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Strangers in Space
Broader 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...
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Episodes
Who Review Extra: Bugs: All Under Control 19.08.2026 34:29
In order to mark the passing of Tom Chadbon, we randomly selected an episode of something relatively genre-orientated that he'd been in, and the randomiser said Bugs. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Film Club Lite 104: The Dish (2000) 17.08.2026 32:49
In the first first of two podcasts recorded in order to mark the passing of Sam Neill, we take a look at his 2000 film The Dish Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brett
Film Club Lite 103: The Vast of Night (2019) 14.08.2026 37:10
Andrew Patterson's second film The Rivals of Amziah King is out on limited release today, so we thought we'd head back seven years to take a look at his debut - The Vast of Night - and see how much promise it shows Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Simon Brett
Blue Box 224: The Eleventh Doctor Poll 12.08.2026 2:02:45
The results of our listeners poll to find the most loved stories of the Matt Smith era Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Steve Hatcher and Ian Winterton
Film Club Extra 145: Disclosure Day 10.08.2026 44:56
In which Steven Spielberg goes back to the early days of his career and produces a new spin on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Well, we say "new"; he updates it to the themes and concerns of the mid-1990s at least. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ian Winterton
Who Review Extra 76: The Avengers: The Hour That Never Was 07.08.2026 24:46
Who Review Extra takes us right back into The Avengers again, and this time into the middle of Season Four to find Mrs Peel settling in nicely and the format fully up and running... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Film Club Extra 144: The Odyssey 05.08.2026 58:16
Christopher Nolan's latest is another updating of the movies he no doubt caught during summer holidays when he was a kid; the fidelity of his vision isn't important, so much as the quality of the outcome Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ian Winterton
Film Club Extra 143: Spider-Man: Brand New Day 03.08.2026 53:35
Warning: there are big spoilers to significant plot developments in our review of the latest from the MCU, so make sure you've seen Spider-Man: Brand New Day before you listen to this episode Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Ryan Blake and Simon Brett
Film Club Extra 142: Obsession 31.07.2026 36:04
It's been possibly the cinema sensation of the summer; we finally took a look at Curry Barker's low budget, big box office, high concept horror film Obsession Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ian Winterton
Blue Box 223: The 2026 Holiday Quiz 29.07.2026 1:01:29
For this year's summer quiz we have invited the Trap One Podcast to join us in our low-jinks, as we once more lean into the House of Games pastiche express Presented by J.R. Southall Representing Strangers in Space: Jon Arnold and Matt Barber And for Trap One: Si Hart, Dan Hollingsworth, Mark McManus and Tom Newsom Warning: the quiz plays better as a visual experience and you can do that here: htt...
Film Club Extra 141: Backrooms 27.07.2026 32:24
A pair of low budget horror films from YouTubers have created a sensation (and upset the box office spectrum) this summer, so in the first of two reviews we take a look at Kane Parsons' Backrooms (warning: contains spoilers) Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ian Winterton
Blue Box 222: Showrunners & Riders 24.07.2026 1:08:54
We talk through some of the names who might be expected to be putting in bids to become the new artistic director on Doctor Who, after BBC Studios confirmed its hat would be in the ring Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Film Club Extra 140: Citizen Vigilante 22.07.2026 1:02:50
You don't have to have watched Citizen Vigilante in order to appreciate our review of it, in fact we recommend you don't Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake
Music Club Extra 11: Burnham's Best Beats 20.07.2026 1:00:46
On the day Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister, we go back to his Party Pieces interview with The Quietus in 2022, and ask whether we think the man who chose to be represented by these thirteen records is the right man to represent us in the highest office in the country. Or maybe just give our opinions on his opinions. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon Brett and Eric Drass Party Pieces: http...
TV Club 102: The Tripods 17.07.2026 48:10
In the first half (albeit recorded second) of a Too Hot for TV crossover, we take a look at the ill-fated 1980s TV adaptation of John Christopher's The White Mountains trilogy Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake and Dylan Rees On tomorrow's episode of Too Hot for TV (recorded first), we'll be looking at the prequel novel and various comic strip adventures: https://linktr.ee/Dylan_Rees
Who Review Extra 75: The Avengers School for Traitors 15.07.2026 32:42
With The Avengers now in the randomiser we take Who Review Extra all the way back to February of 1963, a time before Doctor Who even existed, to check out the Season 2 episode School for Traitors and see how it stands up against the style the series would hit later on Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Film Club Lite 102: Smart Money (1986) 13.07.2026 31:55
In the aftermath of MayGann, we take a look at Smart Money, the 1986 TV movie that predicts the hacker dramas of the 1990s and which is the first collaboration between TV movie writer Matthew Jacobs and Candyman director Bernard Rose Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber You can watch Smart Money here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1wVSRDFWc9E
Cold Wet Nige (Private Members Club 31) 10.07.2026 49:50
England's chances in the World Cup, Nigel's farrago in Clacton, Ann Widdecombe's surprising connection to Doctor Who and more in this emergency unstoppable edition of Private Members Club Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold
Play for Today: Whistling Wally (TV Club 101) 10.07.2026 37:13
Paul McGann's very first screen appearance was in a Play for Today written by Wally K Daly (author of the ill-fated Doctor Who story The Ultimate Evil), and so we extended MayGann in order to take a look Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ryan Blake
The Third Doctor Poll (Blue Box 221) 08.07.2026 1:39:30
The results of our listeners poll to find the most loved stories of the Jon Pertwee era Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher
Supergirl (Film Club Extra 139) 06.07.2026 1:00:14
The second film in the DC Gunniverse seems to have stalled at the box office, and it can't just be down to embittered Snyder fans casting a hex upon it - indeed, our review team of four shrank to half its promised size when two didn't even bother to go see it. We decided to make up for their absence by talking longer Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake
Postcards from the Edge (Film Club Lite 101) 03.07.2026 36:24
Films about filmmakers are always intriguing, and back in 1990 the director of The Graduate collaborated with Carrie Fisher to tell a fictionalised account of her relationship with her mother Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brett
Bidding Adieu (Who Review Extra 74) 01.07.2026 43:53
Now that we've hit July, we can no longer claim it's MayGann, and so by way of saying goodbye we join Sylvester McCoy for his 1996 video diary in which we find him Bidding Adieu to the role of Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Steve Hatcher
Tip Toe (TV Club 100) 29.06.2026 58:43
We talk about RTD's latest, with a little bit about Doctor Who at the start Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ian Winterton
Dæmos Rising (Who Review Extra 73) 26.06.2026 44:04
Our summer of celebration of the TV movie and the surrounding wilderness years brings us to the last licensed-but-unofficial spin-off mini-movie that was made before Doctor Who returned to our screens in 2005, Dæmos Rising Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Ryan Blake, Steve Hatcher and Dylan Rees
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