Welcome to the DOCTOR WHO TARGET BOOK CLUB PODCAST, the podcast in which we undertake the [insert adjective here] project of discussing, in story order, all of the DOCTOR WHO novelizations!
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Broader and deeper than Doctor Who... Back in the early months of 2012 we started life as the Blue Box Podcast, a small team of three (then four, then five...) people podcasting our thoughts on Doctor Who, in the classic style of a bunch of friends the microphones were just accidentally eavesdropping on during a conversation in the pub. Over a decade later, the team has expanded and so has the remit; nowadays we publish episodes approximately three times a week, and the discussion has moved ...
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EP 161: REVELATION OF THE DALEKS
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Last time Eric Saward squared off against the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club, it didn’t go so well for him. What about this time? Has Saward learned from the excesses that laid RESURRECTION so low? Has the NZDWFC provided us a better read yet again? Come listen as Tony Whitt, Dalton Hughes, and Alyson Fitch-Safreed debate whether a bunch of refere…
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Blue Box 161: Dandies and Clowns - the Master (Part Two)
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It wasn't long after the untimely death of Roger Delgado, that his most enduring creation was being resurrected - and soon after that he had a new full-time replacement. But do these subsequent iterations of the Master fulfil the brief that was laid down back in 1971? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Mark Donaldson and Iain Martin…
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Book Club 04: Top 10 Targets
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We asked our listeners to name their favourite Doctor Who novelisations, and here are the results Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Luke MolloyDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: The Substance
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Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley bare all in this new(-ish) body horror from French director Coralie Fargeat - but is there more substance to The Substance than it might seem? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Luke MolloyDoor StrangersCast
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Blue Box 160: Dandies and Clowns - the Ice Warriors
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They're one of Doctor Who's Big Five alien races, but what did the various writers who've told their stories bring to the concept of the Ice Warriors? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ben VerthDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: Top 5 Alien Films
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We asked our listeners to name their Top 5 Alien films, and some of them even managed it. Here are the results. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Simon Brett and Dylan ReesDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Duet 20: Apartment 7a and Salem's Lot (2024)
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We're in the middle of a wave of sequels, prequels and creep-quels to the iconic horror films of the 1970s (or thereabouts) which redefined the genre for the modern generation - but what would we make of the latest attempt to film Stephen King's vampire story, and the new go at Rosemary's Baby? Presented by J.R. Southall with Matt Barber…
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Blue Box 159: Le Morte Da'Vies (The Birth and Life of RTD-2)
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What better way to introduce another pair of new voices to our feed, than to ask them their thoughts about the quality of current Doctor Who Presented by J.R. Southall, with Luke Molloy and Harry PalmerDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club 67: 1984
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It's 75 years since the book was published, and now forty years since the year itself - and indeed the film version that was released that October. We look back over the various screen adaptations of George Orwell's most influential work, and try and sort the snow globes from the rats Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jim Cameron and Dylan Rees…
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Who Review Extra 38: Planet of the Daleks
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Terry Nation's return to the Doctor Who universe in 1973 is widely regarded as something less than a success, but will nostalgia overcome any questions of critical failure? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt BarberDoor StrangersCast
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TV Club 75: The Day of the Triffids (1981)
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Our thoughts on the BBC's first screen adaptation of John Wyndham's 1951 novel Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jim Cameron and Dylan ReesDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: Top 10 Star Wars Films
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We asked our listeners to vote for their favourite Star Wars films, and here are the results Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Dylan ReesDoor StrangersCast
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Private Members Club 24: The Lacks Bash Backlash
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It hasn't even been 100 days since Labour arrived back in government, much of which has been the summer recess. Yet Chris £260k-per-annum Mason already has Keir Starmer in the BBC's sights... Plus some thoughts on the imminent US election and an afterword about the situation in France. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and St…
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Blue Box 158: Dandies and Clowns - the Cybermen (Part Three)
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Our conversation about the use of the Cybermen in Doctor Who focuses on the modern era, and asks the question of whether the recent showrunners have made the most of them Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ben VerthDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 76: Ian Smith
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Ian Smith, founder of independent record label Last Night From Glasgow, chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by J.R. SouthallDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Duet 19: Withnail and Bruce
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It's the 750th episode on the Strangers podcast feed, and we've gone and reviewed Bruce Robinson's two 1980s films (Withnail and I and How to Get Ahead in Advertising) by mistake Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Mark DonaldsonDoor StrangersCast
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Who Review Extra 37: Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror
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Arriving as it turns out at almost exactly the mid-point of the Jodie Whittaker era, how does Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror stand up nearly half a decade on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon ArnoldDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: Top 10 James Bond Films
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We asked our listeners to vote for their Top 10 James Bond films, and only one failed to get any votes at all Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon ArnoldDoor StrangersCast
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TV Club 74: Time Bandits
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The brains behind Flight of the Conchords and The Inbetweeners (and Jojo Rabbit) have taken on our childhoods and created a television adaptation of Terry Gilliam's legendary film Time Bandits, but have they succeeded in pulling off the impossible and doing a good job? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon Brett…
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Blue Box 157: Dandies and Clowns - The Master and the Cybermen
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Ahead of a deeper dive into the Cyberman stories of the modern revival, a brief look at the way the Master has used the creatures in a variety of recent finales Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ben VerthDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 75: Tom Salinsky
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Playwright, podcaster and producer Tom Salinsky chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Tom's websiteDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club 66: Four Thrillers
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We catch up on four thriller movies from 2024 that we haven't reviewed yet Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber We talk about: I Saw the TV Glow from 00:00 Longlegs from 19:38 Trap from 34:18 and Monkey Man from 46:31Door StrangersCast
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Some fans have called this story cursed, and after losing two-thirds of our first attempt to record this episode and then having to remount it three weeks later, we agree! (Is this what it felt like to make SHADA? They both have Denis Carey in them, so…maybe HE’S the curse?) Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as we try to…
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Who Review Extra 36: Robot of Sherwood
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Mark Gatiss' Robot of Sherwood was the third episode in the twelfth Doctor's first series, but was it an easy fit with the likes of Listen and Into the Dalek? And how does it stand up ten years on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ben VerthDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 74: John Ainsworth
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Big Finish director John Ainsworth chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe FordDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Lite 63: Dave (1993)
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With all the turmoil that's been going on in current affairs so far this year, and with an American election on the increasingly-near horizon, we travel back to a time of simpler politics when Kevin Kline could accidentally become PotUS, and discover a message that resonates even today Pres(id)ented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber…
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Blue Box 156: Dandies and Clowns - the Cybermen (Part Two)
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Did the people who made Doctor Who during the 1970s and 1980s know what to do with the Cybermen, or did they appreciate and develop their legacy well? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ben VerthDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 73: Ken Moss
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Voice actor, audio producer and of course podcaster Ken Moss chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned in space Presented by Joe Ford Ken Moss on XDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Duets 18: A Star Wars Stories
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Rogue One and Solo were the first big budget, not made-for-TV movies to be produced for the Star Wars saga, but somehow the story stopped there (for now). What went wrong? And weren't they any good...? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon BrettDoor StrangersCast
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EP 159: SEARCH FOR THE DOCTOR
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You’re listening to your favorite podcast (ha!), and they decide to cover SEARCH FOR THE DOCTOR by Dave Martin, one of the FIND YOUR FATE books featuring the Sixth Doctor. If you decide to stick around and here what Tony Whitt and Dalton Hughes have to say about this bizarre book, go to 159. If you decide you’d rather wait until they get around to …
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Film Club 65: The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
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We take another look back at the Disney era sequel trilogy, to see how the final three Star Wars Saga films have settled now a few years have passed Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Simon BrettDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 72: Lucy McCaul
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Podcaster Lucy McCaul chooses the eight items she would take with her, if she was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Lucy on TwitterDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Duet 17: 28 Days & Weeks Later
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The Apocalypse UK strand continues with Danny Boyle's lo-fi reinvention of the zombie genre, and its very different sequel Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Dylan ReesDoor StrangersCast
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Who Review Extra 35: Horror of Fang Rock
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Doctor Who decamps to the provinces for the production of Graham Williams' first story as its newly installed producer, but how would that go? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ben VerthDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 71: Nathan Bottomley
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Everyone's favourite podcaster Nathan Bottomley takes a flight to entirety, and chooses the eight items he would take with him if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Hosted by Joe Ford Nathan on TwitterDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Lite 62: The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
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What do you get if you strip the demonic possession out of Evil Dead, and replace it with sci-fi instead? Our thoughts on the 2011 horror comedy The Cabin in the Woods Presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson and Dylan ReesDoor StrangersCast
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Who Review Extra 34: A Good Man Goes to War
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It's Doctor Who's first mid-season cliffhanger at the break in Series 6, but how does A Good Man Go to War stand up by itself over a decade on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 70: Stephen Wyatt
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Doctor Who writer (among other things) Stephen Wyatt chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Stephen's websiteDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: Deadpool & Wolverine
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It's Marvel's biggest hit for for some while, but what would our team make of the team-up between two ex-Fox characters under the Disney Marvel banner? Presented by Dylan Rees, with Simon Brett and Mark DonaldsonDoor StrangersCast
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EP 158: THE TWO DOCTORS
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Name me another podcast where such varied subjects as Season 6B, the morality of vegetarianism, the inherent racism of DOCTOR WHO, and the relative sexual attractiveness of Patrick Troughton come up in the same discussion. I dare you. Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as we discuss Robert Holmes’ first and only full-leng…
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Taking place a century earlier in the universe's timeline, The Acolyte is the first Star Wars product not to rely on characters or situations created in the Skywalker Saga - but did Disney choose the right people to make it? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon BrettDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 69: Daniel Knight
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Podcaster Daniel Knight chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe FordDoor StrangersCast
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Blue Box 155: July News Round-Up
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A round-up of recent news stories in the Doctor Who telesphere, including thoughts on the announcement of The Land Between the War and the Sea Presented by Dylan Rees, with Jon Arnold and J.R. SouthallDoor StrangersCast
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Who Review Extra 33: Pyramids of Mars
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A genuine contender for the Best Doctor Who Story Ever Made - or just the fourth best story of 1975? Thanks to the recent repeat, we've slotted in Pyramids of Mars Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and J.R. SouthallDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 68: James Lark
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Composer James Lark chooses the eight things he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford James on Twitter James Lark's websiteDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
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Now that we've had chance to catch up with it, our thoughts on the fourth film in the current Planet of the Apes sequence and the tenth overall Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club Extra: Civil War
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Our thoughts on Alex Garland's final film as director, which wonders what a Civil War in 21st century America would look like - plus some more specific thoughts (beginning at 26:10) on last weekend's assassination attempt on Donald Trump Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberDoor StrangersCast
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Desert Planet Picks 67: Daniel Rawnsley
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Voice artist and podcaster Daniel Rawnsley chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Daniel on TwitterDoor StrangersCast
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Film Club 64: The Dragon Tattoo Movies
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A conversation about the five movies based on Stieg Larsson's Millennium series of books about Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, including both versions of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt BarberDoor StrangersCast
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EP 157: THE MARK OF THE RANI
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For this synopsis, I tried to come up with jokes about the Master hanging around in a field waiting for the Doctor or the Rani giving one of her victims a woody, but I just couldn’t be bothered. Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as we try to decide whether there’s any joy to be had in Pip and Jane Baker’s book, or whethe…
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