Pilot pressure: Why the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie tried to do too much at once

Kasterborous: Doctor Who PodKast (with a K) by Christian Cawley

May 15, 202685:30Comedy

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 high stakes, big budgets, and a transition that would define the "wilderness ye...

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