Doctor Who Series 2 isn't what you remember

This week, Christian Cawley, James McLean, and a returning Brian Terranova revisit Doctor Who Series Two (2006)!

Twenty years after Doctor Who Series Two first aired, we look back at the stories that established David Tennant as the Doctor and cemented the modern series as a television phenomenon.

From New Earth and Tooth and Claw to School Reunion, The Girl in the Fireplace and the return of the Cybermen, we revisit our original reactions, discuss how our opinions have changed over the years, and ask whether this celebrated run of episodes deserves its reputation.

The conversation also broadens into a look at modern Doctor Who as a whole, from the Chibnall era to Russell T Davies' recent return, considering which stories have stood the test of time and how fandom's views continue to evolve.

In this episode

Looking back at Doctor Who Series Two (2006)

First impressions versus twenty years of hindsight

New Earth and the strengths (and weaknesses) of the opening story

Tooth and Claw and the evolving Doctor/Rose relationship

Why School Reunion remains one of the defining stories of the era

Revisiting The Girl in the Fireplace

The Cybermen's return in Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel