Steven Schapansky (Radio Free Skaro, The Memory Cheats) and Erika Ensign (Verity!, Total Party Kill) are married Doctor Who fans (who also co-produce a fiction podcast for Uncanny Magazine). This is a podcast where they watch every Doctor Who story ever made, from start to finish. Each episode is recorded live on a red couch.
No, they have no “schedule”. They’re lazy. Want proof? Check out this fab listener-created spreadsheet of episode releases.
Follow on Mastodon @LazyDoctorWho@zeppelin.flights and Bluesky @lazydoctorwho@bsky.social or email at lazydoctorwho@gmail.com.
Latest episodes
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288: Planet of Evil - 4
Steven and Erika finish off their Thanksgiving mini-marathon (the mini-est of marathons!) with a lot of complaints about the final episode of this story. Hosts Erika Ensi
Oct 12 21 min
287: Planet of Evil - 3
Erika and Steven wish you a happy Thanksgiving (or a happy Monday if you’re not in Canada) as they discuss antimatter universes, captains under pressure, and also submari
Oct 12 15 min
286: Planet of Evil - 2
Steven and Erika talk about captures, costumes, and coloured rocks. Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Oct 4 12 min
285: Planet of Evil - 1
Erika and Steven start watching a story that Erika doesn’t remember at all! Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Sep 27 15 min
284: Terror of the Zygons - 4
Steven and Erika finish off the Canada Day marathon with Canada chat, follow-up, food talk, and eventually, discussion of this Doctor Who episode. Hosts Erika Ensign and
Jul 1 31 min
283: Terror of the Zygons - 3
Erika and Steven continue the Canada Day celebration with great praise for Lis Sladen, as is right and proper. Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Jul 1 12 min
282: Terror of the Zygons - 2
Steven and Erika continue the Canada Day marathon with more Zygons and our pal the Skarasen! Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Jul 1 19 min
281: Terror of the Zygons - 1
Erika and Steven are back with the usual Canada Day celebration. Happy Canada Day! Hope you like fleshy protrusions! Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Jul 1 14 min
280: The Daleks' Master Plan 3 - Recovered!
Steven and Erika re-review the other recently returned episode and pine for more. Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Apr 5 24 min
279: The Daleks' Master Plan 1 - Recovered!
Erika and Steven revisit an episode we first reviewed in 2016! Why? Because it’s no longer merely a reconstruction! Two episodes of “The Daleks’ Master Plan” were recentl
Apr 5 27 min
278: Revenge of the Cybermen - 4
Steven and Erika finish off “Revenge of the Cybermen” — and Season 12 of Doctor Who! And no need to email us — immediately after recording, Steven discovered the “heartbe
Mar 23 28 min
277: Revenge of the Cybermen - 3
Erika and Steven discuss what makes a good Cybermen story, and whether this is that. Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Mar 23 18 min
276: Revenge of the Cybermen - 2
Steven and Erika issue corrections, then talk about direction, music, and other assorted nonsense. Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Mar 22 23 min
275: Revenge of the Cybermen - 1
Erika and Steven (finally) dive into the first Cybermen story they’ve covered in ages! Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Mar 22 26 min
274: Genesis of the Daleks - 6
Steven and Erika conclude a very good, but very dark story. Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Nov 15 2025 29 min
273: Genesis of the Daleks - 5
Erika and Steven talk about Davros, mostly. With good reason! Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Nov 15 2025 16 min
272: Genesis of the Daleks - 4
Steven and Erika talk about Nazis. I mean Daleks. No, I mean Nazis. But yeah, also Daleks. Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Nov 15 2025 18 min
271: Genesis of the Daleks - 3
Erika and Steven reach the mid-point of the last 6-parter structured like this one. Turns out there’s a lot to talk about here in the middle! Hosts Erika Ensign and Steve
Sep 10 2025 30 min
270: Genesis of the Daleks - 2
Steven and Erika brave the smoke and heat of Edmonton to bring you discussion of the bunkers and domes of Skaro! Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
Sep 2 2025 16 min
269: Genesis of the Daleks - 1
Erika and Steven wrap up the Canada Day extravaganza by dipping their toes into “Genesis of the Daleks” — will Erika love it? like it? hate it? Nobody knows yet, not even
Jul 1 2025 21 min
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I started watching Classic Who because of Sutekh because I don’t think you can get the full impact of the season finale without watching the Classic arc. RTD is mining from the Classics so I wanted to learn more about the Classic villains in particular.
This podcast is a great way to add more detail, context and depth to the Classic episodes and the hosts have great chemistry!
I love Radio Free Skaro and this was recommend by the hosts and I love it!
tofulish · Mar 2025
I have tried a lot of Doctor Who podcasts but never found one that worked for my interests. I love podcasts that go episode by episode, and don’t spend all their time hating on the thing I love. Turns out that is a big ask.
I am happy to say, I have found a home in Lazy Doctor Who. Many episodes into this podcast I can say, this is the one for me. Delightful people who love the material and are very knowledgeable means they can be lazy and still have an absolutely wonderful podcast.
Vintronius · Oct 2021
A wonderful way to rewatch Doctor Who with fresh eyes! As a long time fan, I’m well accustomed to viewing out of sequence ( starting with four, for example) but a rewatch in sequence brings changes in perspective and fan wisdom!
Gotarugrat · Oct 2019
I love Steven and Erica from other podcasts like The Memory Cheats and Verity!, so it was a foregone conclusion that I'd love them together in Lazy Doctor Who. It's great fun to hear their thoughts on these stories and I appreciate the "surprise" element (ie - the lazy part!) of never knowing when new episodes will show up in my feed. Looking forward to following along with them throughout the history of Doctor Who!
JeffE_1982 · Sep 2015
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