Krynoid PodCast

The name's Bond... Space Bond. Who needs the Doctor and co when you have Her Majesty's Space Security Service's best man on the job? Turns out he and his meagre team do as they fight in vain against collaborative Daleks and their perambulating pet cacti. How kind are Daleks to their plants? Will they treat a galactic Christmas tree just as well? Are Martin's theories on Pluto really worth listening to? And did he and Jim enjoy this one-and-done or was it all a waste of (not very much) time? Listen to find out! Find the podcast here, on iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and elsewhere. And follow us on Facebook , Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon . If you have a moment, please consider giving us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Audible, etc. Many thanks!

Kamelion reminds us all that he still exists and causes an eruption of trouble for the Doctor and Turlough. They must confront an alien marital aid, a sneaky stepdad and a livid waiter on Earth. And Sarn is no better, accommodating as it does a guy-linered zealot, a boy band leader and more lava than a 1960s lamp retailer. Chuck in a reappearance from the Doctor's psychotic old school chum and we have a great big melting pot that's well worth avoiding. Why wasn't K9 replaced with an electronic whale? Can Nicola Bryant avoid a skyclad Teuton? Did JNT enjoy his holiday at the licence payers' expense? And did Jim and Martin find Planet of Fire smokin' hot or was it more like a wet Wednesday in Cromer? Listen to find out! Find the podcast here, on iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and elsewhere. And follow us on Facebook , Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon . If you have a moment, please consider giving us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Audible, etc. Many thanks!

The newly Susan-free TARDIS lands on Dido (but, alas, too late to prevent her musical career from happening). There they find a distressed Susan-alike, her grumpy companion and the sinister Koquillion, who is spiky both in physiognomy and personality. Can our intrepid travellers discover Bennett's secret? Will Babs murder any more of Vicki's pets? How will the Doctor survive without having the word "Grandfather" shrieked into his face on a regular basis? And did Jim and Martin enjoy their sojourn on Dido or were they in desperate need of rescue? Listen to find out! Find the podcast here, on iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and elsewhere. And follow us on Facebook , Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon . If you have a moment, please consider giving us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Audible, etc. Many thanks!

After a series of scrapes with mercury vapour, a robot and a food machine, things get even worse for the Doctor and Jamie. They fetch up on the latest base-under-insane-leadership and meet some old enemies and a smart-arsed new friend. Are three digits really better than five? Brother, can you spare a Bernalium rod (for a hungry cybermat)? Could you identify a Hercules Cluster in a blindfolded smell test? And did Jim and Martin find the story 'fantastic' or was it spinning its wheels? Listen to find out! Special mention to Iz and Steve Skinner for their wonderful 3D animation of the missing episodes of this story. This podcast episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook , Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon . Thanks for listening!

Three wise time travellers journey in search of the darkest of nativities, meeting some lowly creatures and a highly unstable messiah. Harry develops a seafood allergy, Sarah's a fallen woman and the Doctor finds that navigating Skaro can be a bit of a minefield. Why does Sevrin like steamy nightclubs? Where do Davros and Nyder spend their romantic getaways? Which part of a Dalek's intestines is the most dangerous? And would Jim and Martin put Genesis of the Daleks up among the gods or did watching it reveal to them the true meaning of pain? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook , Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon . Thanks for listening!

Barbara's penchant for historical re-enactment gets our intrepid time team into a spot of bother down old Mexico way. While she cosplays as a dead bloke, the Doctor and Susan try to dodge a double wedding and Ian has to use his thumb for more than hitchhiking. Will Susan get spiked, Ian skewered and Babs bricked up? Worse still, will the Doctor get hitched? Will Tlotoxl change his name by Deed Poll or will Martin have a stroke? And did Jim and Martin find The Aztecs to be like a comforting cup of cocoa or a goblet of cold poison? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook , Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon . Thanks for listening!

We're used to looking at a screen and seeing dodgy creatures attacking a pair of plucky adventurers. With Carnival of Monsters , you can watch other folk doing the same thing. It's like Gogglebox with grey aliens. Can a chota peg really solve any behemoth-based problem? How easy is it to drug-mule a set of skeleton keys? How many seconds were spent making the Functionary masks and how much change did they get out of a pound note? And were Jim and Martin amused by the miniscope or did it leave them colder than an Inter Minor welcome? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook , Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon (but we've exited X - far too Musky for our tastes these days). Thanks for listening!

The Krynoid PodCast boys welcome you back to the Green Cathedral this Yuletide to offer you perhaps the closest thing to a pantomime that '60s Who gets, The Underwater Menace . What the heck is the Doctor wearing and why? Is the rest of the Atlanteans' male grooming as lax as their eyebrows? How will Polly's groovy new gills go down on the swinging King's Road? And did this soggy saga float Jim and Martin's boats or was it like watching a shipwreck? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook , Threads and Bluesky (but we've exited X - far too Musky for our tastes these days). Thanks for listening and Happy Holidays!

We've completed the migration of the first 30 Krynoid PodCast episodes to our current website hosts, Libsyn. This means all of our published are - and future episodes will be - available here and at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, etc.

We return to Who with a tale of secret enemies, ostentatious acting and stentorian asides. Will the Keeper ever escape his shower cubicle? Will aubergines ever replace Rice Krispies? Will Tom Baker ever wipe his nose? And will The Keeper of Traken give Jim and Martin a new lease of life or leave them calcified? Listen to find out! 00:00 Intro and context 04:56 A walkthrough of the story 1:22:06 A review of the story 2:10:48 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Jim and Martin spring a festive surprise with some new Krynoid PodCast material! They scan the snowless Snowdonian slopes for monstrous myths and find the Doctor giving an old friend a bell, Victoria repeating herself and Jamie threatening everyone with a bagpipe recital. But did The Abominable Snowmen thaw their cockles or do they give it the cold shoulder. Listen to find out! 00:00 Intro and context 07:38 A walkthrough of the story 1:15:15 A review of the story 2:08:18 A discussion of the animation 2:13:46 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Audible and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Merry Christmas and have a wonderful 2023!

Jim and Martin are returning to podcasting... with a surprising plot twist. Listen here or on Spotify .

An announcement on the future of the Krynoid PodCast.

So it's time to go home for Andy Pandy fangirl, Sarah Jane Smith. And there's a hand pulling the strings in this show too, giving tupperware a bad name and Professor Watson a bad day at the power plant. Handily, crystalline cosmic crook Eldrad can reform herself from her moribund mitt and then she herself suffers from a wandering hand from her leading man. For a change, we leave a quarry to land on an alien planet where 'she' becomes a 'he', the decibel level rockets and he – and the serial – fall off a cliff. But is it OK to fancy Eldrad? How many (if any) puerile 'ring' jokes should be allowed in one podcast episode? And do Jim and Martin think The Hand of Fear deserves a thumbs up? Or do they give it the finger? Listen and you might get an answer to some or none of the above. The lads also review the brand new audiobooks of Dalek and The Crimson Horror ! Also available on Spotify .

Welcome to The Fun Factory: trespassers will be self-prosecuted. The Valeyard ( aka The Flaw Doctor) makes the most of a unique Time Lord feature and gives his own SJW predecessor a right legal leathering on Space Station SFX. But they still find time for trips to Camber Quicksands and Popplewick's House of Exploding Quills, where the waiting room is spacious but gives you that sinking feeling. The Doctor quotes, the Master gloats and Glitz dotes on bank notes, while the Keeper is not averse to the odd slide tackle to protect his Panatropic Net (even though Mel always aims for row Z). But did Jim and Martin find The Ultimate Foe ultimately forgettable or a worthy way to end an era? Listen to find out. The lads also review the audiobooks of The Krotons and The Curse of Fenric. Also available on Spotify .

You may think life can't get much worse at the moment but locked-down Brexity Britain looks positively idyllic compared to Blighty under the rubber skirt of Dalek rule. This septic isle is overrun with motorised dustbins, headphone-wearing dullards who've really let themselves go and the most unrealistic pet since K9. The Doctor falls on his coccyx, Susan falls in love, Ian falls out of a door and Babs falls in with a rough crowd and TWOKs a dustcart. Luckily, a fratricidal fellow rebel lends two hands and Mr Rumbold lends his ears but the perma-grumpy Mrs Briers fails to stop Babs succumbing to crones. Would you buy a used mattress from a Dalek? Is the entry exam for the Roboman Academy too difficult? How many floating corpses would it take to put you off a glass of water? And did Jim and Martin find The Dalek Invasion of Earth to be a glorious triumph or a misbegotten folly? Listen to find out! The lads also review the audiobooks of Fury From The Deep and The Awakening . Also available on Spotify .

What could be more fun at Christmas than a Punch and Judy show? Almost anything, of course, but perhaps even puppety domestic violence is preferable to mental subservience to an ancient evil. This is the lot of tetchy Tegan, who's red in tooth and eye again, but at least she gets to spread the hate with an embryonic Doc Martin this time around. Nyssa cosplays a deckchair and the Doctor indulges in some heavy breathing, while Mr Sladen is forced to reflect on the viability of his shoddy little booth. Lon's special dress is even shorter than his temper but not as skimpy as his mum's interest in Ambril's antiques. But did Jim and Martin find Snakedance becoming or did they conclude that that's not the way to do it? Listen to find out! The lads also review the audiobooks of The Mark of the Rani and The Pyramids of Mars. Also available on Spotify .

When is a talkative chair not a talkative chair? When it's an alien shower curtain. Or a stumpy git in a pith helmet. But, underwhelming as they are, the Vardans still plan an Invasion of Time by conquering pound-shop Gallifrey – a land of medicinal jelly beans, powerful ping pong balls and walnut-chomping dropouts. Its denizens include Chancellor Borusa who's more put-upon than Tom Baker's beer mat and Castellan Kelner who's slimier than a newly-painted Myrka. And, of course, a prototype Romana who's qualified to wield a screwdriver but can't hack it in the university of life, even with a bumper pack of Giant Smarties at her side. The Doctor shouts, K9 snarks and Leela shacks up with an innocent bystander, while the surprise Sontarans stomp about, searching in vain for a jellied eels stall. But did Jim and Martin find the story an all-conquering triumph or was it just an unwelcome invasion of their time? Listen to find out. The lads also review the audiobooks of The Doomsday Weapon and The Edge of Destruction. Also available on Spotify .

Scream if you want to leave faster! That seems to be Victoria's tactic as she sobs, whimpers and shrieks her way out of the show in Fury From The Deep . Indeed, old Leather Lungs' prodigious output is harnessed to harass some killer kelp and make its human puppets less weedy – even beating the expert man-mismanager John Robson for decibels in the process. Jamie opts out of a foam party and, for a change, it's the Doctor who can't control his chopper. Meanwhile, Mr Wint and Mr Kidd need to rethink their dental hygiene regimes and Perkins would be better off seeking his raison d'etre than searching for a spouse. Has Maggie Harris been at the Mother's Ruin? Does the new animation place the story deeper within the long arms of the lore? And did Fury From The Deep sweep Jim and Martin along or leave them beached on the shores of ennui? Listen to find out. The lads also review the audiobooks of The Dominators and Dragonfire. Also available on Spotify .

A museum? On a planet, you say? Amazingly, that's just where TARDIS brings Doctor Who and chums in The Space Museum . But the problems here are worse than an expensive gift shop, a blocked urinal or a coach party of feral school kids. For the planet Xeros is occupied by the moaning Morocks, a race only slightly less pathetic than the indigenous teenage beatniks, among whom subjugation raises barely/only an eyebrow. And our plucky travellers have problems of their own, chiefly their future starring roles in the most boring tourist attraction since the financially disastrous Sensorites' Sexy Sashes exhibition. Our heroes deal with the trauma in their own individual ways though, with the Doctor kipping for an episode, Vicki stirring up the students, Babs having a smoke break and Ian chewing her cardigan. Will the time travellers evade their fate? Would you buy a used glass from Vicki? What day is Nude Day on the TARDIS? And did Jim and Martin find themselves informed and entertained by The Space Museum or is it just a dusty old relic? Listen to find out! The lads also review the audiobooks of The Curse of Peladon and Image of the Fendahl. You can also find this and many other Krynoid PodCast episodes on Spotify.