars” from 2009 starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor nears the end of his journey. And let me just say . . . we’re all very surprised by our reactions to this one. Good or bad? You’ll have to listen to find out!

What did you think of “The Waters of Mars”?? We'd love to hear from you! If you've enjoyed the show, please leave a comment, review, or rating wherever you're listening! If there's a particular story or topic you'd like to hear us discuss, please let us know at [email protected]! page: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWhoAtoZ/

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12/12/2024

MORE ANIMATED DODO!!

The First Doctor adventure and farewell outing for companion Steven Taylor gets a home release in 2025. Find out more here: https://bbc.in/3DbwNOZSubscribe t...

05/12/2024

This episode is going out a tad late (thanks a lot, podcast hosting server!), but here it is! First we talk in-depth about the upcoming "The War Games in Colour" blu-ray release, and then we review the recent "Goth Opera" from Big Finish, a sequel (or sorts) to "State of Decay." Nyssa gets turned into a vampire!

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18/11/2024

DWAZ #66 – "THE GIRL WHO DIED

In this episode we take a look at the Twelfth Doctor episode “The Girl Who Died” starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara, and guest starring Maisie Williams as Ashildr. The Doctor and Clara must help a village of Vikings defend themselves against an attack by ‘Space Odin’ and alien warriors who want to crush them into warrior juice. It’s written by Jamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat and directed by Ed Bazelgette.

What did you think of “The Girl Who Died”?? We'd love to hear from you! If you've enjoyed the show, please leave a comment, review, or rating wherever you're listening! If there's a particular story or topic you'd like to hear us discuss, please let us know at [email protected]!

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04/11/2024

Brand new episode for you! This week to keep the spirit of Halloween alive, we're reviewing "State of Decay" from Season 18! Vampires! Medieval castles! Lots of bats! And plenty of blood! Listen at any of the links below:

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31/10/2024

I'm WAAAAAY behind on getting this posted, as I've been very distracted with getting my documentary launched! But here's the latest episode of DWAZ, in which we review the Big Finish story "Deathworld," which almost became the show's the Anniversary story in 1973 instead of "The Three Doctors"!

This week the DWAZ Gang checks out a recent release from Big Finish -- "Deathworld," the story from 1973 that almost became the 10th Anniversary story! In it, the first three Doctors, along with Jo, Jamie and the Brigadier, find themselves in a weird realm where they meet the Four Horsemen, and Deat...

07/10/2024

Got a good one for you this week! Josh, Ashley and Alan each pick their Top 5 favorite Dalek stories (plus honorable mention!) from across the spectrum of Doctor Who. Trust me, there are some surprising choices in these lists!
Let us know what YOUR favorite Dalek stories are!

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23/09/2024

It's new episode day, and we have a fun one for you! We take a look at a fan production called "Devious", which started life way back in the 90s and features Jon Pertwee's final performance as the 3rd Doctor! We were surprised how much we enjoyed this. You can listen to this week's episode here:

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09/09/2024

DWAZ #61 – NON-TV COMPANIONS
Everyone has their favorite companion from the television series, be it Sarah Jane, Rose, Ace, Donna, Jamie, Ruby, or any number of other characters. But what about the companions who didn’t originate on TV? The legion of companions that the Doctor has met and traveled with in the novels, the comics or the audio dramas? That’s where the really unusual companions are found—like the Cyberman with a soul, or the shape-shifting penguin, or the famous Gothic Horror novelist . . . or the fish lady!! Join us as we talk about some of our favorite non-television companions!

We'd love to hear from you! Who are some of your favorite non-TV companions? Let us know! If you've enjoyed the show, please leave a comment, review, or rating wherever you're listening! If there's a particular story you'd like to hear us discuss, please let us know at [email protected]!

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26/08/2024

DWAZ #60 – THE DOCTOR WHO PANTHEON
Doctor Who has been busy this past year or more establishing a new presence in its own universe: The Pantheon – a collection of powerful extra-dimensional beings new and previously established that pose a threat to our reality. Sutekh the Destroyer, the Toymaker, the Maestro, the Trickster, the Mara, and others. With our buddy Anthony Williams of the Watchers in the Fourth Dimension podcast, we investigate what we know of this Pantheon, who we know to be included in it, and talk about who else might be. How does this Pantheon compare to other ones that we know of, like the Greek, Roman, and Norse pantheons? What are the implications of these beings to the Doctor Who universe?

00:00 – Intro
03:00 – News
07:00 – THE PANTHEON

We'd love to hear from you! What are your thoughts about this new Pantheon? What is the potential you see for it going forward? Let us know! If you've enjoyed the show, please leave a comment, review, or rating wherever you're listening! If there's a particular story you'd like to hear us discuss, please let us know at [email protected]!

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23/08/2024

Looks like Gugu and Russell are playing members of UNIT! And welcome back Ruth!

Everybody say hello to the Whoniverse’s newest team - meet the cast of ⛰️ THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA 🌊

Jemma Redgrave, Ruth Madeley, Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alexander Devrient and Colin MacFarlane (L-R)

Find out everything we know so far about the new spin-off series on the website:
https://bbc.in/3SX5EV6

18/08/2024

Alan had the pleasure of appearing on Watchers in the Fourth Dimension to talk about the recently released animation of "The Celestial Toymaker"! It's a fun episode! Give it a listen here:
https://watchers4d.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-37-a-collection-of-dodo-donts-the-celestial-toymaker-animation/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEvHHNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHanFAv8c6mapUu01jVAd7tfZ_5Uw9q2mYJzl2jyibnu3hKgXyXdeB6fCIA_aem_AtlEdNh2Ae-7ikqOHSHyng

It’s a full house, as we are joined by both Alan Siler and Diana Birney to discuss the recent animation of The Celestial Toymaker. Will it be the best animation yet, or nothing more than psychedelic nightmare fuel? Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of the controversial animation style, wheth...

12/08/2024

DWAZ #59 – DOCTOR WHO URBAN LEGENDS

This week we’re talking about urban legends – whether it be urban legends that have been depicted in the show, ones we think would make good episodes, or urban legends about the show itself! Alan and Ashley are joined by our buddy Martin Stone Hennessee to delve into the weirder corners of the Whoniverse!

But first we review all the news that came out of San Diego Comic Con – our first look at the next Christmas episode, our first official spin-off news, a tease about Season 2, and a Star Trek crossover!

00:00 – Intro
02:00 – NEWS
29:00 – Urban Legends

We'd love to hear from you! Is there an urban legend that we didn’t mention? Let us know! If you've enjoyed the show, please leave a comment, review, or rating wherever you're listening! If there's a particular story you'd like to hear us discuss, please let us know at [email protected]!

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