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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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47:55

Film Club Extra: Civil War

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2024/07/19

Our thoughts on Alex Garland's final film as director, which wonders what a Civil War in 21st century America would look like - plus some more specific thoughts (beginning at 26:10) on last weekend's assassination attempt on Donald Trump Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

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01:20:43

Desert Planet Picks 67: Daniel Rawnsley

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2024/07/17

Voice artist and podcaster Daniel Rawnsley chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Daniel on Twitter

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34:48

Film Club 64: The Dragon Tattoo Movies

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2024/07/15

A conversation about the five movies based on Stieg Larsson's Millennium series of books about Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, including both versions of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

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01:37:01

Blue Box 154: Season One Listeners' Poll

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2024/07/12

For the final time* we head back to the first full (your mileage may vary) season of RTD's second coming, to discuss the highs and the lows as pointed out by our listeners, as we run down the stories in the order they preferred them Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jim Cameron (* probably)

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01:22:41

Desert Planet Picks 66: Frazer Gregory

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2024/07/10

Champion of the Damned Frazer Gregory chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Frazer on Twitter

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57:53

Private Members Club 23: General Election Results

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2024/07/08

It's been 27 years since an outgoing Conservative Prime Minister handed the keys to Downing Street to his Labour replacement, so here are our thoughts on the results of the latest General Election Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ian Winterton

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36:19

TV Club 72: Douglas is Cancelled

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2024/07/05

Spoiler warning: if you're two episodes into Douglas is Cancelled on ITV, we'll be talking about the whole thing (albeit not overtly revealingly) in this review of Steven Moffat's latest comedy drama - with the emphasis more surprisingly on the drama rather than the comedy Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

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01:53:59

Desert Planet Picks 65: Adam S. Leslie

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2024/07/03

Author and screenwriter Adam S. Leslie chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Adam's Twitter (plus further links)

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01:10:20

Private Members Club 22: General Election Preview

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2024/07/01

Our thoughts on the announcement, the campaigns, and the likely results Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

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01:20:38

Blue Box 153: Season One Retrospective

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2024/06/28

Four of the team who had mostly missed the individual episode reviews, come together to discuss the 2024 series of Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon Brett, Mark Donaldson, Dylan Rees and Ben Verth

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01:14:00

Desert Planet Picks 64: Si Hart

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2024/06/26

All-round good egg and 'occasional' podcaster for hire (and You and Who author!) Si Hart chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford the Trap One podcast

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01:22:02

Who Review 32: Empire of Death

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2024/06/23

It's been a long time since RTD has written a season finale, but how will it stand up to scrutiny? Warning: prepare for swears as we get a bit hot under the collar pulling it apart and trying to piece it all back together again Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Iain Martin and Ian Winterton

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22:58

Film Club Lite 61: Elvira Madigan (1967)

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2024/06/22

For a time it felt like Mozart and Madigan were the sound of the 1970s, but how does Bo Widerberg's romantic tragedy stand up in 2024? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

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57:20

Blue Box 153: The Second Doctor

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2024/06/21

A conversation about the second Doctor and the actor who played him, Patrick Troughton Presented by Matt Barber, with Jon Arnold, Mark Donaldson and Dylan Rees

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01:20:41

Desert Planet Picks 62: Luke Molloy

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2024/06/20

Podcaster at large Luke Molloy, chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Luke's Twitter

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50:04

Book Club 03: Survivors

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2024/06/19

We've talked about the original 1970s TV series and its shorter lived 2000s revival, but in this podcast we're turning our attention to the stories that were too hot for TV - but spoiler warning, Terry Nation's 1976 novelisation includes twists you might want to discover for yourself, that we can't avoid bringing up before we discuss John Eyers' two spin-off books Genesis of a Hero and Salvation Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jim Cameron and Dylan Rees

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01:04:33

Desert Planet Picks 62: Paul Magrs

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2024/06/18

Iris Wildthyme creator and author of Strange Boy, Paul Magrs chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Paul's YouTube channel

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27:09

Film Club Lite 60: Yesterday (2019)

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2024/06/17

After our conversation about The Devil's Chord, we found ourselves inexplicably materialising in 2019 in a world where The Beatles had never existed - aka Richard Curtis' film Yesterday Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

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01:07:48

Who Review 31: The Legend of Ruby Sunday

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2024/06/16

It's the penultimate episode of this year's series, so it's time to pull the chords together that Russell T Davies has been dangling since Wild Blue Yonder - but what would we make of it all? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

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33:44

Who Review Extra 32: Survival

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2024/06/15

The randometer lands on the final story of the original run, Survival - but is it a Masterful end to the classic series? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Mark Donaldson and Dylan Rees

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