Strangers in Space
868 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsBroader 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.
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Episodes
Film Club Lite 61: Elvira Madigan (1967)
June 22, 2024 05:02 - 22 minutes - 19.1 MBFor 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
Blue Box 153: The Second Doctor
June 21, 2024 05:09 - 57 minutes - 50.7 MBA 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
Desert Planet Picks 62: Luke Molloy
June 20, 2024 05:28 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBPodcaster 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
Book Club 03: Survivors
June 19, 2024 05:33 - 50 minutes - 42.5 MBWe'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
Desert Planet Picks 62: Paul Magrs
June 18, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBIris 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
Film Club Lite 60: Yesterday (2019)
June 17, 2024 05:07 - 27 minutes - 22.6 MBAfter 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
Who Review 31: The Legend of Ruby Sunday
June 16, 2024 06:33 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBIt'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
Who Review Extra 32: Survival
June 15, 2024 05:07 - 33 minutes - 28.7 MBThe 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
Blue Box 152: William Russell
June 14, 2024 05:01 - 43 minutes - 35.9 MBThe 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
Desert Planet Picks 61: Gary Russell
June 12, 2024 05:02 - 1 hour - 91.6 MBFormer 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
Who Review 30: Rogue
June 09, 2024 07:30 - 1 hour - 57 MBIt 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
Film Club Duet 16: Immaculate and The First Omen
June 07, 2024 05:24 - 51 minutes - 46.1 MBIn 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
Desert Planet Picks 60: Jon Arnold
June 05, 2024 04:59 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBPart-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
Who Review 29: Dot and Bubble
June 02, 2024 07:12 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBIan 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
TV Club 71: The Red King
May 31, 2024 04:39 - 37 minutes - 32.7 MBTransposing 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
Desert Planet Picks 59: Rod Brown
May 29, 2024 04:33 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBThe 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
Who Review 28: 73 Yards
May 26, 2024 06:02 - 54 minutes - 48.3 MBWe'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
Blue Box 150: Dandies and Clowns - the Cybermen (Part One)
May 24, 2024 04:38 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBWere 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
Desert Planet Picks 58: Joe Ford
May 22, 2024 05:59 - 58 minutes - 57.4 MBJoe 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!):
Who Review 27: Boom
May 19, 2024 06:20 - 56 minutes - 63.2 MBSteven 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
Film Club 63: Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy
May 17, 2024 04:30 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBIt'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
Film Club Duet 15: Evil Dead
May 15, 2024 04:29 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBAfter 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
Who Review 26: Space Babies & The Devil's Chord
May 12, 2024 07:31 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBIt'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
Blue Box 149: YouGov's Most Popular Doctor Whos 2024
May 10, 2024 06:05 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBIn 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
Film Club 62: The Evil Dead
May 08, 2024 04:27 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBSam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy takes itself far less seriously than most of the rest of its contemporary "video nasty" movies, but how does it stand up four decades on? Presented by Dylan Rees, with Mark Donaldson and J.R. Southall
Blue Box 148: Dandies and Clowns - the Master (Part One)
May 06, 2024 05:54 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBWas the Master's introduction into Doctor Who in 1971 (every story for the entire year) too much? Or do his eight (would have been nine) stories across the era justify their existence every time? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Iain Martin
Film Club 61: Resident Evil (Part One)
May 03, 2024 04:25 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBIn the first of two episodes covering the live action Resident Evil saga, we turn our attention to the first three films, 2002's original, it's 2004 sequel Apocalypse and Extinction from 2007 Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees
Film Club Extra: YouGov's Top 25 Horror Films
May 01, 2024 04:30 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBWe went back to the YouGov website to find out what their sample survey said about the most popular horror films in the UK, and suffice it to say there were some mysteries along the way. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
TV Club 70: Terry Nation Short Trips
April 29, 2024 04:25 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBIn a new mini-strand attempting to find out what Doctor Who writers get up to when they're not writing Doctor Who, we take a look at some of Terry Nation's other work, including episodes of Hancock, Blakes 7 and The Avengers Presented by Dylan Rees, with Jon Arnold and J.R. Southall
Who Review Extra 31: A Town Called Mercy
April 26, 2024 04:30 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBThe middle story in Series 7A (like, don't get excited man) is Toby Whithouse's Western, A Town Called Mercy: but will we find it OK Corral, or Last Chance Saloon? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
TV Club 69: Constellation
April 24, 2024 06:08 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBApple TV+ seems to have made itself a home for sophisticated sci-fi of late, but how does this story of what happens to the people who've stepped out of Earth's atmosphere compare? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber Constellation on Wiki
Blue Box 147: April News Round-Up (and Series Preview)
April 22, 2024 04:25 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWith Season One now fairly imminent and series previews appearing the press, we thought we'd round up some recent news with rumours, summaries and - spoilers! - some spoilers too Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Blue Box 146: Terrance Dicks AI Trope Bingo
April 19, 2024 04:37 - 48 minutes - 44 MBWe asked Chat GPT to tell us why Terrance Dicks was the worst writer in the history of Doctor Who, in the hope it would at least provide illuminating evidence for the contrary... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Film Club Lite 59: Immortal Beloved (1994)
April 17, 2024 04:26 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBCitizen Kane meets Amadeus, but is Gary Oldman going to be enough to get us through Bernard Rose's period biopic? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Blue Box 145: Just Making the Good Ones (Part Two: Monsters and Villains)
April 15, 2024 06:18 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBA conversation about characters and creatures who could or should make a return to Doctor Who, in this episode focussing on the villains and monster species Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Who Review Extra 30: Knock Knock
April 12, 2024 06:44 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBMike Bartlett switches from Doctor Foster to Doctor Who, but can David Suchet lift a story with an ending that takes an unexpected left turn towards pleasantville Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Film Club Extra: Road House (2024)
April 10, 2024 06:49 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBA remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film from the director of The Bourne Identity sounds like exactly the kind of thing we needed to report back on - so duly here are our views on Amazon Prime's Road House Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber
Blue Box 144: Just Making the Good Ones (Part One: Family and Friends)
April 08, 2024 07:05 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBA conversation about characters and actors who could or should make a return to Doctor Who, in this episode focussing on Doctors, companions and fellow Time Lords Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber
Blue Box 143 - Dandies and Clowns and Other Old Faces
April 05, 2024 04:26 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBA listener question about the value of multi-Doctor stories begins a conversation over the next few weeks about returning characters and whether they are worth it Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Dylan Rees
Film Club Lite 58: The Name of the Rose (1986)
April 03, 2024 04:21 - 48 minutes - 43.9 MBSean Connery as a middle ages monk with Christian Slater as his sexually awakened sidekick in this medieval mystery, for which Matt's friend Will re-joins the team as we embark upon an epic conversation - with a few sound issues, which hopefully won't mar the experience Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Will Travis
Blue Box 142: Who News - Title Drop
April 01, 2024 07:27 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBNow that they've released the episode titles, we take a deep dive into the expectations and speculations we have for RTD's first full series back at the helm of Doctor Who; but be warned, we will be talking spoilers here (although be aware, we'll probably be getting most of this wrong anyway) Hosted by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Blue Box 141: RTD Trope Bingo
March 29, 2024 08:16 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBWe thought it would be interesting to find out what happens when you ask Chat GPT to behave like a Doctor Who fan, and this is the result... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Iain Martin
Film Club Lite 57: No Blade of Grass (1970)
March 27, 2024 07:26 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBOur Apocalypse UK occasional season begins with some thoughts on Cornell Wilde's 1970 adaptation of the John Christopher novel The Death of Grass, a film which prefigures Survivors in the afterglow of Easy Rider Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Jim Cameron and Dylan Rees
Blue Box 140: Who News - Trailer Drop
March 25, 2024 05:28 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThe first substantial trailer for BBC & D+ RTD-2 S1 has dropped, and so we start the conversation with some more thoughts about Steven Moffat's involvement Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber
Who News: Trailer Drop
March 25, 2024 05:28 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThe first substantial trailer for BBC & D+ RTD-2 S1 has dropped, and so we start the conversation with some more thoughts about Steven Moffat's involvement Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber
Who Review Extra: Dulkis et Dalekanium Est
March 22, 2024 05:42 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBOne thousand episodes ago, we produced our first podcast on the Blue Box Podcast feed. In order to mark the passing of another 999 episodes since then, a double-header of nostalgic significance presented by a roll-call of hosts: The Dominators, and first Death to the Daleks Introduced by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Simon Brett, Jim Cameron, Mark Cockram, Dylan Rees and Iain Martin - and the spirit of Uncle Kev
TV Club 68: Twin Peaks The Return
March 20, 2024 05:40 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBA quarter of a century on, Twin Peaks fans were rewarded with another 18 episodes to round out the mystery and explain what the hell was going on. But was Twin Peaks The Return akin to Midi-chlorian madness, or did it leave us scratching our heads all the more? Presented by Matt Barber, with Jon Arnold, Iain Martin and J.R. Southall
Blue Box 139: TDI Friday
March 18, 2024 07:13 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBYou might have thought a simple announcement of the date that the new series of Doctor Who would launch on would elicit little more reaction than "That's nice, wonder what I'm doing that day" but no, the future is here and the past is unforgiving Presented by J.R. Southall with Jon Arnold
Blue Box 138: The Great AI Vs Animation Debate
March 15, 2024 09:33 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThe Celestial Toymaker is soon to be with us, meanwhile Ian Levine is publishing bits of his own animated reconstructions and the BBC have decided to use AI to promote Doctor Who... Or are things not actually quite as wild as they might seem. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Dylan Rees
Film Club Extra: Oscars 2024
March 12, 2024 14:21 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBOur reaction to the winners and this time the ceremony itself, at the 96th Academy Awards Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber