by Christian Cawley, James McLean
Regular podcast featuring unique and in-depth discussions covering Doctor Who and other classic TV and movies, usually in the sci-fi and sci-fantasy fields. Launched in 2007, we've lost count of how many episodes we've actually done. Special episodes include interviews with creatives, writers, actors, and notable commentators in the cult TV field. Your regular hosts are Christian Cawley and James McLean.
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April 29, 2025
<div>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 impact has this episode has, and can James McLean discern it?<br> <br> This week, James is joined by James Whittington, a writer who worked with us back in the days of our old website. He also writes for the Legend TV channel, among other things, and has plenty of thoughts about Doctor Who...<br> <br> </div> <h1>Shownotes</h1> <ul> <li> Doctor Who: The Well on <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002bl53/doctor-who-season-2-3-the-well">BBC iPlayer</a> (UK) and <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/play/abfd1685-1628-447c-8367-60ce5c0a1cc4">Disney+</a> (Worldwide)</li> <li><a href="https://www.legend-tv.co.uk/">Legend TV</a></li> <li>James Whittington on X: <a href="https://x.com/jamesywhitt">@jamesywhitt</a> </li> </ul> <div><br> </div> <h1>Patreon benefits</h1> <div> <br> Supporters of the podcast on Patreon got this week's show ad-free and early on Patreon -- and with extra material. We also released this <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/doctor-who-well-127601280">exclusively on Patreon as a video podcast</a>.<br> <br> </div> <h1>Get in touch</h1> <div> <br> Subscribe to our podcast? Then head to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kasterborous-doctor-who-podkast-with-a-k/id1045277918">Apple Podcasts</a> to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.<br> <br> Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on <a href="http://twitter.com/kasterborousUK">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thekasterborous">Facebook</a> or <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>, and you’ll get a mention.<br> <br> <br> <br> </div>
April 22, 2025
<div> Doctor Who Series 15's second episode, Lux, is the subject of discussion this week. James McLean welcomes this week's guest, Rick Lundeen, for quite a deep and wide-ranging chat about the episode and Doctor Who's current status.<br> <br> Rick is a writer and artist with quite a considerable body of work behind him. Among those include work with Christian Cawley on the Time Leech comic strip way back in 2009, and his incredible adaptation of The Daleks' Master Plan. Rick also writes regularly for The Doctor Who Companion, where he has contributed <a href="https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/author/rick-lundeen/">over 100 articles</a>.<br> <br> He also has some interesting thoughts on Doctor Who!<br> <br> </div> <h1>Shownotes</h1> <ul><li> Doctor Who: Lux - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002b8rr/doctor-who-season-2-2-lux">BBC iPlayer</a>, <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/play/d16f7453-7112-4b26-9da9-84d9dc31fc51">Disney+</a><ul> <li><a href="https://rickjlundeen.wordpress.com/">Rick Lundeen art</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thekillerswede.com/">The Swede</a></li> </ul> </li></ul> <div> <br> You can also watch the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/doctor-who-lux-127089276">video version</a> of this review of Lux, exclusive to our Patreon, which is free to join and affords access to our podcast early, ad-free, and with extra content each week.<br> <br> </div> <h1>Get in touch</h1> <div>Subscribe to our podcast? Then head to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kasterborous-doctor-who-podkast-with-a-k/id1045277918">Apple Podcasts</a> to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.<br> <br> Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on <a href="http://twitter.com/kasterborousUK">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thekasterborous">Facebook</a> or <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>, and you’ll get a mention.<br> <br> <br> </div>
April 15, 2025
<div>James and Magnus discuss the first episode of Doctor Who S15, Robot Revolution, which introduces a new companion, Belinda Chandra, and ends with quite the cliffhanger.<br> <br> This is an in-depth discussion of the episode, covering everything from the visual style to the themes of coercive control and loss. <br> <br> Members of our free Patreon heard this episode first. Sign up at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/kasterborous">patreon.com/kasterborous</a> for early episodes, ad-free, and often with extra material.<br> <br> </div> <h1>Shownotes</h1> <ul><li>Doctor Who Robot Revolution on <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0029db8/doctor-who-season-2-1-the-robot-revolution">BBC iPlayer</a> </li></ul> <div><br> </div> <h1>Get in touch</h1> <div> <br> Subscribe to our podcast? Then head to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kasterborous-doctor-who-podkast-with-a-k/id1045277918">Apple Podcasts</a> to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.<br> <br> Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on <a href="http://twitter.com/kasterborousUK">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thekasterborous">Facebook</a> or <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>, and you’ll get a mention.<br> <br> </div>
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