Strangers in Space

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the first on a new strand, we ask the question: if Doctor Who were to be rebooted from scratch (with our mascot Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the Doctor), which of the stories that it has already told would stand up to being told again? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

It's four decades since Doc Brown's DeLorean DMC-12 whisked Michael J. Fox back in time to meet his parents when they were youngsters, but how does the Back to the Future trilogy look forty years into its own future? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake and Steve Hatcher