The Doctor Who Show

We've looked at the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard on August 16, 2020, and May 13, 2022. This time around we look at Season 3 of the show - its final season. What do we make of it? Does the series continue its downward trajectory from the first two? Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker Ed Speleers as Jack Crusher Jonathan Frakes as William Riker Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher Todd Stashwick as Liam Shaw Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Sidney La Forge Michael Dorn as Worf Amanda Plummer as Vadic Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge Brent Spiner as Data / Lore / Altan Inigo Soong Mica Burton as Alandra La Forge

In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Virgin Missing Adventure novel, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as voted for by... you! 162 votes were cast and Shadow of Weng-Chiang took 35.2% of the vote, just pipping Scales of Injustice on 29.6%, with Sands of Time close behind on 25.9% and Lords of the Storm on 9.3% bringing up the rear. So here we are to discuss it. Before they get to talking about the novel, the guys also talk about the past month in Doctor Who news, including Season 9 of Classic Doctor Who on Blu-ray still not produced locally in Australia - and perhaps never will be. Follow us on Twitter @theDWshow or write to us about anything: hello@theDWshow.net

Our episode on April 30, 2023 features the Virgin Missing Adventure, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as its main topic. In the past when we've done novels, we've included a blow-by-blow summary of the novel, so our listeners are across the story. The theory being that far less listeners have read all the Virgin or BBC novels, and may need the information. This practice has been appreciated, but has also blown out episode run-times. Given that not every listener even needs the summary, we put our heads together to come up with a way to provide a summary but not blow out the episode. And here it is... a standalone summary of The Shadow of Weng-Chiang. If you've never read the novel before, or you have but feel like a refresher is in order, this 15m podcast will tell you what happens in the novel, from start to finish. Have at it. See you on Sunday with our Shadow of Weng-Chiang episode, where you'll hear our actual thoughts on the story in question!

In our 17th outing for this irregular mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching the 1998 six-part TV series Ultraviolet (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it. Drop us a line anytime - hello@theDWshow.net Ultraviolet is a 1998 British television series written and directed by Joe Ahearne and starring Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, and Philip Quast. The music was composed and performed by Sue Hewitt. The programme was produced by World Productions for Channel 4.

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we have the Top 5 lost episodes that we would like to see recovered. What will we pick? Will Rob go off on a tangent? How many snaps will we get? Thanks to David Beardsley from Santa Cruz, California for the topic! If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat! Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch! Twitter, Facebook or email us old-school style at hello@thedwshow.net

In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who by selecting six episodes each to revisit for the first time since broadcast. What do the guys make of the stories on re-watch and, in turn, the Whittaker era in general? Tune in, find out. Before they get to talking about the Whittaker era, the guys also talk about the past month in Doctor Who news, including a possible UNIT spin-off series and the Doom's Day multimedia project. Follow us on Twitter @theDWshow or write to us about anything: hello@theDWshow.net    

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time, we have a question which enables us to make very personal observations about the series and our own fandom. What are our top Doctor Who memories? Thanks to Aron Challinger from Aron's Collectables for the question. Follow him @ChallingerAron If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat! Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch! Twitter, Facebook or email us old-school style at hello@thedwshow.net

Well, you folks voted for it so in today's episode episode we are looking at the 1965 William Hartnell episode, THE TIME MEDDLER. Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including Ncuti Gatwa’s new-new costume, five new Target novels, 60th anniversary news from Big Finish, and Season 9 to get the Blu-ray treatment next. Rob also gets excited about episodes of The Afternoon Show being found and digitised, showing him and his club mates, back in 1988, taking part in a quiz on ABC TV over three days before Remembrance of the Daleks aired. All that and so much more. If you're an old hand, you know the drill by now. If you're new to the show - hello! We drop a full-length episode like this on the final Sunday of each month, and have done for the past 8 years. Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode! This time around, for the first time in almost 2 years of The List Makers, we have our first split episode. Rob takes us through his top 5 BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures, while Dave takes us through his top 5 Virgin Publishing New Adventures. If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat! Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch! Twitter, Facebook or email us old-school style at hello@thedwshow.net

It’s now traditional for the January slot in the Doctor Who Show calendar to let Rob have a break from the flagship show while Dave creates something a bit different; often with his mates from fandom in Victoria. Today, the Podcast of Decision V. Dave is joined at his home by Mark (42 to Doomsday, Goodies Pirate Podcast), and Richard (Space Fall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, Goodies Pirate Podcast), for some games and general discussion about Doctor Who via those games. If you’d like to hear more of these games, you can find the previous four installments of the Podcast of Decision in episodes released on November 11, 2018; August 25, 2019; April 12, 2020; and January 2022. Rob will be back next month! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net