Doctor Who: 42 To Doomsday

42 to Doomsday - Old Who Underrated Top 5!

Episode 30 - Put another shrimp on the barbie, cobber, it's the Australia Day long weekend! Mark and Rob return from their sabbatical and ease back into the podcasting grind by talking about their top 5 underrated classic Who stories. All this plus their thoughts on Last Christmas, Series 9 rumours and the debut of our new segment Horrible Whoniversaries: get aboard the wibbly wobbly time machine as we head back to January 1985.... We are delighted to support for the Unofficial Doctor Who Charity Anthology Seasons Of War and more information about this worthwhile cause can be found on their Facebook page http://on.fb.me/1ngjJKB

42 to Doomsday - It Was 30 Years Ago

Happy New Year (eve) everyone and to help you bring in the new year in style we release our second minisode / cutaway! The 28th February 1985 saw the first attempt at the cancellation / postponement/ hiatus / whatever of the classic series starring the then Doctor, Colin Baker. To protest (at this let's be honest ludicrous move) in March of that same year Ian Levine harnessed the vocal talents of many a Z list celebrity to 'sing' for the series return to the small screen in a musical opus called Doctor in Distress. To celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of this particular single, Rob and Mark again follow the podcasting herd and proudly release their first DVD commentary to accompany the music video for this fine recording. And just like U2's middling recent album we are giving it away free! So get your New Years Eve party rolling in style, for as a special bonus we include the instrumental version of this classic for everyone to sing along! Follow along with us via http://goo.gl/EpzkVK 42 to Doomsday will return in 2015!

42 to Doomsday - Wonderful Christmastime?

Episode 28 So This is Christmas - In our final 'regular' episode for 2014 we look at the many different Christmas episodes served up by the new series as part of the BBC festive schedule. Are they just a load of left over Christmas turkey or is there a gold coin buried in a Christmas pudding? We also talk about how Christmas is celebrated in Australia, more of your missives in our Santa sack and what exactly does the Ribos (or is it Rebos?) Operation have in common with Boney M ? All this plus letters from from our lovely elves (listeners), a review of the Lords of Time 3 convention in Melbourne and what did (Uncle) Terrance Dicks think of the whole Time Lord gender swapping shenanigans?

42 to Doomsday - Made in Heaven?

Episode 27 - We (again) break our first law of time and review the remaining stories of Peter Capaldi's debut series including the he controversial finale with Mary Poppins and the Iron Patriot (a.k.a Cyber Lethbridge-Stewart) then offer our judgement on Series 8, was Clara Oswald redeemed in our eyes and will Rob's desk be able to survive his judgement on the Moff's latest arc machinations? Finally, we wheel out the Ouija board and ask is recasting dead actors with new ones "all done in the best possible taste" and we then go over our bulging mailbag of listener feedback – check out the best theory yet about the The Pananoster Gang and listen to hear the details of our latest competition with 2 copies of the Series 8 DVD set to be won Kyle Sessions reviews of Doctor Who from the beginning can be found at dr-who-review.tumblr.com and at reviewdrwho.wordpress.com,

42 to Doomsday - Blue Doomsday Part Deux

Episode 26 - Rob and Mark are back and in this special episode are joined by Starburst Columnist and Blue Box podcast maestro JR Southall where we throw the running order out the window and wax lyrical about Podcasting, Eric Saward, the aborted Season 23, Eric Saward, the New Series, the crazy science of The Tenth Planet oh and Eric Saward! We also subject JR to our International Omni-Rumour alert system are we ready to call time on it or is it "far from being all over". All this plus your letters and listen to the very end where we tackle head on the criticism that we edit to much

42 to Doomsday - Billy Don’t Be A (Anti) Hero

Episode 25 - The Thompson Twins of Doctor Who podcasting are back and in this episode we examine the entrails of the Hartnell era, looking at the man himself, the companions of that era, and how much of the show’s future owes itself it's formative years. All this, plus our thoughts about (not review) Series 8 and we drag up for a return bout of our Dragged from the Archives segment - this time looking at the tumultuous events of 1986. We also debut of our Omni-rumour meter where Rob goes where no fan has dared go before to ask "Would you sacrifice the new series for the omni rumour to be true?” We are also very happy to support for the Unofficial Doctor Who Charity Anthology Seasons Of War and more information about this worthwhile cause can be found on their Facebook page http://on.fb.me/1ngjJKB

42 to Doomsday - Nu Who Top 5!

Episode 24 - To celebrate the start of series 8, Mark and Rob list of their top 5 things about the new series. What came in at poll position and who exactly did Rob tear up over? We also chat about the first two episodes of Peter Capaldi's era - a storming start or a gentle easing into the reign of a man with the attack eyebrows? As a special treat - Mark serenades Rob to try and stop him blowing a fuse and a question - what does the new theme arrangement have in common with a Japanese avant-garde artist? All this plus listener feedback and winners of the Deep Breath blu-ray competition will be announced in our next episode!

42 to Doomsday - Islands in the (Main)Stream

Episode 23 - They came, they saw, they kicked our a.....the Milli Vanilli of the Doctor Who Podcasting world return for their 'difficult' 23 album...err episode. We discuss the Sydney leg of the Doctor Who World Tour in which Rob and Mark didn't go (sob!) but friend of the show Rob Lloyd did (yay!) and filed an exclusive report! We then take a look at how the 'brand' of the new series has been marketed at home and abroad. Why, after the wild success of the Tennant era, is the show only now scaling the global heights? We then go over our hopes for series 8 and dip back into the mailbag to answer the question "Is Caves of Androzani” any good? If you’re in the Chicago area this August. check out Rob’s show, Who Me, as recommended by the both of us! http://www.chicagofringe.org/ and for more information on Rob Lloyd and his projects can be found at http://www.roblloyd.com.au

42 to Doomsday - Adventures in Farce & Space

Episode 22 - In this very special episode we take a look at how the different styles of comedy have been interpreted and portrayed throughout the various eras of the program. To help us with we thought we had better get a real-life funster involved to give us a hand, so we welcome back to the show comedian and Doctor Who podcasting orphan Rob Lloyd! Join us as we laugh it up examining comedy in Doctor Who, including a look at The Five(ish) Doctors reboot and the parallels between this and The Two Ronnies (Burgundy and Jeremy!) If you’re in the Chicago area this August. check out Rob’s show, Who Me, as recommended by the both of us! http://www.chicagofringe.org/ More information on Rob Lloyd and his projects can be found at www.roblloyd.com.au We have also re-vamped our underutilised and unloved blog so pay us a visit at http://wp.me/3NZ3k, have a look around and please leave us a comment!

42 to Doomsday - A Celebration

Episode 21 A Celebration - bless the rains the Terrance and Phillip of the Doctor Who podcasting world return to celebrate our 21st episode! We take a look at how our favourite series celebrated such achievements and were multi-doctor romps the way to go and why do these two grown men keep bursting into tears when they see a couple of old doctors being paraded across the screen! All this plus Miami Leaks, the upcoming Doctor Who tour in Sydney and the debut of our brand new segment where we discuss the anniversary poll but not the one you were expecting. Just like that ex-Australian media proprietor we have expanded our empire and you can now subscribe to us on Stitcher.com and Soundcloud as well as iTunes and Player FM.