Pull To Open: A Random Doctor Who Podcast

Survival Is the Most Ironically Named Doctor Who Story Ever

The final story of classic Doctor Who has big ideas, a tiny budget and a motorbike joust.

Oct 24 • Pull To Open

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The Renaissance according to Doctor Who

1. The Masque of Mandragora looks like prestige BBC Shakespeare, plays like peak ’70s camp, and shows why you should never leave the TARDIS door open.

Oct 10 • Pull To Open

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September 2026

Does The Tomb of the Cybermen deserve its legendary reputation?

It helped define the Cybermen, inspired future Doctors, and became a fan legend while it was missing. But does the story itself still justify the hype?

Sep 26 • Pull To Open

Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror is full of brilliant missed opportunities

A great guest star, fascinating history, and a killer central idea—so why does this Tesla story never quite spark?

Sep 12 • Pull To Open

August 2026

Underworld may be a production disaster, but it deserves another look

Doctor Who’s bargain-basement Jason and the Argonauts riff has big ideas and more Time Lord lore than you might remember.

Aug 29 • Pull To Open

The Ark is actually two very different stories

A brilliant cliffhanger splits William Hartnell’s The Ark in two — from ambitious generation-ship sci-fi to a shakier tale of Monoid revolution, revenge…

Aug 15 • Pull To Open

The Ice Warriors Deserved a Better Doctor Who Comeback Than 'Cold War'`

Matt Smith’s submarine thriller had the cast, setting and monster for a classic—then squandered them on a thin script and easy ending.

Aug 1 • Pull To Open

July 2026

The Dæmons Lets Magic Into Doctor Who by the Back Door

Doctor Who's most definitive stance on magic is almost perfect, and it's undoubtedly the best Roger Delgado's Master has ever looked.

Jul 18 • Pull To Open

That Time the Doctor Literally Tried to Punch a Yeti

The Web of Fear gave Doctor Who killer fungus, eerie Tube tunnels, and the Brigadier’s debut. But its wildest moment may be Patrick Troughton trying to…

Jul 4 • Pull To Open

June 2026

Let’s Kill Hitler Is About Identity, Not Assassination

Steven Moffat’s screwball time-travel farce sidelines Hitler to ask a stranger question: Can River Song choose who she becomes?

Jun 20 • Pull To Open

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Doctor Who’s Creepiest Dream Sequence Came in 1982

Kinda might be remembered more for its Buddhism-inspired themes, but it has some of the most frightening psychological horror in Classic Who.

Jun 6 • Pull To Open

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May 2026

Doctor Who’s Most Infamous Filler Episode Is… Fine?

Fear Her consistently ranks as one of the worst Tennant stories by fans, but it probably doesn't deserve the hate.

May 23 • Pull To Open