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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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43:17

Blue Box 152: William Russell

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2024/06/14

The audio edition of our freewheeling and irreverent conversation about William Russell Enoch, who passed away last week at the age of 99 Presented by Dylan Rees, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Mark Donaldson and J.R. Southall

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01:41:20

Desert Planet Picks 61: Gary Russell

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2024/06/12

Former child actor, Big Finish co-founder and Doctor Who renaissance man Gary Russell chooses the eight items he would take with him to a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Gary's wiki page

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01:02:17

Who Review 30: Rogue

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2024/06/09

It hardly seems like we've got to know our two regulars at all yet, and now here we are enjoying their penultimate adventure together - for now at least. Our thoughts on Kate Herron and Briony Redman's Rogue Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ian Winterton

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51:05

Film Club Duet 16: Immaculate and The First Omen

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2024/06/07

In the space of just three weeks, we've recently had two films about young American nuns fetching up in Italy only to suspect sinister conspiracies afoot in an echo of the Roe vs Wade reversal - so of course we put The First Omen and Immaculate together for a review; major spoiler warning: impossible to talk about these films without discussing where the conspiracies go, so watch them before listening Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Jim Cameron

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01:06:37

Desert Planet Picks 60: Jon Arnold

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2024/06/05

Part-time football pundit and multiple Black Archive author Jon Arnold chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Jon's Twitter

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01:18:25

Who Review 29: Dot and Bubble

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2024/06/02

Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics joins us for our review of the second Doctor-lite episode in a row Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ian Winterton Ian on Twitter

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37:49

TV Club 71: The Red King

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2024/05/31

Transposing the premise of The Wicker Man to a six-part TV serial set in Wales, is Toby Whithouse's latest any good? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Jim Cameron The Red King on Wiki Where to Watch The Red King

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01:00:44

Desert Planet Picks 59: Rod Brown

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2024/05/29

The host of the Strictly Come Hamster podcast chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Rod on X Hamster on Apple

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54:53

Who Review 28: 73 Yards

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2024/05/26

We're halfway through the first series of the new era of Doctor Who and the talking points - and comparisons - are mounting up Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Mark Donaldson and Iain Martin

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01:12:39

Blue Box 150: Dandies and Clowns - the Cybermen (Part...

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2024/05/24

Were the Cybermen treated right during their first few years in Doctor Who - or did the makers of the programme come up with a brilliant idea and then have no clue what to do with it? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ben Verth

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58:30

Desert Planet Picks 58: Joe Ford

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2024/05/22

Joe Ford, of the podcast A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife, 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 A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife Joe Ford on Twitter/X Joe's photo choice (hiding somewhere behind 15-year-old him!):

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56:53

Who Review 27: Boom

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2024/05/19

Steven Moffat returns to Doctor Who to write his first episode for over six years, but does he still have the old magic or has he lost his touch? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees

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01:22:48

Film Club 63: Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy

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2024/05/17

It's a quarter of a century since George Lucas released the first of the Star Wars prequels, but how is that film trilogy looking twenty-five years on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brett

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33:02

Film Club Duet 15: Evil Dead

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2024/05/15

After our discussion about the Sam Raimi trilogy last week, we turn our attention to the two modern resurrections, and ask if they are worthy successors - or indeed, whether the spirit of Evil Dead is really in them at all Presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson and Dylan Rees

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01:29:23

Who Review 26: Space Babies & The Devil's Chord

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2024/05/12

It's the first series of RTD's second era but is it a new dawn or just back to old habits - or is it indeed a fresh start at all? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Lee Rawlings

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45:02

Blue Box 149: YouGov's Most Popular Doctor Whos 2024

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2024/05/10

In 2018 YouGov made a survey of British adults to discover how they felt about the various actors who have played Doctor Who - so we've gone back to the website five years later and sifted through the data to see if those opinions have changed in the meantime... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mark Donaldson

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50:41

Film Club 62: The Evil Dead

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2024/05/08

Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy takes itself far less seriously than most of the rest of its contemporary "video nasty" movies, but how does it stand up four decades on? Presented by Dylan Rees, with Mark Donaldson and J.R. Southall

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01:04:52

Blue Box 148: Dandies and Clowns - the Master (Part One)

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2024/05/06

Was the Master's introduction into Doctor Who in 1971 (every story for the entire year) too much? Or do his eight (would have been nine) stories across the era justify their existence every time? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Iain Martin

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50:28

Film Club 61: Resident Evil (Part One)

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2024/05/03

In the first of two episodes covering the live action Resident Evil saga, we turn our attention to the first three films, 2002's original, it's 2004 sequel Apocalypse and Extinction from 2007 Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Rees

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45:42

Film Club Extra: YouGov's Top 25 Horror Films

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2024/05/01

We went back to the YouGov website to find out what their sample survey said about the most popular horror films in the UK, and suffice it to say there were some mysteries along the way. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

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