The 50% Doctor Who Podcast

About The 50% Doctor Who Podcast

NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY! Two Aussies, often accompanied by a lovely beverage, talk about Doctor Who... 50% of the time...

Publisher

50DoctorProductions

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 Jun 2020

Latest episode

13 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

383 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Terror of the Vervoids (The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 9-12)

   This week we're reviewing more Doctor Who, with the sixth Doctor adventure: "Terror of the Vervoids" as we continue to make our way through "The Trial of a Time Lord" arc!Terror of the Vervoids is the third serial of the larger narrative known as The Trial of a Time Lord which encompasses the whole of the 23rd season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 22 November 1986. The title Terror of the Vervoids is never used on screen and was first used in relation to these episodes for the 1987 novelisation, with the four episodes that comprise the season being referred to as The Trial of a Time Lord Parts Nine to Twelve. This serial is the first appearance of Bonnie Langford as the companion Mel Bush.In the serial, the alien time traveller the Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) is put on trial by his people, the Time Lords, and is accused of meddling in the affairs of other worlds. Much of the story consists of video testimony presented by the Doctor, his own defence, of his own future where the last of a race of plants called Vervoids on board a spaceliner in 2986 plot to wipe out all animal life on board for their own survival.Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being from a humanoid species known as Time Lords. The Doctor travels through space and time using a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, which has an exterior that resembles a British police box. The Doctor encounters various civilisations, which he seeks to protect by outwitting foes and solving crises. The Doctor usually travels with a companion.Enjoyed the show? Support us with a one-off tip on Ko-fi! :)https://ko-fi.com/50doctorpodcast (https://ko-fi.com/50doctorpodcast)Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!https://youtube.com/@UC1e8pTE4SiZ2VyPnmSMO4aA (https://youtube.com/@UC1e8pTE4SiZ2VyPnmSMO4aA)Follow us ANYWHERE via our Linktree below:https://linktr.ee/50Doctor (https://linktr.ee/50Doctor)

2. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Goodbye Sarah Jane Smith + Your Doctor Who Hot Takes

   Today on the pod we're accessing your hot takes and reviewing one of the most emotional episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures...In the episode, Goodbye Sarah Jane Smith, Sarah Jane has begun developing a form of dementia, and she realises that her ability to defend the Earth is diminishing. She must now hand over the task to surer hands. A seemingly suitable replacement, Ruby White, has arrived on Bannerman Road, but can she be trusted?The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television programme produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC science fiction programme Doctor Who, and the second primarily targeted towards children after Totally Doctor Who. It focuses on the adventures of Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist living in Ealing, London, who, as a young woman, had numerous adventures across time and space with the Doctor. The show ran for five years until Sladen's death in 2011.Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series first broadcast by the BBC in 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being from a humanoid species known as Time Lords. The Doctor travels through space and time using a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, which has an exterior that resembles a British police box. The Doctor encounters various civilisations, which they seek to protect by outwitting foes and solving crises. The Doctor usually travels with a companion.Beginning with William Hartnell, fourteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; the most recent being Ncuti Gatwa, who portrayed the Fifteenth Doctor from 2023 to 2025. The transition between actors is woven into the story via the plot device of regeneration. When a Time Lord is fatally injured or weakened by old age, their cells regenerate into a new body; while they retain their memories, their personality changes. The different portrayals function as distinct stages within a single, continuous narrative. Due to time travel, these different incarnations occasionally cross paths.Enjoyed the show? Support us with a one-off tip on Ko-fi! :)⁠https://ko-fi.com/50doctorpodcast⁠ (https://ko-fi.com/50doctorpodcast)Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!⁠https://youtube.com/@UC1e8pTE4SiZ2VyPnmSMO4aA⁠ (https://youtube.com/@UC1e8pTE4SiZ2VyPnmSMO4aA)Follow us ANYWHERE via our Linktree below:⁠https://linktr.ee/50Doctor⁠ (https://linktr.ee/50Doctor)

3. 

   30 Aug 2026

   Mindwarp (The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 5-8)

   This week we're reviewing more Doctor Who, with the sixth Doctor adventure: "Mindwarp" as we continue to make our way through "The Trial of a Time Lord" arc!Mindwarp is the second serial of the larger narrative known as The Trial of a Time Lord which encompasses the whole of the 23rd season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 to 25 October 1986. The title Mindwarp is not used on screen and appears only on the serial's scripts with the four episodes that comprise the story being transmitted as The Trial of a Time Lord Parts Five to Eight. This story marks the final appearance of Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown.In the serial, the alien time traveller the Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) is put on trial by his people, the Time Lords, and is accused of meddling in the affairs of the planet Thoros Beta in the 24th century. Much of the story consists of a video testimony presented by the prosecutor – the Valeyard (Michael Jayston) – of The Doctor discovering the alien arms dealer Sil (Nabil Shaban) is looking for a way to prolong the life of Lord Kiv (Christopher Ryan) by transplanting Kiv's mind into another.Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being from a humanoid species known as Time Lords. The Doctor travels through space and time using a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, which has an exterior that resembles a British police box. The Doctor encounters various civilisations, which he seeks to protect by outwitting foes and solving crises. The Doctor usually travels with a companion.Enjoyed the show? Support us with a one-off tip on Ko-fi! :)https://ko-fi.com/50doctorpodcast (https://ko-fi.com/50doctorpodcast)Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!https://youtube.com/@UC1e8pTE4SiZ2VyPnmSMO4aA (https://youtube.com/@UC1e8pTE4SiZ2VyPnmSMO4aA)Follow us ANYWHERE via our Linktree below:https://linktr.ee/50Doctor (https://linktr.ee/50Doctor)

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YouTube views

4,658,083,937

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

70 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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51

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

82

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