On the Time Lash

About On the Time Lash

A podcast pub crawl through Doctor Who old and new with film programmer Mark Donaldson and stand-up comic Ben Verth

Publisher

Ben Verth and Mark Donaldson

Category

comedy · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Apr 2015

Latest episode

19 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

167 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Sept 2026

   Treklash 2: Gin of Evil (1980 - 1990)

   Send us Fan Mail Mark commands another voyage through the six decades of Star Trek and Doctor Who, ably assisted by his trusty bridge crew; Ben Verth, Richie Morgan and Dylan Rees. This episode, we visit the 1980s and observe the rise of the Star Trek movie franchise, the difficult birth of the Next Generation, and the dying days of Doctor Who. Does The Wrath of Khan have anything in common with Earthshock? How were the early days of TNG a bit like RTD2? And which of us is the Captain W...

2. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Treklash #1: Amok Timelash (1966 - 1979)

   Send us Fan Mail Mark Donaldson, Bones Verth, Dylanna Troi (Dylan Rees) and Richie Morgan embark on a 60 year mission to chart the differences and similarities between Star Trek and Doctor Who. THIS EPISODE: We're talking Patrick Troughton and The Original Series to Tom Baker and The Motion Picture. Did the space race help or hinder late 60s Doctor Who and Star Trek: TOS? How Star Trek became a big enough deal in the UK to prompt Bruce Forsyth to dress up as Captain Kirk. But which show...

3. 

   29 Jun 2026

   156. Last Night I Dreamt That I Was an Ambulance (Empire of Death/The Myth Makers)

   Send us Fan Mail It's all been leading to this, sort of. Ben and Mark bring season 1 of OTTLXRTD2 to a close with a bumper episode diving deep into the much derided series finale, Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death. Was Ncuti Gatwa tuning a telly really worthy of the big screen treatment? Why is Sutekh such a big fan of Davina McCall's Long Lost Family? And on the subject of abrupt companion departures, the Lash Lads pair Empire of Death with The Myth Makers, comparing and contrastin...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

8,755

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

51

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