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The Doctor Who Big Blue Box Podcast

The Big Blue Box Podcast

A weekly Doctor Who podcast hosted by Garry and Adam, featuring honest reviews, deep discussions, and a genuine passion for the show. Since 2014, we"ve chatted our way through every era of Doctor Who—covering modern stories, classic adventures, and spin-offs like Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Whether it’s a newly aired episode or a classic story from decades past, we bring thoughtful conversation, our signature waffle, banter, and a grounded take on each story. Each month, we’re also

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01:33:29

Hello 2025 and Our Review of Joy to the World

The Doctor Who Big Blue Box Podcast ·

2025/01/08

Hey, Who fans! We hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year! Welcome to Episode 416.After the Christmas and New Year break, we're back with our first episode of 2025, which kicks off with, you guessed it, a catch-up on what we've been up to and all the recent Doctor Who news. Our review story is the recent Christmas Special, Joy to the World.P.S. We have another podcast project coming up which we think plenty of classic Who fans will enjoy so make sure you're following us on the socials

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01:24:07

Round Table - December 2024

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2024/12/23

Hey, Who fans and welcome to the [Month] Round Table!For our last episode of 2024 and to inject some Doctor Who festive spirit into the proceedings, Garry is joined by Harry, Maria and Jordan to have a good old chin wag on our fav Who Christmas specials plus a look forward to our hopes for 2025. Before that, however, we'll give you guys an update on the last bits of Who news for the year.Enjoy the December Round Table, Who fans. We hope you have a wonderful, safe Christmas and a Happy New Year

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43:20

The War Games Movie and Jodie Excited for Her Return...

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2024/11/29

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 415.Garry is flying the TARDIS solo this week to catch you up on the latest Doctor Who news as well as the details for the first Big Blue Box meetup in 2025 at the Capitol Cutaway event in London. Enjoy!Links to the stuff we mentioned:Links to news and other bits we mentioned in this episode...Doctor Who will gain more than it loses by remastering The War Games - don't underestimate it | Radio TimesDoctor Who's Jodie Whittaker opens up on getting back into

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01:23:55

Happy Birthday, Raggedy Man and Ncuti's Comments...

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2024/11/01

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 414.Matt Steele, from our writing team, joins me this week as we celebrate the recent birthday of former Doctor Matt Smith, reflecting on his enduring impact on the franchise and the unique connection fans have with the show.There's not much news knocking about but Ncuti's comment (now edited out on The Graham Norton Show) regarding the potential for a third season of Doctor Who, stirring up speculation and excitement within the fandom, still lingers. With the

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01:18:12

Special Co-Host Maria Kalotichou and That Graham...

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2024/10/21

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 413.I'm joined by a special co-host this week - Maria from the writing team! This week, we take a look at the buzz surrounding Ncuti Gatwa's comments about a potential third season of Doctor Who, which sparked controversy among fans along with the implications of Gatwa's remarks, examining how they were edited during a recent appearance on the Graham Norton Show and the BBC's subsequent response.In other news, the spin-off series "The War Between the Land and the

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01:31:10

Special Co-Host Harry Walker on His Doctor Who...

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2024/10/11

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 412.This week Garry is joined by special co-host Harry Walker, one of the Big Blue Box writing team, who you would have heard on the monthly Round Table episodes.First up, the news: Carole Ann Ford hopes to return as Susan, the new Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday figures are arriving soon, Tom Baker and Louise Jameson reunite for two stories from Big Finish, and a breakdown of an interview with Russell T Davies on some of the big questions about the show's

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01:40:33

Round Table - September 2024

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2024/09/24

Hey, Who fans and welcome to the [Month] Round Table!It's nearly a full house for the September Round Table, Who fans! This time, Garry is joined by Jordan, Maria, Harry and Matt for their review of the recent live performance of The Stuff of Legend starring Paul McGann from Big Finish.After that we wind down with some chat about the recently announced spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea and what spin-off we'd love to see given the choice.Enjoy!This is The Big Blue Box PodcastJoin us each

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01:51:10

Power Surge or Dalek Purge? Our Review of The Power...

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2024/09/13

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 411.This week, after a quick chat on the recent Dragonfire screening at Riverside Studios, we're diving into the still-lost story, now animated, The Power of the Daleks for our review. This is an important story as it's the very first televised regeneration and Patrick Troughton's first performance as The Doctor. Often regarded as a pure classic, what do we think of this Dalek story?Lastly, listener, Adam is back in the U.S. from next week so we'll let you know

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01:28:26

Events Round-up and We Land in the 12th Century for...

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2024/09/06

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 410.It's been a busy week for the BBB crew! We kick off this week's episode with a recap of the events we attended - The BBC Doctor Who Proms and the BFI screening of The Happiness Patrol - then we dive into our review story this week: The Crusade.This is The Big Blue Box PodcastJoin us each week for a new episode every Friday from your hosts Garry and Adam. We talk news, reviews, commentaries and general chat on everything Doctor Who PLUS listen to our monthly

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01:41:19

Funky Theme Tune and 3rd Doctor Vibes for Our Review...

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2024/08/23

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 409.After a brief chat about the new Blake's 7 Series 1 Blu-ray collection, we dive into the news: a high-ranking Disney executive has shared some very positive remarks about Season 1 of Doctor Who and Catherine Tate is set to host the Doctor Who BBC Proms next week. For our review this week, it's something we haven’t discussed in years—K9 and Company: A Girl’s Best Friend. Enjoy!Links to the stuff we mentioned:Blake's 7 Series 1 CollectionThis is The Big Blue

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01:08:21

Round Table - August 2024

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2024/08/20

Hey, Who fans and welcome to the [Month] Round Table!It's a busy one this month, Who fans, as Garry is joined by Jordan, Harry, Maria and Matt to talk about which companions (and a few Doctors!) either overstayed their welcome or should have stuck around for longer. You will not believe some of the answers! Oh, and Harry gets an issue off of his chest regarding that Sutekh thing. It's all here and more in this month's Round Table, enjoy.This is The Big Blue Box PodcastJoin us each week for a new

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02:23:51

Chronotis, Chronology, and Catastrophe: The Shada Saga

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2024/08/16

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 408.This week, after our usual catch-up, we're looking at a story infamous for its incomplete content, various reconstructions, versions and remasters. It's time to review our last Tom Baker story: Shada.This is The Big Blue Box PodcastJoin us each week for a new episode every Friday from your hosts Garry and Adam. We talk news, reviews, commentaries and general chat on everything Doctor Who PLUS listen to our monthly Round Table episodes with the whole team

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01:40:23

A Spin-Off Finally Announced and Chasing Abominable...

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2024/08/02

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 407.This week's big news comes fresh from the announcement at San Diego Comic Con last week that we're getting a Doctor Who spin-off - The War Between the Land and the Sea. Headed up by a couple of previous familiar (but not the same) faces and U.N.I.T. this starts filming this month and should land next year.After the news, we're onto our review of the classic Second Doctor story - The Abominable Snowmen. Mostly animated, are these first appearances of the Yeti

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02:02:03

The Daleks Are In Hot Pursuit And Farewell Barbara...

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2024/07/26

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 406.This week we have a natter on the BBC's annual report and how they feel the latest season of Doctor Who has performed then it's onto our review of The Chase which also happens to be our last ever surviving full live-action review (it's all reconstructions and animated stuff after this). This one is a slightly bonkers story, but does it bring us the best of the Hartnell era? Oh and also, tissues at ready as we say farewell to Barbara and Ian in their final

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01:23:19

The Most Marmite Doctor Who Animation? The Celestial...

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2024/07/19

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 405.It's been a while since we reviewed an animated lost story and what better story to dive into than the recently released, very Marmite offering, The Celestial Toymaker.We've not spoken about it much on the podcast other than covering the release announcements (although our roving reporter Maria did a great round-up of the cinema release at The BFI) so it's time to see what all the fuss is about. Are we just as divided on it? Listen now for our thoughts plus

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02:08:49

Our Last McCoy Review - The Curse of Fenric

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2024/07/12

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 404.It's with a heavy heart that we come to our last 7th Doctor story to review. We've put it off for long enough but it's time to say goodbye to Sylvester McCoy (unless we decide to re-review them all. Joking. Or are we? Probably). Is this last story a belter or a damp squib?It's not all bad news for McCoy fans though as before the review, we chat about the recently announced Season 25 Collection set which looks absolutely gorgeous.This is The Big Blue Box

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01:14:07

Round Table - July 2024

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2024/07/11

Hey, Who fans and welcome to the [Month] Round Table!Now that the dust has settled on Season One, it's time to get the thoughts from our writers as they chat about their favourite episode, their least favourite episode, Ncuti, Millie and lots more. Jordan, Matt and Maria join Garry for plenty of Doctor Who insight and bants. Enjoy!This is The Big Blue Box PodcastJoin us each week for a new episode every Friday from your hosts Garry and Adam. We talk news, reviews, commentaries and general chat on

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01:43:57

Our Review of Empire of Death

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2024/06/27

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 403.This is it, Who fans! The culmination of this new era of Doctor Who. Does this episode leave us feeling satisfied and that "can't wait for Season Two" feeling or like some previous episodes in this season, leave us flat? Listen now to find out. Enjoy!This is The Big Blue Box PodcastJoin us each week for a new episode every Friday from your hosts Garry and Adam. We talk news, reviews, commentaries and general chat on everything Doctor Who PLUS listen to our

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01:31:55

Our Review of The Legend of Ruby Sunday

The Doctor Who Big Blue Box Podcast ·

2024/06/20

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 402.We're almost at the big finish (lol, excuse the pun) and the finale of Season One! Join us for this week's episode as we review the penultimate episode The Legend of Ruby Sunday and THAT villain reveal! Enjoy. This is The Big Blue Box PodcastJoin us each week for a new episode every Friday from your hosts Garry and Adam. We talk news, reviews, commentaries and general chat on everything Doctor Who PLUS listen to our monthly Round Table episodes with the whole

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01:52:59

Our Review of Rogue

The Doctor Who Big Blue Box Podcast ·

2024/06/13

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 401.We're moving through this season quickly now with only two episodes left! Before the two-part finale though we're diving into the Bridgerton-esque episode Rogue. Have we picked up from last week or does this season continue to be a bit hit and miss?This is The Big Blue Box PodcastJoin us each week for a new episode every Friday from your hosts Garry and Adam. We talk news, reviews, commentaries and general chat on everything Doctor Who PLUS listen to our

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