Pull To Open: A Random Doctor Who Podcast

Doctor Who’s Series 5 Finale Is Moffat at the Peak of His Powers

The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang has expertly plotting, high stakes, and a fez—everything you need for success.

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April 2026

Doctor Who’s ’80s Reboot Began With a Beautiful Mess

With The Leisure Hive, the show got a glossy new look, a harder sci-fi edge, and a story too ambitious to hold all its ideas together.

Apr 25 • Pull To Open

Why The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Aged Better Than Most of McCoy

The Gods of Ragnarok aren't the coolest villains, but they take on new meaning in the age of toxic fandom.

Apr 11 • Pull To Open

March 2026

Sylvester McCoy’s Doctor Who Debut Was a Total Train Wreck

Time and the Rani launched a new Doctor with neon chaos, quarry nonsense, and instant fan trauma.

Mar 14 • Pull To Open

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Why The Sea Devils Doesn't Match The Silurians

Same era, same Doctor, wildly different impact: less character, less tragedy, more baffling prison rules and wet monster mayhem.

Mar 1 • Pull To Open

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January 2026

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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