The Sea Devils should be an all-timer: the Master returns, the Navy shows up, and the monsters are iconic. And yet… it falls short of the bar set by The Silurians. Strap on your string vest: we’re going deep on this one. YouTube: youtu.be/KDGQjPpJkdY Podcast: open.spotify.com/epi...

Pull To Open goes on location! Pete and Chris hit Gallifrey One in LA for a convention floor vibe check where fans tell us where Doctor Who goes next, including the boldest pitch of all: put it on YouTube YouTube: youtu.be/iUldnEKWE0g Podcast: open.spotify.com/epi...

Apologies for missing our regular upload. We've been busy assembling all our footage from Gallifrey One and are excited to share with you all a special episode on Saturday, Feb. 21. In the meantime, please enjoy this selection of pics from the show!

A good @pulltoopen.bsky.social on Rise Cybermen/Age Steel! But they were WAY more generous than I would be! I can't get past Roger Lloyd Pack's performance, & I think everyone being dragged to be converted rather than *choosing* to be converted misses the point. But liked hearing the positive take!

A very interesting @pulltoopen.bsky.social on The Highlanders! Covered all the good & weird parts of the story! Agree with Chris this time - a Fixed Dalek in time from me! And in my quest to visit the settings of all '60s Historicals, here's me on Culloden in 2023.

Some stories upgrade the villains. This one upgrades everything. We venture to Pete’s World to face the stompiest reintroduction of a classic foe in Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel. YouTube: youtu.be/t7bk8MkNglU Spotify: open.spotify.com/epi...

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It’s the Second Doctor’s second story, and he’s already cross-dressing, bashing heads, and doing the worst German accent this side of Oktoberfest. The Highlanders is a much stranger story than you might think. YouTube: youtu.be/sJcdoLvuxzI Podcast: open.spotify.com/epi...

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Thanks to @petepachal.bsky.social for the @pulltoopen.bsky.social shout out to @thedwshow.net! Nice to know we're all fans of season 7!

The guys at @pulltoopen.bsky.social did a great job talking about my all time favourite story! Really pulled out all the great aspects of the concept & the script, whilst fairly noting some of the production issues. Check it out! My mission is now to ensure it's rated a Viscount Banger!

Season 7 of Pull To Open begins where all great potholing expeditions do: deep underground. It's The Silurians, the only story bold enough to put “Doctor Who” in the title and end in the darkest way possible. YouTube: youtu.be/gZ_dyDtKOPc Podcast: open.spotify.com/epi...

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Long before Skynet, the British Post Office built its own murderbot. In The War Machines, a supercomputer called WOTAN tries to conquer the world by constructing clunky Dalek knockoffs. And honestly? It almost works. YouTube: youtu.be/c-f8yqMQX6k Podcast: open.spotify.com/epi...

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What happens when the Daleks land in 1930s New York and start questioning who they are? We dig into Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks—come for the showgirls, stay for the mesmerizing Dalek Sec. Podcast: open.spotify.com/epi... YouTube: youtu.be/EPfW5L4K7mw

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This week the Randomizer maroons us in The Space Pirates, the six-part “epic” so padded it should come with its own flotation device. Is this Bob Holmes’ secret experiment to recreate the worst parts of Star Trek? Spotify: open.spotify.com/epi... YouTube: youtu.be/EuZY1KFoSIY

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The Randomizer drops us at The Power of Kroll, the soggiest segment of the Key to Time, where the squid is supersized but the stakes… maybe not so much. But is Bob Holmes’ least favorite script really that bad? Podcast: open.spotify.com/epi... YouTube: youtu.be/hokCEF97un4

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Doctor Who is back, babes! The BBC has reclaimed its Time Lord, and Pull To Open is here with a full transatlantic debrief. Join us for some Rose-tinted speculation as we ponder... Who comes after? Spotify: open.spotify.com/epi... YouTube: youtu.be/nXP5M138GtE

It’s the 2nd Ice Age and Britannicus Base is under siege—by glaciers, bureaucracy, and a hissy Martian warlord. Let's dig into The Ice Warriors, the monster debut that screams “classic” but whispers “fix me.” Podcast: open.spotify.com/epi... YouTube: youtu.be/ZhC8Ni0rwRA

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We are amused. Even Queen Victoria couldn’t keep a straight face through this lycanthropic slice of Tennant-era mayhem. Tooth and Claw rules. Join us as we explore why Queen Vic is the real final boss. Spotify: open.spotify.com/epi... YouTube: youtu.be/0xLgGbD7TPk

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Doctor Who gets political, camp, and candy-coated all at once in The Happiness Patrol. We unpack this neon-noir dystopia with not-so-subtle Thatcher parallels. Happiness will prevail…if the Randomizer allows it. Podcast: creators.spotify.com... YouTube: youtu.be/PEVWgNJ23uk

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In this live episode recorded at @LIDoctorWhoCon, Pete and Chris chat with two veterans of the #Whoniverse: Mickey Lewis, a monster actor with stories to spare, and Amy Benedict from Torchwood: Miracle Day. Enjoy! Spotify: creators.spotify.com... YouTube: youtu.be/oSJLx8WZBC8

TOMTIT jokes. Chronovores. Diapers. That one time the Doctor ran interference with a cork and a fork. Welcome to The Time Monster—a Pertwee six-parter that throws everything into the vortex, including Atlantis. Podcast: creators.spotify.com... YouTube: youtu.be/VT01XHZ5m4A

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Dinosaurs in Doctor Who? Always a risky proposition—especially when they’re on a BBC budget in 1974. Invasion of the Dinosaurs is a story that’s as much political paranoia as prehistoric spectacle. Spotify: creators.spotify.com... YouTube: youtu.be/cltoU09X-Vc

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Memory, manipulation, and moon landings collide in one of the most audacious season openers in Doctor Who history. We dig into Moffat’s high-wire act and how forgetting may be the most frightening concept of all. Spotify: creators.spotify.com... YouTube: youtu.be/-mfdAlEkeYM #DoctorWho

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Latest podcast is up! We park the Randomizer for a rare moment of reflection on the Ncuti Gatwa era — a time of goblins, gods, wish worlds, and controversies that may have rewritten more than canon. Podcast: creators.spotify.com... YouTube: youtu.be/vcHTKm3OewY

Next time on Pull To Open, we look back at the Ncuti Gatwa era. Podcast materializing July 19