Doctor Who: Fifty Years Ago

Ben Cowdell, Nicolas Wilson, Luke Williams
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  1. 05/19/2023

    Season 10: The Green Death

    How much does this story get right about pollution? Surprisingly much. Ben, Luke and Nick pick apart this Pertwee classic.

  2. 04/07/2023

    Season 10: Planet of the Daleks

    This edition of the Doctor Who Fifty Years Ago podcast covers Planet of the Daleks, comparing the theme of warfare and the use of emotions in this story, and in more recent Who stories.

  3. 02/24/2023

    Season 10: Frontier in Space

    In this episode of Doctor Who Fifty Years Ago, we look at what Frontier in Space can tell us about 1973, and dissect the "metaphor of the Master's plan" to spread fear and xenophobia.

  4. 01/27/2023

    Season 10: Carnival of Monsters

    In this episode of Doctor Who Fifty Years Ago, the podcast reviews Carnival of Monsters in the context of 1972, and Robert Holmes' view on history, bureaucracy, society and entertainment in his carny story.

  5. 12/30/2022

    Season 10: The Three Doctors

    The podcast returns to start looking at Season 10's stories, with plenty to discuss on the differences on the show and in the world in 1972 and 2022. We begin with the first multi-Doctor story, so here's multiple people to review and analyse it!

  6. 01/02/2021

    A Character Analysis Podcast on "The Master"

    A special edition of the Doctor Who Fifty Years Ago podcast in which Ben, Luke and Nick commit an in-depth analysis into the long-term villain of the show, "The Master".

  7. 06/20/2020

    Episode 25: Inferno Episode 7: Endings and Beginnings

    A Doctor Who series and a government ends, and a new government begins in the 1970s which brought in an element of internationalism. In 2020, there might be an end of an age with isolationist nationalistic agendas cropping up. We can but analyse what Doctor Who and the world was in 1970, compare it to what it is in 2020, and murmur disapprovingly.

  8. 06/13/2020

    Episode 24: Inferno Episode 6: The Flame of Hope versus the Wind of Injustice

    There’s a tiny glimmer of goodness in the face of inevitable destruction in this episode of Doctor Who Fifty Years Ago. There’s also a fight against this goodness which threatens the safety of everyone we like. I cannot shove my tongue further inside my cheek even if I wanted to. Something something apocalypse now.

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  • Creator
    Ben Cowdell, Nicolas Wilson, Luke Williams
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2023
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Doctor Who is owned by the BBC.
  • Show Website
    Doctor Who: Fifty Years Ago