Doctor Who second season: Terror of the Autons

As we approach the second run of episodes for Matt Smith’s Doctor under Steven Moffat’s second season of stewardship of Doctor Who, James McLean and Christian Cawley discuss the various second series of every Doctor (save the two who didn’t enjoy a second run of episodes), from William Hartnell throughRead More →

The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane

It’s podKast time again, people, and this week James McLean and Christian Cawley discuss a few interesting points regarding the recent trailers and the revelation that one of our TARDIS travelling heroes won’t be around to see their next birthday. In addition to this we cover the recent appearances ofRead More →

I love Bill Bailey. He looks funny, he says funny things and he’s a great musician – all things I can admire in a person. Now there was a bit of a mix up with the PR company that sends these review discs out; they were convinced that Dandelion MindRead More →

After quitting Never Mind the Buzzcocks, comedian Simon Amstell vowed to get back onto the comedy circuit, his aim no doubt to share his slightly odd world view with the student audience. His live DVD illustrates just how much he has developed over his time fronting the popular music panelRead More →

Let’s get this straight – Rebecca Adlington, bless ‘er, DOES look like someone looking in the back of a spoon. Since the insanity of the Sachsgate row and the intervening Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Carr “joke” controversies, the BBC have been keen to extract all possible offence from any jokes.Read More →

What happened to Have I Got News For You this week? Paul Merton and Ian Hislop were joined by Al Murray in the chair and among the guests was Germaine Greer. During the days running up to recording (Thursday evening), terrorists have attacked the city of Mumbai, Woolworths and MFIRead More →