On the Time Lash

Ben Verth and Mark Donaldson
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A podcast pub crawl through Doctor Who old and new with film programmer Mark Donaldson and stand-up comic Ben Verth

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    156. Last Night I Dreamt That I Was an Ambulance (Empire of Death/The Myth Makers)

    Send us Fan Mail It's all been leading to this, sort of. Ben and Mark bring season 1 of OTTLXRTD2 to a close with a bumper episode diving deep into the much derided series finale, Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death. Was Ncuti Gatwa tuning a telly really worthy of the big screen treatment? Why is Sutekh such a big fan of Davina McCall's Long Lost Family?  And on the subject of abrupt companion departures, the Lash Lads pair Empire of Death with The Myth Makers, comparing and contrasting Vicki's TARDIS departure amidst a Grecian bloodbath.  With apologies to Morrissey and Marr... Support the show Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Buy us a pint

    2 h 17 min
  2. 156. Stick a Rainbow on It (Rogue/Black Orchid)

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    156. Stick a Rainbow on It (Rogue/Black Orchid)

    Send us Fan Mail After emerging relatively unscathed from a discussion about racism in Doctor Who, Ben and Mark tackle same sex relationships in Rogue and the representation of disability in Black Orchid. What could possibly go wrong? Also: Ben adds Janet Fielding to his repertoire of impressions and Matthew Waterhouse eats a soggy buffet, and a bunch of listeners have never seen Bridgerton. Support the show Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Buy us a pint

    1 h 48 min
  3. 155. White Pricks (Dot and Bubble/The Savages)

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    155. White Pricks (Dot and Bubble/The Savages)

    Send us Fan Mail Ben and Mark go On the Tightrope as they attempt to talk about the heavy themes and issues brought up by Dot and Bubble without getting cancelled or sounding like Legz Akimbo theatre company. But don't worry, there's some light relief in the form of the William Hartnell serial, The Savages, in which an underclass are brutally subjugated by their privileged masters. Ah.  Also: What is the Citizen Kane of Doctor Who? Who's responsible for William Hartnell's Reactive Vibrator? And why shouldn't we mourn Ricky September? Enjoy the podcast? Why not buy us a pint or contribute to our hosting fees here? Support the show Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Buy us a pint

    1 h 55 min
  4. 154. All Talc in His Hair (73 Yards/K9 & Company)

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    154. All Talc in His Hair (73 Yards/K9 & Company)

    Send us Fan Mail "Everyone gives Doctor Who shit for sticking some glasses on Millie Gibson but what about Amol Rajan?" Spooky women, sexual deviants and robot dogs abound as Ben and Mark tackle Russell T Davies' A24-lite thriller 73 Yards and Terence Dudley's occult oddity, K-9 & Company. Do either of these companion-centric Doctor Who stories actually have anything to say? Who does Susan Twist's Ncuti Gatwa impression remind us of? And while we're at it, whose house smells of ouzo and johnnies? Support the show Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Buy us a pint

    1 h 27 min

  5. 25 mai

    153. Pertwee's Burgers (Boom/Destiny of the Daleks)

    Send us Fan Mail Steven Moffat and Terry Nation return to Doctor Who after some time away, but are they all out of tricks? Ben and Mark find out as they discuss Boom from 2024 and Destiny of the Daleks from 1979.  How did Boom unite a divided Doctor Who fandom? Will Ben and Mark ever actually talk about what Destiny of the Daleks is rather than what it could have been? And why did Terry Nation veto a Dalek production of Romeo & Juliet? Support the show Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Buy us a pint

    1 h 52 min
  6. 152. Beat-Less (The Devil's Chord/Fanfare for the Common Men)

    18 mai

    152. Beat-Less (The Devil's Chord/Fanfare for the Common Men)

    Send us Fan Mail "...so I can maybe understand why the Beatles look a bit chubby..." Ben and Mark discuss two Doctor Who stories that make a virtue of the absence of The Beatles, to varying degrees of success; 2024's The Devil's Chord, and 2013's Fanfare for the Common Men. Over the course of the discussion, the Lash Lads ponder whether the Fifth Doctor is convincing as a Beatles fan, question the inclusion of "There's Always a Twist at the End", and rifle through RTD's Desert Island Discs. Also: The Degsestial Funmaker challenges the lads to identify two niche bits of Doctor Who related audio merch, and Mark pitches a new BBC book for babies. You can read about the plagiarism allegations against Yesterday here. And there's a Time magazine article about the Paul is Dead conspiracy theory here. Support the show Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Buy us a pint

    1 h 43 min

  7. 11 mai

    151. The Skidmark in Space (Space Babies/Leisure Hive)

    Send us Fan Mail Ben and Mark begin the Ncuti Gatwa era proper with a discussion all about Space Babies. Was it really the best story to launch a big, bold, new global era on Disney+ or was it just same old, same old? And by way of contrast, they then turn to The Leisure Hive, the first story of the JN-T era and a bold new vision for Doctor Who. Or was it? Also: How did having an actual baby affect Ben's first viewing of Space Babies? Is it wise to blow the Disney money on a bunch of pram pushers in green morph suits? And why do the Foamasi give the most unsettling lap dances you've ever seen? Support the show Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Buy us a pint

    2 h 19 min

  8. 4 mai

    150. Stake Night (The Church on Ruby Road/State of Decay)

    Send us Fan Mail Over two years on from his debut adventure, Ben and Mark return, drinks in hand, to discuss the Ncuti Gatwa era of Doctor Who. Pairing The Church on Ruby Road with State of Decay, the Lash Lads discuss crumbling institutions, rapacious kings and a revolting underclass, but that's enough about the RTD2 era, they also discuss a Christopher H Bidmead story! Also: The Degesestial Funmaker returns to test Ben and Mark's knowledge of Doctor Who merch, but who is William H. Keith? And what do Halle Berry and Matthew Waterhouse have in common? All this and much less in the glorious return of On the Time Lash. Support the show Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Buy us a pint

    1 h 57 min
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À propos

A podcast pub crawl through Doctor Who old and new with film programmer Mark Donaldson and stand-up comic Ben Verth

Informations

  • Création
    Ben Verth and Mark Donaldson
  • Années d’activité
    2014 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    164
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Copyright
    © 2026 On the Time Lash
  • Site web de l’émission
    On the Time Lash

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