A Mild Curiosity in a Junkyard

We said we'd be back, and we are, albeit briefly. This time we're watching the newly released animated version of The Celestial Toymaker, with our usual digressions. And you never know, we may be back again…

It's the last podcast! Well, for a while anyway. So, we make a return trip to Atlantis for the animated version of The Underwater Menace. What better way to start a hiatus than with Professor Zaroff!

It's the very, very end of the festive season, so on Twelfth Night, please join us as we watch Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150AD! The legend that is Bernard Cribbins helps foil the Daleks' dastardly plan this time.

It's the festive time of year (just still!) so we thought we'd watch the Peter Cushing films, often on TV in the UK over the holidays. This episode features our look at Dr Who and the Daleks, so we hope you enjoy. And a Happy New Year to all of you at home!

Jingle balls, jingle balls, Yeti on the way! Festive greetings as we finish up our look at The Abominable Snowmen. There's snow, which is seasonal, and Father (well, monk) Khrisong. Happy holidays!

Silver balls, silver balls, I think I've just seen a Yeti. The first of two editions of the podcast this week as we tackle the timely and wintry-looking The Abominable Snowmen, in all its animated glory.

This week, it's the turn of the animated version of Galaxy 4. We covered the surviving episode many dawns ago, but now we take a look at the whole story. But, how does it fare…?

So, it's the 9th Doctor, the *original*, you might say! This was the only outing for Richard E Grant's animated Doctor and it's an interesting take on the role. See what we think of…Scream of the Shalka.

He's back…and it's about time! So it was said in 1996 when this little ray of hope appeared. It's Paul McGann's debut as the Doctor, and who ever thought we'd see him again?

Happy Birthday Doctor Who! It's the 60th anniversary, which is very timely as we watch our last story of the classic series. Cheetah people, the Master, and somewhere else, the tea's getting cold.

We're still on Earth, but further forward in time than last week, into the middle of World War 2. We've got code breaking, vampiric creatures and a game that's been going on for centuries…

Back in time this week, to Perivale in 1883. There are very strange goings on in Gabriel Chase, things that the Doctor knows will have an impact on Ace in the future. And she's not best pleased when she finds out where she is…. (And I did say ‘it' in part 3 - apologies Alex!)

It's a trip to Earth as the Doctor answers a distress signal. He and Ace encounter knights, magic and monsters and the Doctor meets an old friend who never really can retire.

“Now welcome folks, I'm sure you'd like to know, we're at the start of one big circus show.” So begins our trip to the Psychic Circus, where bad things are happening. It's no wonder Ace is scared of clowns!

As we approach the 60th anniversary, here's the story that aired on the show's 25th. Cybermen, skinheads and Nazis - oh my! And just who *is* the Doctor?

We're getting near the end of the Classic series, but don't be sad, be happy! If you're not, you might end up performing at the forum, or even worse, in the Kandy Kitchen. Wicked!

It's the 25th season, and what better way to begin than by heading back to 1963 and a battle with the Daleks! The Doctor's mysterious past is hinted at, and Ace gets a very useful upgrade to her baseball bat.

This week, we say goodbye to Mel and hello to Ace, as we travel to Iceworld and meet the sinister Kane. Don't mess with those cans of deodorant though - that's Nitro 9!

This week we're heading back to Wales in 1959, where the last of her race is hiding from the vicious Bannermen. We've got CIA agents, a bunch of alien tourists and a beekeeper for good measure.

The Doctor is fully himself again, and Mel wants to visit Paradise Towers. Surely that must be a lovely place? I mean there's Kangs, cannibalistic old ladies, rule-abiding caretakers and murderous cleaning machines. Sounds delightful!

The 7th Doctor's era begins, which is special for me as he was *my* Doctor. And we begin with a reappearance of his old enemy, the Rani, who decides to pretend to be Mel. After causing him to regenerate. What a start!

Well, this is it - the end of the trial and the end of the Sixth Doctor's era. Some old faces pop up to help (or hinder) the Doctor, and he finds out that you really are your own worst enemy.

As the trial continues, we journey into the future and meet Mel, the Doctor's new companion. A web of mayhem and intrigue unfolds as we encounter the Terror…of the Vervoids.

The trial continues, and this time we take a trip into the Doctor's recent past. Sil appears once again (and doesn't Alex love that!) and we also get the one, the only…BRIAN BLESSED!

The Doctor's been taken out of time and put on trial by his own people. Where's Peri? Who is the Valeyard? What is the mystery of the planet Ravolox? And what are the rogues Glitz and Dibber really up to?

It's the planet Necros this time, to visit the recently deceased Arthur Stengos. Only, he's not as dead as he should be. Could the Great Healer help? It's not looking good…

It's a trip to the planet Karfel today, where apparently the Doctor has been before. Never mind the Morlocks, here's the Borad!

This time we get to go to Spain and we have not one but *two* Doctors! Plus, Sontarans, cannibals and moth collecting. All this, plus Jamie's back too!

It's time for an historical adventure, but of course it can't *just* be about history, can it? The Rani makes her presence known, but the Master has to get in on the action too.

Oh no! The TARDIS has broken down! Luckily, it had the good grace to do so near the very planet with the mineral it needs! Join us in the punishment dome for some very unsavoury reality TV…

It's Season 22, our 150th episode and thankfully the Doctor's calmed down since the last story. Just as well, as he has to deal with Cybermen, Cryons and the return of Lytton.

It's a new Doctor again already, though he is…well, all over the place in this story. Poor Peri, she doesn't know what's going on, and that's before the giant slugs arrive…

So, this is it, the end of the 5th Doctor's era already, but what a story to go out on! It's grim, there's androids, and the body count is high. It really does feel different this time…

We're nearing the end of the 5th Doctor's era, so why not take a trip to Lanzarote? And the planet Sarn, where that old rascal the Master is up to mischief again. Another companion departs, but one also joins on the…Planet of Fire!

So, we've hurtled down the time corridor and ended up…on Earth in 1984. Who can we trust? Especially with Daleks about. And it's a sad farewell to Tegan, for now at least.

We're travelling to the far future in this episode, to the planet of Frontios, where some of the last humans are trying to survive. Trouble is, people keep getting sucked into the ground! That can't be good!

This time we're paying a visit to Tegan's grandfather, who lives in a nice, quiet English village. Surely nothing bad could happen there? Well, there's the Civil War re-enacters getting a bit *too* into their role. Oh, and a big face in a wall.

We're onto the Fifth Doctor's last season already! This time we venture to 2084 when the people of Earth seem to be set on destroying themselves again. With a little help from the Silurians, Sea Devils and…the Myrka!

It's anniversary time! Not ours, but the show's. Its 20th, to be precise! So, there are a plethora of Doctors, companions and enemies as we head to the Death Zone…on Gallifrey!

This time we head back to 1215 to meet King John and his champion, Sir Giles Estram. Of course, it's the Master and as the Doctor notes, his plan is “small time villainy by his standards.” He's not wrong.

It's the final part of the Black Guardian trilogy and this time it's all about the race! But we're not on Earth, we're on a ship, a *space* ship. Who will receive…Enlightenment?

So, the suspicious Turlough has joined the TARDIS crew and immediately strands them on a spaceship. Not only that, but a leper ship! And as he's joined, we have to say goodbye to Nyssa…

An old friend and an old foe return in this episode, as both the Brigadier and the Black Guardian reappear. Plus there's a mutated alien and a schoolboy trying to kill the Doctor. It's all happening!

Oh dear, the Mara's back, and that's not good news for Tegan. We travel this time to Manussa, where the darkness from the places of the inside manifests itself once more. Let's (snake) dance!

It's the start of the 20th anniversary season, and we head back to Gallifrey where an old enemy is trying to get back into our universe. The commander of the guards looks a little familiar too…

What better way to mourn Adric's death wiping out the dinosaurs than by taking a trip to prehistoric Earth! Sweet irony! How is the mysterious Kalid involved, and who is he? The answer will shock you! (Because of how ridiculous it is).

Well, we've reached *that* story now. Yep, the one with the silent credits at the end of part 4. We both knew it was coming, and here it is. At least we know what wiped out the dinosaurs.

It's back to the 1920s for this episode, as we get involved in a murder mystery at a country house. Adric eats, Tegan dances, and Nyssa has a double. And obviously the Doctor gets accused of the crime.

Back to Earth again for this episode, and it's the 17th century this time. Our intrepid crew meet an out of work actor and encounter some aliens who put paid to something the Doctor holds dear.

Take a trip to paradise with us as we travel to Deva Loka. So calm and tranquil until, as often happens, a snake ruins it - a very literal snake in this case. You can't mend people! Or can you…

So, we're on spaceship, travelling to Earth with a giant frog and his two friends, as you do. But this one thinks he's God. The Doctor's got his work cut out for him.