Reality Bomb Episode 112
On the one hundred and twelfth edition of Reality Bomb, we talk to classical musician Elizabeth Reid McQuillan about the new version of the Doctor Who theme and what makes the Doctor Who theme so popular. We chat with Graham Kibble-White, co-author of the new bookazine Adventures in Type and Space, about how the book came together, and how some of the greatest title sequences in Doctor Who’s history came together… with exclusive clips of Graham’s interviews with the legendary Bernard Lodge and Peter Govey. And we reconvene the Reality Bomb Book Club as Shannon Dohar and Martin Hajovsky discuss Russell T Davies’ and Benjamin Cook’s behind the scenes look at the making of series four, Doctor Who: The Writer’s Tale. Plus: Graeme Burk examines the origins of the oooo-eee-oooos and the dumba-ba-dums that make up the Doctor Who theme to see how it connects with Murray Gold’s latest version … and we discover, the hard way, that there are some things in the world of Doctor Who that are more ridiculous than any comedy sketch we can make.

On the one hundred and eleventh edition of Reality Bomb, Graeme Burk talks about the trailer for the 60th anniversary specials — and the return of David Tennant’s Doctor teaming with Catherine Tate’s Donna Noble — with Sage Young and Julie Chaston. Joy Piedmont talks to Reece Connolly and Carrot about their Doctor Who themed cabaret, The Gallifrey Cabaret. And KatyBeth Schmid and Lacy Baugher-Milas are back for another round of Is This Rumour Hot or Not? Plus, we return to the Church of the Holy Trailer for some more worship.
On this special episode of Reality Bomb, we’re continuing our tenth anniversary celebrations with a journey through Doctor Who and its fandom over the past decade with our editorials. We’ve trawled through our archives we’re presenting ten editorials from past ten years of Reality Bomb that talk about what enrages, enthralls, excites and enlivens us as Doctor Who fans.
On a special extra-length episode of Reality Bomb, we’re continuing our tenth anniversary celebrations with a look at our longest running segment, Gallery of the Underrated. We’ve made a deep dive into the archives and brought back ten Gallery of the Underrateds from the past decade of Reality Bomb that re-examine the overlooked, ignored and generally derided Doctor Who stories of the past 60 years.
On the one hundred and tenth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re celebrating our tenth anniversary with our longest episode yet and featuring “ten for ten”– ten segments that look back on ten years of Reality Bomb, introduced by contributors and friends of the programs. This episode includes:
On the one hundred and ninth edition of Reality Bomb we’re back doing a live episode on Zoom! Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont are joined by a panel that includes Kim Rogers, Lori Steuart, Max Kaschevsky and KatyBeth Schmid as they discuss (just in time for Doctor Who’s big 6-0) what the essential elements of Doctor Who actually are. Lori Steuart (who has been on the show since episode 001!) finally gets to be on Gallery of the Underrated as they discuss meta satire, clowns and much more with The Greatest Show of the Galaxy. And Jim Sangster hosts a super-sized edition of (Doctor Who) Would I Lie To You? All this plus what happens when bad wifi causes you to Zoom…into the future!
On the one hundred and eighth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re counting down to the 60th anniversary and talking about trailers, titles and overall hype with Head Over Feels’ Sage Young and the Guardian’s Martin Belam. We bringing in Gareth Kavanaugh, editor of the Doctor Who comics fanzine Vworp Vworp to talk about adapting The Star Beast and what this could mean for adapting future Doctor Who comic strips. And hang on to your hats (or other headwear!), Is This Rumour Hot or Not? returns. Plus Hot take roulette… and the fun new (old) game Doctor Who fans are playing!
On the one hundred and seventh edition of Reality Bomb, we’re talking with Kim Rogers and Jim Sangster about actress, signer, performer Queen of Queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race… and Doctor Who guest star Jinkx Monsoon. And we’re out of our depths as Emma O’Neill-Deitel brings Legend of the Sea Devils to the Gallery of the Underrated. Plus Scot Clarke ruminates further on Jinkx Monsoon and we have a special message… reminding you that Ncuti Gatwa is more attractive than you.
On this special episode of Reality Bomb, Joy Piedmont talks with executive producer and writer Chris Chibnall, who recently concluded his four-year tenure showrunning Doctor Who. Joy talks with Chris about growing up as a fan, his experiences at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles in February, the Doctor as the Timeless Child, building a writers room and much, much more!
On the one hundred and sixteenth edition of Reality Bomb, we’re talking with Dominic G. Martin about the fifteenth Doctor new look: what the constituent elements of the ensemble are, how fashion forward it is, and what wardrobe can expect Ncuti Gatwa to rock in future. Then we have a new edition of “Is This Rumour Hot or Not?” with Lacy Baugher-Milas and KatyBeth Schmid. And co-hosts Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont catch up on the past three months by playing “Hot Take Roulette”. Plus a situation room monitors a potentially important situation in Doctor Who…