Secrets of Doctor Who

Announcing Holy Troublemakers

Announcing Holy Troublemakers, a new podcast from StarQuest. In this weekly podcast host Dom Bettinelli will introduce you to the difficult people who built the Catholic

Doctor Who Cancelled?

No Christmas special. No showrunner. No production partner. The BBC has put Doctor Who out to competitive tender, and Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin weigh what the shake-u

12-Year Retrospective

After 445 episodes and nearly 12 years, Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin take stock: real download data, favorite Doctors and companions, an honest look at the RTD2 era, and

The Tenth Planet (Revisited)

The first regeneration arrives! As Mondasian Cybermen threaten Earth, Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack early body-horror Cybermen, Cold War paranoia, and the moment t

The Smugglers

Pirates, betrayal, and a cursed treasure test the First Doctor’s moral compass. As Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack The Smugglers, one question stands out: Is the Doc

Logopolis (Revisited)

Entropy threatens the universe—and the Doctor’s life. As Logopolis falls and the Master seizes control, the Fourth Doctor faces destiny. With Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinell

Planet of the Spiders (Revisited)

A defining farewell for the Third Doctor turns spiders, crystals, and monks into a meditation on fear, ambition, and renewal. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack how Pla

The War Machines

What happens when logic replaces conscience? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin tackle The War Machines, a chilling First Doctor story about AI tyranny, companion shakeups, an

The Keeper of Traken

What if a society built on goodness is its greatest weakness? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack Traken’s fragile utopia, Kassia’s downfall, and the Master’s quiet take

Lucie Miller & To The Death

What happens when the Doctor arrives too late? As Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack Lucy Miller / To the Death, they confront Dalek plague warfare, shocking companion

The Legend of Baba Yaga (Big Finish)

What happens when folklore fights back? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin break down The Legend of Baba Yaga, belief-powered reality, and the Fugitive Doctor’s harder edge. I

False Gods

What happens when Time Lords become gods? A lost Gallifreyan student inspires Egyptian myth, fractures history, and forces the Doctor into an impossible judgment. Dom Bet

Warrior’s Gate

What if the best thing to do… is nothing at all? A collapsing void, enslaved lion-men, and cryptic mirrors challenge the Fourth Doctor and Romana. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bett

The Monster of Peladon

What happens when a medieval society joins a galactic superpower? The 3rd Doctor and Sarah Jane face war profiteers, fake gods, and class rebellion. Dom Bettinelli and Ji

The Light Keepers (Big Finish)

Is coerced labor still virtuous if it saves the universe? Dorium Maldovar returns as the 11th Doctor faces a cosmic light imprisoned in a robotic lighthouse. Dom Bettinel

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The Savages

A utopia built on exploitation. In The Savages, what happens when a society thrives by draining others’ life force? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack the moral cost, l

State of Decay

Vampires, rebels, and ancient Time Lord enemies clash in this gothic Fourth Doctor tale. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack Adric’s shaky debut, undead aristocrats, and

Relative Dimensions (Big Finish)

A time-traveling fish crashes the Doctor’s Christmas reunion—what does this say about holding onto the past? With Susan, Alex, and Lucie Miller, the Eighth Doctor wrestle

Self-Help (Big Finish)

What happens when the Master is forced into 277 years of introspection? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unravel Self-Help’s sharp critique of self-improvement culture, with