Podcasts by This Week in Time Travel

87: Carpetulation from 2019-02-24T04:45:17

One week out from Gallifrey One, it’s time to take stock of what we saw at the family reunion. We bid farewell to an iconic carpet and take one last look at a convention every Doctor Who fan should...

86: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Big Finish from 2019-02-07T00:49:16

There’s no better guide to the worlds of Big Finish productions of Doctor Who and other great properties than a former skeptic about audio drama. We welcome Radio Free Skaro’s Warren Frey as we tak...

85: Extended Fam from 2019-01-29T04:13:15

We beg your indulgence, but this podcast is 100% about Alyssa, Chip, and Rachel geeking out about the upcoming Gallifrey One convention. If you don’t have a ticket, well, we regret that it’s sold o...

84: Segun's Genesis from 2019-01-22T03:48:40

Shannon Dohar, friend of TWiTT, co-host of the Deeper Cuts album review podcast, and frequent Reality Bomb contributor, flexes her musical muscles and discusses with us Segun Akinola’s music from E...

83: Scholars of Time and Space from 2019-01-15T08:00:01

A bite-sized episode revisits academic fandom with a look at the dedicated programming track at this year’s Gallifrey One convention. Organizers Joy Piedmont and Paul Booth take us through what it ...

82: Panels Discussion from 2019-01-08T08:00:01

The TV series may be over for now, but we can still see Team TARDIS in action! We’re three issues into Jody Houser’s and Rachael Stott’s Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor from Titan Comics. Chip an...

81: Chekhov's Combo Oven from 2019-01-02T03:00

Yup, it was the Daleks all right. If we consider this the proper end of Series 11, then it absolutely ended with a bang. Jodie Whittaker’s first standoff with the pepper pots is properly epic, but ...

80: After the Glass Ceiling from 2018-12-20T05:33:03

That’s a wrap for 2018, This Week in Time Travel, and Series 11! Rachel Donner and Riley Silverman join us to sort out the brilliant and the tragic, the groundbreaking and the played-too-safe. Find...

79: The Battle of Awkwardly Long Name from 2018-12-10T03:00

Bang, whimper, or something in between? Did you guess right about,“I know that voice”? (You probably did.) Which characters got to tie off a satisfying arc, and which characters have yet to launch ...

78: Mirror, Mirror from 2018-12-03T03:02:09

One froggy universe, two grieving husbands, one mystery woodland menace, a kajillion moths, and one question from Alyssa: who’s allowed to be selfish in grief?

Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.

77: Ugly Roots from 2018-11-26T03:00

Zombies? Check. Sci-fi prison? Check. Historical figure? Check. Prestige casting? Check. Commentary on the human condition, drawing analogies to our current crisis of confidence in ourselves and ou...

76: On the Bubble from 2018-11-23T22:15:18

Happy Thanksgiving! Alyssa and Chip had some extra time to consider“Kerblam!”—whether it didn’t have enough of a point of view or too many, whether the first 40 minutes made up for the last few, an...

75: Demons and Strife from 2018-11-16T22:36:10

Thanks to travel schedules and Alyssa’s exhaustion after helping to Save Democracy As We Know It, we had a few extra days to consider“Demons of the Punjab”: whether it got the balance of SF and fam...

74: Stitch and Time from 2018-11-05T11:59:59

The Doctor's curiosity gets the best of her, and she finds herself and her friends in a disaster movie against, well, basically, Stitch without Lilo. Rachel Donner joins me for a quick trip on a Re...

73:"Back in the Box; There's Loads to See" from 2018-10-29T03:07:39

It’s eight-legs vs. two-legs again, but unlike 1974’s Planet of the Spiders these arachno-invaders are simply the very confused coincidental by-product of a business empire led by someone who’s TOT...

72: Montgomery 1955 from 2018-10-22T02:00

This was the episode that we held our breath for. Could British writers do justice to the woman who inspired the Montgomery bus boycotts, and fairly reflect the movement for civil rights? Spoiler a...

71: A Monument to Custard Cremes from 2018-10-15T02:46:42

In addition to the world’s fastest news buffet, we journey to the Planet of Desolation in search of the Doctor’s ride. Has Jodie Whittaker fully inhabited the role? Are Yaz, Graham and Ryan gelling...

70: Falling With Style from 2018-10-07T23:14:11

The Thirteenth Doctor is finally here, and (absent one rather concerning story beat) her timely debut was exactly what Alyssa and Chip were hungry for.“This new nose is SO reliable.”“Danger of deat...

69: New Beginnings from 2018-10-01T02:11:17

It’s the eve of new Doctor Who and we couldn’t be more ready. Titan Comics is celebrating with a virtual giveaway of $300 worth of comics, including Paul Cornell’s last (he means it this time) work...

68: History Lessons from 2018-09-25T07:00:01

It wasn’t a new idea, but it took a long time for the powers that be to take it seriously. Alyssa traverses the twists and turns that brought the notion of a female Doctor to reality. Chip reflects...

67: A Complicated Melody from 2018-09-19T03:17:10

Comedian and writer Riley Silverman joins Alyssa to celebrate, consider and critique the controversial River Song. Also, the Doctor Who PR juggernaut marches on while still managing to say VERY LIT...

66: Whoops from 2018-09-11T07:00:01

Chip demonstrates he’d be a rubbish time traveler because he can’t even manage simple time zones. Alyssa melts through the floor over Jodie Whittaker’s Marie Claire UK photoshoot. And there’s plent...

65: Problematic Babes from 2018-09-04T07:00:01

ALYSSA: (talks to Chip about her suggestion for a series about Problematic Faves) CHIP: (dictates a response via Siri, which changes the text to‘Problematic Babes’) ALYSSA:“Yup, there’s our episode...

64: Secrets of the 22nd Black Archive from 2018-07-31T03:44:43

Alyssa’s first book is out! We take time to talk about“The Black Archive #22: Hell Bent”and the themes Alyssa explored from the Series 9 finale. Plus: the SDCC afterglow, the LFCC record, and more ...

63: From Cardiff to Comic Con from 2018-07-24T07:00:01

Alyssa and Chip retreat to the memory palace and enjoy the highlights of the new Doctor Who era’s and Jodie Whittaker’s debuts in San Diego.

62: OMG OMG OMG from 2018-07-17T02:49:56

News floodgates opened before Comic-Con! Entertainment Weekly got an exclusive, then the Radio Times got another one! Fans selected their favorite episodes for a BBC America marathon, prompting Chi...

61: Karma Chameleon from 2018-07-10T07:00:01

Over the last half a century, the most consistent thing about Doctor Who has been the least consistent thing: the character of the Doctor. Regeneration after regeneration, is the Doctor reinvented ...

60: Suddenly Segun from 2018-07-03T03:59:19

We thought we might take the weekend off of TWiTT, because SURELY there wouldn’t be news about Doctor Who before Comic-Con, right? Chip’s theory was found wanting: New composer! New comic! New…uh…l...

59: Worth a Thousand Words from 2018-06-26T23:59:22

OK, we know that fan art is a visual medium. And podcasts are…not. But we’ve brought along some fan artists who’ve made a real impact. Nathan Skreslet and Ly Cao from Pixel Who are here to talk abo...

58: Books! The Best Weapons in the World! from 2018-06-20T02:00:17

Kara Dennison and Derek Kompare join us as our Fandom Perspectives series takes a look at aca-fans—those fans for whom deep dives of exploration into themes and cultural criticism make the Doctor W...

57: A (Canon) Blast from the Past from 2018-06-12T07:00:01

Your two fried cohosts take a quick tour through the news of the week and bring you an in-depth conversation about what“canon”in Doctor Who really means with rabid fan and New Testament scholar Mar...

56: Fanvid Happy Hour from 2018-06-05T03:36:34

For every character, for every dramatic plotline, for every ship: there’s a fanvid. Kim and Sage of Head Over Feels return to This Week in Time Travel to talk about their expertly curated collectio...

55: We'll Do It LIVE from 2018-05-29T07:00:01

It’s a short, live-and-in-person walk through the news of the week including a new venue for classic Doctor Who, a new book series about Doctor Who book series, your chance to welcome Jodie Whittak...

54: The Pen is Mightier Than the Spoon from 2018-05-22T07:00:01

Some fans are content to consume stories. Others want to expand on them, or even transform them. Part two of our Fandom Perspectives series is about fanfiction, a creative outlet that may even have...

53: Timeless Apparel Rendered Dexterously In Style from 2018-05-16T03:44:36

At its best, fandom culture is all about participation! We begin our Fandom Perspective series by looking at cosplay with friend and East Coast costumer Amanda-Rae Prescott.

52: News Rounds, Rapid from 2018-05-08T02:42:23

It’s a snack-size edition of This Week in Time Travel looking at Free Comic Book Day, the new Time Team, and the eternal question: can the Eric Roberts Master drezzzz for the occasion in audio?

51: Really, REALLY Great Hair from 2018-05-01T07:00:01

Our Doctor retrospective series concludes with, of course, the Twelfth Doctor. It’s a giant-size, Series 10-hair-size, celebration of everything he brought to the role courtesy of the Hugo-finalist...

50: Reconstructed Krab from 2018-04-24T07:00:01

Alyssa promised that she would make Chip watch his very first reconstruction of a missing classic Doctor Who episode, as chosen by a random #WhoAgainstGuns donor. Thanks to David H. Adler, it’s tim...

49: Return of the Drunken Giraffe from 2018-04-17T07:00:01

Let’s go back to 2010 and welcome the worldwide goodwill ambassador from the BBC, the Eleventh Doctor, who ushered Doctor Who into even greater global popularity. Radio Free Skaro and Lazy Doctor W...

48: Justifiably Smug from 2018-04-10T07:00:01

He launched the show to new heights and became one of the most beloved Doctors of all of time and space—but he had his share of detractors! Shannon Sudderth helps us discuss David Tennant’s Doctor.

47: I Feel Fantastic from 2018-04-03T19:30:03

Ninth Doctor, we hardly knew you! Rachel Donner rejoins the This Week in Time Travel team for a jam-packed episode celebrating Christopher Eccleston and his pivotal year in the role.

46: Not the One You Expected from 2018-03-20T07:00:01

The Eighth Doctor was truly the“Fans’Doctor.”Not because fandom created him, but because thanks to novels and especially Big Finish, fans of Doctor Who got to know Paul McGann’s Doctor while the wi...

45: Conniving Clown from 2018-03-13T02:14:16

The master of the Hat Trick, Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor, falls under the watchful eye of returning guest Kathleen Schowalter. There’s a bumper crop of news, too, including the outcome of the ...

44: Rainbow Connection from 2018-03-06T06:02:02

Our fearless leader Jason Snell joins us to discuss the brightest and brashest of the Doctors: Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor. Plus, we have an update on #WhoAgainstGuns, some details and controversy o...

43: The Storytellers from 2018-02-27T03:09

It’s an interview spectacular! Writers Rona Munro and Jenny Colgan, costume designer Hayley Nebauer, and stop-motion puppeteer Alisa Stern (“Doctor Puppet”) all talked with us at Gallifrey One. PLU...

42:"Gallifrey Waits No More" from 2018-02-20T01:27:28

Women’s voices rang powerfully and true at the end of the 29th Gallifrey One convention. Alyssa looks back on a profound #MeToo moment as Doctor Who actors, writers and other creators talked about ...

41: What's the Celery For? from 2018-02-13T08:00:01

Graeme Burk rejoins us to rhapsodize about the beige-est of Doctors, the Fifth! Plus, loads of news and“news”as Chip and Alyssa prepare for convention season.

40: Jelly Baby? from 2018-02-06T04:29:45

None more iconic: Tom Baker strode across Doctor Who as a giant for seven years, and we have comedian Riley Silverman here to celebrate him.

39: Draconian Women's Lib from 2018-01-31T03:48:14

It’s time to reverse the polarity and introduce the Brig to the concept of Women’s Liberation. Bring back the opera capes and the short short skirts! It’s time to talk about the Third Doctor.

38: A Professor of a Far Wider Academy from 2018-01-24T06:02:14

We’re joined by author, editor and zombie mathematician Robert Smith? as we discuss the Second Doctor’s place in the canon. Plus: Peter Capaldi’s surprise post-tenure appearance at an upcoming East...

37: The Original, You Might Say from 2018-01-16T08:00:01

Doctor Who: The Writers’Room co-host Erik Stadnik was the perfect guest this week. Not only does he adore the First Doctor, making him a great pick to kick off our weekly survey of the Doctors, but...

36:"Jodie Whittaker IS the Doctor!" from 2018-01-09T08:00:01

New year, new Doctor, new themes for the year ahead for This Week in Time Travel! This week’s Doctor Who Magazine sets the tone with its official“Jodie Whittaker is The Doctor”cover. We squee about...

35: Brilliance from 2017-12-26T04:07:55

It’s almost the beginning of the Jodie Whittaker era, and the moment has been prepared for. Alyssa and Chip talk about how the Capaldi Finale also sets the stage for Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to...

34: Just Another Manic Mondas from 2017-12-19T08:00:01

Before“World Enough and Time”and“The Doctor Falls”—WAY before—there was“The Tenth Planet.”We take a look all the way back at the introduction of the Cybermen and the First Doctor’s regeneration in ...

33: Everything Ends from 2017-12-12T08:00:01

Everything ends, and it’s always sad. But everything begins again too, and that’s always happy. Chip, Alyssa and Rachel are joined by Joy Piedmont as our Christmas Masterplan draws to a close with“...

32: A Very Facehugger Christmas from 2017-12-05T08:00:01

Warren Frey from Radio Free Skaro helps us resume our Christmas Masterplan as we look at Matt Smith’s swan song and Santa Claus vs. the Facehuggers.

31: Heroes from 2017-11-21T08:00:01

The Third Doctor may have had several friends and companions, but there was only one Jo Grant. And neither Three nor Jo would have ever made it onto our television screens if it wasn’t for the tale...

30: A Convention in Space and Time from 2017-11-15T02:01:02

Connecting with friends, seeing the cast and diving deep into geekery: that’s what a Doctor Who convention is all about! Chip, Alyssa and Rachel compare notes about their Long Island Who experience...

29: Why Does Chip Hate Christmas (and Joy)? from 2017-11-07T08:00:01

Alyssa has (supposedly) abandoned Chip. Just like Matt Smith in“The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe”and“The Snowmen,”Chip brings in some special help to fulfill the Christmas Masterplan: Deb St...

28: Happy Who-lloween! from 2017-10-31T07:00:01

Don’t blink, don’t drink the water and—hey, who turned out the lights? We’re getting spooOOOoookky on this special Halloween edition of This Week in Time Travel, going over the episodes, monsters a...

27: Four's Company from 2017-10-24T07:00:01

Is four a crowd? Could Sunday night’s surprise announcement mean the return of a fully-fledged TARDIS team? Or is Chris Chibnall up to something more tricksy? Plus: the Christmas Masterplan marches...

26: Christmas Cheer in Short Supply from 2017-10-17T07:00:01

It’s Christmas on the doomed Titanic, and somewhere in Victorian times, Cybermen are trying to crush our Christmas Cheer. We look back on our companion-less Christmas specials“Voyage of the Damned”...

25: The Christmas Runaway Bride Invasion from 2017-10-11T02:10:53

The Christmas Masterplan is underway! Join Chip, Rachel, and our guest Kathleen Schowalter as we begin a trek through all the Christmas specials through Peter Capaldi’s last episode. Say hello to t...

24: Hat-flips, Spoons and Deviousness from 2017-10-03T07:00:01

Thirty years ago, Sylvester McCoy rolled out of a curly-haired wig to become the last Classic Doctor! We take advantage of the anniversary to talk about his strongest stories and his place in the D...

23: Shall We Play a Game? from 2017-09-19T07:01

We’re talking about the new Doctor Who Fluxx card game with Looney Labs co-founder Andrew Looney! Plus: your responses to last week’s“My Doctor Is…”question and a Dramatic Synopsis Reading!

22:"MY Doctor is..." from 2017-09-12T07:01

These three words mean arguments and strife! What makes The Doctor, well, The Doctor? Are there portrayals or characteristics that are just plain“unDoctorish”? How little will you be surprised by w...

21: Thrice Upon a Director from 2017-09-05T07:01

Director Rachel Talalay has directed every Peter Capaldi-era series finale, and is in post-production on his swan song, Christmas’s“Twice Upon a Time.”We’re thrilled to talk to her about her experi...

20: Conventional Wisdom from 2017-08-22T07:00:02

No matter how connected fans become online, there’s no substitute for gathering in person. We’re joined by con-runner Ken Deep of Long Island Who as we find out what it took to start a new Doctor W...

19: Dramatic Persona from 2017-08-15T03:40:18

He never said“Pop! Pop! Pop!”but Sydney Newman did transform British drama while creating Doctor Who along the way. We check in with Graeme Burk who annotated and supplemented Newman’s memoir, Head...

18: Chibnallogy from 2017-08-08T07:00:01

What do you expect when you’re expecting a new showrunner? The whole This Week team has gone back over the Doctor Who and Torchwood episodes written by Chris Chibnall—everything from gaseous aliens...

17: Red White (and Orange and Yellow and Blue) and Who from 2017-07-25T00:42:15

Steven Warren Hill drops by to talk about his long-awaited opus about Doctor Who in America, Red, White and Who. Graeme Burk and Liz Myles take up the age-old question: were the candy-colored New D...

16: I'm With Her from 2017-07-16T20:12:59

It’s not every day history gets made with a casting announcement. Presenting the 13th Doctor: Jodie Whittaker.

15: The Fan Show Fan Show from 2017-07-11T10:52:45

Christel Dee is the host of Doctor Who: The Fan Show for the BBC, and we’ve got her! We talk with Christel about her journey from fan to pro, and then we take one last look at Series 10.

14: Many, Many Feels from 2017-07-04T07:37:30

The intensity did not let up from last week’s controversial episode! Alyssa and Chip are joined once more by Rachel as we explore the ending of The Two Masters’stories, the Twelfth Doctor’s heroic ...

13: I Want to Bill-eve from 2017-06-27T07:01

Chip, Alyssa, and Rachel are together in-person to discuss one of the most intense episodes to date! Can they handle the feels, or will they need to enter the conversion theater…?

12: Celtic Rock from 2017-06-20T07:01

She last wrote for Doctor Who with 1989’s“Survival.”Now Rona Munro returns to Doctor Who with“The Eaters of Light”; was it to our taste? Plus we talk to Lisa Bowerman, who starred in Munro’s previo...

11: The Pretzel Guns of Mars from 2017-06-13T07:01

Chip couldn’t tell who had the higher-pitched voice: the returning-after-decades hexapod Alpha Centauri, or Alyssa after she realized that it was indeed an Alpha cameo! We found plenty more to talk...

10: Mom Fixes Everything from 2017-06-07T03:13:54

Beware fake news! Chip and Alyssa peel back the propaganda and take a close look at“The Lie of the Land.”Plus: Alyssa reflects on Bill Potts at the beginning of Pride Month.

9: At the End of the World as We Know It from 2017-05-30T07:01

A 5,000-year-old pyramid drops into existence in a single day as a harbinger of apocalypse. We talk about this part-two-of-three and whether it addresses the questions about“consent”it raises. Also...

8: The Sims 4: Murderous Invasion Stuff from 2017-05-23T04:11:59

Extremis Veritas Expelliarmus! Particle physicists and priests alike are shocked into submission when they learn the truth of the world. Did Chip and Alyssa buy this departure from the“meat and pot...

7: We Didn't See That Coming from 2017-05-16T05:19:29

Feeling short of breath? Chip and Alyssa squee over Rose and Ten coming to Big Finish and review Jamie Mathieson’s“Oxygen.”Then, Chip is joined by our friends Kyle and Erik from Doctor Who: The Wri...

6: Bugs in the System from 2017-05-09T07:01

Which is scarier: gothic horror or moving house? Chip, Alyssa and Rachel dig into“Knock Knock”and check in on the first third of Series 10.

5: Punching Down from 2017-05-02T07:01

Tom Attah and Joy Piedmont join Alyssa as they deep-dive under the“Thin Ice.”Chip quizzes NPR’s Glen Weldon on Doctor Who’s place in American nerd culture, then puts on his Two-minute Time Lord hat...

4:"Think You Should Only/Write in Emoji" from 2017-04-25T07:01

Emojibots! Is Doctor Who riding a trend or is the trend already played out? Chip and Rachel review“Smile”and ponder how successful Doctor Who is at making topical references, from Beatles cameos to...

3:"The Pilot"Takes Flight from 2017-04-18T07:01

What more is there to say than,“New Doctor Who! Bill! Mysterious vaults! Nardole?”Well, how about“Special Guest Petra Mayer”from National Public Radio? Let’s dive into the series premiere, shall we?

2: Hair Apparent from 2017-04-11T07:01

We’re getting more and more excited for Series 10 (Two Masters!) but we’re also looking back at two Twelfth Doctors. Chip prefers Series Eight’s; Alyssa prefers Series Nine’s. Who’s right? Also, me...

1: Series 10, Rachael Stott and Paul Cornell from 2017-04-04T11:28:38

This Week in Time Travel launches a week late (thanks to Alyssa losing her voice) with a double-sized debut to make up for it! Chip and Alyssa welcome regular panelists Rachel Donner and Tom Attah ...

0: Coming Soon... from 2017-03-22T17:39:43

Chip Sudderth (@2minutetimelord) and Alyssa Franke (@WhovianFeminism) announce the latest addition to The Incomparable family of podcasts—a weekly dive into the worlds of Doctor Who!