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 aforementioned informal gatherings. So alongside our main subject, you'll find us talking about films, and music, and politics, and other TV programmes, and more besides - and occasionally talking to special guests about their interests too. But of course, plenty of Doctor Who. Links page: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/links.html Where to find the hosts: https://strangersinspace.weebly.com/the-team.html

Bonus Episode: Public Service Announcement

If you hadn't noticed the absence of episodes in our feed for the last few days, here is where you can find out why - and if your feed has been updating as normal, then ignore this little news burst! We've moved to a new home, and if your subscription hasn't stayed active you might need to re-subscribe. A Links Page with links to all of our outlets can be found HERE Alternatively find us in these places: Apple Podcasts URL https://tinyurl.com/2tftx5ju Podbean URL https://tinyurl.com/34he3mt8 Amazon Music / Audible URL https://tinyurl.com/mt89wkxz Spotify URL https://tinyurl.com/4rsrppws Player FM https://tinyurl.com/4ju9k548  

12-07
02:49

Who Review Extra 57: Torchwood: Exit Wounds

Follow this link to find us in our new home 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

12-01
33:06

Blue Box 197: Fowl Pestilence

Follow this link to find us in our new home 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

11-27
01:14:49

Blue Box 196: Time Trash (Piper & Paul)

Follow this link to find us in our new home 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

11-25
32:31

TV Club 87: Alien: Earth

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

11-24
33:41

Blue Box 195: A Dropsical Old Camp Follower

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

11-21
43:56

Music Club Extra 10: Silk Cuts: Tell Me It's Not True

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

11-19
34:40

Film Club Extra: Frankenstein (2025)

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

11-17
37:52

Film Club Lite 88: Tremors (1990)

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

11-14
32:04

Blue Box 194: Resurrection Who 8. A Change of Identity

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

11-12
01:10:51

Film Club Duets 35: The Hidden (1987) and Body Snatchers (1993)

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

11-10
47:31

Music Club 29: Soft Cell

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

11-07
53:27

Who Review Extra 56: The Three Doctors

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 Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

11-05
39:58

Film Club Extra: Caught Stealing

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

11-03
58:52

Blue Box 193: The Wholloween Challenge

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

10-31
37:43

Blue Box 192: RTD's Full Circle

Doctor Who is back, and this time it's just for Christmas - or is it? We try to get to the bottom of yesterday's announcement countering the premature death notices for RTD's Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Simon Brett

10-30
35:43

Film Club 75: Jordan Peele

An overview of the three films directed by the Monkeypaw Productions man: Get Out, Us and Nope Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

10-29
01:09:37

Film Club Duets 34: Remakes of the Dead

When we discovered that Zack Snyder and James Gunn, the two titans of DC, were both credited on the 2004 remake of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, we just had to investigate. And then when we noticed that the creator of the Final Destination franchise had also been partly responsible for the remake of follow-up Day of the Dead four years later, we decided to watch that one too. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Richie Morgan and Dylan Rees

10-27
52:00

Film Club Extra: Eden

Ron Howard's latest is set among German colonists on the Galapagos Islands between the wars of the last century, with Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Vanessa Kirby (not to mention Jude Law) falling out in the Equatorial sun. What could possibly go wrong? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ryan Blake

10-24
30:56

Blue Box 191: Notorious Karn

Philip Hinchcliffe might have suggested that Mary Whitehouse was "somewhat over-hysterical", but Barry Letts admitted that when she complained about Doctor Who, the viewing figures went up. So was the temptation in the mid-1970s to push the series too far in order to attract viewers? And how far is too far? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

10-22
01:24:31

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