There is alot of news and rumours flying around regarding the new series of Doctor Who. This section of Kasterborous will include only confirmed information. Who is Christopher Eccleston? Christopher Eccleston is a talented and highly regarded character actor. He is best known for his parts in “28 Days Later”,Read More →
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy – just one of the terms used to describe Doctor Who. But what’s it all about? What’s the big deal about some guy travelling through time and space in a blue box? What is Doctor Who? Doctor Who is a BBC television production thatRead More →
Doctor Who books have been available for the large majority of the show’s history. Some books are incredibly rare; some books are as common as a Cyberman with a gold allergy. What are all these Doctor Who books? Well it depends which ones you mean! If they have “BBC” onRead More →
Remember the time the Doctor met the crew of Star Trek’s Enterprise? Does Doctor Who occur in the same universe as Blake’s 7? What about Marvel UK’s soon-to-be resurrected Death’s Head, and his contract on the Doctor? Join Christian Cawley, Gareth Kavanagh, and James McLean as they navigate the wondrousRead More →
Dorothy? Moose? McShane? Ace! The girl who found herself caught in the time storm, met the Doctor on Iceworld and continued to storm time and space. The Doctor’s last best friend, a girl with a scarred past and an uncertain future. So much was promised with the introduction of Ace.Read More →
Have you ever had a gift for something, knew you could do it and were good at it? Well at the age of 22, after an interesting but eventually useless jaunt studying packaging design down south, I enrolled at university to take up a degree course for my first loveRead More →
DUSTY OFFICE, UNVARNISHED WOOD AND LOW DUSTY LIGHT. RED TELEPHONE ON DESK. A MAN WRITES, HUNCHED IN THE DARK: “As the man in charge of this room, I, Roddy Cleaner, have decided it valid and with no cause for recompense, to empty the shelves of this warehouse with the aimRead More →
Welcome to the first in a series of investigations into the history of 20th century earth. During this module, I will be demonstrating to you, the student, how the events of this key period in history lead to man’s first steps into the galaxy. We will be looking at severalRead More →
Welcome to the first of our special PropKast podcasts, in which James McLean and Brian A Terranova discuss props in TV and movies. To kick off, the focus is mainly on Doctor Who props, specifically those that have been reused across serials or found in other shows. Shownotes Early sonicRead More →
Incredibly, in over 350 podcasts, we haven’t spent any time talking in depth about former Doctor Who script editor Eric Saward. Well, it’s time to make amends! Gareth Kavanagh is back with Christian Cawley and James McLean to discuss the 1982-1986 era of Doctor Who. Listen out for mention ofRead More →
The second Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) features an exclusive interview with “Mr Norman”, some comment and opinion on Smith and Jones and The Shakespeare Code and is hosted by Christian Cawley and Brian Terranova, with occasional input from Anthony Dry. Oh and don’t forget Gerald, our Slitheen butler (youRead More →
1996. The resurrection of a television legend at this stage required foreign money. Under the guiding wing of Philip Segal, Universal and Fox invested in a project to redevelop and reboot Doctor Who. For the last 9 years, Segal had been involved in an attempt to make an American versionRead More →
