Now, I’ve never been a massive fan of Billy Connolly. His classic material – you know, appearances on Parkinson and other late night TV – is obviously demonstrative of wonderful storytelling, but when you start analyzing it, that’s all it is. Throwing a few swear words into a vaguely amusingRead More →
When you’re making near-the-knuckle jokes about paedophiles and the Royal Family that are so over the top that even BBC Two doesn’t mind seeing the back of you from its top rated topical comedy panel show, it’s probably time to take a new approach to exposing establishment hypocrisy. That’s exactlyRead More →
Did you catch BBC One’s celebratory The One Lenny Henry earlier this year? Buoyed by the success of the excellent The One Ronnie and sensing an opportunity to bring fans of a 1980s comedy to the channel in a wave of nostalgia, this was a vehicle for Lenny Henry toRead More →
Who is your favourite companion? Who is the TARDIS traveller you would happily see cast into a supernova (or left on a space freighter on a collision with prehistoric Earth)? We tackle these questions and others in the latest Kasterborous podKast with a K, starring Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova andRead More →
Surprised by the discovery of a long-lost Doctor Who audio script recorded by Peter Cushing and written by Malcolm Hulke? We certainly were, and when contacted by the Nothing at the End of the Lane chaps last week we had to double-take. If like us reading about the new materialRead More →
Last week Brian Terranova and Christian Cawley were both fortunate enough to be able to visit some live Doctor Who-related events, so we’re focussing on discussing these topics this week. Brian was invited onto a Doctor Who panel at the Kotoricon event, so regaled the team with stories of cosplayRead More →
What with our winter break in December we didn’t get the chance to chat in depth about the Missing Believed Wiped event and the announcement of the discovery of missing episode from the classic serials Galaxy Four and The Underwater Menace. Galaxy 4 was broadcast over four weeks, from 11Read More →
Once in a while a new TV series comes along that unites the viewing public in passionate admiration. Back in 2006 we had Life on Mars; in the 1990s we had Between the Lines and the BBC’s remarkable adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring a young Colin Firth. In 2010,Read More →
After a short break we’re back with a review of the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas special, The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe. Regular listeners will know that we took a break from the podKast (with a “K”) in mid-December to let the core team of Christian, Brian and JamesRead More →
So the British Comedy Awards 2011 have been and gone; it was a pleasure to see some different names thrown about this time around, and better still to see Sarah Millican recognised for her hard work and easy Geordie charm. We covered some of the nominated categories last week, inRead More →
If you’re planning on a night in the 2011 British Comedy Awards are broadcast live on Channel 4 this evening, with host Jonathan Ross presenting awards to a string of already successful comics and comedy actors looking for peer and public validation. The shortlist has been published for a whileRead More →
I have an interesting relationship with Jason Manford. While we’ve never actually met, I’m sure he’s a reasonably nice chap (text-messaging aside) but his North West laddish charm sadly riles with me. It’s not a regional thing; there are plenty of broadcasters from that neck of the woods who IRead More →
