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No matter if you're new to Doctor Who or a longtime fan, Bigger on the Inside is the podcast for you! The two hosts - one a very knowledgeable fan, the other being new to the program - will examine every serial with keen eyes and an unending wit.

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    • Dec 7, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 20m AVG DURATION
    • 214 EPISODES

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    Special 07 - Dr. Who and the Daleks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 83:19


    To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who and the 15th anniversary of Bigger on the Inside, 15 years to-the-day after Dan and Mike originally discussed "The Daleks," Dave Probert joins them to look at the Peter Cushing movie Dr. Who and the Daleks!

    Episode 167 - Fugitive of the Judoon and Praxeus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 45:42


    The Doctor discovers she's not who she thinks she is ("Fugitive of the Judoon"), and the use of plastic is killing us all ("Praxeus"). Note: This episode was recorded before the casting of Ncuti Gatwa. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 166 - Orphan 55 and Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 37:09


    Climate change is killing us all ("Orphan 55"), and Nikola Tesla is abducted by aliens to fix their ship ("Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Being Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 9:19


    I came out.

    Episode 165 - Spyfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 59:35


    As aliens from another universe invade ours, a madman attempts to rewrite human DNA, and The Master returns to spearhead the whole shebang ("Spyfall"). (Note: This was recorded before the news of Flux was revealed.) Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 164 - Resolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 62:10


    Dan and Mike open the show with a little news. Russell T. Davies is returning to Doctor Who. WHA?! What does this mean for the show, are the guys excited, and does it mean the return of DVD commentaries? Also: The Doctor and chums discover an ancient Kaled scout on Earth, and it's bonded itself to a human host ("Resolution"). (Note: This was recorded before the news of Flux was revealed.) Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 163 - The Witchfinders, It Takes You Away, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 89:56


    Dan and Mike (finally) return to close out Series 11 of Doctor Who. First the crew find themselves face to face with King James I after a witch trial ("The Witchfinders"), then they search for a blind teenager's father in a pocket dimension ("It Takes You Away"), and the past comes back to haunt them all when Tzim-Sha returns ("The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 162 - Demons of the Punjab, Kerblam!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 62:43


    While attempting to uncover the secrets of her grandmother's past, Yas and her friends accidentally find themselves on the newly formed border between India and Pakistan ("Demons of the Punjab"). Then, the arrival of an unexpected message leads The Doctor to a conspiracy that could have catastrophic repercussions ("Kerblam!"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 161 - Arachnids in the UK, The Tsuranga Conundrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 60:12


    Giant spiders invade a hotel ("Arachnids in the UK"), then The Doctor and her "fam" must stop Stitch from eating a space-ambulance ("The Tsuranga Conundrum"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 160 - The Ghost Monument, Rosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 65:48


    As The Doctor and her friends search for the TARDIS, they find themselves in the middle of a deadly game ("The Ghost Monument"). Then the harsh truth of the American South is called to task when The Doctor, Graham, Yas, and Ryan meet Rosa Parks days before her passive protest changed the world ("Rosa"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 160 - The Ghost Monument, Rosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 65:48


    As The Doctor and her friends search for the TARDIS, they find themselves in the middle of a deadly game ("The Ghost Monument"). Then the harsh truth of the American South is called to task when The Doctor, Graham, Yas, and Ryan meet Rosa Parks days before her passive protest changed the world ("Rosa"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Podcast Archive Update 01

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 11:47


    Recently our hosting provider suspended Earth-2.net and threatened to remove the site. To bring the site back online, major (but temporary) changes had to be made to the way we archive podcasts. In this first update, Mike explains the situation and outlines some options he's considering to bring Earth-2.net back to normal.

    Podcast Archive Update 01

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 11:47


    Recently our hosting provider suspended Earth-2.net and threatened to remove the site. To bring the site back online, major (but temporary) changes had to be made to the way we archive podcasts. In this first update, Mike explains the situation and outlines some options he's considering to bring Earth-2.net back to normal.

    Episode 159 - The Woman Who Fell to Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 59:14


    Jodie Whittaker makes her debut as The Doctor in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth," and along the way she meets four new friends: Grace, Graham, Ryan, and Yasmin. Together they team-up to prevent the nefarious Tzim-Sha from abducting a human trophy. But at what cost? Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 159 - The Woman Who Fell to Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 59:14


    Jodie Whittaker makes her debut as The Doctor in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth," and along the way she meets four new friends: Grace, Graham, Ryan, and Yasmin. Together they team-up to prevent the nefarious Tzim-Sha from abducting a human trophy. But at what cost? Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Earth-2.net: The Show - Episode 1090 - Commentary of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 110:45


    As a distraction from the world outside, Dan and Mike decided to provide a commentary track for the pilot episode of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. If you would like to follow along, all episodes of the TV show are streaming on DC Universe. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/earth_2.

    Earth-2.net: The Show - Episode 1090 - Commentary of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 110:45


    As a distraction from the world outside, Dan and Mike decided to provide a commentary track for the pilot episode of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. If you would like to follow along, all episodes of the TV show are streaming on DC Universe. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/earth_2.

    Episode 158 - Twice Upon a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2018 136:00


    The 10th anniversary episode of Bigger on the Inside is here! Today Dan and Mike look at what happens when two mid-regeneration Doctors cross paths ("Twice Upon a Time"), Peter Capaldi's run as The Doctor, and Steven Moffat's tenure as the force behind Doctor Who. Then, as a bonus, the guys discuss the original unaired pilot of "An Unearthly Child." Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 158 - Twice Upon a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2018 136:00


    The 10th anniversary episode of Bigger on the Inside is here! Today Dan and Mike look at what happens when two mid-regeneration Doctors cross paths ("Twice Upon a Time"), Peter Capaldi's run as The Doctor, and Steven Moffat's tenure as the force behind Doctor Who. Then, as a bonus, the guys discuss the original unaired pilot of "An Unearthly Child." Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 157 - World Enough and Time, The Doctor Falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 74:05


    In his effort to rehabilitate Missy, The Doctor drops the TARDIS into an unwinnable predicament. And Bill pays the ultimate price ("World Enough and Time"). Then, to save Bill and a handful of Mondasians, The Doctor attempts to persuade Missy and The Master to join him in one final battle ("The Doctor Falls"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 157 - World Enough and Time, The Doctor Falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 74:05


    In his effort to rehabilitate Missy, The Doctor drops the TARDIS into an unwinnable predicament. And Bill pays the ultimate price ("World Enough and Time"). Then, to save Bill and a handful of Mondasians, The Doctor attempts to persuade Missy and The Master to join him in one final battle ("The Doctor Falls"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 156 - Empress of Mars, The Eaters of Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 47:50


    The Doctor and Bill run into Victorian British soldiers on Mars ("Empress of Mars"), then they push interdimensional monsters back into a portal ("The Eaters of Light"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 156 - Empress of Mars, The Eaters of Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 47:50


    The Doctor and Bill run into Victorian British soldiers on Mars ("Empress of Mars"), then they push interdimensional monsters back into a portal ("The Eaters of Light"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 155 - Extremis, The Pyramid at the End of the World, The Lie of the Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2018 97:15


    The guys are back to look at three episodes. Before that, though, they play catch-up with Doctor Who news, including trailers, The Doctor's new sonic, and the Twitch live-stream. Then it's all about a three-part story in which The Doctor finds himself trapped in virtual reality ("Extremis"), preventing World War III ("The Pyramid at the End of the World"), then saving the planet from alien overlords ("The Lie of the Land"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 155 - Extremis, The Pyramid at the End of the World, The Lie of the Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2018 97:15


    The guys are back to look at three episodes. Before that, though, they play catch-up with Doctor Who news, including trailers, The Doctor's new sonic, and the Twitch live-stream. Then it's all about a three-part story in which The Doctor finds himself trapped in virtual reality ("Extremis"), preventing World War III ("The Pyramid at the End of the World"), then saving the planet from alien overlords ("The Lie of the Land"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 154 - Thin Ice, Knock Knock, Oxygen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 74:30


    The Doctor and Bill have a poop-themed adventure on a frozen Thames ("Thin Ice"), then Bill rents a house infested with space bugs ("Knock Knock"), and corporate greed generates zombies in spacesuits ("Oxygen"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 154 - Thin Ice, Knock Knock, Oxygen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 74:30


    The Doctor and Bill have a poop-themed adventure on a frozen Thames ("Thin Ice"), then Bill rents a house infested with space bugs ("Knock Knock"), and corporate greed generates zombies in spacesuits ("Oxygen"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 153 - The Pilot, Smile

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 85:25


    Series 10 kicks off with The Doctor meeting Bill Potts as they run away from an alien disguised as Bill's crush ("The Pilot"). Then the new companion is treated to a future where emoji-faced robots mulch people if they become sad ("Smile"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Episode 153 - The Pilot, Smile

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 85:25


    Series 10 kicks off with The Doctor meeting Bill Potts as they run away from an alien disguised as Bill's crush ("The Pilot"). Then the new companion is treated to a future where emoji-faced robots mulch people if they become sad ("Smile"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Special 06 - Jodie Whittaker is The Doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 10:45


    The 13th incarnation of The Doctor has been revealed, and the guys are excited for her. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/edge.

    Special 06 - Jodie Whittaker is The Doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 10:45


    Special 05 - The Power of the Daleks (animated)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017 43:10


    After a brief but merry intro, Dan and Mike take a look at the animated version of The Power of the Daleks! (To hear their original thoughts, please listen to episode 18 of Bigger on the Inside.) Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Special 05 - The Power of the Daleks (animated)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017 43:10


    After a brief but merry intro, Dan and Mike take a look at the animated version of The Power of the Daleks! (To hear their original thoughts, please listen to episode 18 of Bigger on the Inside.) Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 152 - The Return of Doctor Mysterio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2017 51:30


    The Doctor teams up with Earth's first and only superhero, The Ghost, to stop hostile aliens from impersonating world leaders ("The Return of Doctor Mysterio"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 152 - The Return of Doctor Mysterio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2017 51:30


    The Doctor teams up with Earth's first and only superhero, The Ghost, to stop hostile aliens from impersonating world leaders ("The Return of Doctor Mysterio"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 151 - The Husbands of River Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2017 50:05


    On their final night together, The Doctor finds himself in the middle of a diamond heist led by none other than River Song ("The Husbands of River Song"). (Notes: This episode was recorded before the passing of Sir John Hurt, as well as the announcement of Peter Capaldi's departure from Doctor Who.) Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 151 - The Husbands of River Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2017 50:05


    On their final night together, The Doctor finds himself in the middle of a diamond heist led by none other than River Song ("The Husbands of River Song"). (Notes: This episode was recorded before the passing of Sir John Hurt, as well as the announcement of Peter Capaldi's departure from Doctor Who.) Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Special 04 - Arisia 2017 Wilderness Years panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017 61:42


    In this special episode recorded live in front of an audience at Arisia 2017, Dan and guest Andy Hicks recall the Wilderness Years, a time when little to no new Doctor Who was being made, and regale the listeners with stories of weak PBS signals, spending ungodly amounts of money on unwatchable garbage, and the 10 minutes they spent convinced Eric Roberts was the best Master ever. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Special 04 - Arisia 2017 Wilderness Years panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017 61:42


    In this special episode recorded live in front of an audience at Arisia 2017, Dan and guest Andy Hicks recall the Wilderness Years, a time when little to no new Doctor Who was being made, and regale the listeners with stories of weak PBS signals, spending ungodly amounts of money on unwatchable garbage, and the 10 minutes they spent convinced Eric Roberts was the best Master ever. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 150 - Sleep No More, Face the Raven, Heaven Sent, Hell Bent

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2016 138:05


    An idiot scientist compresses sleep into five-minute cycles, thus turning eye-boogers into roaring beasties ("Sleep No More"). Rigsy finds himself under the shadow of a death sentence, but a bad play on Clara's part has fatal consequences ("Face the Raven"). Then, in the wake of Clara's death, The Doctor finds himself trapped in a puzzle / prison created exclusively for him, resulting in a return to Gallifrey and the start of a new adventure ("Heaven Sent" / "Hell Bent"). Also: The guys bid farewell to Jenna Coleman, rank season nine, have a theory about how to consume one of the episodes, and leave a Christmas present for Ian in the form of an outtake. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 150 - Sleep No More, Face the Raven, Heaven Sent, Hell Bent

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2016 138:05


    An idiot scientist compresses sleep into five-minute cycles, thus turning eye-boogers into roaring beasties ("Sleep No More"). Rigsy finds himself under the shadow of a death sentence, but a bad play on Clara's part has fatal consequences ("Face the Raven"). Then, in the wake of Clara's death, The Doctor finds himself trapped in a puzzle / prison created exclusively for him, resulting in a return to Gallifrey and the start of a new adventure ("Heaven Sent" / "Hell Bent"). Also: The guys bid farewell to Jenna Coleman, rank season nine, have a theory about how to consume one of the episodes, and leave a Christmas present for Ian in the form of an outtake. Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 149 - The Girl Who Died, The Woman Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2016 99:45


    After saving a Viking village from an alien menace, The Doctor turns a young woman into an immortal ("The Girl Who Died" / "The Woman Who Lived"). Then a faction of Zygons plot to undermine the peace treaty with Humankind ("The Zygon Invasion" / "The Zygon Inversion"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 149 - The Girl Who Died, The Woman Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2016 99:45


    After saving a Viking village from an alien menace, The Doctor turns a young woman into an immortal ("The Girl Who Died" / "The Woman Who Lived"). Then a faction of Zygons plot to undermine the peace treaty with Humankind ("The Zygon Invasion" / "The Zygon Inversion"). Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 148 - The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar, Under the Lake, Before the Flood

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2016 107:31


    Before diving into the ninth season of Doctor Who, Dan sells Mike on the Lego Dimensions video game, and the guys cover a little bit of news. As for the episodes at hand: The Doctor, Clara, and Missy are spirited away to Skaro for a reunion with Davros ("The Magician's Apprentice" / "The Witch's Familiar"). Then, in an underwater base, ghosts signal the return of a beast from centuries past ("Under the Lake" / "Before the Flood"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 148 - The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar, Under the Lake, Before the Flood

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2016 107:31


    Before diving into the ninth season of Doctor Who, Dan sells Mike on the Lego Dimensions video game, and the guys cover a little bit of news. As for the episodes at hand: The Doctor, Clara, and Missy are spirited away to Skaro for a reunion with Davros ("The Magician's Apprentice" / "The Witch's Familiar"). Then, in an underwater base, ghosts signal the return of a beast from centuries past ("Under the Lake" / "Before the Flood"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 147 - Last Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2016 48:35


    The Doctor and Clara find themselves trapped in multiple dream worlds, with their only hope for salvation being Santa ("Last Christmas"). Plus: A special guest appears mid-show to deliver a block-based gift to one of the hosts, and Dan and Mike make an announcement concerning when Bigger on the Inside will return to cover season nine. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 147 - Last Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2016 48:35


    The Doctor and Clara find themselves trapped in multiple dream worlds, with their only hope for salvation being Santa ("Last Christmas"). Plus: A special guest appears mid-show to deliver a block-based gift to one of the hosts, and Dan and Mike make an announcement concerning when Bigger on the Inside will return to cover season nine. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 146 - In the Forest of the Night, Dark Water, Death in Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015 97:20


    As the eighth modern season of Doctor Who comes to a close, trees spring up overnight to protect the world ("In the Forest of the Night") and an old frenemy returns to menace (and kiss) The Doctor ("Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven"). Please pardon the audio glitches, as well as the outdated references. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 146 - In the Forest of the Night, Dark Water, Death in Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015 97:20


    As the eighth modern season of Doctor Who comes to a close, trees spring up overnight to protect the world ("In the Forest of the Night") and an old frenemy returns to menace (and kiss) The Doctor ("Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven"). Please pardon the audio glitches, as well as the outdated references. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 145 - Mummy on the Orient Express, Flatline

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2015 73:15


    As The Doctor and Clara contemplate the future of their relationship, a deadly legend comes to life ("Mummy on the Orient Express"). Then, Clara must take on the role of The Doctor as two-dimensional creatures begin to invade our three-dimensional realm ("Flatline"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

    Episode 145 - Mummy on the Orient Express, Flatline

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2015 73:15


    As The Doctor and Clara contemplate the future of their relationship, a deadly legend comes to life ("Mummy on the Orient Express"). Then, Clara must take on the role of The Doctor as two-dimensional creatures begin to invade our three-dimensional realm ("Flatline"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

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