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A quick daily hit of The Fabulous Adam Richard and his theories about Doctor Who. Episode reactions the morning of broadcast, explainers for non-Who fans and wild diversions into everything from shark teeth to Grey’s Anatomy.

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    Theory 1437 (Colony in Space 16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2026 10:29


    An interesting angle on Peter's infatuation with the many stuck-on moustaches in the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and some spicy takes on romantasy.Read Adam Richard's latest story 'Coffee is Different on Karma' in the October issue of The Independent Fantasy & Sci-Fi Magazine.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1436 (Colony in Space 15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2026 10:10


    Adam gives thanks for supportive messages about his situation and freaks out about the increasingly authoritarian world, while once again avoiding the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Lanterns Theory 07

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2026 28:48


    Justin Hamilton joins Adam Richard to take the Lanterns boat across the River Styx, learn about Hal's troubled past and delve into what they think is going happen in next week's series finale.Content Warning: The Lanterns episode in question depicts acts of self-harm, and as such, this discussion also strays into those areas. If you are having trouble with such thoughts, seek help in Australia through Lifeline 131114 or your local services.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1435 (Colony in Space 14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2026 10:42


    Adam gets distracted from rewatching the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, this time by a question about the BBC tender process.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1434 (Colony in Space 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2026 10:42


    Adam is nominated for a Sonarr Award, and he's going through a drama lasagne and none of this seems to involve the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee.Join Adam at the movies to watch Doctor Who: The Satan Pit on the big screen in Sydney! © copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1433 (Colony in Space 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2026 10:44


    Peter wraps up his rewatch of the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam details all the other Adams Richard he's found on the internet.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1432 (Colony in Space 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2026 10:35


    Peter keeps texting about the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space,' starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam gets distracted by nude beaches, Australian Federation, New Year's hangovers and his depressing gown. It's quite an indictment on how boring these episodes are.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1431 (Colony in Space 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2026 10:41


    Peter gets excited about his favourite characters finally meeting in the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam gets frustrated about fan-service team-ups.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Lanterns Theory 06

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2026 26:37


    Justin is back to talk Lanterns and he's still not sold on the death of a prominent character, even though there is an entire funeral for him in this episode. Adam has a theory about the identity of the killer and they wonder what's in the box.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1430 (Colony in Space 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2026 10:53


    Adam has a theory about inconsistencies in The Doctor's behaviour, before even getting onto Peter's text messages about the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1429 (Colony in Space 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2026 10:40


    Peter is becoming frustrated by how useless the colonists are as he texts along to the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space,' and Adam somehow invokes Judge Judy and Paul Reiser in Aliens.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1428 (Colony in Space 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2026 10:31


    Peter reaches the end of 'Colony in Space' part three, a Doctor Who episode starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam drops a personal truth he isn't sure he's prepared to share.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1427 (Colony in Space 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2026 10:37


    Peter continues his texts about the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space,' where the unscrupulous mining activity reminds Adam of the egregious behaviour of fossil fuel companies.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1426 (Colony in Space 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2026 10:39


    Peter's texts about the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who 'Colony in Space' continue, and he mentions Butlins, which sends Adam off down a Dirty Dancing rabbit hole.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Lanterns Theory 05

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2026 27:08


    Justin Hamilton joins Adam again to talk about 'Lights Out,' the fifth episode of the HBO Max series Lanterns, based on the Green Lantern stories from DC Comics. This week, one story arc wraps up, proves most of Justin's theories are correct, and so we are left to theorise what the rest of the series has in hold.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1425 (Colony in Space 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2026 10:20


    Adam is jealous of the TV curtain as he watches part of the Doctor Who adventure 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, before diving back into Peter's text messages about it.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1424 (Colony in Space 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2026 10:24


    Peter continues texting about the six-part Doctor Who adventure 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, that somehow involves the board game Guess Who?© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1423 (Colony in Space 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2026 11:19


    Peter continues to text about the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space,' and Adam goes off on a deep tangent about The Good Life sitcom and the Starship Alexandria podcast.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1422 (Colony in Space 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2026 10:22


    Peter texts his thoughts about the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam nerds out about interlaced television broadcasts.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1421 (Book Club)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2026 10:47


    Adam has an impromptu book club with Kim and Brad, and he gets a bit irked by the magical abuse excuse in Twilight and A Court of Thorns and Roses.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Lanterns Theory 04

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2026 31:07


    Justin and Adam wonder about the pushback to the Lanterns series from hardcore fans, plus they have theories about whether the Manhunter is as dangerous as everyone says, and how the series will progress. All this and the Green Lantern squirrel.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1420 (Cosplay 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2026 10:28


    Adam wonders what happened to all the Doctor Who cosplayers, amongst wild tangents about the novel Ghost Cities, and the TV show Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1419 (WhoDis Rewind 19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2026 10:36


    Jeff has a wild theory about Sutekh and the many gods of the Doctor Who universe, while Adam goes off about all the Doctors Who that will be appearing in Only Murders in the Building.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1418 (Cosplay)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 5:11


    Adam hosts a cosplay event in Wollongong and is shocked that he is the only Doctor Who fan in the stadium, plus he talks so much he loses his voice.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Lanterns Theory 03

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 33:54


    Justin Hamilton joins Adam again to talk about ring things, as Lanterns gets a flashback origin for Aaron Pierre's character John Stewart, featuring Laura Linney as a big blue alien.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1417 (WhoDis Review 19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 11:16


    The conclusion of the lovely message from lovely James about the Doctor Who Disney+ era, and Adam wonders if echo chambers are responsible for much of the messaging underpinning episodes.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1416 (WhoDis Rewind 18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2026 10:27


    James goes story by story through the Disney+ era of Doctor Who, and Adam gets paranoid about the AI getting in and breaking his stuff.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1415 (WhoDis Rewind 17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 10:34


    James continues with his blow by blow retrospective of the Disney+ era of Doctor Who, and Adam goes on a romantasy tangent and creates a new genre.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1414 (WhoDis Rewind 16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 10:32


    More of lovely James' lovely look back at the Disney+ era of Doctor Who, and Adam goes full Sylvia stan, and asks aren't we all a little bit Sylvia?© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1413 (WhoDis Rewind 15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 10:22


    Lovely James who writes our fun scenes gives his retrospective on the Disney+ Era of Doctor Who, and he has some concerns about the room for character development in such short seasons, which leads Adam to rabbit on about Law & Order.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Lanterns Theory 02

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 30:59


    Justin Hamilton joins Adam to discuss the latest episode of the HBO Max series Lanterns, and he has a couple of solid theories, putting Adam to shame on the theory front.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1412 (WhoDis Rewind 14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 11:17


    Kethcup with Kim Konkludes -- sorry, concludes... ahem. Adam wonders about clothes regenerating in Doctor Who, and he is blindsided by a profanity-laden message from Jack.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1411 (WhoDis Rewind 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2026 10:17


    Ketchup with Kim Kontinues -- sorry, continues, contemplating a world where all of Doctor Who is available to stream in the one place (outside of the UK).© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1410 (WhoDis Rewind 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 11:06


    More of Ketchup with Kim about the Disney+ Era of Doctor Who, and Adam compares the return of RTD to the return of George Lucas to Star Wars.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Lanterns Theory 01 (Pilot)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 28:16


    Adam is joined by Justin Hamilton to discuss the new HBO Max series Lanterns starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as comic book heroes Green Lantern. Many theories about people who might not be who they seem on the surface, and what is really going on with that shock ending. SPOILERS GALORE!Lanterns is rated M in Australia, so there will be similarly mature themes in this podcast.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1409 (WhoDis Rewind 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 10:58


    Ketchup with Kim returns as she looks back over the Disney+ era of Doctor Who and sends Adam off down tangents on tea, Mariah Carey and science fiction conventions.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1408 (WhoDis Rewind 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 10:58


    Matt's final thoughts about the Disney+ Doctor Who era, and Adam wonders if the theft of intellectual property to create AI models is a form of colonisation.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1407 (WhoDis Rewind 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 10:19


    Matt makes a devastating point about how he no longer sees Doctor Who as the show he fell in love with, and Adam goes off on a weird tangent about AI enabling terrible behaviour.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1406 (WhoDis Rewind 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 10:39


    Matt's Massive Missive on the whole Disney+ era of Doctor Who continues, and Adam argues that farts and snot are exactly what kids want in their TV shows.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1405 (WhoDis Rewind 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 10:21


    Matt's Massive Missive on the entire Doctor Who Disney+ era continues, and Adam has a theory that the more fantastical elements in the show may have been an edict from on high.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1404 (WhoDis Rewind 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2026 10:14


    Matt's Massive Missive on the whole Disney+ era of Doctor Who begins, after Adam goes off on a tangent about the Colin Farrell Apple TV show Sugar.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Theory 1403 (WhoDis Rewind 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2026 10:04


    Earth-2 Peter concludes his look back at the Disney+ era of Doctor Who and reflects that what we don't like could be someone else's favourite, and reminds us how incendiary Jinkx Monsoon was as Maestro.© copyright 2026 Adam RichardDoctor Who © copyright BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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