What does the Whoniverse bring to Doctor Who? 60th anniversary celebratory wonder! We’re here; it’s November 2023, it is the month of Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary, and the BBC has gone all-out to provide celebratory media in all shapes and sizes. Central to all of this is The Whoniverse, theRead More →
Between May and September 2023, the “Hollywood double strike” – joint industrial action by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA – halted production of TV and movies (and some video games). The reason for this was generative AI – artificial intelligence that has been programmed to produce text, art,Read More →
The master of the amusing insult, Blackadder first hit screens 40 years ago. Rowan Atkinson’s creation may not have been an instant hit, but following the 1986 broadcast of Blackadder II, it really took off. While it has previously been issued on DVD, the complete Blackadder has yet to enjoyRead More →
James McLean and cult writer and critic John Kenneth Muir return with a new episode of the podcast that focuses on American cult film/television of the late 20th century (and beyond). In the first installment of a two-part chat, James and John discuss the biggest sci-fi phenomenon to come outRead More →
As we’ve just been blessed with an amazing Doctor Who trailer for the 60th anniversary, Christian and James have got together to discuss what we saw. But it’s not all about the Celestial Toymaker! Our existing podcast was due to go live yesterday, so we hurriedly recorded some extra materialRead More →
James McLean and cult writer and critic John Kenneth Muir are back with a sixth episode of the podcast that focuses on American cult film/television of the late 20th century (and beyond). This time, John and James look forward, then look back, then look now at the crisis of infiniteRead More →
Doctor Who‘s exploits in the video game world have often left fans and gamers cold. Despite the success of other franchises (think Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, and many others) in the video game arena, Doctor Who‘s main hits have been a pinball machine and an appearanceRead More →
Join James McLean and cult writer and critic John Kenneth Muir for the fifth in what has become a highly irregular series of podcasts focusing on American cult film/television of the late twentieth century (and occasionally, or sometimes quite frequently, other stuff). This episode considers the role of the audioRead More →
In a wide-ranging chat Christian Cawley and James McLean consider the impact of the closure of Network on Air, why we love to collect TV and movie stuff, and try and work out what quiz show Going for Gold was all about. Shownotes Some useful links to get you throughRead More →
Doctor Who is off-air, so what the heck are we going to talk about? And what happens when two middle aged white guys realise they’re not necessarily saying anything new about the show they’ve been watching since 1980ish? Christian Cawley and James McLean make a surprise return to discuss whatRead More →
Television history is about to be made as the “lost” Blackadder pilot airs on Gold this Thursday. Essentially the same as the first episode of The Blackadder, the show has rarely been seen aside from poor VHS-to-VHS copies that eventually made it onto YouTube. A different Blackadder But what isRead More →
Doctor Who fans may know the name Terry Burnett, who sadly passed away earlier this year, leaving a vast collection of TV and movie reels. Burnett was the film collector who unknowingly sat on two lost Doctor Who episodes for years (see our podKast of the Missing Believed Wiped event).Read More →
