Pull To Open: A Random Doctor Who Podcast

Modern Who's Cybermen Reboot Is Kinda Awesome

RTD’s 2006 Cybermen return delivers sharper themes, bigger emotions, and a chillingly believable origin that hits harder today.

Jan 31 • Pull To Open

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The Highlanders Is Doctor Who’s Most Historically Accurate Story

Although the Doctor isn't himself, Jamie's first story gives an excellent picture of 18th century Scotland after the Battle of Culloden.

Jan 17 • Pull To Open

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Why 'The Silurians' Is Peak Doctor Who

Jon Pertwee's first season is also his best, and a big part of that is the suspenseful, morally complex tale, Doctor Who and the Silurians.

Jan 3 • Pull To Open

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December 2025

Doctor Who's First AI Apocalypse Was Built by the British Post Office

With The War Machines, Doctor Who fully enters the swinging '60s and begins the Doctor's visits to contemporary Earth.

Dec 20, 2025 • Pull To Open

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Why Tennant's New York Dalek Two-Parter Deserves More Credit

Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks dared to mixed showbiz flair with Dalek soul-searching, and more of it works than you remember.

Dec 6, 2025 • Pull To Open

November 2025

This Doctor Who Story Tried to Be Star Trek (and Failed)

A missing Troughton adventure goes full space-Western, model-shot spectacle—and still ends up drifting aimlessly in the void.

Nov 22, 2025 • Pull To Open

Bob Holmes' Least Favorite Script Is a Swampy Mess

Kroll rises, K-9 vanishes, and everyone's covered in green paint. We dive into the Key to Time's soggiest, squiddiest story.

Nov 8, 2025 • Pull To Open

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October 2025

How Doctor Who Predicted an AI-Driven Climate Catastrophe

The guys connect the 1960s fear of computers to today’s concerns about AI — and how The Ice Warriors might be more relevant than it first appears.

Oct 25, 2025 • Pull To Open

'Tooth and Claw' Erased Queen Victoria’s Secret Lover

Doctor Who’s Torchwood origin story goes full werewolf fever dream, but in rewriting history, it leaves out one very important Highlander. Justice for…

Oct 11, 2025 • Pull To Open

September 2025

Sugar, Spice, and Authoritarian Regimes: Doctor Who’s Wildest Political Satire

The Happiness Patrol is a Barbiecore dystopia that takes aim at Margaret Thatcher, but has themes that go far beyond its '80s politics.

Sep 27, 2025 • Pull To Open

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August 2025

Why Invasion of the Dinosaurs Is More Than Just Bad Puppets

It’s remembered for the lousy FX, but Invasion of the Dinosaurs is notable for its wild conspiracy, shocking UNIT betrayal, and social commentary.

Aug 16, 2025 • Pull To Open

Bold, Bonkers, Brilliant: The Impossible Astronaut Is the Opener That Swings

Steven Moffat’s season six kickoff isn’t just ambitious — it’s a masterclass in nonlinear storytelling, conceptual horror, and emotional misdirection.

Aug 2, 2025 • Pull To Open