Strangers in Space
868 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 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
Blue Box 73: Series Thirteen Preview
October 18, 2021 12:36 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBSeries Thirteen is almost upon us, but what can we expect from it? In this far from definitive guide to the next six episodes, we predict the precise viewing figures, pull the trailer apart, discuss the BBC's promotional efforts and discover the truth about Ranskoor Av Kolos
Episode 73: Series Thirteen Preview
October 18, 2021 12:36 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBSeries Thirteen is almost upon us, but what can we expect from it? In this far from definitive guide to the next six episodes, we predict the precise viewing figures, pull the trailer apart, discuss the BBC's promotional efforts and discover the truth about Ranskoor Av Kolos
Who Review Extra 03: The Infinite Quest
October 16, 2021 09:31 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBIt's just like so Totally Doctor Who, to go on an infinite quest ... for just three data-chips
Film Club 42: Duncan Jones
October 14, 2021 04:23 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBA conversation about the director of Moon and its semi-followup Mute, Source Code and Warcraft (not A Beginning)
Blue Box 72: Season Two
October 12, 2021 04:29 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIt's back to London 1965 in this episode, except by the long way around. We're turning our microphones to the subject of the first Doctor's middle series, Season Two
Episode 72: Season Two
October 12, 2021 04:29 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIt's back to London 1965 in this episode, except by the long way around. We're turning our microphones to the subject of the first Doctor's middle series, Season Two
TV Club 16: Ted Lasso
October 10, 2021 11:04 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBSome thoughts on the runaway hit TV series from AppleTV+
Film Club Extra: No Time to Die
October 08, 2021 06:22 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBDaniel Craig returns as James Bond in No Time to Die, the 25th Bond film from Eon and definitely Craig's last. But what will we make of this much delayed entry in the 007 canon, in this extremely spoiler-heavy review? A video version of this podcast can be watched here
TV Club 15: After Pilkington
October 06, 2021 06:20 - 24 minutes - 23 MBIf it's January 1987 and it's murder among the dons in rural Oxfordshire, then it must be Screen Two's fondly remembered black comedy After Pilkington, starring Bob Peck and Miranda Richardson
Film Club Extra: Free Guy
October 04, 2021 06:20 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBNot content with Wrexham, looks like Ryan Reynolds has his sights set on the entire internet too. It's The Truman Show meets The Matrix meets TRON meets Ready Player One as we turn our microphones to Free Guy
Episode 71: RTD Returns
October 02, 2021 09:28 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBOur reaction-cast to the news of Russell T Davies' forthcoming return as Doctor Who showrunner.
Blue Box 71: RTD Returns
October 02, 2021 09:28 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBOur reaction-cast to the news of Russell T Davies' forthcoming return as Doctor Who showrunner.
Music Club Extra 01: The Blow Monkeys' Journey to You
September 30, 2021 08:29 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MBIt's forty years since The Blow Monkeys formed, and to celebrate they've just released their eleventh studio album. What better way to kick off a new strand of the podcast than with a review of Journey to You
Film Club Extra: The Green Knight
September 24, 2021 13:44 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBOur review of the incomparable new film from David Lowery, The Green Knight
Music Club 02: Oasis
September 22, 2021 04:27 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBWith Matt away, Simon and JR seem to have accidentally recorded another edition of Music Club, and they've stayed in Manchester for this overview of their feelings about Oasis.
Episode 70: Series One
September 20, 2021 06:29 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBIt's back to 2005 for the first year of the revived series this time around, as our journey through the Doctor Who back catalogue arrives at Series One Artwork 'borrowed' from Si Hodges
Blue Box 70: Series One
September 20, 2021 06:29 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBIt's back to 2005 for the first year of the revived series this time around, as our journey through the Doctor Who back catalogue arrives at Series One Artwork 'borrowed' from Si Hodges
Film Club Extra: Gunpowder Milkshake
September 18, 2021 08:20 - 25 minutes - 23 MBA short review of the new neo-noir starring Karen Gillan, with support from the likes of Lena Headey, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino and Angela Bassett
Music Club 01: The Smiths
September 16, 2021 04:22 - 30 minutes - 28 MBGenius, or self-parody? Or just a new strand of the podcast in which we talk about some musical artists that were culturally or personally significant on our arrested development. First up, The Smiths.
Film Club Extra: 2021 Movie Round-Up
September 13, 2021 03:47 - 44 minutes - 41 MBWith Simon away watching Fiction Factory, it's down to Matt and JR to talk about a fiction factory of a different kind: it's our review of the movies we've seen through 2021 so far.
Film Club 41: Planet of the Apes (Part Three)
September 09, 2021 04:28 - 55 minutes - 50 MBAfter looking at the original pentalogy, and the Tim Burton calamity, we've finally arrived at the modern Planet of the Apes trilogy. But will it be a Caesar salad or a Koba cabana?
Who Review Extra 02: The Keys of Marinus
September 06, 2021 02:53 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIt's back to the spring of 1964 for our second short-form Doctor Who review, our subject being Terry Nation's sophomore script The Keys of Marinus. But will we judge it a Velvet Web, or a Sea of Death?
Film Club Lite 08: Akira (1988)
September 02, 2021 08:14 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBKatsuhiro Ôtomo's 1988 adaptation of the 1982 manga is the latest movie selected for the Film Club Lite treatment
Film Club Lite: Akira (1988)
September 02, 2021 08:14 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBKatsuhiro Ôtomo's 1988 adaptation of the 1982 manga is the latest movie selected for the Film Club Lite treatment
Blue Box 69: Season 26
August 30, 2021 06:45 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIt was the end, but it prepared for a moment of new beginning... Our journey through Doctor Who arrives at Season 26
Episode 69: Season 26
August 30, 2021 06:45 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIt was the end, but it prepared for a moment of new beginning... Our journey through Doctor Who arrives at Season 26
TV Club 14: The Tenth Man
August 26, 2021 04:39 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIt's back to 1988 as we take a look at Hallmark's prestige adaptation of Graham Greene's recently unearthed psychological drama, The Tenth Man
Film Club 40: The MCU Phase Two
August 23, 2021 07:59 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBAs J.R.'s maiden voyage through the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues, we pause to talk about the films that make up Phase Two, including the introductions of Ant-Man and the Guardians of the Galaxy
Film Club Lite: Fame (1980)
August 19, 2021 04:28 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode of Film Club Lite, we turn our attention to Fame (Fame!), Alan Parker's movie about wannabe Glee club members in 1980 New York
Film Club Lite 07: Fame (1980)
August 19, 2021 04:28 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode of Film Club Lite, we turn our attention to Fame (Fame!), Alan Parker's movie about wannabe Glee club members in 1980 New York
Blue Box 68: Series Ten
August 16, 2021 04:14 - 1 hour - 79 MBThe whole of Peter Capaldi's third season - Steven Moffat's last - in ninety minutes, as our trawl through Doctor Who's past lands on Series Ten Artwork 'borrowed' from FunnyNWittyReferenc
Episode 68: Series Ten
August 16, 2021 04:14 - 1 hour - 79 MBThe whole of Peter Capaldi's third season - Steven Moffat's last - in ninety minutes, as our trawl through Doctor Who's past lands on Series Ten Artwork 'borrowed' from FunnyNWittyReferenc
Film Club Extra: The Suicide Squad
August 12, 2021 04:23 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBA short review of the latest from James Gunn, in which Harley Quinn returns as part of a mission movie ensemble in this latest offering from the DC Universe
Bonus Episode: Panic-Moon Grams
August 09, 2021 04:20 - 18 minutes - 16.4 MBAs suggested by listener Andy Van Kay, here's a short bonus quiz in which we try and sort our Acrids from our Agents
Blue Box Bonus 37: Panic-Moon Grams
August 09, 2021 04:20 - 18 minutes - 16.4 MBAs suggested by listener Andy Van Kay, here's a short bonus quiz in which we try and sort our Acrids from our Agents
Film Club Lite: The One (2001)
August 05, 2021 05:35 - 21 minutes - 19.1 MBWe set the randomiser for this edition of Film Club Lite, and it chose us the 2001 Jet Li-starring martial arts multiverse actioner from James Wong, The One
Film Club Lite 06: The One (2001)
August 05, 2021 05:35 - 21 minutes - 19.1 MBWe set the randomiser for this edition of Film Club Lite, and it chose us the 2001 Jet Li-starring martial arts multiverse actioner from James Wong, The One
Film Club 39: Mad Max
August 02, 2021 03:41 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBOur American correspondent Ross Aitken returns for a conversation about George Miller's (to date) four Mad Max movies Ross on the Gallifrey's Most Wanted podcast
Blue Box 67: Kicking the Backside of Gamdom
July 30, 2021 10:20 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBOur reaction to the news that showrunner Chris Chibnall and current Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker will be leaving the series in 2022
Episode 67: Kicking the Backside of Gamdom
July 30, 2021 10:20 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBOur reaction to the news that showrunner Chris Chibnall and current Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker will be leaving the series in 2022
Film Club 38: Village Invasions
July 28, 2021 05:44 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBThis time on Film Club we're looking at English villages playing host to Nazi invaders in the middle of a World War, in Went the Day Well? (1942), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Eye of the Needle (1981) and The Spy in Black (1939)
Film Club Lite 05: Sneakers (1992)
July 26, 2021 06:30 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBIn honour of the Film Stories project's recent Blu-ray release, we've snuck in a bonus review of Phil Alden Robinson's 1992 comedy thriller Sneakers, starring Robert Redford
Episode 66: Season 17
July 23, 2021 08:36 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBOur season-by-season journey through the history of Doctor Who arrives at the fourth Doctor's penultimate series, the somewhat divisive Season 17. But was 1979 an annus mirabilis, or just anus? (Artwork 'borrowed' from FunnyNWittyReference)
Blue Box 66: Season 17
July 23, 2021 08:36 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBOur season-by-season journey through the history of Doctor Who arrives at the fourth Doctor's penultimate series, the somewhat divisive Season 17. But was 1979 an annus mirabilis, or just anus? (Artwork 'borrowed' from FunnyNWittyReference)
Film Club Lite 04: Onibaba (1964)
July 21, 2021 08:53 - 31 minutes - 28.3 MBThe latest short Film Club Lite review is of Kaneto Shindo's precursor to J-horror, a medieval tale of spirits and civil war from 1964; warning: moderate spoilers (Onibaba can be watched for free on YouTube)
TV Club 13: Loki
July 19, 2021 06:52 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBA short bonus episode looking back on Season One of the latest Marvel Universe endeavour on Disney+, Loki
Film Club 36: Harry Potter (Part One)
July 15, 2021 04:07 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIt's back to school on Film Club this time, as we take the train straight from platform 9-and-whatever all the way to Hogwarts and the first four Harry Potter films. But did we enjoy them...?
Film Club 37: Harry Potter (Part One)
July 15, 2021 04:07 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIt's back to school on Film Club this time, as we take the train straight from platform 9-and-whatever all the way to Hogwarts and the first four Harry Potter films. But did we enjoy them...?
Film Club Extra: Black Widow
July 11, 2021 06:44 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIt's been two years since the MCU was last in cinemas, but now it's back - and back five years ago, as it happens. But what did we think of Natasha Romanoff's long overdue solo outing?
Who Review Extra 01: Snakedance
July 09, 2021 08:25 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBThe first instalment in our new strand features Season 20's Snakedance, Christopher Bailey's 1983 sequel to Kinda