Bigger On The Inside

The Ice Warriors return, on a sinking submarine, and it's up to The Doctor to negotiate a peace between a lone Martian and scared Russian soldiers ("Cold War"). Then, The Doctor and Clara find themselves inside a haunted house ("Hide"). Also, there's more background noise (pardon that), and the guys discuss what it was like living through the Cold War (because they're old). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

The guys suffer through background noise, play the trailer for their next project, and Mike loses his mind over people who think computers are Mythical Wonder Boxes from the Future. As for Doctor Who, Clara is uploaded ("The Bells of Saint John") and a little girl must sing a god to sleep ("The Rings of Akhaten"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

Mike joins Dan for their first joint Bigger on the Inside Special. In this installment, the guys take a look at the eight-issue comic book series Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who - Assimilation2. Remember to listen to the entire show, all the way to the very last second.

Thanks to the Weeping Angels, The Doctor is forced to forever leave Amy and Rory behind ("The Angels Take Manhattan"). While mourning the loss of his friends, The Doctor has an encounter with the Great Intelligence ("The Snowmen"). Also, another Clara almost joins the TARDIS, the guys discuss five minisodes ("PS," "The Great Detective," "Vastra Investigates," "Songtaran Carols," and "The Battle of Demon's Run: Two Days Later"), and there's a reminder to come back next week for the third Bigger on the Inside Special. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

After Dan casually makes a reference to the worst anime of all time, the show spirals out of control, leading to a curse-filled tirade, an appearance by Shana, and talk of the Power Rangers. On the topic of Doctor Who, a revenge-seeking cyborg hunts down his maker ("A Town Called Mercy"), and alien-cubes pave the way for a very slow (and confusing) invasion ("The Power of Three"). Also: Lionel makes a special cameo, a listener nearly owes Mike a new keyboard, Rule 34, there's not a lot of love for Amy Pond, and in no way do the hosts hint at their next project. Nope. Not at all. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

To prevent a planet of insane Daleks from escaping their prison, less-insane Daleks force The Doctor and The Ponds to infiltrate their asylum ("Asylum of the Daleks"). Then there are dinosaurs on a spaceship ("Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"). Also, the guys cover the five-part series Pond Life, and Dan takes a moment to ponder his Wilfred Mott / Brian Williams fan fiction. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

It's 1941 and war is ripping Europe and families apart, but Christmas must go on. To that end, The Doctor takes a family on an adventure to a winter wonderland ("The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"). Also, Albert Einstein is turned into an Ood ("Death is the Only Answer"), and a Weeping Angel wants to destroy the Olympics ("Good as Gold"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

The Doctor and Craig beat the Cybermen with love ("Closing Time"), and The Doctor and River Song save all of time with a kiss ("The Wedding of River Song"). However, before discussing those two stories, Dan and Mike open the show with a brief chat about "The Day of the Doctor," they read a solid defense of Victoria Waterfield, and they have a look at the five minisodes that fall under the Night and The Doctor umbrella. Following all that, they close the show by having an exceptionally difficult time ranking the episodes of the sixth modern season. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

It's the fifth anniversary of Bigger on the Inside, and also the 50th anniversary of some show called Doctor Who. You've probably never heard of it. To celebrate, the guys spend an hour reading e-mails, then they discuss two episodes from stories they had only ever seen as reconstructions: episode three of "Galaxy 4," and episode two of "The Underwater Menace." From there they dive into "The Enemy of the World" and "The Web of Fear," which were stories that were fully lost until recently. They then cap things off with the Big Finish audio drama The Light at the End! Note: When you hear the TARDIS land, that's when a classic BOTI clip begins. When it takes off, the clip has ended. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

After a simple mistake, Amy winds up living a brutal, isolated life, and The Doctor forces Rory to choose if she lives or never was ("The Girl Who Waited"). Then The Doctor must break Amy's faith in him, which is in no way similar to what The Doctor did to Ace ("The God Complex"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

The Doctor and Rory assemble an army to rescue Amy and her newborn baby, then the baby grows up to be a lunatic bent on killing Hitler and The Doctor ("A Good Man Goes to War" / "Let's Kill Hitler"). Also, a little boy puts things he's afraid of in a cabinet, but it's not the one Rory put Hitler in ("Night Terrors"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

For the very first time, The Doctor meets his oldest, most faithful companion ("The Doctor's Wife"). Then he must broker a peace between humans and their doppelgangers ("The Rebel Flesh" / "The Almost People"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

The Doctor invites his friends to watch his death ("The Impossible Astronaut" / "Day of the Moon"), and then he visits a handful of pirates plagued by a siren ("The Curse of the Black Spot"). The guys also discuss the recently found Patrick Troughton episodes, and their plans to cover them on Bigger on the Inside. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

Dan and Mike are old. And grumpy. But that's nothing new. So what is new? A genuinely good Christmas-themed episode of Doctor Who, that's what! Sure, it has flying sharks and an operatic voice that tames the sky, but "A Christmas Carol" has a lot of heart and solid acting. From there the guys lament the Doctor Who-related 2011 National Television Awards sketch, and have fun with the two-part mini-story "Space" / "Time." Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

Matt Smith's first season as The Doctor winds down as he, Amy, River, and a returned Rory must save all of creation from an unknown force ("The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang"). You decide: is it Bill & Ted logic, Bugs Bunny logic, or both? Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

With the help of Vincent van Gogh, The Doctor defeats an invisible, yet sadly blind, alien chicken ("Vincent and The Doctor"). And, thanks to the power of love, The Doctor and Craig fend off a SIDRAT locked on autopilot ("The Lodger"). (For the record, those are two of the weirdest sentences ever typed in the English language.) Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

Amy is torn between two realities, and the wrong decision will kill everyone she loves ("Amy's Choice"). Then, the Silurians return to reclaim the planet, again ("The Hungry Earth" / "Cold Blood"). And, of course, Dan and Mike talk about the casting of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

The Weeping Angels return, as does River Song ("The Time of Angels" / "Flesh and Stone"). Then The Doctor takes Amy and Rory on a pre-wedding date, and find themselves squaring off against vampire-fish people ("The Vampires of Venice"). Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

The Doctor and Amy free a Star Whale from human oppression ("The Beast Below"), then the Daleks manipulate The Doctor into recreating their race ("Victory of the Daleks"). Also, Dan and Mike discuss Pacific Rim, as well as a future project. Maybe. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.

Massive changes fill this episode of Bigger on the Inside. With the coming of "The Eleventh Hour," there's a new Doctor in Matt Smith, a new companion in Karen Gillan, a new producer in Steven Moffat, as well as a new theme, logo, and opening credits! Also, in the first episode of Bigger on the Inside covering Smith, Dan and Mike announce his departure from Doctor Who. Please visit www.patreon.com/biggerontheinside.