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The Doctor's Companion: Doctor Who the Long Way Round

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Hosts Scott Carelli, Cass Fredrickson, and Nick Jimenez analyze and discuss Doctor Who. Every episode. Every Doctor. One Doctor at a time.
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13.01 – The Woman Who Fell To Earth

Ryan Sinclair, Graham O’Brien, and Yasmin Khan Strange notice strange events that begin to occur in their home town of Sheffield as an amnesiac woman falls from the sky into a train, between them and a possible alien threat. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark Ybarra Harley Winfrey...

Jul 06, 20251 hr 11 min

12.07 – Kill the Moon

The Doctor and Clara take a Coal Hill student to the moon only discover that the moon is actually an egg and whatever has ben gestating for millions of years, is finally hatching. If they allow the creature to live, will it destroy Earth? But if they kill the creature before it hatches, will they be able to live with themselves? Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt...

Jun 29, 202552 min

11.13 – The Curse of the Black Spot

The Doctor, Amy and Rory find themselves aboard the Fancy , a pirate ship captained by Henry Avery in the 17th century. The vessel has been marooned in waters that seem to be haunted by a Siren: a beautiful but demonic woman who stalks the sick and injured. She sings a mournful, bewitching melody, and her arrival is foreshadowed by a black spot which appears on the victim’s palm. Soon, both Rory and Avery’s stowaway son, Toby, are marked as the Siren’s next targets and it falls to the Doctor and...

Jun 22, 202543 min

10.13 – The Shakespeare Code

The Doctor takes Martha to 1599 London to see the newly erected Globe Theatre and its resident playwright, William Shakespeare, who announces a new play called Love’s Labour’s Won , which, according to history, was never produced. Will they be able to uncover the true purpose behind Love’s Labour’s Won before the curtain rises on its first — and only — performance? Or will history be changed forever? Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Pa...

Jun 15, 202544 min

8.13 – The Girl Who Never Was

After Charley demands to leave the TARDIS, the Doctor attempts to leave her in 1931 only to realize that they’ve ended up in 2008 because something in 1942 is stopping the TARDIS from going back that far. They investigate and find a mysterious ship with a cargo hold full of Cybermen as they get separated in time: Charley in 1941 and the Doctor in 2008. And then the Doctor meets an 84 year old woman who claims to be Charley with no memory of her time in the TARDIS, but it could it really be his e...

Jun 08, 202554 min

Episode 462: By Any Other Name

We’re back to discuss the eighth and final episode of Season 2 of New Doctor Who! Really? That’s it? It’s all been leading to… this? Were we satisfied by anything that happened in this episode? Are we excited by what the ending could be teasing? Was it all a lie? How about all of the character assassination? Where do we go from here? Join us as we discuss THE REALITY WAR and our thoughts on what comes next! NEXT: Long Way Round 13 Continues with “The Girl Who Never Was”! Join the Dueling Genre D...

Jun 01, 20251 hr 30 min

Episode 461: Smashing Mugs and Kissing Babies

We’re back to discuss the penultimate episode of Season 2 of New Doctor Who! Is this really the world the Conrad would wish for? Can RTD land this many spinning plates by the end of next week’s finale? Which of our theories have gone out the window? What did we think of the final reveal? Join us as we discuss WISH WORLD in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! NEXT: THE REALITY WAR Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: http...

May 25, 20251 hr 3 min

Episode 460: Experimental Nostalgia

We’re back to discuss the sixth episode of Season 2 of New Doctor Who! Why does this episode feel so nostalgic? What do we think of the reveal (finally) of Mrs. Flood’s true identity? And what about that other character (spoilers!) and their connection to the finale?? Join us as we discuss THE INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! NEXT: WISH WORLD Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://ww...

May 18, 202558 min

Episode 459: The Metatextual Web

We’re back to discuss the fifth episode of Season 2 of New Doctor Who! Has this episode killed our Mrs. Flood theories? Where could all of these story themes be leading toward? Does Scott actually like this one?? Join us as we discuss THE STORY AND THE ENGINE in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! NEXT: THE INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate Produc...

May 11, 202546 min

Episode 458: The Tooth is Out There

We’re back to discuss the fourth episode of Season 2 of New Doctor Who! What is this episode actually trying to say? How could it have been done better? Is Conrad an interesting character? Is UNIT good or bad? What is the ending setting up for the future? Do we really need a Doctor lite episode when we only have eight per season? Join us as we discuss LUCKY DAY in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! NEXT: THE STORY & THE ENGINE Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord...

May 04, 202550 min

Episode 457: Hide and Seek

We’re back to discuss the third episode of Season 2 of New Doctor Who! What did we think of this surprise sequel and what does James Cameron have to do with it? Which cast members were the episode’s standouts? Do we have any theories about what is going on here and how it might connect to the overarching Gods and magic storyline? Join us as we discuss THE WELL in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! NEXT: LUCKY DAY Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Sup...

Apr 27, 202549 min

Episode 456: Metatextual Metatext

We’re back to discuss the second episode of Season 2 of New Doctor Who! Is this a companion episode to last season’s “The Devil’s Chord”? What kind of cartoon is Mr. Ring-a-Ding exactly? Did this episode take the metatext too far? Where do we currently stand with the Pantheon of Discord? Join us as we discuss LUX in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! NEXT: THE WELL Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreo...

Apr 20, 20251 hr 5 min

Episode 455: Planet of the Incel

We’re back to discuss the first episode of Season 2 of New Doctor Who! What do we think of new companion Belinda Chandra? Is there a pattern forming that RTD hopes we don’t notice? How did this episode compare to last season’s Space Babies premiere? Join us as we discuss THE ROBOT REVOLUTION in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! NEXT: LUX Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate...

Apr 13, 202559 min

7.13 – The Fearmonger

One would-be assassin is in a mental ward. Another’s on the run. Their intended victim is stirring up the mobs. Terrorists are planning a strike of their own. A talk-radio host is loving every minute of it. A Whitehall insider whispers about a mysterious UN operative, with a hidden agenda. Everyone’s got someone they want to be afraid of. It’ll only take a little push for the situation to erupt — and something is doing the pushing. But you can trust the Doctor to put things right. Can’t you? Joi...

Apr 06, 202549 min

6.13 – The Spectre of Lanyon Moor

The Doctor and Evelyn arrive on Lanyon Moor where demonic imps seem to be haunting the area with magic. Running into Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart who is there to investigate, the Doctor decides to get to the bottom of an ancient conflict that may be coming to an end. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate Producers: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra...

Mar 30, 202529 min

5.13 – The King’s Demons

The TARDIS arrives in 1215 England where King John and his champion, Sir Gilles Estram, have accused peasant of failure to provide adequate financial support to the throne. The Doctor is baffled — not just because King John is meant to be in London, involved in the events which will lead to the signing of the Magna Carta, but also because he is strangely unperturbed by the arrival of the TARDIS. Soon the evidence mounts that the king is an impostor. But who is really pulling the strings, and to ...

Mar 23, 202531 min

4.13 – The Hand of Fear

When the TARDIS lands in a quarry on Earth, the Doctor and Sarah are caught in a quarrying explosion. Sarah is found clutching what appears to be a fossilized hand, buried in one-hundred-fifty-million-year-old strata. Analysis shows the hand to be silicon-based and inert, but when Sarah begins to act as if possessed, the Doctor suspects that it may still be alive… and it has started to regenerate. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patre...

Mar 16, 20251 hr 18 min

3.13 – The Mutants

The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an unknown party aboard a Skybase orbiting the planet Solos in the 30th century. They are caught quickly in a power struggle between the cruel Marshal of Solos and the young Solonian Ky over the future of Solos — a future that hinges on the contents of the message. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate...

Mar 09, 20251 hr 9 min

2.13 – Fury from the Deep

The TARDIS crew find themselves on a refinery base in 1970s England where a parasitic form of seaweed has begun taking control of the workers, turning them into zombies under its control. As the seaweed spreads across the refinery, the Doctor will need to cut through needless bureaucracy to save the workers from themselves. Meanwhile, Victoria decides she can’t stand being afraid any longer and asks to leave the TARDIS. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support...

Mar 02, 20251 hr 21 min

1.13 – The Romans

The TARDIS crew take a much needed break in ancient Rome, but while the Doctor accompanies Vicki on her first adventure after a case of mistaken identity takes them to the court of Emperor Nero, Barbara and Ian are separated after being kidnapped and sold into slavery. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate Producers: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra...

Feb 23, 20251 hr 1 min

Episode 442: Smiling Without Your Eyes

We’re back to discuss the 2024 Doctor Who Christmas Special! Who is the companion in this episode, Joy or Anita? What is the ultimate message we’re meant to take away from the ending? How do Moffat and RTD write Christmas specials differently? Join us as we discuss JOY TO THE WORLD and our thoughts on the new series trailer in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! NEXT: THE LONG WAY ROUND 13! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Pa...

Dec 29, 20241 hr 35 min

12.06 – The Caretaker

Clara is worried about revealing the truth about her adventures in space and time to Danny when the Doctor is forced to take a job as Coal Hill School’s caretaker as he tracks a rogue Skovox Blitzer, a dangerous weapon with enough firepower to decimate entire planets. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate Producers: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra...

Dec 22, 202442 min

11.12 – The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon

After receiving a summons by the Doctor to meet him in the American west, Amy, Rory, and River are forced to watch the Doctor get killed by an Astronaut in a lake, only for another Doctor from 200 years earlier in his own timeline to arrive. Now, with the secret of the Doctor’s death between them, the three companions must help the Doctor survive while solving the mystery of an alien species that you forget the moment you look away… Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwT...

Dec 15, 202450 min

10.12 – Smith and Jones

Medical student Martha Jones meets the Doctor when the hospital where she works is teleported to the moon by the Judoon, talking space rhino mercenaries for hire, who are searching for an alien fugitive loose in the building. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate Producers: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra...

Dec 08, 202444 min

8.12 – Scherzo

After traveling to the Divergent Universe, the Doctor and Charley find themselves in a white void with nothing to do but walk, confront their feelings, and attempt to comprehend the entity trying to communicate with them. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate Producers: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra...

Dec 01, 202444 min

7.12 – Survival

The Doctor brings Ace back to her hometown of Perivale where she learns that her old friends are being kidnapped by a race of alien hunters called the Cheetah People. How did they find their way to Earth? They were shown the way by the Doctor’s old enemy the Master. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate Producers: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra...

Nov 24, 202441 min

6.12 – The Marian Conspiracy

Tracking a nexus point in time, the Doctor meets Dr Evelyn Smythe, a history professor who is fading away as her timeline begins to unravel behind her. To stabilize the nexus and save Evelyn’s life, the Doctor must travel back to the time just before the rein of Elizabeth I to make sure that Evelyn’s ancestors are successfully born, while using all of his skills of diplomacy to navigate the theological politics of Queen Mary’s rein without losing his head (or anyone else’s) in the process. Join ...

Nov 17, 202440 min

5.12 – Enlightenment

As the Black Guardian pressures Turlough to finally kill the Doctor, the TARDIS crew materialize on an Edwardian sailing yacht in space as they find themselves caught up in a mysterious race between godlike beings for the prize of “enlightenment.” Tegan wears a dress. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate Producers: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra...

Nov 10, 20241 hr 13 min

4.12 – The Masque of Mandragora

After the Doctor and Sarah Jane have a strange encounter with a living energy structure known as the Mandragora Helix in another dimension, a rogue fragment hitches a ride on the TARDIS and leads the pair to 15th century Italy, landing just before the Renaissance. There, palace intrigue plays out while the machinations of a sinister cult’s quest for power are further manipulated by the Mandragora fragment dead set on keeping Italy firmly in the Dark Ages by swallowing the moon. Needless to say. ...

Nov 03, 202459 min

3.12 – The Sea Devils

The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his high-security prison on an island where the Doctor discovers the Master to make contact with the Sea Devils, a race of reptiles related to the Silurians who have been recently awoken from hibernation in a base underwater, and intends to use them to help him conquer the world (but mostly break out of prison). Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Patreon Associate...

Oct 27, 20241 hr 2 min
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