Doctor Who: A Madman With A Box Podcast

I know I've gone on about it quite a bit, but Chris Chibnall has got a pretty spotty track record with Who in my eyes, so with such and epic title before him can he pull it off? My good friend, editor-in-chief of Nerdist News, and dinosaur enthusiast Brian Walton returns to the podcast to take on episode 2 of series 7. The Doctor has a gang, Mitchell and Webb are robots and of course there are dinosaurs. It all adds up to a pretty fun episode of "Doctor Who" and a pretty fun episode of this podcast. Enjoy! Follow Brian on Twitter @B2Walton Follow Nerdist News on Twitter @NerdistNews Sign up for the Nerdist newsletter HERE Like Nerdist News on Facebook.com/NerdistNews

The long wait is over! "Doctor Who" has returned to our screens with a fantastic season opener chock full of surprises and of course

You seen him at conventions, he has probably offered you a Jelly Baby, Bob Mitsch joins me on the podcast this week to discuss "The Face of Evil." For me this episode is all about Leela. If it weren't for the superb performance of Louie Jameson and the introduction of the amazing character of Leela, this episode wouldn't be half as good as it is. But it is that good! Bob and I dissect it pretty thoroughly and if you aren't convinced after this episode to give it a second or first or fifth episode, than I just don't know how I can help you. Read Bob's blog at honorarydoctor.livejournal.com and find tons of great Doctor Who costuming reference (including breakdowns of the costumes of all eleven Doctors written by Bob himself) at dwcosplay.com

Apologies are in order, this episode should have gone up earlier this week, but I have been sick as a dog. Regardless, it was so much fun to get my very good friend Ewan Anderson on the show (finally!) to talk about the Neil Gaiman penned episode "The Doctor's Wife." We go off on a lot of tangents in this episode because we're nerdy and that's what we do, but I truly hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording it. You can definitely look forward to further appearances from Ewan on this here podcast. By the way what exactly is the smell of dust after rain?

The lovely and talented Chloe Dykstra joins me this week to talk what could possibly be the best Tennant Era episode, "Midnight." Chloe is one of my favorite people. Her fandom knows no boundaries (well except for My Little Pony, but who can blame her?) and her costumes are legendary. But her love for Doctor Who

We promised it would happen. Steven from Radio Free Skaro and I set our sights squarely on David Tennant and RTD's farewell story and we are not kind. This episode of the podcast is a catharsis. I needed to get this off my chest. I was a 10th Doctor lover, but I can no longer apologize for how his departure was handled. I'm so glad that I have Steven to support and re-inforce my feelings on "The End of Time Parts 1 & 2." I can only hope our discussion helps some of you come to terms with these issues that plague many a Doctor Who fan. Also it was fun... Enjoy!

I am joined this week by Phil Cannon one of the hosts of the excellent Who's He? Podcast to discuss the polarizing 3rd Doctor story, "Inferno." Even though Phil and I don't quite see eye-to-eye on this story we had a most enjoyable time discussing it and I hope you have a most enjoyable time listening to that discussion. I don't want to say anymore lest I give away too much about one of my favorite episodes of the podcast so far. Go forth and stream or download, whichever you prefer! Find Phil on Twitter @Whos_He_Podcast The Who's He? Podcast website is here And on iTunes here

"Robots of Death!" The title alone is full of awesome and the story lives up to it! Robot revolutions, brilliant hats and Robophobia! I'm such a big fan of Paul's and it was so much fun to geek out with him about Doctor Who for a little bit. If you haven't listened to his comedy and podcasts you are doing yourself a great disservice. He really might just be a Time Lord...seriously. Follow Paul F. Tompkins on Twitter: @PFTompkins and Tumblr Watch his web series Speakeasy! Listen to the Dead Authors Podcast!

GallifreyOne's Shaun Lyon joins me on the podcast this week to talk about the fantastic fourth Doctor story "City of Death." The Doctor and Romana in Paris, but it's really just Tom and Lalla in Paris, seeing the sights and sitting in caf

Kyle Anderson saw the absence of first Doctor stories covered on the podcast and he had some thoughts about one that he really needed to get out. It's win for him, win for me and hopefully win for you the listener! Apologies for the sound towards the end, apparently my microphone came unplugged. I'm hopeful though that it doesn't ruin what is otherwise a fantastic episode of the podcast. "The Time Meddler" should be included in any Doctor Who primer. If you haven't seen it you should and I think Kyle and I make a clear case as to why. Kyle on Twitter: @FunctionalNerd Kyle on Nerdist.com Kyle on Modern Primate WTF Are You Watching Podcast Prognosis Negative Podcast

We finally get to a 7th Doctor episode and who better than Adventures with the Wife in Space's Neil Perryman to make that happen? Ghost Light is a packed episode that barely takes a breather, so Neil and I took the opposite approach in this episode of the podcast by keeping it light. Really though how much could we say about what is essentially an all-around solid episode of Doctor Who? Enjoy! Find Neil at: Adventures with the Wife in Space Who Fix Tachyon TV Also follow "Wife in Space" on Twitter @wifeinspace and on Facebook

On this week's episode Dr. Phillip Serna of the Adventures in Time Space and Music Podcast

I'm very excited about episode lucky #13 as Alison Haislip(!) joins me to chat about the Series 3 River Song 2-parter Silence in the Library and The Forest of the Dead! I've been a fan of Alison's for a long time now. She has been one of my dream guests to have on the show and was an absolute delight to talk to. Alison and I bow before the genius that is Moffat as we delve into the complex web he has woven in bringing River Song to our screens. I love Alison's enthusiasm for the show and can't help but wonder where were all the girls like her when I was growing up in New Jersey. Enjoy! Follow Alison on Twitter @alisonhaislip Watch her show Battleground exclusively on Hulu.com/battleground And subscribe to the Nerdist YouTube channel youtube.com/nerdist Alison's new show Four Points with Alex Albrecht premiers May 2nd!

It's the hat trick! The 3rd member of the 3 who rule of Radio Free Skaro, Warren Frey, guests on this episode as we take on the fourth Doctor classic The Deadly Assassin. Warren and I are both big fans of this story that is clearly a template for the way stories are told in the modern era of the show. Aside from our gushing we also talk the Master and propose some casting suggestions that are sure to bring us some angry fan mail. Also a big thank you to Warren for glossing over my very bad Star Trek phaser/staser joke at the end of the episode. Follow Warren on Twitter @freyburg Check out Video Free Skaro and Platformer on Youtube at YouTube.com/freyburgmedia Subscribe to Radio Free Skaro on iTunes Subscribe to the Platformer Podcast on iTunes

After a brief unplanned hiatus as a result of some unplanned business travel I am back with an extra long episode for your listening pleasure. Alan Kistler is one of the most knowledgeable Whovians that I know. His love and passion for the show really shine through in this episode as we not only discuss the fourth Doctor adventure, Pyramids of Mars but also the past, present, and future of our favorite show. Be sure to pick up his book The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook at Amazon or ThinkGeek Follow Alan on Twitter @SizzlerKistler Visit his website at AlanKistler.com Subscribe to Crazy Sexy Geeks on iTunes

Doctor Who Magazine's Daniel Tostevin guests this week and we try and get to the bottom of why Love and Monsters

Radio Free Skaro's Steven Schapansky joins me this week to gush and I do mean GUSH over the reigning Doctor Who Magazine

Jenna-Louise Coleman has been officially announced this morning as the new companion to the Doctor.

Nerdist.com's resident Doctor Who expert, Kyle Anderson, joins me this week to discuss the third episode in the "Black Guardian Trilogy" which also happens to be the first Peter Davison episode to be discussed on the show. Edwardian sailing ships in space, pirates done well and birds on heads other than Johnny Depp's. A fun episode discussing a fun story. Kyle on Twitter: @FunctionalNerd Kyle on Nerdist.com Kyle on Modern Primate WTF Are You Watching Podcast Prognosis Negative Podcast

Filmmaker and friend Ron Purtee joins me this week for the first new series episode discussion. Daleks vs. Cybermen, the Doctor and Rose crying on a beach, two hearts are more romantic than one people and if the Series 2 finale doesn't choke you up than you probably don't have any hearts at all. Follow Ron on Twitter: @ronpurtee Check out some of his work at: Vinyl and Villains Films