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Doctor Who: The Ood CastFive Star BeastIn which we catch up on the past three years, stand roughly in a straight line and buy things off Etsy."He's giving everyone a last chance. He's saying this is where the show's going. This is the politics of the show ... it's about hope and love and inclusion and diversity. So, get back on board or otherwise F&*% off. I think it's amazing that he's doing that in such a beautiful, eloquent way." Review: The Star Beast by Russell T DaviesAir Date: 25th November 2023 Song: A Space Beast Came Travelling based on A...2023-11-2951 min
SolaceSolace 006: Psalm 33 and Chris FostenThis week’s Solace includes an Examen prayer and a time of listening (there are no written instructions for the listening prayer - everything you need to know is in the audio) - but if you haven't got access to the resource sheet and would like it for the Examen it is available here.
The Bible reading is taken from Psalm 33: 3-5, and the poem featured is ‘On Days I Am Aware’ by Chris Fosten – which first appeared in the 2018 anthology "Reaching For Mercy" published by Proost.
The music used is the track ‘October Lane’ from the alb...2020-04-2239 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastBe Kind"To be honest, a lot of things have made me cry over the past few days but this was a different kind of cry."Reviews: Message from the Doctor Air Date: 25th March 2020 Song: Doctor in a Cupboard based on Michael in the Bathroom from Be More Chill Sketches: Hide & Strax by Chris Mead Haiku: Even in hiding/ she's saving us from ourselves/ darkness never wins Additional notes: Even though this is our shortest episode ever (and still approximately four times longer than the thing it's reviewing) this also features the BIGGEST...2020-03-2606 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastChib Changes Everything"Even when her mind is wiped. Even when she's returned to being a child and the Time Lords are trying to integrate her back into society and be a normal boring Time Lord. That name comes back. That same TARDIS comes back. That need to go out and help people comes back. It's so deep within her that even if you wipe her brain and try and start again. She's still going to become that amazing rebel." Reviews: The Ascension of the Cybermen/ The Timeless Children Air Date: 23rd February & 1st March 2020 Song: There Is N...2020-03-061h 10
Doctor Who: The Ood CastGhost Sandwich"I don't think I've really seen people on Doctor Who eating ever." Reviews: The Haunting of Villa DiodatiAir Date: 16th February 2020Song: Unfinished Cyberman based on Bittersweet Symphony by The VerveSketches: Taking the Tour by Chris Fosten. Lord Byron Introduces his Latest Work by Chris Fosten. Cyberwoman II: Cyber Boogaloo by Chris Mead.Haiku: Cellar-based poet/ finds clever metal dollop/ lone tin-man inspiresWhat's making us feel g-ood?Loz: Future ManAlpha: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: FarmageddonSigma: Andrew Ellard's tweetnotesAdditional notes...2020-03-0142 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastPanic Attack"She's not tackling her own trauma at all because she's spending all her time entertaining her companions." Reviews: Can You Hear Me?Air Date: 9th February 2020Song: What if Gods Were Arseholes? based on One of Us by Joan OsborneSketches: Nightmare Season by Chris Fosten. Alternative Reactions by Chris Fosten.Haiku: Dark visions point them/ to jailed nightmarish prankster/ they stay bottled upAdditional notes: Laura had a cold recording this episode. In the edit there were A LOT of cuts which were just removing mucus-choked sneezes and coughs. Like a...2020-02-2235 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastFlipping the Bird"Do you think the Doctor has got better at steering the TARDIS or do you think the Doctor just hates Adric?" Reviews: PraxeusAir Date: 2nd February 2020Song: I am a Bird based on I'm Like a Bird by Nelly FurtadoSketches: Two Oods Roaming by Chris Fosten. Un Chat by Chris Mead. The Operation by Chris Fosten.Haiku: Alien virus/ might solve plastic pollution/ goes for birds insteadAdditional notes: This is a catch-up episodes and was recorded in two parts because we ran out of battery the first time. The s...2020-02-1531 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastBreaking Glass"This is an amazing story arc. I think it blows all the previous story arcs out of the water." Reviews: Fugitive of the JudoonAir Date: 26th January 2020Song: Ho Flo Blo Ro based on Heart Beats by José GonzalezSketches: The Keepers at the Gate by Chris Fosten & Chris Mead. The Chris Chibnall Gang by Chris Mead. Dead Punny by Chris Mead.Haiku: Rhino police force/ find new depths to the Doctor/ contract is cancelledAdditional notes: We had such a good time recording this episode. We were also trying to re...2020-02-0738 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastA Sting in the Tale"That's a genuinely warm feeling I get when he ... talks about buses." Reviews: Nikola Tesla's Night of TerrorAir Date: 19th January 2020Song: Danger High Voltage (Tesla edit) based on Danger High Voltage by Electric 6Sketches: Creating Fear by Chris Fosten. No Patents by Chris Fosten. Bread Ahead by Chris Mead.Haiku: Inventor wanted/ by sparky alien queen/ their end is a shockAdditional notes: Some of us didn't watch the episode itself until a few hours before recording. That makes for some frenzied sketch writing. Also Loz wasn't here this week...2020-01-2432 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastBenni Harder"I don't think she's talking entirely to them. And I don't think she's talking entirely about Earth. I think she's talking to herself and she's talking about Gallifrey." Reviews: Orphan 55Air Date: 12th January 2020Song: Benni based on Smooth Criminal by Michael JacksonAdditional notes: We will always remain a positive and upbeat podcast about Doctor Who, even when there are parts of an episode that aren't to our tastes. In fact, the more janky bits there are, the more material there is for sketches and songs. Hence, this week, we were extremely happy...2020-01-1736 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastDoctor Yes"Can you slide shambolically?""You can - it hurts though. It's hell on the knees." Reviews: Spyfall Parts I & IIAir Date: 1st January 2020 & 5th January 2020Song: Spyfall based on Skyfall by AdeleAdditional notes: It really doesn't seem that long since we were all together but it is DEFINITELY over a year. Scary how fast time moves but probably appropriate given our subject matter. In terms of amazing making of info for this episode - we've upgraded our editing equipment and lost our sound effects library in the process so the sound...2020-01-1146 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Battle of Ra’s al Ghul“The battle of number 46 plus a naan bread is a lot easier to say.” Reviews: The Battle of Ranskoor Av KolosAir Date: 9th December 2018Additional notes: It was great to have all the Oods back in one place for this episode. As well as the review, we look back on Series 11 as a whole and think big thoughts about wonderful Doctor Who.2018-12-1428 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastDoctor Hygge“A deep, steep inlet of the sea...” Reviews: It Takes You AwayAir Date: 2nd December 2018Song: Portal Connection based on Rainbow Connection by Kermit the FrogAdditional notes: Yes. We were slightly drunk during this episode. That might be seen as slightly unprofessional but hey, ain't nobody being paid for this s*!%. Recognise the voice of the President? It's none other than Erik Stadnik, legendary podcaster and the fifth Ood (of our hearts).2018-12-0725 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastWhich?“The Morax King looked a bit like Earthworm Jim…” Reviews: The WitchfindersAir Date: 24th November 2018Song: I Vomit Mud on You based on I Put a Spell on You by Nina SimoneAdditional notes: As well as the normal Ood review, this specially extended episood has a bonus review from comedic superfans Gemma Arrowsmith (of Big Finish fame), John Henry Falle and Jenny Rowe. There's also a sketch co-written with Michael from the Tin Dog Podcast. It's a busy one.2018-11-3041 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastKerpow!“We are the candy floss surrounding the razor blades of public opinion…” Reviews: Kerblam!Air Date: 17th November 2018Song: Pop based on Stop by The Spice GirlsAdditional notes: Back together again for this episode. And many thanks to listener (and honorary Ood) Emily Jenik for her Yaz sketch this week. Also Kerblam! is the first Doctor Who episode with an exclamation mark in the title. But Kerpow! is by no means the first Ood Cast episode with an exclamation mark. We are excitable in that way.2018-11-2332 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastAssassins in Need“People are unfathomably cruel to each other. Nationalism and tribalism … that turns people into caricatures of the worst aspects of humanity.”Reviews: Demons of the PunjabAir Date: 11th November 2018 Song: Both Sides of the Border based on Both Sides of the Story by Phil Collins Additional notes: Once again the Oods are split up for this episode but it’s probably appropriate for the subject matter that we’re geographically dispersed. If you’re interested in seeing the Children in Need segment that we mention, there’s a great article on it here.2018-11-1633 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastAngry Grey Zombie Potato"If the Pting guzzles energy then the Doctor guzzles knowledge…" Reviews: The Tsuranga ConundrumAir Date: 4th November 2018Song: Nom Nom Nom based on You'll Be Back by Hamilton Original Broadway CastAdditional notes: Chris Sigma has been wanting to make Loz do a Hamilton song for YEARS. The Doctor mentioning the musical during the episode was all the excuse he needed. Thanks, Chibnall. CHIBNALL!!!!!2018-11-0929 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastSpider-Van"It was like being slapped directly on the nose by a side of ham…" Reviews: Arachnids in the UKAir Date: 28th October 2018Song: Spider-Doc based on Spider-Man by Moxy FruvousAdditional notes: This week's song is insanely catchy and took Loz a huge amount of time because she had to create all the layered harmonies from scratch.2018-11-0335 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastRacist Fonz"To navigate by our hearts is only, and VERY, human..." Reviews: RosaAir Date: 21st October 2018Song: Stormcage based on Starman by David Bowie2018-10-2637 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastSnakes & Ladders"Apologies for those of you listening through very high fidelity headsets as you'll probably be able to hear everything that's sliding around my eustachian tubes..."Reviews: The Ghost MonumentAir Date: 14th October 2018Song: No song this week either due to Loz still being ill (sorry)Additional notes: This episode was recorded using the equipment we used for the very first Ood Cast ever and was edited mostly in Saudi Arabia - very suitable for an episode concerning a desert planet.2018-10-2040 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastOod Looks Like A Lady"I feel so many things inside myself. I have so many emotions..." Reviews: The Woman Who Fell To EarthAir Date: 7th October 2018Song: No song this week due to Loz being ill (sorry)Additional notes: At one point during the editing of this episode on a train, Chris Sigma got so engrossed that he missed his stop and ended up in Guildford. Great showbiz story that.2018-10-1232 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: The Doctor FallsThis is it. The last episode of the season. Chris Sigma, Stephen Davidson and Zara Swanton rip up the Ood One Out rule book and just talk about the sixty or so things they loved about The Doctor Falls. PLUS we're back to a full compliment of sketches, songs and oods for one final hurrah.2017-07-0752 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: World Enough and TimeJoin Chris Sigma and improviser/actor/Big Finish designer Tom Webster as they trawl through the embarrassment of riches that was World Enough and Time. There is also a lot of talk about The Five Doctors. Probably more than is necessary.2017-06-3036 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: Eaters of LightSome pretty impressive guerrilla-podcasting this week. This whole episode was recorded, edited and uploaded in under 2 hours from start to finish. So expect a certain ... artisanal roughness ... as the Sigmas review The Eaters of Light.2017-06-2327 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: Empress of MarsThe ood one is well and truly out this week as Laura and Alpha review Empress of Mars. What did they think of this rollicking tale of subterranean adventure? Plus Ice Warrior beat poetry ... as you do.2017-06-1624 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: The Lie of the LandThe Sigmas review The Lie of the Land and contend with sleep deprivation, politics and ridiculous accents.2017-06-1021 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: The Pyramid at the End of the WorldOod One Out Chris Sigma is joined by playwright and improviser Tom Salinsky for a chat about The Pyramid at the End of the World - a meditation on love, war and happenstance & winner of the 2017 award for longest title of an episode of Doctor Who. Also there's a bit of Beckett and a Commoodity-chosen song about the end of the world as we know it.2017-06-0231 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: ExtremisOods Alpha & Sigma are joined by the Story Beast himself, John Henry Falle to discuss Extremis, a none-more-Moffat tale of virtue, hope and valour in the final hour.2017-05-2649 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: OxygenThe lonely ood, Chris Sigma, is joined by Bryn Salisbury and Dylan Emery to review the episode Oxygen (continuing the preference for very short titles this season). Plus These Suits Were Made for Working, Classic Andy, Chris Apha's HaikWho and we get Siri to help us record. There might even be a special guest... (there is a special guest).2017-05-1937 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: Knock KnockSigma is joined by Angus Dunican to review the latest episode of Doctor Who, Knock Knock. Plus there's the usual songs, poetry and comment from the other Oods.2017-05-1237 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: Thin IceJoin Chris Sigma as he reunites with Andy to review Thin Ice. This week we also have the first in our rolling roster of honourary Ood co-hosts - Emily Jenik.2017-05-0532 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: SmileSigma and Alpha reunite to review Smile - a sort-of spiritual sequel to Blink in that both titles revolve around things you can do with your face.2017-04-2825 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood One Out: The PilotThis week Chris Sigma is joined by long term co-host (and excellent life-partner) Laura Mead to review the Doctor Who Series 10 opener - The Pilot.2017-04-2127 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastSpace Hustle"It was a bit like Sean Connery trying to do an American accent through an electrified sock..." Reviews: Time HeistAir Date: 20th September 2014Song: Spoon Forehead based on Goldfinger by Shirley BasseyAdditional notes: This episode was recorded in the present day of 2015. Next week we return to 2014 - yes, our brains hurt too.2015-05-3131 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastPlastic Army"This is like the Sharon Stone's crotch of monsters..." Reviews: ListenAir Date: 13th September 2014Song: Listen based on Real Love by John LennonAdditional notes: This is the first episode after Chris Sigma returned from his three month sabbatical to the States. We had to edit out the snogging.* *true2015-05-1534 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastOod-e-lally"He had a bouquet of quivering fronds..."Reviews: Robot of SherwoodAir Date: 6th September 2014Song: Ood-e-lally based on Oo-De-Lally by Roger MillerAdditional notes: We recorded this during the week that Robot of Sherwood went out and then promptly forgot to release it until April 2015. So we did the sketch about Jeremy Clarkson BEFORE he actually got fired for punching someone. Timey, and indeed, wimey.2015-04-3027 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastStar Trek Into Dalek"Talk to the plunger coz the eyestalk ain't listening..."Reviews: Into the DalekAir Date: 30th August 2014Song: A Dalek Called Rusty based on Money for Nothing by Dire StraitsAdditional notes: What of the absent Ood Sigma? He was actually in Texas this week and completely forgot to record a review or write any sketches. This is why the discussion is a little more highbrow and intellectual than normal.2014-09-1833 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastÀ Bout de Souffle"This is a Doctor who doesn't really care if people like him." Reviews: Deep BreathAir Date: 23rd August 2014Song: Brand New Face based on Super Bass by Nicki MinajAdditional notes: Sigma wasn't actually in Texas during his segments. He was in Chicago. This is why he mentions eating "Chicago Mix" popcorn and not a massive slab of barbecue beef brisket. Cheese and caramel really do go together incredibly well.2014-09-0642 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastTime Gentleman, Please"It's a wonderful idea. The Doctor stops running is a wonderful idea."Reviews: The Time of the DoctorAir Date: 25th December 2013Song: It's Time (of the Doctor) based on It's Time by Imagine DragonsAdditional notes: This was the first time we had recorded together for 6 months. It was so lovely to all be in the same room again and we had a cracking time. Laura's impression of Handles was so funny that we kept spoiling the take by laughing over the top of her recording. We are professionals.2014-07-2743 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Day of the Ood Cast"I punched the air in delight!""No, that was my face." Reviews: Day of the DoctorAir Date: 23rd November 2013Additional notes: This episode was recorded in January 2014 which is an embarrassingly long time after the anniversary episode aired. However we didn't publish the podcast until July 2014 so the whole January thing isn't looking so bad now, is it?2014-07-0757 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood Cast Extra: In The Whoop!“Like mayflies, we are! Fluttering around with no mouths...” Reviews: Doctor Who Live - The Next DoctorAir Date: 4th Aug 2013 Additional notes: Peter Capaldi is credited in mega zombie flop "World War Z" as W.H.O Doctor. Did the producers have a secret portal to the future? Probably not, judging from box office receipts...2013-08-0516 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastGregory McCaramel“I find the sight of a man begging for the lives of his friends… quite sensual.” Reviews: The Name of the DoctorAir Date: 31st May 2013Additional notes: This episode, our season finale, contains our most ambitious sketch to date with 17 podcasters from 3 separate continents getting involved. Thanks to The Doctor Who Podcast, The Tin Dog Podcast, Radio Rassilon, The Minute Doctor Who Podcast, Doctor Who: The Writer's Room, The Doctor Who Book Club, Two-minute Time Lord, Radio Free Skaro and Verity! for their wonderful vocal stylings. Happy summer everyone (or winter).2013-06-0137 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastLife’s Too Silver“We have to get the thrip-wibble to modulate the tharack bar.” Reviews: Nightmare in SilverAir Date: 16th May 2013Additional notes: Guest star Warwick Davis has been in more SF films than you can shake a lightsaber at. But we chose to name this episode after a Ricky Gervais mockumentary he starred in. It isn't very funny. At one point, he gets stuck in a dog flap.2013-05-1629 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastRed Dead Redemption“It was like Batman with old people.” Reviews: The Crimson HorrorAir Date: 9th May 2013Additional notes: Two sketches this week had to be completely re-done because Sigma used the laptop's internal microphone to record them by mistake. The Northern gentleman in the first sketch (with a voice like melted chocolate) is special guest star, Jim Atkins. The other one is Alpha. He is trying out a range of accents.2013-05-0932 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastRag & Bone“Overall I enjoyed it ... as I would a drawer of cables.” Reviews: Journey to the Centre of the TARDISAir Date: 2nd May 2013Additional notes: The talented chap who provides our theme song this week was one of the brilliant students we met during our recent trip to San Francisco. We climbed a big hill to visit his school. In San Francisco you have to climb big hills to do pretty much anything. It's part of the deal - along with awesome dim sum, killer views and hanging off of trams. Also our thighs got pret...2013-05-0235 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastSeek“It's a thing in a thing in a thing...” Reviews: HideAir Date: 25th April 2013Additional notes: Immediately preceding the recording of this episode the Ood Cast consumed an entire Thorntons Easter egg that didn't even belong to them. See, we're not all sunshine and smiles ... we have an edge. Try not to cut yourself.2013-04-2431 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastI Love the 80s“The Ice Warriors are a double threat, if they could dance they'd be a triple threat...”Reviews: Cold WarAir Date: 18th April 2013Additional notes: This entire episode was recorded with all the Oods sitting crossed legged on the floor beside a low table. All except Chris Sigma. He had a luxury bean bag.2013-04-1832 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastHere Comes the Sun“When I saw my wife, I was so aroused I vomited up a fruit salad!”Reviews: The Rings of AkhatenAir Date: 11th April 2013Additional notes: During this week the Sigmas have escaped London and travelled to all three countries in Great Britain. Lots of planets have a north...2013-04-1137 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastSharda"I'll tell you right away who I think is wrong ... The Doctor!"Reviews: The Bells of Saint JohnAir Date: 2nd April 2013Additional notes: The music in this episode spans some 500 years. The day of release was exactly 5 years after the Ood Cast published their first blog post. Happy Anniversary, us!2013-04-0233 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastSnow Business"Strax's potato bumble fun." It's February. And what's the first thing you think of when you think of February? That's right...Christmas.So with that in mind, the Ood Cast present their review of the Christmas special - The Snowmen.What would Strax have done in biblical times? What other tall tales did Clara tell? How did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle explain away Madame Vastra to his agent? Can Jenna-Louise Coleman do just the two accents?These are all questions. Good ones. And we'll answer every single one of t...2013-02-0848 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood Cast Annual 2012"To fire monkeys into people's bums..." You know when you win a Christmas hamper at the raffle? You're really excited but then you peek underneath the bottle of cava, bits of raffia and Elizabeth Shaw mints, and you find that someone's padded out the bottom with dusty tins of spam, pineapple chunks in sugar-free syrup and those crackers that taste like baked paper? This episode is nothing like that. The Ood Cast (Audio) Annual 2012 is exploding from top to bottom with Christmassy goodness (a bit like Andy), including an opportunity to win a spo...2012-12-1935 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastAn Unearthly Nugget"It's like a chinchilla!" In several shades of grey, slightly fuzzy around the edges and beloved of children everywhere, it's the first ever episode of Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child. But what will the Oods make of their first review of a classic episode? Will Andy oscillate with whirling paroxysms of joy? Will Loz fall asleep live on air? Will Sigma reference pagan rituals and summon demons from the netherworld? Will Alph tread the knife edge of politically incorrect comedy without slipping and accentally slicing himself in half like a Damien Hirst sculpture?Find o...2012-11-2440 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastBBC"Eat a spider & then sit through Vengence of Varos."At the Ood Cast, you won't be flabbergasted to hear that we hate to see lovely old British institutions taking a hammering from people who really couldn't do any better themselves.That's right, we're talking about the BBC!Haterz back off!Sure, it's not perfect but it's still one of the UK's best features. Along with cream teas, the NHS and Bill Bailey.So for this episood, we chose to sit the mics next to a speaker grille and record...2012-11-1524 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastAcross the Pond"May the best of your past be the worst of your future…"In which we consider the Ponds as companions, people, fictional characters and plot devices.Join the Ood Cast for a lovely chat about the beautiful and spirited Ponds.As the Autumnal evenings pull in, pour yourself a hot chocolate and settle back to listen to us discussing these most complex and compelling of modern companions, taking in the entire sweep of their journey with the Doctor.PLUS the untold story of Amelia Pond's origin, a Bond/ Doctor Who cross-over th...2012-11-0730 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Regeneration Game 3"What the heckington?"Fingers on nodules, everyone - it's the Ood Cast's semi-regular quiz show format, this time hosted by the redoubtable Laura Sigma.But what has Loz got in store for her co-hosts? Fiendish musical offerings? Insane leaps of pure fiction that bear little to no resemblance to rational thought? A bit where language breaks down completely?You bet your sweet brain cells she does. All that and more besides.Who will win? And what does that say about that person exactly?Experience the game show that Laura...2012-10-1836 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastWinter Quay is Coming"You know how mosquitos fly through the rain…?"She was just a girl. A girl with long legs and an even longer memory. And the skinny guy- fading from the corners of her vision like a puddle disturbed by a footstep - was a nurse. They called him "Mr Sweetdreams" on the night shift because his use of topical anaesthesia was legendary. She could still hear voices on the wind from the past - talk of dames, plot holes and dry towels, of laughter, longing, loss and a shadowy character spoken of in whispers as Th...2012-10-0637 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastBox Clever"I think he looked rather jolly ... with his cheek tusks. I'm calling them chusks."The surface of the cube is cold to the touch. Cold but with something surging behind it, like a heart beat. Like a storm.You run your fingers along its hard edges, trying to discern something of its function in its form but come up blank. Your mind can't wrap itself around the concept of it. Too advanced, too alien.You turn to leave and that's when it hums to life, glyphs picked out in a pulsating b...2012-09-2633 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Good, The Bad & The Super Ugly"I did like the cyborg - his face looked like pork scratchings stapled to a ball bearing…"When I was a child, my favourite story was about a podcast that went on forever. A podcast packed with tales of the Old West, talking hammers and a double macchiato and cactus cake meal deal.A podcast that came from the internet.By the time this episode arrived, the listeners of the Ood Cast were used to the strange and the impossible. But were they ready for guest stars from Radio Free Skaro, The Two Mi...2012-09-2136 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastDinocast on a Spacepod'Ow, my plums.'Riddell pushed his way through the undergrowth, the thick, verdant leaves of the jungle tugging at his shirt sleeves and the exposed skin beneath. An array of flying insects buzzed ceaselessly around him, drawn by the salty tang of the sweat pooling in the furrows of his forehead and the shifting plain of flesh between his shoulder blades.And yet the mighty game hunter didn't move an inch. Despite the irritants, the discomfort, the yearning pain in his thighs, he remained motionless.She was beautiful.Less than 15...2012-09-1440 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastDalek, Interrupted"I think that sounds a bit like an ill cockerel..."This week, flogging a dead cybermat, the Ood Cast return to the concept of "Sexy Daleks". There’s also an earnest debate, peculiar mouth noises, a wet shave and some filing cabinets. Not to mention a new companion, an exciting twist and the Special Weapons Dalek.Elsewhere, an industrial manufacturer gets an order they just can’t handle, Skaro may or may not have been destroyed and Alpha's being a good Dad.Yes, a brilliant first episode has flashed past our screens. We've trie...2012-09-0740 min
Doctor Who: The Ood Cast22 Short Stories About Doctor Who“Run a bath, lie back, relax and prepare to have your animal instincts awoken.”We don’t know about you, but our eyeballs are glowing white-hot in anticipation of the start of the next series. It’s a bit like '42'. We are running out of cucumber slices. To try and whet our appetites, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE OODS got out pens, paper & ipads and set to work creating a smorgasbord of plays, stories, memories, poetry and vignettes to amuse, move and inspire you. And to take your mind off reading any spoiler-stuffed reviews (we’re looking...2012-08-3147 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Ood Cast Awards"And the winner is..."The Oscars. The Golden Globes. The BAFTAs. Rear of the Year.These are some award ceremonies we have heard of and, in some cases, been nominated for (Andy came fourteenth in the 1987 Rear of the Year - we're very proud).A little late to capitalise on the awards season, perhaps, but the fevered minds at The Ood Cast are rolling out the red carpet for the great, the good and the naggingly-unsatisfactory-in-some-minor-way to assess Series 6 as a whole and divvy up some hand-cast trinkets to the things we loved...2012-04-2657 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastWho’s That Girl (Running Around With You)?"She has a nice round face with dimples on it ... and I quite like her hair."Doctor Who is nearly 50. It has been around for almost half a century and yet remains one of the most popular, creative and vital shows on television.And the secret to this ridiculous longevity? Sure scripts, actors and production values play a part but the key ingredient, we would argue, is change.The ability to renew itself, to change almost entirely and yet remain completely recognisable has emerged over the years as the programme's greatest strength.2012-04-1431 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Roberts of Death"It’s a pantomime about Fascism."Oooh, you lucky, lucky listeners.Have we got a treat for you?Gareth Roberts, writer of our Favourite Show Ever and hot off the desk from publishing his most recent novel, the Douglas Adams-inspired Shada, has floated down like a lovely hairy cherub wearing a Skype headset so we can ask him embarrassing questions on your behalf.What's it like working on the show? What's the worst idea he's ever had? What’s going to happen in Season 7? What if the Fourth Doctor had touched the...2012-03-2945 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Regeneration Game 2"You spoke, we listened ... and then we ignored you."Everyone loves a good quiz, right?We do, anyway. It's just that some things don't work for quizzes - especially not Doctor Who. We proved that conclusively the last time we tried it.And we're experienced enough as podcasters to know not to keep flogging the same dead horses once we've checked for a pulse. Not even we would try a crazy idea like that again.But on the other hand, the title Regeneration Game is too good/bad a pun to...2012-03-1536 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Faraway Trees"It was a bit like being on Endor but with Willo the Wisp..."Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas.It's March, you say?Well, it's a show about time travel. What do you want from us?Yep. It had to happen at some point, we finally got around to reviewing the Christmas special. Was it a festive treat with all the trimmings or a disappointing mess composed of dry meat, lumpy gravy and too many sprouts?Christmas metaphors. We're using Christmas metaphors now.So listen to this frothy...2012-03-0143 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Big Five Oh"Fifty episodes. We have been doing this crazy, stupid, over-ambitious podcast for fifty episodes."So this is it. Fifty episodes of the Ood Cast- we hope you've had as much fun listening to them as we had making them.Thanks to everyone who emailed in and helped us create this 'Best of...' episode, we have a veritable pick n' mix of fan favourite sketches, a harp rendition of our theme (see, we're dead classy), our most requested songs and all sorts of memories from how we stumbled our way onto the Dr Who podcast...2012-02-161h 25
Doctor Who: The Ood CastTick Follows Tock"The Doctor's Mum is so fat."Greeting Travellers, time has ground to a halt, all moments are now, come play at eternity in the blink of an eye.In this week's Ood Cast you'll find 80s blue lightening, Time Lord chat up lines, a review of The Wedding of River Song, some exploding tonsils, Latin mispronunciations, atrocious Birmingham accents and a chronological retelling of the story of River Song set to music.There's also the usual Ood Cast News, mimes, flights of fancy and words of whimsy.Look us in the...2012-02-0239 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastAre You Being Severed?"Listeners, if anyone does know what Laura is talking about, please write in and let the rest of the Ood Cast know..."Hi. How're you doing today? Welcome to the Ood Cast Store.Within these aging walls you'll find whole worlds to explore. We stock everything any self-respecting Whovian may require. Why not take a look around?Ground Floor: A review of Closing Time.First Floor: Two goats & a penny.Second Floor: Doctor Who Monsters vs Customer Services.Third Floor: Perfume & Ladies' Underwear.Fourth Floor: Cyber Sex & the City.2012-01-1937 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastHit & Myth“I'd like a pint of ginger beer, please.”A thorough and enthusiastic review of The God Complex this week spirals off into a debate as to which holy figure would do most damage in a hotel environment. Not an essential underlying theme to the episode but an interesting diversion and the sort of thing we feel we do well at The Ood Cast.When not debating the finer points of sacred vandalism or making oblique references to ill-fated Australian pop stars we also find time to cross-pollinate Doctor Who with classic British sitcoms, listen to At H...2011-10-2537 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastHigh Five"That's my favourite ever barn dance..."In this week's Ood Cast we review an episode where Amy waits over 3 decades for something interesting to happen. Regular listeners can probably relate...But good things come to those that ... well, you know ... so join us as we split the episode into two time streams, attend a dinner party hosted by fictional robots, give head rubs, talk earnestly about the meaning of things, get new equipment and discover who Gregory McCaramel is.News, reviews and haikus to chase away post-Doctor Who blues.It's a...2011-10-2139 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastHello, Dolly"... as if every single fibre of him was steeped in the blood of kittens."With gateaux, mockney and added Americans, the whole Ood Cast are finally back in the room together as they gently fillet and fry (with a wooden pan) Mark Gatiss' latest episode, Night Terrors.Enjoy a trip to a UK retail favourite, poke fun at small children, analyse the London Riots in the context of time-travel and hear us accuse politicians of being a bit rubbish.We wouldn't want to be in Westminster right now. We bet they're quaking in...2011-09-2235 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastGenesis of the River Songs"It's a little, tiny gypsy. I imprisoned him in my nose."Ood cast, ood cast, uber alles...The Oods are back with a vengeance - spluttering slowly to our recording booth and pulling together another slice of silliness and sycophancy for your delectation.Sadly missing Chris Alpha for the inaugral episood of Season 4, we've roped in a colleague from across the pond to add some salt to the rim of our margherita of joy - Erik from the Dr Who Book Club.So come on - let's kiss Hitler....2011-09-1239 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastWhat Is It Good For?"They've taken her, you see. They've taken my fiancée."This is it. The final episode of Season 3. The intricate, gossamer threads of our artful narrative finally weave together to reveal the epic truth. Join the Ood Cast as they plunge headlong through time & space in a thrilling, last gasp dash to save one of their own.Witness samurai sword wielding Time Lords, robotic Canadians, ruddy-cheeked podcast proteges and dastardly revenge-stricken megalomaniacs in camper vans. Thrill to the sounds of weirdly accurate baby noises, lactating Sontarans & playdough manipulating Daleks. All this, a review of A G...2011-07-0148 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastIt Takes Two, Baby"Ging-ganger-goolie-goolie-goolie-goolie-watcha-ging-ganger-goo!"On this week's Ood Cast, Laura is unavoidably detained, so the boys have the run of the studio and a little organised chaos reigns.They debate the rights and wrongs of the fate of the gangers (very fleetingly) then discuss clumsy moral dilemmas and whether Andy was actually right about something or if he just thinks he was...On top of that (oh yes, there's more) we have a bit of a look at a day in the life of a pile of discarded flesh, participate in a game show with a...2011-06-0130 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastOh That This Too Solid Flesh Would Melt"It just looked like a crazy jacuzzi that somebody had sharted in..."On this week's Ood Cast, the Oods are spooked out, concerned and over the moon with things all at once as they review The Rebel Flesh. But even slightly freaked out, we still manage to run at you with some freshly-concocted Oody goodness, like a madman with a stick.So watch out this week while we dissect what happens when you use the flesh technology to fool your friends into thinking you have a real girlfriend, unearth an advertising treat from the future...2011-05-2535 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThinking Outside the Box"Toast: It's like someone took bread and really kicked it up a notch."You remember that phrase 'Event TV'? Well, having waited for 9 years to see a) Doctor Who back properly and b) 6 more years to see an episode written by Neil Gaiman, certain members of the crew of the good ship Ood were a little excited to say the least. And what a treat we were given...So now it's our turn to share the joy - this week's Ood Cast is the usual mix of cheery discussion (with a bit of added over ex...2011-05-1845 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Best Medicine"The dog star looked a little bit like Anish Kapoor's Leviathan ... except for a sort of glowing white version of it."Avast ye net lubbers!Grab your hook hands, strap on your wooden legs and join the Oods on the high seas this week as they slightly review Curse of the Black Spot and then have a look at what happens when they're let loose on the suspiciously-coloured remaining drinking supplies.There's pirates ... in space, Downton Abbey ... at sea and in space (kind of), a special section where the Doctor kindly explains how...2011-05-1126 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Rest is Silence"You should all devote countless hours to rubbing baby oil into our huge freaky heads." Equipment malfunctions be damned- this week three of the Oods brush aside a major technical hitch and are joined by the 2 Minute Time Lord and Radio Free Skaro motormouths Chip and Steven as they bring you their review of 'Day of the Moon', the episode so scary that Laura attempted to hide behind both parents and her fiancé at the same time, whilst trying to appear nonchalant.It didn't work.With cracking sketches and a tribute to the K...2011-05-0435 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastBring The Noise"That is the best insult ever. You're just far too clever and inventive..."Remember the old days, when everyone's favourite podcast with a tenuous Ood pun for a title used to release new stuff every week? We're finding it hard to remember too. But those days are back!We've talked Andy down from the ceiling, lifted Chris Alpha's jaw from the carpet, dried Chris Sigma's tears of joy and tempted Loz back to a studio environment with a promise that she can play Fruit Ninja afterwards if she's good... and all to talk about The...2011-04-2833 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastA Preview To A Kill"I've got scurvy now, scurvy is cool."Well here we go again ...Season Six is so close we can taste it. The expectation of its riches, its promises and dark rewards, fill our every waking moment. The sense of something spectacular is palpable. The ghost train is opening its doors...Join The Ood Cast, as they guide you through the next seven weeks of televisual wonder in a preview episode gilded with the kind of balls-out crazy speculation that could get a person arrested. Prophets or madmen? Seers or fools? Decide for yourself...2011-04-2032 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastNon Sequiturs"I think I can make the noise of a door creaking open with my hair..."Bit of a weird one for you this week as The Ood Cast go back to basics. Four people, four microphones, in a room, talking. Yes, this is the Oods unplugged and unhinged without the aid of a script or a safety net.(And because we recorded it three weeks ago we're also woefully out of date when it comes to details of Season 6 so definitely no spoilers)There's even less cohesion than usual as Andy, Laura, Alpha...2011-04-1340 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastOodstock"And even if it was the real Adric, you'd hardly go to him for advice on how to not crash into the Earth, would you?"They're back - the Ood Cast is whole once more.Witness Andy & Alpha's triumphant return in a blaze of domestic bliss, voyeurism, Myrka-wrangling, donkey-diving and flat out convention-running mayhem.Yes, this week on the show our prodigal podcasters are treated to their very own mini-convention stuffed to the gills with special guests, music and cockamamy insight.And in what we promise is the very last piece...2011-03-1641 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastGallifrey or Bust: Day Four"Chris was representing. I was repre-snoozing..."It's the final part of our Gallifrey coverage. The dream is ending.(Alph & Andy will be back next episode, we promise)But what have we got in store for you until then?A familiar voice in a La-la-land sketch with a twist, last day memories and analysis, quiz battles, personal highlights, podcest, pretty words and a geek anthem to blow your socks off.So long LA, it's been emotional.Epic & emotional.And fairly calorific.2011-02-2020 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastGallifrey or Bust: Day Three"Oh... it's made out of raffia. Yaaaaaay?"Welcome, brave audio travellers.It's Day Three of our Gallifrey coverage and Laura & Sigma are bouncing off the walls pepped up on a sugar rush delivered straight to the heart by America's finest cuisine.Stuffed with subs, porked out on pancakes and filled with Philly cheese steaks our podcasting pair bring you a round-up of Saturday's experiences including their respective panel highlights, a discussion about the Masquerade of Mandragora and why they don't get the whole Tikki thing.Plus a typical American daytime commercial...2011-02-1915 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastGallifrey or Bust: Day Two"It's like looking in a dark wood and finding all the squirrels have the faces of friends."Welcome back.The first full day of Gallifrey has been and gone & the two globe-trotting Oods have been stunned by the sheer generosity and warmth of welcome they've received on the West coast of the Americas.Join them now for a short recap of the day, an explanation that sheds some light on Laura's childhood, a daring escape in a dimensionally-transcendental suitcase and a song about convention badge ribbons.Feistier than an entire lagoon...2011-02-1814 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastGallifrey or Bust: Day One"In a special treat for listeners in the UK, Andrew & Chris will be recording themselves crying gently into their tea."In the first of a series of mini-episodes, Sigma & Laura set off for the Gallifrey convention in Los Angeles, leaving poor old Andy & Alpha behind to fend for themselves in the chilly gloom of London Town.Listen as our heroes share their hopes & fears for the coming week before a special song at the end rubs it in, Denver-style.Then keep listening every day this week for updates on the convention, interviews (if...2011-02-1613 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Regeneration Game“True or False? A Sontaran’s favourite food is potato waffle?”Strap yourself in for an entirely new podcasting experience as The Ood Cast present The Regeneration Game. Yes, no one has ever tried it before, it’s a quiz show based on Doctor Who.Genius.No, wait, come back, this is different, honest - this is a new kind of quiz. A quiz where intelligence, an agile brain and an exhaustive knowledge of the subject will have no bearing whatsoever on whether you end up winning.Maybe it’s because the questi...2011-01-2630 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastGelth & Safety“And sometimes he puts his chin on his neck and looks a bit like a skinhead Ronald McDonald...”Ravenous for some fun? Listen to the hungry Ood Cast as they speculate which Doctors would make the best-of-the-comestibles, encounter a brief hiatus anytime they try to say the word 'gaseous' and indulge themselves in ridiculous flights of foley.Also, overhear why the Gelth truly deserved extinction and why Doctor Who is like a milkshake (back on the food again? We've got to start having dinner before we record...)2011-01-1342 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastJumping the Shark"Every time he had to act with Katherine Jenkins he forgot his lines and went all giggly."Welcome, Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys & Girls, Frozen Collateral & Dickensian Urchins, to a bumper Ood Cast Christmas Special.If you thought all the festive treats were over then think again - we've slaved for days over a hot mixing desk to bring you something very special indeed. So why not peak inside our oven (podcast episode)? There you'll find bickering families, imaginary childhood friends, exploding grass, jealous ice-pops and a bunch of eight year olds dissecting Ghost Light....2010-12-291h 07
Doctor Who: The Ood CastBooming Marvellous“I really enjoyed them skirting round the issue and occasionally touching it and jumping away like some sort of frightened cat.”On this week’s Ood Cast, still a member down, Laura, Andy and Chris Alpha take the Slitheen by the skin suit and use their time wisely. Not by invading the Earth using decoy pigs in space suits (or even pigs in blankets – it is the festive season after all), but by revisiting series one’s Boom Town. They wonder out-loud into handily positioned microphones whether the episode was as shaky as the planning permission for that nucle...2010-12-1533 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastWindow Shopping“If I’d gotten in there I’d have flattened myself against the doors and built up some sort of coat stand barricade…”You know when you go shopping, and something just leaps out at you? Literally?Well, this week on The Ood Cast we are Sigma-less for the first time, and have a good look around before trying a spot of nostalgia to mask our temporary loss by going back to the very beginning of the good Doctor’s return to give the traditional Ood Cast treatment to the Series One opener, Rose.We whisk y...2010-12-0236 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastCulture Vultures"Come along, Smith!"Yes, come join the Ood Cast as we dip our toes in the warm, nostalgic waters of The Sarah Jane Adventures and our first review for the series, Death of the Doctor.Unsettlingly Andrew-less, we draft in a close family member to discuss days gone by, whether people's heads fit their shoulders, the ways we deal with bereavement and how Santiago is like a chicken.There's also sketches about the dangers of a whole species having the same job and what would happen if RTD went more RTD than he'd...2010-11-1838 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastClaymation"It's like asking Superman to weed your herbaceous border... "An exciting landmark episode of The Ood Cast this week as we conduct our very first interview with someone who is actually involved professionally with Doctor Who.Listen as we struggle valiantly to maintain a thin veneer of calm while quizzing Mr Clayton Hickman on Sarah Jane, The Brilliant Book, his time at Doctor Who Magazine and anything else we think would be sensible and interesting to talk about.Then continue to listen in horror whilst we get over excited and ask him to...2010-11-0349 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastThe Sontaran Ones"What happens if you cut off his legs? If you bisect the Doctor, do you get two Doctors?"In this fortnight's episood, we get mildly heated over regenerative issues, dissect some classic British comedy TV, find out what a Splish is, create some memorable nicknames for former Doctors and tackle both Madness and The Beatles (no, it's not about 'Turn Left').Join us for a packed episode- and find the answer to the riddle - 'Why did the Timelord jump out of the tree?'There might even be a special guest or...2010-10-2034 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastWibbley Wobbly What?"I'm going to sex it right up ... like a sexy bent shoe."That's what happens when you leave two recently engaged Who fans alone with a microphone ...This week, Chris Sigma and Laura present a whole hodge podge of tidbits scattered from the final two episodes, present the winner of the lyrics competition, discover just how tantalising a cup of tea can be and listen to the existential crisis of a Star Whale. It's a bit schizophrenic- but with a person who's had ten other personalities being our starting point, who can blame us?2010-07-0824 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastOnwards & Downwards"Right, we're going to convert this woman, but we'll start with the bikini areas ..."This week on The Ood Cast, we all go a bit mental. There's a review of "The Hungry Earth" in which we mercilessly rip into Chris Chibnall before all agreeing that we rather liked the episode, some truly terrifying accent work, Laura explains why Jon Pertwee reminds her of a sheep that does taekwondo, Andy makes one too many pun-based Dad jokes, Alpha educates us on the provenance of the Silurians and Sigma delves into the psychological differences between men and women when...2010-05-2627 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastBad Education"What do you save? Humanity or a huge manatee?"Tired of hearing the same four voices week in, week out on The Ood Cast? Well, this week we do away with Chris Alpha entirely and replace him with a nice man from the BBC. Our new friend Geoff is polite, well spoken and enthusiastic. His hobbies include underground travel, cyber begging and annoying David Tennant.And boy does he have a story to tell.Elsewhere on the show we have even more new voices in our tenuously acronymed feature MOP on Moff, a...2010-04-1437 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastGeeky Nuts & Bolts"I like to think of the Doctor as a Liver Fluke. Now if you don't know what a Liver Fluke is, it looks a bit like a fried mushroom and you tend to find them in abattoirs ..."This week on the Ood Cast we discuss Chris' attempt at a unified theory of time travel within the Doctor Who universe. That's right, we spend half an hour earnestly debating a fictional concept. That's how we roll on the Ood sphere.Apparently.Despite acknowledging early on that the real reason that Doctor Who's approach to...2010-03-1734 min
Doctor Who: The Ood CastBeginningsIt’s here. The Ood Cast: Episood 1. (That's right, we're busting out puns right from the get go - that's just how we roll.)The most important thing we want everyone to know before we start (and we say it on the podcast too) is that we love the show. Utterly. Even when we are disappointed by what we see, we love it.Even, it seems, when we have quite large, uber-geeky reasons for never wanting to see that hour of TV again, we still do. And we still go and buy the DVDs....2010-01-2137 min