S01E09-10 "The Empty Child" & "The Doctor Dances" w/ Catrina Parker & Brian Richards

Time Lords! This week, we find ourselves in deep Whonanigans with returning companion Brian Richards and new companion Catrina Parker as we go back in time to the London Blitz. Just this once - everybody lives! The Doctor and Rose are tracking a cylinder that crashes into London during the Blitz. The two separate and Rose meets the charming Time Agent Captain Jack Harkness, who may or may not be responsible for this cylinder. Meanwhile, the Doctor finds a group of homeless children and their caregiver Nancy who protects them from an "empty" child in a gas mask. He learns the child is spreading a zombie-like plague throughout wartime London and Captain Jack might be responsible for it. Catrina recounts Christopher Eccleston shouting "Go to your room!" to an Empty Child cosplayer at Chicago Tardis, and Chels workshops their Pting and Dancing' Butcher cosplay. We praise the casual acceptance and portrayal of queerness in 2005 through Captain Jack and Brian encourages fans to explore AO3 and asks us the hard-hitting journalism question "Which Doctor would you want to dance with?" Join us as we travel Across the Whoniverse! Email us with questions or comments at [email protected] Follow Brian Bluesky Instagram Read Brian's Work The Q Division: A View to a Kill Follow Catrina Quirky Pop Podcast Instagram BlueSky Chels on The Mixed Reviews: Julie Andrews Paige on Female Gaze: The Film Club: Forbidden Fruits Across the Whoniverse IG YouTube Tumblr BlueSky Patreon Paige BlueSky IG Substack Chels Link Card Serializd RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline UK 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line Music Female Gaze: The Film Club