The Randomiser: Unpredictable Doctor Who Chat

Joined by our old friend Gareth Preston, we discuss the news of the departure of Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker, Chaz gushes forth with an unusual theory of why the TARDIS was destroyed in the End of Time. Lurching from traumatic mutations to bloody stones to Halloween 3 - Kneale before us, it’s The Randomiser Podcast episode 17.
Chaz and Tim have recently guested on Gareth's excellent podcast Very British Futures and heartily recommend it for a series of discussions of forgotten gems of British Sci-fi and Fantasy. Also Kinvig.
Regular Features
Your Cheatin' Memory -
Each episode we use therandomiser.net to choose a random Doctor Who story and see what we can recall about it. Then we go away and rewatch it to discuss next time.
This episode, we've just rewatched:
to ho flo sho kro no vo blo so kro plo no sho plo fo sho to kro mo flo
(That's in Judoon, courtesy of judoon.com, where you can translate it back to English if you want to know the episode we discussed.)
Romp or Pomp? - A fast and curious attempt to quickly categorise randomly chosen stories into to two utterly arbitrary kinds... fun filled Romp versus circumstance-heavy Pomp.
Tangent of the Week - We're rewatching Red Dwarf, smegheads. This time we're discussing Back to Earth.
Challenge! - Chaz has been challenged to finally watch The Mutants. Turns out he may already have!
Which corridor is this? - A mysterious stone circle, a bunch of masked figures chanting "Carry on, carry on, carry on" - it's either the cult of Kenneth Williams, or The Stones of Blood...
Monster by Monster - we randomly select a few of the show's monsters and aliens and almost discuss them.
We welcome your thoughts and feedback!
[email protected]
@randomiserpod
Episode Guide
00:00 - Intro & we discuss the end of the Chibnall & Whittaker era
10:39 - Your Cheatin' Memory - revisit
16:08 - Your Cheatin' Memory - reveal
21:04 - Romp or Pomp?
23:25 - Challenge
26:09 - Which Corridor is this?
34:46 - Tangent of the Week: Red Dwarf "Back to Earth"
46:06 - Monster by Monster
49:19 - Outro
TARDIS art 30% by Lyra

Have You Got Your Oxymask?

-- SPOILER WARNING --
Spoilers for all Doctor Who up to and including Revolution of the Daleks.
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Joined by our old friend Ally Mills, we hear his thoughts on the Chibnall Era and unexpected places to find Cybermen. With perfect comic timing, it's the Randomiser Podcast, Episode 15.
Regular Features
Your Cheatin' Memory -
Each episode we use therandomiser.net to choose a random Doctor Who story and see what we can recall about it. Then we go away and rewatch it to discuss next time.
This episode, we've just rewatched:
no kro go ho to mo blo ro flo sho kro no sho so kro lo vo flo ro
(That's in Judoon, courtesy of judoon.com, where you can translate it back to English if you want to know the episode we discussed.)
Romp or Pomp? - A fast and curious attempt to quickly categorise randomly chosen stories into to two utterly arbitrary kinds... fun filled Romp versus circumstance-heavy Pomp.
Tangent of the Week - We're rewatching Red Dwarf, smegheads. Along with The Tomorrow People - another hilarious old sci-fi series, although they perhaps didn't intend it to be.
Challenge! - Chaz has been challenged to finally watch The Mutants. Nothing can stop him now, surely? Not even a mouse.
Which corridor is this? - We wander the catacombs of The Ribos Operation.
Connorspondence - Chaz's son Connor sends us a hot take to furiously agree with...
Doctor by Doctor - we (sort of) randomly select a Doctor and discuss their era.
We welcome your thoughts and feedback!
[email protected]
@randomiserpod
Episode Guide
00:00 - Intro & we discuss the Chibnall Era
10:41 - Your Cheatin' Memory - revisit
21:15 - Your Cheatin' Memory - reveal
27:00 - Romp or Pomp?
32:58 - Which Corridor is this?
40:09 - Challenge
42:25 - Connorspondence
49:44 - Doctor by Doctor
1:02:51 - Tangent of the Week: Red Dwarf Season 7
1:10:17 - The Tomorrow Tangent
1:17:21 - Outro
TARDIS art 50% by Lyra

Joined by our old friend John Isles, we discuss childhood In-Doctor-nation (sorry), learn how to make a Skovox Blitzer, and reclaim the red baseball cap for rubbery sea monsters. Lost in translation, it's the Randomiser Podcast episode 16.
Regular Features
Your Cheatin' Memory -
Each episode we use therandomiser.net to choose a random Doctor Who story and see what we can recall about it. Then we go away and rewatch it to discuss next time.
This episode, we've just rewatched:
vo flo no go flo blo no co flo sho plo no sho vo blo ro plo so
(That's in Judoon, courtesy of judoon.com, where you can translate it back to English if you want to know the episode we discussed.)
Romp or Pomp? - A fast and curious attempt to quickly categorise randomly chosen stories into to two utterly arbitrary kinds... fun filled Romp versus circumstance-heavy Pomp.
Tangent of the Week - We're rewatching Red Dwarf, smegheads. This time we're discussing Season 8.
Challenge! - Chaz has been challenged to finally watch The Mutants. Has he finally done it, or must Tim seek vengeance?
Which corridor is this? - BY THE MOONS OF MERCURY! It's the Pirate Planet. More like the Irate Planet, with all that shouting...
And some exciting new bits!
Monster by Monster - we randomly select a few of the show's monsters and aliens and almost discuss them.
Gift of the TARDIS - a game of over zealous translations.
We welcome your thoughts and feedback!
[email protected]
@randomiserpod
Episode Guide
00:00 - Intro & we discuss introducing our kids to Doctor Who
22:44 - Your Cheatin' Memory - revisit
45:49 - Your Cheatin' Memory - reveal
48:56 - Romp or Pomp?
52:38 - Gift of the TARDIS
56:36 - Challenge
57:50 - Which Corridor is this?
1:08:57 - Monster by Monster
1:17:20 - Tangent of the Week: Red Dwarf Season 8
1:30:02 - Outro
TARDIS art 40% by Lyra

-- SPOILER WARNING --
Spoilers for all Doctor Who up to and including Revolution of the Daleks.
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Back after a long hiatus, and not one of you thought to record a celebrity charity record for us. (For which our sincere thanks). After our long pause we've lots to talk about so this is the longest episode yet (For which you have our sincere apologies). We discuss the New Year's special, and perhaps the best two series of Red Dwarf, 5&6. And tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow... With tangents upon tangents, it's the Randomiser Podcast Episode 14.
Regular Features
Your Cheatin' Memory -
Each episode we use therandomiser.net to choose a random Doctor Who story and see what we can recall about it. Then we go away and rewatch it to discuss next time.
This episode, we've just rewatched:
to ho flo sho tro no kro co plo ro no sho blo no do sho to ho flo sho wo blo so po
(That's in Judoon, courtesy of judoon.com, where you can translate it back to English if you want to know the episode we discussed.)
Romp or Pomp? - A fast and curious attempt to quickly categorise randomly chosen stories into to two utterly arbitrary kinds... fun filled Romp versus circumstance-heavy Pomp.
Tangent of the Week - We're rewatching Red Dwarf, smegheads. Along with another hilarious old sci-fi series, although they perhaps didn't intend it to be.
Challenge! - He's only gone and watched it! Chaz discusses The Mutants much revamped special edition having caught its long awaited cinema release.
Which corridor is this? - Many many corridors in the TARDIS in The Invasion of Time.
Doctor by Doctor - we (sort of) randomly select a Doctor and discuss their era.
We welcome your thoughts and feedback!
[email protected]
@randomiserpod
Episode Guide
00:00 - Intro & we discuss Revolution of the Daleks
16:33 - Your Cheatin' Memory - revisit
24:53 - Your Cheatin' Memory - reveal
31:00 - Romp or Pomp?
33:46 - Which Corridor is this?
40:50 - Challenge
44:19 - Tangent of the Week: Red Dwarf Seasons 5&6
1:05:21 - The Tomorrow Tangent
1:17:56 - Doctor by Doctor
1:37:36 - Outro
TARDIS art 60% by Lyra

-- SPOILER WARNING --
Spoilers for Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror and indeed any previous Doctor Who episodes!
Spoilers for Episode One of Star Trek: Picard and previous Star Trek too...
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In this episode Tim & Chaz discuss Nikola Terror's Night of Tesla, and reflect on how much we can't spoon Standerisms. There's a lot of Big Finish in the middle, gratuitous product placement and some challenging Tofu.
Regular Features
Your Cheatin' Memory -
Each episode we use therandomiser.net to choose a random Doctor Who story and see what we can recall about it. Then we go away and rewatch it to discuss next time.
This episode, we've just rewatched:
to ho flo sho co tro ro so flo sho plo fo sho to ho flo sho bo lo blo co kno sho so po plo to
(That's in Judoon, courtesy of judoon.com, where you can translate it back to English if you want to know the episode we discussed.)
Ask Dr Schultz - In-depth analysis and thought provoking scientific context from our scientific advisor.
Tangent of the Week - A discussion of something almost, but not quite, entirely unrelated to the rest of the episode.
This week: Star Trek: Picard.
Which Corridor is this? - Tim is rewatching the series in order, inspired by Rob Shearman and Tobe Hadoke's books "Running Through Corridors"
This time: A beautiful art-deco corridor, full of killer robots!
Challenge! - Last week Tim challenged Chaz to finally watch The Mutants. We'll hear how he got on, and a new challenge will be set.
Doctor by Doctor - we randomly select a Doctor and discuss their era.
We welcome your thoughts and feedback!
[email protected]
@randomiserpod
Episode Guide
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror
13:08 - Ask Dr Schultz
13:45 - Your Cheatin' Memory - revisit of the previous episode's randomly chosen story
18:37 - Your Cheatin' Memory - reveal of this episode's story
21:48 - Challenge Chaz - what did he make of The Mutants?
22:52 - Which Corridor is this? - The Robots of Death
34:56 - Doctor by Doctor
46:44 - Tangent of the Week - Star Trek: Picard
54:11 - Outro
TARDIS art 40% by Lyra