National Podcast Post Month Day 4: Actors In Both Doctor Who and Star Wars

Both Star Wars and Doctor Who have their devoted fanbases. With Doctor Who, a TV fixture for 60 years (counting the 16 years between series runs), it has seen 13 lead actors and countless supporting actors in a constantly changing cast. Just about anybody who’s anybody in England has appeared in Doctor Who in some capacity.

Star Wars has been at the forefront of pop culture for over 45 years (counting the 16 years between the classic films and the prequels). At the very least, just about every actor associated with the galaxy far far away can find fans at a comic-con or sci-fi convention.

But what of those who have had roles in both Star Wars AND Doctor Who? Believe it or not, there are several names on that list. And some of them may really surprise you!

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Examining The Doctor #92: Horror Of Fang Rock Part Two

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Mark and Seth return to give their signature blend of knowledge and humor into the Tom Baker Doctor Who classic story Horror of Fang Rock.

After the sudden death of a lighthouse crew member, a ship crashes into the rocky shores of Fang Rock. While The Doctor and the remaining lighthouse crew rush to save the survivors, Leela sees a mysterious creature in the water.

Sources of information: TARDIS Data CoreBrief History of Time and Space

Examining the Doctor #91: Horror of Fang Rock Part One

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It’s the month of Halloween, so Mark and Seth discuss a spooky classic, the Tom Baker story Horror of Fang Rock.

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Examining The Dead #30: Body Horror

Train and Seth return for the (as of now) only NSFW podcast in the Geekville Radio family.

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Examining The Doctor #90: Genesis of the Daleks Part Six

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Mark and Seth return for the epic conclusion to arguably the greatest Doctor Who stories of all time!

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International Podcast Day Special: The Best Of Examining The Doctor

This episode of Examining The Doctor celebrates International Podcast Podcast Day and is a throwback to the early days where we discussed specific Doctors.

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Examining The Doctor #88: Genesis of the Daleks Part Four

Mark and Seth dive in to the latter parts of arguably the greatest Tom Baker story of all time.

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Examining the Doctor: Doctor Who News and Commentary

The BBC recently confirmed the return of Russell T. Davies to Doctor Who as its showrunner. Mark and Seth give their thoughts and give their hopes for the future of the franchise.

Russell T. Davies to Return as Doctor Who Showrunner in 2023

The BBC announced that Chris Chibnall will end his three-season run as the showrunner for the long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who. Today it was announced that Rusell T. Davies will return to the show and will serve as showrunner starting in 2023.

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Examining the Doctor #87: Genesis of the Daleks Part Three

Seth and Mark return for part three of the epic Tom Baker classic Genesis of the Daleks. Mark shares the story about him actually owning a prop used in the actual episode. Plus background on Terry Nation’s script and changes between what was in the early drafts and what made it to the screen.

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