This week’s podcast looks at recent Doctor Who news, including the sale of a William Hartnell script, the audio reunion of Torchwood, new location shoots in Sheffield, and Russell T Davies’ reaction to Christopher Eccleston’s recent comments concerning his departure from Doctor Who in 2005. PLUS a look at theRead More →
It’s that age old question: is it for kids, or is Doctor Who for adults, too? Peter Capaldi, Russell T Davies, Star Wars: The Last Jedi; we’re covering everything in this week’s news-centric Doctor Who podcast with a K. Should you be concerned about the “William Hartnell script” that isRead More →
It’s a simple premise: would the Tenth Doctor work in the Fourth Doctor’s stories? Or vice versa? Could you reasonably swap the Third and First Doctors over? And just who could stand in for the Fifth? Working it out (and perhaps wishing they hadn’t started the conversation in the firstRead More →
Doctor Who: it’s a bit of a laugh, isn’t it? Rarely taking itself entirely seriously, Doctor Who has a strong link to British comedy, whether through Steven Moffat and Douglas Adams, or via the very tone and content of the stories. This week, we consider how the show has charmed andRead More →
Welcome back to another Coaxial, with Christian Cawley and Gareth Kavanagh. In this week’s show, we’re chatting classic British children’s TV, and may or may not have covered most of the following… Pre-school: Rainbow, Ivor the Engine, the Mr Men, Get Up and Go (Mooncat), Pipkins, Play School, Play Away, Dramas:Read More →
So, the news has finally been released. Steven Moffat will move on from Doctor Who after Series 10, with Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall taking his place with Series 11 in 2018. To discuss a turn of events that seem so late, if they were a train the conductor wouldn’t botherRead More →
We’re back with Doctor Who this week as we briefly preview Christmas special The Husbands of River Song, and have a look at a recent theory concerning low Doctor Who audience figures in 2015 – namely, the idea that family viewing is a thing of the past. What do youRead More →
Christian Cawley, James McLean and Brian A Terranova head to the news well for this week’s podKast, in which they cover everything from crazy Doctor Who Series 9 rumours to odd casting and ask questions of Big Finish’s classic/nuWho mashups. On top of that, we have completely innocent speculation about theRead More →
We head back in time with this week’s podKast to revisit and reappraise the 1972 Doctor Who six part Dalek serial, Planet of the Daleks, starring Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning. True to form, the team has not in its entirety watched the serial in its entirety: Brian watched theRead More →
Welcome to the second part of our nuWho anniversary podKast, in which we recall the 2005 series of Doctor Who. After all, it’s only 10 years since 2005, not since 2006 and alll the other years since, right? This time, James McLean joins Christian Cawley and Brian A Terranova to discussRead More →
This week we had planned to discuss another classic Doctor Who serial that has a mixed reputation. However, as it is just Christian Cawley and James McLean, we decided instead to look at some of the more interesting news items of the past week, such as the nuWho/Big Finish crossoverRead More →
Russell T Davies would write a Doctor Who movie, we learnt this week – but should we let him? Christian Cawley, James McLean and Brian A Terranova are on hand to offer their thoughts on this and several other topics concerning the adventures of the Time Lord we know asRead More →
