It wouldn't be Christmas if we weren't talking about some more M.R. James adaptations in a TV Club, and this year it's the period in the late twenty-hundreds when the strand was tentatively returning to the BBC. Covering: A View from a Hill (2005) Number 13 (2006) Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010) Presented by Matt Barber, with Jim Cameron and Lee Rawlings... and one other
Once we found out that Colin Baker was going to be in a cheap and cheerful British answer to the Hallmark-style Christmas movie, we couldn't spend our holidays without taking a look Christmas at the Holly Day Inn This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson, Iain Martin and Dylan Rees Our podcast links page
In the year the fifth Indiana Jones film finally happened, we look back over the entire saga Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brett
Some more critical nexus points from the history of Doctor Who; we ask what the series might have looked like if it hadn't been made by the BBC, who a single year showrunner might have been, and what impact RTD's bi-generation might have... This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Simon Brett and Iain Martin Our podcast links page
A bigger than usual panel talks through the final end for David Tennant's Doctor Who, and the beginnings of a brand new era This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Simon Brett, Lee Rawlings and Iain Martin
The eleventh Doctor's second Christmas Special takes a trip to Steven Moffat's first attempt at doing a Christmas planet, but what will we find when we get there? This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Jim Cameron and Dylan Rees Our podcast links page
We missed out on podcasting about Barbenheimer at the time, so what better way to spend Christmas than by recreating the phenomenon in the depths of winter? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Mark Donaldson Our podcast links page
Something new for Doctor Who, or just 2008 times two? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Iain Martin Also available on YouTube: Reviews playlist News playlist Links page
Our thoughts, unabridged and unswayed by popular opinion, on the live action Starship Troopers films, beginning with the Paul Verhoeven adaptation in 1997, including 2004's Hero of the federation and concluding with Marauder (2008) - just in case we neglect to name them during the conversation This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Iain Martin Our podcast links page The Starship Troopers franchise...
Director Martin Brest's follow-up to Beverly Hills Cop was a comic road movie starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, but did it live up to its predecessor's reputation? Midnight Run This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Iain Martin Our podcast links page
Doctor Who is back, and so are Lee and Simon, so what would we all make of the first Tennant-Tate special The Star Beast? Presented by Matt Barber, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett, Lee Rawlings and J.R. Southall Also available on YouTube: Reviews playlist News playlist Links page...
The anniversary so far could probably best be described as something old, something new, something borrowed and several things broken. But the question is, how much are we enjoying them all...? Our review of Destination: Skaro, The Daleks in Colour and the updated An Adventure in Space and Time This episode presented by: Matt Barber With: Jon Arnold Jim Cameron J.R. Southall The video playlist of our Doctor Who reviews A links page for our entire feed, hosts, etc...
It's Day Seven, the final edition (for now!) of the audio version of our Anniversary Quiz, and today it's the turn of the challengers to come and see if they can team up to take down our reigning champion. Or basically just turn the whole thing into a big old smut fest Watch the whole thing instead here, in our Quiz Playlist This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Joe Ford Jon Arnold Rod Brown...
It's Day Six (the weekend edition if you were watching on YouTube) of the audio version of our Anniversary Quiz, and today therefore it's the turn of the celebrities to come in and be bamboozled by ill-explained brain-tweezers - and maybe bring some friends along to help. Or confuse matters even more Watch the whole thing instead here, in our Quiz Playlist This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: John Dorney Peter Harness Steven Schapansky...
It's Day Five (nominally the final day) of the audio version of our Anniversary Quiz, and today's edition is ostensibly our Doctor Who variation on House of Games - with a few tweaks and extras Watch the whole thing instead here, in our Quiz Playlist This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Iain Martin...
It's Day Four of the audio version of our Anniversary Quiz, and today's edition is our Doctor Who variation on University Challenge Watch the whole thing instead here, in our Quiz Playlist This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Mark Donaldson Matt Barber...
It's Day Three of the audio version of our Anniversary Quiz, and today's edition is our Doctor Who variation on University Challenge Watch the whole thing instead here, in our Quiz Playlist This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Dylan Rees Iain Martin Matt Barber...
David Fincher's latest takes him back to the world of crime, so obviously we're on the scene investigating... This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Matt Barber Mark Donaldson
It's Day Two of the audio version of our Anniversary Quiz, and today's edition is our Doctor Who variation on Impossible Watch the whole thing instead here, in our Quiz Playlist This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Dylan Rees Iain Martin Mark Donaldson...
More tumult in the corridors of power can only mean one thing: more talking about the tumult in the corridors of power This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber
It's Day One of the audio version of our Anniversary Quiz, and today's edition is our Doctor Who variation on Pointless Watch the whole thing instead here, in our Quiz Playlist This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Dylan Rees Mark Donaldson...
Our thoughts on the ever-more-imminent Tennant and Tate Specials about to land on our television screens, plus discussion of other pressing, prescient or merely just depressing matters. Includes talk of Daleks and viewing figures. This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Dylan Rees
You might think it's Doctor Who's sixtieth anniversary that we're currently celebrating, but in some quarters it's the thirtieth anniversary of the thirtieth anniversary that's of more relevance. And so here is our review of that period, with particular emphasis on the first old new (not-quite?) Who since the original run came to an end, Dimensions in Time This episode presented by: Dylan Rees With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Mark Donaldson Iain Martin...
In the second half of our conversation, we discuss Russell T Davies' work in television, in the years between his first stint and recent return to Doctor Who - and consider how this might impact upon his forthcoming episodes Russell T Davies This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Dylan Rees...
With Russell T Davies' return to our Doctor Who screens imminent, it's unsurprising that the randomiser has chosen one of the lesser lights of his first stint for us to review this month. But is Fear Her really as bad as all that? This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Iain Martin...
Recorded just about the news of the Colour Cut-down broke, a round-up of a bunch of other news plus reviews of the things we've already watched, as we head into the anniversary month This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Dylan Rees...
Fifty years on from The Exorcist, there's a new demonic possession in town and this time it's a two-for-one The Exorcist: Believer This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Matt Barber
For Halloween this year we're looking back to the 1970s, when the BBC's Play For Today strand would occasionally err into The Wicker Man territory and tell stories of townsfolk adrift in the countryside... Robin Redbreast (1970) Penda's Fen (1974) Red Shift (1978) This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Jim Cameron...
We discuss Russell T Davies' work in television, in the years before he first became showrunner of Doctor Who Russell T Davies This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Dylan Rees
As we approach the anniversary month, the news of what to expect accelerates. And also, as it turns out, the news of what not to expect. Our thoughts on the new music, the new side-show, and the An Unearthly Child situation Also available on YouTube This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Iain Martin...
