Doctor Who: Too Hot For TV – Details, episodes & analysis

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In the first episode of Series 5 of Doctor Who: Too Hot For TV Dylan is joined by Pete Lambert and Conrad Westmaas. Together they look at the studio footage and Ian Levine edit of 'Dimensions in Time', the Vworp Vworp animation of 'A Meeting on the Common' and the BBV audio 'The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind'. And as always answer the burning questions: 

What is the size of medium sized restaurant ?
What is it like to see Gary Downie at work? 
Who was pen pals with with Pip and Jane Baker? 

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In the final episode of this Too Hot For TV mini series on spin offs from other franchises, Dylan is joined by Ross from the General Witch Finders to talk all things Terminator. Together they discuss each of the cinematic outing for the franchise, before jumping into the comic ’The Burning Earth’ written by Ron Fortier with art by Alex Ross, then they look at the Universal Studios ride T2-3D: Battle Across Time and finally they talk about the 90’s Kenner Terminator 2 action figures. And as always the answer the burning questions: 

Who is sucking on a Robert Patrick? 

Why are the resistance so sexy? 

What has Arnie got in a dead cat? 

Ross’s other podcasts:

https://shows.acast.com/general-witchfinders

https://shows.acast.com/dark-darzet

Terminator 2 toys adverts 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew109tRRK7w&t=26s

T2-3D: Battle Across Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeXd9fFtBW8

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In this episode Dylan is joined by Mikey Smith to look at two Big Finish audios chosen off the back of watching Tales of the Tardis. First up they discuss the fifth Doctor and Tegan story 'The Gathering' by Joseph Lidster. Then they chat about the sixth Doctor and Peri adventure 'The Widows Assassin' written by Nev Fountain. All while answering the burning questions: 

Who is making the charity single Davros in Distress? 
What is Mikey doing in the bath? 
What makes Tegan a Trump supporter? 

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In the latest episode of Doctor Who: Too Hot For TV Dylan is joined by Ross from the podcast General Witchfinders. Together they explore the wild world of the 1977 Doctor Who annual. After that they venture into territory not yet explored by too hot for tv, in that it is both televised and not Doctor Who at all. But as always they answer the burning questions: 

What is Darth Vader doing in a  video shop?
What links tramps and BBV? 
Why is it a snatch heavy year for Doctor Who? 

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In this latest episode of Too Hot For TV Dylan is joined by Toby Hadoke  to discuss two Big Finish stories from recent years. First up they look at the the first Doctor adventure 'The Invention of Death' written by John Dorney and starring David Bradley as the First Doctor, Claudia Grant as Susan Foreman, Jamie Glover as Ian Chesterton and Jemma Powell as Barbara Wright. Then they look at the fifth Doctor story 'Pursuit of the Nightjar' written by Tim Foley and starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka. And as always they answer the burning questions: 

How can a blobby mess make you feel any sort of emotion?
Who has a space cold? 
What is this human emotion you call grief? 

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Jack has returned to talk all things Benny. First up they look at the Virgin New Adventures book 'Return of the Living Dad' by Kate Orman and featuring the 7th Doctor Chris, Roz, Benny and Jason. Then they look at the Big Finish audio 'Death and the Daleks' by Paul Cornell and featuring Benny, Jason, Bev and Braxiatel. And as always answer these burning questions: 

What is Dylan's mind palace?
Who didn't shag Ace?
Who is the Doctor watching sleep? 

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In this episode Dylan is joined by Richie from I Hate Doctor Who, together they explore two different eras of spin offs. First up they look at the BBC audio 'Doctor Who and the Pescatons' starring Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen. After that they  look at the Big Finish box set 'Old Friends' featuring Christopher Eccleston as the ninth Doctor. And as always they answer the burning questions: 

Which Doctor Who story is actually an A24 film? 
What is a Kyrnoid made of weed? 
Why will Ben Verth kill Richie? 

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In the latest episode of Too Hot For TV  Dylan is joined by Martyn Havell. Together they look at two Big Finish spin offs from very different eras of Doctor Who. First up is Jago & Litefoot & Strax: The Haunting written by Justin Richards. The second story they look at is Torchwood: Broken by Joseph Lidster and Starring John Barrowman Gareth David-Lloyd. And as always they answer the bringing questions: 

Whose first experience of Doctor Who was Zagraus ?

When did Martyn first see boobs? 

Which Doctor is a sex pest?

Who shot a monkey thinking it was a french man ?

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In this first episode of 2024, Dylan is joined by Si Hart host of Maximum Power, Trap One and The Library of Impossible Things. Together they do a commentary on 'Regeneration' and 'Liberation' the first 2 episodes of the K9 series.  All while answering the questions:

Who is the Houdini of Florida ? 
What was the Bidmead renaissance?
How do you make a dystopian London with a black cab and over flowing bin ? 
 

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In final episode of 2023, Dylan is joined by Conrad Westmaas to take a look at the 1977 Doctor Who Weetabix promotion. They also look at the 1996 BBC audio play ‘The Ghosts of N-Space’ by Barry Letts and starring Jon Pertwee, Elizabeth Sladen and Nicholas Courtney. And as always answer the burning questions:

Which fiend is entering Sandra Dickinson?

Who is getting speared by Blor? 

Are brit-pop, boys and Prozac better than ‘The Ghosts of N-Space’ ?