Held captive on Skaro by the Daleks, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) is alone. Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) and Missy (Michelle Gomez) are gone, while one of the Doctor’s oldest enemies holds the Time Lord captive.

During TARDISblend 87, we discuss the possible implications for the entire story of Doctor Who Series 9 based on clues left in the opening two episodes of the season, look into whether Missy has another sinister plan for the Doctor up her sleeve, and much, much more!

All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!

After meeting a lone boy in the middle of a battlefield, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) goes into hiding. Temporarily abandoning their differences, Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) and Missy (Michelle Gomez) unite to find the missing Time Lord. But someone else is searching for the Doctor, someone more sinister…

During TARDISblend 86, we discuss triumphant return of Doctor Who with the smashing opening episode of Series 9 – surely one of the best season debuts of the series for several years. We discuss Steven Moffat‘s return to form, and much, much more!

All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!

With the coming start of the tenure of Peter Capaldi as the 12th actor to the role of the Doctor in a few days, it is a good time to re-visit one of the controversies of the process that chose him. The revived popularity of the show meant that there was a lot speculation in the media and on the Internet about who the next Doctor would be. Some of that attention was on the role the role of women in Doctor Who. More specifically, why hasn’t there been a woman chosen to play the role?

Continue below for more, and to read about the women who have played an important part in Doctor Who‘s history.