We are exceptionally honoured to welcome former DWM editor Gary Gillatt to the Something Who bunker for a chat about a couple of stories that have a musical theme to them: 7th Doctor story Delta and the Bannermen, from Season 24, and one that Gary has never seen before - 11th Doctor story Rings of Akhaten from Series 7B. This episode is the second half of that conversation and features Rings of Akhaten. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener ...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 77
We are exceptionally honoured to welcome former DWM editor Gary Gillatt to the Something Who bunker for a chat about a couple of stories that have a musicial theme to them: 7th Doctor story Delta and the Bannermen, from Season 24, and 11th Doctor story Rings or Akhaten from Series 7B. This episode is the first half of that conversation and features Delta and the Bannermen. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You ca...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 76
We welcome back Ellie (a.k.a. TARDIS Monkey) to this episode for the second half of our discussion about a couple of stories featuring villages that are really cut off from civilisation: Season 8's The Daemon, with the 3rd Doctor and 13th Doctor story Village of the Angels from the most recent Flux series. This second half predominantly features Angels, but we talk about the wider Flux story and the links between the two stories. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so...
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 75
We welcome the fantastic Ellie (a.k.a. TARDIS Monkey) to this episode to join most of the usual crew - Gav, Giles and Richard. After Ellie has given us a motivational slideshow in the Something Who Bunker, it's time to look at a couple of stories featuring villages that are really cut off from civilisation: Season 8's The Daemon, with the 3rd Doctor and 13th Doctor story Village of the Angels from the most recent Flux series. This episode features the first half of our discussion and so is only ...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 74
It's the second half of our pirate special looking at a couple of stories: Season 6's The Space Pirates, featuring the 2nd Doctor and 10th Doctor story Curse of the Black Spot from Series 6. We welcome Tim to this episode to join his Missing Episodes podcast co-host Paul, plus Gav, Giles and Richard. This episode features the end of our discussion about The Space Pirates, then is mostly about Curse of the Black Spot. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build...
Jan 29, 2022•57 min•Ep. 73
We welcome Tim to this episode to join his Missing Episodes podcast co-host Paul, plus Gav, Giles and Richard. After Tim and Paul encounter a real old timer out in deep fandom, we settle down to look at a couple of piratical stories: Season 6's The Space Pirates, featuring the 2nd Doctor and 10th Doctor story Curse of the Black Spot from Series 6. This episode features the first half of our discussion and so is only about The Space Pirates. Look out for the second half, coming soon. Please like ...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 72
Here's a compilation of some of the highlights of Something Who from 2021. It was the year that Gav was persuaded to join the existing team of Richard, Paul and Giles. We have a discussion about the merits of Richard Martin as a director on Doctor Who, Chris Chapman explains how he told the story of Elisabeth Sladen in his documentary "Our Sarah Jane", we chat about The Crimson Horror, including our various meetings with Matthew Sweet, Tim joins us for The Gunfighters, while Gav rants about its ...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 71
Richard arrives in the Something Who bunker and unfortunately breaks the fourth wall at the time of year you really struggle to get a builder. This is our Christmas special, comparing the first Doctor Who Christmas episode of all - 1965's The Feast of Steven, Episode 7 of the epic Daleks' Master Plan - with the Christmas Invasion, the the first Christmas special of the modern era from 2005. With excursions into Terry Nation's comedy, Hancock and variety shows. Please like or share our podcast wi...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 70
We're back with the second half of our Anniversary special, comparing the first Doctor Who Story of all with the TV Movie. Both of which go by a variety of titles. This half focuses on the TV Movie / Doctor Who (1997) / The McGann one with the Pertwee logo / The Enemy Within. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 S...
Nov 28, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 69
When Paul and Giles burst into the editing suite, there's little choice but to marvel at the Audacity of it all. This is the first half of our Anniversary special, comparing the first Doctor Who Story of all with the TV Movie. Both of which go by a variety of titles. This half focuses exclusively on An Unearthly Child / The Tribe of Gum / 100000 BC, but stick around, the second half will be along as soon as we've edited it. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we ca...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 68
This is the second half of our comparison of The Mind Robber and Amy's Choice. This part focuses mostly on Amy's Choice, but towards the end we start talking about The Mind Robber again. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amaz...
Oct 23, 2021•48 min•Ep. 67
It's an episode of Something Who. But probably not the one you're expecting... This time I'm chatting with writer and radio producer Paul Hayes about his book "The Long Game 1996 - 2003: The Inside Story of How the BBC Brought Back Doctor Who", which is coming out from @tenacrefilms on November 1st. You can order your copy at this link: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/the-long-game-the-inside-story-of-how-the-bbc-brought-back-doctor-who Please like or share our podcast with people who...
Oct 19, 2021•52 min•Ep. 66
When Richard turns into a carboard cutout, Paul and Giles have a go at reassembling him. This is the first half of a typical Something Who comparison between two stories - The Mind Robber and Amy's Choice. This half focuses exclusively on The Mind Robber, but stick around, the second half will be along as soon as we've edited it. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podc...
Oct 15, 2021•59 min•Ep. 65
This is the second half of our Something Who comparison of Pyramids of Mars and Mummy on the Orient Express. This second part starts with a bit of Pyramids, but moves fairly quickly onto Mummy. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://w...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 64
Here's a clip of a new podcast I'm launching with my colleague Emily called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working", all about work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. In this episode we introduce ourselves, Emily reveals her enthusiasm for Kylie Minogue, we talk about how success is often a mixture of determination and luck, Richa...
Sep 13, 2021•3 min•Ep. 63
Richard, Paul, Giles and Gav are hijacked from the Something Who bunker in "1980" and forced to record by Sutekh to record an episode about Pyramids of Mars. This is the first half of a typical Something Who comparison between two stories - Pyramids of Mars and Mummy on the Orient Express. This half focuses almost exclusively on Pyramids, but stick around, the second half will be along soon. Boring tech problems have caused a delay. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it,...
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 62
Richard's "poem" is a little grandiose, so Giles and Paul help him to add a touch of realism. Then it's time to discuss werewolf tales with Seventh Doctor story The Greatest Show in the Galaxy and 10th Doctor adventure Tooth and Claw. And whatever the title may suggest, we actually enjoyed them both a great deal. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Giles' ...
Aug 14, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 61
Gav's still trying to come to terms with his huge rant over The Gunfighters last episode. So we head for the pastoral calm of English public schools in Fifth Doctor story Mawdryn Undead and 10th Doctor adventure Human Nature / The Family of Blood. Along the way some of us expose our ignorance of the original Virgin novel Human Nature, the Boer War and the film If... Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate ...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 60
Richard, Paul, Giles and Tim give the Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon their best shot, before looking at another pair of historical stories - 1st Doctor story The Gunfighters and 11th Doctor outing A Town Called Mercy, both set in the American West. Then we're interrupted by a rather familiar voice who's getting rather exercised by the lack of historical authenticity. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can ra...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 59
Over a year after his previous visit to Something Who, here's another fantastic chat with the wonderful documentary film maker Chris Chapman about his contributions to the Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-ray sets. I wanted to focus on how Chris uses his films to tell stories and to discuss the planning and editing processes as much as the actual filming, though naturally some of those stories come through too. We focus in this episode on Chris's new films for the Season 14 and Season 8 sets. I th...
May 22, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 58
Relaxing in a Roman villa, Richard, Paul, Giles and Gav chew over the latest reviews for Something Who, both good and bad. After which it's the pairing you voted for on Twitter - 1st Doctor story The Romans and 10th Doctor outing The Fires of Pompeii, both with a 1st century Italian setting. For some reason we can't help mentioning Crackerjack, Indiana Jones and The Tomorrow People along the way. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base hi...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 57
Richard invites Gav, Giles and Paul to meeting of podcast geniuses (and him). Then it's off for a look at 6th Doctor story The Mark of the Rani and 11th Doctor escapade The Crimson Horror, both revelling in a 19th Century setting. Along the way we tell tales of our various calamitous meetings with one of the inspirations of the latter tale, Dr Matthew Sweet. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us direc...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 56
Gav surprises us all with his return to the Something Who bunker, perhaps drawn by the siren call of wine and science. Along with Paul, Giles and Richard he discusses two Doctor Who stories with a connection to 1969: Third Doctor story The Ambassadors of Death, which was written in that year, and Eleventh Doctor outing The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon, which is set in 1969, both with strong links to the space programmes of that era. We try to stay on topic, but inevitably we stray into...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 55
After Richard welcomes special guest Gav Rymill to the Something Who bunker deep under the ruins of London, we settle into a discussion with Paul and Giles about two Dalek invasion stories: First Doctor tale The Dalek Invasion of Earth and the latest 13th Doctor adventure Revolution of the Daleks. Gav is unique among guests to Something Who in having provided us with his own remix of the episode and you can thank him for the fact that this runs at less than two hours, while retaining all the key...
Jan 24, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 54
It's a final return to the well of our 2020 highlights of Something Who. Featuring Richard, Paul, Giles and Simon, plus Tim, who joins us to discuss The Faceless Ones, Chris Chapman talking about his Blu-ray extra film Weekend with Waterhouse, Andrew Ireland joins us for a review of Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Toby Hadoke talks about the DVD feature Looking for Peter, Jeremy Bentham describes the birth of Doctor Who Magazine, we chat about Power of the Daleks and Huw Turbervill discusses Black Or...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 53
Here's a second compilation of some of the highlights of Something Who in 2020. Featuring Richard, Paul, Giles and Simon, plus Toby Hadoke on The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited, our views on Fugitive of the Judoon, Richard and Steven Schapansky on Doctor Who's original series producers, Tim, Paul and Richard from our first Live Show, Jeremy Bentham on his book Doctor Who: The Early Years, our take on classic series historicals, and Chris Chapman on his documentary film Showman about the life and ...
Dec 27, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 52
Here's a first compilation of some of the highlights of Something Who in 2020. Featuring Richard, Paul, Giles and Simon, plus Huw Turbervill on cricket in Doctor Who, our take on the strange fate of Gallifrey in the new series, Jeremy Bentham on Patrick Troughton, our views on The Haunting of Villa Diodati, Toby Hadoke on Living with Levene, Steven Schapansky on the Omnirumour, Chris Chapman on Keeping Up With the Joneses, and Rich Tipple & Kieran Highman on colourising Day of Armageddon....
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 51
After Richard manages to extricate Something Who from a podcast collision, he welcomes back Paul and Giles to look at a pair of stories with a Nightmare theme: 4th Doctor story Nightmare of Eden and 12th Doctor adventure Sleep No More. It's another epic discussion lasting over an hour and three quarters and we almost talked about Sleep No More for longer than its duration. Sorry about that. The audio from our second live show is also on this feed and look out for a best of 2020 compilation next ...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 50
Welcome to our second Something Who Live Show, with host Richard, Big Finish writer and Missing Episodes podcast star, Paul, and noted astrophysics author and our own Dr Science, Giles. We reprise a more spontaneous format that riffs on our remit of comparing stories from the old and new series, with a bit of a Christmas spin. The actual live show on YouTube had its technical problems, but here's the audio, recorded at source. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 49
Steven Schapansky is back for a second stint on Something Who, and we've got a new conceit for the occasion. Steven and Richard both choose a pair of Dream Teams from behind the camera, one for the original series and one from the new. And then, armed with our Dream Teams, we think about stories that we'd like to remake using their talents. Our original series dream team will consist of a Producer / Script Editor / Director / Writer / Designer and Incidental Music Composer, while our new series ...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 48
