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Open the box, Pull To Open listeners—but be sure your mind is ready. Kinda is the kinda… er kind of Doctor Who story where the themes are so rich you don’t care what it looks like. Which is just as well because the jungle looks like a garden center, the villain looks like an ’80s music-video nightmare, and the real monster may be your own mind. Peter Davison’s trip to Deva Loka banks hard into Buddhism, colonialism, feminism, telepathy, forbidden apples, silent men, and Hindle going so far over the top he may actually achieve orbit. But is this Mara tale a classic, a green-tinted mess, or somehow both? Join us as we face the dark places of the inside, ask why we didn’t get more possessed Tegan, and try not to laugh at a giant pink snake surrounded by mirrors. Silence, male fools—the wheel is turning.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:01:50Whomoji Challenge 00:07:21Poll to Open 00:14:14Comment of the Week 00:17:13TL;DW 00:22:32Review: Kinda 00:25:30Four Questions to Doomsday 01:06:17What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:09:00Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:15:24Final Judgment 01:20:24Randomizer! 01:26:41Follow us on:
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Series 2, Episode 11Season 19, Serial 3Story number: 118, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Christopher BaileyDirector: Peter GrimwadeScript Editor: Eric Saward (commissioned by Christopher H. Bidmead and worked on by Antony Root)Producer: John Nathan-TurnerAired 1–9 February 1982Pull To Open: Kinda
Season 7Episode 12Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Doctor Who fans have long feared Fear Her—and not necessarily for the reasons the episode intended. A lonely child, a suburban street, a cupboard-dad, a doodle monster, a rogue Isolus, and one baffling Olympic torch relay all add up to what may be the most filler-y filler episode Russell T Davies ever filled. But is it really as bad as its reputation suggests? Chris reaches for the Ogron almost immediately, while Pete shocks the universe by defending the value of low-stakes Doctor Who, especially when David Tennant and Billie Piper are still bringing the charm. Grab your crayons, keep an eye on the TARDIS, and join us as we ask the terrifying question: what if the scariest thing about Fear Her is that it’s… kind of fine?
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:03:34Whomoji Challenge 00:07:09POLL To Open 00:12:42TL;DW 00:18:07Review: Fear Her 00:19:33Four Questions to Doomsday 00:55:21What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 00:57:36Where Is the Clara Splinter? 00:59:57Final Judgment 01:05:33Randomizer! 01:11:26Follow us on:
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Series 2, Episode 11Story number: 179, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Matthew GrahamDirector: Euros LynScript Editor: Simon WinstoneProducer: Phil CollinsonExecutive Producers: Russell T Davies and Julie GardnerAired 24 June 2006Pull To Open: Fear Her
Season 7Episode 11Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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It’s the end of the universe as Moffat knows it, and somehow we feel fine. The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang two-parter throws every monster in the closet at Stonehenge, locks the Doctor in the most mythic box since the TARDIS, shoots Amy, explodes reality, gives Rory 2,000 years of plastic husband duty, and then fixes everything with a wedding phrase. Does it all make sense? Frequently! Does it cheat? Occasionally! Does it still make Team PTO cry happy tears? Like Karen Gillan reading the deepest-blue terms and conditions. Join us as we salute Matt Smith yelling at spaceships, interrogate Moffat’s monster fan service, ponder whether Sutekh got rebooted with the TARDIS, and ask whether this fairy-tale finale is really as good as we remember.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:02:12Whomoji Challenge 00:12:27POLL To Open 00:15:39Comment of the Week 00:17:56TL;DW 00:24:11Review: The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang 00:27:39Four Questions to Doomsday 01:02:20What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:06:17Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:12:45Final Judgment 01:19:44Randomizer! 01:24:24Follow us on:
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Series 5, Episodes 12 & 13Story number: 215, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Steven MoffatDirector: Toby HaynesScript Editor: Lindsey AlfordProducer: Peter BennettExecutive Producers: Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger and Beth WillisAired 19–26 June 2010Pull To Open: The Pandorica Opens | The Big Bang
Season 7Episode 10Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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The Leisure Hive should be a relaxing holiday: a beachside opening, fabulous costumes, and Lalla Ward dressed like she just won regatta season. Instead, we find a story with enough ideas for three serials and enough pacing for half of one. Is it a commentary on nuclear war? A tourism satire? A hard-sci-fi flex? A lizard-mafia caper? Somehow it’s all of them, plus the moment Doctor Who quietly kills off the Randomizer and ushers in the John Nathan-Turner era with neon, synths, and pure style. Join us as we step into the tachyon chamber to confront old-man Tom Baker and the most leisurely chaos in the Fourth Doctor’s final stretch.
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Timeline:
Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:02:15Whomoji Challenge 00:07:52POLL to Open 00:12:36Comment of the week 00:15:03TL;DW 00:22:17Review: The Leisure Hive 00:24:51Four Questions to Doomsday 01:05:14What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:08:57Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:13:14Final Judgment 01:18:18Randomizer! 01:24:02Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 18, Serial 1Story number: 109, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: David FisherDirector: Lovett BickfordScript Editor: Christopher H. BidmeadProducer: John Nathan-TurnerExecutive Producer: Barry LettsAired 30 August–20 September 1980Pull To Open: The Leisure Hive
Season 7Episode 9Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Come one, come all to the Psychic Circus — where the audience kills, the clowns are robots, and the Doctor may be only one striped scarf away from becoming one himself. This week, Pull To Open tackles The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, a late-McCoy oddity that somehow manages to be creepy, funny, ambitious, and weirdly relevant all at once. Is the Chief Clown an all-time villain? Are the Gods of Ragnarok a brilliant meta-commentary or a giant last-minute shrug? And most importantly: is the Doctor, in fact, a hippie? Grab some popcorn and keep your hands inside the clown car at all times.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:02:41Whomoji Challenge 00:08:00Poll to Open 00:13:14TL;DW 00:21:16Review: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 00:23:48Four Questions to Doomsday 01:01:05What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:05:01Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:07:36Final Judgment 01:12:32Randomizer! 01:19:10Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 25, Serial 4Story number: 155, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Stephen WyattDirector: Alan WareingScript Editor: Andrew CartmelProducer: John Nathan-TurnerAired 14 December 1988–4 January 1989Pull To Open: Time and the Rani
Season 7Episode 8Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Five years, 160 stories, one increasingly suspicious Randomizer. Pull To Open has reached the exact midpoint of its mad dash through all of Doctor Who, so Pete and Chris are taking a break from the usual TL;DW chaos to ask the big questions: How did this thing start? When did the podcast actually get good? Which Doctors and eras has the Randomizer weirdly favored — or avoided — and why does Doctor Who somehow work better in random order than almost any franchise alive? Join us as we look back on listener Homojis, cursed pirate detours, guest-star highlights, production growing pains, and the dawning realization that this “five-year mission” is really a ten-year one. The back half starts now.
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Pull To Open: The Halftime Show
Season 7Episode 7Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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September 7, 1987: a date that lives in Doctor Who infamy—at least for Chris, who rage-quit the show the moment Time and the Rani introduced the Seventh Doctor in the most cursed way imaginable. Bad wigs, mangled aphorisms, quarry overload, neon overkill, and a regeneration scene that practically dares you to change the channel: this one has it all. But is the story merely a disaster, or a pivotal disaster? Join us as we revisit Sylvester McCoy’s bumpy debut, marvel at Kate O’Mara’s all-time great “Rani pretending to be Mel” performance, and ask how the same show that made Caves of Androzani wound up here. Time and tide melts the snowman.
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Timeline:
Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:02:31POLL to Open 00:07:55Comment of the Week 00:11:10TL;DW 00:21:19Review: Time and the Rani 00:23:59Four Questions to Doomsday 01:02:02What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:06:27Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:11:59Final Judgment 01:15:37Randomizer! 01:21:14Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 24, Serial 1Story number: 147, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Pip and Jane BakerDirector: Andrew MorganScript Editor: Andrew CartmelProducer: John Nathan-TurnerAired 7–28 September 1987Pull To Open: Time and the Rani
Season 7Episode 6Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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The Sea Devils should be an all-timer: the Master returns, the Navy shows up, the Doctor tries to broker peace, and the monsters have one of the most iconic “emerging from the sea” entrances ever. And yet… why do we learn so little about Sea Devil society? Why is the prison run by a duffer with sword décor and futuristic venetian blinds TVs? And why does this story quietly force the Doctor into the same moral corner as Doctor Who and the Silurians — with a choice that looks an awful lot like annihilation? Strap on your string vest: we’re going deep.
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Timeline:
Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:01:29Whomoji Challenge 00:07:14POLL to Open 00:12:20Comment of the Week 00:15:05TL;DW 00:22:33Review: The Sea Devils 00:26:32Four Questions to Doomsday 01:05:11What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:10:01Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:14:39Final Judgment 01:19:21Randomizer! 01:26:01Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 9, Serial 3Story number: 61, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Malcolm HulkeDirector: Michael E. BriantScript Editor: Terrance DicksProducer: Barry LettsAired 26 February–1 April 1972Pull To Open: The Sea Devils
Season 7Episode 5Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Pull To Open goes on location! Pete and Chris hit Gallifrey One in Los Angeles as total Gally virgins, gawping at “chemicals on fire” sunsets, accidentally learning how expensive fandom can be, and collecting hot takes like they’re limited-edition prints. Along the way: Peter Davison (and the Tom Baker advice he still can’t hear), Millie Gibson popping in like it’s no big deal, and a convention floor vibe check that can best be summarized by one hoodie: “I told you Disney was a bad idea.” Plus: fans tell us where Doctor Who goes next… including the boldest pitch of all: put it on YouTube.
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Pull To Open: Gallifrey One Recap
Season 7Episode 4Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Some stories upgrade the villains. This one upgrades everything. We venture to Pete’s World to face the stompiest reintroduction of a classic foe in rRise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel. But are these metal men truly scary, or are they just Bluetooth bullies from Big Tech? Let’s debate the genius of rewriting Cyber-history, discuss what the story steals from Spare Parts, and say goodbye (maybe?) to Mickey. Wherever you land on this story, you have to admire it for accurately predicting Apple AirPods.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:03:37Whomoji Challenge 00:08:11POLL to Open 00:12:43Comment of the Week 00:15:03TL;DW 00:20:04Commentary: Rise of the Cybermen | The Age of Steel 00:22:31Four Questions to Doomsday 01:08:41What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:13:06Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:18:30Final Judgment 01:24:45Randomizer! 01:30:30Follow us on:
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Series 2, Episodes 5 and 6Story number: 175, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Tom MacRaeDirector: Graeme HarperShowrunner: Russell T. DaviesAired 13–20 May 2006Pull To Open: Rise of the Cybermen | The Age of Steel
Season 7Episode 3Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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It’s the Second Doctor’s second story, and he’s already cross-dressing, bashing heads, and doing the worst German accent this side of Oktoberfest. The Highlanders is a story where the Doctor flails through post-regeneration weirdness while Ben, Polly, and proto-companion Jamie navigate the aftermath of Culloden and a plot to sell Scots into slavery. With violent slapstick, dodgy disguises, and an unexpected showdown on a boat, this might be the most violent—and historically faithful—Doctor Who story ever made. But does the Randomizer’s gift of Jamie McCrimmon come wrapped in tartan triumph… or just more post-battle trauma?
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:03:05Whomoji Challenge 00:07:07POLL to Open 00:13:23TL;DW 00:19:55Commentary: The Highlanders 00:22:26History Corner 00:47:20Four Questions to Doomsday 01:02:08What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:05:13Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:09:10Final Judgment 01:12:57Randomizer! 01:17:14Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 4, Serial 4Story number: 30, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriters: Elwyn Jones, Gerry DavisDirector: Hugh DavidScript Editor: Gerry DavisProducer: Innes LloydAired 17 December 1966–7 January 1967Pull To Open: The Highlanders
Season 7Episode 2Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Season seven of Pull To Open begins where all great potholing expeditions do: deep underground, with claw marks from the Randomizer and a moral crisis waiting at the exit. This week it’s Doctor Who and the Silurians, the only story bold enough to put “Doctor Who” in the title, and then end by asking: “So… was that a genocide?” Pete and Chris debate Malcolm Hulke’s surprisingly textured reptiles, UNIT’s “sealed permanently” semantics, and why Pertwee is somehow fully formed in his second story. Plus: an experimental Whomoji where nobody knows the answer, an extremely nerdy Bessie license-plate detour, and a dream involving Avon from Blake’s 7 and… kissing. (Not that kind of dream.)
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:02:35Whomoji Challenge 00:07:01POLL to Open 00:14:01TL;DW 00:18:00Commentary: Doctor Who and the Silurians 00:22:34Four Questions to Doomsday 01:06:58What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:13:15Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:17:59Final Judgment 01:22:40Randomizer! 01:29:53Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 7, Serial 2Story number: 51, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Malcolm HulkeDirector: Timothy CombeScript Editor: Terrance DicksProducer: Barry LettsAired 31 January–14 March 1970Pull To Open: Doctor Who and the Silurians
Season 7Episode 1Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Long before Skynet, the British Post Office built its own murderbot. In The War Machines, a supercomputer called WOTAN tries to conquer the world by... hypnotizing secretaries and constructing clunky Dalek knockoffs in a warehouse. And honestly? It almost works. Join us as we revisit the First Doctor’s most tech-forward outing, featuring the debut of companions Ben and Polly, the Inferno Club (not that one), face-sucking elevators, and a press conference for the ages. Is this the beginning of UNIT-era vibes? Did the GPO invent AGI? And wait, did they seriously name-check Jimmy Savile?! Tune in for evil acronym discourse, war machine shenanigans, and the shocking origin of the Cybermen.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:01:22Whomoji Challenge 00:05:55POLL To Open 00:11:36TL;DW 00:19:32Commentary: The War Machines 00:22:17Four Questions to Doomsday 01:07:12What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:10:07Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:16:32Final Judgment 01:21:56Randomizer! 01:26:33Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 3, Serial 10Story number: 26, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Ian Stuart Black, from a story by Kit PedlerDirector: Michael FergusonScript Editor: Gerry DavisProducer: Innes LloydAired 25 June–16 July 1966Pull To Open: The War Machines
Season 6Episode 33Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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What happens when the Daleks land in 1930s New York and start questioning who they are? You get one of Doctor Who’s strangest detours for a marquee monster, where the Cult of Skaro grapples with ambition, identity, and a makeover ambitious enough for a Broadway musical. We dig into how Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks blend showbiz sparkle with Hooverville grit, why Dalek Sec’s big evolutionary leap still resonates, and how a story filled with showgirls, pig slaves, and lightning-powered science ends up delivering some of the most intriguing self-reflection the Daleks have ever attempted.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:01:56Whomoji Challenge 00:07:59POLL to Open 00:12:49TL;DW 00:18:09Commentary: Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks 21:25:19History Corner 01:02:50Four Questions to Doomsday 01:07:05What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:14:22Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:17:09Final Judgment 01:21:38Randomizer! 01:31:15Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Series 3, Episodes 4 and 5Story number: 185, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Helen RaynorDirector: James StrongShowrunner: Russell T. DaviesAired 21–28 April 2007Pull To Open: Daleks in Manhattan | Evolution of the Daleks
Season 6Episode 32Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Ahoy, space scallywags! This week the Randomizer maroons us in The Space Pirates, the six-part “epic” so padded it should come with its own flotation device. Join us as we navigate Argonite economics, Star Trek knockoff vibes, Clancy's comedy moustache, a CEO who is definitely up to something, and a TARDIS crew who spends most of the story confused, kidnapped, or both. Is this Bob Holmes’ secret experiment? A proto–frontier-in-space? Or simply the BBC showing off their 1969 model shop? Whatever it is… grab your magnets and hold on.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:01:37Whomoji Challenge 00:08:58POLL to Open 00:16:35TL;DW 00:22:00Commentary: The Space Pirates 00:25:17Four Questions to Doomsday 01:01:37What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:03:45Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:08:49Final Judgment 01:13:22Randomizer! 01:18:23Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 6, Serial 6Story number: 48, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Robert HolmesDirector: Michael HartScript Editor: Derrick SherwinProducer: Peter BryantAired 8 March–12 April 1969Pull To Open: The Space Pirates
Season 6Episode 31Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Doctor Who’s biggest monster gets his due—or does he? The Randomizer drops us into The Power of Kroll, the soggiest segment of the Key to Time season, where the squid is supersized but the stakes… maybe not so much. Join us as we wade through methane, musical glass-shattering, suspicious swampies, and the curious absence of K9. Is Bob Holmes’ least favorite script really that bad, or are we just blinded by all the green body paint?
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Timeline:
Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:01:25Whomoji Challenge 00:06:17POLL to Open 00:12:02TL;DW 00:18:49Commentary: The Power of Kroll 00:21:27Four Questions to Doomsday 00:58:33What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:04:25Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:07:27Final Judgment 01:12:14Randomizer! 01:18:25Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 16, Serial 5Story number: 101, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Robert HolmesDirector: Norman StewartScript Editor: Anthony ReadProducer: Graham Williams, John Nathan-TurnerAired 23 December 1978–13 January 1979Pull To Open: The Power of Kroll
Season 6Episode 30Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Doctor Who is back, babes! The BBC has reclaimed its Time Lord, and Pull To Open is here with a full transatlantic debrief. What does Disney’s departure mean for the future of the franchise? What might RTD’s newly announced 2026 Christmas Special look like? Will it be the final chapter of RTD 2.0 or the beginning of something entirely new? Join us for Rose-tinted speculation, companion casting theories, fandom grievances, and way too many ideas for how to fix the streaming rights vortex. Plus: Jelly Babies, Susan, and why the Santas from "The Christmas Invasion" might just be coming back 🎅
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Season 6Episode 29Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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It’s the second Ice Age and Britannicus Base is under siege—by glaciers, bureaucracy, and a hissy Martian warlord with grabby hands. Join us as we dig into The Ice Warriors, the monster debut that screams “classic” but quietly whispers “fix me.” Are the Warriors even wearing armor? How does Jamie know Shakespeare? And did humanity really get rid of all the plants? The Randomizer serves us a slow-burn base-under-siege with a plot twist that feels… scientifically questionable. But we’re here for Penley’s beard, Clent’s drama, and Victoria’s HR complaint. Also: there's a bear. A real one.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:02:10Whomoji Challenge 00:06:23POLL to Open 00:12:15TL;DW 00:19:57Commentary: The Ice Warriors 00:23:45Four Questions to Doomsday 01:04:32What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:08:22Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:14:05Final Judgment 01:18:11Randomizer! 01:25:06Follow us on:
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Season 5, Serial 3Story number: 38, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Brian HaylesDirector: Derek MartinusScript Editor: Peter BryantProducer: Innes LloydAired 11 November–16 December 1967Pull To Open: The Ice Warriors
Season 6Episode 28Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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We are amused. Even Queen Victoria couldn’t keep a straight face through this lycanthropic slice of Tennant-era mayhem. Tooth and Claw is a kung-fu-kicking, wolf-howl-screaming, Torchwood-originating slice of steampunk nonsense, and honestly? It rules. The TARDIS misses Ian Dury and lands in the middle of an accidental backdoor pilot for Torchwood—with kung fu monks (???), an anti-wolf diamond laser, and a Queen who just wants these grinning time travelers gone. Does it all hold up? Sort of. Does it matter? Not really. Werewolves are real, the monarchy may be cursed, and Rose just might be the Bad Wolf again. Join us as we karate-chop our way through one of the wildest RTD-era monsters-of-the-week and explore why Queen Vic is the real final boss.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:01:59Whomoji Challenge 00:06:49POLL to Open 00:14:57TL;DW 00:22:22Commentary: Tooth and Claw 00:24:16History Corner 00:53:17Four Questions to Doomsday 01:02:29What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:06:17Where Is the Clara Splinter 01:11:14Final Judgment 01:17:39Randomizer! 01:22:19Follow us on:
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Series 2, Episode 2Story number: 172, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Russell T. DaviesDirector: Euros LynShowrunner: Russell T. DaviesAired 22 April 2006Pull To Open: Tooth and Claw
Season 6Episode 27Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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Doctor Who gets political, camp, and candy-coated all at once in The Happiness Patrol. On Terra Alpha, Helen A rules with a smile—and a gun—while her confectionary executioner, The Candy Man, dishes out death by fondant. Pete and Chris dive into this neon-noir dystopia, unpack the not-so-subtle Thatcher parallels, and debate whether Sylvester McCoy’s most infamous outing is biting satire, glorious camp, or both. Happiness will prevail… but only if the Randomizer allows it.
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Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:01:47Whomoji Challenge 00:07:57POLL to Open 00:12:44TL;DW 00:19:16Commentary: The Happiness Patrol 00:21:36History Corner 01:07:22:21Four Questions to Doomsday 01:09:17What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:14:08Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:18:58Final Judgment 01:23:21Randomizer! 01:30:29Follow us on:
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Story Essentials
Season 25, Serial 2Story number: 152, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Graeme CurryDirector: Chris CloughScript Editor: Andrew CartmelProducer: John Nathan-TurnerAired 2–16 November 1988Pull To Open: The Happiness Patrol
Season 6Episode 26Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
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