Doctor Who: Strangers in Space

Christmas is cancelled, and so we convened to discuss what this might mean for the future of Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

We catch up with Geoffrey Sax's career a decade after he directed the TV movie, to find him undergoing yet more behind-the-scenes interference on another adaptation of a beloved children's franchise Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

By way of tribute to the recently departed Anthony Head, our review of the early David Tennant story Presented by J. R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

We name the stories we think Matthew Jacobs might have chosen, had he been asked to supervise a season of Paul McGann episodes in the wake of the TV movie Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Simon Brett and Steve Hatcher

MayGann continues - if May Week hasn't happened yet, then we still consider it May - with our review of Paperhouse, Bernard Rose's beguiling but terrifying fantasy that was written by Matthew Jacobs Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

As the tumbleweeds gather around the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special, and a year passes since the show was last being broadcast on television, we take stock of the situation and the swirling rumours surrounding the lack of production Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber and the ghost of Steve Hatcher

Matthew Jacobs, writer of the TV movie, stops by for a chat about his career, his process and his influences - and of course about Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall

It's thirty years since Paul McGann's sole outing in a full-length Doctor Who story hit British television screens, so it's about time we took another look to see what we think of it in 2026 Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

Geoffrey Sax, director of the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie, talks about his career, his process and his influences, and a bit about Doctor Who too Presented by J.R. Southall The Disputation (as mentioned), in fuzzy vision, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p3WlesJgaI

We take a look at a couple of episodes Matthew Jacobs had written for television prior to his work on the Doctor Who TV movie, one for The Jim Henson Hour and the other an instalment of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees  

A conversation about the "new" elements that comprised Doctor Who in the 1990s, and whether it was the right time for them Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

Written by Meglos' Flanagan and McCulloch and overseen by Verity Lambert, and with Michael Gough, David Calder and Alan David among the supporting cast - not to mention Nigel Havers and Warren Clarke as the two leads - Sleepers appeared five years before the Doctor Who TV movie with Geoffrey Sax in the director's chair Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

Our appreciation of the work of Paul McGann continues as we try and find him in 2002's rights-grab Interview With a Vampire sequel Queen of the Damned, or indeed anything of merit Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Ryan Blake and Dylan Rees

The TV movie helped us make it through the wilderness years, but it's far from the only Doctor Who that was produced during the period Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Ryan Blake, Steve Hatcher and Dylan Rees

MayGann continues to rifle through the Paul McGann back catalogue, today's selection being the 1986 Alan Bleasdale serial that was largely responsible for launching McGann's screen career Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

MayGann continues with another movie starring Paul McGann, this time as a lesbian vampire hunting priest alongside Hall and Corden, in a film that couldn't possibly be as bad as we remembered it being - could it? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Ryan Blake, Luke Molloy and Dylan Rees

MayGann wouldn't be complete without a trip to the Old West, and the Doctor Who set that TV movie writer Matthew Jacobs visited as a child to watch his father as an actor Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Steve Hatcher

MayGann continues with Paul McGann appearing in a 1997 film called Downtime, as reviewed here by the author of Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Rees Watch Downtime on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hwgXW7UHUpE

With new rumours swirling about where the future of Doctor Who might lie, we take a look at the latest evidence and discuss its potential Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

MayGann begins in earnest, with our review of Andrew Davies' 2002 adaptation of Sarah Waters' debut novel Tipping the Velvet, as directed by Geoffrey Sax Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

It's Dave Robicheaux agogo in an accidental double bill, after we decided to talk about Heaven's Prisoners (1996) to give Eric Roberts a little coverage before MayGann kicks off in earnest, and ended up recording a whole nother episode on its follow-up film, 2009's In the Electric Mist Presented by J.R. Southall, with Iain Martin and first Matt Barber then Ryan Blake

The randomiser decided that MayGann should begin a few days earlier than planned, so we find ourselves reviewing the eighth Doctor's six-minute resurrection during Doctor Who's fiftieth anniversary celebrations Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

Our thoughts on the recent live action adaptation of Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, from the duo who almost made Solo: A Star Wars Story Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

The results of our quest to find our listeners' favourite second Doctor stories Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

As we await the third adaptation in the modern Dune film series, we cast our minds back to David Lynch's badly received 1984 version and wonder if it's better than its reputation would suggest Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Scrubs is back after a sixteen year gap, but is it still doing its all on its own...? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake and Iain Martin

We go back back to 1988 to discuss the best-selling albums and singles and wonder what else people were listening to Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Eric Drass

The randomiser brings us to one of the lesser Sarah Jane Adventures, but will we get lost in Lost in Time? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

After 999 episodes on the podcast feed, we decided the 1,000th should be something momentous and mind-blowing - and then we recorded this instead. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Ryan Blake, Mark Donaldson and Iain Martin

A bit of a cult classic in a very Steven Moffaty sense, we went back for a second look at Christopher Smith's Triangle so you don't have to Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Rees

In a repeat of our Series One poll from 2021, we countdown our listeners' favourite ninth Doctor stories Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

It's 75 years since The Thing from Another World crawled onto movie screens, so to celebrate this seminal year in sci-fi cinema we've taken another look at that, The Day the Earth Stood Still and When Worlds Collide Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

Our thoughts on the recently recovered Doctor Who episodes, the quality of the story in general, and the prospect of more in the future Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

Two adaptations of The Werewolf of Paris for the price of one, as our journey through the Hammer horror back catalogue reaches The Curse of the Werewolf, and we pair it up with Tyburn's later adaptation Legend of the Werewolf to find out if the same story was worth telling again Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Ryan Blake, Steve Hatcher and Dylan Rees

DRASS' new concept work On the Hill is like a musical War of the Worlds for the modern age. So we tuned in for a listen, and a chat with the man himself to find out what it's all about. Find the record here: https://drass.art Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Eric Drass

As we approach our 14th birthday and pass the revived series' 21st, we wonder how Doctor Who might have differed if Russell T Davies hadn't taken it on in 2005 and it had been left to Steven Moffat to resurrect it a few years later instead Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and witnessed by Jon Arnold and Steve Hatcher

In the first of a new strand, Music Club goes back to 1991 to discuss the best-selling albums and singles and wonder what else people were listening to Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Eric Drass

The randomiser has chosen Sarah's last story, and you'd think they'd have conjured up something special for her to go out on Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Ryan Blake and Steve Hatcher

We braved the hype and went to see Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights, so you don't have to Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

Our quest to find the most popular first Doctor stories among our listeners comes to an end, with a surprising result Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Iain Martin

It's fifty years since The Man Who Fell to Earth landed in cinemas, but was the combination of Nicholas Roeg and David Bowie a match made in heaven or a mess made in hell? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ryan Blake

Our reaction to the results at the 98th Academy Awards Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

A mixed reaction to the BBC's latest adaptation of William Golding's 1954 debut novel Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ryan Blake

We take a look at the new Myth Makers interview with Ian Levine, so you don't have to Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Five years after Nomadland won Best Picture, Director and Actress at the Academy Awards, Chloé Zhao is back to potentially repeat the feat. But what would we make of the last of this year's ten Oscar hopefuls? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

Our Oscars watch-through arrives in Brazil, for the political thriller The Secret Agent Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Our journey through this year's Academy Awards Best Picture nominees continues with Josh Safdie's first solo project as director, featuring Timothée Chalamet as Marty Supreme Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Iain Martin

We turn our microphones to the subject of deadly plants in the 1960s, with particular attention to episodes of The Outer Limits, Out of the Unknown, The Avengers and Lost in Space Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Dylan Rees and Steve Hatcher

What were the problems in the most recent era of Doctor Who - and what solutions might have avoided them? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Our Hammer watch through arrives at a choice of Frankenstein sequels, The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) and Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Ryan Blake, Steve Hatcher and Dylan Rees

Our Oscar conversation moves onto one of the year's less likely nominees, the racing car movie F1 Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Iain Martin