Strangers in Space

Tom Baker might have thought a talking cabbage adequate company for his TARDIS travels, but the reality is that a television programme needs characters for the audience to recognise and identify with or care about. But how has that role changed over the years? In the first half of our discussion, we talk about the Doctor's companions during the original series.

In a discussion that has literally taken over a week to conclude, here are our further thoughts on David Tennant's third year in the TARDIS, Series Four. Artwork 'borrowed' from Douglas Sommerville

In a discussion that literally takes over a week to conclude, here are our thoughts on David Tennant's third year in the TARDIS, Series Four. Artwork 'borrowed' from Douglas Sommerville

After four sequels, two reboots and two television versions, Planet of the Apes is the adaptation of a novel that just keeps on coming. But just what is it that keeps on coming? That's the question we accidentally end up asking in this latest edition of Film Club, the first of four (non-consecutive) episodes dealing with the Apes saga.

A short bonus Film Club, in which we discuss the eight movies nominated for Best Picture this year - plus a few others - and select our own favourites from the field

A short bonus Film Club episode, reviewing the new film from the Lord and Miller stable

Gallifrey's Most Wanted's Ross Aitken rejoins us for this edition of Film Club, in which the subject is director Walter Hill, with particular emphasis on Southern Comfort, Streets of Fire and Last Man Standing.

As a warm-up for our forthcoming discussion on Walter Hill, I put Gallifrey's Most Wanted's Ross Aitken through his paces with fifty-nine seconds each on a variety of randomly chosen film directors. Gallifrey's Most Wanted Podcast

There have been thirteen Doctors Who - give or take - and each has brought their own unique interpretation to the character. But what is the Doctor's character across all thirteen interpretations - and what are the differences?

Yet another short bonus round of the game 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

It's fifteen years since Torchwood (dis)graced our screens; what are our memories of watching it, what were our favourite (and least favourite) bits, and would we like to have seen more?

In which J.R., while recording his recent appearance on the Who Can Convince You podcast, surprises host Harry Whitley with a round of Doctor WhoSaurus - and things don't quite go as expected. Happily, Harry gave his blessing for the results to be published... so here they are. The Who Can Convince You Link Tree

It's back in time to 1974 and Jon Pertwee's final go-round as the Doctor, as our journey through the history of Doctor Who arrives at Season Eleven Original artwork by Huw

A short bonus episode in which we send a bunch of Doctor Who story titles through the anagram generator, and then try and decipher which stories they belong to

Forty years ago the werewolf movie got a nip in the neck when three examples were released into cinemas with months of one another. But which has survived best, Wolfen, The Howling or An American Werewolf in London?

Should Doctor Who start remaking itself? And if so, which stories should it remake? More to the point, what is a remake anyway?

A discussion of the adaptations of Geoffrey Household's 1939 novel Rogue Male, both official and unofficial, including the 1976 TV movie, Fritz Lang's film Man Hunt, and First Blood.

It's another round of Doctor WhoSaurus - only this time with a difference: it's the substitute review team who got together to talk about The Stand who face the questions instead. But who will win, Tim Allman, Iain Martin or James Wheildon...?

It's time to take a look at Patrick Troughton's middle year, the "monster season", in our random journey through the history of Doctor Who Artwork 'borrowed' from Jeremy Bonwick

Another short bonus round of the game 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

During modeller Millie's recent visit to Strangers HQ, these are the challenges we forced her to undergo before she was allowed to record her Desert Planet Picks appearance... Millie's Twitter Millie's Instagram

A review of WandaVision, the Disney+ satire-cum-sitcom (let's call it a satcom) that kicks off Phase IV of the MCU.

What if the actors who played Doctor Who hadn't left when they did? What if, for example, Colin Baker had stayed on to become Andrew Cartmel's Doctor Who...? Or Matt Smith's Doctor had met Missy...

Author and playwright - and former television script editor - Andrew Cartmel chooses the ten items he would take with him, in this fiftieth edition of Desert Planet Picks, if he was about to be marooned in outer space... Andrew on Twitter Andrew's Facebook The Vinyl Detective

Stacey Smith?, pandemic modeller and co-author of OutsideIn and Who is the Doctor, chooses the eight items she would take with her, if she was about to be marooned on a desert planet Stacey's website The Doctor Who Ratings Guide The Cloister Library