Strangers in Space

BBC news reporter Tim Allman chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Tim's Twitter Tim on YouTube Opening theme: Jesus Couldn't Drum

Another new game to while away a dull fifteen minutes, in this short bonus episode in which we guess the Doctor Who story from three clues

A conversation about the various writers who only have one Doctor Who story to their credit Original photo: Tim Drury

This short bonus episode introduces a new quiz format in which Doctor Who story titles are run through the synonym-o-meter and the co-hosts have to guess what the stories really are

Film Club celebrates a changeover between American Presidents by travelling back in time to the late 1990s, and watching three films that sent up American politics during Bill Clinton's term in the Oval Office: Wag the Dog, Bulworth and Primary Colors

Actor, comedian and film-maker Richard Sandling stops by to talk about his ten Film Club Favourite choices, his new movie Phase and all sorts of other film and comedy related stuff Phase on Vimeo Richard's website Richard's Twitter

Our randomly-ordered season-by-season discussion of the history of Doctor Who arrives at Tom Baker's final year as the fourth Doctor, and it's a conversation that's not for the faint-hearted

Iain and Mark of the All of Time and Space podcast get put through their paces in the usual series of not-quite challenges All of Time and Space on Twitter All of Time and Space home

Ross Aitken, aka Old Who from the Gallifrey's Most Wanted podcast, guests once again to chat about another three dystopian future visions from the 1970s, in Z.P.G., Westworld and Rollerball Gallifrey's Most Wanted on Twitter

A review of Pixar's latest production Soul, and a round-up of some of the Christmas TV treats that were on offer this year

A review of the New Year's Day 2021 Doctor Who Special, Revolution of the Daleks

Another short bonus instalment to take us into the new year, as we randomly select pairs of Doctor Who stories and then try and divine the connections between them

From The Christmas Invasion to The End of Time, the Russell T Davies era saw Doctor Who become established as a Yuletide family favourite. But were the tenth Doctor specials any good? Clay figures created and photographed by  Millie McKenzie

Our Christmas film of 2020 is Frank Capra's 1946 classic It's a Wonderful Life. Plus a rundown of the films we reviewed in 2020; what was our least favourite - and will this one top the list?

Matt and Simon review the second series of The Mandalorian from Disney+, and discuss the latest Star Wars announcements

Old Who (that's Ross) and New Who (that's Vic) from the Gallifrey's Most Wanted podcast, go On the Spot for sixty seconds at a time, on randomly selected Doctor Who stories, so you don't have to Gallifrey's Most Wanted on Twitter

With no new arrivals and no departures, Doctor Who in 1972 was very much like Doctor Who in 2015; business as usual. But was Jon Pertwee's third term any good? Clay figures created and photographed by Millie McKenzie

It's been on the radar for most of the year, but now that Christopher Nolan's latest has arrived on DVD, it's time to level up on our thoughts about Tenet. Top spot, or dud?

A review of Mank, David Fincher's new film for Netflix, a comparison with its predecessor, RKO 281, and a brief detour into the legacy of Orson Welles and Citizen Kane

A short bonus episode, in which we look ahead to the 2020 Doctor Who holiday special, Revolution of the Daleks. Warning: contains potential spoilers and speculation

The twelfth Doctor's first season comes under the spotlight as we travel back to 2014 for Series Eight Artwork borrowed from "JwMnMaso"

Dan and Mike of the Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics podcast go On the Spot for sixty seconds over a randomly selected variety of movie titles ... so we don't have to. Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics on Twitter Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics Podcast

Ross Aitken of the Gallifrey's Most Wanted podcast returns, to discuss three more movies from the 1970s: No Blade of Grass, Electra Glide in Blue and The Stepford Wives

An experiment in talking about Doctor Who without mentioning specific stories or anything connected with them ... so you don't have to.

The nadir ... or the renaissance? We had back to 1987 to check out Sylvester McCoy's first season as Doctor Who, to find out how we feel about it 33 years later. Millie McKenzie on Twitter