The Doctor"s Beard Podcast

45:08

French Is a Universal Language - Whatever Happened to...

The Doctor"s Beard Podcast ·

2026/10/10

Note: This is a hiatus episode from our Wilderness Years coverage. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access, exclusive episodes, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. For their next stop in the Wilderness Years, John and Jim dig up a genuine oddity: Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?, a 1994 BBC Radio mockumentary that catches up with the Doctor's granddaughter decades after the TARDIS doors closed on her. Neither host had heard it before, and both come

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01:30:52

A Third Time I Ask, What Do You Seek? - "Downtime"

The Doctor"s Beard Podcast ·

2026/10/03

Note: This is a hiatus episode from our Wilderness Years coverage—the last original review of the first half before we reach the TV Movie. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access, exclusive episodes, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. For the final Wilderness Years review before the 1996 TV Movie, John and Jim take on Downtime, the 1995 Reeltime Pictures video that reunited a remarkable roster of classic Doctor Who faces without the Doctor himself

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01:10:38

Oh, How the Ghost of You Clings - "The Ghosts of...

The Doctor"s Beard Podcast ·

2026/09/26

Note: This is a hiatus episode from our Wilderness Years coverage. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access, exclusive episodes, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. For the next stop in the Wilderness Years, John and Jim take on The Ghosts of N-Space, the 1996 BBC Radio serial that stands as Jon Pertwee's final official, BBC-sanctioned turn as the Doctor before his passing that May. Reuniting Pertwee with Elisabeth Sladen and Nicholas Courtney, it's a

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01:21:30

The Backseat Brig and the Theme Park of Doom - "The...

The Doctor"s Beard Podcast ·

2026/09/19

Note: This is a hiatus episode, part of our Wilderness Years series for Patreon subscribers. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access to episodes, exclusive content, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. Show Notes: Nostalgia, Recorded at 5:45 in the Morning For their first dip into the 1990s Wilderness Years, John and Jim take on The Paradise of Death—the five-part BBC Radio serial that brought Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, and Elisabeth Sladen back

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02:08:36

McCoy, the 80s, and Classic Who: The Grand Retrospective

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2026/09/12

Note: This is a hiatus episode, kicking off our Wilderness Years series for Patreon subscribers. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access to episodes, exclusive content, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. Rather than three separate retrospective episodes that might send listeners running, John and Jim fold the whole reckoning into one: a look at the McCoy era, a widening out to the John Nathan Turner 80s, and finally a rapid-fire superlatives round

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02:13:01

These Shoes! They Fit Perfectly. - The 1996 TV Movie

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2026/09/05

Note: This is a hiatus episode from our Wilderness Years coverage—the pivot point between Classic and New Who, and the story where Jim's own Doctor Who journey began. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access, exclusive episodes, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. Three and a half years. That's how long John and Jim have been traveling toward this exact moment. After every televised Classic serial and a long stretch of Wilderness Years curiosities,

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01:01:38

A Baker-Rated Situation - "The Hound of the...

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2026/08/29

Note: This is a hiatus episode, part of the Wilderness Years series. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access to episodes, exclusive content, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. Tom Baker Wearing a Sherlock Holmes Mask When Tom Baker signed on to play Sherlock Holmes in the BBC's 1982 adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, the hosts expected brilliance—an alien intelligence wrapped in the detective's coat, bringing the mysterious, otherworldly

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58:04

These Aren't the Time Lords You're Looking For -...

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2026/08/22

Note: This is a hiatus episode, originally a Patreon Exclusive, airing on the main feed during the break between Classic and New Who. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access to episodes, exclusive content, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. When Budget Constraints Force an Impossible Choice In 1974, the BBC wanted a stage play featuring Doctor Who. Terrence Dicks was brought in to write it. But immediately, a problem emerged: they had money for

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59:43

Johnny Benton's Wilderness Years: The First...

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2026/08/15

Note: This is a hiatus episode, originally a Patreon Exclusive, airing on the main feed during the break between Classic and New Who. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access to episodes, exclusive content, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. A Producer's Frustration Becomes the First Professional Spinoff In 1988, Keith Barnfather—a producer known for his decades-long "Myth Makers" interview series—had an idea. He wanted to film a third Doctor/Sarah

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01:35:23

Who Was That Terrible Woman? - "Dimensions in Time"

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2026/08/09

Guest: JB Anderton of the Doctor Who Gives a F#! podcast joins John and Jim, as he does for every multi-Doctor story, to make sense of the un-make-sense-able. Note: This is a hiatus episode from our Wilderness Years coverage, released early on the Patreon feed and arriving on the main feed August 9th to celebrate Doctor Who Podcast Day. A warm welcome to everyone joining us for the occasion! Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access, exclusive episodes, and the option to

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02:00:36

Shadaly Written - "Shada"

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2026/08/05

Note: This is a hiatus episode, originally a Patreon Exclusive, airing on the main feed during the break between Classic and New Who. Love the podcast? Consider joining us on Patreon for early access to episodes, exclusive content, and the option to commission your own Doctor Who story. A Strike Over a Clock Changes Doctor Who History The story of Shada begins not on screen, but in the chaos of 1970s British industrial action. A seemingly minor dispute over which union controlled the operation of

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53:08

Season 20: When the Companions Argue More Than They...

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2026/07/29

Note: This is a hiatus episode, originally a Patreon Exclusive, airing on the main feed during the break between Classic and New Who. Join our Patreon to get early access to review episodes and weekly exclusive content like this. A Theme with Energy But No Clarity on Genre The episode opens with "Dancer Who," a drum and bass remix of the Doctor Who theme from an account called "Synth Theme Remixes." Despite nearly 13 years of existence and modest viewership, the track has undeniable energy and a

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02:15:16

Ace Walked So Rose Could Run: The End of Classic Who...

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2026/07/22

Guest: British author Paul Ebbs—Big Finish writer and lifelong Who fan who watched every episode on broadcast from 1970 to 1989—joins John and Jim to close out Classic Doctor Who. Three and a Half Years, One Weekly Show, and Finally the End of the Road This is it. The final story of Classic Doctor Who. After three and a half years of weekly episodes covering every televised adventure in order, John and Jim reach the end of the line with Survival—Sylvester McCoy's swan song, Ace's coming-of-age, and

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02:08:57

Written in My Dream Diary - "The Curse of Fenric"

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2026/07/15

Guest: Shagg Matthews from the Fire & Water Podcast Network joins John and Jim to discuss the penultimate story of Classic Doctor Who. The Darkest Hour(s) Before the Dawn The hosts are unified in their assessment: this is the darkest, most adult, most dramatically mature story of the entire series. It's not dark in tone alone—it's dark in theme, dark in implications, dark in what it reveals about the Doctor's character. One joke exists in the entire episode; everything else operates in shades of

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01:53:57

Ambitious, Atmospheric, and Baffling - "Ghost Light"

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2026/07/08

Guest: Felicity Kusinitz from the Flopcast joins John and Jim to discuss Season 26's most confusing story. A Script Too Big for Its Own Shoes Mark Platt submitted "Lungbarrow" to the show—a bold move for a writer with no professional credits beyond Doctor Who fan fiction. JNT immediately shut down his original concept (a full revelation of the Doctor's origins involving Gallifrey, Rassilon, and Omega) and asked him to rework it. Platt transplanted the thematic weight of that rejected story into a

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01:47:02

The Brigadier's Back, Baby! - "Battlefield"

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2026/07/01

Guest: Artist Jerry Lange joins John and Jim to discuss Season 26's explosive premiere. Six Years Later: A Familiar Face in Uniform The Doctor intercepts a distress call from Earth and arrives to find military forces mobilizing around a lake in rural England. But the soldiers he encounters aren't the ragtag UNIT troops from decades past—they answer to a new Brigadier, Winifred Bambara, sharp and decisive in ways that immediately challenge the Doctor's expectations. Before he can fully process this

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56:20

We Hardly Knew You: Colin Baker's 11-Story Legacy -...

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2026/06/24

John and Jim bid farewell to the Sixth Doctor with surprising revelations about changed opinions, why fandom got it wrong, companion dynamics, and Colin's enduring legacy as ambassador for a show that screwed him over. John's Shocking Confession: After going into the Colin Baker era expecting disaster based on fan reputation, John emerges with a stunning announcement about where Colin now ranks in his Doctor hierarchy. Discussion covers what changed his mind and why the arrogance that defined Sixth

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01:20:27

The Greatest Snore in the Galaxy - The Greatest Show...

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2026/06/17

The Story That Beats Coronation Street (But Divides the Hosts) Stephen Wyatt returns after Paradise Towers to deliver a circus-themed finale to Season 25. Expanded from three parts to four at John Nathan Turner's request, this story follows the Doctor and Ace arriving at the psychic circus on the planet Seganax—except Ace hates circuses, and the Doctor seems unusually fascinated by performance, danger, and magic. It wins over behind-the-sofa panelists and pulls the highest ratings of McCoy's entire

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01:07:30

Season 25 Retrospective, Dalek Death Wheels, and the...

The Doctor"s Beard Podcast ·

2026/06/10

[Special Release: This episode is being released simultaneously on the main feed and Patreon for immediacy.] BREAKING NEWS: The Future of Doctor Who Takes a Dramatic Turn Just hours before recording, the BBC made a major announcement that affects Doctor Who's direction for years to come. RTD and Bad Wolf are parting ways with the BBC. The Christmas special is canceled. New production arrangements are being sought. John and Jim process what this means for fandom, for the show's creative identity,

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01:36:30

25 Years, Three Factions, One Mysterious Object: The...

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2026/06/10

It's the 25th anniversary of Doctor Who, and for the occasion the BBC has assembled Nazis, Cybermen, time-traveling aristocrats, and a mysterious statue made of something that shouldn't exist. Add a comet, multiple centuries, and the Doctor's increasingly cryptic hints about his own past, and you've got an episode that John and Jim can't quite agree on. Production Under Pressure John Nathan Turner wanted this as the season opener for maximum impact, but the Summer Olympics threw everything into

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