Episodes
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Theory 1457 (Time Heist 2)
Adam watches the Doctor Who episode 'Time Heist' starring Peter Capaldi, and reminisces about his time as a bank teller. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1456 (Time Heist 1)
Matt's Missive about the Doctor Who episode 'Time Heist,' starring Peter Capaldi, gets a little obsessed with guest star Johnathan Bailey, and Adam jumps right on that bandwagon. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1455 (Listen 3)
Adam finally has a theory in his theory podcast, this time about the weird blanket thing that appears in the Doctor Who episode 'Listen' starring Peter Capaldi. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1454 (Listen 2)
After Matt's Missive, Adam watches the Peter Capaldi Doctor Who episode 'Listen' and says hello to chickens. Real ones. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1453 (Listen 1)
Matt's Massive Missive arrives at the Doctor Who episode 'Listen' starring Peter Capaldi about which he has very little nice to say, while Adam is hanging about with real chickens. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1452 (Robot of Sherwood 02)
Adam finds out why they edited out part of the climax to the Doctor Who episode 'Robot of Sherwood' starring Peter Capaldi, and he diverges into a discussion of a 2000AD 'Judge Dredd' spin-off created by 'Deep Breath'/'Into the Dalek' director Ben Wheatley. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor…
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Theory 1451 (Robot of Sherwood 01)
Matt's Missive takes on the Peter Capaldi Doctor Who episode 'Robot of Sherwood,' which Adam does not remember fondly due to spoon-based japes. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1450 (Into the Dalek 02)
Matt's Missive sums up the Peter Capaldi Doctor Who episode 'Into the Dalek,' and Adam gets distracted by the IMDB entry for the actor Michael Smiley. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1449 (Into the Dalek 01)
After discussing the Mike Flanagan adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie, Adam eventually gets around to reading a sentence of Matt's Missive about the Doctor Who episode 'Into the Dalek,' starring Peter Capaldi. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1448 (Deep Breath 03)
Squally has some thoughts about the Peter Capaldi Doctor Who episode 'Deep Breath,' and Adam likes spending time in the water, which explains a lot. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1447 (Deep Breath 2)
Adam rewatches the Peter Capaldi Doctor Who episode 'Deep Breath' and has some deep thoughts about plotting and pantsing (and potting and plantsing). Flight Through Entirety 'Into the Dalek' episode. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1446 (Deep Breath 1)
Matt's NuWho rewatch missive from 3 years ago resurfaces, and delves into the Doctor Who debut of Peter Capaldi in the title role, 'Deep Breath,' plus Adam doesn't think whingers would have fun at the movies. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1445 (Colony in Space 22)
Adam wonders if the heavy messaging in the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, has been diluted somewhat, and why mining advertisements are like that. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1444 (Colony in Space 21)
Adam has watched the final two episodes of the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and he gets distracted by ongoing trauma. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1443 (Xmas 2026)
Adam looks ahead to the streaming premiere of a Doctor Who audio special at Christmas, starring Christopher Eccleston and Carole Ann Ford, plus he wonders about the forthcoming animated series for little kids. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1442 (Unchristmas)
Tom's 2026 Doctor Who Christmas special concludes and Adam is triggered by Pinterest. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1441 (Colony in Space 20)
Adam discovers that there is a whole Doctor Who channel on BritBox that runs 24/7 while watching the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space,' and Tom delivers his idea for the never-to-be 2026 Christmas Special. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1440 (Colony in Space 19)
Adam watches the next couple of episode in the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and he goes on a tangent about decolonisation, capitalism, communism and his blood pressure. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Lanterns Theory 08
Justin Hamilton is back for the final chat about the HBO Max series Lanterns starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as the comic book heroes Green Lantern, and they wonder how disgruntled fans will feel about a chatty episode. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1439 (Colony in Space 18)
Carl's wonderfully puerile email about the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee leads Adam to drop a whopper of a name and big note himself, before losing his mind about the tender process one more time. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1438 (Colony in Space 17)
The meaning of what a colony is has shifted in Adam's mind between viewings of the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and he rabbits on about how much he loves the science-fiction cosmic horror series Brink by Dan Abnett & INJ Culbard. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor…
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Theory 1437 (Colony in Space 16)
An interesting angle on Peter's infatuation with the many stuck-on moustaches in the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and some spicy takes on romantasy. Read Adam Richard's latest story 'Coffee is Different on Karma' in the October issue of The Independent Fantasy & Sci-Fi...
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Theory 1436 (Colony in Space 15)
Adam gives thanks for supportive messages about his situation and freaks out about the increasingly authoritarian world, while once again avoiding the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Lanterns Theory 07
Justin Hamilton joins Adam Richard to take the Lanterns boat across the River Styx, learn about Hal's troubled past and delve into what they think is going happen in next week's series finale. Content Warning: The Lanterns episode in question depicts acts of self-harm, and as such, this…
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Theory 1435 (Colony in Space 14)
Adam gets distracted from rewatching the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, this time by a question about the BBC tender process. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1434 (Colony in Space 13)
Adam is nominated for a Sonarr Award, and he's going through a drama lasagne and none of this seems to involve the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee. Join Adam at the movies to watch Doctor Who: The Satan Pit on the big screen in Sydney! © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor...
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Theory 1433 (Colony in Space 12)
Peter wraps up his rewatch of the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam details all the other Adams Richard he's found on the internet. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1432 (Colony in Space 11)
Peter keeps texting about the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space,' starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam gets distracted by nude beaches, Australian Federation, New Year's hangovers and his depressing gown. It's quite an indictment on how boring these episodes are. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor…
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Theory 1431 (Colony in Space 10)
Peter gets excited about his favourite characters finally meeting in the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam gets frustrated about fan-service team-ups. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Lanterns Theory 06
Justin is back to talk Lanterns and he's still not sold on the death of a prominent character, even though there is an entire funeral for him in this episode. Adam has a theory about the identity of the killer and they wonder what's in the box. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright...
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Theory 1430 (Colony in Space 9)
Adam has a theory about inconsistencies in The Doctor's behaviour, before even getting onto Peter's text messages about the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1429 (Colony in Space 8)
Peter is becoming frustrated by how useless the colonists are as he texts along to the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space,' and Adam somehow invokes Judge Judy and Paul Reiser in Aliens. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1428 (Colony in Space 7)
Peter reaches the end of 'Colony in Space' part three, a Doctor Who episode starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam drops a personal truth he isn't sure he's prepared to share. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1427 (Colony in Space 6)
Peter continues his texts about the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space,' where the unscrupulous mining activity reminds Adam of the egregious behaviour of fossil fuel companies. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1426 (Colony in Space 5)
Peter's texts about the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who 'Colony in Space' continue, and he mentions Butlins, which sends Adam off down a Dirty Dancing rabbit hole. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Lanterns Theory 05
Justin Hamilton joins Adam again to talk about 'Lights Out,' the fifth episode of the HBO Max series Lanterns, based on the Green Lantern stories from DC Comics. This week, one story arc wraps up, proves most of Justin's theories are correct, and so we are left to theorise what the rest of the...
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Theory 1425 (Colony in Space 4)
Adam is jealous of the TV curtain as he watches part of the Doctor Who adventure 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, before diving back into Peter's text messages about it. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1424 (Colony in Space 3)
Peter continues texting about the six-part Doctor Who adventure 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, that somehow involves the board game Guess Who? © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1423 (Colony in Space 2)
Peter continues to text about the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space,' and Adam goes off on a deep tangent about The Good Life sitcom and the Starship Alexandria podcast. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1422 (Colony in Space 1)
Peter texts his thoughts about the Doctor Who story 'Colony in Space' starring Jon Pertwee, and Adam nerds out about interlaced television broadcasts. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1421 (Book Club)
Adam has an impromptu book club with Kim and Brad, and he gets a bit irked by the magical abuse excuse in Twilight and A Court of Thorns and Roses. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Lanterns Theory 04
Justin and Adam wonder about the pushback to the Lanterns series from hardcore fans, plus they have theories about whether the Manhunter is as dangerous as everyone says, and how the series will progress. All this and the Green Lantern squirrel. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who ©…
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Theory 1420 (Cosplay 2)
Adam wonders what happened to all the Doctor Who cosplayers, amongst wild tangents about the novel Ghost Cities, and the TV show Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1419 (WhoDis Rewind 19)
Jeff has a wild theory about Sutekh and the many gods of the Doctor Who universe, while Adam goes off about all the Doctors Who that will be appearing in Only Murders in the Building. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1418 (Cosplay)
Adam hosts a cosplay event in Wollongong and is shocked that he is the only Doctor Who fan in the stadium, plus he talks so much he loses his voice. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Lanterns Theory 03
Justin Hamilton joins Adam again to talk about ring things, as Lanterns gets a flashback origin for Aaron Pierre's character John Stewart, featuring Laura Linney as a big blue alien. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1417 (WhoDis Review 19)
The conclusion of the lovely message from lovely James about the Doctor Who Disney+ era, and Adam wonders if echo chambers are responsible for much of the messaging underpinning episodes. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1416 (WhoDis Rewind 18)
James goes story by story through the Disney+ era of Doctor Who, and Adam gets paranoid about the AI getting in and breaking his stuff. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1415 (WhoDis Rewind 17)
James continues with his blow by blow retrospective of the Disney+ era of Doctor Who, and Adam goes on a romantasy tangent and creates a new genre. © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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Theory 1414 (WhoDis Rewind 16)
More of lovely James' lovely look back at the Disney+ era of Doctor Who, and Adam goes full Sylvia stan, and asks aren't we all a little bit Sylvia? © copyright 2026 Adam Richard Doctor Who © copyright BBC
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