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Rich and Amy are back, and the Doctor Who rewatch can continue. Tune in as these two nerds talk all things NuWho, and whatever other nonsense comes to mind!

Rich Hutson


    • May 27, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 15m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    The Unicorn and the Wasp (Series 4, Episode 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 66:53


    Grab your nearest Harvey Wallbanger, this time we find ourselves deep in a whodunnit with none other than Agatha Christie in tow! How does this episode fare as the precursor to a string of Series 4 bangers? Can Rich and Amy keep on topic and actually pronounce words correctly? Tune in and find out! Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    The Doctor's Daughter (Series 4, Episode 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 81:51


    Things are about to get VERY wibbly-wobbly as a Doctor's daughter ended up playing The Doctor's Daughter- then married The Doctor, making The Doctor the son-in-law of another Doctor. Yeah, things are getting confusing. Who's for a bit of bubbly fish time with the Hath? Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    The Sontaran Stratagem & The Poison Sky (Series 4, Episodes 4+5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 78:56


    It's angery baked potato time! Up there with The Daleks, Cybermen, and The Master, the Sontarans are the most recent reintroduction of a classic enemy in our NuWho rewatch! How well was their reboot handled, and how much did you cry every time Wilf appeared on screen? Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    We Got Married (and Where We've Been!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 141:02


    We are back! Apologies for the wait, but we've got over two hours of excuses for you! The vote on Twitter was in, and you all wanted to hear about our very special day back in October, as well as all the other curveballs 2023 threw at us. Grab a cuppa, as we're going to relive both our Wedding, and the year as a whole.

    A Quick Update on Escaping Kasterborous

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 4:34


    Don't worry, it's nothing drastic! Rich is here to give you a quick update on where we've been, and when you'll next hear from us.

    Planet of the Ood (Series 4, Episode 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 60:57


    Grab your coat and snuggle up to your favourite ham sandwich-faced Ood, it's time to head to their main distribution centre, where some red eye is afoot! The story of the Ood was begging to be told after their introduction in Series 2, but how well does this pseudo origin story hold up? Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    The Fires of Pompeii (Series 4, Episode 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 69:18


    The Doctor takes Donna out on her first proper venture in the TARDIS, and while they thought they were headed to ancient Rome, they ended up in Pompeii on Volcano Day. Does Donna's character turn on a dime when thousands are in peril, and is this is the true beginning of the Time Lord Victorious arc? Grab a water pistol, stuff's on fire. Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    Partners in Crime (Series 4, Episode 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 63:10


    The Doctor is back, and so is Donna Noble! After screaming through the Runaway Bride back in 2006, Catherine Tate's now-legendary companion took to a full series in the TARDIS. How long did it take for Rich to come around to liking Donna? Would you consider the episode's weight-loss plot point fatphobic? Did you burp during the intro too? Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    How We Met, Disney Parks, WhoCulture & More! | Ask Us Anything!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 111:50


    To kick off 2023, we decided not to jump straight into Series 4, but instead give you lovely lot a better idea of who we are. We asked you to submit questions over the holiday season, and submit you did! From our favourite theme parks to the story of how we first met, you asked anything, we answered everything! Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    Voyage of the Damned (2007 Christmas Special)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 84:52


    Martha's had her time in the TARDIS, and The Doctor's gone and left the shields down. However, he did find a buffet and a hot date! Oh, and killer angels and discount Davros in the basement. The most-watched episode of Doctor Who to date is on the podcast table today, and does it hold up enough to hold that title? Or should something better have dethroned it? Next up in 2023, we're doing a big 'Ask Us Anything' episode! Head into the comments, Spotify Q&A, or over on Twitter @kasterpod to send us your questions!

    Utopia, The Sound of Drums, & Last of the Time Lords (Series 3, Episodes 11, 12+13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 118:35


    The end of Series 3 is nigh. The Doctor, Martha, and a stowaway Captain Jack Harkness find themselves at the end of the Universe, and the Face of Boe was right. They are not alone. Did this three-part epic close with a blund deus-ex machina? Do the Derek Jacobi and John Simm Master incarnations stack up well against Missy and Sacha Dhawan's Masters later on? Rich and Amy are back after a slightly longer wait (sorry!), and they're simping over Tennant straight out of the gate. Tune in next week for Voyage of the Damned, just in time for Christmas! Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    Blink (Series 3, Episode 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 71:36


    The one you've probably all been waiting for. Steven Moffat's magnum opus, arguably the greatest episode of Doctor Who- ever. We can talk about just how immaculate 'Blink' is, but we could also talk about its legacy and how the Weeping Angels were utilised going forward. Spoilers, they should've stayed in 'Blink.' Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    Human Nature & The Family Of Blood (Series 3, Episodes 8+9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 86:14


    John Smith lives a normal life in 1913, or so he thinks. The Family of Blood are after a Time Lord, but he's disappeared into thin air. Good thing they have a hot sense of smell. What did you think of the time The Doctor wasn't The Doctor? Is it one of the strongest two-parters in NuWho? Here goes nothing! Send us your questions for our next episode on the Spotify app, or over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    42 (Series 3, Episode 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 64:16


    The future showrunner of Doctor Who makes his debut. The Doctor and Martha find themselves onboard a ship bound to crash into a Sun, with the biggest threat this week surprisingly being a pub quiz. Is this where we got our first sniff of how things would be under the reign of Chibnall, or did things genuinely start well for him? Send us your questions for our next episode over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    The Lazarus Experiment (Series 3, Episode 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 65:36


    Mark Gatiss has arrived on-screen in Doctor Who, and his monstrous transformation definitely left a polarising impression. Was 'The Lazarus Experiment' really as bad as people seem to remember, or is this a hidden gem of Series 3? Send us your questions for our next episode over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    Daleks in Manhattan & Evolution of the Daleks (Series 3, Episodes 4+5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 86:32


    Our favourite shouty dustbins are back, and this time they're stateside. Does a Human/Dalek hybrid ruin the potential of a great story? Do pig slaves just make the whole thing weird? Wait, is that guy Spider-Man? Send us your questions for our next episode over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

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    Gridlock (Series 3, Episode 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 74:41


    We're headed back to New Earth as The Doctor rebounds big time. This time, the glitz and glamour of New New York has been replaced by the most British thing imaginable. Traffic. Ironic since we're in new America. Speaking of which, why does everyone sound British? I'm losing sleep over this. Send us your questions for our next episode over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    The Shakespeare Code (Series 3, Episode 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 61:20


    It's Martha Jones' first adventure out in the TARDIS, and we're rubbing shoulders with a dashing depiction of William Shakespeare. Is it witchcraft, or is everyone in this episode just hot? Send us your questions for our next episode over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    Smith & Jones (Series 3, Episode 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 85:54


    Welcome to 2007. It's Tennant's second series in the TARDIS, and we're about to meet Martha Jones. There's a platoon of Judoon on the Moon, and some bitch has a straw. Everyone run for your lives. Send us your questions for our next episode over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    The Runaway Bride (2006 Christmas Special)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 65:00


    Donna Noble has entered the TARDIS for the first time but not the last! Does her inaugural adventure deserve the same respect as her tenure in the TARDIS did a year or so later? Our baubles are exploding, and it's Christmas in September. Send us your questions for our next episode over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    Army of Ghosts & Doomsday (Series 2, Episodes 12+13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 91:51


    This is it. Rose Tyler is departing the TARDIS, and blimey are we late getting this episode to you. Sorry! What are your best and worst episodes of this second series? Let us know over on Twitter: @kasterpod.

    Fear Her (Series 2, Episode 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 57:09


    After one mediocre affair to another..? The Doctor and Rose find themselves amidst the excited bustle revolving around the Olympic Games coming to London, but something else has arrived. It's not bearing gold medals, it's stealing kids. Brutal. - Follow us on Twitter @kasterpod, and tweet us your questions!

    Love & Monsters (Series 2, Episode 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 68:55


    Here it is, probably the episode of Escaping Kasterborous you've been waiting for. We're going up against the most dangerous threat in the known universe- a Blue Peter competition winner. Time to pick apart the title-holder of 'Worst Episode of Doctor Who' between 2006 and 2020. That's right, it's not the worst any more! - Follow us on Twitter @kasterpod, and tweet us your questions!

    The Impossible Planet & The Satan Pit (Series 2, Episodes 8+9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 62:44


    Well this story is certainly- ood. The Doctor and Rose rock up on Sanctury Base 6, amidst a hostile takeover by Satan himself. How the devil are they going to get out of this one? Amy and Rich investigate these strange happenings. WELCOME TO HELL - Follow us on Twitter @kasterpod, and tweet us your questions!

    The Idiot's Lantern (Series 2, Episode 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 58:13


    It's 1953, and everyone wants a telly. Amy's too busy lusting over the street party buffet at the end. The Wire descends on London town, and we're here to pick apart 'The Idiot's Lantern!' Feeling HUNGRY? - Follow us on Twitter @kasterpod, and tweet us your questions!

    Rise of the Cybermen & The Age of Steel (Series 2, Episodes 5+6)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 77:01


    'Previously On' aside, we're back to our regular programming! Make sure you've watched both parts, as Rich and Amy run down the 'haps in the two-parter that reintroduced the Cybermen to the 21st century Whoniverse, 'Rise of the Cybermen' and 'The Age of Steel.' Can you trust us on this? Follow us on Twitter @kasterpod, and tweet us your questions!

    Previously on Escaping Kasterborous

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 84:37


    We're back. We're finally back. Thank you for bearing with us, and we hope our return will be worth the wait. Join Rich and Amy as they discuss where they've been, what they've been doing, and running down every episode of the Podcast so far so you don't have to go back- there to listen to the original run. We've missed you. Follow us on Twitter @kasterpod, and tweet us your questions!

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