Talks to the delightful Matt Cox about his choice of The Giggle

About this episode

Joe Ford interviews Matt Cox about the episode 'The Giggle' and its implications in the Doctor Who universe.

And its Tennant and Tate out...and Ncuti Gatwa in! Plus The Toymaker, Melanie Bush, UNIT, and tons of continuity! How will it fare a few years after release?

People in this episode

Host: Joe Ford

Guest: Matt Cox

Topics covered

• Doctor Who
• TV commentary
• continuity
• character analysis
• episode review

Keywords

• Doctor Who
• The Giggle
• Matt Cox
• David Tennant
• Ncuti Gatwa
• continuity
• UNIT
• The Toymaker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNIT

Books & works: The Giggle, The Toymaker

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