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Strangers in Space

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Broader and deeper than Doctor Who... Back in the early months of 2012 we started life as the Blue Box Podcast, a small team of three (then four, then five...) people podcasting our thoughts on Doctor Who, in the classic style of a bunch of friends the microphones were just accidentally eavesdropping on during a conversation in the pub. Over a decade later, the team has expanded and so has the remit; nowadays we publish episodes approximately three times a week, and the discussion has moved on to include any number of subjects that Doctor Who fans might find themselves chatting about during the aforementioned informal gatherings. So alongside our main subject, you'll find us talking about films, and music, and politics, and other TV programmes, and more besides - and occasionally talking to special guests about their interests too. But of course, plenty of Doctor Who. Links page: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/links.html Where to find the hosts: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/the-team.html
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Episodes

TV Club 72: Douglas is Cancelled

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, 202436 min

Desert Planet Picks 65: Adam S. Leslie

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, 20241 hr 54 min

Blue Box 153: Season One Retrospective

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, 20241 hr 21 min

Desert Planet Picks 64: Si Hart

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, 20241 hr 14 min

Who Review 32: Empire of Death

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, 20241 hr 22 min

Film Club Lite 61: Elvira Madigan (1967)

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, 202423 min

Blue Box 152: The Second Doctor

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, 202457 min

Desert Planet Picks 63: Luke Molloy

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, 20241 hr 21 min

Book Club 03: Survivors

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, 202450 min

Desert Planet Picks 62: Paul Magrs

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, 20241 hr 5 min

Film Club Lite 60: Yesterday (2019)

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, 202427 min

Who Review 31: The Legend of Ruby Sunday

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, 20241 hr 8 min

Who Review Extra 32: Survival

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, 202434 min

Blue Box 151: William Russell

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, 202443 min

Desert Planet Picks 61: Gary Russell

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, 20241 hr 41 min

Who Review 30: Rogue

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, 20241 hr 2 min

Film Club Duet 16: Immaculate and The First Omen

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, 202451 min

Desert Planet Picks 60: Jon Arnold

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, 20241 hr 7 min

Who Review 29: Dot and Bubble

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, 20241 hr 18 min

TV Club 71: The Red King

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, 202438 min

Desert Planet Picks 59: Rod Brown

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, 20241 hr 1 min

Who Review 28: 73 Yards

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, 202455 min

Blue Box 150: Dandies and Clowns - the Cybermen (Part One)

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, 20241 hr 13 min

Desert Planet Picks 58: Joe Ford

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, 202459 min

Who Review 27: Boom

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, 202457 min

Film Club 63: Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy

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, 20241 hr 23 min

Film Club Duet 15: Evil Dead

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, 202433 min

Who Review 26: Space Babies & The Devil's Chord

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, 20241 hr 29 min

Blue Box 149: YouGov's Most Popular Doctor Whos 2024

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, 202445 min
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