Who's He? Podcast 518 | Welcome The Fifth Doctor - Castrovalva

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Welcome The Fifth Doctor - Castrovalva Phil and Scott return to their Welcome The Doctor series where they look at the inaugural story for each Doctor and this time it's Peter Davison, the Fifth Doctor. And in the news, Scott gives us the lowdown on the latest Doctor Who Magazine and comics and Phil chats about the work of charitable organisation Film is Fabulous and their announcement that some missing Doctor Who episodes have been found in the hands of private collectors. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  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? On The TV | Thunderbirds - 60th Anniversary Phil celebrates the 60th anniversary of the classic TV series Thunderbirds, created by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson and he tells of the impact it had on his life. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  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 - AWOL This week, Phil and Paul listen to another Short Trips story from Big Finish and this time it's AWOL, starring Jon Culshaw. Phil really loves this audio drama, so he was interested in Paul's take on this story which fills in the blanks between the third Doctor stories The Silurians and The Ambassadors of Death and fleshes out the relationship between the Doctor and the Brigadier.  And as a bonus, they introduce everyone to the phrase "the reverse Paddington". You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  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 - Dead Media This week, Phil and Scott turn their attention to a 12th Doctor Short Trip story from Big FInish, Dead Media. Starring Jacob Dudman as the 12th Doctor, this sees the Doctor in an adventure at St. Lukes University before he met Bill Potts. Old audio formats feature heavily in this story (it's a cassette is it?), which might frighten younger listeners. But our reviewing duo drift away and talk about no Doctor Who on the telly, despite Phil's best efforts not to. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  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.... Whooverville 16 - Report Scott and Phil look back on another exciting day in Derby at the Doctor Who convention, Whooverville 16.  Jo Martin, Matthew Waterhouse as Maureen O'Brien, Brian Hodgson and Terry Molloy were among the guests this year, so sit back and listen as our dynamic duo give you the low down of the days events! You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  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 Faceless Ones To finish off Troughton Month, the randomiser threw up The Faceless Ones for Phil and Scott to chat about. Starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor, this story not only has an alien kidnap plot, it also introduces a companion that never was and waves goodbye to Ben and Polly from the TARDIS crew. And in the news, the BBC commits to Doctor Who with or without Disney and Phil struggles reading the title of The War Between The Land and The Sea and gives up. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  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 Evil of The Daleks In this podcast continuing Troughton Month, Phil, Paul and Scott provide their thoughts on the differing novelisations of The Evil of The Daleks, one written by John Peel and the other written by Frazer Hines. But is this really the best Doctor Who story as was voted for during the shows 30th anniversary year, or is it a long winded story, bloated with too many characters that serve no purpose other than to be Dalek fodder? Listen to find out what they thought as they discuss the differences between the written and visual versions and will Paul wearing no trousers really help matters? You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  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 Last Day At Work In what they are calling Troughton Month, Scott & Phil listened to a second Doctor Short Trips audio story, The Last Day at Work written by Harry Draper and read by Nicholas Briggs. With policeman Bernard Whittam about to retire and the Doctor and Jamie dropping in to his retirement party, can the Doctor explain why Bernard can hear a certain wheezing and groaning noise in his head? But what has Julian Clary and Donaldsons Dairy have to do with anything? But to kick things off, the lads have a quick chat about the Patrick Troughton era and try to pick their favourite three stories. And if you want to listen to The Last Day at Work, you can download it for free from the Big Finish website: The Last Day At Work You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  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.... News Roundup Recorded pretty much on the spur of the moment, Phil and Scott look what is going on in the world of Doctor Who right now, with a new multimedia Fugitive Doctor adventure called Circuit Breaker, starring Jo Martin. And somehow the world has got it into its head that Ncuti Gatwa is returning as the Doctor! The lads also give you some podcast news, with a quick roundup of what is coming up in August, for which Scott has named Troughton Month! You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  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 Girl Who Waited The randomizer has spoken!  Yes, this time it landed on the Matt Smith story, The Girl Who Waited, co-starring Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. With the Tardis trio going on a holiday, it ends with Amy Pond aging and Rory Williams having to make the toughest decsion of his life. But what of Scott and Phil's opinion? Well, they come up with an alternate title for this story and Phil gets confused as to which podcast he's on. You can currently find us on X, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky and Facebook.  Don't miss an episode by subscribing to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, plus many other podcatchers of your choice.