Doctor Who: The Real McCoy

An irreverent exploration of the greatest era in Doctor Who: the 7th Doctor on TV, in print, and on audio

Original Sin 09/15/2024

Original Sin Adam and Erik are finally back to take an indepth look at the debut of everyones favourite law enforcers Chris & Roz. They'll talk about large TARDIS teams, giant teddy bears and their least favourite moral debate. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/33052487

Human Nature 05/22/2023

Human Nature Adam and Erik are back talking about one of the most beloved and influential New Adventures, Human Nature. They'll discuss the terror of the English Public School, The Doctor being a weird little guy and just who is Verity? Also we announce the winner of our Set Piece competition! Editors note: Apologies, near the end there is some interference on Adam's mic, but it comes and goes. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/26903604

Set Piece 12/22/2022

Set Piece Adam and Erik talk about Pain, Paris and patterns as they discuss Ace's second NA leaving story, Kate Orman's Set Piece. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/25398081

Warlock 10/10/2022

Warlock Adam and Erik give their opinions on animal experimentation, drugs, Canterbury Cathedral and jazz, as they discuss Andrew Cartmel's Warlock. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/24627312

All-Consuming Fire 09/05/2022

All-Consuming Fire The game's afoot as Adam and Erik discuss what happens when Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes team up to take on Lovecraftian(ish) horrors. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/24268161

Conundrum 05/16/2022

Conundrum Adam and Erik are joined by Kevin Burnard, as they discuss the Famous Five, drunk Doctor Doom and unreliable narrators in Steve Lyon's Conundrum. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/23109158

The Left Handed Hummingbird 04/04/2022

The Left Handed Hummingbird Adam and Erik are joined by Nathan Bottemley as they get the blues discussing John Lennon, the Aztecs and Corporal Bell's traumatic brain injury, in Kate Orman's New Adventures debut. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/22657772

Transit 02/13/2022

Transit Adam and Erik are joined by Stephen Graves to discuss cyberpunk and kola nuts in Ben Aaronovitch's New Adventure debut. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/22112249

Love and War 11/22/2021

Love and War Adam and Erik are joined by Shannon, from Deeper Cuts and So Much Stuff To Sing, to talk about Ace leaving, Benny joining and Space Crusties in cyberspace. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/21235940

Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible 07/14/2021

Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible With Erik lost in the Past, or maybe the Now, Adam is joined by Jon Dear from the Bergcast to discuss Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible. Topics include the dark times, memorable characters or lack thereof and LOOMS! /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/19798580

Timewyrm: Revelation 05/03/2021

Timewyrm: Revelation Join Adam and Erik as they start their New Adventures journey by discussing Paul Cornell's Timewyrm: Revelation. Are we about to truly encounter stories too deep and broad for the small screen? Listen to find out. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/18936431

Series 25 & 26 Round Table 02/16/2021

Series 25 & 26 Round Table Adam and Erik are joined by a glittering array of guests to look back on and discuss series 25 & 26. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/17955356

Survival 10/19/2020

Survival Adam and Erik are joined by Steven from New To Who as they discuss the final of Series 26, Survival! Please be aware that this podcast contains Adam repeatedly using the phrase 'social darwinism'. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/16446482

The Curse Of Fenric 07/31/2020

The Curse Of Fenric Adam and Erik are joined by Jon from the Bergcast as they prepare to brave dangerous undercurrents in their discussion of The Curse Of Fenric. But please don't worry, from now on everything will be in English. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/15413780

Ghost Light 05/29/2020

Ghost Light Adam and Erik are joined by Stephen Graves as they attempt to climb the social and evolutionary ladder while tackling Ghost Light. Will they see the light or be reduced to mere husks? /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/14603642

Battlefield 04/14/2020

Battlefield Adam and Erik are joined by Joy and Kyle from Five Years Rapid to talk about the series 26 opener Battlefield. Will they risk becoming handmaidens in hell as they talk about swords, sorcery and shame? /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/13964444

The Greatest Show In The Galaxy 03/16/2020

The Greatest Show In The Galaxy ROLL UP! ROLL UP! Adam and Erik are joined by Chris Fosten of The Ood Cast to discuss The Greatest Show In The Galaxy. Enter the big top and listen to them tackle clowns, hippies, magic and walking away from explosions. Just remember you ain't heard nothing yet! /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/13555031

Silver Nemesis 01/28/2020

Silver Nemesis Adam and Erik prepare to ride to destiny, as they're joined by Mark from the Trap One Podcast to discuss the 25th anniversary story Silver Nemesis. Is this the human condition known as madness? Listen to find out! /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/12905483

The Happiness Patrol 12/30/2019

The Happiness Patrol Adam and Erik are happy to be joined by Nathan and James of Flight Through Entirety, but will they be glad to discuss The Happiness Patrol? Featuring left wing politics, the phrase 'accidentally brechtian' and Adam subjecting himself to a routine disappearance, this is an episode sure to bring a smile to your face. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/12555287

Remembrance Of The Daleks 11/07/2019

Remembrance Of The Daleks Adam and Erik are joined by Andy Hicks as they go back to the beginning and dig up Remembrance Of The Daleks. They'll be discussing the Doctor's pro-active morality, echoes of Pertwee, Keff's "best score" and asking that all important question, do they actually like Daleks? /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/11920643

Series 24 Roundtable 10/13/2019

Series 24 Roundtable In this episode Adam and Erik are joined by Lynne Thomas, Graeme Burk, Steven Schapansky and (briefly) Andy Hicks, to discuss Series 24 as a whole and try to answer that all important question "What the hell just happened?" /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/11619761

Dragonfire 08/26/2019

Dragonfire In this episode Adam and Erik go bargain hunting in Iceworld. What they'll find instead is a villain with a mildly non-sensical plan, family friendly slave trader Glitz, literal cliffhangers and a young woman with a percentage for shouting out her own nickname. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/10988882

Delta And The Bannermen 07/26/2019

Delta And The Bannermen Attention campers! Adam and Erik visit sunny Wales in 1959 and find themselves on the run from tonal inconsistence, 12 hours of Ken Dodd stand-up and the worst onscreen "romance" in Doctor Who history. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/10670663

Paradise Towers 06/26/2019

Paradise Towers In their 3rd exciting episode Adam and Erik attempt to build high for happiness as they examine the true start of the Cartmel era, Paradise Towers. Topics under discussion include Richard Briers, queer sensibilities and which Kangs, which Kangs, WHICH KANGS ARE BEST? /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/10302809

Time and the Rani 05/12/2019

Time and the Rani After the last episode Adam and Erik throw away the 6th Doctor like a cheap curly blonde wig and set off on their journey through the McCoy era. Join them as they brave tumultuous buffeting to discuss such topics as camp, Kate O'Mara and lazy lizard people. /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/9748271

The Colin Baker Years 04/10/2019

The Colin Baker Years In this first exciting episode Adam and Erik start their in-depth look at the McCoy years by talking about *checks notes* Colin Baker? /episode/index/show/therealmccoy/id/9331763

Doctor Who: The Real McCoy

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