Strangers in Space
847 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 9 hours 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
Who Review Extra 15: SJA Invasion of the Bane (2007)
June 16, 2023 04:30 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThe first Sarah Jane Adventure to come out of the proverbial hat is the very first one, Invasion of the Bane. But how will it look sixteen years on? Invasion of the Bane This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Jim Cameron
TV Club 51: Ted Lasso (Season Three / 2023)
June 14, 2023 04:31 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBOur thoughts on the third and final season of Ted Lasso, plus a prediction about its future... Ted Lasso This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Simon Brett
Private Members Club 16: Mea Conta
June 12, 2023 06:17 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBBoris is gone again ... but what was he thinking? This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Simon Brett
Book Club 02: Kingsley Amis
June 09, 2023 06:18 - 27 minutes - 25 MBAhead of next week's Film Club episode, a conversation about the author, his work and his politics Kingsley Amis This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber
Film Club Lite 42: Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010)
June 07, 2023 04:32 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBIn order to fully appreciate this review-that-isn't-a-review, it will help if you haven't seen the film in question - and it will help even more if you've never even heard of it. For this edition of the podcast takes the form of a warning - and a warning that will not be heeded at that. Tales of an Ancient Empire This edition presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin
TV Club 50: Haunted: The Ferryman (1974)
June 05, 2023 04:27 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBIt's back to 1974 and ITV's Haunted anthology this time, for an adaptation of Kingsley Amis' spooky ghost story The Ferryman. Can a young Sherlock Holmes save the day...? The Ferryman at imdb This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber
Film Club Extra: 65 (2023)
June 02, 2023 04:28 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBYou may not have noticed, but Adam Driver is fighting dinosaurs in downtown Cretaceous this year, in a film thrillingly called 65. Here's what we thought! 65 This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Warning: Matt doesn't care whether you're spoiled for the story or not, so freely reveals a huge plot twist without warning during the course of our conversation Second warning: unfortunately we lost one of our audio tracks during the recording of this ep...
Film Club Lite 41: The Ipcress File (1965)
May 31, 2023 04:34 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBWe all know the iconic John Barry theme, but is there more to The Ipcress File than the music? The Ipcress File This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jim Cameron
Film Club Lite 40: The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
May 29, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBIain and JR travel back to 1982 to relive Albert Pyun's cheap but cheerful Conan the Barbarian alternative, a movie that wears its hearts quite literally in its hands The Sword and the Sorcerer This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin
TV Club 49: The Green Man (1990)
May 26, 2023 06:33 - 28 minutes - 26 MBA short Kingsley Amis retrospective begins with a chat about the BBC's 1990 adaptation of the author's 1969 novel The Green Man (1990) The Green Man (1969) Kingsley Amis This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber
Blue Box 107: The Movie Doctor
May 24, 2023 04:32 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBHow does Peter Cushing's alternative 1960s take on the Doctor, fit in with other interpretations of the character? Peter Cushing's Doctor Who This episode presented by: Matt Barber With: Dylan Rees Jon Arnold Mark Donaldson
Film Club Lite 39: End of Days (1999)
May 22, 2023 04:35 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIt's another bad/good movie this time, as Arnold Schwarzenegger hunts down the devil in New York at the turn of the millennium. But is the Guns N' Roses song the best thing about it...? End of Days This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin
Film Club Duet 09: A Sound of Thunder (1989/2005)
May 19, 2023 04:44 - 47 minutes - 43 MBRay Bradbury's short story A Sound of Thunder introduced us to the expression The Butterfly Effect and the concept of chaos theory (plus it's got DINOSAURS!), and has twice been adapted for the screen (because it's got DINOSAURS!). But did one version stick too closely to the original text, and the other deviate too much? A Sound of Thunder The 2005 film This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin
Who Review Extra 14: Torchwood: Greeks Bearing Gifts
May 17, 2023 04:38 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBThe first episode of Torchwood to come up as part of our Who Review Extra strand is the exact mid-point of the first series, in a review that is not for the faint-hearted This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jim Cameron Jon Arnold Matt Barber
Film Club 56: Robert Fuest
May 15, 2023 04:29 - 1 hour - 56 MBAfter our look at the Dr Phibes movies, a retrospective of some of the rest of their director's work Robert Fuest Films under review: And Soon the Darkness (1970) The Final Programme (1973) The Devil's Rain (1975) This episode hosted by: J.R. Southall With: Dylan Rees Mark Donaldson
Film Club Extra: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
May 12, 2023 04:32 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBA reboot for the role-playing franchise's cinematic arm, but is it any good? This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Matt Barber
Film Club Lite 38: Striptease (1996)
May 10, 2023 06:19 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIain and J.R. go looking for the Donald Trump allusions (and find one that's really on the nose) in Andrew Bergman's less than stellar 1996 adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's Striptease - in what becomes the accidental first instalment in a series of reviews of entertainingly underperforming movies This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Iain Martin
Film Club Extra: Renfield
May 08, 2023 07:08 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBOur review of the much-delayed (92 years) sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 Dracula, with Nicolas Cage as the Count and Nicholas Hoult as his long-suffering servant, emerging from under his master's shadow This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Matt Barber
TV Club 48: Star Cops (1987)
May 05, 2023 04:34 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBOur review of Chris Boucher's short-lived police procedural in space, 1987's Star Cops Star Cops Star Cops on YouTube This episode presented by J.R. Southall With Jim Cameron Jon Arnold
Music Club Extra 04: Two Hearts by Mary Hopkin and Jessica Lee Morgan
May 03, 2023 04:29 - 45 minutes - 42 MBA review of the new album by Mary Hopkin in collaboration with her daughter Jessica Lee Morgan Two Hearts is available now from: http://www.maryhopkin.com/ https://jessicaleemorgan.com/
Desert Planet Picks 56 - Jessica Lee Morgan
May 01, 2023 06:07 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBSinger-songwriter Jessica Lee Morgan chooses the eight items she would take with her, if she was about to be marooned on a desert planet Jessica's new album, a collaboration with her mother Mary Hopkin, is available this week from: http://www.maryhopkin.com/ https://jessicaleemorgan.com/
Film Club Duet 08: Avatar
April 28, 2023 05:57 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBWe got there in the end; Mark and JR watch Jim (no relation) Cameron's original 2009 Avatar and it's first sequel, last year's The Way of Water, so you don't have to... Links page for the podcast: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/links.html And a quick guide to our hosts: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/the-team.html
Who Review Extra 13: Boom Town
April 26, 2023 04:33 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBA late addition to Russell T Davies' first series of the Doctor Who revival, Boom Town asks questions about the Doctor's involvement in other people's affairs. But does it have any answers - and what's going on with Mickey?
Film Club Duet 07: Dr. Phibes
April 24, 2023 04:27 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBOur mini Robert Fuest season begins with a look at his two Dr. Phibes films of the early 1970s, starring Vincent Price as the abominable character, a role he reprised for its return
Film Club Extra: M3gan
April 21, 2023 04:24 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThere's a new devil doll in town and she seems to have been quite a success. But what would we make of the new Blumhouse horror, Megan?
Music Club 20: Pet Shop Boys
April 19, 2023 04:30 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBA conversation about the Pet Shop Boys, Simon's favourites, and one of the defining bands of the 1980s and beyond
Blue Box 106: Rumours of Revisitations
April 17, 2023 09:18 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBThere have been a bunch of rumours flying about regarding who is going to show up for the sixtieth anniversary specials, so instead of talking through which particular click-bait YouTube channel might have the most reliable info, instead here is a discussion about which actors we think might most plausibly have accepted an invitation to appear
Film Club Lite 37: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
April 14, 2023 07:31 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBThe question for this edition, is this: will our resident Lynch sceptic be able to make it from one end of the Twin Peaks prequel to the other?
Who Review Extra 12: Planet of Evil
April 12, 2023 06:54 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBIt's Tom and Lis unleashed, after a season with Harry Sullivan - but is Planet of Evil any good?
TV Club 47: Twin Peaks (The Original Series)
April 10, 2023 06:59 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBIn the first part of our Twin Peaks retrospective, Matt leads the conversation through a discussion of the original two television series from 1990 and 1991 - but can the sceptic on the team be convinced to embrace the damn' fine coffee?
Blue Box 105: The Twelfth Doctor
April 07, 2023 06:47 - 1 hour - 73 MBMatt and the team turn their focus to the twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi, in this episode beset with technical issues which we hope won't ruin your enjoyment of the conversation
Film Club 55: Tomb Raider
April 05, 2023 04:27 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBIain and JR discuss the three attempts to bring Lara Croft to the silver screen, and the various pros and cons of each
Who Review Extra 11: The Curse of Peladon
April 03, 2023 06:02 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBWe all know the EU subtext, but does The Curse of Peladon still stack up as a Doctor Who story?
Private Members Club 15: You Can Run But You Can't Hide
April 01, 2023 07:05 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBA comparison between the current situations of three "populist" politicians and leaders, for each of whom the past might be catching up Note: this was recorded before the news broke about Donald Trump's indictment
Music Club 19: Burt Bacharach
March 29, 2023 04:29 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBIn tribute to Burt Bacharach, we choose our Top 5 Bacharach compositions and the artists whose versions we prefer
Film Club Extra: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
March 27, 2023 04:29 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBWinner of Best International Feature Film at this year's Academy Awards, Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front is the third adaptation of the Erich Maria Remarque novel and the second time the story has been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar
Film Club Extra: Cocaine Bear
March 24, 2023 06:51 - 21 minutes - 20 MBIt's here, but is it any good? We watched Cocaine Bear, so you wouldn't have to
Film Club Extra: Luther: The Fallen Sun
March 22, 2023 07:15 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBOur thoughts on the new Luther TV movie, in which Idris Elba's character gets the boot from the establishment where he's been working these last years, and fetches up as a special agent for Netflix instead
Desert Planet Picks 55: Dylan Rees
March 20, 2023 09:14 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBOur recent addition Dylan chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet
TV Club 46: Endeavour
March 17, 2023 05:31 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBNow that Inspector Morse's origins have been fully explored - or as fully as writer Russell Lewis is going to - we turn our microphones to the prequel series Endeavour, and ask if it's a spin-off that lives up to its predecessor
TV Club 45: The Last of Us
March 16, 2023 06:59 - 44 minutes - 41 MBDylan and JR give their thoughts on the new and recently concluded post-apocalypse drama The Last of Us
Blue Box 104: Whose of Games Day Five
March 15, 2023 07:06 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIt's the final day of our Doctor Who-themed House of Games-styled quiz, with Matt, Jon and Iain challenging to be the ultimate victor Until Round Tow, whereafter JR's challenge is to inject some sense of jeopardy back into the competition; in the end, the only winner is you, of course, the listener
Film Club Extra: Oscars 2023
March 14, 2023 05:30 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBOur thoughts on the winners and occasionally losers, after this year's Academy Awards were announced
Film Club Extra: The Whale
March 13, 2023 05:25 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBAhead of our reaction on the Oscar results themselves, here are our thoughts on the latest from Darren Aronofsky, The Whale, for which Brendan Fraser has been nominated Best Actor
Film Club Extra: Triangle of Sadness
March 12, 2023 08:04 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThe last Best Picture nominee we're going to get to before the Oscars announce their winner, is Ruben Östlund's Triangle of Sadness, a satire on status mostly set on a ship
Private Members Club 14: Dispatch of the Day
March 11, 2023 05:31 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIt comes to a pretty pass when football's 'Mr. Nice Guy'™ gets sent off from his own television hosting job, but that's thirteen years of Tory government for you: not so much football sponsorship as footballer censorship; our thoughts
Film Club Extra: Top Gun: Maverick
March 10, 2023 05:29 - 17 minutes - 16 MBTop Gun: Maverick might perhaps be the most unlikely candidate for this year's Best Picture Academy Award, but does it stand a chance in hell of winning?
Film Club Extra: Women Talking
March 09, 2023 05:33 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBHaving talked about She Said earlier in the year, we now turn our microphones to Plan B films' other MeToo movie, Sarah Polley's latest, the Best Picture-nominated drama Women Talking
Blue Box 103: Whose of Games Day Four
March 08, 2023 05:32 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBIt's the penultimate edition of our Doctor Who-themed House of Games-styled quiz, as Dylan, Iain and Matt go five rounds in an evenly paced competition
Film Club Extra: Elvis
March 07, 2023 05:25 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBBaz Luhrmann's glitterball biography of Elvis Presley - or of Colonel Parker perhaps - is the latest review in our rundown of this year's Best Picture nominees