I’ll Explain Later - conversations about Doctor Who
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A weekly Doctor Who podcast hosted by @mattnida.com and @jwestjourno.bsky.social. Listen to our back catalogue at https://illexplainlater.com/ and via all good podcatchers.
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🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! Yes, our I’LL EXPLAIN NOW strand finally kicks into gear for our review of WISH WORLD/THE REALITY WAR. @mattnida.com battles his guts and @jwestjourno.bsky.social *marvels* (geddit?!) at RTD’s influences. LISTEN NOW! illexplainlater.com
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A month to reflect, heard other takes inc. @pulltoopen.bsky.social @diddlydumpodcast.bsky.social @illexplainlater.bsky.social @flightthroughentirety.com @bigblueboxpodcast.bsky.social @strangerscast.bsky.social & others, read listener feedback & now we've compiled our COLD TAKE on the latest season!
🧊COLD TAKE! SEASON 2!🧊
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Regular listeners will know that, at the end of a series of hot takes, we circle around, compile listener feedback collected throughout, and then deliver a final 'cold take' on the #DoctorWho season in question. Care to join us?
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Regular listeners will know that, at the end of a series of hot takes, we circle around, compile listener feedback collected throughout, and then deliver a final 'cold take' on the #DoctorWho season in question. Care to join us?
June 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A month to reflect, heard other takes inc. @pulltoopen.bsky.social @diddlydumpodcast.bsky.social @illexplainlater.bsky.social @flightthroughentirety.com @bigblueboxpodcast.bsky.social @strangerscast.bsky.social & others, read listener feedback & now we've compiled our COLD TAKE on the latest season!
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There are moments as a #DoctorWho fan that'd make absolutely no sense to outsiders, and there are others I'd struggle to even explain to myself of 18 months ago.
#Utopia2025
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June 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
There are moments as a #DoctorWho fan that'd make absolutely no sense to outsiders, and there are others I'd struggle to even explain to myself of 18 months ago.
#Utopia2025
#Utopia2025
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More of this tone please 😏
June 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
More of this tone please 😏
🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! Yes, our I’LL EXPLAIN NOW strand finally kicks into gear for our review of WISH WORLD/THE REALITY WAR. @mattnida.com battles his guts and @jwestjourno.bsky.social *marvels* (geddit?!) at RTD’s influences. LISTEN NOW! illexplainlater.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! Yes, our I’LL EXPLAIN NOW strand finally kicks into gear for our review of WISH WORLD/THE REALITY WAR. @mattnida.com battles his guts and @jwestjourno.bsky.social *marvels* (geddit?!) at RTD’s influences. LISTEN NOW! illexplainlater.com
Hi @illexplainlater.bsky.social fans - both of you will be wondering where our pulse-pounding I’LL EXPLAIN NOW finale covering the series closing two parter has got to. Fear not, as it drops next week!
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Alt: A gif of Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor wearing a brown leather jacket and clicking his fingers.
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June 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Hi @illexplainlater.bsky.social fans - both of you will be wondering where our pulse-pounding I’LL EXPLAIN NOW finale covering the series closing two parter has got to. Fear not, as it drops next week!
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What's that? You were just wondering when I'd be reopening The Library of Impossible Things?
Well, I can tell you, the Library reopens on Saturday 7th June for a new series of fan stories, some great objects for the collection and the first two-part story! Old friends, new friends & new stories!
Well, I can tell you, the Library reopens on Saturday 7th June for a new series of fan stories, some great objects for the collection and the first two-part story! Old friends, new friends & new stories!
Why do we all love Doctor Who so much?
Find out in my podcast The Library of Impossible Things where I talk to fans about being a fan and how this wonderful show gets inside your head! So many stories of how important the show is to us all!
Find out in my podcast The Library of Impossible Things where I talk to fans about being a fan and how this wonderful show gets inside your head! So many stories of how important the show is to us all!
The Library of Impossible Things
Podcast · Simon Hart · The Library of Impossible Things is a place where fans of Doctor Who bring an object associated with the show and tell their story of why Doctor Who means so much to them. Homem...
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May 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
What's that? You were just wondering when I'd be reopening The Library of Impossible Things?
Well, I can tell you, the Library reopens on Saturday 7th June for a new series of fan stories, some great objects for the collection and the first two-part story! Old friends, new friends & new stories!
Well, I can tell you, the Library reopens on Saturday 7th June for a new series of fan stories, some great objects for the collection and the first two-part story! Old friends, new friends & new stories!
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the discussion here about the doctor's vengeance is super interesting. rtd's vision of the doctor is quintessentially a flawed hero. it may not be *your* idea of the doctor, but it has *always* been rtd's. eccleston's a rude, aloof jerk, tennant's a solipsistic egoist. still trying to place ncuti...
This week, the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest is disrupted by a violent act of terrorism and then reinstated by an act of camp fabulosity, complete with comedy montage and everything. And then, to top it off, the [redacted] shows up.
#DoctorWho
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The Interstellar Song Contest
A Doctor Who flashcast from the people who brought you Flight Through Entirety.
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May 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
the discussion here about the doctor's vengeance is super interesting. rtd's vision of the doctor is quintessentially a flawed hero. it may not be *your* idea of the doctor, but it has *always* been rtd's. eccleston's a rude, aloof jerk, tennant's a solipsistic egoist. still trying to place ncuti...
We are appreciative of Cartmel’s ambition - less so the execution. The key thing is those McCoy stories show some ankle but never fully commit. Those who want full masterplan can join the dots; those who like the hints to remain hints (hi!) aren’t jaded.
Hot take: I don't understand Doctor Who fans who hate the "Timeless Child" storyline but love the Cartmel Masterplan.
They're both basically the same thing: an attempt to give the Doctor a mysterious new backstory that ties back to the Time Lords' origins. They have similar strengths/weaknesses.
They're both basically the same thing: an attempt to give the Doctor a mysterious new backstory that ties back to the Time Lords' origins. They have similar strengths/weaknesses.
May 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We are appreciative of Cartmel’s ambition - less so the execution. The key thing is those McCoy stories show some ankle but never fully commit. Those who want full masterplan can join the dots; those who like the hints to remain hints (hi!) aren’t jaded.
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The Interstellar Song Contest Review
Shooting on this season began on October 23rd, 2023, by which point five thousand people had already died in Gaza; Israel’s actual invasion of the territory would not even begin until five days later. Doing the math, you figure this must have started shooting late March. Somewhere around, say, the 2
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May 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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The Barber certainly approves.
May 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Barber certainly approves.
Hair! Teeth! International conflict! All this and more on the latest installment of knockabout Doctor Who podcast @illexplainlater.bsky.social - listen now!
🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! I’ll Explain NOW is proud to present a double-header, exploring THE STORY & THE ENGINE and THE INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST: two lighthearted romps with barely a ripple of discourse about them. Listen now! illexplainlater.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Hair! Teeth! International conflict! All this and more on the latest installment of knockabout Doctor Who podcast @illexplainlater.bsky.social - listen now!
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🎤HOT TAKE - THE INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST🎤
Well, we've seen it... what did we make of it? Are we dancing in our seats, or will this be our mic drop moment? There's only one way to find out... stream us below, or open your podcatcher!
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#DoctorWho #DrWho
Well, we've seen it... what did we make of it? Are we dancing in our seats, or will this be our mic drop moment? There's only one way to find out... stream us below, or open your podcatcher!
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#DoctorWho #DrWho
May 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🎤HOT TAKE - THE INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST🎤
Well, we've seen it... what did we make of it? Are we dancing in our seats, or will this be our mic drop moment? There's only one way to find out... stream us below, or open your podcatcher!
thedwshow.net/2025/05/17/t...
#DoctorWho #DrWho
Well, we've seen it... what did we make of it? Are we dancing in our seats, or will this be our mic drop moment? There's only one way to find out... stream us below, or open your podcatcher!
thedwshow.net/2025/05/17/t...
#DoctorWho #DrWho
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🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! I’ll Explain NOW is proud to present a double-header, exploring THE STORY & THE ENGINE and THE INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST: two lighthearted romps with barely a ripple of discourse about them. Listen now! illexplainlater.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! I’ll Explain NOW is proud to present a double-header, exploring THE STORY & THE ENGINE and THE INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST: two lighthearted romps with barely a ripple of discourse about them. Listen now! illexplainlater.com
🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! I’ll Explain NOW is proud to present a double-header, exploring THE STORY & THE ENGINE and THE INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST: two lighthearted romps with barely a ripple of discourse about them. Listen now! illexplainlater.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! I’ll Explain NOW is proud to present a double-header, exploring THE STORY & THE ENGINE and THE INTERSTELLAR SONG CONTEST: two lighthearted romps with barely a ripple of discourse about them. Listen now! illexplainlater.com
Two nice, lighthearted episodes we can just kick back and let wash over us with no weighty discourse. Excellent!
Our double review of The Story & the Engine and The Interstellar Song Contest should drop later today!
May 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Two nice, lighthearted episodes we can just kick back and let wash over us with no weighty discourse. Excellent!
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🕷️PLOT DEVICE!!! It's our THE STORY AND THE ENGINE hot take everybody!!! Yay!!!🕸️
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So what did we make of this, recording immediately after watching it just once? What did YOU make of it?
#DoctorWho #DrWho
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So what did we make of this, recording immediately after watching it just once? What did YOU make of it?
#DoctorWho #DrWho
May 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🕷️PLOT DEVICE!!! It's our THE STORY AND THE ENGINE hot take everybody!!! Yay!!!🕸️
thedwshow.net/2025/05/10/p...
So what did we make of this, recording immediately after watching it just once? What did YOU make of it?
#DoctorWho #DrWho
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So what did we make of this, recording immediately after watching it just once? What did YOU make of it?
#DoctorWho #DrWho
And catch up on our HOT TAKES and regular Doctor Who discussion shows while awaiting the latest exciting installment of @illexplainlater.bsky.social! illexplainlater.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
And catch up on our HOT TAKES and regular Doctor Who discussion shows while awaiting the latest exciting installment of @illexplainlater.bsky.social! illexplainlater.com
*ILL* EXPLAIN LATER! Alas, a medical malaise - feared to be Spectrox toxaemia - has struck the @illexplainlater.bsky.social crew, so no The Story & the Engine hot take this week. But never fear - we’ll be back very soon to continue our Season Two/Series 15 chat!
May 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
*ILL* EXPLAIN LATER! Alas, a medical malaise - feared to be Spectrox toxaemia - has struck the @illexplainlater.bsky.social crew, so no The Story & the Engine hot take this week. But never fear - we’ll be back very soon to continue our Season Two/Series 15 chat!
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I thought Lucky Day was very good but I didn't enjoy it at all. That says more about me, and the times we live in, than the writing or the production.
🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! I’ll Explain NOW returns to examine LUCKY DAY. Along the way: Matt reveals his nocturnal habits, John’s prejudices get an airing and Doctor Who’s ‘Withnail & I’ approach to political mistakes. illexplainlater.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I thought Lucky Day was very good but I didn't enjoy it at all. That says more about me, and the times we live in, than the writing or the production.
🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! I’ll Explain NOW returns to examine LUCKY DAY. Along the way: Matt reveals his nocturnal habits, John’s prejudices get an airing and Doctor Who’s ‘Withnail & I’ approach to political mistakes. illexplainlater.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🚨 🚨 NEW EPISODE!! I’ll Explain NOW returns to examine LUCKY DAY. Along the way: Matt reveals his nocturnal habits, John’s prejudices get an airing and Doctor Who’s ‘Withnail & I’ approach to political mistakes. illexplainlater.com
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🎶 We sing in praise of total war, against the Saracen we abhor 🎶
May 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🎶 We sing in praise of total war, against the Saracen we abhor 🎶
Kind feedback like this from one of our listeners makes us wonder why the other is so mean and silent. If Doctor Who and hot takes are your bag, our latest I’LL EXPLAIN NOW strand is for YOU. Listen now! illexplainlater.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Kind feedback like this from one of our listeners makes us wonder why the other is so mean and silent. If Doctor Who and hot takes are your bag, our latest I’LL EXPLAIN NOW strand is for YOU. Listen now! illexplainlater.com