Kasterborous Classic TV: Exploring Doctor Who & Classic Sci-Fi

It's the full podKast team this week as Christian Cawley, James McLean and Brian Terranova look at the recent news and discussions in the world of #DoctorWho. We've got chat and speculation about Series 8 and the role of the volcanic island of Lanzarote, a return to the podKast of The Horns of Nimon, speculation about Colin Baker's rumoured casting in the new #StarWars movie and the very popular f...

Here's a question for you: is Season 7 of #DoctorWho better or worse than the rest of the Jon Pertwee era? We don't know, but Christian Cawley and James McLean certainly had a good go at discussing it in this week's podKast. Other topics include a bunch of unglamorous weirdos picking of the Radio Times Audience Award #BAFTA2014 for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary episode The Day of the Doctor while...

Brian Terranova rejoins the podKast this week with Christian Cawley and James McLean, ready to throw his thoughts into the ring on a number of topics, from David Tennant's US accent to how much healthier Matt Smith is looking since he quit #DoctorWho. Throw in some now-obligatory missing episodes talk, Brian's awesome TARDIS key collection and mention of his nemesis Paul McGann's Cat (a commenter...

Hey, Kasterborites - it's podKast time, in which Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss a few topical items that have been drawing attention in the world of #DoctorWho over the past week. This time, we've got our thoughts on the latest missing episodes development (if indeed it is related at all) and have a chat abut Matt Smith's casting in the new #Terminator trilogy (also taking a sidestep to...

It's #Doctor Who podKast time, and this week we have a nice long chat about the various looks that the Doctor has had over the years and ask: what would you wear? Faced with the prospect of chatting about a heckuva lot of Doctor Who news, Christian Cawley and James McLean cope admirably with the onslaught of interesting talking points with their usual irreverence and insight before getting stuck i...

PodKasting as a duo this week, Brian A Terranova and James McLean give their thoughts on a couple of recent #DoctorWho news items before turning their attention to two Cybermen stories. Revenge of the Cybermen in 1975 was the cyborg race's first appearance since 1969, while Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel was their introduction to nuWho (a brief cameo in Dalek notwithstanding). Both stories atte...

In this week's podKast, we discuss the many redesigned monsters to have appeared in #DoctorWho over the years, from Daleks and Cybermen to Sontarans, Ice Warriors and Silurians. There's also chat about Tom Baker launching a run of classic Doctor Who on the Horror Channel and some missing episodes #omnirumour talk!

James McLean, Brian A Terranova and Christian Cawley bring you their weekly discussion of all things Doctor Who in the latest podKast (with a "K"). This week, Brian regales with tales of the Louisville WizardWorld Comic Con in which he appeared in his cosplaying glory as the Tenth Doctor for a panel! We also discuss the latest casting and related rumours about Doctor Who Series 8, and offer our us...

James McLean and Christian Cawley are back with another Doctor Who podKast, discussing the late Kate O'Mara - evil Time Lady The Rani - and the various April Fool stories this week.

Following last week's silly shenanigan with John Guilor, the PodKast with a "K" gets down to business with James McLean and Brian A Terranova discussing some recent news without the formatted interjections of lead host Christian Cawley. The result is a laid back chat about some recent #DoctorWho news. Some items you may have already heard discussed on the podKast, but not with Brian, so you'll be...

He voiced the First Doctor in The Day of the Doctor's famous multi-Doctor scene, and now John Guilor descends on the Kasterborous #DoctorWho podKast! Parental advisory: this podKast features some adult language. There is also discussion of potential spoilers, so please, don't listen if you're easily offended by either. Chatting to James McLean and Christian Cawley, John tells us all about his work...

A little different to usual, here's a trailer for this week's podKast in which The Day of the Doctor voice actor John Guilor (he voiced the First Doctor in THAT scene) joins us for the full show and chats about the reconstructed Planet of Giants episode for the DVD release, his acclaimed Tom Baker impersonation and getting started as an actor much later in life than usual. Oh, and then there's the...

This week, we discuss the various rumours concerning the speculated return of the Master in Doctor Who Series 8. Is it Charles Dance? Is it Richard Armitage? Perhaps the new Master will be Steve John Shepherd? We don't know, but we're certainly interested and we'd love to hear your thoughts on this particularly interesting topic. Also, we spend a chunk of time discussing Mark Gatiss' forthcoming B...

This week we find ourselves - for the third week running - discussing the many pitfalls of watching Doctor Who "classic" The Horns of Nimon... If you're not keen on the Nimon, worry not. We've got plenty else to talk about, from Matt Smith's surprise Australian convention withdrawal to Titan's problem distributing new Doctor Who comic, Peter Capaldi in an old Midsomer Murders and the likelihood of...

In this week's podKast (with a "K") Christian Cawley and James McLean guide you through the latest big stories in the Doctor Who world. We discuss Peter Capaldi's jumper - costume or warmth aid? - and also ask whether or not the rumours concerning his planned single year in the role are anything more than ill-advised conjecture. As we recorded the podKast, Samuel Anderson's casting as Danny Pink w...

In this week's podKast with a "K" we welcome Doctor Who fanzine producer Gareth Kavanagh, editor of Vworp Vworp! as a guest for the full show! Christian Cawley and James McLean are in the hotseat too, with a nice selection of topics under discussion. To kick it off, we mull over the recent Buzzfeed.com list based around the idea of how Doctor Who might have been different had it been created in th...

In this week’s huskier-than-usual podKast (Christian’s recovering chest infection sounding a little Barry Whitesque, quite appropriate for a podKast recorded on St. Valentine’s Day), we discuss the recent speculation concerning Doctor Who‘s supposed return in July, the apparent lack of female scriptwriters in the show since 2005, whether our favourite Time Lord has really been a sexual creature si...

We're in contentious territory this week as #DoctorWho fans Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova and James McLean try to run the rule over the ongoing "should there be a female Doctor" debate. Yes. We know. Additionally, there is talk of steampunk in Doctor Who and how it pre-dates the TV Movie, and also a chat about the recent alleged episode synopses for Series 8. As always, we've got some recommen...

Join Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova and James McLean as they disassemble #DoctorWho and put it back together again - much like the TARDIS in the Mind Robber, or Frontios if you prefer. This week, we mull the lack of a real part 3 in rediscovered serial The Web of Fear, the evolution of the Cybermen and how this was influenced by design teams before it became a running theme in the show, and our...

In this brief reaktionKast (with a K), Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss new #doctorwho star Peter Capaldi's striking new Time Lord look, as revealed by the BBC this week.

is week's podKast features Christian Cawley and James McLean discussing Doctor Who plot holes and missing episodes, specifically how their value has changed from being worth less than video tape in the 1960s to making millions on iTunes in 2013. We're covering a lot of topics this time around, with topics as diverse as Tom Baker's birthday and Paddington Bear to the amazing reaction to the previou...

Wow, so much to get through in this week's podKast, from Peter Capaldi's first #DoctorWho photoshoot to missing episodes - stopping off at the fascinating topic of "was John Hurt cast to replace Christopher Eccleston or not?" on the way. The podKast team of Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova and James McLean have an interesting hour of discussion for you, and just because we love you, dear listener...

This isn't a podKast, but a snippet from BBC Tees' The TARDIS in Teesside in which I recall a very vivid #doctorwho dream from the mid-1980s...

You're in for a treat this week as #DoctorWho scriptwriter Andrew Smith recalls 1980's Full Circle in a special interview recorded at The Lass O'Gowrie in March 2013. Also featuring Tylos actor Bernard Padden in his first convention appearance, the interview was recorded as part of a Writercon event at the now-defunct public house and cultural epicentre. Let this week's podKast stand as both testa...

Well, it had to be done - the Kasterborous podKast team got together at the weekend to discuss The Time of the Doctor and offer their thoughts on whether Matt Smith's #DoctorWho finale was a hit or a miss. Our decision? Well, it's not quite Time and the Rani, but it would seem that we weren't as happy with it as we might have hoped to be...