StrangersCast

Strangers in Space

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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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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Film Club Extra: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) 03.09.2025

If you woke up on January 1st and persuaded yourself that what you needed most this year was a further instalment of I Know What You Did Last Summer, then bingo you're in luck. For everybody else, here's our review. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

Blue Box 185: Resurrection Who 5. The Firemaker 01.09.2025

There's a new Doctor aboard the TARDIS as we enter the fifth season of our imaginary Doctor Who remake - and Mark is here to explain the choice and talk through the stories we've selected for him to experience. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson

Music Club Extra 09: The Blow Monkeys: Birdsong 29.08.2025

Dan Jennings of the Paul Weller Fan Podcast joins us to review The Blow Monkeys' new album Birdsong, their first for Alan McGee and Youth's record label Creation Youth Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Dan Jennings Creation Youth Paul Weller Fan Podcast

Film Club Lite 84: The Puppet Masters (1994) 27.08.2025

There had already been three adaptations of Jack Finney's The Body Snatchers by the time Disney's Hollywood Pictures went back to the source, and produced a version of Robert Heinlein's original alien parasite novel The Puppet Masters. Should they have left well alone? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake and Dylan Rees

Blue Box 184: Who News: Chronic Hysteretics 25.08.2025

The quotes coming out of Edinburgh this week might have made it feel like we're stuck in 1989 all over again (or is that 1985?), but this is a different century now - so what did we make of the idea that the TARDIS is "going nowhere"? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Film Club Duets 32: Vampira (1974) and Vamps (2012) 22.08.2025

In this edition we're pairing up a couple of very different but equally unlikely vampires; firstly there's David Niven's urbane and terribly British Count Dracula, and then Alicia Silverstone in an undead rematch with Amy Heckerling, her director on Clueless. What can possibly go right? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ryan Blake

Film Club Lite 83: The Relic (1997) 20.08.2025

Our odyssey through the mid-range monster movies of the 1990s fetches up at The Relic, Timecop director Peter Hyams' museum-set variation on Alien. But would any of us remember the film for long enough to talk about it? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake, Simon Brett and Dylan Rees

Blue Box 183: Resurrection Who 4. The Return 18.08.2025

It's the fourth "season" of our imaginary Doctor Who reboot, and a surprise is about to be sprung Presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson

Film Club Lite 82: Unforgettable (1996) 15.08.2025

After a run of indelible, critically adored movies culminating in The Last Seduction, was it hubris on John Dahl's part to call his fourth Unforgettable? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake

Film Club Lite 81: Mimic (1997) 13.08.2025

After making a splash in his native Mexico with Cronos, Hollywood invited Guillermo del Toro to come and helm another in its cycle of mid-90s monster movies. The result was Mimic, but what do we think of it now? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Steve Hatcher

Who Review Extra 51: Human Nature 11.08.2025

Shakespeare might, according to the tenth Doctor, be the most human human being who ever lived - but that isn't going to stop the tenth Doctor himself from having a go. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Film Club Lite 80: Species (1995) 08.08.2025

It's thirty years since Natasha Henstridge made her film debut as the sexy alien who's looking for the perfect partner with whom to make beautiful human hybrid babies, but what does Species look like in 2025? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Ryan Blake, Simon Brett, Steve Hatcher and Dylan Rees

Blue Box 182: Resurrection Who 3. The Hall of Dolls 06.08.2025

Our imaginary rebooted Doctor Who reaches its third season, showing that even after a misunderstanding about what the concept entails, interesting choices can still occur Presented by J.R. Southall, with Steve Hatcher

Film Club Extra: Jurassic World: Rebirth 04.08.2025

Could Jurassic World: Rebirth live up to its name and breathe new life into the dinosaga? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson

Blue Box 181: Summer Quiz 01.08.2025

Our now traditional seasonal quiz returns for a summer instalment, pitting our three teams' wits against some House of Games styled Doctor Who themed rounds as the grudge between two particular hosts deepens Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Steve Hatcher as Delta Free, Ryan Blake and Iain Martin as Thoros Belter, and Matt Barber and Luke Molloy as Terror Alpha

TV Club 84: Summer Round-Up 30.07.2025

A round-up of some recent TV, starting with Murderbot, taking in Bookish, and finally some thoughts about Poker Face Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

Film Club Extra: The Fantastic Four: First Steps 28.07.2025

It's doing great box office from mostly positive reviews, but what would our team make of the new Fantastic Four film - fourth time lucky? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Ryan Blake and Simon Brett

Film Club Duet 31: Superman and Thunderbolts* 25.07.2025

Our - fairly spoilery (especially in the latter case) - thoughts on two recent superhero pictures: James Gunn's revitalisation of Superman; and now arriving on streaming services, the MCU's new team Thunderbolts* Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Ryan Blake and Simon Brett

Blue Box 180: Resurrection Who 2. Devil’s Planet 23.07.2025

It's Season 2 of our own, rebooted Doctor Who, and someone else's turn to have a go at creating a themed series of episodes telling a compelling, coherent story out of the concept of only remaking the stories of the past Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

Film Club Lite 79: The Faculty (1998) 21.07.2025

From the writer of Scream and the director of From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty debuted underwhelmingly but seems to have picked up cult status over the years. So what would we make of it? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Ryan Blake, Simon Brett and Dylan Rees

Blue Box 179: The Death of Doctor Who 18.07.2025

Our thoughts on recent off-camera developments and the future - or lack thereof - of Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Ryan Blake, Simon Brett and Steve Hatcher

Music Club 28: David Bowie 16.07.2025

From the King Bees to Tin Machine and beyond, Davie Jones had quite the career in pop. We assembled a team of six to choose our Top 5 Bowie songs, eventually narrowing down our choices till we arrived at what might be his greatest single of all. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Ryan Blake, Simon Brett, Iain Martin and Harry Palmer

Who Review Extra 50: Victory of the Daleks 14.07.2025

It was the Daleks' first appearance in Steven Moffat's Doctor Who and the first time Matt Smith's Doctor had come face to face with them - and it was very much Amy's first time too - but Victory of the Daleks has always divided opinions. The question is, after fifteen years would that still be the case? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Ryan Blake and Simon Brett

Film Club Lite 78: Cube (1997) 11.07.2025

There can't be many horror films where it's the Japanese who've remade it in their own language rather than the other way around, but the original Cube is one. We take a look to see how it stands up nearly thirty years later Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake and Dylan Rees

Film Club Lite 77: Deep Rising (1998) 09.07.2025

Deep Rising was the last film Stephen Sommers made before he went stratospheric with The Mummy, but while it's basically Aliens on an abandoned ship, is it actually any good? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon Brett and Dylan Rees

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