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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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 here: https://www.y…
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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. SouthallStrangersCast
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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 BarberStrangersCast
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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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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 ReesStrangersCast
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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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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 ReesStrangersCast
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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 MolloyStrangersCast
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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 CameronStrangersCast
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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 WintertonStrangersCast
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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 BarberStrangersCast
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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 BarberStrangersCast
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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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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 MorganStrangersCast
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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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Book Club 04: Top 10 Targets
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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 MolloyStrangersCast
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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 MolloyStrangersCast
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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 VerthStrangersCast
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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 ReesStrangersCast
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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 PalmerStrangersCast
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Film Club 67: 1984
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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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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 BarberStrangersCast
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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 ReesStrangersCast
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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 ReesStrangersCast
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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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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 VerthStrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 76: Ian Smith
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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. SouthallStrangersCast
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Film Club Duet 19: Withnail and Bruce
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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 DonaldsonStrangersCast
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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 ArnoldStrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: Top 10 James Bond Films
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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 ArnoldStrangersCast
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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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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 VerthStrangersCast
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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 websiteStrangersCast
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Film Club 66: Four Thrillers
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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 46:31StrangersCast
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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 VerthStrangersCast
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Big Finish director John Ainsworth chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe FordStrangersCast
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With all the turmoil that's been going on in current affairs so far this year, and with an American election on the increasingly-near horizon, we travel back to a time of simpler politics when Kevin Kline could accidentally become PotUS, and discover a message that resonates even today Pres(id)ented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber…
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Did the people who made Doctor Who during the 1970s and 1980s know what to do with the Cybermen, or did they appreciate and develop their legacy well? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ben VerthStrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 73: Ken Moss
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Voice actor, audio producer and of course podcaster Ken Moss chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned in space Presented by Joe Ford Ken Moss on XStrangersCast
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Rogue One and Solo were the first big budget, not made-for-TV movies to be produced for the Star Wars saga, but somehow the story stopped there (for now). What went wrong? And weren't they any good...? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon BrettStrangersCast
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Film Club 65: The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
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We take another look back at the Disney era sequel trilogy, to see how the final three Star Wars Saga films have settled now a few years have passed Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Simon BrettStrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 72: Lucy McCaul
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Podcaster Lucy McCaul chooses the eight items she would take with her, if she was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Lucy on TwitterStrangersCast
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The Apocalypse UK strand continues with Danny Boyle's lo-fi reinvention of the zombie genre, and its very different sequel Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Dylan ReesStrangersCast
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Doctor Who decamps to the provinces for the production of Graham Williams' first story as its newly installed producer, but how would that go? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ben VerthStrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 71: Nathan Bottomley
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Everyone's favourite podcaster Nathan Bottomley takes a flight to entirety, and chooses the eight items he would take with him if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Hosted by Joe Ford Nathan on TwitterStrangersCast
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What do you get if you strip the demonic possession out of Evil Dead, and replace it with sci-fi instead? Our thoughts on the 2011 horror comedy The Cabin in the Woods Presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson and Dylan ReesStrangersCast
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It's Doctor Who's first mid-season cliffhanger at the break in Series 6, but how does A Good Man Go to War stand up by itself over a decade on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberStrangersCast
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Doctor Who writer (among other things) Stephen Wyatt chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Stephen's websiteStrangersCast
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