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Here's our latest episode, featuring Christian Cawley discussing everything that caught his eye in the past week. There's some Midsomer Murders, a mysterious song on the internet, a new publication from Candy Jar Books, an update on the Discworld RPG Kickstarter, and a lost episode of...
Family Fortunes...?
Quick note, the Red Dwarf book giveaway/draw ends on November 22nd.
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Fans vote for the top 20 Midsomer Murders episodesThe internet's most mysterious songNobody’s House: The Curse of Jack TreadfulWhen we chatted to Candy Jar and Hannah HaismanRPG book KickstarterDiscworld KickstarterMissing Family Fortunes episode uncovered
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Here is this week's podcast, an hour-long chat between Christian and James concerning (mostly) The Terminator.
This is a shorter version of the version published earlier for our Patreon members. To ensure you get the full chat, sign up to our Patreon - it's free.
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The Terminator (Amazon)Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Amazon)Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Amazon)Terminator Dark Fate (Disney+)Alien (Disney+)Aliens (Disney+)Alien 3 (Disney+)RoboCop (Amazon Video)RoboCop: Rogue City (Steam/PC)Red Dwarf interview with Tom Salinsky1980s Yorkie advertGet in touch
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A little later than usual, our weekly podcast features Christian Cawley exploring the latest in classic TV news, publications, and film.
This week, we look at Cutaway Comics' already funded Indiegogo campaign for the second phase of its Doctor Who-adjacent Gods and Monsters series. There is also news of the AI Michael Parkinson (we jest not) and some remastered classic Sherlock Holmes movies from the Cricklewood days.
Oh, and we've also managed to shoehorn more Led Zeppelin news into proceedings.
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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gods-and-monsters-phase-2-drax-iris-losko#/
Virtually Parkinson: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/26/michael-parkinson-virtually-ai-replica-chatshow + https://podnews.net/press-release/virtually-parkinson
Talking Pictures TV podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/3415891318452697 (perhaps cut this from show)
Muppets: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5336406018/posts/10162405187376019/?__cft__[0]=AZWR3Wip_n7RmYNxMzJIWiTXXNZj3kP1dc2pfLC14CyJhQu4LcwaoH9n2bBgOch9cula8vieCopLPItx2v9aladIrRndMEADURYzK9kHB5PI37nuu8AZ0OPxucGq1jDL-s-WMhJOREJ4o4xLO5NbesVncojXO5ilqT_uxjITC9wZw59ZiSZqd73Zuw2gJ8bVQBs&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R
Sherlock Holmes: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5336406018/posts/10162387933701019/ + https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwdx3nw3xqo
Sylveste: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5336406018/?multi_permalinks=10162411016056019&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen
Film is Fabulous! GFM: https://www.facebook.com/61551615437721/posts/122160094118053847/?rdid=4sq7vRCUtABVuD1c + https://filmisfabulous.org.uk/help-restore-a-missing-episode/
Blackpool Film Convention: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02YRBiS1gochLfmJYw1gGmeENwb96HGpSejW78xSfs2nop512f6XMVE3iyQKTRU33vl&id=61551615437721
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot commentary: https://www.kasterborous.co.uk/435-remembering-william-russell-the-adventures-of-sir-lancelot-commentary/
Led Zeppelin: https://ledzepnews.com/2024/10/25/becoming-led-zeppelin-will-be-released-in-may/
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James speaks to Tom Salinsky about Red Dwarf, and his book Red Dwarf: Discovering the TV Series: Volume I: 1988-1993, which is available now!
This chat covers various eras of Red Dwarf, not just those featured in Tom's book.
You can listen to the full 40 minute version of this podcast on our free Patreon.
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Red Dwarf: Discovering the TV Series: Volume I: 1988-1993
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Here's this week's weekly show for you, in which Christian covers a host of upcoming releases in the world of classic TVs and cinema.
Releases coming soon concern Hammer, titles designer Sid Sutton, The Likely Lads, The Wombles, Alien: Romulus, a new edition of the book Opening the Box of Delights, and some new photos of Led Zeppelin.
If you subscribe to our free Patreon, James' chat with Tom Salinsky about Red Dwarf will release first (and full length) at the weekend. A short version will appear on the usual podcast places next week. So if you want the full chat, get onto the Kasterborous Patreon.
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters trailerDeadline report on the documentary's distributionDeep Fusion FilmsOpening the Box of Delights new edition contents shared on Facebook (group membership required)Sid Sutton Collection/Adventures in Type and Space Special Edition announcement and website listingThe Likely Lads 60th Anniversary Collection details and Amazon pageDick Clement and Ian La Frenais on Sitcom GeeksThe Wombles DVD collection announcementAlien Romulus coming out on VHSOver 100 unseen Led Zeppelin photos report and FlickrIs Thor: Ragnarok still Marvel's best movie? Get in touchIf you subscribe to our podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.
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Hi! This week's podcast covers the confusion over Doctor Who Series 16, take a look at the upcoming Beatles documentary, and tell you about a missing episode of Thunderbirds, an unused edit, that has been rediscovered...
Looking at the steady stream of newly recovered TV shows and movies long thought "lost" is pretty interesting right now. Maybe we've seen the last Doctor Who discovery, maybe not, but archive media is continuing to be a theme of the weekly podcast.
This week's episode once again features Christian Cawley hosting solo, and went out first on Patreon. We've got additional, supplemental editions of the show planned, with interviews already recorded, and a giveaway coming up too.
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What's happening with Doctor Who series 16?Beatles 64 documentary produced by Martin Scorsese in NovemberBeatles 1964 album collection reissues (UK versions)Missing Thunderbirds episode edit discoveredAnderson Audio AdventuresDavid Graham tribute from Jamie AndersonLost 1965 episode of BBC Play School foundFred Dineage: 60 Years in TVWallace & Gromit: The Collection (4K)Review of Flatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsGet in touchIf you subscribe to our podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.
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Christian Cawley brings you the latest news about rediscovered old TV shows, a graphic novel for a massive classic rock band, and a much anticipated TV reunion.
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This week, I told you about:
Missing Believed Wiped Facebook GroupA Man Called Harry Brent on the Classic British Telly YouTube channelAudio-only episodes of Not Only But Also from 1966 and 1970 on the Audio Only YouTube channelThe Gadget Monkey on YouTubeDef Leppard's Hysteria: The Graphic NovelNeil & Martin's Bon Voyage (upcoming roadtrip show with Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey)RetroGamerBase newsletter
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Christian Cawley brings you the latest news of upcoming releases in the world of classic TV and cinema.
We're trying something new this week, delivering details of some forthcoming Blu-ray, DVD, CD, and table top RRPGs that we think you might be interested in. This includes The Box of Delights, an audiobook featuring the voice and thoughts of Douglas Adams, and an immense Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band boxset.
After all, just because something is no longer in production doesn't mean it is dead.
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These are the links that will tell you more about the items discussed in this week's episode.
The Box of Delights 40th Anniversary Blu-rayDouglas Adams: Explaining the World KickstarterTerry Pratchett's Discworld RPG: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork KickstarterTerminator 40th Anniversary 4K getting a Limited Steelbook EditionALIEN RPG – Second Edition and Rapture Protocol KickstarterSherlock Holmes Crimes for Christmas crowdfunder on BackerkitBonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Still Barking 17CD/3DVD boxsetBBC Sound Effects Archive now has over 33,000 free samples (MusicTech)Get in touchIf you subscribe to our podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.
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We've had a few weeks' rest and recuperation but we're now back with a rare pleasure: former Doctor Who producer Philip Hinchcliffe (1974-1977)!
There is a bit of a story behind this one. Back in 2018, Gareth Kavanagh invited James McLean and Christian Cawley to do some live podcasting and panel interviews at the VworpCon event, held at the PrintWorks in Manchester.
Philip Hinchcliffe was supposed to be one of several guests on a panel discussing the TARDIS and its evolution throughout Doctor Who's history, but on the day the dice didn't roll quite as planned.
As a result, James ended up with just Philip Hinchcliffe, along with a few technical challenges. However, thanks to AI audio fixes and judicious editing by Christian, we've ended up with quite an interesting - and rare - chat with Philip, who gives some quite unique answers and stories on a topic that he doesn't usually get drawn on.
Enjoy!
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VworpCon
Tardisbuilders.com
The DNA of Doctor Who: The Philip Hinchcliffe Years
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Over the past few years, we've had the chance to attend all manner of Doctor Who events. It's fair to say that the whole world of conventions and interactive experiences has evolved considerably.
From Dimensions 2005 to VworpCon in 2018, and The Crash of the Elysium to Escape Hunt: A Dalek Awakens, we've been very fortunate to have attended a whole host of different events. They have covered different sizes of venues, different types of guests, and offered a wealth of differing experiences.
This week, Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss how Doctor Who events have evolved over the decades. We also discuss A Dalek Awakens, an escape room experience in Norwich, which James was fortunate enough to visit recently.
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Podcast: Previewing VworpCon (2018)
Podcast: Tom MacRae tells us about The Crash of the Elysium (2012)
Podcast: James McLean attends The Crash of the Elysium (2012)
Recommendations:
A Dalek Awakens
RoboCop: Rogue City (videogame)
Shogun (Disney+)
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n this week's show, Christian Cawley and James McLean face off with their preferred fantasy streaming shows. In the Black corner, Christian is in favour of House of the Dragon... in the Elf corner, it's James, with Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Which is the best show? Why have Christian and James settled on those shows and not the others? And does James really care whether Christian watches The Rings of Power?
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House of the Dragon (Now TV)Matt Smith's career since Doctor WhoLord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerThe HobbitThe Hobbit video gameThe Boggit spoof video gameAn Unearthly Child is still offline... againHoly Flying CircusGet in touchIf you subscribe to our podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.
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Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr as Dr Doom? A Doctor Who spin-off with an incredibly long name? XXXXX XXXXX as Johnny Storm? It can only be the reveals at San Diego Comic Con 2024, and we're here to try and make sense of it all.
Even if The War Between the Land and the Sea does sound like a George RR Martin epilogue...
Christian Cawley and James McLean pull the bones out of the best bits of Comic Con 24.
PLUS: When we chatted with Gareth Kavanagh in June, he shared with us some upcoming news about Cutaway Comics projects, plus a tease of their summer sale - now on!
ShownotesEverything announced at SDCC https://www.ign.com/articles/san-diego-comic-con-2024-everything-announced
Doctor Who and Star Trek crossover https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/star-trek-and-doctor-who-unite-for-intergalactic-friendship-day
Doctor Who crossovers: https://audioboom.com/posts/7246137-doctor-who-multimedia-crossovers-star-trek-and-beyond
The War Between the Land and the Sea: https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/new-whoniverse-spin-off-the-war-between-the-land-and-the-sea-announced-at-san
Rober Downey Jr swaps Iron Man for Doctor Doom
https://www.ign.com/articles/robert-downey-jr-doctor-doom-iron-man-shared-history-mcu
Ralph Ineson (The Office) is Galactus https://www.ign.com/articles/fantastic-four-officially-has-its-villain-ralph-ineson-will-play-the-mcus-galactus
Monk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_(TV_series)
Cutaway Comics: https://www.cutawaycomics.co.uk/
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With a pot of tea and a distinct lack of bland biscuits and/or Jaffa cakes, James and Magnus discuss the highs and lows of the finale for series 1/14/40 of Doctor Who, Empire of Death.
Were they overwhelmed? Underwhelmed?
Whelmed?
Hit play to find out...
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Doctor Who Series 14 on BBC iPlayerDoctor Who Series 14 on Disney+Get in touchIf you subscribe to our podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.
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James and Magnus commit to an after-show omnibus with a five episode review of the latest season of Doctor Who finishing with the penultimate episode, The Legend of Ruby Sunday. And James misremembers his Pyramids of Mars.
For shame.
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Doctor Who Series 14 on BBC iPlayerDoctor Who Series 14 on Disney+Get in touchIf you subscribe to our podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.
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We're delighted to welcome Gareth Kavanagh to this week's podcast, in which we discuss Go Figure!
This is the upcoming book detailing the entirety of the Character Options Doctor Who figurine range. It's already achieved its funding goal on Indiegogo, but you have 4 days left (as of June 15th, 2024) to help the project reach some tasty looking stretch goals.
Go Figure! is edited by Gary Russell, designed by Will Brooks, and features high-quality photographs by Doctor Who collector Richard Lloyd (YouTube's @StetsonDoctor).
Gareth joins Christian Cawley and James McLean to discuss Go Figure!, and recall a shared adventure at a convention 6 years ago...
ShownotesBack Go Figure! on IndiegogoVworpCon 2018 preview podcast
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In this podcast, Christian Cawley and James McLean commence a conversation that takes them into an unexpected direction, namely language.
Why is representation of contemporary language so poor in TV and movies? Beyond expletives in Hollywood movies, the representation of what we archaicly refer to as "street talk" is in most cases laughable.
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Esteemed British actor William Russell sadly passed away on June 4th, 2024, at the age of 99. An actor with a career spanning 73 years, his final screen appearance was, of course, in a 2022 Doctor Who episode, The Power of the Doctor.
Over the years, Russell (who also acted under the name Russell Enoch) accumulated a remarkable 109 screen and audio credits (based on an IMDb figure which we suspect is incomplete) dating back to 1949.
In this podcast, we take a look at Russell's most famous role before Doctor Who. 30 episodes of The Adventures of Sir Lancelot were recorded, a show that was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Such a hit, in fact, that some episodes were recorded in colour, way back in 1956!
So, join Christian Cawley and James McLean as they watch, and talk over, episode 1 of The Adventures of Sir Lancelot.
ShownotesThe Adventures of Sir Lancelot, episode 1, on YouTubeGet in touchIf you subscribe to our podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.
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James introduces Magnus to An Unearthly Child, a planned kommentary podkast that has found bittersweet timing with the sad passing of William Russell, the actor who played Ian Chesterton, and James’ beside framed autograph.
Explore An Unearthly Child through the eyes of a being who has never seen it before!
ShownotesAn Unearthly Child is not available on BBC iPlayer. However, you can find it on DailyMotion
(If you're watching along, there is a short 1m, 6s break early in the episode.)
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James McLean welcomes back the enigmatic Magnus to discuss the new adventures of Doctor Who. Series 14 is with us, but what is the Kasterborous take on Space Babies and The Devil's Chord episodes?
Well, there is only one way to find out. (Actually two, but unless you're prepared to track down James and Magnus and ask them face-to-face, listening to this podcast is your best option.)
ShownotesDoctor Who Series 14 on BBC iPlayerDoctor Who Series 14 on Disney+
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Incredibly, it is 25 years since The Phantom Menace hit cinemas and launched a revival of Star Wars that continues to this day.
Inspired by the discovery of a 4K vs 35mm comparison video on YouTube, Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss The Phantom Menace. From watching it for the first time, to modern questions and inconsistencies, this talk hits a number of key points about Star Wars pre- and post-Disney acquisition.
After all, Disney didn't have a hand in Caravan of Courage, did they?
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The Phantom Menace 25th Annniversary screeningsThe Phantom Menace 4K vs 35mmMasters of the Universe: RevolutionX-Men '97Get in touch
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