Someone in the bizarre alternate reality known as “fandom” recently described the lovely, very English, Sarah Jane Smith as an Über-companion: Über Term with literal meaning of “above” in German. Brought to the mainstream in the early 80’s by hardcore American punk band, the Dead Kennedys when using the termRead More →
To celebrate the release of the famous “incomplete” #DoctorWho classic Shada, Christian Cawley, James Baldock and Simon Danes take a look at the new version, and compare it with its predecessors… …and ask the question: is Shada actually any good? And was Douglas Adams really “all that”? We also touchRead More →
We’ll be honest, our thoughts on The World Shapers don’t dominate this week’s Doctor Who podKast, which veers this way and that with topical chat (including the strange slowness in the media’s reaction to Gareth Thomas’ passing) and an interview with Gareth Kavanagh about the forthcoming Audience with Bob BakerRead More →
We’re bringing you a mammoth two hour Doctor Who commentary podKast this week as Christian Cawley, Brian A Terranova, James McLean, and Gareth Kavanagh look back at the serial that closed Season 18 and Tom Baker’s seven year tenure in Doctor Who, Logopolis! Did the team enjoy it? Perhaps it’sRead More →
On this week’s Doctor Who podcast, Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss 10 reasons why new star Peter Capaldi is going to be awesome. The podKast team really think it’s time to share the love for a man who is possibly one of the most accomplished performers to take theRead More →
Parental advisory: this podKast features some adult language. There is also discussion of potential spoilers, so please, don’t listen if you’re easily offended by either. He voiced the First Doctor in The Day of the Doctor‘s famous multi-Doctor scene, and now John Guilor descends on the Kasterborous Doctor Who podKast!Read More →
Angry Tom, Bonkers Tom, returning-for-the-fiftieth-anniversary-or-not Tom – it’s all here in the latest Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) as we spend the best part of an hour mulling over the force of nature, the eighth wonder of the universe that is… Tom Baker! Christian Cawley, James McLean and Brian TerranovaRead More →
We’ve been talking about doing this podKast for literally months, but thanks to the end of Series 7 we’ve finally got around to dedicating a podKast to arguably Doctor Who‘s most divisive producer, John Nathan-Turner! Starting with his first series in charge and making reference to his success as aRead More →
What happens when to all intents and purposes, it seems that a Doctor Who costume is just wrong? This week’s Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) turns its attention to the matter of the Doctor’s sartorial elegance (or in some cases, lack of…) There isn’t a single incarnation of the friendlyRead More →
We’re a little later than normal with this week’s podKast – but worry not, we’re here now to discuss (in our own unique manner) everything from the impending end of the DVD range (or is it?) to whether or not Matt Smith might star in Doctor Who for more episodesRead More →
One of the key elements of our Shada month here at Kasterborous is the podKast (with a “K”) in which we discuss the release of the new adaptation by Gareth Roberts, the original abandoned production, the attempts to remount with other Doctors, John Nathan-Turner’s clever use of Tom Baker toRead More →
Back in 1993, Doctor Who fans were tempted with an early reprieve to the show’s cancellation two years earlier when BBC Enterprises entered into an agreement to start production on a straight-to-video 30th anniversary special, The Dark Dimension (aka Lost in the Dark Dimension). Over the years Doctor Who fansRead More →
