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► Tell us about you and your podcast

Our 3 aging hosts have been Doctor Who fans, writers and creators for many years, now. We enjoy Doctor Who from all eras, but would be the first to admit that it has changed a great deal in that time. We enjoy mixing different eras of the show, and hope that our listeners do, too. The results are often surprising, sometimes revealing or hilarious, but always interesting.

► Why & how did you start this podcast? 

The idea to podcast came about during lock down, when seeing each other in person became difficult. We've listened to many podcasts, and particularly enjoy those which bring humour to their subject matter. Doctor Who podcasting seems like a crowded marketplace, but we felt like we could bring something fun and new to it, while having fun ourselves. We started recording episodes in mid-2021, but it took us nearly 6 months to start releasing them - haven't looked back!

► How'd you find the time and funding to do this podcast?

We release an episode every 2 weeks. We all have lives and day jobs outside of podcasting, so finding the time is hard. We can record an episode in a single night, but editing, adding music and effects takes much longer. We fund this podcast ourselves, so spending is kept to a minimum. We beg and borrow equipment!

► What do you gain from podcasting?        

We make no money from this podcast. At this point, it is a fun project that we get to do together. If it can't pay for itself, maybe a time will come that we have to give up, but I can't see that happening for some time yet.

► How does your podcasting process look like? 

We're spread across the UK, and can't really meet in person very easily, so we record episodes over Zoom, and then edit on free software Audacity. Some of our episodes have guests - so far these have been mates that we've made during years in the Doctor Who fan community, but we'd certainly be open to spreading our net a bit wider. Our first guest was writer Jon Blum, who has been a pal for years, now.

► How do you market your show?

We advertise each new episode on Twitter and Facebook as well as our website, timeram.com. Most of our listeners seem to be on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, but we're available on a wide range of platforms, including Google Podcasts and Amazon Music.

► What advice would you share with aspiring (new) podcasters?

Parts of this process have been a steep learning curve. I would advise new podcasters to think about the equipment and software that they're using, and to understand what it's capable of. It took us a few weeks to realise that Zoom could record a separate track for each speaker! But mainly, I would say have fun with it. Whether it picks up an audience or not is less important than having a good time.

► Where can we learn more about you & your podcasts?

timeram.com is our website.
We can be found on Twitter under @rupertbooth, @paulferry8 and @baztimeram, or just by using #timeram.
We have a Patreon site too: https://www.patreon.com/timeram