In this episode we're wishing for a new reality as we discuss the insane firework finale of series 15.

Could one extra scene fix skeleton Omega? Is David Tennant in debt to the Mafia? What are the underlying messages behind all the madness? Who is a better actor - duck or baby? Where does spectacle give way to farce? Is this literally just the End of Time again? How did RTD capture the 13th Doctor in 1 line? Answers to all these questions on this episode of Always Foolish.

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Won't someone please let The Master out of that tooth! - Secret Third Member

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Contrary to popular belief, 2025 had not just one, but four Doctor Who christmas specials, courtesy of Big Finish. Doctor Who: Christmas: It's a Wonderful War and Other Stories is one of the best Big Finish sets of the year, and in this episode we'll be reviewing and summarizing each story to explain why they hit all the right Christmassy Doctor Whoy notes.

Doctor Who: Christmas: It's a Wonderful War and Other Stories from Big Finish Productions

From a sleepy English village to an asteroid on the edge of creation, Christmas is celebrated across all of time and space. But beneath the snow and behind the tinsel... the monsters are waiting.

1. Unholy Night by Noga Flaishon - a Missy Adventure

2. Legacy of Blood by Julian Richards - a Sixth Doctor and Jago & Litefoot Adventure

3. Presents of Mind by Mark Wright - a Smith & Sullivan Adventure

4. It's a Wonderful War by Jonathan S Powell - an Eighth Doctor Adventure

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In our holiday special, we're gobbling up RTD's chaotic coincidence festive Christmas episode, The Church on Ruby Road.

Who is the breakout performer opening the Gatwa era? Why is Jurassic Park so badly run? What makes a villain versus sympathetic? Did the gobins kill Adric? Is popcorn television enough at christmas, or do we need more depth? Is Carla Sunday an alt-reality serial killer? How should the episode's hanging threads have been resolved? What DNA based pranks could we pull on Ruby? Answers to all these questions on this episode of Always Foolish.

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Merry Christmas Davina McCall

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