On the Time Lash

Send us Fan Mail Mark, Ben, Dylan and Richie go on a pub crawl from Ten Forward to Quark's Bar and beyond as they chart the golden age of Star Trek from the franchise's 25th anniversary in 1991 to the end of Enterprise in 2004. Was the success of TNG responsible for the return of Doctor Who in 2005? What do DS9 and Voyager have in common with the work of Bill Baggs? What happened when Jon Pertwee met William Shatner? What was Leonard Nimoy doing if he wasn't directing the Doctor Who TV Movie ...

Send us Fan Mail Mark commands another voyage through the six decades of Star Trek and Doctor Who, ably assisted by his trusty bridge crew; Ben Verth, Richie Morgan and Dylan Rees. This episode, we visit the 1980s and observe the rise of the Star Trek movie franchise, the difficult birth of the Next Generation, and the dying days of Doctor Who. Does The Wrath of Khan have anything in common with Earthshock? How were the early days of TNG a bit like RTD2? And which of us is the Captain W...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Donaldson, Bones Verth, Dylanna Troi (Dylan Rees) and Richie Morgan embark on a 60 year mission to chart the differences and similarities between Star Trek and Doctor Who. THIS EPISODE: We're talking Patrick Troughton and The Original Series to Tom Baker and The Motion Picture. Did the space race help or hinder late 60s Doctor Who and Star Trek: TOS? How Star Trek became a big enough deal in the UK to prompt Bruce Forsyth to dress up as Captain Kirk. But which show...

Send us Fan Mail It's all been leading to this, sort of. Ben and Mark bring season 1 of OTTLXRTD2 to a close with a bumper episode diving deep into the much derided series finale, Legend of Ruby Sunday/Empire of Death. Was Ncuti Gatwa tuning a telly really worthy of the big screen treatment? Why is Sutekh such a big fan of Davina McCall's Long Lost Family? And on the subject of abrupt companion departures, the Lash Lads pair Empire of Death with The Myth Makers, comparing and contrastin...

Send us Fan Mail After emerging relatively unscathed from a discussion about racism in Doctor Who, Ben and Mark tackle same sex relationships in Rogue and the representation of disability in Black Orchid. What could possibly go wrong? Also: Ben adds Janet Fielding to his repertoire of impressions and Matthew Waterhouse eats a soggy buffet, and a bunch of listeners have never seen Bridgerton. Support the show Follow us on Bluesky Like us on Facebook Buy us a pint