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While we wait for The War Between The Land And The Sea, Rick Tetrault and Ro Karen helped me kill the time by musing over what fictional characters would be fun or interesting if they crossed paths with The Doctor. We traverse the world of television from Quantum Leap to Sex Education as we wonder just who The Doctor should pick up on their travels and go on an adventure with. We also have a few minutes at the start on the new Director General (and reported Dr Who fan) at the BBC. Email – [email protected] Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community Threads - analysingdw Twitter - @AnalysingDW

Our lengthy and delayed look at the 2025 series of Doctor Who is finally here. A podcast full of worries and recriminations as we look at the end of the Ncuti Gatwa era (among other eras?), the decisions made during this spell, whether Doctor Who has a future, and how a future would even be possible in the current world of television. Series Highpoint - 1:15      Series Lowpoint - 13:34 Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor - 29:56 The future of Doctor Who in the world of TV - 49:47 Additional Observations - 1:28:06 Series Rating - 1:33:40 Series MVP - 1:34:28 Email – [email protected] Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community Threads - analysingdw Twitter - @AnalysingDW

The delay on this episode is mainly due to some audio difficulties with the recording. I've tried to clean it up as best as I can, but it did affect the final product - which is oddly in keeping with it was probably like filming The Reality War. Chris Kocher and Mike Robinson join me to try and make sense of a series finale that was full of incident, but maybe a bit less on coherence. We also discuss what the dramatic and polarising choices in the final third of the episode mean for the future of the show - or even if there will be a future for the show. Episode Rating - 0:43 Favourite Part - 1:02 Least Favourite Part - 8:18 The 13th Doctor - 19:45 Billie Piper - 28:30 Additional Observations - 50:33 Episode MVP - 1:08:07 Email – [email protected] Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community Threads - analysingdw Twitter - @AnalysingDW

From an undisclosed location comes our podcast on Wish World. Ken Deep and Rick Tetrault help me pick through the penultimate episode of the series as we talk about new aliases, a far right dream world and the return of an old enemy for The Doctor (and not just one). Episode Rating – 0:41 Favourite Part – 0:57 Least Favourite Part – 7:41 Wish World – 20:18 Additional Observations – 32:56 Episode MVP – 42:46 Email – [email protected] Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community Threads - analysingdw Twitter - @AnalysingDW

This week Jonathan Wilkinson and Jenn Allen join Shane to discuss the seemingly silly but suprisingly deep Interstellar Song Contest. Email – [email protected] Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community Threads - analysingdw Twitter - @AnalysingDW

Forgive the sound problems on this. It took a couple of recordings, but in the end we cobbled together I show where you'll hear from MIke Robinson and Emma Foster joining myself to speak about The Story and The Engine. We look at the show's first trip to the continent, as well as Nigerian and diasporic culture. Episode Rating – 0:40 Favourite Part – 0:57 Least Favourite Part – 13:30 The Episode's Use of Stories – 24:20 Additional Observations – 34:12 Episode MVP – 1:10:14 Email – [email protected] Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community Threads - analysingdw Twitter - @AnalysingDW

I'm joined by Emma Foster and Chris Kocher as we take a look at Lucky Day. The return of Ruby Sunday, the return of UNIT, and a new character in Conrad Clark. It gave us a bit more than we bargained for. Episode Rating – 0:40 Favourite Part – 1:00 Least Favourite Part – 14:45 Conrad Clark – 31:11 Additional Observations – 54:22 Episode MVP – 1:14:40 Email – [email protected]  Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community Threads - analysingdw Twitter - @AnalysingDW

Jenn Allen and Rick Tetrault join me to talk on the early clubhouse leader for this series's best episode. Talk on name pronounciations and skipping intros abound. We also get into what is by any measure, a pure banger of a Doctor Who episode. Episode Rating – 0:41 Favourite Part – 0:52 Least Favourite Part – 12:32 Aliss & Portraying deafness on screen – 19:38 Additional Observations – 34:59 Episode MVP – 51:52 Email – [email protected] Twitter - @AnalysingDW Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community

I'm joined by Mike Robinson and Ken Deep to pick through the episode 'Lux'. Featuring a look at how realistic 1950's Miami was, how Russell T Davies may feel about the fans, and a mention of a band who I feel confident you won't see coming if I gave you 100 guesses. Episode Rating – 0:40 Favourite Part – 1:00 Least Favourite Part – 9:58 Americana – 21:07 Additional Observations – 32:06 Episode MVP – 44:26 Email – [email protected] Twitter - @AnalysingDW Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community

New Doctor Who is back, and is our episode analysis. Jenn Allen and Jonathan WIlkinson go through The Robot Revolution to talk about a new companion, gamer stereotypes and maybe an even more flamboyant Doctor than we had a year ago. Forgive some of the sound issues. Am using a new compeuter, and currently experimenting with a new place to record these 0:37 - Episode Rating 0:57 - Favourite Part 5:33 - Least Favourite Part 21:22 - Thoughts On Belinda Chandra 31:46 - Miscellaneous Observations 44:26 - Episode MVP Email – [email protected] Twitter - @AnalysingDW Instagram – analysingdw TikTok - @analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community

I'm joined by Emma Foster and Chris Kocher to preview the upcoming series of Doctor Who. As well as looking at our hopes and fears for the series, we also go into detail on our hopes and fears for Doctor Who. Are the rumours true? Will this be the last series of the show for a while? 1:10   - What We're Most Excited For 12:30 - What We're Most Concerned About 29:21 - The Future of Doctor Who 47:03 - Additional Observations Email – [email protected] Twitter - @AnalysingDW Instagram – analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community

A somewhat delayed pod on the Doctor Who Christmas episode. Mike Robinson and Rick Tetrault joined me to talk about the first holiday special to not be written by a showrunner, whether this truly is Steven Moffat's Doctor Who swansong, and an intersting fan theory on Mrs. Flood. Email – [email protected] Twitter - @AnalysingDW Instagram – analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community

Our bumper roundup of the first series of the Ncuti Gatwa era includes talk on Disney, crying, and why it can be okay that the show has to leave some of the old fans behind. Emma Foster, Ro Karen and Rick Tetrault are all here as we dig through last eight episodes and look ahead to the future - as a disclaimer, Emma had a few sound issues during the recording. Series Highpoint - 0:40 Series Lowpoint - 22:33 Ncuti Gatwa - 56:10 Millie Gibson - 1:20:00 Additional Observations - 1:33:00 Series Rating - 1:51:50 Email – [email protected] Twitter - @AnalysingDW Instagram - analysingdw

Emma Foster and Jonathan Wilkinson join me as we analyse the series finale, "Empire of Death". We talk through what worked, and a lot about what didn't work. And also whether fans can sometimes look at episodes, and Russell T Davies's comments on them, in extreme bad faith. Email – [email protected] Twitter - @AnalysingDW Instagram – analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community What We Liked the Most – 1:00  What We Liked the Least – 6:20  Sutekh as The Big Bad – 23:40 The Solved Mysteries Around Ruby? – 36:30 Additional Observations – 50:50  Episode MVP – 1:02:30

The penutimate episode has arrived. Ken Deep and Chris Kocher help me talk through The Legend of Ruby Sunday. On old foes returning, and what Russell T Davies might have planned for us in the finale. And is this the episode where Ncuti became The Doctor? What We Liked the Most (01:55) What We Liked the Least (08:55) Sutekh (22:05) Additional Observations (38:15) Episode MVP (47:55) Email – [email protected] Twitter - @AnalysingDW Instagram – analysingdw YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AnalysingDoctorWho/community