The Writers' Room

Erik and Kyle

  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    The Girl Who Waited and The Wedding of River Song

    What a weird pair of episodes to talk about together, eh? To wrap up (most of) our discussion of series 6, we're delving into "The Girl Who Waited" by Tom McRae and "The Wedding of River Song" by none other than Steven Q. Moffat. On to series 7, eh?!

    15 October 2024, 10:10 pm
  • 58 minutes 39 seconds
    The Lodger & Closing Time

    Comedy is a subjective thing. Some things you once found funny might not hold up a decade later, especially if the person who wrote them turned out to be a bigot and the primary guest star proving himself to be a twat.

    Anyway, unrelated, this month we're talking about The Lodger and Closing Time, both written by Gareth Roberts with special guest star James Corden.

    17 September 2024, 6:22 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    A Good Man Goes to War and Let's Kill Hitler

    We reach the midpoint of Series 6, with the very weird pair of highly plot-relevant episodes, "A Good Man Goes to War" and "Let's Kill Hitler," both by Steven Moffat. What works, what doesn't, what is pure mess and what is great characterization? River Song, Melody Pond, Mels, and Lorna Bucket...what names! Don't Colonel Runaway too soon.

    18 August 2024, 6:33 pm
  • 59 minutes 45 seconds
    The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People

    This month, Kyle and Erik get contentious surrounding the Matthew Graham two-parter "The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People," which introduced the concept of Gangers into the series six silliness. One of your intrepid hosts thinks it's a very bad story and the other thinks it's pretty okay. Arguments aplenty!

    15 July 2024, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Neil Gaiman

    This month, Kyle and Erik discuss the two episodes written by acclaimed novelist/author/showrunner Neil Gaiman. Arguably the biggest guest writer ever to write for the series, Gaiman's stories---"The Doctor's Wife" from series 6 and "Nightmare in Silver" from series 7---have an interesting history, and a diametrically opposed fan reaction at the time. But are either warranted? Have they aged like wine or milk?

    18 June 2024, 6:38 pm
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon

    Can Steven Moffat follow up a tremendous two-part finale, and a brilliant Christmas special, with a satisfying premiere? If you ask Kyle and Erik...sort of? It's time for Series 6, and that's a whole thing.

    17 May 2024, 10:10 pm
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang

    Truly the culmination of the most ambitious series of Doctor Who yet, Kyle and Erik look at Steven Moffat's tremendous two-part finale, "The Pandorica Opens" and "The Big Bang." Might it be his crowing achievement, even with so many other episodes to love?

    11 May 2024, 6:04 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Amy's Choice & Vincent and the Doctor

    This here is the good stuff! This month Kyle and Erik discuss two series five episodes written by guest writers. "Amy's Choice" by Simon Nye and "Vincent and the Doctor" by Richard Curtis. An actual Oscar nominee writing for Doctor Who! Can you even believe it?!

    16 March 2024, 4:01 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood

    This month, Erik and Kyle go deep underground, some might even call it Hades itself, to discuss "The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood," the two-part series five story from future showrunner Chris Chibnall. It brings back the Silurians and gives us a remix of Third Doctor story elements before falling on its face trying to do something interesting but failing miserably.

    25 February 2024, 9:35 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Getting Whithoused #1

    Happy New Year! This month, Erik and Kyle embark on the first of what they're calling "Getting Whithoused," which is looking at the stories written by Toby Whithouse in the Steven Moffat era. Up first, "The Vampires of Venice" from series 5 and "The God Complex" from series 6.

    21 January 2024, 10:21 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone

    Hello and happy December, friends. This month, Erik and Kyle are taking a trip to the crash of the Byzantium to discuss what is certainly in the running for best Smith-era Steven Moffat script, "The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone." The Weeping Angels, River Song, the Crack, it's all here! And no beating around the bush, we pretty much love it.

    18 December 2023, 10:28 pm
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