Barry Williams

Time Ram learns what works and what doesn't, as we translate Capaldi's 'The Woman Who Lived' into the Hartnell era! Listeners of a nervous disposition may need to turn away as we mix up man-cows with French spies and free Susan's ring. It must be the extreme old age...

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Original versus new. Those new FX shots on #DoctorWho Terror of the Zygons from the new Season 13 Blu-ray in full.

Time Ram gets a bit hot and sweaty as we take Peter Capaldi's 'Empress of Mars' and re-jig for the Colin Baker era! Join us as we explore TV Centre, pod off from Gerry Anderson and try out some man-servant-splaining. All this, plus Macra! Yes, really. Maybe.

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Time Ram examines comedy as we take William Hartnell’s ‘The Romans’ and re-imagine it for the David Tennant era. Dressing gowns! Dick pics! Danny Dyer! This story has it all, but don’t you find yourself wishing it had more creepy Nimons? Solved! You’re welcome.

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My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.

Time Ram faces what cold be our biggest challenge yet as we force Patrick Troughton into ‘Rogue’ – the recent Ncuti Gatwa episode! Featuring Doctor Who’s first spin off, Bridgerton Venn-diagrams, Inspector Macra and vibrating sporrans!
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Time Ram really needs to talk about Styre, as we take Tom Baker’s ‘The Sontaran Experiment’ and thrust it into the David Tennant era! Get more Chameleon as we discover Aldwych, space metal, Tim Roth, heather and Blue Peter. All together now: mickey mickey mickey mickey…
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Doctor Who was mad. But I rather enjoyed it

Time Ram shakes the magic 8-ball and finds a Pyramid at the End of the World, but starring Christopher Eccleston instead of Peter Capaldi. There’s Rose on steroids, fun marines and secretary general Wigner to enjoy! Plus, we must have a chat about lab safety protocols.
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My review of this year's Sci-Fi Scarborough is available as usual on my blog at omnibus.home.blog/2025/05/02/s... but also in an extended, enhanced audio version as part of The October Club Podcast, links at octoberclubpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/e... Enjoy!

It’s the end… and the moment hasn’t been prepared for, as Time Ram takes Sylvester McCoy’s final TV story ‘Survival’ and drags it hissing and scratching into the era of Tom Baker. Plus the Master is back, but no-one can recognise him because he’s dressed as a bush!
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Doctor Who – The Robot Revolution: Review Warning: Contains Spoilers! Remember the garish covers of those 1930s pulp magazines like Astounding Science Fiction, which gleefully sported an image of colourful giant robots against a sweeping f…

Review of the latest Doctor Who episode on my blog The Universal Omnibus.
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A still from the title sequence of Doctor Who in the era of the Fourth Doctor, showing the name of the Time Ram Podcast and the title 'Episode 84: Harry'.

Christopher Eccleston’s first episode ‘Rose’ was broadcast 20 years ago, but Time Ram takes it back another 30 years to 1975, as we recondition the story and adapt for Tom Baker. Join us as we discuss non-specific wars, CSO fringes and Derek Griffiths!
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Keep Watching the Skies! The Thing from Another World (1951) The August 1938 issue of the pulp magazine Astounding Science Fiction featured a short story which initially seemed unremarkable, but which has gone on to be one of the seminal works of American sc…

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Time Ram reviews The Doctor's Wife as made for Paul McGann in the 90s! In the process, we observe early Wirrns, CGI swirly balls, JNT's office and screaming Bovril. Could we have caught up with the Doctor's father, Ulysses? One thing's for sure: Time Lords are weird.
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Banner for the latest episode of the October Club Podcast, where Paul Ferry and Richard Knapper discuss the Unexplained. The picture is a montage of famous unexplained phenomenon: Bigfoot, a UFO, a ghost and a mysterious crystal skull.

Have we been visited by beings from another planet? Do the spirits of the long-dead past walk the Earth? Join Richard Knapper and myself as we discuss these - and many more - unexplained phenomenon in the latest episode of The October Club.

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Title card from the Seventh Doctor's era of Doctor Who, showing the episode name 'Planet of Eeeevil'.

Time Ram Podcast takes on alien jungle and inconsistent Morestrans as we translate Tom Baker’s ‘Planet of Evil’ into the Sylvester McCoy era. In the process we uncover apologetic guns, unusual hospital design and cult show The Chunderbirds!
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Cover of the book 'Black Sun Rising: The Complete Doctor Who Back-Up Tales Volume 2', showing a heavily-armed Cyberman.

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Episode 2:4 – “The Lord of the Rings” with Barry Williams Published in three parts from 1954-1955, The Lord of the Rings is a seminal work of High Fantasy by the acclaimed author and academic J.R.R. Tolkien. A sequel to the earlier The Hobbit (1937), The …

Feeling a bit overstuffed after Christmas? Try going for a brisk walk for 57 minutes 27 seconds and listening to the latest episode of The October Club Podcast as you go.
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Time Ram goes all mystery and suspense as we turn our focus to Peter Capaldi’s ‘Death to the Daleks’. Probably. Music cues! Von Daniken! Voices like angels! Roots! Helen Mirren and an unlikely late appearance by Paul Darrow! It’s all going on. HOO-HAR!
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Time Ram is better than a Time War as we take our expansive Christmas extravaganza and investigate special episode ‘Day of the Doctor’! Packed full of frilly shirts, yellow horses heads and all kinds of seasonal treats. Join us for a verse or two of Surely it’s Susan.
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Time Ram is joined by our special guest – journalist and comedian Steven Palace – to review (or roast?) Victory of the Daleks which we have transplanted from the Matt Smith era to Jon Pertwee. It’s all Totally Terry Nation…
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Time Ram crosses regenerations again as we take Peter Davison’s ‘The Visitation’ and adapt it for his son-in-law (David Tennant in case you were wondering). Now we can talk like Eric Saward, play it like Tristan and love a Great Fire of London as much as we waaaaant!

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