Doctor Who: The Krynoid Podcast

"Hello boys. Just in time for the fun!" This time around Jim and Martin give the Krynoid treatment to Peter Davison's 1984 outing Resurrection of the Daleks. Yes, those dreaded pepperpots are back, this time looking for help from their creator, but Davros isn't playing ball. Listen in as we solve the problem of the disappearing Dalek, discuss the (in)competence of a certain mechanical engineer, consider the toilet habits of Rodney Bewes and try to make sense of a convoluted and hole-ridden plot. Oh, and there's some hilarious death scenes as well...lots of them. Join us!

"Gentlemen, I've got news for you. This lighthouse is under attack and by morning we might all be dead. Anyone interested?" Here we go again. This time it's back to 1977 for the Tom Baker classic Horror of Fang Rock. It's dark, it's cold, it's foggy and there's a green pulsating blob on the rampage, intent on electrifying everyone in its path! Not a good day to be a lighthouse keeper. But is the story any good? You betcha! Join us and we'll tell you why.

"Gentlemen, I've got news for you. This lighthouse is under attack and by morning we might all be dead. Anyone interested?" Here we go again. This time it's back to 1977 for the Tom Baker classic Horror of Fang Rock. It's dark, it's cold, it's foggy and there's a green pulsating blob on the rampage, intent on electrifying everyone in its path! Not a good day to be a lighthouse keeper. But is the story any good? You betcha! Join us and we'll tell you why.

"Geniussssss!" Jim and Martin take on the 1969 Pat Troughton 6-parter The Seeds of Death, where they discover a plot by the Ice Warriors to terraform the Earth by sending deadly seedpods from the Moon. It's the future and not only do we have T-MAT, enabling instantaneous movement around the world, but fashion has evolved and everyone is wearing polyester jumpsuits with their pants on the outside! Oh, and we can control world weather using 4 levers labelled 'Dry'. There's also a lot of lumbering about, a lot of hissing and a heck of a lot of foam! But is the story any good? Join us to find out...

"Geniussssss!" Jim and Martin take on the 1969 Pat Troughton 6-parter The Seeds of Death, where they discover a plot by the Ice Warriors to terraform the Earth by sending deadly seedpods from the Moon. It's the future and not only do we have T-MAT, enabling instantaneous movement around the world, but fashion has evolved and everyone is wearing polyester jumpsuits with their pants on the outside! Oh, and we can control world weather using 4 levers labelled 'Dry'. There's also a lot of lumbering about, a lot of hissing and a heck of a lot of foam! But is the story any good? Join us to find out...

"I've had enough of this drivel!" Yes, it's the one you've all been waiting for. Jim and Martin cast their collective eyes over the much-maligned Sylvester McCoy premiere, Time and the Rani. It's a story of kidnapped geniuses, very heavy asteroids, repressed aliens and a big secret behind a locked door. All this and some of the best effects ever seen in classic Who! Unfortunately it also features a rubbish regeneration, a big wobbly brain, some dreadful acting and two versions of Mel (three if you count the hologram). But is it really as bad as everyone says it is? Well, there is a short answer to that question, but why not listen to us ramble on for a couple of hours before reaching the inevitable conclusion.

"I've had enough of this drivel!" Yes, it's the one you've all been waiting for. Jim and Martin cast their collective eyes over the much-maligned Sylvester McCoy premiere, Time and the Rani. It's a story of kidnapped geniuses, very heavy asteroids, repressed aliens and a big secret behind a locked door. All this and some of the best effects ever seen in classic Who! Unfortunately it also features a rubbish regeneration, a big wobbly brain, some dreadful acting and two versions of Mel (three if you count the hologram). But is it really as bad as everyone says it is? Well, there is a short answer to that question, but why not listen to us ramble on for a couple of hours before reaching the inevitable conclusion.

"Waaaaauughhhh...MICE!" Jim and Martin put Time and the Rani on hold and instead take a look at something good - the 1973/74 Jon Pertwee season 11 opener, The Time Warrior. It's a medieval tale of a toad-faced alien warrior and a war-mongering, wine-swilling robber baron with time travel and Dot Cotton thrown into the mix. Not only the first Sontaran story, but also the first time the Doctor's home planet is named. And, of course, it features the first appearance of the wonderful Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. Join us as we salute Lis and discover whether or not her first story is up to scratch.

"Waaaaauughhhh...MICE!" Jim and Martin put Time and the Rani on hold and instead take a look at something good - the 1973/74 Jon Pertwee season 11 opener, The Time Warrior. It's a medieval tale of a toad-faced alien warrior and a war-mongering, wine-swilling robber baron with time travel and Dot Cotton thrown into the mix. Not only the first Sontaran story, but also the first time the Doctor's home planet is named. And, of course, it features the first appearance of the wonderful Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. Join us as we salute Lis and discover whether or not her first story is up to scratch.

"If you'd had your shoes on, my boy, you could have lent her hers!" Well, the new Matt Smith series is upon us and, never ones to be accused of having their fingers on the pulse, Jim and Martin head back to 1964 to take a look at the William Hartnell classic, The Keys of Marinus! Along the way they discover google-eyed brains in jars, a trouserless young man, a sex-starved hunter and clumsy flipper-footed villains. Can the Doctor and friends find the five keys and restore order to Marinus or will the evil Yartek get his hands on them? Can William Hartnell remember his lines? And just what is inside those wetsuits? Join us to find out...

"If you'd had your shoes on, my boy, you could have lent her hers!" Well, the new Matt Smith series is upon us and, never ones to be accused of having their fingers on the pulse, Jim and Martin head back to 1964 to take a look at the William Hartnell classic, The Keys of Marinus! Along the way they discover google-eyed brains in jars, a trouserless young man, a sex-starved hunter and clumsy flipper-footed villains. Can the Doctor and friends find the five keys and restore order to Marinus or will the evil Yartek get his hands on them? Can William Hartnell remember his lines? And just what is inside those wetsuits? Join us to find out...

"Exquisite... Absolutely exquisite..." Yes, we join the Doctor and Romana in Paris for a mad-cap tale of one-eyed green monsters, time travel, famous paintings and punch-mad detectives. It is of course Tom Baker's 1979 outing, City of Death. Is it any good I hear you cry! Well listen in as Jim and Martin discuss dodgy accents, polystyrene walls, masks that make your head look smaller and more one-liners than you can shake a stick at!

"Exquisite... Absolutely exquisite..." Yes, we join the Doctor and Romana in Paris for a mad-cap tale of one-eyed green monsters, time travel, famous paintings and punch-mad detectives. It is of course Tom Baker's 1979 outing, City of Death. Is it any good I hear you cry! Well listen in as Jim and Martin discuss dodgy accents, polystyrene walls, masks that make your head look smaller and more one-liners than you can shake a stick at!

"I'm fairly sure that's Cromer." Well Omega's anti-matter world is a little further afield than that, as The Three Doctors discover in this 1972/73 Pertwee-era tale. And what a tale it is, featuring as it does Home Counties bumpkins, a Rickmansworth quarry and a selection of blobby Soup Dragon impersonators. Listen in as Jim and Martin discuss plush/rubbish sets, Time Lord running styles and Omega's mysterious ablutions. And the 'Adventures in Time, Space and Music Podcast' supremo, Dr Phill, pops in to provide a tribute to the late great Nicholas Courtney.

"I'm fairly sure that's Cromer." Well Omega's anti-matter world is a little further afield than that, as The Three Doctors discover in this 1972/73 Pertwee-era tale. And what a tale it is, featuring as it does Home Counties bumpkins, a Rickmansworth quarry and a selection of blobby Soup Dragon impersonators. Listen in as Jim and Martin discuss plush/rubbish sets, Time Lord running styles and Omega's mysterious ablutions. And the 'Adventures in Time, Space and Music Podcast' supremo, Dr Phill, pops in to provide a tribute to the late great Nicholas Courtney.