Doctor Who: 42 To Doomsday

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!

42 to Doomsday - New Years Eve Special 2017

Its New Year’s Eve and that can only mean one thing it’s time for our annual special! This time we pitch the Valeyard and the Dreamlord together in battle for supremacy for the title of the underwhelming villan! This ‘Alternative Facts’ minisode was originally as part of the Blue Box Podcast 250th episode celebrations. 42 to Doomsday will return (for a limited time only!) in 2018

42 to Doomsday - Staff Xmas Party 3

Episode 75 - Rob and Mark are joined by Richard and Dave to help us 'celebrate' our very last Christmas special! We attempt to rehabilitate Eric Saward’s contribution to the show, examine arcs in their classic and modern contexts (warning: Rob doesn’t mince words), wax lyrical about ye olde novelisations in The Target book session, go deep into our favourite shows of the year and our hope and dreams for Series 11! Hang in there, folks. Only one more to go…

42 to Doomsday - Top 5 U.N.I.T Stories

Episode 74 - Mark and Rob are joined by 42 to Doomsday stalwart and friend of the podcast, Rob Lloyd as we all dive deep into the top secret dossier stamped 'Top 5 U.N.I.T stories! Listen to us wax lyrical about our favorite military organisation, the highs and lows and which do we prefer United Nations Intelligence Taskforce or Unified Intelligence Taskforce? Plus listen in as we gasp at the new Doctor’s new clothes, shake our heads mournfully at the Children in Need clip, talk cheap desks and burble happily over Rob’s new book! As the podcast careens to its fiery demise in January, get in before we shut up shop – FOREVER!

42 to Doomsday - Dragged from the Archives 4

Episode 73 - Aah, 1989. Nuclear apocalypse never looked so distant after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the screening of the final episode of Doctor Who! Come back with us as we dig through the printed archives of the enfant terrible of Doctor Who fanzines, DWB, and the more gracious letter pages of Australia's own Sonic Screwdriver! Laugh along at the antics of Coast to Coast, ponder Donald Sutherland's scarf, hand out pink slips in the Doctor Who Production Office and get deep into the trenches of the hate-fest that was (and indeed remains) the Melbourne-Sydney fan wars of the 80s! All this plus listen as Mark draws (very) tenuous links to Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Peter Howell and listen to the very end for a slice of DAAS nostalgia who ask if Kyle and Jason may or may not be Freemasons? Hayden Gribble's book excellent book Child Out Of Time: Growing Up With Doctor Who In The Wilderness Years is out now! It ca be ordered at goo.gl/EVk97d and for more information about Hayden and his work can be found at http://www.haydengribble.net and https://www.facebook.com/haydengribbleauthor

42 to Doomsday - Top 5 Doctor Who Directors!

Episode 72 - Directors are the heroes of Doctor Who and we pay homage to (some) of them as we go through our choices of Top 5 directors! Which ones do we leave on the cutting room and which ones do we think should have their own star on the Doctor Who walk of fame. All this plus 30 years of Time and the Rani and our thoughts on the the new, new First Doctor!

42 to Doomsday - Nothing Compares 2 Who

Episode 71 - The 42 to Doomsday Love In has begun! After the bile and bitterness of the last month, we at 42TDD reached out to our listeners, asking them to express their love for the show. So join Mark and Rob as we go through our listener's feedback about why they fell in love with Doctor Who and have maintained their commitment all these years!

42 to Doomsday - The Verdict(s)

Episode 70 – The ‘classic’ line up of Mark and Rob are back to discuss an obscure casting announcement that was made earlier in the week. Helping us bring some sanity to the conversation, friend of the podcast and star of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Rob Lloyd returns! Not only do we discuss our own reactions to the news of Jodie Whittaker's casting, but also the reaction in the wider Doctor Who community and the media in general. Plus unlike Belarus, we finally break our Series 10 embargo: what were the highs and lows of the latest offerings and has Steven Moffat been able to redeem himself in our eyes? Rob Lloyd will be appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival tickets can be purchased at http://bit.ly/WHOMEGB or more information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/roblloydwhome/?ref=br_rs

42 to Doomsday - Games, Games & More Games!

Episode 69 - with Mark still on his Cook's Tour of the Northern Hemisphere, Rob and Richard repair to the Fortress of Solitude, pull out the dice, and go boardgaming! That's right, for your listening pleasure, we chart the course of Doctor Who games from the early 1960s, right up to today. Boardgames, show bags, miniatures, gamebooks, and RPGs all come under the microscope. Richard and Rob go deep, and off the reservation a couple of times, so enjoy! And don't forget to listen right to the end of a little snippet from the past.