My Girlfriend and Doctor Who

A surprise episode! Yes, we're still alive. As America chooses between President Trump and Vice President Harris in the 2024 election, Sam and Natalia analyse US politics from a British perspective, before and after the results.   Topics of conversation include Sam and Natalia’s £100 election bet, Melania Trump, the state of democracy, nice Americans, Hillary Clinton, cultural pessimism, Keir Starmer the Red Tory, the Electoral College, Joe Biden’s historical legacy, AI, the new countercultural movement, and the future of the United States. If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X/Twitter (@mygfdoctorwho), and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

After reviewing DOCTOR WHO series one and fourteen, Sam and Natalia look back at series two with David Tennant and Billie Piper. Having regenerated into his Tenth incarnation in "The Parting of the Ways", The Doctor and Rose Tyler fly across space and time, facing Sycorax, Cybermen and the Devil himself, before facing a heartbreaking departure across the Void. Sam and Natalia review every episode of DOCTOR WHO series two, from "The Christmas Invasion" to "Doomsday". Is it better than series one? Is David Tennant really the best Doctor? And, most importantly, what does Natalia think of the infamous paving slab scene? If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review.

COUPLING is a British television sitcom written by Steven Moffat, most famous for his work on DOCTOR WHO and SHERLOCK. The show centres on six friends brought together by the relationship of Steve Taylor (Jack Davenport) and Susan Walker (Sarah Alexander). Like FRIENDS and SEINFIELD, COUPLING has a dedicated fanbase. Sam and Natalia watch and review all four series (twenty-eight episodes) of COUPLING. How has the show aged? Is it as good as people remember? And why is the sitcom genre dying? Topics of conversation include sexism, DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED, Chandler Bing's mother, the best FRIENDS quote ("Pivot!"), r/menwritingwomen, classic DOCTOR WHO, awkward trans jokes, ACE VENTURA, the London and New York housing market, experimental TV episodes, translating sitcoms, and FANTASTIC BEASTS. If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X/Twitter (@mygfdoctorwho), and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

At the turn of the millennium, DOCTOR WHO landed in America, enraging nerds everywhere. Sam and Natalia watch and review the DOCTOR WHO movie, in which The Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) teams up with Grace Holloway (Daphne Ashbrook) to defeat The Master (Eric Roberts). Topics of conversation include Jim Carrey, The Seventh Doctor in THE HOBBIT, Damien Molony, the fall of Communism, Olivia Coleman, and the infamous kiss scene. If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review.

As the UK elects a new Prime Minister, Sam and Natalia look back on the last 14 years of British politics before reacting to the 2024 UK general election results. Topics of conversation include Keir Starmer, the 2016 EU referendum, the Green Party, Kelly Osbourne, Monzo bank, Maggie Thatcher the Milk Snatcher, Private Eye, gay marriage, the worst Prime Minister in UK history, Sam’s “vibes-based” theory of politics, Jeremy Corbyn and Jeremy Hunt, David Tennant, the difference between British and Polish tourists, FAWLTY TOWERS, and the future of Britain. If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X/Twitter (@mygfdoctorwho), and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

Rich white men, beware – Twitter is coming to get you! DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED is a new four-part miniseries written by Steven Moffat for ITV. The show follows Douglas Bellows (Hugh Bonneville), a widely respected news anchor who is ‘cancelled’ after making an inappropriate joke at a wedding. Douglas attempts to reassemble the tattered remnants of his life with the help of co-anchor Madeline (Karen Gillian), his wife Shelia (Alex Kingston) and his producer Toby (Ben Miles). Sam and Natalia watch and review DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED. Topics of conversation include cancel culture, ‘73 Yards’, disgraced celebrities, Eamonn Holmes, Donald Trump’s obsession with Kristen Stewart, “Old Man Yells at Cloud”, Jeremy Hunt, the definition of ‘woke’, and Steven Moffat’s writing career, from PRESS GANG to JEKYLL; SHERLOCK to DOCTOR WHO; COUPLING to THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE. If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review. (Disclaimer: Given the nature of the programme we’re reviewing, this episode of the MY GIRLFRIEND AND DOCTOR WHO podcast features potentially distressing themes.)

The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) has lost, his ageless enemy, Sutekh (Gabriel Woolf), reigns supreme, and a shadow is falling over creation. Nothing can stop the devastation... except, perhaps, one woman. Unless that one woman turns out to be nobody in particular. Sam and Natalia watch, review, and react to the series 14 finale: THE LEGEND OF RUBY SUNDAY and EMPIRE OF DEATH. Topics of conversation include Mississippi, Pandora’s Box, Dalek Sec in Manhattan, Rey Skywalker and THE LAST JEDI, Casper the Friendly Ghost, archival footage, the mystery of Ruby’s mother, Kate Stewart's death, David Tennant, RIVERDALE, and Andrew Garfield… again. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X/Twitter (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot). If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review.

The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) discovers the truth about Ruby Sunday’s (Millie Gibson) parents, with the help of Mel Bush (Bonnie Langford), Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), and Rose Noble (Yasmin Finney). But as the Time Window reveals horrifying secrets from Christmas Eve, mysterious technologies unleash a great evil. Who is Susan Triad (Susan Twist)? Who is Mrs Flood (Anita Dobson)? And, for God’s sake, Gabriel Woolf is back as Sutekh from ‘Pyramids of Mars’, right? Topics include Andrew Garfield, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, the guy who saw CAPTAIN MARVEL 140 times, The Trickster, budgets, weird FUTURAMA subplots, MEET THE ROBINSONS, Gwen Stefani, TORCHWOOD, The Doctor’s children, Ben Shapiro’s opinion on ‘Tomb of the Cybermen’, and why Ruby’s biological mother is definitely Rose Tyler.

There's always a twist at the end. Inside No. 9 is a British black comedy anthology. The brainchild of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, each 30-minute episode is a self-contained bottle episode, with new characters, a new location, and a new premise. Sam and Natalia look back at the show before reviewing the final episode, ‘Plodding On’. Topics of conversation include Steve Coogan, theatre prices, Hot Fuzz, gallows humour, Black Mirror, ‘The 12 Days of Christine’, Rory Kinnear, The Office, iambic pentameter, and, yes, I did list nine things. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X/Twitter (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot). If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review. (Hi, Reece.)

The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) land in 1813, where guests at the Duchess of Pemberton’s (Indira Varma) party are being murdered after the arrival of a mysterious bounty hunter called Rogue (Jonathan Groff). Topics of conversation include MODERN FAMILY, the friend zone, ASMR, Pride Month, 'The Girl in the Fireplace', naked homophobia, stupid DOCTOR WHO fans, Greta Gerwig, GLEE, Alex Jones, Ben Shapiro, Captain Jack Harkness, LOKI, queer theory, a gay Doctor, and Sam and Natalia’s relationship with your mother. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X/Twitter (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot). If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review.

As we approach the series fourteen finale with Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson, Sam and Natalia look back on Christopher Eccleston’s final story. The Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) are secretly brought on board Satellite Five to fight the Daleks, with the whole of creation at stake. Topics of conversation include The Notebook, utilitarianism, the best Harry Potter film, regeneration, The Hobbit, William Hartnell, and whether Natalia is a DOCTOR WHO fan. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

The world of Finetime seems happy and harmonious. But an awful terror is preying on the citizens. The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) must make them see the truth before it's too late. Topics of conversion include BACK TO THE FUTURE, burgers, Andrew Scott, cottage cheese, BLACK MIRROR, TikTok, David Tennant, and DOCTOR WHO pub quizzes. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

Having escaped The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) during a previous adventure, the Slitheen Margaret Blaine (Annette Badland) fights for her freedom, meeting Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke) along the way. Originally broadcast in 2005 to mixed reviews, is BOOM TOWN better than people remember? Topics of conversation include new haircuts, Sam’s nan, Ncuti Gatwa, the famous “From the Doctor to My Son Thomas" viral video, Polish representation in British media, and Natalia’s crush on Peter Capaldi.   Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

Landing on the Welsh coast, the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) embark on the strangest journey of their lives. In a rain-lashed pub, the locals sit in fear of ancient legends coming to life. Topics of conversation include Guillermo del Toro, ‘Love Actually’, feminism, Susan Twist, Wales, David Spade and the Doctor Who fandom on Twitter. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

With gas-mask zombies roaming the streets of war-torn London, The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) join forces with con man Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) to save the world.   Topics of conversation include Dr Who’s love life, the Cha-Cha Slide, Natalia being a massive nerd, and, of course, we’re still doing the Bruno Langley voice.   Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

BOOM! On a routine trip through time and space, The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) arrive on a mysterious battlefield. After stepping on a landmine, The Fifteenth Doctor must save himself and his companion – without moving an inch. Billed as a return to form from previous writer and showrunner Steven Moffat, is BOOM an instant classic? Or will it go out with a whimper? Topics of conversation include Scooby Doo meeting John Cena, capitalism, Baby Reindeer, coffee, mochi, and Sam’s inability to do basic maths. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

As The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) learn to love the bomb in BOOM, Sam and Natalia look back at another explosion in Steven Moffat’s first DOCTOR WHO story. The Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) arrive in 1941 during the Blitz, encountering former time-agent Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) as a strange child in a gas mask repeatedly asks for his mother. Join Sam and Natalia as they discuss the politics of World War II, Britain’s identity crisis and Steven Moffat’s writing career, from PRESS GANG to SHERLOCK to COUPLING to DOCTOR WHO. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

As we prepare for Steven Moffat's BOOM, Sam and Natalia look back at THE DEVIL'S CHORD. The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro (Jinkx Monsoon) is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the future of humanity at stake. Topics of conversation include the British Empire, Susan Foreman, our favourite Beatles song, Dr Pepper, Shoreditch, President Joe Biden, and, yes, we’re still talking about yoga and blueberry matcha. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) learns about The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) after he takes her to a baby farm in the far future, with a new threat skulking the lower decks. Sam and Natalia take a brief detour from The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler to explore the show’s explosive reintroduction on Disney+. Topics of conversation include Prince Andrew, The Hex Girls, yoga, Barbie, Pete Davidson, COVID-19, and whether Ncuti Gatwa likes blueberry matcha. Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).

As The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) make their Disney+ debut, Sam and Natalia look back at "Father's Day". The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) agrees to take Rose (Billie Piper) back to the day her father, Pete (Shaun Dingwall), died in 1987. After Rose intervenes to save her father, the fearsome Reapers attack, threatening the entire world. Written by DOCTOR WHO alumni, Paul Cornell, "Father's Day" is highly regarded as an emotional and effective episode from the first series of the revived era. But does the episode still hold up? Will Sam finally stop doing his Bruno Langley voice? And will Natalia be able to get through this episode without crying? Further topics of conversation include Sam and Natalia's philosophies on death, the purpose of religion, and the funniest pun ever made (timestamp 17:50, for anyone who doesn't want to listen to our opinions on Doctor Who). Don’t forget to follow, rate five stars and find us on Instagram (@mygfanddrwho), X (@mygfdoctorwho), TikTok (@mygfanddrwho) and YouTube (SkyWasTheRobot).