TARDISian Files: Doctor Who Fan Reviews

In 65 Years of Doctor Who, travelling across time and space, one cannot help but wonder: how many aliens have shaped humanity in the Whoniverse?

Dive in with us as we swim through the intricacies of The War between the Land and Sea, analysing plot lines and reviewing the overall miniseries!

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS!It's easy to get swept up in the chaos and adventure of the Whoniverse, but, as we all know, the Doctor cannot save everyone. Nor can they prevent every tragedy from occuring. Here's our top 16 picks for some of the saddest truths about the Whoniverse.

We're back for Season 4! With Billie Piper returning to Doctor Who in 2027, we thought now was the perfect time to review our favourite Ninth Doctor and Rose episode: End of the World!

With New Who Season 2 wrapping up, and Ncuti Gatwa's time in the TARDIS coming to close, we thought we'd zoom out and look at the whole season as a whole and give you our rankings for the best and not-so-best episodes!

Join us for our long overdue review of the finale for Doctor Who (2023) Season 2: The Reality War! From the mind-bending repercussions of Conrad's Wish World, to the Doctor's desperate attempts to save his daughter Poppy, to the reappearance of many familiar faces throughout, this episode had A LOT going on!

Join us as we delve into the world-bending, doubt-inducing, twisted plot of The Wish World! From the odd-goings on within the Bone Palace, to Shirley Ann Bingam's Resistance group, to the familiar face of Captain Poppy, reimagined as the Doctor's daughter. This part-one-of-two episode had it all!

Join us as we review the heart-wrenching plot of the Interstellar Song Contest! From the immortal Rylan Clarke, to the devastating story of the Hellians, to Cora's bittersweet tribute to Hellia, this episode had us on the edge of seats... and the bombshell reveal at the end blew our minds!

Join us as we review the visually stunning anthology collection that was The Story and the Engine! From Omo's tales of the Doctor, to Abena's past dealings with the Fugitive Doctor, to Belinda's heart-warming tale of a patients' recovery, this sweet comforting episode was a joy to watch!

In today's episode we will be reviewing one of the narrator's less liked episodes of the new Doctor Who Era: Lucky Day. Join us as we pack the sinister Conrad Clarke, to the drastic actions taken by Kate Stewart and the cryptic Mrs Flood moment at the end which seemed to drop even more hints as to her identity...

Join us as we return to the radiation-soaked surface of the planet Midnight, and review the Doctor's latest and most terrifying encounter of the series so far: The Well.

Join us as we review S2 E2 of Doctor Who (2023): Lux! From the mind-bending tricks of Lux Imperator to the literal breaking of the fourth wall, this episode had it all! Let us know what you thought of the episodes in the comments' section.Credits for background music goes to Pixabay.Note: credit for one of the theories discussed in today's episode goes to Curious Adipose. See the full video on Youtube here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W4suTc4AWE 

Join us as we review the time-bending, mesmerising S2 premiere: The Robot Revolution!

With the New Season less than a week away(!) we thought it was a good idea to share our top picks for which episodes are best for first time viewers to get a good introduction to each incarnation of the Doctor!(Credit for Background Music goes to Pixabay)

With the new season of Doctor Who approaching, we thought it was worth looking to some of the show's previous seasons and delve into some of the storylines that were not explicitly resolved on-screen. With the teased return of the Master in the resolution of The Giggle, we thought it was only appropriate to start with them and more specifically: How Missy survived being shot in the events of The Doctor Falls and her subsequent regeneration into the Spy Master.

Join us as we breakdown the different clues given to us about the upcoming Season 2 of Doctor Who (2023) after an exciting week of announcements surrounding the premise and release date of the series!

A string of dead bodies leads to the RIB being called in by Sheffield Police when the latest autopsy reveals an alien mass in the victim's chest cavity. All signs point to a new Weight Loss clinic in the city and a potential link to an old Embergrove Case from 14 years ago. Fearing the same culprit's from 2009 to be behind this new case, Joah sends in Roni and Fleur to investigate the clinic, while he and Martina work in the lab to identify the Mass's species...

January 2025: The Fugitive Doctor is here! We at TARDISian Files have listened and loved the first installment of Fugitive Doctor Most Wanted , so this week we will be discussing the storylines and everything we liked and didn't like (but mostly liked!). Credits: Background Music and Sound effects: pixabay.com Original Thumbnail Image: Property of Big Finish Productions (Fair Usage Applies, No Copyright Infringement intended) Thumbnail Editing: magicstudio.com

Join us as we delve into the Mid-to-Late 22nd Century and Humanity's conflict with the Daleks, which saw the planet fall twice to occupation and a decade long reign of the Daleks on earth before being foiled by the Doctor!

Set in a world where Aliens have been falling to Earth for decades, the recently appointed Director Joah Ferjali struggles to convince His Majesty that the Royal Intervention Bureau has successfully taken over from the defunct Embergrove Institute. Meanwhile, the RIB in Yorkshire apprehend an invisible alien with ties to an underground alien gang that's been terrorising the Resettled Alien Community in Sheffield... (Credit for Sounds and FX goes to Pixabay.com)

After watching the outstanding emotional performance from Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan in this year's Christmas Special, it is only natural that we'd break down the plot of this episode with a review. Join us as we delve into the joys of Joy to the World.

One final instalment to our What If Scenario from Season 1, where we discussed what would've happened if Donna Noble had been absent from Series 4, we return to the now Doctorless Universe to see what would've happened if the Cybermen hadn't been defeated on Christmas Day 1851 by the 10th Doctor...

Join us as we delve into the plot of Doctor Who: Kinda! Hear our thoughts on the debut episode of the Mad God, the Mara and it's first televised manifestation on the Eden-like Planet of Deva Loka, and how it almost led to the destruction of the pacifist Kinda People...Sounds and music credit goes to Pixabay.

In this character ranking list we will go over our top picks and (dis)honourable mentions for the worst acts committed by each known incarnation of the Doctor. (Credit for background music goes to Pixabay).

Today, we will be delving into the life of one of the Doctor's oldest foes: Davros, Creator of the Daleks. In our discussion we will unpack how Davros became the villain we know him as today, and explore why his character may be more sympathetic than previously believed... WARNING: This Episode does contain discussions around sociopolitical topics including unconscious bias and disability representation in film that some viewers may find upsetting. Precautions have been taken to discuss these matters respectfully, however listener discretion is advised. Sources for today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1ibgmuXWm8 All sounds and background music credit goes to Pixabay.com.

We're back! To kick off this new season of the podcast, we will be reviewing Revival Who Series 7A episode Dinosaurs on a Spaceship. Join us as we review the plot and delve into some of the behind-the-scenes elements that went into making this iconic episode!(Credit for Sounds and FX goes to Pixabay.com)

With Doctor Who (2024) Season 1 now over, it's time for a full review of the episodes and it's main villains. Join us as we discuss our picks for the top ranking villains and episodes of this season on Doctor Who!

We've come to the end of the series! In this episode we'll be reviewing the Empire of Death, the final episode for Doctor Who 2024 Season 1. Join us as we analyse the Doctor's escape from Sutekh, to the Secret of Ruby's Birth Mother, to the downfall of the God of Death!

What a way to kick off a finale! Join us as we review the amazing, the mind-blowing masterpiece that is The Legend of Ruby Sunday. Spoiler alert, if you haven't watched this episode, we will be discussing the plot in detail so viewer discretion is advised!

Join us as we review this Bridgerton-Meets-Doctor Who gem in the crown that is Doctor Who 2024 Season 1! Listen as we breakdown this theatrical, comedic episode, the hidden easter eggs and the on-screen chemistry between Ncuti Gatwa and Johnathan Groff!

This week we delve into what we thought of the chilling, ironic story of Dot and Bubble. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of this dark and deceitful episode, and what we thought of the socio-political themes raised in this mid-season instalment!

From the Wild Blue Yonder, to 73 Yards to the series finale, one familiar face keeps popping up: Susan Twist. Always a different character and always following the Doctor, and seemingly, Ruby. But who is this mysterious character? Join us as we explore the theories circulating online and come up with a few of our own!

The first Doctor-lite episode of the season! Bit of a shorter review today, but strap in because we are going to go through the plot of this Twilight-Zone/What-if-esque episode where we see Ruby Sunday do what she declared she'd do in the trailer: Save the World!

As Many of you have likely seen on social media, there is a popular theory that Ruby Sunday's Origins and the Identity of the One Who Waits may be linked to an old enemy of Sarah Jane Smith... The Trickster... Disclaimer: This podcast is a nonprofit, fan-led endeavor intended for educational and commentary purposes. All audio clips are used under the fair dealing exception for criticism and review. Full credit is given to the BBC, the producers of “Doctor Who” and the creators of 'The Sarah Jane Adventures.'” No infringement is intended and audio clips have been altered to only filter the relevant quotes from the episodes “The Devil’s Chord” and “Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?

In this Review we will be discussing the action-packed, edge of seat-gripping plot of Doctor Who 2024 Season 1 Episode 3: Boom! Join us as we ponder the highs and (few) lows of this episode and where it sits on the podium for the ranking of new episodes

In this Episode we will be reviewing the second instalment of the Doctor Who 2024 Series: The Devil's Chord! From sadistic theatrical Gods of Music, to the (lack of) Beetles to an important revelation about Ruby's Birth to an amazing rendition of the Twist to conclude this episode certainly had some high stakes (and some not so high ones too...)

In this episode we will review Doctor Who 2024 Season 1 Episode 1, from a space station crew made of babies, to a mechanic turned Nan.E to a snotty monster that lives downstairs, this episode had it all! And we will be picking apart all the pros and cons that we observed while watching this first instalment of the new series!

On the very eve of the first and second episodes of Doctor Who 2024, we at the TARDISian Archives are speculating what may happen in these episodes based on what this week's preview clips have shown us! What do you think is going to happen? Let us know in the Comments!

Join us as we delve into the mysteries of one of Doctor Who's most elusive concepts: The Pre-universe! In the final part of this three-part miniseries, we will discuss the survivors of the pre-universe, how they survived and how they interacted with their new universe in the aeons after the Big Bang. Many of them met their match at the hands of a mysterious being... The Doctor...

Join us as we delve into the mysteries of one of Doctor Who's most elusive concepts: the Pre-universe! In the second part of our 3 part series, we will discuss the inhabitants of the pre-universe, what social hierarchies they formed, which of them were allies and which of them were enemies...

Join us as we delve into the mysteries of one of Doctor Who's most elusive concepts: The Pre-universe! In the first part of this three-part mini-series, we will discuss exactly what the pre-universe was and what laws of physics applied in this realm!

Today we will be discussing the announced titles for the first 8 episodes of the upcoming Doctor Who 2024 Season and breaking down the second trailer to be released in the last two weeks!

In this Week's Episode, We are going to be breaking down the new trailer released last week for Doctor Who 2024's First Season, with Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor! We will also be including the announced Episode Names from Doctor Who Magazine's March 2024 Issue and an Update on our Theory about the Identity of Mrs Flood, based on Ncuti Gatwa's own Theory released in a RadioTimes Interview earlier this Week!

Concluding our Mystery Files Mini-Series, we will be finishing with a speculative dive into the identity of the Entity known as 'The One Who Waits'!

Today we are going to be theorising about who could've stolen the Master's Tooth in the events of The Giggle. We will be speculating as to who the actor may be and try to deduce about their character, and their potential relationship with the Master and another Mysterious Being...

A shorter episode today, however we will attempt to speculate a bit about Ruby Sunday's Biological Parents' Identities and why they're so shrouded in mystery, based on what we know about them from The Church on Ruby Road...

Today we will be looking into some of the theories regarding who Ruby Sunday's elderly Neighbour, Mrs Flood, is and how she knows the Doctor. We will explore theories from the media and correlate them with the evidence seen in The Church on Ruby Road.

Join us as we delve into the History of the Celestial Toymaker and Who his ominous "Legions", teased at the end of the Giggle may be...

In this episode we will breakdown the next time trailer from the end of The Church on Ruby Road and theorise about the plots of some of the upcoming episodes.

In our first episode of this series, we will be discussing and reviewing the 2023 Christmas Special The Church on Ruby Road.