44 episodes

A completely live podcast (almost) utterly dedicated to everything in space and time from '63 to '89 (almost).

The Complete Menagerie The Complete Menagerie

    • TV & Film
    • 4.7 • 14 Ratings

A completely live podcast (almost) utterly dedicated to everything in space and time from '63 to '89 (almost).

    The Complete Menagerie S05 E01 - Contact Has Been Made

    The Complete Menagerie S05 E01 - Contact Has Been Made

    Surprise surprise! We're back, for yet another season of irreverent, political, subversive and downright rude viewpoints on everything in space and time from '63 to '89!Remember: Hands, face, Liberace!In this episode we're trapped in The Matrix as we catch up on some red-hot gossip, including:How Greg was canceled by a top Dr Who star... Why Charlie sent a BBC employee to buy his Dr Who blu ray discs...If Sam has finally completed his Target novelisation collection...Central to this episode is part one of an epic Mind Probe interview with a special writer and performer whose massive career doesn't touch Dr Who - at least, not yet - but pretty much everything else.Plus love for Simon MacCorkindale, Jonathan Myles-Lea, a shouting rabbi and much, much more...TX: 31 October 2021Features strong language and adult humour. Listener discretion is advised.

    • 1 hr 48 min
    The Complete Menagerie S05 E02 - All Roads Lead to Who

    The Complete Menagerie S05 E02 - All Roads Lead to Who

    No, we're still a thing! We're back, again, for yet another season of irreverent, political, subversive and downright rude viewpoints on everything in space and time from '63 to '89!In this long-awaited bumper episode, we're back, with:The Mind Probe: Robert Gillespie spills the beans on a life in sitcom and more!The Wheel of Fortune: A chance to pick up a signed copy of Robert's memoirs!The Celestial Toyroom: A review of the junk we got for Christmas.Plus a remarkable anecdote about Greg's mishap at Christmas, issues with a model Tom Baker, and a trigger warning on new Dr Who merch from the Thatcher era.And much, more more... TX: 24 January 2022Features strong language and adult humour. Listener discretion is advised.

    • 2 hrs 33 min
    The Complete Menagerie S05 E03 - Shada Known Better

    The Complete Menagerie S05 E03 - Shada Known Better

    Beat you, cock!We're back, again, for yet another season of irreverent, political, subversive and downright rude viewpoints on everything in space and time from '63 to '89!We're on location, punting on the Cam! Join us for a noglet or two as we dive into The Time Space visualiser to discuss our memories of Shada!And much, more more... TX: 7 November 2022Features strong language and adult humour. Listener discretion is advised.

    • 46 min
    The Complete Menagerie S05 E04 - Get back with The Menagerie

    The Complete Menagerie S05 E04 - Get back with The Menagerie

    We're back, again, for yet another season of irreverent, political, subversive and downright rude viewpoints on everything in space and time from '63 to '89!Following pressure from the Sixth Floor, we've been persuaded to stay. This will not be another Shada. All three of us have just done it in a tent. Join us as we talk about where we've been, where we're heading, and where it's all going wrong...And much, much more... TX: 28 April 2023Features strong language and adult humour. Listener discretion is advised.

    • 58 min
    The Complete Menagerie S05 EO5 - Doctor Robert and the Cybernauts

    The Complete Menagerie S05 EO5 - Doctor Robert and the Cybernauts

    We're back, again, for yet another season of irreverent, political, subversive and downright rude viewpoints on everything in space and time from '63 to '89!In the Time Space Visualiser we welcome back British telly legend Robert Gillespie, interviewed on location in Shepherd's Bush!We also talk about The Beatles, The Smiths,  and much, much more... TX: 15 June 2023Features strong language and adult humour. Listener discretion is advised.

    • 52 min
    The Complete Menagerie S05 EO6 - Doctors in the Dock

    The Complete Menagerie S05 EO6 - Doctors in the Dock

    We're back, again, for yet another season of irreverent, political, subversive and downright rude viewpoints on everything in space and time from '63 to '89!We're a man down while Greg is on his holidays. So join Charlie and Sam on a walk around Yorkshire as they have the same old argument - Dr 6 vs Dr 7. There's only one way to find out. Fight!We also talk about blu ray blues, Tom Baker voiceovers, and receive an answerphone message from an old friend.TX: 29 November 2023Features strong language and adult humour. Listener discretion is advised.

    • 1 hr 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

The Polis Box ,

I Liiiiiiiike It

One of the lulliest podcasts out there. Greg, Sam, Charlie and Tom discuss all aspects of the various Doctor Whom’s - Billy Hurndall, television’s Peter Davidson, the one with the cape that looks like your gran, Russell Grant, Peter Cushing. They’re all in it.

Let the Menagerie come into your ears. You won’t regret it.

SarahSuttonActingAcademy ,

Shame. A once great podcast spoilt by gammon

This used to be very enjoyable and a great listen.

Sadly, over time, the over-indulgence of certain hosts of this podcast to wallow in their reactionary, right wing, gammon views have made this unlistenable.

It always amazes me that fans of Dr Who (and Sci-Fi in general) can have such regressive, outdated and offensive views… when you consider that the themes within DW are overwhelmingly left-wing.

JasonPYates ,

Life via Doctor Who

One of the quintessential aspects of modern ish British life, for certain types of people, has been the quiet joy of sitting around in a pub with the kind of friends you share an irreverent lens with and musing on life over a long drink.
This podcast is a very British and largely very male muse on life via the world of Doctor Who.
Like every great night in a pub with friends it’s exciting when it starts ,it’s informative when you all catch up on everything, it’s hilarious and LOL funny for most of it as the drink goes down nicely, it’s a bit melancholy cos life is sad, its very silly, it’s nerdy, it’s ridiculous (seriously, who in their right mind cares about old Doctor Who?!) it’s vitally important ( seriously, who in their right mind wouldn’t care about d Doctor Who?!), it rambles a bit and sometimes it all goes wrong.
Last orders please!
The Menagerie are probably walking home tonight.
Enjoy this wonderful pod. Start at season 1 because you really need the whole journey and the story of how they began the pod by contacting Who fans on Facebook is beyond funny.
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