Strangers in Space

The randomiser brings us to the surprising opening instalment of Series 7B, and so we coupled up Asylum of the Daleks with Pond Life in order to lessen the impact real life sometimes has on our fan brains... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Jack Rees

What do you get when the streamer behind Slow Horses asks the producer of Ted Lasso to adapt a novel from the writer of Striptease to feature one of the stars of The Wedding Crashers? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Iain Martin

Our thoughts on Anora, the latest from indie writer-director Sean Baker which has catapulted him into the Oscar conversation Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

More rumours about what might be happening (and Who might not be a part of it) in the worlds of Doctor Who. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

Our reaction to and predictions for the nominations for this year's Oscars. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

It's Donald J's first week back in the White House, so how's he doing? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

We catch up with a handful of recent movies that are in this year's Academy Awards conversation: Wicked, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain and Dune: Part Two Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Award-winning writer and Big Finish contributor David K. Barnes chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford David's website

Overlooked gem or mismatched misfire? We turn the clocks back thirty years to take another look at Kathryn Bigelow's follow-up to Point Break, the VR thriller Strange Days Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Some thoughts about film director David Lynch Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

In which we talk about three largely British space horror movies - Event Horizon, Pandorum, The Last Days on Mars - as part of our ongoing conversation about the Alien franchise and its influence Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees

We head back to the penultimate episode of Torchwood's second series to see how the series is looking, in the latest choice from Doctor Who's back catalogue as made by our randomiser Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees

In a case of Christmas leftovers, here's something we recorded for the festive season but didn't get around to publishing thanks to a surfeit a last minute reviews: it's another surprise discussion about yet another randomly selected movie poll from the thoroughly random YouGov website. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Mark Donaldson

In which we catch up with Ridley Scott's latest belated sequel and fail to wonder whether Thelma II Louise could be up next Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Including some bonus thoughts on Joy to the World and the arrival of last year's AI figures, mostly we end up going over the latest internet buttlescut about the forthcoming second series writers, story titles and broadcast dates Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees

A catch-up on some of the more striking Christmas TV, mostly focussing on the latest A Ghost Story for Christmas, with a short conversation about the latest Wallace & Gromit and the final Gavin & Stacey too Presented by Matt Barber, with Steve Hatcher and J.R. Southall

Dr Simon Exton of The ExtonMoss Experiment chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford

Our thoughts on this year's Christmas Doctor Who offerings from the BBC (the ones set in the fictional universe, that is!), Joy to the World and first, The War Games in Colour Presented by Matt Barber, with Steve Hatcher, J.R. Southall and Ian Winterton

He's pretty much synonymous with Christmas these days, and there's been a lot of commentary about George Michael and Wham! this year; here are our thoughts Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brett

Three teams, six-minus-one quizzers, and seven rounds culminating in the now traditional quadruple answer smash - Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without the slightly awkward Strangers in Space Christmas Quiz Hosted by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Iain Martin, Luke Molloy and Harry Palmer

As a little Yuletide extra, we thought we'd add this to our seasonal schedule: it's a poll conducted by the YouGov website a few years ago to discover the nation's favourite festive songs Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brett

On the eve of (the eve of) Steven Moffat's last Doctor Who Christmas special, our attention turns to his first: A Christmas Carol Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

When it was discovered that one of us had never seen 1984's big success Ghostbusters (at least not all the way through), we decided to put that right and find out what he thought... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

A round-up of two recent movies which might have half an eye on awards season, but which might have suffered because of their split personalities The conversation about Heretic begins at 25:30 Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Mark Donaldson and Matt Barber

The randomiser takes us back to 1964 and only Doctor Who's seventh story, but in an episode recorded in person, will we be able to dredge up some Christmas spirit for The Sensorites? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Rees