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Strangers in Space

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

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31:44

Film Club Extra: The Substance

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2024/10/21

Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley bare all in this new(-ish) body horror from French director Coralie Fargeat - but is there more substance to The Substance than it might seem? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Luke Molloy

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01:08:40

Blue Box 160: Dandies and Clowns - the Ice Warriors

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2024/10/18

They're one of Doctor Who's Big Five alien races, but what did the various writers who've told their stories bring to the concept of the Ice Warriors? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ben Verth

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37:42

Film Club Extra: Top 5 Alien Films

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2024/10/16

We asked our listeners to name their Top 5 Alien films, and some of them even managed it. Here are the results. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Simon Brett and Dylan Rees

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43:06

Film Club Duet 20: Apartment 7a and Salem's Lot (2024)

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2024/10/14

We're in the middle of a wave of sequels, prequels and creep-quels to the iconic horror films of the 1970s (or thereabouts) which redefined the genre for the modern generation - but what would we make of the latest attempt to film Stephen King's vampire story, and the new go at Rosemary's Baby? Presented by J.R. Southall with Matt Barber

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01:13:23

Blue Box 159: Le Morte Da'Vies (The Birth and Life of...

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2024/10/11

What better way to introduce another pair of new voices to our feed, than to ask them their thoughts about the quality of current Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall, with Luke Molloy and Harry Palmer

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01:15:29

Film Club 67: 1984

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2024/10/09

It's 75 years since the book was published, and now forty years since the year itself - and indeed the film version that was released that October. We look back over the various screen adaptations of George Orwell's most influential work, and try and sort the snow globes from the rats Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jim Cameron and Dylan Rees

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42:38

Who Review Extra 38: Planet of the Daleks

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2024/10/07

Terry Nation's return to the Doctor Who universe in 1973 is widely regarded as something less than a success, but will nostalgia overcome any questions of critical failure? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

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01:01:52

TV Club 75: The Day of the Triffids (1981)

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2024/10/04

Our thoughts on the BBC's first screen adaptation of John Wyndham's 1951 novel Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jim Cameron and Dylan Rees

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47:41

Film Club Extra: Top 10 Star Wars Films

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2024/10/02

We asked our listeners to vote for their favourite Star Wars films, and here are the results Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees

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58:17

Private Members Club 24: The Lacks Bash Backlash

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2024/09/30

It hasn't even been 100 days since Labour arrived back in government, much of which has been the summer recess. Yet Chris £260k-per-annum Mason already has Keir Starmer in the BBC's sights... Plus some thoughts on the imminent US election and an afterword about the situation in France. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Stephen Hatcher.

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57:18

Blue Box 158: Dandies and Clowns - the Cybermen (Part...

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2024/09/27

Our conversation about the use of the Cybermen in Doctor Who focuses on the modern era, and asks the question of whether the recent showrunners have made the most of them Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ben Verth

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01:08:10

Desert Planet Picks 76: Ian Smith

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2024/09/25

Ian Smith, founder of independent record label Last Night From Glasgow, chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by J.R. Southall

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01:07:20

Film Club Duet 19: Withnail and Bruce

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2024/09/23

It's the 750th episode on the Strangers podcast feed, and we've gone and reviewed Bruce Robinson's two 1980s films (Withnail and I and How to Get Ahead in Advertising) by mistake Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Mark Donaldson

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43:41

Who Review Extra 37: Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror

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2024/09/20

Arriving as it turns out at almost exactly the mid-point of the Jodie Whittaker era, how does Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror stand up nearly half a decade on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

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01:25:19

Film Club Extra: Top 10 James Bond Films

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2024/09/18

We asked our listeners to vote for their Top 10 James Bond films, and only one failed to get any votes at all Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

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54:38

TV Club 74: Time Bandits

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2024/09/16

The brains behind Flight of the Conchords and The Inbetweeners (and Jojo Rabbit) have taken on our childhoods and created a television adaptation of Terry Gilliam's legendary film Time Bandits, but have they succeeded in pulling off the impossible and doing a good job? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon Brett

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34:45

Blue Box 157: Dandies and Clowns - The Master and the...

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2024/09/13

Ahead of a deeper dive into the Cyberman stories of the modern revival, a brief look at the way the Master has used the creatures in a variety of recent finales Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ben Verth

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58:07

Desert Planet Picks 75: Tom Salinsky

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2024/09/11

Playwright, podcaster and producer Tom Salinsky chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Tom's website

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01:04:09

Film Club 66: Four Thrillers

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2024/09/09

We catch up on four thriller movies from 2024 that we haven't reviewed yet Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber We talk about: I Saw the TV Glow from 00:00 Longlegs from 19:38 Trap from 34:18 and Monkey Man from 46:31

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38:55

Who Review Extra 36: Robot of Sherwood

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2024/09/06

Mark Gatiss' Robot of Sherwood was the third episode in the twelfth Doctor's first series, but was it an easy fit with the likes of Listen and Into the Dalek? And how does it stand up ten years on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ben Verth

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