Who's He? Podcast 547 | Welcome The Eighth Doctor - Doctor Who: The Movie

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Welcome The Eighth Doctor - Doctor Who: The Movie We return to our occasional series where Phil and Scott look at the inaugural stories that introduced the world to a new Doctor, and this time it's the turn of Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie.  How well a job did this TV movie do in introducing the Eighth Doctor after nearly 7 years off the television screen?  And how much did the 2005 reboot borrow from this one off adventure? And in a quick news recap, the lads look at the continuing saga of the cancellation of the Doctor Who Christmas special. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.   

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Phil & Scott give their short take on todays news that the Doctor Who Christmas Special has been cancelled by the BBC.  And not only that, Russell T. Davies and Bad Wolf have also announced they are departing the show.  So with the Beeb putting the show out to tender, what happens now? You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.   

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Who's He? At The Movies | The Mandalorian And Grogu In a bit of change to Who's He? At The Movies, Phil is joined by Scott to discuss The Mandalorian And Grogu, which has recently been released in cinemas.  With the film getting bad reviews from critics and online reviews also piling on the misery, what do our reviewing duo make of Star Wars return to the cinema? You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.   

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Review - The Keeper of Traken With Paul once again joining Phil on the podcast, the pair of them look at The Keeper of Traken, Tom Baker's penultimate story in Doctor Who.  Comparing the TV version to the Target novelisation, Paul gets his Melkur's and Myrka's mixed up, but a good time was had by all revisiting a story neither of them had watched in a long time. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.   

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Who's On The Page? - Pain Management This episode sees Phil & Scott go back to the library for another Target short story, and this time it's Pain Management written by Beverly Sanford.  Set during season 10 of Doctor Who, after the Doctor shows off, it's up to Bill and Nardole to stop Missy from curing humanity of the flu, who believes that this will impress him by being good! And in the news: The latest guest announcements for Whooverville 17. AMC will be showing Doctor Who in the USA and BBC America mysteriously reactivates their account. We say goodbye to Jill Curzon, who starred in Dalek Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. If you want to buy tickets to Whooverville 17, visit the Quad Derby's website: https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/whooverville17/ You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.   

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Review - The Infinite Today In a slightly shorter than usual show, Phil and Scott look at a Short Trip from Big Finish, The Infinite Today.  Read by Katy Manning, the story sees Jo Jones trapped in a time loop.  Is the 11th Doctor trying to help or is he to blame?   Also, the lads give an update on what they have been doing Doctor Who wise in the last week. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.   

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Welcome The Seventh Doctor - Time And The Rani In their occasional series of reviewing each Doctor's inaugural story, Phil & Scott have reached the point where they have to talk about Time And The Rani, Sylvester McCoys first time as the Doctor.  With cuddly vampire bats, people who look like Limahl and Bonnie Langford screaming, does this story make a good job of introducing the world to a new Doctor?  But when Phil floats an alternate idea on the regeneration, Scott scratches his head in puzzlement which descends into a disagreement!  Do you see what you have done to us Pip and Jane Baker!! You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.   

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Unplanned Who It's Unplanned Who, where Phil and Scott have no idea what they are going to be talking about!  With a subject picked at random from a failed actors hat at the begninning of the episode, join our hosts as they completely wing it through a conversation on Doctor Who. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.   

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Random Who - The Crimson Horror As decided by the randomiser, this episode Phil and Scott look at The Crimson Horror, starring Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman.  Set in Victorian Yorkshire, the insane Mrs. Gillyflower, played by Dame Diana Rigg, is aided by a prehistoric leech to create a new Eden. Originally concieved as a set up for a Paternoster Gang spin off show, the idea quickly evaporates into the Doctor and Clara saving the day, so do Phil and Scott thinks this works as a story? And in the news, Big Finish announces a new series of Eighth Doctor adventures featuring two new companions and in Omega's Tat Corner, some expensive tat! You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.   

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... KentCon Report Phil & Scott report back on their away day to the Kent Comic Con or KentCon in Herne Bay.  They discuss the panels they attended, how many Doctor Who alumni appeared and didn't appear and despite it being a little bit of a topsy turvy event, a good time was had by all. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon & Bluesky.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.