Strangers in Space

Craig, Daniel is back as Benoit Blanc in the latest Knives Out Mystery from Rian Johnson Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

We check in on episodes 3 and 4 of the latest Doctor Who spin-off, to see how it's progressing Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber Links to our various new homes here: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/links.html

After our episode about Nigel Kneale's famous TV scientist and his portrayal at the movies, we decided to go the full Hammer with a run-through of the highlights of the film series - starting with this duet of two Quatermass-adjacent early horrors Presented by Matt Barber, with Steve Hatcher and J.R. Southall

In which we watch Matt Smith's final episode and wonder if it's a fitting way for the eleventh Doctor to go, and then choose the first Blakes 7 episode we're going to talk about after having added the series to the randomiser Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Giving the creator of Coupling and Joking Apart the Doctor Who showrunner job was bound to bring problems - unless of course that's the man the BBC wanted in charge of the programme. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Our mixed reaction to the first two episodes of the latest Doctor Who spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher With highly inappropriate language right from the very start

It's exactly half a century since Stanley Kubrick followed A Clockwork Orange with his stately, painterly picture Barry Lyndon. But will we be impressed by its languid pace and artistic aspirations? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Steve Hatcher and Luke Molloy

The last time Russell T Davies went five-part serial with a Doctor Who spin-off was Torchwood: Children of Earth, and at the time it was a great success. We went back and took another look. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees

In which we turn our minds back twenty years to the moments when the first RTD era overstepped the mark, and wonder whether it was ever unacceptable as family viewing Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

The Stephen King adaptations continue to roll in, the latest being this adaptation of his cheery 1979 Richard Bachman novel The Long Walk. Did we go along for the stroll though, or would we grind to a halt? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

Paul Thomas Anderson has made what Wiki are describing as a "black comedy action thriller film", but would we find it as hard to describe how we felt about One Battle After Another as they struggled to say what it is? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Luke Molloy

The randomiser has chosen the Series 2 finale of Torchwood, Doctor Who's first major spin-off drama, for us to take a look at - but will it fare any better than the Series 1 finale as chosen by the very random randomiser just a few weeks ago? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Steve Hatcher

You might think script editor Eric Saward's tenure on Doctor Who coincided with a period of calm rather than controversy, but we're here to pull back the covers and see if we can't find something to that doesn't smell quite right Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

Our thoughts on the photo of Billie Piper and Paul McGann on the TARDIS set that emerged at the weekend, leading onto a conversation about what we are expecting for the 2026 special Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

Nearly half a century (and eight further films) on from Ridley Scott's original, the Alien franchise comes to television. But is it a natural fit, and is that where it belongs? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

A conversation about Reeltime Pictures' Myth Makers series of interviews, concentrating on two releases in particular, in honour of Dylan's recently published book Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Rees Doctor Who Myths and Legends: The Reeltime Pictures Story at Telos

Our review of Tell Me It's Not True, the debut album by indie band Silk Cuts Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brett Vinyl edition at Rough Trade Download edition at Bandcamp YouTube channel Linktree

Guillermo del Toro and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein ought to be a match made in Heaven, but what would we make of it ahead of our patchwork Hammer watch-through starting next week? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Simon Brett and Steve Hatcher

We're about as far on now from Tremors, as that was from 1954's Them! when it came out in 1990 - but are giant worms in the Sierra Nevada still such a fun concept in 2025? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Rees

Our imaginary reboot of Doctor Who, created entirely from remakes of stories of the past, finds itself under the auspices of a new showrunner - and with a new Doctor in the form of Michelle Terry Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon Brett

Two films with aliens masquerading as human beings from either side of 1990, one being Abel Ferrara's take on (Invasion of the) Body Snatchers, and the other from the director of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson and Dylan Rees

We mark the passing of founder member Dave Ball, by looking back at his time in Soft Cell alongside Marc Almond Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Eric Drass Eric's Shardcore website

It's over half a century now since the Doctors' timelines first crossed in something resembling what we might know now as an "anniversary special", and certainly the lustre has come off The Three Doctors somewhat in those fifty-odd years - according to some reports at least. But how does it stand up five decades on? The randomiser has decided we take a look Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arn...

Austin Butler in a crime comedy from the director of Black Swan, Mother! and Requiem for a Dream? That couldn't possibly work... could it? (Warning: contains spoilers for major plot developments.) Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ryan Blake

In which we divide into teams in order to choose the Doctor Who story that is the most appropriate for its Halloween broadcast slot Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Steve Hatcher, Matt Barber and Ryan Blake