Big topic this week as we touch on the concept of home, and whether you can in fact find your way home. A tad literal because in this 2009 special, a bus load of humans are desperately trying to get back home when their bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet. With the deadly Swarm approaching, the Doctor must rely on the help of an enigmatic je…

We're turning the bus around, trying to get our lives back on track, and also some semblance of podcasting schedule. It's a work in progress! In this ep, we talk about the 2008 Christmas Special, The Next Doctor, where Cybermen stalk Victorian London and a lot of men underestimate a woman leading to all sorts of trouble. So, we talk about society's…

Sorry, sorry, life got in the way of editing these but we have been recording them, so we'll post them as soon as we can, we promise. Thanks for listening, and for your patience, we really appreciate it! In this episode, we're discussing the two part finale of season 4 and because we have so many of the Doctor's companions making cameos to face the…

In this episode, you can hear Jen have an existential breakdown in real time! What a treat! This episode asks what would happen if Donna never met the Doctor? How would Earth handle the Racnoss, the falling Titanic or the Sontarans? Spoiler: not well. Meanwhile, we ask what it means to just follow the path you think you have to walk because society…

It's time to watch Jen's fave New Who episode, Midnight. Apologies the sound is a bit dodgy on this one, but hang in there! In this ep, the Doctor hops on an all-day tour to the Saphire Waterfall which quickly goes wrong when one of the passengers is seemingly possessed. Paranoia and fear run rampant as the Doctor struggles to find a solution. The …

Time for an absolute New Who classic this week as we dive into the two-parter, Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead. Donna and the Doctor visit a planet-sized library. Here we meet River Song for the first time, Donna faces an alternate reality, and the Doctor grapples with not knowing everything. Since we're talking about books and storie…

This week we dive headfirst into the fun murder mystery romp that is the Unicorn and the Wasp. As the Doctor and Donna join Agatha Christie to solve a murder, and more, we contemplate the pressure on women to be problem solvers, or at least to be 'fixers' of feelings. Think about all that 'soft skill' stuff that fall predominantely on women. Why? *…

First up, apologies for the lack of episodes. Life got a bit hectic there for a bit. We'll hopefully be back on schedule now, so thanks for being patient with us. We appreciate you! In this episode, the Doctor, Donna and Martha find themselves in a war and the Doctor gets a surprise daughter. Cloning! What a time! This made us think about having ki…

We've got a great topic for discussion this ep as we dive into the first two parter of season 4, The Sontaran Sratagem and The Poison Sky. We're untangling groupthink - when is it good, when is it bad, and is it necessary for military success? Join us for the vibes. In these episodes, The Doctor and Donna are back on Earth where they meet up with M…

Pretty heavy topic this week! But hard not to talk about slavery and subjegation when you see the Oods' plight - in this week's episode, The Doctor and Donna find themselves on the Ood-Sphere planet in the 42nd century, and discover the truth over the Ood's willingness to serve humankind. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz…

Can't talk about Romans without talking about conquest so that's what we're leaning into this episode as we watch the Fires of Pompeii. In this ep, the Doctor tries taking Donna to ancient Rome for her first trip in the TARDIS, but instead they find themselves in Pompeii in 79 AD, on the eve of the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and we as…

New season, new companion, who this? Donna's back and she soon finds herself back at the Doctor's side as they investigate a new weight-loss pill being tested by Adipose Industries. So, obviously, we had to talk about the chokehold weight loss narratives have on women and the way all women's insecurities have been developed by old men in board room…

Time for a Christmas Special! Lots to delve into this week as our episode takes place on a recreation of the Titanic, "Earth's most famous ship". This begged the question what goes into romanticing the past, and who benefits. This was a fun special to watch, and we hope a fun ep to listen to! Don't forget to let us know if you encounter any ancient…

Biiiig episode as we delve into the three part finale of season 3 which features shock return of the Doctor's friend/nemesis The Master, the reappearance of Captain Jack Harkness, and Martha Jones yet again saving the day. Lots of questions being asked of relationships in this arc, including what you owe your friends and what it means when friendsh…

Slight break in our usual programming as we chat about the first season of Torchwood. Why? Because we're anticipating the return of Captain Jack Harkness for the three-part season 3 finale of course. Jen was a shameless Torchwood fan back in the day so this was a lovely nostalgia trip. Hope you enjoy our reckons! We also have a new podcast where we…

Apologies for the month long absence - Jen went away and didn't edit this before she left (SHAME). Did she owe it to her future self, or her past self? What do we owe to the past? That's conveniently our topic for this episode, the infamous Blink! Sally Sparrow receives a cryptic message from the Doctor about a mysterious new enemy species that is …

It's time for a period episode and boy, it's a dark one. We find ourselves in 1913 where poor Martha i responsible for keeping Th Doctor safe while he has no memory of being a timelord. It's a bit on the nose but we chat about what actually consistitutes human nature, and what is considered "natural". *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary…

The vibes were I N T E N S E in episode 7 of season 3! It's just go, go, go and people lie, lie, lie. So we took a moment to talk about honesty, telling the truth, and when it's ok to lie. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record. Our music is by th…

We're back on earth for this episode, and discussing a very earthly concern - the obsession with youth! Women are forced to care cause you essenitally become invisible if you don't... but maybe it comes down to no one wanting to be reminded of their own mortality? Lots to unpack... but somehow we also end up talking about vampires and The Sound of …

It's Martha's first two-part adventure and we are yet again in New York; the old timey one this time. As the Doctor faces his old mates the Daleks, we're faced with an interesting question about what survival means and how far you'd go to do it. Tangential chats about the wealth inequity, Jen's future husband Andrew Garfield, how lightsabers are ma…

Buckle up, the traffic is wild this week as we return to New Earth in Gridlock. An episode with cats, humans and cat humans, and Martha showing unwavering faith in the Doctor. Which made us think about the Doctor as a figure of faith, and faith in general - cue lots of chats about tarot and astrology as expressions of queer faith. *** Please be awa…

Double double toil and trouble, join us around our metaphorical cauldron this week as we watch The Shakespeare Code and chat about witchcraft and female collaboration. The patriarchy wins when it keeps us apart! There's also a slight Harry Potter diversion because... unavoidable. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We ackn…

Sorry we're a day late! And also sorry about the sound. Don't know what to tell ya. We had a time this week. BUT what a great topic to tackle as we're introduced to the exceedingly competent Martha Jones for the first time! We love her. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa …

Christmas spirit is pretty hard to come by in March, but it's also pretty marginal in this Christmas special. Also, in general, this episode has some extra energy which is also what this podcast episode has. A treat for us all! This week, we chat about manipulation - both in the sense of manipulating people and systems manipulating us. But then we …

Apologies for accidentally disappearing for a month, but we are BACK! And we're wrapping up season 2 in a suitably grim way - we're discussing the two part finale of Army of Ghosts and Doomsday through the theme of grief. And Jen compares The Doctor to some dude on Love Island. Good times. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not so…

It's a new year but not a new us - we're still descending into chaos almost as soon as we start recording. We're discussing Fear Her this week, the one where kids are disappearing off the street cause a young girl is transporting them into her drawings. How? Why? Loneliness! So that's what we're talking about for this ep. Also the value of a good r…

We're talking about Love and Monsters this week, the first Who-lite episode of the RTD era. It's a tonal shift, focusing on Elton and the misfits of LINDA. It's that time of year were we're all suddenly faced with pressures around family and togetherness and what that means so we took the opportunity to talk about found family. We're taking a wee b…

Join us for a journey into the pit of despair! Ok not really but there is definitely chat about a pit and some despair in this episode about The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit. For this one, we thought about what it means to be a bad influence, and how often that's used as a means of keeping non-conforming folks in their place. We also throw in a …

This is the one where people have their faces erased because they bought TVs to watch Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. So of course we spend a large part of this episode talking about The Crown, the Commonwealth and the perils of patriotism. *** Episodes are published fortnightly. Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowl…

In our first two parter of season two, the TARDIS stumbles into an alternate timeline London, Rose and Mickey promply forget everything they know about timetravel, and the Doctor's old foe, the Cybermen, return! All the chat about upgrading and deleting made us think about how there's this constant push to strive to improve. If the hustle culture d…

Do you want a futuristic space drama or a period piece? Both! Both is good! We're off to pre-revolutionary France to dabble in time jumps, time travel, sad times and weird vibes. We have a lot of opinions on Strong Female Characters (TM) in this one so strap in, it's time to talk about female agency in narratives. *** A Tardis of One's Own is publi…

We're headed back to school, and back to London, for episode 14. Anthony Head! Anthony Head eating children! Oh no. While Ten gets to go undercover as a teacher, Rose has to play the role of "dinner lady" which made us think about women's work, and the roles women are often forced into. Cue complaining about the gender pay gap! *** A Tardis of One'…

BIG theme this week but following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and all that chat about the Koh-i-Noor diamond, we couldn't not dive into the horrors of colonisation. In this episode, we're in 19th Century Scotland with Queen Victoria, a ravenous werewolf, and a band of assassinating warrior-monks. It's a lot. Also, the office air con is really l…

That's re-creation, as in to remake, not recreation as in a fun time. Don't worry, Jen made that mistake too! This week, we head into the future. The Doctor and Rose arrive on New Earth and meet old friends and enemies in a hospital which can cure every disease. But nefarious deeds are afoot! Lady Cassandra is back, and The Doctor is still figuring…

Ten is in the house! We're back in London just in time for Christmas but the Doctor is not having a great time dealing with his regeneration. This is profoundly unhelpful as Earth is being held for ransom by the mysterious Sycorax. Rose is trying to hold it all together but she is not coping which made us think about all the women burning out and f…

It's all over for the Ninth Doctor! We're back on Sattelite Five, now the GameStation, where the three space musketeers discover the Daleks are actually behind humanity's woes. The Doctor scrambles to save the day, and Rose ultimately takes things into her own hands. We get pretty philosophical this wee as we ponder the link between power and contr…

We're back in Cardiff this week to recharge the TARDIS. The Doctor, Rose and Jack meet up with Mickey and encounter an old foe in the midst of hatching a scheme that could destroy the entire planet. There's also a lot of relationship drama and Jack continues flirting shamelessly with the Doctor... which made us think it's time to delve into his bi/…

The Doctor and Rose find themselves seperated at the height of the London Blitz, where a strange boy in a gas mask is making everyone very uncomfortable by constantly asking for his mummy. This naturally made us think of motherhood, and the societal expectations that come with that. Cause let's face it, when it comes to motherhood, you're judged ha…

Some really poor decision making happening this week, as the Doctor takes Rose back to 1989 to witness her father's death. She, rightly, apologises for the mayhem that ensues but it made us think about all the times women apologise when they actually have no reason to. So, is it too late now to say sorry? We think it should be. *** Please be aware …

We're back! Apologies for the sick leave. This week we're off to the year 500,000 where the human race is a bit behind schedule. What's going on? Turns out when you take control of the narrative, and of people's stories, you can do some serious damage - so that's what we chat about this episode. Featuring discussions about the misuse of Handmaid's …

The TARDIS picks up a weird signal and drops the Doctor and Rose in Utah where a tech billionaire is hoarding knowledge. Pretend to be shocked. Rose is palmed off to an underling who gives her a tour of his workshop that we're fairly sure she didn't ask for, which made us think of all the times we've been told things against our will. That's right,…

Rose's homecoming isn't quite what she imagined, and the moment is well and truly ruined when a spaceship crashes into Big Ben. It's all downhill from there... no, literally, we did not enjoy these episodes. But the whole Slitheen thing did make us wonder about the act of physical conformity, and the different ways the pressure of having to do so i…

A visit to Cardiff in 1869 goes awry as the dead go walking and only a woman who can talk with spirits can help. Crack out the ouija board, cause we're taking this opportunity to talk about the double standard between witchcraft and religion. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aot…

We're off to the year 5 billion to witness the destruction of earth. While Rose is not having a good time, we're wondering if the future is, in fact, female and if that's even something feminism aspires to. *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record. …

Welcome to A TARDIS of One's Own! In the premiere episode we explain what we're doing with this pod and then get right into things by discussing Rose, the first episode of the new Who revival, and ask ourselves... what's the deal with the colour pink? *** Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz. We acknowledge Māori as tangata when…