Is Doctor Who "too big"? Is it "essentially a spooky show?"

Recent comments from Mark Gatiss and Peter Capaldi (made separately) concerning Doctor Who's current status are the focus of our conversation this week. Christian Cawley and James McLean cover a number of points, with everything from the dying requirement for basic screen language (such as a documentary where two people greet each other at a door before a more in-depth interaction) to whether Steven Berkoff should have had more time on-screen in The Power of Three. Come on, we all know the answer to that one. This is a big hour-long chat, so hold onto your loins, gird your hats, and mix your metaphors. Oh, and listen out for mention of the first of Brian Terranova's Doctor Who interview collection, now available on our Patreon. Patreon and Apple Podcasts Most episodes of our podcast go out on Patreon first . This week's episode is the same as the one that went out on Patreon, but subscribers there got it early, ad-free, and with a video version. We'd really appreciate your help in raising our profile on the Apple platform, so please leave a review . If you don't already

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Is Doctor Who "too big"? Is it "essentially a spooky show?" is an episode from Kasterborous: Doctor Who PodKast (with a K) by Christian Cawley.

This episode is 45:07 long.

This episode was published on Feb 11, 2026.

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