Thinking Allowed

The BBC Radio Four social science programme Thinking Allowed will examine Doctor Who as part of the show broadcasting on 5th January 2011.

The show, hosted by Laurie Taylor, will feature the assistant professor of English and Moving Image Arts at Oklahoma City University, Marc Edward DiPaulo, discussing his article, Political Satire and British-American Relations in Five Decades of Doctor Who, which featured in the October 2010 issue of The Journal of Popular Culture.

Also on the show is broadcaster, not to mention Doctor Who fan and author, Matthew Sweet (who wrote The Year of the Pig and The Magic Mousetrap for Big Finish's Doctor Who audio adventures).

The show will be broadcast on Wednesday 5th January 2010 at 4:00pm, and repeated the following Monday morning at 12:15am.

You can read the full article at the Wiley Online Library.