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

What? What?! WHAT?! So we're midway through Doctor Who Series 12 and we've just been given a curveball the like of which has never been seen in the show. Judoon, the return of Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), a buried TARDIS, a fugitive hiding on earth, a new incarnation of the Doctor... and more mystery about Gallifrey.  Standard episodes just don't do that, do they? But who was watching b...

What did you think of Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror? Hold that thought, then ask yourself the more important question: what did *we* think of Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror? Doctor Who Series 12 has been a mixed bag so far, but was Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror the fizzy cola bottle or the unfizzy cola bottle? It's the PodKast with a K, in which forty-something male, pale, and stale anoraks chat...

Orphan 55 is arguably the most divisive Doctor Who episode since 2005 - if not longer. But was it really all that bad? Is there something of value to take from the episode that split fandom and demonstrated makeup that would look amateurish on a 1990s CBBC production of A Midsomer Night's Dream? Brian A. Terranova and James McLean are on hand to find out.

Hot on the heels of part one, part 2 of the Doctor Who Series 12 opener, Spyfall, has just aired in the show's usual Sunday evening slot. This week, Christian Cawley, Brian A Terranova, and James McLean discuss the story in-depth, along with a surprising realisation. PLUS: why was the sound quality so bad in portions of the last podKast? Christian explains all...

Doctor Who is back with a bang and a twist with Skyfall, the first episode of a two part story kicking off Series 12. Christian Cawley and Gareth Kavanagh mull it over, with a bit of help from... you!

The first Doctor Who episode to air on Christmas Day was back in 1965, smack bang in the middle of The Daleks' Master Plan. A curio that most fans haven't seen, the episode exists only as an audio adventure from off air tapes. Or does it? Aside from a Peter Purves/Jean Marsh two-hander, alongside the original novelisation, various fan-made productions have been mounted. From telesnap archives to C...

Time travel back to 2006 with Christian Cawley and Brian Terranova as we talk all the way through The Runaway Bride, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Merry Christmas, and a happy 2020 from all of us.

We've got a problem. With a new Doctor Who series on the horizon, how can we manage to fit it in? With books, games, comics, magazines, radio shows, movies - even podcasts - where does TV sit? Should specific shows be prioritised? If so, is Doctor Who really a show to watch before, say, The Mandalorian, or The Man in the High Castle, or even I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here? James McLean and Chr...

Doctor Who's new trailer for Series 12 and the shows's 56th anniversary are the topics of conversation this week. Some interesting thoughts about the future and the best anniversary stories, too... With Christian Cawley, James McLean, and Brian Terranova!

This week's show is a PropKast featuring Brian A Terranova telling us about how he and a group of prop enthusiasts built their own RTD-era sonic screwdriver. Tying in nicely with our RTD era sonic screwdriver PDF , Brian tells Christian Cawley how prop makers put their heads together, pooled resources, and built their own sonic screwdrivers. As if all that wasn't enough, there's even some chat abo...

Comic cons, book launches, interviews in Radio Times - former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston is everywhere right now, opening up and talking honestly for the first time ever. So it should come as no surprise that this brand new Kasterborous PodKast is almost entirely about him. Oh, and Brian A. Terranova - he's back as well... Shownotes Christopher Eccleston's thoughts on the Doctor Who 50th ann...

Remember The Iron Legion? Or are your early memories of Doctor Who somewhat different? In this week's Kasterborous Doctor Who podcast, Christian and Gareth look back through the space-time visualizer at their earliest memories of classic Doctor Who.

The summer is over and we're back! Gareth Kavanagh and Christian Cawley recall the great Terrance Dicks who sadly died on August 29th, 2019, aged 84. Considering his various Doctor Who highs and lows, we also recall our own encounters with the Great Oak of Doctor Who. Shownotes The Making of Doctor Who The Horror of Fang Rock The Target Storybook Terrance Dicks books on Amazon  

Christian Cawley, James McLean, and Gareth Kavanagh take a look through the space-time visualizer at Doctor Who movies that were never made. Listen in for our thoughts on: The Chase/Keys of Marinus Doctor Who Meets Scratchman Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen Paramount's Michael Jackson-starring Doctor Who movie Last of the Time Lords David Yates' "weird fantasy" Sony leak movie plans And, as seems to...

Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss the 10th anniversary of Torchwood: Children of Earth, a brief chat about the Third Doctor following 100 years since Jon Pertwee's birth, and there's news of our brand new Classic Era Sonic Screwdriver Ebook! Torchwood: Children of Earth (Blu-ray) April Walker Wikipedia page Classic era sonic screwdriver eBook

There's not a lot of Doctor Who news around at the moment, but what is going on is pretty interesting. To highlight the gems, Christian Cawley and James McLean got together to record a new podcast! So, if you want to know about the new Doctor Who virtual reality adventure, or the Captain Jack/Sixth Doctor crossover, or even find out about the recreation of Mission to the Unknown, hit play!

Remember the time the Doctor met the crew of Star Trek's Enterprise? Does Doctor Who occur in the same universe as Blake's 7? What about Marvel UK's soon-to-be resurrected Death's Head, and his contract on the Doctor? Join Christian Cawley, Gareth Kavanagh, and James McLean as they navigate the wondrous worlds of Doctor Who crossovers, imagined and real!

Incredibly, in over 350 podcasts, we haven't spent any time talking in depth about former Doctor Who script editor Eric Saward.  Well, it's time to make amends! Gareth Kavanagh is back with Christian Cawley and James McLean to discuss the 1982-1986 era of Doctor Who. Listen out for mention of a Saward-penned graphic novel currently in production focusing on Saward's Resurrection of the Daleks and...

In a special one-off return for a chat podcast, Doctor Who cosplayer Brian A. Terranova tells Christian Cawley about the research into his remarkable history of the RTD era sonic screwdriver, available to download as a free PDF . We can't possibly discuss everything about the PDF in this little box of text, but suffice to say Brian has been researching the device for over a decade, collecting repl...

The Melkur has arrived, and Christian Cawley and James McLean are literally caught by the honey on display in The Keeper of Traken. There's the cast, the set, the costumes, the return of the Master, the Shakespearean undercurrent. It's lovely, isn't it? This week's podKast with a K is a commentary of The Keeper of Traken. We'd like you to join in, watching along with us. Get your DVDs/streaming ac...

Welcome to the first of our new monthly podcast schedule, in which we look at Doctor Who Series 11 in depth.  Did it work? Was it great? Did Jodie deliver the goods, and did Resolution feel a bit pointless (if enjoyable)? There's a lot to talk about: click play to hear Christian Cawley, James Baldock, and Simon Danes try to come to some sort of concensus.

Happy New Year, Kasterborites! It's time to take apart Resolution, the latest episode of Doctor Who and probably it's only showing in 2019. Join Christian Cawley, Gareth Kavanagh and James McLean as they mull over the episode, highlight their highs and lows, and ask: was Resolution an unwelcome crown to a series that had already ended strongly...?

Back in September 2018, Christian Cawley and James McLean attended the VworpCon, and took the opportunity to chat with perennially popular Doctor Who director Graeme Harper! Harper discusses some of the highlights of his career, and shares how directing has changed over the past 35 years. Merry Christmas!

Christian Cawley, James McLean, and Gareth Kavanagh are back again with another Doctor Who podKast with a K. This week, we address the news from the BBC that Doctor Who Series 12 will not air until 2020. There's also some chat about how the 2005 series was almost a 6 parter, and a review of the Series 11 finale, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. Shownotes Doctor Who Series 12 airs in 2020

Yes, it had a talking frog, and no, we didn't hate it. Well, not totally. But what could have got on the nerves of a particular member of the podKast team? Could it be the Graham Williams era feel of the conclusion? Or the despicable act of the girl's father? Or is it Sharon D Clarke's Sheffield "accent"? Go on, have a guess!