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** In their "Web of Fear" review, they note Professor Travers is referred to as "Professor" throughout while his daughter, a scientist in her own right, is only ever "Miss".

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** In their "Web of Fear" review, they note Professor Travers is referred to as "Professor" throughout while his daughter, a scientist in her own right, is only ever "Miss". The hosts immediately notice the same thing happens to Liz Shaw in "Spearhead from Space".

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* ValuesDissonance: [[invoked]] The more casual racism and sexism prevalent in the sixties will frequently become a topic for discussion when the hosts notice such instances in Classic Who reviews.

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The more casual racism and sexism prevalent in the sixties will frequently become a topic for discussion when the hosts notice such instances in Classic Who reviews.reviews.
**In their "Web of Fear" review, they note Professor Travers is referred to as "Professor" throughout while his daughter, a scientist in her own right, is only ever "Miss".
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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Ponken and Nikulele both, independently, devised the nickname of [[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun "Scaramanga"]] for Salamander during the review of "The Enemy of the World."
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [[invoked]] During their review of "Gridlock", a main complaint the hosts all had was that the inclusion of the Macra as MonsterOfTheWeek was pointless. Ponken and [=JD=] both leap on Drew's suggestion that people could've been compelled to go onto the motorway without knowing why as a way to justify their use.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [[invoked]] During their review of "Gridlock", a main complaint the hosts all had was that the inclusion of the Macra as MonsterOfTheWeek was pointless. Ponken and [=JD=] [=jD=] both leap on Drew's suggestion that people could've been compelled to go onto the motorway without knowing why as a way to justify their use.

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** A few times during the "No More Lies" episode, [=jD=] would become overly descriptive of the country house scenery, during which pleasant music begins to play.

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** A few times during the "No More Lies" episode, [=jD=] would become overly descriptive of the country house scenery, during which pleasant music begins to play.play
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [[invoked]] During their review of "Gridlock", a main complaint the hosts all had was that the inclusion of the Macra as MonsterOfTheWeek was pointless. Ponken and [=JD=] both leap on Drew's suggestion that people could've been compelled to go onto the motorway without knowing why as a way to justify their use.
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I can\'t help thinking the timing of getting sick after recording that review actually fits with the gag a bit, but anyone can remove if it\'s too much/ too coincidental
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** Due to [=jD's=] availability, their review of "Wirrn Dawn" was pending for quite some time - nine months, enough time to have a human child, only to produce a Wirrn Dawn review instead. Ponken would bring it up as the next Audio Who review in multiple episodes, each time mentioning that he still hated it. The hosts themselves noted that it was one of their longest running tropes. At the time of writing, no replacement tropes have emerged.

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** Due to [=jD's=] availability, their review of "Wirrn Dawn" was pending for quite some time - nine months, enough time to have a human child, only to produce a Wirrn Dawn review instead. Ponken would bring it up as the next Audio Who review in multiple episodes, each time mentioning that he still hated it. The hosts themselves noted that it was one of their longest running tropes. At Nine months after initially announcing it, the time of writing, no replacement tropes have emerged."Wirrn Dawn" review finally aired in January 2016, ending the gag but not before Ponken became ill soon after recording the review.



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: [=jd=] hates [[WhenTreesAttack plant monsters and moving plants]]. Just ''hates'' them; even more than "Love & Monsters." So much so that he cannot watch certain serials such as "The Seeds of Death" or "Terror of the Vervoids" and he had a very difficult time getting through the review of the audiobook "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoNEDAS3E2Hothouse Hothouse]]."

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: [=jd=] hates [[WhenTreesAttack plant monsters and moving plants]]. Just ''hates'' them; even more than "Love & Monsters." So much so that he cannot watch certain serials such as "The Seeds of Death" or "Terror of the Vervoids" and he had a very difficult time getting through the review of the audiobook "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoNEDAS3E2Hothouse Hothouse]]."" Even the mere mention of "Hothouse", such as during the review phase of the "Wirrin Dawn" episode, upsets him.
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** Due to [=jD's=] availability, their review of "Wirrn Dawn" has been pending for quite some time. Ponken brings it up as the next Audio Who review in multiple episodes, each time mentioning that he still hates it. The hosts themselves note that it's one of their longest running tropes.

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** Due to [=jD's=] availability, their review of "Wirrn Dawn" has been was pending for quite some time. time - nine months, enough time to have a human child, only to produce a Wirrn Dawn review instead. Ponken brings would bring it up as the next Audio Who review in multiple episodes, each time mentioning that he still hates hated it. The hosts themselves note noted that it's it was one of their longest running tropes.tropes. At the time of writing, no replacement tropes have emerged.
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The show's primary host in every episode is Ponken. A number of co-hosts have joined him over the podcast's run. He started with Flapjack, who eventually left the show but has made an occasional appearance since. ''Doctor Who'' trivia master [=jD=] primarily co-hosts the ''Big Finish'' audio book episodes and was the initial co-host for the New Who reviews. Later additions to the hosting cast include Nikulele, Rory "the Roarmeister", and Drew Back When (sometimes known as "the Drewd"), who have alternated between Classic and New Who reviews.

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The show's primary host in every episode is Ponken. A number of co-hosts have joined him over the podcast's run. He started with Flapjack, who eventually left the show but has made an occasional appearance since. ''Doctor Who'' trivia master [=jD=] (a.k.a. [=MariusKane=]) primarily co-hosts the ''Big Finish'' audio book episodes and was the initial co-host for the New Who reviews. Later additions to the hosting cast include Nikulele, Rory "the Roarmeister", and Drew Back When (sometimes known as "the Drewd"), who have alternated between Classic and New Who reviews.
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* {{Malaproper}}: Any time Ponken mentions "The Edge of Destruction", he pronounces it "The Edge of Descrussion" unless he makes a conscious effort to avoid it.
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Sontarans looked like taters,\\

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Sontarans looked like taters,\\'taters,\\
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* NoTrueScotsman: In their [=100th=] episode, the hosts note that the most common trend they see when someone sends them hate mail is to ask how they can call themselves ''Doctor Who'' fans yet go on to rate episodes as anything less than perfect. Their own view is that the fact that some episodes are genuinely bad does not detract from their love of the series. Indeed, they see ''Doctor Who'' as something to be loved, WartsAndAll.

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* NoTrueScotsman: In their [=100th=] episode, the hosts note that the most common trend they see when someone sends them hate mail is to ask how they can call themselves ''Doctor Who'' fans yet go on to rate episodes as anything less than perfect. Their own view is that the fact that some episodes are genuinely bad does not detract from their love of the series. Indeed, they see ''Doctor Who'' as something to be loved, WartsAndAll.warts and all.
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* NoTrueScotsman: In their [=100th=] episode, the hosts note that the most common trend they see when someone sends them hate mail is to ask how they can call themselves ''Doctor Who'' fans yet go on to rate episodes as anything less than perfect. Their own view is that the fact that some episodes are genuinely bad does not detract from their love of the series. Indeed, they see loving ''Doctor Who'' as something to be loved, WartsAndAll.

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* NoTrueScotsman: In their [=100th=] episode, the hosts note that the most common trend they see when someone sends them hate mail is to ask how they can call themselves ''Doctor Who'' fans yet go on to rate episodes as anything less than perfect. Their own view is that the fact that some episodes are genuinely bad does not detract from their love of the series. Indeed, they see loving ''Doctor Who'' as something to be loved, WartsAndAll.



** Due to [=jD's=] availability, their review of "Wirrn Dawn" has been pending for quite some time. Ponken brings it up as the next Audio Who review in multiple episodes, each time mentioning that he still hates it.

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** Due to [=jD's=] availability, their review of "Wirrn Dawn" has been pending for quite some time. Ponken brings it up as the next Audio Who review in multiple episodes, each time mentioning that he still hates it. The hosts themselves note that it's one of their longest running tropes.
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* NoTrueScotsman: In their [=100th=] episode, the hosts note that the most common trend they see when someone sends them hate mail is to ask how they can call themselves ''Doctor Who'' fans yet go on to rate episodes as anything less than perfect. Their own view is that the fact that some episodes are genuinely bad does not detract from their love of the series. Indeed, they see loving ''Doctor Who'' as something to be loved, WartsAndAll.
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* VerbalTic: When Ponken does an episode solo, such as with lost episodes, he notes that he says things like "really" or "anyway" a lot.

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* VerbalTic: When Ponken does an episode solo, such as with lost episodes, he notes that he says things like "really" "um", "really", or "anyway" a lot.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: [=jd=] hates [[WhenTreesAttack plant monsters and moving plants]]. Just ''hates'' them; even more than "Love & Monsters." So much so that he cannot watch certain serials such as "The Seeds of Death" or "Terror of the Vervoids" and he had a very difficult time getting through the review of the audiobook "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoNEDAS3E2Hothouse Hothouse]]"

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: [=jd=] hates [[WhenTreesAttack plant monsters and moving plants]]. Just ''hates'' them; even more than "Love & Monsters." So much so that he cannot watch certain serials such as "The Seeds of Death" or "Terror of the Vervoids" and he had a very difficult time getting through the review of the audiobook "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoNEDAS3E2Hothouse Hothouse]]"Hothouse]]."
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In December 2015, the show celebrates its [=100th=] episode. In that time they have gone through the entirety of William Hartnell's First Doctor, Creator/ChristopherEccleston's Ninth Doctor, two and a half seasons of Creator/PaulMcGann's ''New Eighth Doctor Adventures'', and the first thirds of Creator/PatrickTroughton's and Creator/DavidTennant's runs as the Second and Tenth Doctors.

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In On the [=23rd=] of December 2015, the show celebrates celebrated its [=100th=] episode. In that time they have gone through the entirety of William Hartnell's First Doctor, Creator/ChristopherEccleston's Ninth Doctor, two and a half seasons of Creator/PaulMcGann's ''New Eighth Doctor Adventures'', and the first thirds of Creator/PatrickTroughton's and Creator/DavidTennant's runs as the Second and Tenth Doctors.
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The show's primary host in every episode is Ponken. A number of co-hosts have joined him over the podcast's run. He started with Flapjack, who eventually left the show but has made an occasional appearance since. ''Doctor Who'' trivia master [=jD=] primarily co-hosts the ''Big Finish'' audio book episodes and was the initial co-host for the New Who reviews. Later additions to the hosting cast include Nikulele, Rory "the Rormeister", and Drew Back When (sometimes known as "the Drewd"), who have alternated between Classic and New Who reviews.

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The show's primary host in every episode is Ponken. A number of co-hosts have joined him over the podcast's run. He started with Flapjack, who eventually left the show but has made an occasional appearance since. ''Doctor Who'' trivia master [=jD=] primarily co-hosts the ''Big Finish'' audio book episodes and was the initial co-host for the New Who reviews. Later additions to the hosting cast include Nikulele, Rory "the Rormeister", Roarmeister", and Drew Back When (sometimes known as "the Drewd"), who have alternated between Classic and New Who reviews.


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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: [=jd=] hates [[WhenTreesAttack plant monsters and moving plants]]. Just ''hates'' them; even more than "Love & Monsters." So much so that he cannot watch certain serials such as "The Seeds of Death" or "Terror of the Vervoids" and he had a very difficult time getting through the review of the audiobook "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoNEDAS3E2Hothouse Hothouse]]"

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* TheNicknamer: The hosts often give nicknames to the side characters of an episode, such as "Hunks 1, 2, and 3" for the Thals of "The Daleks." This extends to cast members as well, such as calling Barbara "Barb Wire" during "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", or referring to Barbara, Ian, and Vicki as "Notorious B.I.V." in "The Space Museum."

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The hosts often give nicknames to the side characters of an episode, such as "Hunks 1, 2, and 3" for the Thals of "The Daleks." This extends to cast members as well, such as calling Barbara "Barb Wire" during "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", or referring to Barbara, Ian, and Vicki as "Notorious B.I.V." in "The Space Museum.""
** In the "No More Lies" episode, [=jD=] actually gets annoyed at Ponken because he ''hasn't'' come up for a nickname for the MonsterOfTheWeek, the Tor Madowk. Mostly because neither host can pronounce "Tor Madowk" to save their lives.



* RunningGag: Due to [=jD's=] availability, their review of "Wirrn Dawn" has been pending for quite some time. Ponken brings it up as the next Audio Who review in multiple episodes, each time mentioning that he still hates it.

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** A few times during the "No More Lies" episode, [=jD=] would become overly descriptive of the country house scenery, during which pleasant music begins to play.
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In December 2015, the show celebrates its [=100th=] episode. In that time they have gone through the entirety of William Hartnell's First Doctor, Creator/ChristopherEccleston's Ninth Doctor, two and a half seasons of the ''New Eighth Doctor Adventures'', and the first thirds of Creator/PatrickTroughton's and Creator/DavidTennant's runs as the Second and Tenth Doctors.

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In December 2015, the show celebrates its [=100th=] episode. In that time they have gone through the entirety of William Hartnell's First Doctor, Creator/ChristopherEccleston's Ninth Doctor, two and a half seasons of the Creator/PaulMcGann's ''New Eighth Doctor Adventures'', and the first thirds of Creator/PatrickTroughton's and Creator/DavidTennant's runs as the Second and Tenth Doctors.
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* ExpositoryThemeTune: The show's theme song describes that they're reviewing all of ''Who'' there is. The lyrics also vary depending on whether a given episode is reviewing Classic''Who'', New ''Who'', or Audio ''Who''.

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* ExpositoryThemeTune: The show's theme song describes that they're reviewing all of ''Who'' there is. The lyrics also vary depending on whether a given episode is reviewing Classic''Who'', Classic ''Who'', New ''Who'', or Audio ''Who''.
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* ExpositoryThemeTune: The show's theme song describes that they're reviewing all of ''Who'' there is. The lyrics also vary depending on whether a given episode is reviewing Classic''Who'', New ''Who'', or Audio ''Who''.
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* MissingEpisode: Not in the podcast itself, but Ponken has also reviewed the lost episodes of ''Doctor Who'', often running them as solo episodes so he doesn't have to make his co-hosts slog through the reconstructions.

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* MissingEpisode: [[invoked]] Not in the podcast itself, but Ponken has also reviewed the lost episodes of ''Doctor Who'', often running them as solo episodes so he doesn't have to make his co-hosts slog through the reconstructions.
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Set all this up and nearly forgot the most important thing...


''Who Back When'' is a podcast dedicated to reviewing the episodes of ''Series/DoctorWho''. It began with the intention of reviewing Classic ''Doctor Who'', starting with the first episodes with Creator/WilliamHartnell. It has since broadened its scope to also include New ''Doctor Who'', as well as the ''New Eighth Doctor Adventures'' of ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho''.There has also been the occasional bonus episode focused on the most recent episodes of the moment, such as Creator/PeterCapaldi's debut as the Twelfth Doctor, the Creator/PeterCushing movies (''Film/DrWhoAndTheDaleks'' and ''Film/DaleksInvasionEarth2150AD''), or even an occasional ''Doctor Who'' comic book.

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''Who ''[[http://whobackwhen.com Who Back When'' When]]'' is a podcast dedicated to reviewing the episodes of ''Series/DoctorWho''. It began with the intention of reviewing Classic ''Doctor Who'', starting with the first episodes with Creator/WilliamHartnell. It has since broadened its scope to also include New ''Doctor Who'', as well as the ''New Eighth Doctor Adventures'' of ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho''.There has also been the occasional bonus episode focused on the most recent episodes of the moment, such as Creator/PeterCapaldi's debut as the Twelfth Doctor, the Creator/PeterCushing movies (''Film/DrWhoAndTheDaleks'' and ''Film/DaleksInvasionEarth2150AD''), or even an occasional ''Doctor Who'' comic book.
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** A few Bonus Episodes have featured fake ''Doctor Who'' audiobooks, featuring Doctor sound bites and the screen names of people who provide reviews for the show on [=iTunes=].

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** A few Bonus Episodes have featured fake ''Doctor Who'' audiobooks, audio book trailers, featuring Doctor sound bites and the screen names of people who provide reviews for the show on [=iTunes=].
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->''We're embarking on a voyage,\\
All through time and all through space.\\
Encountering Daleks, Thal, and Ood,\\
And the Cybertronic race.\\
Sontarans looked like taters,\\
And Silurians all had wonky scales,\\
And the Doctor has a TARDIS,\\
We're reviewing all his tales.\\
Who Back Whe~en\\
Reviewing all of ''Who'' there is.\\
Who Back Whe~en\\
Subscribe and rate on [=iTunes=], please.\\
Episode by episode,\\
We're trudging down this temporal road.\\
Come join this on this odyssey,\\
What other choice could there be but\\
Who~o Ba~ack Whe~en?\\
Who Back When!''

''Who Back When'' is a podcast dedicated to reviewing the episodes of ''Series/DoctorWho''. It began with the intention of reviewing Classic ''Doctor Who'', starting with the first episodes with Creator/WilliamHartnell. It has since broadened its scope to also include New ''Doctor Who'', as well as the ''New Eighth Doctor Adventures'' of ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho''.There has also been the occasional bonus episode focused on the most recent episodes of the moment, such as Creator/PeterCapaldi's debut as the Twelfth Doctor, the Creator/PeterCushing movies (''Film/DrWhoAndTheDaleks'' and ''Film/DaleksInvasionEarth2150AD''), or even an occasional ''Doctor Who'' comic book.

The show's primary host in every episode is Ponken. A number of co-hosts have joined him over the podcast's run. He started with Flapjack, who eventually left the show but has made an occasional appearance since. ''Doctor Who'' trivia master [=jD=] primarily co-hosts the ''Big Finish'' audio book episodes and was the initial co-host for the New Who reviews. Later additions to the hosting cast include Nikulele, Rory "the Rormeister", and Drew Back When (sometimes known as "the Drewd"), who have alternated between Classic and New Who reviews.

The typical formula for most episodes is a {{Mad Libs|CatchPhrase}} introduction beginning with "This is the one with..." and a description of what's to come. After that comes a "Bite Size Chunk of Who", or BISCOW for short. The majority of the episode is the hosts doing a synopsis of the ''Doctor Who'' story they're reviewing followed by their reviews and giving scores on a 0.0 to 5.0 system. After that they read aloud from reviews sent to them by listeners and close out the show.

In December 2015, the show celebrates its [=100th=] episode. In that time they have gone through the entirety of William Hartnell's First Doctor, Creator/ChristopherEccleston's Ninth Doctor, two and a half seasons of the ''New Eighth Doctor Adventures'', and the first thirds of Creator/PatrickTroughton's and Creator/DavidTennant's runs as the Second and Tenth Doctors.
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!!This podcast provides examples of:
* CatchPhrase:
** When Ponken has to edit in a note or correction after the episode was recorded, we'll get an interruption starting with
---> Bing bong. Future Ponken here...
** "Kablammo" frequently accompanies a change of scene when the hosts are recapping the episode.
* MadLibsCatchPhrase
** Every review episode opens with "This is the one with [noun], and [noun]"
** Whenever jD has information about an actor's past work on ''Doctor Who'':
--->And [person] has a prior ''Doctor Who'' connection.
* MissingEpisode: Not in the podcast itself, but Ponken has also reviewed the lost episodes of ''Doctor Who'', often running them as solo episodes so he doesn't have to make his co-hosts slog through the reconstructions.
* TheNicknamer: The hosts often give nicknames to the side characters of an episode, such as "Hunks 1, 2, and 3" for the Thals of "The Daleks." This extends to cast members as well, such as calling Barbara "Barb Wire" during "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", or referring to Barbara, Ian, and Vicki as "Notorious B.I.V." in "The Space Museum."
* OncePerEpisode
** The BISCOW (Bite Size Chunk of ''Who''), which gives a quick rundown of the current episode before beginning the synopsis proper.
** The hosts' reviews, followed by their reading any reviews for that episode sent by listeners.
* ParodyCommercial:
** For a brief period, Ponken would stop the show for an ad break, only to announce that ''Who Back When'' is brought to you by... ''Who Back When''.
** A few Bonus Episodes have featured fake ''Doctor Who'' audiobooks, featuring Doctor sound bites and the screen names of people who provide reviews for the show on [=iTunes=].
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* RunningGag: Due to [=jD's=] availability, their review of "Wirrn Dawn" has been pending for quite some time. Ponken brings it up as the next Audio Who review in multiple episodes, each time mentioning that he still hates it.
* ValuesDissonance: [[invoked]] The more casual racism and sexism prevalent in the sixties will frequently become a topic for discussion when the hosts notice such instances in Classic Who reviews.
* VerbalTic: When Ponken does an episode solo, such as with lost episodes, he notes that he says things like "really" or "anyway" a lot.
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