Spoiler warning: if you're two episodes into Douglas is Cancelled on ITV, we'll be talking about the whole thing (albeit not overtly revealingly) in this review of Steven Moffat's latest comedy drama - with the emphasis more surprisingly on the drama rather than the comedy Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber
Jul 05, 2024•36 min
Author and screenwriter Adam S. Leslie chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Adam's Twitter (plus further links)
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 54 min
Our thoughts on the announcement, the campaigns, and the likely results Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Four of the team who had mostly missed the individual episode reviews, come together to discuss the 2024 series of Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon Brett, Mark Donaldson, Dylan Rees and Ben Verth
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 21 min
All-round good egg and 'occasional' podcaster for hire (and You and Who author!) Si Hart chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford the Trap One podcast
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 14 min
It's been a long time since RTD has written a season finale, but how will it stand up to scrutiny? Warning: prepare for swears as we get a bit hot under the collar pulling it apart and trying to piece it all back together again Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Iain Martin and Ian Winterton
Jun 23, 2024•1 hr 22 min
For a time it felt like Mozart and Madigan were the sound of the 1970s, but how does Bo Widerberg's romantic tragedy stand up in 2024? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Jun 22, 2024•23 min
A conversation about the second Doctor and the actor who played him, Patrick Troughton Presented by Matt Barber, with Jon Arnold, Mark Donaldson and Dylan Rees
Jun 21, 2024•57 min
Podcaster at large Luke Molloy, chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Luke's Twitter
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 21 min
We've talked about the original 1970s TV series and its shorter lived 2000s revival, but in this podcast we're turning our attention to the stories that were too hot for TV - but spoiler warning, Terry Nation's 1976 novelisation includes twists you might want to discover for yourself, that we can't avoid bringing up before we discuss John Eyers' two spin-off books Genesis of a Hero and Salvation Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jim Cameron and Dylan Rees
Jun 19, 2024•50 min
Iris Wildthyme creator and author of Strange Boy, Paul Magrs chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Paul's YouTube channel
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 5 min
After our conversation about The Devil's Chord, we found ourselves inexplicably materialising in 2019 in a world where The Beatles had never existed - aka Richard Curtis' film Yesterday Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Jun 17, 2024•27 min
It's the penultimate episode of this year's series, so it's time to pull the chords together that Russell T Davies has been dangling since Wild Blue Yonder - but what would we make of it all? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Jun 16, 2024•1 hr 8 min
The randometer lands on the final story of the original run, Survival - but is it a Masterful end to the classic series? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Mark Donaldson and Dylan Rees
Jun 15, 2024•34 min
The audio edition of our freewheeling and irreverent conversation about William Russell Enoch, who passed away last week at the age of 99 Presented by Dylan Rees, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Mark Donaldson and J.R. Southall
Jun 14, 2024•43 min
Former child actor, Big Finish co-founder and Doctor Who renaissance man Gary Russell chooses the eight items he would take with him to a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Gary's wiki page
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 41 min
It hardly seems like we've got to know our two regulars at all yet, and now here we are enjoying their penultimate adventure together - for now at least. Our thoughts on Kate Herron and Briony Redman's Rogue Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ian Winterton
Jun 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min
In the space of just three weeks, we've recently had two films about young American nuns fetching up in Italy only to suspect sinister conspiracies afoot in an echo of the Roe vs Wade reversal - so of course we put The First Omen and Immaculate together for a review; major spoiler warning: impossible to talk about these films without discussing where the conspiracies go, so watch them before listening Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Jim Cameron
Jun 07, 2024•51 min
Part-time football pundit and multiple Black Archive author Jon Arnold chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Jon's Twitter
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics joins us for our review of the second Doctor-lite episode in a row Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ian Winterton Ian on Twitter
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Transposing the premise of The Wicker Man to a six-part TV serial set in Wales, is Toby Whithouse's latest any good? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Jim Cameron The Red King on Wiki Where to Watch The Red King
May 31, 2024•38 min
The host of the Strictly Come Hamster podcast chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Rod on X Hamster on Apple
May 29, 2024•1 hr 1 min
We're halfway through the first series of the new era of Doctor Who and the talking points - and comparisons - are mounting up Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Mark Donaldson and Iain Martin
May 26, 2024•55 min
Were the Cybermen treated right during their first few years in Doctor Who - or did the makers of the programme come up with a brilliant idea and then have no clue what to do with it? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ben Verth
May 24, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Joe Ford, of the podcast A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife, chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by J.R. Southall A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife Joe Ford on Twitter/X Joe's photo choice (hiding somewhere behind 15-year-old him!):
May 22, 2024•59 min
Steven Moffat returns to Doctor Who to write his first episode for over six years, but does he still have the old magic or has he lost his touch? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees
May 19, 2024•57 min
It's a quarter of a century since George Lucas released the first of the Star Wars prequels, but how is that film trilogy looking twenty-five years on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brett
May 17, 2024•1 hr 23 min
After our discussion about the Sam Raimi trilogy last week, we turn our attention to the two modern resurrections, and ask if they are worthy successors - or indeed, whether the spirit of Evil Dead is really in them at all Presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson and Dylan Rees
May 15, 2024•33 min
It's the first series of RTD's second era but is it a new dawn or just back to old habits - or is it indeed a fresh start at all? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Lee Rawlings
May 12, 2024•1 hr 29 min
In 2018 YouGov made a survey of British adults to discover how they felt about the various actors who have played Doctor Who - so we've gone back to the website five years later and sifted through the data to see if those opinions have changed in the meantime... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mark Donaldson
May 10, 2024•45 min
