Doctor Who fandom, recorded in motion.
Tim's Take On... follows Doctor Who through rewatches, convention panels, missing-episode news, and the small travel stories around fandom. It feels informal and lived-in, with quick updates giving way to recordings, reactions, and patient fan context.
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Tim's Take On... is a Doctor Who fan podcast built around reviews, convention recordings, and the everyday routes that lead into fandom. It is brisk, familiar, and proudly unglossy. Recent episodes move through the later Jodie Whittaker stories, including Village of the Angels, Survivors of the Flux, The Vanquishers, Eve of the Daleks, Legend of the Sea Devils, and The Power of the Doctor. The reviews are compact but specific, often pausing on the mechanics of a plot, the satisfaction of a set piece, or the lingering oddness of an unresolved image. It is not only a review show. Convention material matters just as much. London Film and Comic Con coverage brings in panels on Doctor Who comic books and appearances from guests such as Sophia Myles, Philip Hinchcliffe, Sharon Mason, and Lou Stringer. Those recordings give the podcast a live, slightly messy panel-room energy, where a broad question can open into craft memories, fan arguments, and stories about how Doctor Who has crossed screens, comics, and personal shelves. The surrounding diary details are part of the identity. A busy weekend in London, the Cambridge TARDIS at Zion Baptist Church, a Sheffield trip, the National Video Games Museum, a new recorder, or a Stylophone Theremin all become part of the same fan map. That looseness gives the show its charm. It treats Doctor Who as a long habit rather than a topic to be packaged neatly. Missing-episode news gets real excitement, especially around the return of Daleks Masterplan episodes, but the tone stays grounded and conversational. The show can be fannish, nitpicky, nostalgic, and quietly funny in the space of a few minutes. It is strongest for listeners who already care about Doctor Who and like hearing one person's route through episodes, events, objects, panels, and memories. It is less suited to anyone wanting a slick recap format or beginner-friendly franchise overview. The pleasure is in the accumulation: episodes, small observations, returning events, and a sense that the next convention recording or rewatch note is part of a much larger shelf.
Made for: For Doctor Who fans who enjoy convention panels, rewatch notes, missing-episode news, and the personal routines around long-term fandom. It best suits listeners already comfortable with names, eras, monsters, and fan-event shorthand.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by mixing mini reviews with real convention audio and personal travel context, so criticism, fan history, and weekend diary sit in the same feed. It feels less like a studio product than an ongoing field notebook from inside Doctor Who culture.
Tim Drury brings you his reviews of events (such as Doctor Who conventions,episodes and interesting location visits) along with the occasional convention panel recording.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Tim Drury makes music tangible through record shopping, electronic finds and close attention to the technology surrounding listening.
Tim Drury works like a cultural diarist, moving between Doctor Who rewatches, convention recordings and accounts of the places he visits. Music appears through that personal route: a Manchester record-shop stop, purchases of 1970s electronic cover albums and time spent with…
This is the show that brings the convention hall to you, shonky acoustics and all.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A weekend update opens into Doctor Who talk, script rewrites, and a few mid-thought resets.
An episode that starts with a weekend update and then moves through London and Doctor Who stops, from a show and a film to the Star Trek trail at the Science Museum and the Cambridge TARDIS on East Road.
A loose convention panel that turns Doctor Who comics into a broader conversation about character, tone, and memory.
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A live Doctor Who comics panel about character, darkness, and the memories behind visual storytelling.
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Chicago voices, live and unfiltered.
Horror talk from the theater lobby.
Dallas banter with no clean exit.
FDNY stories, roasted and remembered.
Movie talk with tangents worth keeping.
Tim Drury presents a panel recording from London Film and Comic Con Spring 2026 on Doctor Who comic books.
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Tim's Take On episode 861 features Susan Twist and Katie Manning discussing their Doctor Who work during the final Valiant coverage.
Robert Shearman and Toby Hadoke discuss their Doctor Who books, friendship, and plan to complete a third volume covering the classic series.
Recording this a day later than normal because of a very busy weekend.
Episode 853 kicks off three weeks of London Film and Comic Con spring 2026 coverage with a panel on Doctor Who comic books.
This episode reviews the final Jodie Whittaker Doctor Who story, 'The Power of the Doctor', with anticipation for upcoming Daleks Masterplan episodes on iPlayer.
The host introduces a new audio recorder, discusses recent purchases including a Stylophone Theremin, and previews a mini review of the Doctor Who episode 'Legend of the Sea Devils' from the Jodie Whittaker era.
This episode announces the discovery of previously missing Doctor Who episodes, specifically episodes one and three of the Daleks Master Plan, and discusses the potential for more finds.
Episode 843 heads to LFCC Winter at Olympia.
The host opens a two-week break from the new series re-watch with a Douglas Adams special.
The host shares personal struggles with anxiety during the holidays while reflecting on a summer trip to London to see 80s bands Blancmange and Human League at an outdoor gig, exploring his evolving relationship with live music as he ages.
The host begins an annual review of the year by recalling events from January and February, including snow, a university building refurbishment, and his limited work routine.
This episode features an interview with actor Geoff Rall at Hooverville 16, discussing his roles in Doctor Who and other shows, along with humorous stage anecdotes.