A TARDIS of One’s Own
A TARDIS of One’s Own is a Doctor Who podcast in which Jen and Sophie embark on a queer feminist journey through time and space and new Who. Updates every two/three weeks.
Episodes
Friday Mar 08, 2024
E42: Turn left & fate and preordained paths
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
In this episode, you can hear Jen have an existential breakdown in real time! What a treat!
This episode asks what would happen if Donna never met the Doctor? How would Earth handle the Racnoss, the falling Titanic or the Sontarans? Spoiler: not well. Meanwhile, we ask what it means to just follow the path you think you have to walk because society tells you to.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this episode...
...but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.
Friday Feb 16, 2024
E41: Midnight & being challenged
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
It's time to watch Jen's fave New Who episode, Midnight. Apologies the sound is a bit dodgy on this one, but hang in there!
In this ep, the Doctor hops on an all-day tour to the Saphire Waterfall which quickly goes wrong when one of the passengers is seemingly possessed. Paranoia and fear run rampant as the Doctor struggles to find a solution. The Doctor's fellow passengers really struggle with accepting the reality they find themselves, and some deny what's happening is even possible, so we're unpacking the idea of being challenged - whether that's your world view, or your reality.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this episode...
...but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Time for an absolute New Who classic this week as we dive into the two-parter, Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead. Donna and the Doctor visit a planet-sized library. Here we meet River Song for the first time, Donna faces an alternate reality, and the Doctor grapples with not knowing everything. Since we're talking about books and stories, we had to ask who actually gets to tell their stories, and what do we lose when only one particular type of voice records our history?
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Reference list
Popular history writing remains a male preserve, publishing study finds - Alison Flood (The Guardian)
You can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.
Friday Jan 05, 2024
E39: The Unicorn and the Wasp & Women as Problem Solvers
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
This week we dive headfirst into the fun murder mystery romp that is the Unicorn and the Wasp. As the Doctor and Donna join Agatha Christie to solve a murder, and more, we contemplate the pressure on women to be problem solvers, or at least to be 'fixers' of feelings. Think about all that 'soft skill' stuff that fall predominantely on women. Why?
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Reference list
No real reference list this ep but here's more on the Dogtanian show Jen talks about.
You can also find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.
Friday Dec 22, 2023
E38: The Doctor’s Daughter & Having Kids
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
First up, apologies for the lack of episodes. Life got a bit hectic there for a bit. We'll hopefully be back on schedule now, so thanks for being patient with us. We appreciate you!
In this episode, the Doctor, Donna and Martha find themselves in a war and the Doctor gets a surprise daughter. Cloning! What a time! This made us think about having kids, and the motivation to do so. Do you really want them or are you concerned with your legacy? Do you think it's the next logical thing to do? Does having kids make you less stressed about mortality or more? We don't have answers, but we like talking about it. Also LOTS of chat about cloning, of course.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No real reference list this ep but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
E37: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky & Groupthink
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
We've got a great topic for discussion this ep as we dive into the first two parter of season 4, The Sontaran Sratagem and The Poison Sky. We're untangling groupthink - when is it good, when is it bad, and is it necessary for military success? Join us for the vibes. In these episodes, The Doctor and Donna are back on Earth where they meet up with Martha and UNIT to respond to a new alien threat. The Sontarans are trying to poison the earth with a little help of Tech Bro Luke Rattigan.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No real reference list this ep but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
E36: Planet of the Ood & Subjegation
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
Pretty heavy topic this week! But hard not to talk about slavery and subjegation when you see the Oods' plight - in this week's episode, The Doctor and Donna find themselves on the Ood-Sphere planet in the 42nd century, and discover the truth over the Ood's willingness to serve humankind.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No real reference list this ep but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
E35: The Fires of Pompeii & Conquering
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Can't talk about Romans without talking about conquest so that's what we're leaning into this episode as we watch the Fires of Pompeii. In this ep, the Doctor tries taking Donna to ancient Rome for her first trip in the TARDIS, but instead they find themselves in Pompeii in 79 AD, on the eve of the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and we ask ourselves what it takes to conquer fear and thought.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No real reference list this ep but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
E34: Partners in Crime & Weight Loss Narratives
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
New season, new companion, who this? Donna's back and she soon finds herself back at the Doctor's side as they investigate a new weight-loss pill being tested by Adipose Industries. So, obviously, we had to talk about the chokehold weight loss narratives have on women and the way all women's insecurities have been developed by old men in board rooms.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Here's the reference list for this ep:
Book Review: The Politics of Weight: Feminist Dichotomies of Power in Dieting - Amelia Morris (LSE)
Body Dysmorphia Continues to Be a Serious Issue Among Gay Men - Jordan M Davidson (Everyday Health)
Gay men face increased health risk from being underweight (Australian Men's Health Forum)
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
E33: Voyage of the Damned & Romanticising the Past
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Time for a Christmas Special! Lots to delve into this week as our episode takes place on a recreation of the Titanic, "Earth's most famous ship". This begged the question what goes into romanticing the past, and who benefits. This was a fun special to watch, and we hope a fun ep to listen to! Don't forget to let us know if you encounter any ancient objects used for ritual purposes!
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Here's the reference list for this ep:
Why we romanticize the past - Charlotte Lieberman (New York Times)
Wait, what is this?
We're Jen and Sophie, two lapsed Whovians returning to the TARDIS to watch all of new Who through a queer feminist lens.
What will we unearth as we return to the favourite episodes of our youth? And what joys will we uncover in the episodes we haven't seen? Who knows! Not us! It's going to be quite a ride!
Questions? Thoughts? Let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com.
Thank you for listening and subscribing - we hope you enjoy this journey as much as we do.