• Wish World / The Reality War
    Jun 13 2025

    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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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • The Story and The Engine / The Interstellar Song Contest
    May 18 2025

    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.


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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Lucky Day
    May 4 2025

    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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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • The Well
    Apr 27 2025

    On this week's I'll Explain Now instalment, we review the latest episode of the 2025 series of Doctor Who - The Well. Along the way we discuss radical optimism, David Lynch and where and when less really does give you more.


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    40 mins
  • Lux
    Apr 20 2025

    Our I'll Explain Now season of bleeding-edge Doctor Who reviews continues with yesterday's Fifteenth Doctor adventure, Lux. Along the way we consider some common ground between Jon Pertwee and Ncuti Gatwa's Doctors, ruminate on vibes-based Doctor Who and take a detour into discussing TV chefs.


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    55 mins
  • The Robot Revolution
    Apr 13 2025

    I'll Explain Now! Join us as we celebrate Doctor Who's return with a blazing-hot take on last night's episode, The Robot Revolution. Along the way we discuss Tintin rockets, our awkward teenage years and the peculiar bind that Doctor Who finds itself in in 2025.


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    50 mins
  • The Web Planet
    Mar 28 2025

    For the final instalment of our missing-presumed-wiped 2019 recording, we look at Hartnell-era SFX spectacle The Web Planet. Along the way, we consider how autobiographical this story might have been for Bill Strutton, whether or not its reputation is deserved, and - of course - insect movement.


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    31 mins
  • Gridlock
    Mar 21 2025

    In the second instalment of our freshly reconstructed 2019 "lost" recording, we look at the Tenth Doctor's bout of motorway madness, Gridlock. Along the way we consider RTD's use of messianic imagery, coo over some kittens and revisit our initial reactions to that Macra reveal.


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    31 mins