S3E2 - EXTERMINATE/REGENERATE: An Interview with John Higgs

S3E3 - AN ABSOLUTE JOY: Series 2 Post-Mortem with JOHN HIGGS

Exterminate/Regenerate author JOHN HIGGS rematerializes at the console to do a post-mortem on series 2, Ncuti Gatwa’s tenure as the Doctor…and the RTD2 era as a whole? Visit www.johnhiggs.com [http://www.johnhiggs.com]  to SUBSCRIBE to his Substack BUY Exterminate/Regenerate PRE-ORDER Lynchian: The Spell of David Lynch =============== 👉 FOLLOW / CONTACT 📺 youtube.com/@tardisrubbish [http://youtube.com/@tardisrubbish] ⏱️ tiktok.com/@tardisrubbish [http://tiktok.com/@tardisrubbish] 📷 instagram.com/tardisrubbish [http://instagram.com/tardisrubbish] 📬 tardisrubbish@gmail.com [tardisrubbish@gmail.com]

S3E2 - EXTERMINATE/REGENERATE: An Interview with John Higgs

Timothy Leary. William Blake. The 20th-freakin-century. Just some of the topics that writer John Higgs has tackled in his career as an author. And now—almost inevitably!—he turns his eyestalk on Doctor Who in his latest book, EXTERMINATE/REGENERATE: The Story of Doctor Who which comes out April 10. Listen to Josh talk to one of his favorite writers from across the pond, Mr. John Higgs. More from John: www.johnhiggs.com [http://www.johnhiggs.com] Order the book: https://geni.us/ExterminateRegenerate [https://geni.us/ExterminateRegenerate] =============== 👉 FOLLOW / CONTACT 📺 youtube.com/@tardisrubbish [http://youtube.com/@tardisrubbish] ⏱️ tiktok.com/@tardisrubbish [http://tiktok.com/@tardisrubbish] 📷 instagram.com/tardisrubbish [http://instagram.com/tardisrubbish] 📬 tardisrubbish@gmail.com [tardisrubbish@gmail.com]

S3E1 - The Redundant Vestiges of its Function: CITY OF DEATH

It's Paris, 1979! Something of a table wine, really. As we wait between seasons of NewNuWho, we revisited one of the old favorites...it's CITY BWOING OF DEATH! 📖 CHAPTERS 00:01:20 Why City of Death? 00:01:53 John's Impressions as a New Series Fan 00:07:09 The Classic Who Experience 00:13:26 Michael’s Love for the Serial 00:19:32 Douglas Adams’ Influence 00:25:54 The Humor and Tone 00:30:58 The Paris Setting and On-Location Filming 00:35:34 Julian Glover is a Treasure 00:40:06 Fan Backlash and John Nathan-Turner’s Response 00:46:06 A Doctor Who/Star Trek Connection 00:50:42 The Art Heist Plot and Story Structure 00:55:02 Doctor Who Fandom’s Influence 01:00:01 Douglas Adams’ Legacy and Speculating on His Future Views 01:04:18 AI, Computer Pictures, and the Future of Creativity 01:07:46 Final Thoughts and Episode Ratings =============== 👉 FOLLOW / CONTACT 📺 youtube.com/@tardisrubbish [http://youtube.com/@tardisrubbish] 📷 instagram.com/tardisrubbish [http://instagram.com/tardisrubbish] 📬 tardisrubbish@gmail.com [tardisrubbish@gmail.com]

S2E7 - The 'T' Stands for Troll: EMPIRE OF DEATH

Better late than never! Recorded the day after Empire of Death first dropped, Josh, Michael A. Nixon, and Riley Silverman shared their thoughts on the capper of Ncuti Gatwa’s first season as the Doctor. Learn what we thought about the return of Sutekh, the resolution of Ruby Sunday's backstory, and whether this season succeeded as an entry point for new viewers. 📖 CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Guest introductions 00:01:26 Overall thoughts on "Empire of Death" 00:05:06 Discussion of Ruby Sunday's backstory resolution 00:14:52 Critique of Sutekh as the villain 00:25:29 Analysis of the episode's emotional logic and structure 00:31:45 Comparison to previous Doctor Who finales 00:37:43 Discussion on succession planning for Doctor Who showrunners  00:44:29 Speculation about Mrs. Flood's identity  00:49:37 Debate on the effectiveness of universe-ending stakes  00:55:29 Reflection on the season as a whole  01:08:12 Discussion of the season finale's cliffhanger  01:14:24 Thoughts on individual episodes throughout the season  01:18:32 Side discussion on UNIT and Kate Stewart  01:21:05 Speculation on potential spin-offs  01:22:42 Concluding remarks and teaser for Christmas special See you all at Christmas! (If not sooner... ;) =============== 👉 FOLLOW / CONTACT 📺 youtube.com/@tardisrubbish [http://youtube.com/@tardisrubbish] ⏱️ tiktok.com/@tardisrubbish [http://tiktok.com/@tardisrubbish] 📷 instagram.com/tardisrubbish [http://instagram.com/tardisrubbish] 📬 tardisrubbish@gmail.com [tardisrubbish@gmail.com]

S2E6 - Who's Your Mummy? THE LEGEND OF RUBY SUNDAY

Join the TARDIS Rubbish crew as they discuss "The Legend of Ruby Sunday," the penultimate episode of Doctor Who Season 14/1/40. Josh, John, Michael, and Adrienne share their thoughts on Russell T Davies' penultimate episode, diving deep into the revelations, callbacks, and theories about what's to come in the finale. 📖 CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro and overall thoughts  5:45 Russell T Davies' writing and storytelling approach  12:30 Susan Foreman and the Doctor's past  18:15 Sutekh reveal and classic Who connections  25:00 Tech billionaires and societal commentary in Doctor Who  32:30 The Doctor's role in humanity's development  39:45 Ruby's character growth and emotional moments  45:30 Davies' recommended watch list and Pyramids of Mars  52:15 Engaging with classic Doctor Who episodes  58:45 Doctor Who's unique development as a series  1:05:00 Final thoughts and looking ahead to the finale =============== 👉 FOLLOW / CONTACT 📺 youtube.com/@tardisrubbish [http://youtube.com/@tardisrubbish] ⏱️ tiktok.com/@tardisrubbish [http://tiktok.com/@tardisrubbish] 📷 instagram.com/tardisrubbish [http://instagram.com/tardisrubbish] 📬 tardisrubbish@gmail.com [tardisrubbish@gmail.com]