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

4 days ago
4 days ago
We've made it to the end of season five. River Song returns to deliver The Doctor a serious warning from his allies: the mythical Pandorica, said to contain the most feared creature in the entire Universe, is opening. Once it does, silence falls, and Earth is left alone in the universe. Jumping through time, the Doctor must figure out a way to bring back those who never were and save his friends from the collapse of reality.
Crucially, Rory returns as what is essentially a manifestation of Amy's imagination, and this made us ask at what point someone becomes a person, and how do you define your own experience of personhood. It's a big topic that we barely touch but an interesting thing to consider!
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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 links and references, just vibes. You can check out our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

Sunday Mar 16, 2025
E57: The Lodger & ignoring the obvious
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Had a wee mental health break but we're back on our bs and almost at the end of season 5! In this ep, the TARDIS teleports off without The Doctor and he's left to figure out why it can't land. All signs point to a seemingly ordinary, two storey house dun dun duuuun.
This episode runs on people who can't see can't see what's right in front of their faces, so our theme ackowledges that... it's ignoring the obvious.
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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 links and references, just vibes. You can check out our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

Friday Dec 20, 2024
E56: Vincent and the Doctor & imposter syndrome
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
CONTENT WARNING: Suicide and depression
It's our last episode of the year as we say goodbye and good riddance to 2024. This episode is heavy on the sad vibes, which shouldn't be surprising as we're chatting about episode ten of season five, Vincent and the Doctor. In this ep, the Doctor and Amy travel back in time to meet Vincent Van Gogh and face an invisible monster that only the painter can see.
Our theme is imposter syndrome, and we talk a bit about how that particulary impacts women and minorities, but also its function within creative spaces. But we also talk a fair bit about depression and suicide, so please be mindful of that and skip this ep if it's too heavy for you. Look after yourselves.
If this brings up anything for you or someone you know, please reach out for help. You can call Lifeline Australia at 13 11 14, or Lifeline NZ at 0800 543 354. You can find more resources for support in Australia here, and for support in New Zealand here. A list of international helplines is available here.
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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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Links & References
Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome - Ruchika Tulshyan and Jodi-Ann Burey (Harvard Business Review)
Check out our other podcast That's on my watchlist here - we have a new ep up about John Wick.

Friday Dec 06, 2024
E55: The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood & hostages
Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
We're on struggle street but we somehow make it through this ep talking about a double episode neither of us particularly liked. It's The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood, in which humans drill to deep into the earth, distrubing something that had been hibernating beneath the earth's crust for thousands of years. The Silurians are awake, angry, and preparing for war - a war that could decide who gets to live on Earth. We chat about the idea of hostages, or being held hostage, and the negotiation involved, with only minor sidequests about *checks notes* selling cars and Facebook marketplace? Sure.
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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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Links & References
Nothing this week but you can,find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

Friday Nov 22, 2024
E54: Amy's Choice & growing up
Friday Nov 22, 2024
Friday Nov 22, 2024
Welcome to November, the Thursday of the year. We are tired but despite the horrors, we persist because we have to because we're supposedly adults. Which is actually what we talk about in this episode as we unpack the idea of growing up, or rather the expectation that you do so.
Episode seven of season five, Amy's Choice, supposedly starts five years after Amy and Rory finally left the TARDIS. They're married, expecting, and living in the quiet little village of Upper Leadworth... but everything is not what it seems. The trio must choose between dream and reality as a Dream Lord puts them to the test.
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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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Links & References
Nothing this week but you can,find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

Saturday Nov 02, 2024
E53: The Vampires of Venice & femininity and the occult
Saturday Nov 02, 2024
Saturday Nov 02, 2024
Good news, after two months of not recording and a very long backlog of episodes, we're back and on a real-time publishing schedule. If you've stuck with us, thank you!
This episode, we're talking about episode six of season five, The Vampires of Venice. The Doctor and Amy cross swords in more ways than one with a horde of blood-sucking vampires in 16th century Venice.
It's the perfect episode for Halloween, and a good opportunity to unpack the link between femininity and the occult a little bit. Jen mentions Twilight at least twice. Apologies.
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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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Links & References
The article Jen read is "Fangs and Femininity: Victorian Values and the Vampiress" which you can find here. Sophie mentioned two books - So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison and Witches: What Women Do Together by Sam George-Allen. Otherwise, find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

Friday Aug 23, 2024
E52: The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone & withholding information
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Friday Aug 23, 2024
It's time for the first double ep of Eleven's reign! In this two-parter, the Doctor and Amy respond to a message from River Song, and emerge from the TARDIS to find the wreck of the Byzantium spaceship. Down below the Weeping Angels are stirring, but that's not the only threat our adventurers face.
And you know what? Lots of people not sharing what they know, so we have big chats about withholding information, and who benefits from doing that.
Also, Adam Driver, hot or not? Email us to let us know.
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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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Links & References
None this week but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

Friday Aug 02, 2024
E51: The Victory if the Daleks & ignoring red flags
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Guess who's back, back again, the Daleks are back, don't tell anyone because it's not entirely unexpected...
We're discussing episode 3 of season five, in which the Eleventh Doctor and Amy stumble into the midst of WWII, where Winston Churchill reveals Britain's new secret weapon to them. Spoiler: it's Daleks. We have some good chats about ignoring red flags, a thing lots of people in the Whoniverse excel at. We also recreate our daily battle with our local self-checkout machines. You're welcome.
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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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Links & References
As promised, here is the wiki page on barage balloons, and you can read more the page we mention on "long time anti-communist" Winston Churchill here. Otherwise, find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

Friday Jul 19, 2024
E50: The Beast Below & collaboration
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
In this episode, the Eleventh Doctor takes his new companion to the 33rd century, where all of the United Kingdom's citizens (apart from the Scottish) live on board Starship UK and they quickly discover something sinister afoot. This one has big surveillance state vibes which made us think about collaboration, of the grim cooperation with an enemy kind. So yeah, this one gets quite political, but we also spend the first five minutes talking about our leave balances. Everything in moderation!
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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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Links & References
You can read more about Martin Niemöller here. Otherwise, find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

Friday Jul 05, 2024
E49: The Eleventh Hour & stranger danger
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
New Doctor, who dis?? Same us, with our same silly jokes, but hey, stick to what you know. We're excited to dive into a brand new season with a brand new Doctor! With his TARDIS in ruins, the newly-regenerated Doctor with the help of Amy Pond must save the world in less than twenty minutes from galactic policemen known as the Atraxi. And you know what this episode has a lot of? Stranger danger. So that's our theme this ep.
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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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The cocaine eels article is here. Otherwise, find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

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.