Unsurprisingly the Internet is awash with Doctor Who-related podcasts, the show being popular around the world.I've listened to many since I first discovered podcasts, but the one which fits my tastes best is The Tin Dog Podcast.
With shows running on average 15 or 20 minutes, and presented by a single speaker - intercut with sound clips from both the show and the Big Finish audios - these are easily digestible chunks of Whoness delivered to my podcatcher on a reasonably regular basis.
While Doctor Who is on the television, the host (a gentleman from Newcastle with a broad accent and laid-back style that sounds quite like the commentator on Big Brother) puts out weekly review shows after each episode.
During the off-season, the podcast appears to have gone to a fortnightly format, reviewing the latest DVD releases, pickings from the Doctor Who back catalogue, recent plays from Big Finish or hot topics of internet discussion (e.g. David Tennant departure and the Children In Need teaser).
The delivery sometimes rambles off at tangents (some interesting, some slightly irritating, but never boring) and the host has a very level approach to his reviews - although a hardcore fan of the Classic series he is not an automatic "RTD-hater" or overly harsh critic of the new material.
As he often says: "Any Doctor Who is better than most other things."
This is a show for fans of Doctor Who who don't have the time, or room on their iPod, for several two-hour shows of in-depth geekery a week. It is informed and informative, balanced and light-hearted and well worth a listen.
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Thanks for your kind words.
always good to know what listeners thing
regards
Michael
Host of TDP
Cheers, Michael.
You've also got me back into listening to the DWO Whocast as you're co-hosting that at the moment.
Not that I had any issues with that podcast particularly in the past, but I just found I didn't have the time to fully savour their longer casts.
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