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A TARDIS of One’s OwnE59: A Christmas Carol & moral compassWell, well, well, if it isn't another Christmas special. This one is a very obvious take on the Dickens staple, A Christmas Carol, and we have a LOT of reckons. We start off our chats around having a moral compass and how often it falls on minorities to teach compassion to others, but then we rapdily descend into some hot takes around the unhinged parts of this episode. Surprisingly, it's not the fog fish.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata w...2025-04-1941 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE58: The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang & personhoodWe've made it to the end of season five. River Song returns to deliver The Doctor a serious warning from his allies: the mythical Pandorica, said to contain the most feared creature in the entire Universe, is opening. Once it does, silence falls, and Earth is left alone in the universe. Jumping through time, the Doctor must figure out a way to bring back those who never were and save his friends from the collapse of reality.
Crucially, Rory returns as what is essentially a manifestation of Amy's imagination, and this made us ask at what point...2025-03-2934 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE57: The Lodger & ignoring the obviousHad a wee mental health break but we're back on our bs and almost at the end of season 5! In this ep, the TARDIS teleports off without The Doctor and he's left to figure out why it can't land. All signs point to a seemingly ordinary, two storey house dun dun duuuun.
This episode runs on people who can't see can't see what's right in front of their faces, so our theme ackowledges that... it's ignoring the obvious.
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It's our last episode of the year as we say goodbye and good riddance to 2024. This episode is heavy on the sad vibes, which shouldn't be surprising as we're chatting about episode ten of season five, Vincent and the Doctor. In this ep, the Doctor and Amy travel back in time to meet Vincent Van Gogh and face an invisible monster that only the painter can see.
Our theme is imposter syndrome, and we talk a bit about how that particulary impacts women and minorities, but also its function within...2024-12-1945 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE55: The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood & hostagesWe're on struggle street but we somehow make it through this ep talking about a double episode neither of us particularly liked. It's The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood, in which humans drill to deep into the earth, distrubing something that had been hibernating beneath the earth's crust for thousands of years. The Silurians are awake, angry, and preparing for war - a war that could decide who gets to live on Earth. We chat about the idea of hostages, or being held hostage, and the negotiation involved, with only minor sidequests about *checks notes* selling cars and Facebook m...2024-12-0635 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE54: Amy's Choice & growing upWelcome to November, the Thursday of the year. We are tired but despite the horrors, we persist because we have to because we're supposedly adults. Which is actually what we talk about in this episode as we unpack the idea of growing up, or rather the expectation that you do so.
Episode seven of season five, Amy's Choice, supposedly starts five years after Amy and Rory finally left the TARDIS. They're married, expecting, and living in the quiet little village of Upper Leadworth... but everything is not what it seems. The trio must choose between dream and r...2024-11-2234 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE53: The Vampires of Venice & femininity and the occultGood news, after two months of not recording and a very long backlog of episodes, we're back and on a real-time publishing schedule. If you've stuck with us, thank you!
This episode, we're talking about episode six of season five, The Vampires of Venice. The Doctor and Amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of blood-sucking vampires in 16th century Venice.
It's the perfect episode for Halloween, and a good opportunity to unpack the link between femininity and the occult a little bit. Jen mentions Twilight at least twice. Apologies.
2024-11-0238 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE52: The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone & withholding informationIt's time for the first double ep of Eleven's reign! In this two-parter, the Doctor and Amy respond to a message from River Song, and emerge from the TARDIS to find the wreck of the Byzantium spaceship. Down below the Weeping Angels are stirring, but that's not the only threat our adventurers face.
And you know what? Lots of people not sharing what they know, so we have big chats about withholding information, and who benefits from doing that.
Also, Adam Driver, hot or not? Email us to let us know.
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We're discussing episode 3 of season five, in which the Eleventh Doctor and Amy stumble into the midst of WWII, where Winston Churchill reveals Britain's new secret weapon to them. Spoiler: it's Daleks. We have some good chats about ignoring red flags, a thing lots of people in the Whoniverse excel at. We also recreate our daily battle with our local self-checkout machines. You're welcome.
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2024-07-1838 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE49: The Eleventh Hour & stranger dangerNew Doctor, who dis?? Same us, with our same silly jokes, but hey, stick to what you know. We're excited to dive into a brand new season with a brand new Doctor! With his TARDIS in ruins, the newly-regenerated Doctor with the help of Amy Pond must save the world in less than twenty minutes from galactic policemen known as the Atraxi. And you know what this episode has a lot of? Stranger danger. So that's our theme this ep.
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Our music is b...2024-06-2130 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE47: The End of Time Pt 1 & eldersWe finally made it to the final special! The never-ending farewell continues with part one of the End of Time, where the Ood warn The Doctor of the Master's return. Yet somehow, that's not the biggest threat... a darkness is coming which brings with it The End of Time (TM). Meanwhile we ponder the concept of elders, and the notion of respecting them.
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Our m...2024-06-0740 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE46: The waters of Mars & creating a legacyPretty dark episode this week as we get some proper scifi actioning on Mars! In this special, the inhabitants of the first Mars base are infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims, and the Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner. As The Doctor keeps talking about fixed points in time, we wonder what it means to leave a legacy.
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We acknowledge Māori as t...2024-05-2439 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE45: Planet of the dead & finding your way homeBig topic this week as we touch on the concept of home, and whether you can in fact find your way home. A tad literal because in this 2009 special, a bus load of humans are desperately trying to get back home when their bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet. With the deadly Swarm approaching, the Doctor must rely on the help of an enigmatic jewel thief, Lady Christina, to find a way back to Earth.
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We acknowledge Māo...2024-05-0333 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE44: The Next Doctor & underestimationWe're turning the bus around, trying to get our lives back on track, and also some semblance of podcasting schedule. It's a work in progress!
In this ep, we talk about the 2008 Christmas Special, The Next Doctor, where Cybermen stalk Victorian London and a lot of men underestimate a woman leading to all sorts of trouble. So, we talk about society's unfortunate habit of underestimating women and minorities.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Z...2024-04-1929 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE43: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End & strength in numbersSorry, sorry, life got in the way of editing these but we have been recording them, so we'll post them as soon as we can, we promise. Thanks for listening, and for your patience, we really appreciate it!
In this episode, we're discussing the two part finale of season 4 and because we have so many of the Doctor's companions making cameos to face the daleks, we talk about the benefit of having strength in numbers.
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We acknowledge Māo...2024-04-0545 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE42: Turn left & fate and preordained pathsIn this episode, you can hear Jen have an existential breakdown in real time! What a treat!
This episode asks what would happen if Donna never met the Doctor? How would Earth handle the Racnoss, the falling Titanic or the Sontarans? Spoiler: not well. Meanwhile, we ask what it means to just follow the path you think you have to walk because society tells you to.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we...2024-03-0838 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE41: Midnight & being challengedIt's time to watch Jen's fave New Who episode, Midnight. Apologies the sound is a bit dodgy on this one, but hang in there!
In this ep, the Doctor hops on an all-day tour to the Saphire Waterfall which quickly goes wrong when one of the passengers is seemingly possessed. Paranoia and fear run rampant as the Doctor struggles to find a solution. The Doctor's fellow passengers really struggle with accepting the reality they find themselves, and some deny what's happening is even possible, so we're unpacking the idea of being challenged - whether that's your world...2024-02-1642 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE40: The Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead & who gets to write stories/historyTime for an absolute New Who classic this week as we dive into the two-parter, Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead. Donna and the Doctor visit a planet-sized library. Here we meet River Song for the first time, Donna faces an alternate reality, and the Doctor grapples with not knowing everything. Since we're talking about books and stories, we had to ask who actually gets to tell their stories, and what do we lose when only one particular type of voice records our history?
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O...2024-01-0539 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE38: The Doctor’s Daughter & Having KidsFirst up, apologies for the lack of episodes. Life got a bit hectic there for a bit. We'll hopefully be back on schedule now, so thanks for being patient with us. We appreciate you!
In this episode, the Doctor, Donna and Martha find themselves in a war and the Doctor gets a surprise daughter. Cloning! What a time! This made us think about having kids, and the motivation to do so. Do you really want them or are you concerned with your legacy? Do you think it's the next logical thing to do? Does having kids make...2023-12-2144 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE37: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky & GroupthinkWe've got a great topic for discussion this ep as we dive into the first two parter of season 4, The Sontaran Sratagem and The Poison Sky. We're untangling groupthink - when is it good, when is it bad, and is it necessary for military success? Join us for the vibes. In these episodes, The Doctor and Donna are back on Earth where they meet up with Martha and UNIT to respond to a new alien threat. The Sontarans are trying to poison the earth with a little help of Tech Bro Luke Rattigan.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If yo...2023-10-2750 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE35: The Fires of Pompeii & ConqueringCan't talk about Romans without talking about conquest so that's what we're leaning into this episode as we watch the Fires of Pompeii. In this ep, the Doctor tries taking Donna to ancient Rome for her first trip in the TARDIS, but instead they find themselves in Pompeii in 79 AD, on the eve of the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and we ask ourselves what it takes to conquer fear and thought.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of A...2023-10-1344 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE34: Partners in Crime & Weight Loss NarrativesNew season, new companion, who this? Donna's back and she soon finds herself back at the Doctor's side as they investigate a new weight-loss pill being tested by Adipose Industries. So, obviously, we had to talk about the chokehold weight loss narratives have on women and the way all women's insecurities have been developed by old men in board rooms.
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Our music is by th...2023-09-3043 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE33: Voyage of the Damned & Romanticising the PastTime for a Christmas Special! Lots to delve into this week as our episode takes place on a recreation of the Titanic, "Earth's most famous ship". This begged the question what goes into romanticing the past, and who benefits. This was a fun special to watch, and we hope a fun ep to listen to! Don't forget to let us know if you encounter any ancient objects used for ritual purposes!
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New...2023-09-1044 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE32: Utopia/Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords & FriendshipsBiiiig episode as we delve into the three part finale of season 3 which features shock return of the Doctor's friend/nemesis The Master, the reappearance of Captain Jack Harkness, and Martha Jones yet again saving the day. Lots of questions being asked of relationships in this arc, including what you owe your friends and what it means when friendships fall apart (looking at you Doctor).
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O...2023-08-2659 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE31: Torchwood S1 InterludeSlight break in our usual programming as we chat about the first season of Torchwood. Why? Because we're anticipating the return of Captain Jack Harkness for the three-part season 3 finale of course. Jen was a shameless Torchwood fan back in the day so this was a lovely nostalgia trip. Hope you enjoy our reckons!
We also have a new podcast where we sporadically talk about the things we really should have watched when there was first hype about it. First up, Succession. Listen here!
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Please be aware that we can be a bit...2023-08-1240 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE30: Blink & What we owe to the pastApologies for the month long absence - Jen went away and didn't edit this before she left (SHAME). Did she owe it to her future self, or her past self? What do we owe to the past? That's conveniently our topic for this episode, the infamous Blink! Sally Sparrow receives a cryptic message from the Doctor about a mysterious new enemy species that is after the TARDIS. Dun dun dun.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Z...2023-07-2639 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE29: Human Nature/Family of Blood & What’s naturalIt's time for a period episode and boy, it's a dark one. We find ourselves in 1913 where poor Martha i responsible for keeping Th Doctor safe while he has no memory of being a timelord. It's a bit on the nose but we chat about what actually consistitutes human nature, and what is considered "natural".
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Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find h...2023-06-2139 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE28: 42 & Telling the truthThe vibes were I N T E N S E in episode 7 of season 3! It's just go, go, go and people lie, lie, lie. So we took a moment to talk about honesty, telling the truth, and when it's ok to lie.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us...2023-06-0935 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE27: The Lazarus Experiment & Obsession with youthWe're back on earth for this episode, and discussing a very earthly concern - the obsession with youth! Women are forced to care cause you essenitally become invisible if you don't... but maybe it comes down to no one wanting to be reminded of their own mortality? Lots to unpack... but somehow we also end up talking about vampires and The Sound of Music for ages. Enjoy!
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we re...2023-05-2739 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE26: Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks & Adapting to surviveIt's Martha's first two-part adventure and we are yet again in New York; the old timey one this time. As the Doctor faces his old mates the Daleks, we're faced with an interesting question about what survival means and how far you'd go to do it. Tangential chats about the wealth inequity, Jen's future husband Andrew Garfield, how lightsabers are made and not to scale earth representation.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we re...2023-05-1044 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE25: Gridlock & FaithBuckle up, the traffic is wild this week as we return to New Earth in Gridlock. An episode with cats, humans and cat humans, and Martha showing unwavering faith in the Doctor. Which made us think about the Doctor as a figure of faith, and faith in general - cue lots of chats about tarot and astrology as expressions of queer faith.
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Our music i...2023-04-2837 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE24: The Shakespeare Code & Witchcraft and female collaborationDouble double toil and trouble, join us around our metaphorical cauldron this week as we watch The Shakespeare Code and chat about witchcraft and female collaboration. The patriarchy wins when it keeps us apart! There's also a slight Harry Potter diversion because... unavoidable.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let...2023-04-1336 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE23: Smith and Jones & CompetenceSorry we're a day late! And also sorry about the sound. Don't know what to tell ya. We had a time this week. BUT what a great topic to tackle as we're introduced to the exceedingly competent Martha Jones for the first time! We love her.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or...2023-03-3036 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE22: The Runaway Bride & ManipulationChristmas spirit is pretty hard to come by in March, but it's also pretty marginal in this Christmas special. Also, in general, this episode has some extra energy which is also what this podcast episode has. A treat for us all! This week, we chat about manipulation - both in the sense of manipulating people and systems manipulating us. But then we also talk about Drive to Survive and NZ quirks like the tendency to physically move houses and being cashless. Make of that what you will.
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Please be aware that we can be a...2023-03-1542 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE21: Army of Ghosts/Doomsday & GriefApologies for accidentally disappearing for a month, but we are BACK! And we're wrapping up season 2 in a suitably grim way - we're discussing the two part finale of Army of Ghosts and Doomsday through the theme of grief. And Jen compares The Doctor to some dude on Love Island. Good times.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
...2023-03-0142 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE20: Fear Her & LonelinessIt's a new year but not a new us - we're still descending into chaos almost as soon as we start recording. We're discussing Fear Her this week, the one where kids are disappearing off the street cause a young girl is transporting them into her drawings. How? Why? Loneliness! So that's what we're talking about for this ep. Also the value of a good road surface which Kel the Council Worker understands.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of...2023-01-1841 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE19: Love and Monsters & Found FamilyWe're talking about Love and Monsters this week, the first Who-lite episode of the RTD era. It's a tonal shift, focusing on Elton and the misfits of LINDA. It's that time of year were we're all suddenly faced with pressures around family and togetherness and what that means so we took the opportunity to talk about found family.
We're taking a wee break over the summer and will be back in the new year. Happy holidays!
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We acknowledge...2022-12-2148 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE18: The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit & Bad InfluenceJoin us for a journey into the pit of despair! Ok not really but there is definitely chat about a pit and some despair in this episode about The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit. For this one, we thought about what it means to be a bad influence, and how often that's used as a means of keeping non-conforming folks in their place. We also throw in a lot of Parks and Rec references and then go on a tangent about the MCU. As you do.
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Please be aware t...2022-12-0747 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE17: The Idiot’s Lantern & PatriotismThis is the one where people have their faces erased because they bought TVs to watch Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. So of course we spend a large part of this episode talking about The Crown, the Commonwealth and the perils of patriotism.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have an...2022-11-2341 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE16: Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel & Striving to improveIn our first two parter of season two, the TARDIS stumbles into an alternate timeline London, Rose and Mickey promply forget everything they know about timetravel, and the Doctor's old foe, the Cybermen, return! All the chat about upgrading and deleting made us think about how there's this constant push to strive to improve. If the hustle culture doesn't get you, the toxic positivity will! We think this especially impacts women and marginalised people who are under greater pressures to conform, and it's not great for the ol mental health.
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2022-11-0948 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE15: The Girl in the Fireplace & AgencyDo you want a futuristic space drama or a period piece? Both! Both is good! We're off to pre-revolutionary France to dabble in time jumps, time travel, sad times and weird vibes. We have a lot of opinions on Strong Female Characters (TM) in this one so strap in, it's time to talk about female agency in narratives.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we...2022-10-2644 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE14: School Reunion & Women’s WorkWe're headed back to school, and back to London, for episode 14. Anthony Head! Anthony Head eating children! Oh no. While Ten gets to go undercover as a teacher, Rose has to play the role of "dinner lady" which made us think about women's work, and the roles women are often forced into. Cue complaining about the gender pay gap!
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, w...2022-10-1241 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE13: Tooth and Claw & ColonisationBIG theme this week but following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and all that chat about the Koh-i-Noor diamond, we couldn't not dive into the horrors of colonisation. In this episode, we're in 19th Century Scotland with Queen Victoria, a ravenous werewolf, and a band of assassinating warrior-monks. It's a lot.
Also, the office air con is really loud this episode so apologies for the background noise.
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We're shifting to a fortnightly schedule so next episode will be out Wednesday, 12 October.
Please be aware that we can be a bit...2022-09-2840 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE12: New Earth & RecreationThat's re-creation, as in to remake, not recreation as in a fun time. Don't worry, Jen made that mistake too! This week, we head into the future. The Doctor and Rose arrive on New Earth and meet old friends and enemies in a hospital which can cure every disease. But nefarious deeds are afoot! Lady Cassandra is back, and The Doctor is still figuring out what kind of man he is, so we simply had to ask...what does it mean to remake yourself? And how much room is there for that really, when so much of our identity...2022-09-1441 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE11: The Christmas Invasion & BurnoutTen is in the house! We're back in London just in time for Christmas but the Doctor is not having a great time dealing with his regeneration. This is profoundly unhelpful as Earth is being held for ransom by the mysterious Sycorax. Rose is trying to hold it all together but she is not coping which made us think about all the women burning out and feeling crushed by emotional labour in 2022. Discuss!
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua o...2022-08-3144 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE10: Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways & Power and controlIt's all over for the Ninth Doctor! We're back on Sattelite Five, now the GameStation, where the three space musketeers discover the Daleks are actually behind humanity's woes. The Doctor scrambles to save the day, and Rose ultimately takes things into her own hands. We get pretty philosophical this wee as we ponder the link between power and control.
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Our music is by the a...2022-08-2442 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnE9: Boom Town & bi/pansexualityWe're back in Cardiff this week to recharge the TARDIS. The Doctor, Rose and Jack meet up with Mickey and encounter an old foe in the midst of hatching a scheme that could destroy the entire planet. There's also a lot of relationship drama and Jack continues flirting shamelessly with the Doctor... which made us think it's time to delve into his bi/pan/omnisexuality.
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2022-08-1741 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnEp 8: The Empy Child/The Doctor Dances & motherhoodThe Doctor and Rose find themselves seperated at the height of the London Blitz, where a strange boy in a gas mask is making everyone very uncomfortable by constantly asking for his mummy. This naturally made us think of motherhood, and the societal expectations that come with that. Cause let's face it, when it comes to motherhood, you're judged harshly for whatever choices you make.
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...2022-08-1042 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnEp 7: Father’s Day & saying sorrySome really poor decision making happening this week, as the Doctor takes Rose back to 1989 to witness her father's death. She, rightly, apologises for the mayhem that ensues but it made us think about all the times women apologise when they actually have no reason to. So, is it too late now to say sorry? We think it should be.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by th...2022-07-2739 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnEp 6: The Long Game & controlling the narrativeWe're back! Apologies for the sick leave. This week we're off to the year 500,000 where the human race is a bit behind schedule. What's going on? Turns out when you take control of the narrative, and of people's stories, you can do some serious damage - so that's what we chat about this episode. Featuring discussions about the misuse of Handmaid's Tale comparisons when talking about reprodctive rights, and the tendency to use children as a handy excuse against anything you don't like. Won't somebody think of the children??
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Please be aware that we can b...2022-07-2041 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnEp 5: Dalek & mansplainingThe TARDIS picks up a weird signal and drops the Doctor and Rose in Utah where a tech billionaire is hoarding knowledge. Pretend to be shocked. Rose is palmed off to an underling who gives her a tour of his workshop that we're fairly sure she didn't ask for, which made us think of all the times we've been told things against our will. That's right, this week we're pondering that old classic, mansplaining.
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We acknowledge Māori as tangata wh...2022-07-0642 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnEp 4: Aliens of London/World War Three & physical conformityRose's homecoming isn't quite what she imagined, and the moment is well and truly ruined when a spaceship crashes into Big Ben. It's all downhill from there... no, literally, we did not enjoy these episodes. But the whole Slitheen thing did make us wonder about the act of physical conformity, and the different ways the pressure of having to do so impact on people's lives. There are so many ways we have to physically conform in order to fit into society's little boxes.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz...2022-06-2943 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnEp 3: The Unquiet Dead & witchcraft and religionA visit to Cardiff in 1869 goes awry as the dead go walking and only a woman who can talk with spirits can help. Crack out the ouija board, cause we're taking this opportunity to talk about the double standard between witchcraft and religion.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please l...2022-06-2244 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnEp 2: The End of the World & the future is femaleWe're off to the year 5 billion to witness the destruction of earth. While Rose is not having a good time, we're wondering if the future is, in fact, female and if that's even something feminism aspires to.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.c...2022-06-2249 minA TARDIS of One’s OwnEp 1: Rose & the colour pinkWelcome to A TARDIS of One's Own! In the premiere episode we explain what we're doing with this pod and then get right into things by discussing Rose, the first episode of the new Who revival, and ask ourselves... what's the deal with the colour pink?
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
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