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Always Foolish: A Positive Doctor Who Podcast

Always Foolish: A Positive Doctor Who Podcast

By: David Lever & Thomas Musgrove
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The Twelfth Doctor once said Hate is always foolish, and love is always wise. Always Foolish is a positive Doctor Who podcast, exploring the good side of 'bad' episodes. Or episodes people think are bad. We'll be tackling negative discourse head-on by discussing where these stories fall down, how they could be improved, and what's actually pretty darn great about them, thank you very much. And along the way there'll be news, impressions, and many, many tangents.

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Episodes
  • Movie Master: Deciphering the mad filmography of Eric Roberts
    Oct 12 2025

    It's another special episode, pitting Tom against Secret Third Member once again as they attempt to prove who is the master when it comes to Eric Roberts, the most prolific actor of all time (but most importantly The Master in the TV Movie of all time).


    Which of these terrible Eric Roberts movies is the fake? How come all of these terrible Eric Roberts movies sound real? Has Dr Albert Beck crossed the line? If Earth get hot do people get mad? Minotaur Highway Collision, yes or no? Did Tom direct Jaws? Did they try to cast everyone in the TV movie? Answers to all these questions on this episode of Always Foolish.


    Sorry for the slightly poor audio, this was from our first experiment with in person recording. We're clearly still trying to get it right.


    Always Foolish is a positive Doctor Who podcast, about finding things we like in episodes we don't. We pick out our favourite bits for these stories, and suggest quick fixes to some common critiques.


    Please, listen, share and rate the show. It really helps. Follow us and get in touch on Instagram alwaysfoolishpodcast, TikTok @alwaysfoolishpod, and YouTube @alwaysfoolishpod

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    53 mins
  • Destination Skaro, Colourisations & the Seventh Doctor's last day
    Sep 28 2025

    On this episode we need to discuss the Children in Need special, Destination Skaro, 2 years after it aired, and somehow also 2 days (timey-wimey). We also dive into classic series colourisations and Big Finish's Seventh Doctor epic, The Last Day.


    How much does continuity matter? Can Davros rollerblade? How can you adapt classic who for the modern age? How many wigs did Anthony Ainley wear? Which classic episodes could do with a touch up? What's the deal with this biblical true crime podcast? Answers to all these questions on this episode of Always Foolish.


    Always Foolish is a positive Doctor Who podcast, about finding things we like in episodes we don't. We pick out our favourite bits for these stories, and suggest quick fixes to some common critiques.


    Please, listen, share and rate the show. It really helps. Follow us and get in touch on Instagram alwaysfoolishpodcast, TikTok @alwaysfoolishpod, and YouTube @alwaysfoolishpod

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    26 mins
  • Master or Mestor?
    Sep 14 2025

    It's quiz time again, with Tom versus Secret Third Member in America's favourite game: Master or Mestor? Who will weed out more details about renegade time lord The Master from hot facts about disgusting slugman The Mestor? Who will claim the coveted golden Pond? What did The Master do?! Answers to all these questions on this episode of Always Foolish.


    Also sorry for the slightly echoey audio in this episode. We're trialling a new set-up for in person recordings.


    Always Foolish is a positive Doctor Who podcast, about finding things we like in episodes we don't. We pick out our favourite bits for these stories, and suggest quick fixes to some common critiques.


    Please, listen, share and rate the show. It really helps. Follow us and get in touch on Instagram alwaysfoolishpodcast, TikTok @alwaysfoolishpod, and YouTube @alwaysfoolishpod

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    20 mins
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