It’s International Podcast Day 2023! To celebrate we assembled a “Best Of” edition. First, Seth and Crazy Train pay tribute to the late great Kevin Conroy, who passed away late last year. Conroy was the primary voice of Batman for most animation and game projects based on DC superheroes. In the second half of the show, Seth and Mark Short talk about the return of David Tennant to Doctor Who.

Mark and Seth return to talk about the final episode of the Tom Baker classic Doctor Who story The Brain of Morbius. Solon has successfully transplanted Marbius’s brain into a gruesome new body. Can The Doctor and Sarah Jane thwart the evil Time Lord’s resurrection? Or will the insane monster exact his revenge and slaughter the Sisterhood Of Karn? Sources: The TARDIS Data Core, A Brief History of Time Travel, and Radio Times

Mark and Seth watch part three of the Tom Baker story The Brain of Morbius. This story pays tribute to tropes from classic horror stories such as Frankenstein and Re-Animator. Solon sends The Doctor back to The Sisterhood of Karn for the elixir that can restore Sarah Jane’s eyesight. Little does The Doctor know he is being set up to be killed so that Solon can use his head to complete the body of Morbius! Sources: The TARDIS Data Core, A Brief History of Time Travel, and...

Mark and Seth look at the second part of the Tom Baker story The Brain of Morbius. This is a perfect example not only of Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor, but how Doctor Who often paid tribute to classic horror tropes. The mad scientist Dr. Solon needs The Doctor’s head in order to resurrect the evil Time Lord Morbius. But unfortunately for him and The Doctor, the Sisterhood of Karn have sentenced The Doctor to death! Can Sarah Jane rescue The Doctor before he is burned at the...

The classic years of Doctor Who were well known for use of horror tropes, especially during the Phillip Hinchcliffe Era. Seth and Mark return to give their signature blend of knowledge and humor to this Tom Baker classic that is more than just an homage to horror classics like Frankenstein and Re-Animator. The Brain Of Morbius has The Doctor and Sarah Jane landing against their will on the planet Karn. After finding shelter in Dr. Solon’s castle the pair soon realize the...

Mark and Seth wrap up commentary for The Exploding Planet, the final part of the lost William Hartnell classic story Galaxy Four/ The Doctor, Steven, and Vicki race against time (and The Drahvins) to escape the doomed planet. Bibliography Galaxy 4 at TARDIS Data Core Read the original BBC scripts Galaxy 4 at Shannon Sullivan’s A Brief History of Time Travel. The Internet Archive link to all the episodes

Mark and Seth are back to dive into the third part of the lost William Hartnell Doctor Who story Galaxy 4, “Air Lock”. Vicki gets taken away by The Rills while The Drahvin detain Steven. But who is actually in danger? Bibliography Galaxy 4 at TARDIS Data Core Read the original BBC scripts Galaxy 4 at Shannon Sullivan’s A Brief History of Time Travel. The Internet Archive link to all the episodes

Examining The Doctor returns to its regular commentary track format with Part Two of the lost William Hartnell story Galaxy 4, “Trap Of Steel”. The Doctor and Steven learn about the imminent destruction of the entire planet. He and Vicki are then tasked with seeking out the mysterious Rills while Steven is left in the custody of the Drahvin leader, Maaga. Are The Rills as dangerous as she claims? Or could treachery be afoot? Galaxy 4...

We interrupt our regularly scheduled episode commentaries to talk the surprise return of David Tennant as The Fourteenth Doctor at the end of The Power of The Doctor. Seth and Mark look at Tennant’s return and what we may see in the new Russel T. Davies era of Doctor Who. They also lament the year-long wait and how we are once again shown that we could have at least one proper season of Paul McGann as The Eighth Doctor.

Examining The Doctor is back to talk about the long-lost and recently rereleased William Hartnell story Galaxy 4. Sometimes called Galaxy Four or The Chumblies. Seth and Mark bring their signature blend of knowledge and humor to talk one of the few animated reconstruction stories starring William Hartnell’s First Doctor, Galaxy 4 (also referred to as Galaxy Four or The Chumblies). Synopsis The TARDIS lands on a seemingly livable but doomed planet. The Doctor and...

Mark and Seth return for the conclusion to this Tom Baker classic! The Doctor and Leela enact a desperate plan to stop a murderous alien scout before it calls an army of its kind to lay waste to the entire planet! Reference material used * Official BBC site with scans of the original paperwork* Shannon Sullivan’s entry in A Brief History of Time (Travel)* TARDIS Data Core entries for the TV story as well as the novelisation* A Minecraft server dedicated to Doctor...

Mark and Seth return to examine part three of the Tom Baker story Horror of Fang Rock. A mysterious killer is on the prowl inside an old lighthouse. The Doctor and Leela try to formulate a plan to thwart the creature before it kills everybody inside! Reference material used * Official BBC site with scans of the original paperwork* Shannon Sullivan’s entry in A Brief History of Time (Travel)* TARDIS Data Core entries for the TV story as well as the novelisation* A...

Mark and Seth return to the Examining The Doctor airwaves to talk the latest actor to play The Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa! Plus they discuss the return of Russell T. Davies as showrunner and why that is a major cause for hope. Not only that, but they also address some of the rubbish rumors of other actors that were rumored to be stepping into The TARDIS.

Mark and Seth return to give their signature blend of knowledge and humor into the Tom Baker Doctor Who classic story Horror of Fang Rock. After the sudden death of a lighthouse crew member, a ship crashes into the rocky shores of Fang Rock. While The Doctor and the remaining lighthouse crew rush to save the survivors, Leela sees a mysterious creature in the water. Sources of information: TARDIS Data Core, Brief History of Time and Space

It’s the month of Halloween, so Mark and Seth discuss a spooky classic, the Tom Baker story Horror of Fang Rock. Horror of Fang Rock was the first story in Season 15 of Doctor Who. It was loosely inspired by a real-life incident from 1900 where three lighthouse workers mysteriously vanished from a lighthouse never to be seen or heard from again. Seth also discusses “The Max Headroom Incident” where an unknown hacker pirated the signal of a PBS airing of the episode and...

Mark and Seth return for the epic conclusion to arguably the greatest Doctor Who stories of all time! The Doctor has the chance to erase the Daleks from existence, but does he have the right? Meanwhile, the Kaleds confront Davros in an attempt to overthrow his plans. But Davros unleashes his Dalek army on his own people. Who will be left standing? Sources of information: TARDIS Data Core, Brief History of Time and Space, Internet Movie Firearm Database

Mark and Seth bring their signature blend of knowledge and humor to the penultimate episode of arguably the greatest Doctor Who story of all time! Davros gains knowledge of the future by interrogating The Doctor and his companions. Meanwhile, Kaled Elite stage a full-blown revolution to stop the Daleks from being created! Sources of information: TARDIS Data Core, Brief History of Time and Space, Internet Movie Firearm Database

This episode of Examining The Doctor celebrates International Podcast Podcast Day and is a throwback to the early days where we discussed specific Doctors. 3:20 – Top And Bottom 10 Stories (2013) Mark, Greg, and Seth discuss the Top and Bottom 10 Doctor Who stories as voted by Doctor Who Magazine readers in 2013. 1:00:30 – The Sixth Doctor Colin Baker (1984-1986) A look back at Colin Baker’s run and the politics surrounding his departure using news headlines...

Mark and Seth dive in to the latter parts of arguably the greatest Tom Baker story of all time. Davros’s evil plot is put into place as genocide of his own people, the Kaleds, is witnessed by The Doctor. Afterward, Davros unleashes the Daleks on The Thals. The Doctor must escape Thal custody and stop him before the Daleks exterminate everybody!

The BBC recently confirmed the return of Russell T. Davies to Doctor Who as its showrunner. Mark and Seth give their thoughts and give their hopes for the future of the franchise.

Seth and Mark return for part three of the epic Tom Baker classic Genesis of the Daleks. Mark shares the story about him actually owning a prop used in the actual episode. Plus background on Terry Nation’s script and changes between what was in the early drafts and what made it to the screen. Davros reacts to the impending mutiny by enacting a plan that will bring mass genocide to his very own race, the Kaleds! Meanwhile, The Doctor and Harry search for Sarah Jane behind the lines of the...

Mark and Seth are back to discuss part two of arguably the greatest Doctor Who story of all time, Genesis of the Daleks. The Doctor and Harry are in the custody of The Kaleds where they witness Davros himself demonstrate the first operational Dalek. Meanwhile, Sarah Jane finds herself among a group of Mutos who get captured by The Thals… who are at terrible war with The Kaleds!

Arguably the greatest Doctor Who stories of ALL TIME!

Mark and Seth return for the final episode in the lost Patrick Troughton story The Faceless Ones. The Doctor confronts The Director on board the alien spacecraft. Meanwhile, on Earth, The Commandant desperately tries to find some of the 50,000 lost people before the aliens leave for their home planet!