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 ...
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Some thoughts about film director David Lynch Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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In which we talk about three largely British space horror movies - Event Horizon, Pandorum, The Last Days on Mars - as part of our ongoing conversation about the Alien franchise and its influence Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Reesبقلم StrangersCast
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Who Review Extra 43: Torchwood: Fragments
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We head back to the penultimate episode of Torchwood's second series to see how the series is looking, in the latest choice from Doctor Who's back catalogue as made by our randomiser Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Reesبقلم StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: YouGov's Top 25 History and Biography Films
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In a case of Christmas leftovers, here's something we recorded for the festive season but didn't get around to publishing thanks to a surfeit a last minute reviews: it's another surprise discussion about yet another randomly selected movie poll from the thoroughly random YouGov website. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Mark Donaldso…
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In which we catch up with Ridley Scott's latest belated sequel and fail to wonder whether Thelma II Louise could be up next Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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Blue Box 166: January News Round-Up (and Series 2 Preview)
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Including some bonus thoughts on Joy to the World and the arrival of last year's AI figures, mostly we end up going over the latest internet buttlescut about the forthcoming second series writers, story titles and broadcast dates Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan Reesبقلم StrangersCast
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TV Club 77: Woman of Stone (and a Christmas TV Round-Up)
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A catch-up on some of the more striking Christmas TV, mostly focussing on the latest A Ghost Story for Christmas, with a short conversation about the latest Wallace & Gromit and the final Gavin & Stacey too Presented by Matt Barber, with Steve Hatcher and J.R. Southallبقلم StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 77: Dr Simon Exton
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Dr Simon Exton of The ExtonMoss Experiment chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Fordبقلم StrangersCast
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Who Review 33: Joy to the World and The War Games in Colour
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Our thoughts on this year's Christmas Doctor Who offerings from the BBC (the ones set in the fictional universe, that is!), Joy to the World and first, The War Games in Colour Presented by Matt Barber, with Steve Hatcher, J.R. Southall and Ian Wintertonبقلم StrangersCast
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Music Club 24: George Michael and Wham!
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He's pretty much synonymous with Christmas these days, and there's been a lot of commentary about George Michael and Wham! this year; here are our thoughts Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brettبقلم StrangersCast
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Three teams, six-minus-one quizzers, and seven rounds culminating in the now traditional quadruple answer smash - Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without the slightly awkward Strangers in Space Christmas Quiz Hosted by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Iain Martin, Luke Molloy and Harry Palmer…
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Music Club Extra 07: YouGov's Top 10 Christmas Songs
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As a little Yuletide extra, we thought we'd add this to our seasonal schedule: it's a poll conducted by the YouGov website a few years ago to discover the nation's favourite festive songs Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon Brettبقلم StrangersCast
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Who Review Extra 42: A Christmas Carol
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On the eve of (the eve of) Steven Moffat's last Doctor Who Christmas special, our attention turns to his first: A Christmas Carol Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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Film Club Lite 70: Ghostbusters (1984)
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When it was discovered that one of us had never seen 1984's big success Ghostbusters (at least not all the way through), we decided to put that right and find out what he thought... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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Film Club Duet 22: Blitz and Heretic
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A round-up of two recent movies which might have half an eye on awards season, but which might have suffered because of their split personalities The conversation about Heretic begins at 25:30 Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Mark Donaldson and Matt Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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The randomiser takes us back to 1964 and only Doctor Who's seventh story, but in an episode recorded in person, will we be able to dredge up some Christmas spirit for The Sensorites? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Reesبقلم StrangersCast
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In which Nicholas Hoult turns up for a remake of Twelve Angry Men, and instead finds that he's become an episode of Columbo Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ian Wintertonبقلم StrangersCast
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Our preview of this year's Christmas special soon segues into talk about the latest rumour of Doctor Who's untimely demise, some chat about the Blu-ray Collection and of course the subject of The War Games in Colour - plus the usual thoughts on RTD-2 Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher…
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Our slow but more in-depth journey through the Alien franchise continues with a side tour into the two movies in which the Predators make an appearance Presented by J.R. Southall, with Luke Molloyبقلم StrangersCast
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In what could be an early contender for next year's Best Picture awards, Ralf Fiennes lays intrigue on top of irresolution as he takes charge of the conclave of old men tasked with choosing a new Pope Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Mark Donaldsonبقلم StrangersCast
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What is it about Doctor Who that can engender the kind of fans who'll post YouTube videos decrying it as "Too woke!" or fill the comments on social media with the claim that it "died in 2017"? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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Film Club Lite 69: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
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As it approaches its twentieth birthday, we look back at the big screen adaptation of Douglas Adams' ubiquitous novel/radio series/TV show/towel rack, and ask whether it's better than its reputation suggests and if not, why not Presented by J.R. Southall, with Iain Martinبقلم StrangersCast
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Film Club Lite 68: Darkest Day (2015)
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We take a look at a film which started life as a student project essentially remaking parts of 28 Days Later - or The Day of the Triffids - but which proved such a calling card for its director, he went on to work on movies like The Martian and Alien: Covenant Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Rees You can watch Darkest Day on Amazon Prime for…
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Blue Box 162: Squaring Sherlock Street
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We ask if Doctor Who has become a cultural phoenix, destined to rise again from its own ashes every time it burns itself out - and whether that makes it a story that keeps being retold, or keeps being added to Presented by Matt Barber, with Jon Arnold and J.R. Southallبقلم StrangersCast
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There's a new Gladiator in town, so what better time to take a look at where it came from, in our review of Ridley Scott's first go around the amphitheatres of ancient Rome Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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After our review of The Ninth Gate, based on - or maybe inspired by - Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel The Dumas Club, we decided to take a look at an earlier adaptation of another of his novels The Flanders Panel, which Jim McBride filmed as Uncovered with Kate Beckinsale in only her second big screen outing Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold…
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TV Club 76: The Day of the Triffids (2009)
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Having covered the first BBC adaptation of John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids in our Apocalypse UK mini-strand, it would have been remiss of us not to talk about the one that followed in 2009 Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jim Cameron and Dylan Reesبقلم StrangersCast
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We take a look at Annie 'The Book Club' Griffin's only theatrically released film Festival from 2005, which one of our number has an unusual connection with Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ben Verth
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Doctor Who was only twelve stories old when they decided to mount a production as ambitious as The Web Planet, but was that a mistake or was it a decision justified by the enormous audiences The Web Planet achieved? Our thoughts on Schrödinger's Doctor Who story Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Jim Cameron and Harry Palmer…
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Film Club Lite: Children of Men (2006)
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Our occasional Apocalypse UK mini-strand takes a sidestep into a film that might have been made by Nostradamus, painting a terrifying portrait of the kind of Britain we're not quite living in now Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Simon Brett and Dylan Reesبقلم StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: Joker: Folie à Deux
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In which half the world wants Arthur Fleck to pay for his crimes, while the other half wants him telling more jokes - but all Arthur wants to do is sing for his sweetheart. Our thoughts on Joker: Folie à Deux Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Luke Molloyبقلم StrangersCast
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Creepy folk horror tale starring ex-Doctor Who Matt Smith, of course we're going to take a look at that Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Jim Cameronبقلم StrangersCast
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The latest film in the Alien franchise has been described by some as the best for nearly 40 years, so we took a closer look Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ian Wintertonبقلم StrangersCast
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Private Members Club 25: What Dreams May Come
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Recorded on Saturday (2nd November) shortly after the result of the Tory leadership election was announced, our thoughts on that and the recent Labour budget, and our predictions for the US General Election Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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Everybody's got to start somewhere, and Chris Chibnall's first Doctor Who story was 42. Eighteen years on, here's what we think of it now. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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Film Club 68: Helloween Special
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For Halloween this year, we've watched three films from the late twentieth century involving unwitting protagonists going on a journey they wouldn't have wanted to undertake... Angel Heart (1987), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and The Ninth Gate (1999) Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber…
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Film Club Extra: Hellboy The Crooked Man
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Another decade, another cinematic Hellboy reboot - but is this one any good and why can't they seem to get it right? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Richie Morganبقلم StrangersCast
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Blue Box 161: Dandies and Clowns - the Master (Part Two)
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It wasn't long after the untimely death of Roger Delgado, that his most enduring creation was being resurrected - and soon after that he had a new full-time replacement. But do these subsequent iterations of the Master fulfil the brief that was laid down back in 1971? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Mark Donaldson and Iain Martin…
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We asked our listeners to name their favourite Doctor Who novelisations, and here are the results Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Luke Molloyبقلم StrangersCast
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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 Molloyبقلم StrangersCast
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Blue Box 160: Dandies and Clowns - the Ice Warriors
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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 Verthبقلم StrangersCast
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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 Reesبقلم StrangersCast
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Film Club Duet 20: Apartment 7a and Salem's Lot (2024)
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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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Blue Box 159: Le Morte Da'Vies (The Birth and Life of RTD-2)
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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 Palmerبقلم StrangersCast
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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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Who Review Extra 38: Planet of the Daleks
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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 Barberبقلم StrangersCast
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TV Club 75: The Day of the Triffids (1981)
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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 Reesبقلم StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: Top 10 Star Wars Films
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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 Reesبقلم StrangersCast
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Private Members Club 24: The Lacks Bash Backlash
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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 St…
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Blue Box 158: Dandies and Clowns - the Cybermen (Part Three)
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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 Verthبقلم StrangersCast
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