Doctor Who: Five Years Rapid

The only Doctor Who podcast to tackle 5 seasons of the 3rd Doctor in only 2 years! Joy Piedmont and Kyle Anderson do a deep dive on one story from the Jon Pertwee tenure of Doctor Who every month, talking about its themes, origins, historical context, and all-around cool factor. After all, who's more suave than the Third Doctor?

Special Chris Chibnall Interview 04/12/2023

Special Chris Chibnall Interview Our very own Joy Piedmont got to speak to none other than the most recent showrunner of Doctor Who, Chris Chibnall! Please enjoy this intimate conversation about his entire regime, his writing process, and some insight into some of the decisions he made. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/26521149

The Big Wrap-Up Episode 09/03/2021

The Big Wrap-Up Episode And we've come to the end of Five Years Rapid, which is what we'll call season 1 of a Doctor Who podcast from Kyle and Joy. (More on that later.) In this final FYR, we give you our top 5 and bottom 3 stories, our Senior Superlatives, and try to summarize the Third Doctor era as succinctly as possible. As you can see, it's our longest ever episode. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/20341892

24 - Planet of the Spiders 08/06/2021

24 - Planet of the Spiders It's the end...but the moment has been prepared for. Wait, no, that's a different final story. We did it! We have come to the end of the five year that have indeed been rapid. Joy and Kyle discuss "Planet of the Spiders," a beloved story that has a lot to recommend it...and a lot of not great stuff too. Like, more that people like to remember. Let's get in to it! A tear, Sarah Jane? /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/20053835

Episode 23 - The Monster of Peladon 07/02/2021

Episode 23 - The Monster of Peladon For our penultimate Pertwee story, we look at *checks notes* wait, is this right? "The Monster of Peladon?" Well, I guess if we have to. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/19681631

Episode 22 - Death to the Daleks 06/04/2021

Episode 22 - Death to the Daleks Third to last story for the Third Doctor and it's the third of his Dalek stories. Ermahgerd, Derlerks. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/19343861

Episode 21 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs 05/07/2021

Episode 21 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs Our final Malcolm Hulke story is an oft-maligned but undeservedly so. "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" has intrigue, politics, weird sci-fi ideals, Sarah Jane being absolutely awesome, a dramatic turn for Mike Yates, and the Doctor's best jacket. Yes, and some cruddy looking dinosaur puppets too. What're you gonna do? /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/18997061

Episode 20 - The Time Warrior 04/02/2021

Episode 20 - The Time Warrior It's the beginning of the end. Sad face. Our journey through the Third Doctor's reign begins its inevitable march toward the finish. But at least we have a really fun one to talk about --- "The Time Warrior!" Written by Robert Holmes, this story introduces the Sontarans, the word Gallifrey, and most importantly, brand new companion, the amazing Sarah Jane Smith! /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/18575948

Episode 19 - The Green Death w/ Sage Young 03/05/2021

Episode 19 - The Green Death w/ Sage Young We finish up another season of the Third Doctor with a beloved classic, "The Green Death." And who better to join us for a discussion into Jo Grant's final story than returning champion Sage Young?! We get into maggots, miners, and meet-cutes in this truly legendary Doctor Who story. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/18195953

18 - Planet of the Daleks 02/05/2021

18 - Planet of the Daleks This month...well, it is. Kyle and Joy talk about "Planet of the Daleks," the also-ran of season 10. It's pretty boring, AND it has bad gender politics. But at least Pertwee and Manning have good costumes. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/17814266

Episode 17 - Frontier in Space 01/01/2021

Episode 17 - Frontier in Space It's the new year! Finally, 2020 is no more, and Kyle and Joy have a great story to discuss for you all. It's "Frontier in Space," the beginning of a would-be Dalek epic, but...not. They discuss the political nature of the story, the Draconian culture, and say farewell to Roger Delgado's Master. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/17382002

16 - Carnival of Monsters 12/04/2020

16 - Carnival of Monsters It's the end of 2020! Finally! And ain't it great that Joy and Kyle get to talk about a good story to send it off? It's "Carnival of Monsters," which both hosts enjoy but don't think about very often. Why is that? /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/17060207

Episode 15 - The Three Doctors 10/29/2020

Episode 15 - The Three Doctors This month, Kyle and Joy begin season 10 and with it an anniversary story! "The Three Doctors" gives us the return of Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor and William Hartnell's First Doctor--kind of. We discuss the ways in which the various characters come across, and the truly irritating way the Brigadier is presented. And we answer the question: can a story be great without being good? /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/16592126

Episode 15 - The Three Doctors 10/29/2020

Episode 14 - The Time Monster 10/02/2020

Episode 14 - The Time Monster Well, we were always heading here. It's just our luck it fell in October. Yes, Kyle and Joy this month finish off Season 9 with *GULP* "The Time Monster," which is...well, it's something. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/16227152

Episode 13 - The Mutants 09/04/2020

Episode 13 - The Mutants This month, Joy and Kyle tackle the oft-derided, fiercely underrated story "The Mutants," which has, ohhh a fair few things to talk about in it. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/15879407

Episode 12 - The Sea Devils 08/07/2020

Episode 12 - The Sea Devils This month finds Joy and Kyle lost at sea! Well, not "lost" exactly, but definitely adrift in the action-heavy story "The Sea Devils," which finds the Master in a prison castle, the Navy in full force, and the Doctor trying to talk to the Silurians' less interesting cousins. We've got sword fights, hovercrafts, and land mines, but do we have any real story to speak of? And is that a bad thing? /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/15500882

Episode 11 - The Curse of Peladon 07/03/2020

Episode 11 - The Curse of Peladon This month we finally get some class up in this joint! The Doctor and Jo visit an alien kingdom under threat and a Galactic Federation on the brink. It's the surprisingly excellent "The Curse of Peladon," which lets Jo take charge and flirt with a guy closer to her own age for once. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/15069464

Day of the Daleks w/ Sage Young! 06/12/2020

Day of the Daleks w/ Sage Young! Kyle and Joy break off another season with "Day of the Daleks"! Joining us in this go-round is our good friend Sage Young from Head Over Feels. It's a grand old time! /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/14795513

Episode 9 - The Daemons 05/01/2020

Episode 9 - The Daemons This month (from quarantine, of course) Joy and Kyle discuss the final story of season 8, "The Daemons." Here we have the first of the stories written by Robert Sloman and Barry Letts (under the name Guy Leopold) and it's a supremely odd mixture of sci-fi and the occult. Plus, we get Reverend Magister, so that's fun too. Satanism, white witches, folk horror, and Quatermass pastiches abound! But, is it, like, good? /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/14042348

Episode 8 - Colony in Space 04/03/2020

Episode 8 - Colony in Space This month Joy and Kyle were in the same room! Granted it was at Gallifrey One back in February, but still. And they celebrate by talking about Colony in Space, the penultimate story from the Third Doctor's second season. It's not the most fondly remembered story, but maybe it should be? It's got more going on than you probably thought. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/13319861

The Claws of Axos 03/06/2020

The Claws of Axos This month, Kyle and Joy climb out of the pigbin to dive into a gaping mouth of an alien dendrite to talk about "The Claws of Axos"! What's not to like about this Doctor Who story? It's got aliens in both trashbags and leotards, bureaucracy run amok, and the coolest not-cool character ever, Bill Filer! /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/13065797

Episode 6 - The Mind of Evil 01/31/2020

Episode 6 - The Mind of Evil This month, Joy and Kyle go to prison. The evil in their hearts might lead to their downfall thanks to the mysterious Keller Machine. Or is it all just a ruse by the Master? That's right, it's "The Mind of Evil," maybe the most needlessly complicated story yet! /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/12960734

Episode 6 - The Mind of Evil 01/31/2020

Terror of the Autons 01/03/2020

Terror of the Autons Happy New Year, friends and '70s stans! /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/12599333

Episode 4 - Inferno 12/06/2019

Episode 4 - Inferno Is it the best Doctor Who story ever, or just the best classic series story ever? That's already a high bar, but Joy and Kyle think "Inferno," the final story of the Third Doctor's first season, clears it handily. From the tone to the performances, to especially the inventive storytelling, this is upper echelon stuff. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/11847767

Episode 3 - The Ambassadors of Death 11/01/2019

Episode 3 - The Ambassadors of Death This month, Joy and Kyle get spacey. For the Third Doctor's first foray into the stars (though not in the TARDIS), we've got "The Ambassadors of Death," a pretty stellar (ha) story that has Malcolm Hulke's funk all over it. Plus Liz Shaw looking pretty dark Daphne-from-Scooby-Doo-ish. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/11829449

Episode 2 - Doctor Who and the Silurians 10/04/2019

Episode 2 - Doctor Who and the Silurians This month, the Barry Letts era begins! Just one story in, the Jon Pertwee years of Doctor Who change drastically. Luckily, they change in a great story! Joy and Kyle discuss "Doctor Who and the Silurians," a very important story in the annals of the show. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/11406437

Episode 1 - Spearhead from Space 09/06/2019

Episode 1 - Spearhead from Space We've arrived! In the TARDIS! And we're asleep for a whole episode! /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/11053568

Spearhead from Space Teaser 2 08/29/2019

Spearhead from Space Teaser 2 Good days for the Third Doctor are bad days for surgeons with old cars and capes. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/11037797

Spearhead from Space Teaser 1 08/29/2019

Spearhead from Space Teaser 1 Kyle and Joy are pretty sure the Third Doctor's inaugural story has a couple of unforeseen issues. /episode/index/show/fiveyearsrapid/id/11037782

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