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Two Doctor Who fans from opposite ends of the world, Jack and Joe discuss Doctor Who from every angle their grey matter will allow.

Joe Ford


    • May 11, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 49m AVG DURATION
    • 56 EPISODES


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    Discuss Turn Left

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 102:39


    Join Jack & Joe as they head to post apocalyptic Britain for high jinks with the Noble family! This is Joe's favourite New Series episode, and Jack is only a heartbeat behind. Much discussion of the characters, the premise, the function as a lead into the finale, the performances and the direction. We don't quite run out of superlatives!

    Mount a Defence of Pip and Jane Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 81:42


    Join Jack & Joe as they choose their favourite things about the lexically broad married writing couple, Pip and Jane Baker! Will Jack survive the game of PipnJaneisms?

    Discuss The Runaway Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 87:10


    Jack & Joe are back on Skonnos and watching the new series again! Why is Donna so popular? Is infanticide too much on Christmas Day? Does this feature the best ever TARDIS scene?

    Season Four Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 20:52


    Jack & Joe are back baby! This 20 minute trailer features their trademark waffle…but also informs you of all the delights coming up in season four of The Nimon Be Praised!

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    Discuss the existential dreamscapes of Warriors' Gate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 117:05


    Jack & Joe; finally getting something done! We're utterly beguiled by this atypical story and it provides the impetus to talk about arcs and exits and firings and surrealism. There's nothing else quite like this.

    (Plus One) Discuss Carnival of Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 96:45


    Jack & Joe & Si Hart join forces to critique one of Doctor Who's absolute diamonds. Brilliant monsters, stunning ideas, great characters, excellent humour and a narrative that confounds and delights.

    Discuss Two Underrated Stories (The Time Monster & Arachnids in the UK)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 103:19


    Jack & Joe face deadly time eaters, giant spiders, evil renegade Time Lords seducing buxom Atlanteans and Trump-esque nasties in their efforts to convince you that these stories are underrated. So much fun to be had discussing these insane stories.

    Do insane impressions of Romana & Soldeed in the commentary of The Horns of Nimon (4/4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2021 39:28


    Joe & Jack; so this is the Great Journey of Life!?? Ad-libbing or rewrites? Does John Bailey give this story some credibility or is this the final cheap nail in the coffin? The perfect way to end a Doctor Who story?

    Hang out with a load of Bulls in The Horns of Nimon commentary (3/4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 27:29


    Joe & Jack; you shall die… What is it that Jack wants from drama? What is the most mischievous box set the BBC has released? Can Jack play everybody in this story? Why is this plot so wonderfully clever and devious?

    Venerate Malcolm Terris in The Horns of Nimon (2/4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 36:39


    Joe & Jack; tearing our pants. How much do we love this? Shoddy production values, awesomely camp performances, huge gags, actors trying to make each other corpse, and energy in the writing, of not the direction. ‘No Lord Nimon! I brought you the tributes!'

    Record the ULTIMATE commentary…The Horns of Nimon! (1/4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 45:28


    Join Jack & Joe as they head to Skonnos, face insane fashion designs, huge performances, irresistible Dudley music, cheapness, rattly sets, and the Nimon prepare to watch and talk about…themselves!

    Plus One discuss gods, clowns and Doctor Who fans in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 127:47


    Roll up! Roll up! Jack and Joe are joined by music maestro Paddy Haesler, composer of the podcast theme tune, to discuss his favourite Doctor Who serial: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy! Is this the best score in Doctor Who? Is this the Doctor and Ace at the height of their powers? And what does the new series owe to this mercurial era of the show?

    Discuss series 7b (Part Two!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 94:13


    Join Jack & Joe as the reach the tail end of series seven - a controversial year for the pair of them! Are any of these episodes any good? Was the show in crisis? Does inspiration peek through the cracks?

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    Discuss Series 7B (Part One)!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 114:41


    Right then, Clara Oswald: time to find out what that was all about. Missed a series arc, you say? Missed complicated time travel shenanigans, you say? In the first of a two part discussion, Jack and Joe take a deep dive into Series 7B, famously the least contentious series of Doctor Who ever put to screen. Tune in as they rattle their way through The Bells of Saint John to Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS! What could there possibly be to disagree about?

    Discuss Series 7a (Plus The Snowmen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 175:28


    Join Jack & Joe as they embark on a farewell tour for Amy & Rory. Joe hates them and the era and pretty much everything that Moffat touches and Jack pretty much holds the era up as his favourite…so we all know how this is going to go down. Right…?

    Discuss the underrated ‘classic' Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 137:05


    Join Jack & Joe; bearing witness to the next stage of Dalek evolution! An ambitious failure? Overstuffed? Terrific characters? Great set pieces? Interesting ideas going nowhere? Jack putting the devil in Joe? You might think we'll hate this…and you might just be surprised.

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    Do a Pirate Planet Commentary (alone but together)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 124:26


    With Jack away on yet another thespian adventure, it falls upon necessity to be the mother of invention (if nothing else, a consistent release schedule). So join Jack and Joe as they both take their own respective solo trips to the planet Zanak, with Joe providing commentary for Parts 1 and 4, and Jack rambling his way through parts 2 and 4. The Nimon apart, but together!

    Plus One Battle for the final word on Season Twenty!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 146:23


    Join Jack & Joe & Jason; contentious love! Jack has watched Arc of Infinity, Mawdryn Undead & The Five Doctors. Joe has watched Snakedance, Terminus, Enlightenment & The Kings' Demons. Jason has come to convince us this is a great season. Let fireworks commence!

    Prepare for the end of Universe…it's Logopolis!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 125:45


    Jack & Joe; taken out of time and space! Tegan's introduction and why it's wonderful…and awful! Adric's best story? All tone and no structure? Huge, attention grabbing ideas and high stakes…in a funereal wake of a story. Logopolis thrills us, and baffles us!

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    Wax lyrical about The Haunting of the Villa Diodati

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 112:12


    Join Jack & Joe as they dodge spooks, flirt madly, dance, get possessed, and unveil huge arc plots! We're hugely enamoured with this, for once on the same page, and discuss the many merits of an episode that reveals just how good this era can be when it gets everything right.

    Dissect the masterpiece that is Four to Doomsday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 107:34


    Join Jack & Joe as they return for series four (to Doomsday). Crass characterisation, unconvincing dialogue, confusing plot details, exposition aplenty…it can only be Four to Doomsday! Can the Nimon tackle their greatest challenge to date and find anything nice to say about this story?

    The End of Season Spectacular!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 74:06


    Join Jack & Joe as they finally give in to popular demand (of just Roger's demands) and review The Long Game. Plus a fabulous bonus feature, and special features, and excitement of episodes to come. Huge love to the ultra talented Mark Rawlins (of Two Watch Who fame) for his glorious efforts in our Dimensional Feature.

    Discuss the Life and Times of Rose Tyler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 145:20


    Join Jack and Joe as they burn up as star just to visit Rose Tyler on Bad Wolf Bay. Is she Doctor Who's most authentic representation of a real person? Does her arc in Series 2 come at the expense of the goodwill she's earned the year before? And how important is a companion's family to their time on the TARDIS?

    Plus One (the charming Frazer Gregory) dare to tackle the horror (or delight) of The Dominators!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 106:05


    Join Jack & Joe & Frazer as we head for Dulkis, a perfectly splendid planet! Marvel as we cast The Empress of the Doninators; the big screen sequel, find out what you can do with a Quark after hours and relax as we sift out the many positives (or otherwise) of this much derided tale.

    Discuss the emotional delight that is School Reunion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 102:55


    Join Jack & Joe as they head back to school! After a slightly self congratulatory 10 minutes, we get down to the real emotional nitty gritty of this powerful episode. Much love for the return of an old favourite, discussion of the excellent monsters, a terrific use of K.9 and the new Doctor already at his best. Featuring the K.9 and Company theme as sang by David Brierley.

    The Trial of Steven Moffat - The Prosecution

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 169:23


    Join Jack and Joe as they untangle some of the criticisms of the Steven Moffat era. A writer panicking, or adapting? Too confusing? Too sexy? Too smug? Prosecution witness Pete Lambert takes to the stand. And a chance to have your say!

    The Trial of Steven Moffat - The Defence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 131:12


    The Nimon are back and they're going to court! Join Jack and Joe as they finally return from the Nethersphere for the first instalment in the trial of Steven Moffat. With the defence up first, it's down to Jack and the witness testimony of Rohan to make their case for six whole seasons of Doctor Who. Can they do it? Is Moffat's time travel shenanigans a strength or a weakness? And just how many quotes can Jack recite in two hours? 

    Discuss Meglos!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 109:25


    Join Jack & Joe as the head to the lush, aggressive landscape of Tigella. Thanks be to Ti! Is this the record time the Nimon have introduced their subject? Is Meglos creepy or silly? Does it make any sense? And how the hell do Zolfa-Thurans reproduce?

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    The Nimon Be Praised! cry a lot in The Stolen Earth/Journey's End Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 174:21


    United through some great big, outer space Facebook, Jack is joined by Rohan and Kayla for a commentary in which they confront the might of a fully fledged Dalek empire, the emotional wallop of Catherine Tate's departure and ask far too many questions about the logic of the Daleks' design (except when it comes to paintball guns). With a brief appearance from Joe as this episode's very own Penelope Wilton, the only question that remains is: are the Nimons truly ready for The Stolen Earth and Journey's End?

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss Colin Baker's Doctor (TV & Big Finish)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 140:36


    Set sail to the mid 80s with Jack and Joe as they tackle the most controversial of Doctors. Was he an ambitious failure on television? Did Big Finish successfully salvage his reputation? And which Nimon picks Colin as his favourite Doctor? 1hr9m - Chris Chapman's Scorched Earth is discussed 1hr14m - Paul Magrs & Steve Cole's The Wormery is discussed 1hr25m - Nev Fountain's Peri & the Piscon Paradox is discussed 1hr39m Clayton Hickman and Gareth Roberts' The One Doctor is discussed Marvellous stories all! https://anchor.fm/nimon1/episodes/The-Nimon-Be-Praised--Discuss-Colin-Bakers-Doctor-TV--Big-Finish-eoo9f4

    0.5 of The Nimon Be Praised Spreads Some Whittaker era ❤️

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 28:31


    Join Joe as he spends half an hour gleefully spreading some love for an era he enjoys. It's a snappy list of elements that he loves from each episode of the era.

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss Resolution!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 128:22


    Join Jack & Joe as they tackle a possessed archaeologist, work their way through Daddy issues and consider the horror of New Years Day without WiFi! Resolution is on the cards, with some additional talk of the upcoming special, a reveal of Doctor Who themed Christmas presents and the ‘articulate' seasonal name that story game. Come join the fun.

    The Nimon Be Praised! Join forces with Two Watch Who to discuss Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 119:29


    Join Jack & Joe & Mark & Sarah as two podcasts combine to have fun talking about the second Peter Cushing movie. Gimp costumes, jazz music, unfinished direction, fabulous Daleks and a lacklustre Doctor all feature. And the tale of the hotel from hell that has to be heard to be believed. This is a three way call from Australia to Cardiff to Eastbourne, so please forgive a few audio issues.

    The Nimon Be Praised! Plus one discuss the Douglas Adams stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 161:24


    Join Jack & Joe & Nathan (from Flight Through Entirety) as they wax lyrical about their three favourite stories from the Graham Williams stories. Jack chooses The Pirate Planet and loves its skilful plotting, social commentary and sly wit. Nathan chooses City of Death and he's beguiled by the romance of the story, the blissful guest characters and the smart and intelligent narrative. Joe favours Shada for its charm, its pricking at Time Lord pomposity and its beautiful new completed animated form. This is a huge happy love-in discussing some of the sunniest, smartest, wittiest Doctor Who stories. The perfect antidote to the 2020 blues. There are a few pauses, as this was three separate calls coming together and forgive us for all being so ridiculously polite and trying encourage each other to talk when interrupting

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss The Power of the Daleks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 127:15


    Join Jack & Joe as they head back to 1966 and enjoy a discussion of Patrick Troughton's debut story. Is the main man at the top of his game or a shifty, sinister anti-hero? Is Doctor Who dangerous again? Is this the best Dalek story? Are Polly and Ben even necessary? All this and much more as we head to Vulcan and try to avoid being massacred!

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss Their Favourite Christmas Specials

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 154:43


    Join Jack & Joe as we round off our second series of podcasts with a discussion of our favourite Christmas Specials! Does RTD even get a look in? Why is Jack's favourite Joe's least favourite? Is Matt Smith's Doctor a left wing time fascist? Does Peter Capaldi finally cheer up at Christmas? And what will be the last of The Brain of Morbius quotes as wave goodbye to that story and herald in a fresh one?

    0.5 of The Nimon Be Praised in conversation with Nathan Bottomley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 130:20


    Join Joe as he has a fascinating conversation with fellow podcaster, Nathan Bottomley, from Flight Through Entirety. We discuss FTE, Eric Saward, Hinchcliffe, RTD, Steven Moffat, Barbara, Susan, Jo Grant, Sarah Jane, Robert Holmes...and so much more. We wander the length and breadth of Doctor Who.

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss Ghost Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 136:18


    Join Jack & Joe as they scratch the Victorian veneer and see if something nasty comes crawling out. Clever or confusing? Is this a renaissance for the show? The best cast in the classic series? And is the extended blu ray version worth watching? All this and more Light impressions than is healthy for two grown men to perform.

    The Nimon Be Praised Plus One Discuss Punjab & Mysterio

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 135:13


    Join Jack & Joe & Rohan as they step into the muddy waters of the partition of India and leap into the technicolour panels of a Doctor Who comic strip. Does Jodie Whittaker cement herself as the Doctor in this mid season historical? Does Mysterio live up to the legacy of the superhero movies it is homaging? And how would you cast the romantic leads in this romcom? All this and more as we introduce a brilliantly engaging guest caster.

    The Nimon Be Praised Plus One! Discuss Doctor Who: The TV Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 136:57


    Join Jack, Joe and special guest star Kayla (creator of the podcast artwork) as they head to San Fransisco 1999 for the start of Paul McGann's prolific reign as the Doctor. Just who was the most vital minor character? How camp can Eric Roberts go? Is this a movie or a pilot? All this and so much more laughter and high jinks.

    The Nimon Be Praised! discuss The Caves of Androzani

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 120:24


    Jack & Joe are back! This week they are discussing an undisputed classic...or perhaps they are about to dispute that? Is Nicola Bryant a little too good in the role of the sexually targeted victim? Is this the best directed Doctor Who story? Are there any redeemable characters here? And should this be going out at teatime? All this and a trailer for the next four episodes...featuring guest stars!

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss Akhaten and Praxeus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 140:18


    Join Jack & Joe as they are reunited after a few weeks and get to work praising stories from eras they aren't fond of. Can Merry actually sing? What is the best version of Clara? Is Doctor Who too woke? And is it possible to give four regulars something to do in 45 minutes? All this and a full ten minutes of frippery as we desperately manage to avoid introducing our topic!

    0.5 of The Nimon Be Praised! Dares a Twin Dilemma Commentary!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 103:51


    With Jack off on thespian duties, Joe dares to plumb the depths of melodrama and tackle The Twin Dilemma solo! Does Colin Baker salvage this story or ruin it? Is tin foil chic an eighties aesthetic? Should Hugo Lang have been a companion? Does Fabian deserve her own spin off show? And can Joe defend his 5/10 rating for this story?

    The Nimon Be Praised! Reappraise Season 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 102:22


    Join Jack and Joe as they avoid the Rani's bubble traps, swim past the robotic nasties in the pool, let loose the bees that bring down the Bannermen and open a window that melts off Kane's face. Season 24 is in the limelight and we're ready to discuss whether it is unfairly maligned. Is this Sylvester McCoy's best season, performance wise? Is Mel as grotesque as the stories around her? Hurry...while stocks last

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss Hell Bent & The Timeless Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 125:08


    Join Jack & Joe as they tackle the potentially thorny subject of controversial episodes, specifically Hell Bent and The Timeless Children. Two divisive Gallifrey based episodes that attempt to shake up the formula. Was Hell Bent the ultimate criticism of the Doctor and how far he is meant to go...it is it just perversely toxic characterisation? Was The Timeless Children a bold opening out of the shows storytelling possibilities...or was a damning of established continuity? Join us as we reach some huge conclusions about two reviled and celebrated episodes.

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss The Power of Kroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 90:48


    Join Jack & Joe as they kick off series two with a combative episode discussing the gripping Key to Time epic, The Power of Kroll. How would Russell T. Davies have written this story? Is it possible to give a damn about the Swampies? Is this the best Doctor Who location work? And find out all about the sequel...The Children of Kroll! All this and more...as we try very hard to discuss the merits or otherwise of this run of the mill adventure.

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss Their Favourite Companions Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 127:34


    Join Jack & Joe as they take another waltz around the delightful task of discussing their favourite companions. This week Jack is in the spotlight with Martha Jones, Romana and Bill Potts receiving these accolades. Which was the best Romana? Was Martha the most resilient of all companions? And was Bill where Steven Moffat finally got his companions right? All this and more in another thrilling instalment of The Nimon Be Praised!

    The Nimon Be Praised Discuss Their Favourite Companions Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 107:35


    Join a slightly sleepy Jack and Joe as they discuss their top three companions across the entirety of classic and new Who. This week we focus on Joe's favourites. Who is the ultimate career woman of the sixties? Which companion worked beautifully in five iterations? And which new series companion surprised us all with her great depth and wonderful humour? All this and more in this enthused episode that celebrates the Doctor's friends.

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss The Woman Who Fell to Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 114:26


    Join Jack & Joe as they broach the potentially controversial subject of the Chibnall/Whittaker era of the show. An episode we both enjoy, it gives us the chance to delve into the positives and the negatives of the era even if we have a very different opinion of the era as a whole. Was it finally time for a female Doctor? Is three companions too many? Was it time to return to simpler, character focussed Doctor Who? And was the shift from Capaldi to Whittaker the biggest tonal shift the show has ever taken? All this and much more as we take on one of the most divisive eras in modern Who...

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss A Good Man Goes To War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 119:34


    Nimon at War! Join Jack & Joe in their most combative episode yet, as they take opposing sides on the series six mid season finale A Good Man Goes to War. Is this a responsible criticism of the Doctor...or does Matt Smith simply not have the gravitas to pull off what is being asked of him? Are the characters written with a pleasant lightness of touch...or does nobody come across with any authenticity? And does the series deserve applause for attempting a season arc this structured...or is the whole piece fatally flawed? All this and discussion of the shows production, character assassination and potentially the sickest moment in all of Doctor Who. Hop on board as The Nimon Be Praised! tackle a Steven Moffat spectacular.

    The Nimon Be Praised! Discuss The Chase!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 89:42


    Join Jack & Joe as they brave the sunny plains of Aridius, discover the truth about the Marie Celeste, step into the collective fears of humanity and witness all out robot war on Mechanus. The Chase has come in for a lot of flack over the years and we build a surprisingly positive case for the story, whilst generously acknowledging its faults. Does this story feature the ultimate Doctor Who ball sac monster? Should Morton Dill have skipped into the TARDIS instead of Steven? And we might have a very solid idea why these particular Daleks are so thick. All this and we say goodbye to Ian and Barbara in another exciting instalment of The Nimon Be Praised!

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