The X-Files, Star Wars and the problem with director's cuts
Chris Carter has returned to 2008's The X-Files: I Want to Believe and created a new director's cut — but unusually, his preferred version i...
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Kasterborous: Doctor Who PodKast (with a K)
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...
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Does Doctor Who need another fresh start?
What should Doctor Who do next? We look to its uncertain future — and back to the BBC's memorable Doctor Who Night in 1999. Christian Cawley...
Are we watching the same films and TV shows anymore?
What happens when the films and TV programmes we grew up with aren't quite the same things we remember? This week, a mix of Doctor Who and S...
When does Doctor Who fan fiction become canon?
What actually counts as Doctor Who canon—and who gets to decide? Christian Cawley, James McLean and Brian Terranova head down the rabbit hol...
From Tracy Island to Wonky Donkey: remembering '90s children's TV
What can Tracy Island, Wonky Donkey and a TARDIS tell us about growing up with television in the 1990s? Well, Christian Cawley is about to f...
What Doctor Who should learn from Marvel and DC
This week’s podcast explores what the future might hold for Doctor Who—and whether the problems facing the BBC’s flagship series are really...
Doctor Who Series 2 isn't what you remember
This week, Christian Cawley, James McLean, and a returning Brian Terranova revisit Doctor Who Series Two (2006)! Twenty years after Doctor W...
From Transformers to the TARDIS: Lee Sullivan on drawing Doctor Who
Doctor Who artist Lee Sullivan joins Christian Cawley to look back on a career that has spanned Transformers, Marvel UK, Doctor Who Magazine...
From cinemas to Steam: who really owns entertainment anymore?
The conversation continues beyond Doctor Who this week as Christian Cawley and James McLean turn their attention to the changing world of fi...
Remembering Justin Richards and Doctor Who's literary legacy
The Doctor Who world lost one of its most important creative voices with the passing of Justin Richards. This week, Christian Cawley and Jam...
The “ersatz” Doctor: Why fandoms are obsessed with deleting the past
Christian Cawley and James McLean address some recent show reviews and consider a growing trend in major fandoms: the desire to rewind the c...
Confessions of a 90s fan: How we survived the Doctor Who wilderness years
In this episode of Kasterborous, Christian Cawley and James McLean take a trip down memory lane to discuss the infamous "wilderness years" o...
From CSO to space stations: ranking the best and worst of classic Doctor Who effects
Christian, Brian, and James dive into the complex, hodgepodge world of special effects in Classic Doctor Who . From the creative ingenuity r...
The end of an era: Russell T Davies out, no 2026 Christmas special, and a new future for Doctor Who
The TARDIS is changing hands—or at least, the keys might be. In a massive shake-up, the BBC has officially put Doctor Who out to tender, sig...
Stephen Wyatt returns to Paradise Towers in a brand-new comic project
This week on Kasterborous, Christian chats with Gareth Kavanagh about the latest Kickstarter from Cutaway Comics , Paradise Towers: Unalive...
Is Doctor Who actually cancelled?
You cannot have helped but notice that rumours are swirling about the future of Doctor Who , with tabloid reports suggesting that next year’...
Forget the forgettable: Revisiting The Mysterious Planet finale
Christian Cawley and James McLean reach the final episode of The Mysterious Planet — and by this point, the commentary itself may be more en...
Trial by waffle: Revisiting The Mysterious Planet
Christian Cawley and James McLean continue their Trial of a Time Lord marathon with Episode 3 of The Mysterious Planet — and the cracks are...
Doctor Who, streaming fatigue, and the future of TV
Christian Cawley and James McLean return to discuss the increasingly uncertain future of television — starting with reports that AMC will be...
Pilot pressure: Why the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie tried to do too much at once
In this episode, Christian Cawley, James McLean, and Brian Terranova reunite to look back at the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie. It was a night of...