About I'll Explain Later: conversations about Doctor Who
I'll Explain Later is a podcast all about Doctor Who. Every week, hosts John West and Matt Nida pick over a Doctor Who story from sixty-plus years of adventures, and try to answer a crucial question - why are we still watching this kid's show all these decades later?
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As Mrs Flood kept reminding us, the finale was on 24th May 2025, but a combination of jetlag and food poisoning conspired to keep our thoughts from you until now. But all's that's behind us - here's our slightly cooled-off take on Wish World and The Reality War, along with some overall thoughts on Doctor Who's Disney run. Along the way, we discuss getting to the airport without your passport, introduce a new taxonomy of how to rank Who eras, and ponder on why the show is apparently obsessed with babies these days.
Keep 'em peeled for a special treat in the coming weeks - and stay subscribed for our next series, landing in the Autumn!
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18 May 2025
The Story and The Engine / The Interstellar Song Contest
After a week's break, we return to the fray with a conversation about the two most recent episodes of Doctor Who - The Story and The Engine and The Interstellar Song Contest. Along the way we discuss how "British" Doctor Who actually is, more on-the-nose metaphors and where Dugga Doo ranks in the Murray Gold songbook.
We're taking another break next week, but join us wherever you get your podcasts on 1st June for a conversation about the two-part finale and our post-season debrief. We'll be catching up on recent listener and viewer correspondence then, so please email us with your thoughts on Doctor Who 2025 to hello@illexplainlater.com (mailto:hello@illexplainlater.com).
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4 May 2025
Lucky Day
We hit the halfway point of Doctor Who's 2025 season with a podcast episode about Lucky Day, an episode about a podcast. Along the way we discuss cowardly robots, the limits of state power and crypto spam.
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YouTube views
3,434
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100
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38
Social presence
90
YouTube
68
Engagement
32
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