Doctor Who: 42 To Doomsday

42 to Doomsday - What If?

Episode 85 - With our 'normal' reality in lockdown and frankly a bit pants, Rob and Mark go all Sliders (the TV show not the small burgers) and use our fanwank powers to discuss many ‘what if’ scenarios about Doctor Who as suggested by you our wonderful listeners!!! What if Ray Cusick hadn't designed the Daleks? What if Zoe had stayed on for Season 7? How about Mary Tamm as the 5th Doctor? What does the tv landscape look like if The Dark Dimension is made? And was Pigbin Josh the Watcher all along? All this, plus recommendations on 'family friendly' comedy films of the 1980's, the length of Rob's new 'rocking' lockdown mullet and will Mark's latest attempts at 'humour' finally make the Indiana Jones of film collecting hand over some 'artefacts'? (hot tip - no!)

42 to Doomsday - The Cannonball(s-up) Run

Episode 84 - Unlimited Doctors? More like unlimited Rice Pudding! The Timeless Children certainly set the the internet and fandom alight with its wholesale changes to Who canon. Rob, Mark and special guest Rob Lloyd try to unpack their feelings about the Series 12 finale and explore why changes to our beloved Who canon are met with resistance. Are there common threads/themes with other sci-fi franchises to be found? All this plus heaps of listener feedback mail, more ideas for Happy Finish productions and we ask the big question - would the world's most forthright Doctor Who Missing Episode hunters unite to help out the unemployed??

42 to Doomsday - Corona(s) of the Sun

Episode 83 - The Onmi-Tw*ts (C-PM) are back and have broken out of isolation to bring you a brand new episode! We set the Wayback Machine and drag ourselves through the archives to mid-1990 where Guru Josh ruled the charts and not one, but two actual real life and not made up production companies were interested in making the programme (even if the BBC were not). Listen as we marvel at how BBC Video and W H Allen schedules were filled to the brim to plug the Doctor Who-shaped hole in our lives. And finally, which companion was described by that august publication The Sun as 'curvy'? All this plus: 'honest' reactions to Series 12, The Faceless Ones (re)animation, what we think about recasting dearly departed companions from those purveyors of Fan Wank 'Happy Finish', more attempts of 'humour' by Mark and a rant from Rob which can only be described as biblical!

42 to Doomsday - 5th (Element) Xmas Party!

Episode 82 - Praise God not only for delivering a Son unto the World, but also the latest Christmas episode of the 42 to Doomsday podcast! The Grinch's (a.k.a) Rob and Mark along with Dave and Richard are back to help you celebrate the season of good (s)will with the right amount of cheer! We talk about the impact of the Chibnall/Whitaker era, one year on, what do we consider the best series of the classic era, take a look back at the Virgin and BBC books Uncle Terrance wrote during the 1990s, pump up our 2019 Fanwank of the Year Awards, read your letters and tweets and then punch 2019 in the proverbial on the way out. Gasp as Rob almost bursts an artery during the intro, dine out on Dave's erudite take down of The Space Museum, ponder Richard's love for the Hinchcliffe era before finally revealing has Mark watched anything anything of Series 11 past Rosa? Thanks to all our listeners who tuned in during our very sporadic output during the year. We appreciate your continued loyalty, and look forward in 2020 to bringing you more entertaining episodes of yes, the greatest Doctor Who podcast in the goddamn universe!

42 to Doomsday - Merchandising Melancholia

Episode 81 – Compared to the 50th Anniversary torrent of Doctor Who merchandising, the stores and shelves today seem bereft of product. Rob and Mark ventured into Melbourne’s northern suburbs to meet Aron from Lobos Collectibles and 42 to Doomsday regular (and co-host of Space Fall – A Blake’s 7 podcast) Richard where we discussed the current state of Doctor Who merchandising from both a retailer and collector’s perspective. We dive deep into why some people are disposing their collections, what manufacturers are saying about the current state of the programme and what drastic action is needed (if any) to reignite the flame in the collecting world. All this plus: Listen as we lament the items that got away! Or as, like a dog returning to eat its own vomit, Rob (inevitably!) brings the conversation back to missing episodes and whether any passed through Melbourne dealer’s hands!

42 to Doomsday - Losing My Religion

Episode 80 – The hiatus is over and Rob and Mark are back with a brand new episode! Aside from answering, ‘Why are we back?’ we also discuss the classic series blu-ray range, Rob’s latest fictional adventure and we give our own tribute to one of the most influential figures in Doctor Who - Terrance Dicks. Rob and friend of the show David Kitchen then take an in-depth journey through how religion and faith have been portrayed over the course of the programme in both its classic and new incarnations before Rob and Mark answer that deep theological conundrum, what does the future hold for this podcast?!

42 to Doomsday - Staff Xmas Party Goes Fourth

Episode 79 - The Four Horsemen of the Podcopalypse have returned! Join Rob, Mark, Dave and Richard as we celebrate 2018 with laughs, tears, bitter recriminations and then joyful reconciliation! Gasp as we summarise the first (and potentially last?) full Jodie Whitaker season of Doctor Who and then we go old school chatting about why doesn't fandom feel the love we think Terry Nation deserves. The Target Book Club reconvenes as we look over four of the least loved Doctor Who stories. And because nobody asked for it, we each bring our Fanwank of the year nominations for discussion! Finally, we shed a festive tear as we look back at all the non-Doctor Who stuff that captivated our attention. Wishing a very Merry Christmas to all of you at home...42 to Doomsday will RETURN!* *unless Rob goes back into rehab! Fingers crossed, either way!

42 to Doomsday - Surprise-Cast!

Episode 78 - After promising never to return Mark and Rob prove themselves to be the dirty liars they are and are indeed back! In this special ‘reunion’ episode we dust off the mics to discuss the fallout from #macracangate from our previous final episode. We then 'go there' and ask are our chills multiplying over the imminent return of Doctor Who? We continue our look at the newsworthy year of 1990 from the lens of DWB. topics discussed include: the Gerry Davis / Terry Nation bid to produce our favourite series, the trauma of the same photo appearing on DWM and TV Zone, the exciting news of the extended Curse of Fenric on VHS and finally, we pore over the results of the DWB reader poll, which to be honest include some bat-sh*t crazy outcomes! 42 to Doomsday will return at Xmas!

42 to Doomsday - The Final End?

Episode 77 - Time is called on Australia's longest running and (in)consistent podcast! It is the moment all our fans (but particularly our enemies) have waited for! Before 42 to Doomsday rides off into the distance we strap on the mics one last time to bury Moffat, not once, but twice! We dig through the entrails of early 1990's DWBs delusions, plus listeners feedback where we take down the whole Patreon Industrial-Military complex in a no hold's barred suicide run and then wax poetic as we sink slowly into the sunset! But wait! Who is that *other* voice on the podcast? Could it be...Lord Melbourne?! And what does he bring with him? Could it be...not one, but two cans? But the question you all want to know..will 42 to Doomsday return ?

42 to Doomsday - The Omni-Rumourist - Part Two

Episode 76 - ​Dave Hoskin returns to discuss the progress of his book Chasing Shadows which looks at Phil Morris and his search for missing episodes and the impact it's had on Doctor Who fandom. All that plus we talk about our plans for our 'cross our heart and hope to die' final monthly episode!