Lots of Planets Have a North

Aug 21 2024 26 ep. 103 mins 21

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A northern Doctor Who podcast, hosted by Ciarán, Branwell and Jacob.

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Series 2 Part 2

Aug 21 2024 96 mins

Clockwork robots attack the Enlightenment, Cybermen attack every conceivable concept, and Mark Gatiss somewhat confusedly attacks the concept of empire and the post-war state. Join us as we talk Ricky’s Newsround gang, people being sucked off by the TV (I said what I said) and Sutekh stuck at the bottom of a crater. Also, Tat Wood (of About Time) is referenced so often that he mi

Episode 12: Series 2 - Part 1

Jul 24 2024 90 mins

The time has come for us to face down David Tennant once more, presumably in some kind of overwrought shouty showdown. We go from cat nuns to werewolf-worshipping kung fu monks, thus confirming (yet again) that Catholics are inherently evil and sexy, and Alfred Tennyson proves surprisingly relevant. Jacob reveals secrets of his childhood, Ciarán reveals secrets of the English educ

Episode 11: Season 18 - Part 2

Jul 02 2024 90 mins

In the second part of our look at Tom Baker’s final season, we wax (appropriately) lyrical about Warrior’s Gate, muse on the poor observation skills of the people of Traken, and mourn Aunty Vanessa (because someone has to). Jacob has issues with Traken as a moral fable, Ciarán ponders whether the Keeper is more Arthur Scargill or Ian Paisley, and we come to a distressing reali

Episode 11: Season 18 - Part 1

Jun 24 2024 99 mins

After a long absence in E-space, we’ve returned to talk Tom Baker’s climactic final season, featuring the uses of science and knowledge, the collapse of the post-war consensus, and, unfortunately, Adric. Jacob suggests some fun new torture methods for the CIA, Ciarán is unimpressed by the name ‘Dexeter,’ and we want our vampires as hammy as possible. Keep an ear out for Ja

Episode 10: The Chibnall Era - Part 2

May 02 2023 78 mins

With the dawn of the RTD2 era now in sight, we bid our final farewells to Chris Chibnall’s tenure on the show. Ciarán gets worked up about Sea Devils, Branwell just can’t wait for the Slithenaissance, and Jacob is lost for words more than once. We share our top 3 and bottom 3 episodes of the era, and discuss what the legacy of this era is likely to be. Our Top 3: 0:55 Our Bot

Episode 10: The Chibnall Era - Part 1

Dec 11 2022 141 mins

As we endure the long wait between the end of the Chibnall era and the advent of RTD2, we cast an eye backwards over the last 5 years. What went well? What went wrong? Has Branwell recovered from ‘The Witchfinders’ yet? Join us as we talk the good and bad of diverse representation, the vagaries of the Timeless Child plotline, and whatever was (or, more pertinently, wasn't) goin

Episode 9: Historicals

Jun 21 2022 129 mins

After a long break to recover from the overwhelming impact of ‘Heaven Sent’/‘Hell Bent,’ we’re back to talk all things historicals. How have different types of historicals worked over the course of the series? What works and what doesn’t? And what kinds of settings would we like to see explored? Featuring a lengthy discussion of the return of RTD (this was recorded a wh

Episode 8: Series 9 - Part 3

Jul 15 2021 145 mins

Ciarán breaks down the “sacrificial companion,” Bethan discusses the Hybrid as a meditation on the usefulness of storytelling, and Jacob finds all human life in ‘Heaven Sent.’ Join us as we talk alien refugee camps and legal authority, struggle to find enough superlatives for ‘Heaven Sent,’ and have our longest single-episode discussion to date on ‘Hell Bent.’ Fare

Episode 8: Series 9 - Part 2

Jun 15 2021 121 mins

Bethan takes a stand on behalf of Vikings, Jacob wants more Civil War action, and Ciarán is here to pinch your benefits. Join us as we ponder Sam Swift’s odds of living beyond the next week, the simultaneously complex and simple ethics of the Zygon two-parter, and where ‘Sleep No More’ fits on the Mark Gatiss “fine” scale. ‘The Girl Who Died:’ 00.37 ‘The Woman Who

Episode 8: Series 9 - Part 1

May 15 2021 125 mins

As we begin our mammoth look at Series 9, Jacob gets excited about hybridity, Bethan gets excited about Missy, and Ciarán just gets excited about this series in general. Join us as we talk alt-right Daleks, the brilliance of Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, and Francis Fukuyama’s “end of history.” Apologies for the audio weirdness a little over an hour in; it’s the result