Doctor Who: The Real McCoy

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An irreverent exploration of the greatest era in Doctor Who: the decade of the 7th Doctor, on TV, in print, and on audio

Adam and Erik


    • Sep 5, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 16m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    All-Consuming Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 66:57


    The game's afoot as Adam and Erik discuss what happens when Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes team up to take on Lovecraftian(ish) horrors.

    Conundrum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 69:33


    Adam and Erik are joined by Kevin Burnard, as they discuss the Famous Five, drunk Doctor Doom and unreliable narrators in Steve Lyon's Conundrum.

    The Left Handed Hummingbird

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 79:22


    Adam and Erik are joined by Nathan Bottemley as they get the blues discussing John Lennon, the Aztecs and Corporal Bell's traumatic brain injury, in Kate Orman's New Adventures debut.

    Transit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 65:18


    Adam and Erik are joined by Stephen Graves to discuss cyberpunk and kola nuts in Ben Aaronovitch's New Adventure debut.

    Love and War

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 73:50


    Adam and Erik are joined by Shannon, from Deeper Cuts and So Much Stuff To Sing, to talk about Ace leaving, Benny joining and Space Crusties in cyberspace. 

    Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 64:43


    With Erik lost in the Past, or maybe the Now, Adam is joined by Jon Dear from the Bergcast to discuss Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible. Topics include the dark times, memorable characters or lack thereof and LOOMS!

    Timewyrm: Revelation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 97:10


    Join Adam and Erik as they start their New Adventures journey by discussing Paul Cornell's Timewyrm: Revelation. Are we about to truly encounter stories too deep and broad for the small screen? Listen to find out.

    Series 25 & 26 Round Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 135:51


    Adam and Erik are joined by a glittering array of guests to look back on and discuss series 25 & 26.

    Survival

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 81:17


    Adam and Erik are joined by Steven from New To Who as they discuss the final of Series 26, Survival! Please be aware that this podcast contains Adam repeatedly using the phrase 'social darwinism'.

    The Curse Of Fenric

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 101:44


    Adam and Erik are joined by Jon from the Bergcast as they prepare to brave dangerous undercurrents in their discussion of The Curse Of Fenric. But please don't worry, from now on everything will be in English.    Links: Jon Bergcast

    Ghost Light

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 60:22


    Adam and Erik are joined by Stephen Graves as they attempt to climb the social and evolutionary ladder of Ghost Light. Will they see the light or be reduced to mere husks?  

    Battlefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 59:42


    Adam and Erik are joined by Joy and Kyle from Five Years Rapid to talk about the series 26 opener Battlefield. Will they risk becoming handmaidens in hell as they talk about swords, sorcery and shame?    Five Years Rapid Joy Piedmont Kyle Anderson  

    The Greatest Show In The Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 76:24


    ROLL UP! ROLL UP! Adam and Erik are joined by Chris Fosten of The Ood Cast to discuss The Greatest Show In The Galaxy. Enter the big top and listen to them tackle clowns, hippies, magic and walking away from explosions. Just remember you ain't heard nothing yet!   Chris Fosten: Twitter The Ood Cast: Twitter Facebook    

    Silver Nemesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 76:35


    Adam and Erik prepare to ride to destiny, as they're joined by Mark from the Trap One Podcast to discuss the 25th anniversary story Silver Nemesis. Is this the human condition known as madness? Listen to find out!   Mark: Twitter Trap One

    The Happiness Patrol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 83:04


    Adam and Erik are happy to be joined by Nathan and James of Flight Through Entirety, but will they be glad to discuss The Happiness Patrol? Featuring left wing politics, the phrase 'accidentally brechtian' and Adam subjecting himself to a routine disappearance, this is an episode sure to bring a smile to your face.     Flight Through Entirety: Website Twitter

    Remembrance Of The Daleks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 78:00


    Adam and Erik are joined by Andy Hicks as they go back to the beginning and dig up Remembrance Of The Daleks. They'll be discussing the Doctor's pro-active morality, echoes of Pertwee, Keff's "best score" and asking that all important question, do they actually like Daleks? Andy Hicks Twitter: @Dystopiandy https://www.youtube.com/user/sycoraxrock

    Series 24 Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 116:24


    Adam and Erik are joined this episode by Lynne Thomas, Graeme Burk, Steven Schapansky and (briefly) Andy Hicks, to discuss Series 24 as a whole and try to answer that all important question "What the hell just happened?"    Andy Hicks Twitter: @Dystopianandy http://YouTube.com/user/sycoraxrock…    Graeme Burk Twitter: @graemeburk http://realitybombpodcast.com   Lynne M. Thomas Twitter: @lynnemthomas http://veritypodcast.com   Steven Schapansky Twitter: @legopolis http://radiofreeskaro.com   More information about #WhoForSchools at http://realitybombpodcast.com/whoforschools      

    Dragonfire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 65:44


    In this episode Adam and Erik go bargain hunting in Iceworld. What they'll find instead is a villain with a mildly non-sensical plan, family friendly slave trader Glitz, literal cliffhangers and a young woman with a percentage for shouting out her own nickname.

    Delta And The Bannermen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 64:38


    Attention campers! Adam and Erik visit sunny Wales in 1959 and find themselves on the run from tonal inconsistence, 12 hours of Ken Dodd stand-up and the worst onscreen "romance" in Doctor Who history.

    Paradise Towers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 67:05


    In their 3rd exciting episode Adam and Erik attempt to build high for happiness as they examine the true start of the Cartmel era, Paradise Towers. Topics under discussion include Richard Briers, queer sensibilities and which Kangs, which Kangs, WHICH KANGS ARE BEST?

    Time and the Rani

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 60:27


    After the last episode Adam and Erik throw away the 6th Doctor like a cheap curly blonde wig and set off on their journey through the McCoy era. Join them as they brave tumultuous buffeting to discuss such topics as camp, Kate O'Mara and lazy lizard people.

    The Colin Baker Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 36:04


    In this first exciting episode Adam and Erik start their in-depth look at the McCoy years by talking about *checks notes* Colin Baker?

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