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Weekly Doctor Who podcast featuring a unique and in-depth discussion of the show, its production, and surrounding fandom. Your hosts are Christian Cawley, and James McLean, with occasional a...

This week, Christian Cawley and James McLean prepare for the journey they’ve avoided for over 500 episodes: the 14-part epic, The Trial of a...

In this week's chat, Christian and James revisit their recent discussion about recovered episodes from missing Doctor Who serial The Daleks'...

We're back for part 3 of our commentary of Silver Nemesis, the official Doctor Who 25th anniversary story from 1988. Starring Sylvester McCo...

"It feels like a show which has kind of lost its spirit a bit... I could see in a different timeline where Doctor Who did not regenerate int...

In this commentary, Christian Cawley and James McLean dive into the heart of Silver Nemesis, and give some thought to Elizabethan sorceress...

In this week’s episode, Christian Cawley and James McLean dive deep into Doctor Who's "official" 25th-anniversary silver jubilee story, Silv...

The recent recovery of two missing episodes of Doctor Who from The Daleks' Master Plan should be a moment of celebration — but it also raise...

Christian Cawley and James McLean conclude their commentary discussion of the classic Doctor Who serial The Robots of Death , focusing on Ep...

Two long-missing episodes of Doctor Who have been recovered — and they come from one of the most famous lost stories in the programme’s hist...

In this commentary-style episode, Christian Cawley and James McLean revisit the classic Doctor Who story The Robots of Death. This is the fi...

This week’s Kasterborous opens on sad news, as Christian Cawley and James McLean reflect on the passing of Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant. Y...

It's a bumper edition of the podcast this week, as Christian Cawley and James McLean attempt to squeeze in not just discussion of the upcomi...

It’s podcast time! Christian and James mull over the BBC’s decision not to put Doctor Who in the massive online game Fortnite , and celebrat...

Recent comments from Mark Gatiss and Peter Capaldi (made separately) concerning Doctor Who's current status are the focus of our conversatio...

This week's podcast is Patreon first as ever, with no ads! Christian Cawley chats with Brian Terranova, and then with James McLean, about th...

Christian Cawley and James McLean take a break from 500ish to discuss the news that Blake's 7 could be heading for a reboot after the IP was...

We tend to avoid introspection on the podcast, but for the next few weeks, Christian Cawley, James McLean, and, we're pleased to say, Brian...

Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss The War Between the Land and the Sea, the Doctor Who spin-off serial that aired over Christmas 202...

Taking in The War Between the Land and the Sea and a new Doctor Who cartoon, Christian Cawley delivers the latest Doctor Who news of signifi...

This week's Doctor Who podcast is a collection of chats that were held back for Patreon members. So, yes, you've heard some of these before...

Christian is joined by The Doctor Who Companion editor Philip Bates to preview The War Between the Land and the Sea and shared some expectat...

James and Christian are back with a new chat, looking at Doctor Who cutscenes (and the whole cutscene reveal culture), classic BBC One Chris...

Christian Cawley and James McLean look at some of your comments on our recent episodes, mostly concerning Ncuti Gatwa's legacy in Doctor Who...

This week's show rounds up the latest Doctor Who related headlines, and features Christian Cawley hosting solo. Shownotes Tom Baker receives...

With just 18 episodes under his belt and moving on at a time when the show's future was temporarily in doubt, Gatwa's story isn't completely...

We've had the good news about Doctor Who 's long-term survival, but we still don't know who will run it, or where it will stream... This wee...

Was Robert Shearman really "rude" when he expressed an opinion about his relationship with Doctor Who? Are missing episodes being liberated...

What is survival for Doctor Who? Over the past few weeks, we've explored the current streaming and televisual landscape, and indeed, the wid...

Hello, and welcome to this week's podcast. A little later than planned, this is a chat already released on Patreon in video and audio form ....

Doctor Who is asleep, but will it wake up? In the third part of our look at the world in which Doctor Who needs to be reinvented for, Christ...

Welcome to the second part of an in-depth discussion in which Christian Cawley and James McLean explore the shifting landscape of media, tel...

We cover how ongoing drama series have changed in length and shape, and the demand of streaming services for libraries. And inevitably, duri...

This week's show is a news round up, looking at the key scifi/cult TV and movie stories of the past few weeks. Did you know the Twelfth Doct...

This week, we examine Christopher H Bidmead's impact on Doctor Who, following the death of the former Doctor Who script editor in early Augu...

Once upon a time, everyone knew who Steve McQueen was. These days, it's difficult to find a current Hollywood star, or musician, or comedian...

This discussion looks at recent comments made at the Edinburgh Television Festival concerning the future of Doctor Who , with or without Dis...

We're back with a new edition of Kasterborous, this time steering largely away from (or around) Doctor Who and looking more specifically at...

There is a good chance that Doctor Who Series 15 will be remembered for many of the wrong reasons. But one great thing about it is that it g...

James and Christian have just recorded an ad hoc conversation about recent events concerning Doctor Who . Prepare for a video discussion whi...

During the run of Doctor Who Series 15, Christian Cawley and James McLean got together to discuss how the show was developing. This conversa...

We're delighted to welcome back Philip Bates for this week's podcast. Recorded a few weeks before Series 15, Philip and Christian Cawley dis...

The Reality War is over, and Doctor Who Series 15 has come to a close; we don't know what is going to happen next. But before we spend time...

This week's podcast welcomes John Kenneth Muir, a guest who has also joined us previously on the John and Jim's Excellent Adventure podcasts...

This week, it's James McLean and the enigmatic Magnus chewing the Time Lord fat (eww). They get deep into The Interstellar Song Contest , wi...

Vworp Vworp and Cutaway Comics' Gareth Kavanagh joins James McLean in this week's Doctor Who podcast. They cover the latest episode of Docto...

This week, James McLean is joined by Doctor Who Companion editor Philip Bates to discuss the latest episode, Lucky Day . They cover everythi...

Episode 3 of Doctor Who Series 15, The Well , has aired in the UK and worldwide on the Disney+ service, and is ripe for discussion. What imp...

Doctor Who Series 15's second episode, Lux , is the subject of discussion this week. James McLean welcomes this week's guest, Rick Lundeen,...

James and Magnus discuss the first episode of Doctor Who S15, Robot Revolution , which introduces a new companion, Belinda Chandra, and ends...

This week's podcast was supposed to be Christian chatting with the Doctor Who Companion's Philip Bates about Doctor Who Series 15... and the...