Our thoughts on the unveiling of the new Doctor Who companion Millie Gibson, as well as the obligatory Coro vs Corrie debate
Nov 21, 2022•41 min
Our review of the latest series from Hartswood and Amazon Prime, starring Peter Capaldi and Jessica Raine in The Devil's Hour
Nov 18, 2022•31 min
Winterhill author and co-host of the All of Time and Space podcast, and venerable member of this very parish, Iain Martin chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet All of Time and Space podcast Iain's books
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 27 min
A lengthy discussion taking in all the latest Doctor Who news, from the Disney+ deal to the DWM comic strip
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Misunderstood, or simply a mistake? The second segment of the Trial of a Time Lord has long been one of Doctor Who's lesser regarded stories - but what will the Strangers team make of it?
Nov 11, 2022•35 min
JR and Ross discuss Francis Coppola's trilogy of mafia epics, and ask if our received wisdom is correct about the order in which we value them
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Who do you cast to follow the first Doctor ever to take Doctor Who to number one in the national TV charts? The seasoned pro, or the little known youngster who turns up and wows you during the audition process? Matt leads the conversation through a discussion of the eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith
Nov 04, 2022•45 min
JR and Mark watch Olivia Wilde's second feature Don't Worry Darling, in an attempt to separate the art from the controversy
Nov 02, 2022•23 min
A conversation about FW Murnau's 1922 silent classic Nosferatu and its fictional making of, 2000's Shadow of the Vampire
Oct 31, 2022•44 min
A round-up of the less celebrated adaptations of Philip K Dick's writing, including reviews of A Scanner Darkly, Next, The Adjustment Bureau and more
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr
We had so many contributors to our review of the final thirteenth Doctor story, we had to split into two groups to record it. So here's our 2-for-1 episode on The Power of the Doctor; first JR, Matt, Simon and Lee (yes, Lee!), and then Iain, Jon and - uh - Matt again take over for the second half of the podcast
Oct 25, 2022•2 hr 8 min
Boris drops out of the race and Rishi becomes the only runner of note, and so now we have a new Prime Minister, a real Man of the People. Ahem. It's another edition of Private Members Club
Oct 25, 2022•24 min
We each pick our Top 5 Queen songs
Oct 24, 2022•43 min
Our thoughts on the race to be the United Kingdom's latest Prime Minister
Oct 22, 2022•33 min
JR and Matt chat about The Midnight Club, Netflix' latest addition to its "Flanaverse Collection"
Oct 22, 2022•23 min
We're back again (two of us, at least), because it's been yet another hectic day in Downing Street; the Prime Minister has resigned. The second one this autumn. This is starting to look like carelessness...
Oct 20, 2022•38 min
Another day in parliament, another rash of manoeuvres in the ministerial merry-go-round that might be better known as Drowning Street
Oct 19, 2022•21 min
Simon leads the conversation through a discussion of the latest from Marvel and Disney+, the rather divisive She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Oct 19, 2022•38 min
Another tumultuous week in Downing Street seems to have opened the door for yet another change in leadership in the UK, potentially the third this parliament. So of course we took to our microphones to wag lyrical our feelings on these latest developments.
Oct 17, 2022•31 min
This time it's Matt's turn to choose his ten favourite songs before the team discuss his choices
Oct 14, 2022•59 min
Matt and Mark review Peter Strickland's latest, Flux Gourmet, a film about sonic catering and the power struggle between artist and sponsor
Oct 12, 2022•35 min
I'm fairly sure "Moffat" must mean "mixed-reaction" in a Scottish-English dictionary, because everything the man writes turns to equal parts furrowed brows and religious fervour - but what were we to make of his latest screen endeavour, a tall tale of potential murder in a suburban vicar's cellar?
Oct 10, 2022•44 min
JR and Matt discuss the bizarre and alarming latest fortnight in UK politics
Oct 07, 2022•29 min
David A Stewart of the Eurythmics directs three of the All Saints in a post-Lock Stock gangster movie set in the swinging 'sixties ... what could possibly go wrong?
Oct 05, 2022•27 min
With the fourth series now out in the wild, it was high time we took a look at the BBC sitcom Ghosts
Oct 03, 2022•31 min
JR tells the story of how he fell in love with his favourite band ... three times
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Elizabeth Taylor might have dubbed him the King of Pop, but what do we think of Michael Jackson? Following the format of our ABBA episode, we each choose our five favourite (or least favourite) Jacko records
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Looking ahead to the thirteenth Doctor's final story, and some thoughts on the journey so far
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Three TV films from the noughties this time, each one an education in what it takes to become (and in one case stop being) Prime Minister: The Deal (2003), The Long Walk to Finchley (2008) and Margaret (2009)
Sep 23, 2022•48 min
Matt introduces a new member of the Strangers team and leads the conversation through a discussion of Peter Davison's time as the fifth Doctor Who
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min