Doctor Who: The Pharos Project Podcast

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Guerrilla podcasting in a pseudo New Wave Punk Revivalist old-school photocopied ransom note fanzine stylee. Or a clutch of Whovians getting tanked up and whittering about kids TV when they can get themselves organised. Take your pick.

Christopher Ellis & Paul Heath


    • Feb 20, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 124 EPISODES

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    Pharos Project 260: Merry Christmas Mr Lynam

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 69:30


    A mere two months late, we have a look at the 15th Doctor's debut in the 2023 Christmas special, "The Church on Ruby Road".

    Pharos Project 259: Doctor Who and the Free Bus Pass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 154:19


    Fresh from an extended stay in the Balkans at His Majesty's pleasure, the Projecteers are back to look at the 60th anniversary Doctor Who gubbins. Brace for collision with a heady mix of unfiltered Who chat, middle aged people being confused by technology and good old fashioned vulgarity.

    Pharos Project 258: The Beast with Twelve Cocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 93:37


    In a change of plans, we delve into the 1977 Doctor Who story "Image of the Fendahl". This episode is dedicated to Jasper, who was the best dog ever and who passed shortly before this recording. He is fucking missed.

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    Pharos Project 257: Days of Plunder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 71:51


    Ahoy, mateys! In this episode, Michael Caine has a shocker when he decides to take his horrendous child with him to investigate disappearances on the ocean waves. They run afoul of pirate David Warner, pirate Don Henderson off that bit in Star Wars and Pirate Tinker out of Lovejoy. It's 1980's "The Island".

    Pharos Project 256: The Arnimatrix

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 82:06


    Nothing says 80's movie like a huge fella nipping about and shooting people willy-nilly. Here, we talk about the daddy of them all, 1985's Commando. *This episode was recorded before the big Doctor Who casting news this week, which we all knew about anyway, but were sworn to secrecy.

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    Pharos Project 255: Pas Un Film De Loup Garou

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 77:10


    Bonjour et bienvenue to a very French episode of the podcast. Join us as we watch "Brotherhood of the Wolf", a film about a French, horny, old time David Attenborough type fella chasing a monster around in the rain.

    Pharos Project 254: The Tally of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 101:11


    We are back again and as its still quite near the new year, we decided to talk about all the stuff we watched in 2021, including the Flux season of Doctor Who and other assorted guff. 

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    Pharos Project 253: Lace and Frankie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 58:01


    It's the long awaited return of Hammer to the podcast as we look at Frankenstein Created Woman starring the always brilliant Peter Cushing. No news this week so we dive straight into the movie.

    Pharos Project 252: The Young and the Vestless

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 81:03


    This week Mr. Chris decided to unfairly punish Mr. Paul and Little Pete for no reason and make them watch Zardoz from 1974. The git. Movie review starts at 21 minutes.

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    Pharos Project 251: What we Chew in the Shadows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 78:58


    Somehow, the powers that be have allowed Pete to survive another year of his tortured existence. To celebrate this we gave him a free choice of movie to watch for this episode (yes we did, don't argue) and he chose 1999's Ravenous. The weirdo. Movie review begins at 17 minutes.

    Pharos Project 250: Some Like it Ottoia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 77:30


    After having to watch a right dog last episode, when we looked at a Stephen Sommers directed monster movie, we decided to do something entirely different. This time we are watching a monster movie that has been directed by Stephen Sommers, 1998's "Deep Rising". Movie review begins at 24 mins.

    Pharos Project 249: A Hugh to a Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 90:56


    This was meant to be an episode where we chatted about a bland Jason Statham movie, but (mentioning no names) It was Pete ultimately decided that we should and Chris watch a Huge Action crap-fest from 2004. It's Van Helsing.

    Pharos Project 248: The Silence of the Fam

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 77:59


    Yes, it is very late. From way back in January 2021 we present our review of the New Year's special episode of Doctor Who,  Revolution of the Daleks. Also included at no extra charge, a carefully curated "vintage news" segment.

    Pharos Project 247: Christmas Special 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 101:15


    Die Hard 2 is so blatantly a Christmas movie because its a sequel to another Christmas movie. You wouldn't make Sister Act 2 and leave out the nuns. Suck it.

    Pharos Project 246: The Lock of Time Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 109:07


    Doctors 2, 7 and 11 continue their quest to locate all the pieces of the lock of time and save the multiverse, OR three idiots nob about at a role playing game in an attempt to frustrate another idiot. Again.

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    Pharos Project 245: Halloween Special 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 93:06


    Happy Halloween!! This year we celebrated by letting Chris do lots of news and watching 2018's Overlord. We enjoyed one of those things.

    Pharos Project 244: Phoenix Nights

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 88:48


    Yes, life got in the bloody way again for a bit, but now we are back. It's almost like we were frozen for a while, only to be thawed out later to fight a terrible evil. Time Lord Victorious tat! Oh, and we watched Demolition Man.

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    Pharos Project 243: Fun with Dick and Bane

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 104:27


    This bat-week on this bat-episode, we watch an absolute bat-turd of a film. It's Batman and Robin from 1997.  

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    Pharos Project 242: Along Came Brolly

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 82:13


    This week, thanks to Mr Chris' brain, we end up staring into the incomprehensible charm void that is the awful 1998 film "The Avengers". 

    Pharos Project 241: The Lock of Time Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 141:15


    This time we are joined by special guest, RPG expert Ryan Blake, as we embark on an epic multi-doctor adventure "The Lock of Time". 

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    Pharos Project 240: The Ration of the Zeist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 74:31


    Could an industrial prehuman civilization have existed on Earth? Is it possible that aliens are already here and living among us? Can a director's cut really save a bad film? No. Here's the renegade cut of Highlander 2.

    Pharos Project 239: A Dogman for All Seasons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 85:44


    In a chaotic episode, Pete makes room for poultry and goes missing, Chris purchases 6 fine onions and Paul offers an apology 10 years too late. They also talk about 1985's "Silver Bullet", but not often.

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    Pharos Project 238: Children of the Drawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 85:33


    We didn't think we would still be doing this either, but somehow we forgot that we usually bugger off after a few episodes. Blame Little Pete, and his instance on talking about the movie "PaperHouse", from 1988.

    Pharos Project 237: By the Pricking of my Thumbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 64:17


    In a desperate, last ditch effort to avoid acknowledging the end of lockdown, the Projecteers bravely agree to watch and talk about a movie... ...1983's Something Wicked This Way Comes.

    Pharos Project 236: The Long Chris Goodnight

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 82:29


    This week, we are joined by 4th Projecteer Miss Natalie, as we take a long overdue look at the 13th Doctor. Also, has Chris Chibnall saved or fu**ed the show by tinkering with mythology.

    Pharos Project 235: Frost in Translation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 68:27


    We take our last look at a classic Who story for a while as Mr Chris pokes The Ice Warriors at us. Time to get our Troughton.

    Pharos Project 234: Myrkaholics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 60:10


    Desperate for human contact during lockdown, the Projecteers resort to an examination of the final days of Sweaty Ron, as detailed in "Warriors of the Deep".

    Pharos Project 233: Holiday on the Buses

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 62:17


    In a failed experiment to reverse the polarity of the pootron flow emanating from Little Pete's cack encrusted mitts, we've ended up  having to watch Delta and the Bannermen. 

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    Pharos Project 232: A Snot in the Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 66:52


    To conclude our trilogy of lockdown themed episodes (yes, that was always the intention and not something we only just noticed) we look at the 1977 Tom Baker classic, Horror of Fang Rock.

    Pharos Project 231: From Husk Till Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 78:00


    Once more the Projecteers return, unedited and poorly recorded. We may be confined, but we take solace in the fact that we are not being menaced by red cauliflower footballs, kicked over the fence into the lady garden of evil. Unlike that lot in Terror of the Vervoids.

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    Pharos Project 230: Mighty Morphin Tower Rangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 69:08


    It's our 10th anniversary and everyone is on lockdown, so as we had bugger all else to do, here's a new episode. Sorry its Paradise Towers, blame Little Pete. 

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    Pharos Project 229: Man of the Hauer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 95:56


    This episode we are joined by Mr Other Chris as we pay tribute to the great Rutger Hauer and review 1992's Split Second. 

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    Pharos Project 228: Catch And Regrease

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 67:08


    Hello again. It's that time of year when we muck out Pete's cage, so while he's out, might as well record something.  This time we've been forced into watching a musical by a supposed friend and a small dog. Fear not, as we barely manage to get around to it and by the time we do Paul is way to drunk to care. Ladies and Gentlemen, Grease.

    Pharos Project 227: Eat Pray Lovecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 96:30


    In this episode, we gaze long into an abyss. The abyss gazes back for a bit, but finding nothing of interest, soon goes back to watching Bake Off. It's "The Void" from 2016.

    Pharos Project 226: Keeping with the Enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2018 122:38


    This episode, we are joined by Mr. Other Chris from The Eleventh Hour Podcast, as we talk about the right load of old cobblers that is Michael Mann's "The Keep".

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    Pharos Project 225: The Fast and the Spurious

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 83:29


    Put on your posh clobber and get the beers in, it's anniversary time again! This time we celebrate the 25th anniversary of "Last Action Hero". Sorry about the slight audio problems towards the end, we tried to clean it up as best we could.

    Pharos Project 224: Gojiras in the Mist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 92:04


    In this episode, we talk around the 1998 movie "Godzilla".

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    Pharos Project 223: Attack the Doc

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2018 86:15


    Miss Natalie joins us as we talk about "Attack the Block"

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    Pharos Project 222: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dredd

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 108:30


    In the Cursed Earth where the mutants dwell, there is no law just a living hell. Anyway, enough about Norfolk. On this episode we talk about "Dredd". Also, some bloke cuts the grass. Email: pharoproject@yahoo.com Twitter: twitter.com/pharosproject Facebook: The Pharos Project Group Page  

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    Pharos Project 221: Off Peak Day Return of the Living Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 68:06


    All aboard the 2:21 from Pharos Towers! Please be sure to keep your belongings with you at all times and try not to feed the wolfmen. This episode, we look at 2015's "Howl".

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    Pharos Project 220: A Rim With a View

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 79:31


    The apocalypse is upon us as giant monsters rise from the depths to crush our cities. Our only hope is to create giant robots to beat them off. No, not one of Pete's "special films", but Guillermo Del Toro's "Pacific Rim".

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    Pharos Project 219: Chrome Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 88:18


    "At the end of March 2018, the Projecteers returned to talk all things Mad Max Fury Road. Nobody knew where they came from or where they went afterwards, but the smell lingered for weeks". - The First History Man

    Pharos Project 218: The Eaters of Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017 98:59


    This week. We almost catch up with series 10 as we review Empress of Mars and The Eaters of Light. Email: pharosproject@yahoo.com Twitter: @PharosProject  

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    Pharos Project 217: Truthless People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 64:23


    This week. Bill enjoys a cup of piping hot steam with her mum, Nodule becomes increasingly superfluous and the Doctor gets fake shot up his sparkle bracket. It's our review of "The Lie of the Land". Email us pharosproject@yahoo.com Tweet us @PharosProject Or think really hard about someone you don't know sending us a message, we'll get it.

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    Pharos Project 216: Dude, Where's My Cartouche?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2017 57:06


    This week. Nardole gets something nasty up him, Bill is once again cock blocked and The Doctor is confounded by a Fisher Price toy. It's our review of "The Pyramid at the End of the World". Email us pharosproject@yahoo.com Tweet us @pharosproject or just vent your toxic missives, safely into the atmosphere. We'll sense them.

    Pharos Project 215: The Parochial Network

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 84:43


    This week. Nardole sticks his hand somewhere he really shouldn't, Bill gets cock blocked by the pontiff and the Doctor considers a subscription to Audible. Email us pharosproject@yahoo.com Tweet us @pharosproject or beat out your message in morse code, on a fish made entirely from mushrooms. Chris will receive it.

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    Pharos Project 214: Con Air

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 78:06


    This week. One of Bill's costumes finally tries to kill her, Nardole lets slip that he copped off with the short one from Scooby-Doo and the Doctor is blinded by the requirements of the next episode. Take a deep breath, it's our review of "Oxygen". Email us pharosproject@yahoo.com Tweet us @PharosProject or whisper into a dog's anus, Peter will hear it.

    Pharos Project 213: Woodfellas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2017 75:02


    This week. Bill gets new digs, The Doctor forgets how the sonic screwdriver works and everyone is under threat from David Suchet's knockers. It's our review of "Knock Knock". Send your thoughts on the new series in text or audio to pharosproject@yahoo.com Tweet us @PharosProject or shout into an empty pint glass, we'll hear it.

    Pharos Project 212: Orphan Snack

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 49:58


    Reassuringly late, it's our review of "Thin Ice". 

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    Pharos Project 211: Gone With the Grinned

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2017 66:32


    Continuing our tradition of giving you last week's show this week, we present our review of "Smile". Still some technicals. but they are less than before.  Email and leave messages, audio comments, and other stuff at pharosproject@yahoo.com Cheers.

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    Pharos Project 210: Big Puddle in Little Academia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2017 74:01


    Doctor Who is back and so are we! This week, we talk about the first episode of series 10 "The Pilot". Well, we skirt around it to be honest. Mainly we talk about Chris' weird notes and cyborg poo. Also, we apologize that the audio quality in this episode does not meet our usual standard. Also, we don't actually mean that. Pharosproject@yahoo.com

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