Doctor Who: The Metebelis 2
- Description:
- The Metebelis 2 is a transatlantic conversation about "Doctor Who" with Ben the Brit and David the American. Follow along as two old friends talk about their lifelong fandom of Doctor Who dating back to the 1970s and 1980s into the 21st century.
RSS Feed: http://metebelis2.com/metebelis2.rss
- Episodes:
- 315
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:0:47:28
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:2:07:10
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 10 days, 9 hours, 11 minutes and 36 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 19 June 2016 (7:32pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 7 October 2024 (12:20am GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 9 days, 14 hours, 56 minutes and 54 seconds
Doctor Who: The Metebelis 2 Episodes
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Metebelis 2 #15 - Foam is the Blood of Monsters
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 12 secondsWere there any true horror serials in classic 1960s Doctor Who? Ben and David ask what exactly is horror and what role did it play in the glorious black & white era? In this podcast, they look at horror in Who from the end of "An Unearthly Child" where viewers back in 1963 saw that the following week's episode was "The Cave of Skulls" all the way to 1969 where the use of mind control in "The War Games" was prevalent. Intro music: excerpt from "Music For Strings, Percussion & Celesta, SZ 106 - 3. Adagio" by Bela Bartok, conducted by Ferenc Fricsay, RIAS Symphony Orchestra. Outro music: "Space Time Music, part 2" by Wilfred Josephs. Both pieces were incidental music from "The Web of Fear".
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Metebelis 2 #14 - Gween is the Colour of Money
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 32 minutes and 33 secondsA short catch-all episode to tie up loose ends. Ben gives an update on the possible connection between earthworks artist Robert Smithson and "The Evil of the Daleks". Then the two give their reactions to the new trailer for the Christmas special featuring Doctor Mistero and then David speculates on who the classic series writer with a story in Series 10 could be. Intro/Outro music is incidental music by Peter Howell from "Warriors' Gate".
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Metebelis 2 #13 - The Dalek Marketing Department
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 25 secondsHaving conveniently skipped the three-Rs Dalek stories of the 1980s, Ben and David find themselves on Shad Thames discussing the Daleks stories of Davison, C.Baker, and McCoy. Intro music: "Revelation of the Daleks Suite" by Roger Limb. Outro music: "Resurrection of the Daleks Suite" by Malcolm Clarke.
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Metebelis 2 #12 - Daleks Hate Christmas
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 19 secondsMore Daleks! This time Ben and David slip into the 21st century and talk more about the Daleks which were reinvigorated by their appearance on "new" Who. Intro music: "Victory of the Daleks" and outro music: "The Daleks" both by Murray Gold.
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Metebelis 2 #11 - Trimuvirate of Dalek Awesomeness
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 28 secondsDALEKS! Ben and David discuss the oldest of the Doctor's foes -- the Daleks. In this episode they chat about the Daleks in the 1960s and 1970s. Ben loves the Daleks, but David is a bit skeptical of their greatness. Intro music: "Genesis of the Daleks" incidental music by Dudley Simpson. Outro music: "Dalek March" by Carey Blyton from "Death to the Daleks".
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Metebelis 2 #10 - The Catsuit Conundrum
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 45 minutes and 31 secondsThe Master in the 21st century. Ben and David continue their conversation about the Master and how he (and she) is portrayed in "new" Who. Ben talks about Mary Poppins as an insult to the English. Intro/outro music: "Missy and Her Boys" by Murray Gold. Plus a bonus cut of "A Spoonful of Sugar" with Julie Andrews.
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Metebelis 2 #9 - No Better Villain
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 40 minutes and 6 secondsBen and David chat about The Master in the classic era with much sinister laughing... Muahahaha. Intro music: "The Master's Theme" by Brian Hodgson from "The Mind of Evil". Outro music: "The Master's Plan" by Paddy Kingsland from "Logopolis".
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Metebelis 2 #8 - A Vaguely Gothic Horrible Spacecraft
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 18 secondsBen and David continue their examination of the TARDIS console room into the 21st century. Intro music: "My TARDIS" and outro music: "Run Sexy" both by Murray Gold from "The Doctor's Wife".
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Metebelis 2 #7 - Beyond Human Comprehension
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 35 minutes and 12 secondsA look at the TARDIS console room through the classic years 1963 through 1989. Intro music: "Doctorin' The Tardis" by The Time Lord. Outro music: "Blue Veils & Golden Sands" by Delia Derbyshire from "Inferno".
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Metebelis 2 #6 - Smorgasbord of Excellence
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 52 secondsBen and David discuss the 2004 return of Doctor Who to BBC 1 as have a Series 1 retrospective about Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, and RTD. Intro music: "Westminster Bridge" by Murray Gold from "Rose". Outro music: "Boom Town Suite" by Murray Gold from "Boom Town".
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Metebelis 2 #5 - Excellent Hardtack
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 33 minutes and 20 secondsResponding to listener feedback, Ben and David explain the name of their podcast, "The Metebelis 2" and go into the different ways to pronounce "metebelis". Then they two get a bit frivolous about what Cybermen eat. Intro music: "Deep Space" by Carey Blyton from "The Revenge of the Cybermen". Outro music: "Space Adventure 2" by Martin Slavin from many 1960s Doctor Who stories including ones about Cybermen (10th Planet and Tomb).
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Metebelis 2 #4 - Golden Years
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 45 minutes and 51 secondsOur first run with an actual podcast with a title! Ben and David reminisce about how they got into Doctor Who and what they consider their golden years of their favourite show. Intro music: "Metebelis III Atmosphere" by Dick Mills. Outro music: "A Landing In Scotland" by Geoffrey Burgon.
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Metebelis 2 #3 - Who Cares
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 41 minutes and 31 secondsA continuation of our discussion on politics in Doctor Who. Intro/outro music: "The Two Doctors" incidental music by Peter Howell.
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Metebelis 2 #2 - Link Back to the Spiders
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 28 minutes and 12 secondsBrexit driven discussion about politics in Doctor Who. Intro/outro music: "The Curse of Peledon" incidental music by Dudley Simpson.
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Metebelis 2 #1 - An Unearthly Podcast
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 27 minutes and 14 secondsSome background on Ben and David and our time with Doctor Who. Intro/outro music: "The Company" by Don Harper from "The Invasion"