Doctor Who: The Krynoid Podcast

You may already have this. If you do, sorry. If you don't... "I always find that violent exercise makes me hungry. Don't you agree?" Yes, Gallifrey's very own silver-haired and rather wrinkly James Bond is at it again in 1972's salty six-part saga, The Sea Devils. Jim and Martin marvel as the Doctor frolics above, on and below the sea, Jo fights, frets and flies a hovercraft and the Master shows off most of his wardrobe (string vests strangely absent). Mr Creosote rolls in from Whitehall and eats everything in his path, Trenchard bores the hind legs off a donkey and Cap'n Hart offs an alarming amount of amphibians. All that with copious sandwiches thrown in. Who could ask for more from Who?

“Fail me and you will breakfast on burning coals!” Count Federico introduces Renaissance Italy’s hot new diet sensation in the 1976 pseudo-historical epic, The Masque of Mandragora. The fourth Doctor and Sarah wander round The Village watching look-unlikes fighting and mounting horses, while avoiding executioner’s swords, sacrificial knives and cockernee pikemen’s pikes. Gert and Daisy get chained up, the Doctor and Sarah get dressed up and Pat Gorman and Stuart Fell get messed up by the Mandragoran Helix while the light shines out of Hieronymous’s eye-holes. And Dr Phill drops by to give us his expert opinion on the music - made and found - for this one. Get Jim and Martin’s verdict on this 15th Century sword and sorcery spectacular now!

"Close your eyes and Nero will give you a big surprise!" Yes, Jim and Martin decide whether it's thumbs up or thumbs down for the second season sand & sandals epic, The Romans, featuring a doddery old codger with a lyre (and Maximus Petullian of Corinth). All Roman life is here - lions, gladiators, a shipwrecked galley, a poisoned chalice and a lecherous lunatic of an Emperor. The Doctor plays air lyre, Vicki giggles and Ian and Babs get (possibly) post-coital. Oh well, when in Rome...

"Close your eyes and Nero will give you a big surprise!" Yes, Jim and Martin decide whether it's thumbs up or thumbs down for the second season sand & sandals epic, The Romans, featuring a doddery old codger with a lyre (and Maximus Petullian of Corinth). All Roman life is here - lions, gladiators, a shipwrecked galley, a poisoned chalice and a lecherous lunatic of an Emperor. The Doctor plays air lyre, Vicki giggles and Ian and Babs get (possibly) post-coital. Oh well, when in Rome...

“It's what you wunted, isn't it?” Yes, the dulcit tones and unusual pronunciation of nobody’s favourite companion, Adric. Loathe him or loathe him, the young Alzarian first appeared on our screens in Full Circle and here Jim and Martin sift through the wreckage. This Season 18 classic features some dithering old men, a mysterious scab, unscripted animated corpses, (literally) intrusive camera work and The Long Walk of Login. What is the secret of the Marshmen? Who is The Rani’s toy boy? And will Romana ever rid herself of her embarrassing and unsightly veins? For all this and significantly less, listen now!

“It's what you wunted, isn't it?” Yes, the dulcit tones and unusual pronunciation of nobody’s favourite companion, Adric. Loathe him or loathe him, the young Alzarian first appeared on our screens in Full Circle and here Jim and Martin sift through the wreckage. This Season 18 classic features some dithering old men, a mysterious scab, unscripted animated corpses, (literally) intrusive camera work and The Long Walk of Login. What is the secret of the Marshmen? Who is The Rani’s toy boy? And will Romana ever rid herself of her embarrassing and unsightly veins? For all this and significantly less, listen now!

"Whoever's been dumped in there has been pulverised into fragments and sent floating into space, and in my book that's murder" Yes, I think you're probably right Commodore! In the latest Krynoid podcast Jim and Martin plumb the depths and take a look at the third segment of The Trial of a Timelord a.k.a Terror of the Vervoids! It's Agatha Christie in space! People are disappearing one by one, there's a killer on the loose and rude-looking man-size plants are hiding in the ducting! Mel attempts to address the Doctor's expanding waistline, and everyone talks to each other by means of a collection of cryptic crossword clues! Any good? Join us to find out...

"Whoever's been dumped in there has been pulverised into fragments and sent floating into space, and in my book that's murder" Yes, I think you're probably right Commodore! In the latest Krynoid podcast Jim and Martin plumb the depths and take a look at the third segment of The Trial of a Timelord a.k.a Terror of the Vervoids! It's Agatha Christie in space! People are disappearing one by one, there's a killer on the loose and rude-looking man-size plants are hiding in the ducting! Mel attempts to address the Doctor's expanding waistline, and everyone talks to each other by means of a collection of cryptic crossword clues! Any good? Join us to find out...

"Twahce een one deh. Eet eez murst embarrasseeng." The legendary, if incomprehensible, words of the Sir Gilles Estram, the Franco-Indian King's Champion out of The King's Demons! In the latest Krynoid Podcast, Jim and Martin cast their peepers over this Peter Davison 2-parter and ponder the provenance of Anthony Ainley's accent, worry about Kamelion's head falling off and groove to the crazy disco sounds of King John and his Lovely Lute. The Doctor has a sword fight, Tegan moans about the cold and Turlough looks out of a window. Unmissable stuff. And Dr Phill from the Adventures in Time, Space and Music podcast joins us to provide some welcome professionalism. Check it out now!

"Twahce een one deh. Eet eez murst embarrasseeng." The legendary, if incomprehensible, words of the Sir Gilles Estram, the Franco-Indian King's Champion out of The King's Demons! In the latest Krynoid Podcast, Jim and Martin cast their peepers over this Peter Davison 2-parter and ponder the provenance of Anthony Ainley's accent, worry about Kamelion's head falling off and groove to the crazy disco sounds of King John and his Lovely Lute. The Doctor has a sword fight, Tegan moans about the cold and Turlough looks out of a window. Unmissable stuff. And Dr Phill from the Adventures in Time, Space and Music podcast joins us to provide some welcome professionalism. Check it out now!

"Klokleda partha menin klatch,haroon haroon haroon,Klokleda sheenah tierra natch,haroon haroon haroon, Haroon haroon haroon..." What's all that about then? It's the Venusian lullaby from The Curse of Peladon of course. In the latest Krynoid Podcast, Jim and Martin take a look at this 1972 Pertwee 4-parter where the third Doctor gets a rare foray off Earth to help a mini-skirted King bring his world out of the dark ages, despite the best efforts of his troublesome High Priest. There are alien creatures galore including the return of the Ice Warriors, the mighty (or not so mighty) Aggedor, a goggle-eyed bogey in a jar... and then there's Alpha Centauri who I can't describe here as it may offend. Lend us your ears!

"Klokleda partha menin klatch,haroon haroon haroon,Klokleda sheenah tierra natch,haroon haroon haroon, Haroon haroon haroon..." What's all that about then? It's the Venusian lullaby from The Curse of Peladon of course. In the latest Krynoid Podcast, Jim and Martin take a look at this 1972 Pertwee 4-parter where the third Doctor gets a rare foray off Earth to help a mini-skirted King bring his world out of the dark ages, despite the best efforts of his troublesome High Priest. There are alien creatures galore including the return of the Ice Warriors, the mighty (or not so mighty) Aggedor, a goggle-eyed bogey in a jar... and then there's Alpha Centauri who I can't describe here as it may offend. Lend us your ears!

"I'm Romanadvoratrelunder" "I'm so sorry, is there anything we can do?" Jim and Martin are back and this time they take a look at The Ribos Operation, the 1978 Robert Holmes story that kicked off the Key to Time season. In this one we get to see a mad old antler-wearing crone, a giant rubber lizard, a toothless heretic and a pair of galactic conmen attempting to sell a planet to a ranting nobleman. Tom Baker plays it for laughs with varying success and we're introduced to a new assistant - the Doctor's not impressed but your hosts most certainly are! Any good? Well for once there is disagreement, but which one of us is right? Listen in and make your own minds up.

"I'm Romanadvoratrelunder" "I'm so sorry, is there anything we can do?" Jim and Martin are back and this time they take a look at The Ribos Operation, the 1978 Robert Holmes story that kicked off the Key to Time season. In this one we get to see a mad old antler-wearing crone, a giant rubber lizard, a toothless heretic and a pair of galactic conmen attempting to sell a planet to a ranting nobleman. Tom Baker plays it for laughs with varying success and we're introduced to a new assistant - the Doctor's not impressed but your hosts most certainly are! Any good? Well for once there is disagreement, but which one of us is right? Listen in and make your own minds up.

"Hello boys. Just in time for the fun!" This time around Jim and Martin give the Krynoid treatment to Peter Davison's 1984 outing Resurrection of the Daleks. Yes, those dreaded pepperpots are back, this time looking for help from their creator, but Davros isn't playing ball. Listen in as we solve the problem of the disappearing Dalek, discuss the (in)competence of a certain mechanical engineer, consider the toilet habits of Rodney Bewes and try to make sense of a convoluted and hole-ridden plot. Oh, and there's some hilarious death scenes as well...lots of them. Join us!