Over the years the Doctor has had many companions. They come into his world and live the unbelievable life until it has become too much and they wish to live a simple life again. While all of these companions have come and gone, none have stayed with the Doctor throughRead More →
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 →
Christian Cawley, James McLean and the ACTUAL Brian Terranova bring you their latest Doctor Who commentary, as they rewatch and mull over the 1970 classic Spearhead from Space. Introducing a new Doctor (Jon Pertwee), new format (stranded on earth, UNIT), a new villain (the Autons/Nestene Consciousness) and in colour for 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 →
While we to and fro, hither and thither throughout this week’s podKast, on the whole the subject matter in The Time Warrior, the opening serial to the 1974 run of Doctor Who, Jon Pertwee’s last season and Lis Sladen’s first. Oh, and it also marks the first appearance of theRead More →
Here’s a question for you: is Doctor Who Season 7 better or worse than the rest of the Jon Pertwee era? We don’t know, but Christian Cawley and James McLean certainly had a good go at discussing it in this week’s podKast. Other topics include a bunch of unglamorous weirdosRead More →
Usually on the podKast (with a “K”), we talk about stuff then squeeze the recommendations in at the end. This week, we’re flipping it around, talking about a little bit of stuff at the start (transforming TARDISes, time lapse videos of police box builds, etc.) and filling the rest ofRead More →
In honour of the late Caroline John, this Doctor Who podcast focuses almost completely (with a quick mention of Daleks and asylums) on Season 7, the make-or-break series from 1970 starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, John as Dr Liz Shaw and Nick Courtney as the legendary Brigadier LethbridgeRead 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 →
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 →
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 →
With no Doctor Who series to enjoy, things are a little different on Kasterborous this month and the podKast (with a “K”) is no different. This week James, Christian and Brian discuss Day of the Daleks as part of a site-wide celebration of the serial, and cover all manner ofRead More →
