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No, it’s not a new motor oil. Castrovalva is the first adventure of the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davidson, and Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory dig into the story, the deeper layers, and how Doctor Who changed with this episode.

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Discussing the most popular 10th Doctor episodes, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about The Girl in the Fireplace, who the real Madame de Pompadour was, and how this episode predicted how Steven Moffat would be as showrunner.

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Tom Baker’s 4th Doctor was the most popular of all and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinellli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about his first episode, Robot, featuring the classic killer robot scenario and a very different kind of Doctor.

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Speaking of reunions, in this episode the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) reunites with a companion from Classic Who, Sarah Jane Smith. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the return of the most popular companion of all time, plus Giles from Buffy as the bad guy of the week.

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha watch the Third Doctor, John Pertwee’s, first episode featuring the same villains we will see in the first episode of New Who in 2005. What other similarities will they find?

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the 10th Doctor story, Tooth and Claw, a rollicking tale of werewolves, ninja monks, Queen Victoria, and Tennant’s Scottish accent.

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha are reviewing all the post-regeneration Doctor Who stories, starting with the 2nd Doctor, who set the precedent. Power of the Daleks was also a lost episode whose original soundtrack has been matched with new animation. Is it as good as the original?

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) story, “New Earth”. I see cat nuns! Plus dated Face of Bo Jackson references.

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha go the Edge of Destruction to discuss this First Doctor story, a two-parter that takes place all inside the Tardis and was a little controversial back in 1964 when it aired.

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the first David Tennant Doctor Who episode, the Christmas Invasion. It is also the first Christmas special. On the whole have these been good episodes? Plus listener feedback!

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha endure the Doctor Who story voted least favorite by fans three times, The Twin Dilemma, featuring the Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker. But is it really so bad?

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha look at the 9th Doctor story, Boom Town, and concludes it’s the best Slitheen story. Also more discussion of redemption and the morality of “killing baby Hitler.”

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Our panel looks at the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker) story, Genesis of the Daleks, often considered one of the best of Classic Who, with its complex story and deep moral questions. Exterminate!

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the great two-part 9th Doctor episode, Empty Child and The Doctor Dances, the award-winning story that was the first Doctor Who written by Stephen Moffat. Does it live up to the acclaim?

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) story Father’s Day, and some change their minds to find that it’s a sweet story about appreciating the ones you love and have lost.

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the previously and newly restored Doctor Who story: “Shada”. Starring Tom Baker, the 4th Doctor, and written by Douglas Adams, the original Shada was never completed due to a BBC strike in 1979. Now the whole story is available with animation and newly recorded voiceovers by the original cast to fill in the gaps. But is it any good? Was it worth the effort?

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the long-awaited Christmas 2017 episode of Doctor Who, which brings together the First Doctor and the 12th Doctor in an adventure that ends with the 12th Doctor’s regeneration. And which marks the end of the Stephen Moffat era of Doctor Who. 

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It’s a TV show about the TV show! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha look at the 2013 BBC dramatization of the beginnings of the Doctor Who TV show, starring David Bradley as William Hartnell, the first Doctor, and who also appears in the 2017 Christmas special as the first Doctor. Our discussion gets even more timey wimey than that!

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha complete their review of all the regenerations of the Doctor with Matt Smith, the 11th Doctor. How does this regeneration compare to the others? Did following on the 50th Anniversary Special and before that the big season finale rob it of some its impact? Plus, Clara’s family!

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha continue their New Who Rewatch with the 7th episode of the 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) season, “The Long Game”. Featuring Simon Pegg as a great villain as well as the first time a Companion was ever kicked off the Tardis for bad behavior, the episode also offers commentary on “fake news” and Big Data… all from 2005!