Earth Station Who is a show dedicated to the culture around the BBC icon Doctor Who. Join Mike F, Mike G and Melanie Dean and Mary Ogle as we explore the over 50-year history and fandom surrounding the Doctor with reviews, interviews, and general discussions about the show. Be prepared for surprises, though; you never know WHO might pop up as a guest on Earth Station Who!
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The Earth Station Who crew celebrates 150 episodes with the penultimate story in the Key to Time saga. Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary cover themselves with Germanic green dye, braid their hair, and pray that the methane-filled monster Kroll can save them from this story. To be fair, he probably
The search for the Key to Time takes the ESW crew to Zenda, er, Tara. Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary see if Mary Tamm playing a total of four parts can equal over half of Tom’s screen time in this story. Plus, we preview some upcoming local Doctor Who themed
Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary travel to Boscombe Moor in sensible shoes to locate the third fragment of the Key to Time and, like the Megara, play judge and jury to this Fourth Doctor adventure. Plus, we honor the War Doctor Sir John Hurt and discuss the upcoming departure of
Bones of our fathers, bones of our kings! Mike, Mike, and Mary enter the catacombs in hopes of finding the first segment of the Key to Time. In addition, they discover a new companion for the Fourth Doctor, the pretty and prim Romanadvoratrelundar, aka Fred.
It was a dark time in the Big Apple. Aliens bent on colonization with only a single caped crusader to stop them. But wait, what’s this? The long awaited return of the dynamic Doctor! Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary unwrap the twelfth annual Christmas special. And they brought snacks. The
The ESW crew visit Tranquil Repose, which turns out to be anything but. Mike, Mike, Jen, Mary, and Boston Whovian Marc Brunco review this classic story full of dark humor and a competent and compassionate Sixth Doctor. What a revelation!
Since we currently don’t have any Class in the U.S., the ESW crew go back to school with a Tenth Doctor story featuring the welcome return of a beloved companion from the classic era. Things get a bit awkward when Jen and Mary discover they were not the first cohosts
David Keep joins Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary to witness the historic first meeting of Ace and the Professor. Plus, the Second Doctor on the big screen as The Power of Daleks plays in theaters for one night only.
As the strange and unearthly fog rolls in, Mike, Mike, Jen, Mary, and Drew Meyer match wits with Rueben the Rutan and try not to be blinded by the light. Winner of this month’s listeners vote.
Just like clockwork, the ESW crew return to review one of the most romantic Doctor stories ever told. Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary are joined by Angela Pritchett for some time-traveling, clock winding, and French kissing.
The ESW spotlight on favorite companions shines on the debut of one of the most beloved characters of the Doctor Who franchise. Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary travel to the Dark Ages to meet the sunny and smart Sarah Jane Smith, along with an alien race not nearly as pleasant.
It’s not polite to go through a person’s private journal, but when it is adapted by the folks at Big Finish, it is difficult to resist! Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary thumb through the four part audio series featuring Alex Kingston and Paul McGann.
