Category: Doctor Who

Retrogram #8103: The Hawkman Cometh

Earl

The week of January 12th, 1981: Hitchhikers, Hulk, Hawk, and Who, oh my!  Buck Rogers returns with a new feathered friend, the Doctor has a new furry friend, and the stories from behind the scenes reveal what a miracle it was that any of these shows made it to our screens.  (1:02:19)


Right-click here and “save as” to download the K-9’s memory, which will only work in an alternate universe where, if you’re extremely lucky, it might be read by Peter Jones instead of me.

[…]

Retrogram #7636: Things To Watch While Landing On Mars

Earl

The week of August 29th, 1976: Let’s say you’re heading for a landing on Mars, getting ready to do science stuff.  You’re probably not thinking about the fact that you’re going to miss shows about alien men escaping the yoke of female oppression, treacherous shape-shifters, and big Helix energy.  It’s a good thing Retrogram is here to help.  (54:12)


Right-click here and “save as” to download the podcast to an organic computer powered by energy harvested from other beings’ minds.

You know, if you’re into that sort of thing.

[…]

Retrogram #7601: Beginning The Bicentennial With The Brits

Earl

The week of December 29th, 1975: A heavy metal giant is born, a future pro golf legend is born…and airports and airplanes are becoming unusually dangerous places to be.  Sitting in front of the TV is much safer – but just because the U.S. is hurtling toward the big 2-0-0 doesn’t mean it has a lock on the fantastic.  (39:45)


Right-click here and “save as” to download the podcast to a disembodied brain that we’re going to jam into Tom Baker’s head.

[…]

Retrogram #7060: The Case For Doctor Who Season 7

Earl

1970: The Doctor’s back.  With a new face.  In color!  But his first story was being made by the last of the black & white era’s production team, and a new team would be taking over with an aim toward building social messages into their story.  What were the expectations of the new Doctor and his new behind-the-scenes crew…and how were those expectations promptly defied?  (1:19:10)


Right-click here and “save as” to download the podcast to your audio device of choice, which may be confiscated if you accidentally wind up in a fascist alternate universe.

[…]

Retrogram #7516

Earl

The week of April 14th, 1975: Pestilence, Cybermen, angry vegetation, and death – it was a week in 1975 that saw Doctor Who come up against a new show created by one of the writers most directly responsible for Doctor Who’s success, while a couple of genre shows for kids got pretty weird. Join us for a thoroughly British Retrogram…or avoid it like the plague. (63:14)


Right-click here and “save as” to download the podcast to a medium that will someday be interpreted by unsuspecting aliens as a snapshot of life on Earth. […]

Retrogram #7001: Welcome To The 1970s

Earl

The week of December 28th, 1969: The last days of the 1960s. The first days of the 1970s. It’s been fifty years since these shows premiered. Did our sci-fi and our spy-fi predict the future? Was any of it actually ahead of its time, or was it still just amazing that all three of these shows were being broadcast in color? Let’s rewind half a century and find out. (47:30)


Right-click here and “save as” to download the podcast to something that won’t self-destruct in five seconds. […]

Retrogram #8644: Halloween LXXXVI

Earl

The week of October 26th, 1986: 1986 A.T. (after “Thriller”) is upon us again, with spooky foes and even spookier friends, unearthly threats and the unexplained, and so many shows no one could complain. Join us now to watch aliens on the run, a shrinking family, Ewoks not having fun, travel through time, though time’s standing still, it might be Halloween forever, so feel the chill! (65:18)


Right-click here and “save as” to download the podcast to your device, or any glowing blue spheres you have handy. […]