Strangers in Space
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 on to include any number of subjects that Doctor Who fans might find themselves chatting about during the aforementioned informal gatherings. So alongside our main subject, you'll find us talking about films, and music, and politics, and other TV programmes, and more besides - and occasionally talking to special guests about their interests too. But of course, plenty of Doctor Who.
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Episodes
Wednesday May 06, 2026
Wednesday May 06, 2026
MayGann wouldn't be complete without a trip to the Old West, and the Doctor Who set that TV movie writer Matthew Jacobs visited as a child to watch his father as an actor
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Steve Hatcher
Monday May 04, 2026
Monday May 04, 2026
MayGann continues with Paul McGann appearing in a 1997 film called Downtime, as reviewed here by the author of Downtime: The Lost Years of Doctor Who
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Rees
Watch Downtime on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hwgXW7UHUpE
Saturday May 02, 2026
Saturday May 02, 2026
With new rumours swirling about where the future of Doctor Who might lie, we take a look at the latest evidence and discuss its potential
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Ryan Blake
Friday May 01, 2026
Friday May 01, 2026
MayGann begins in earnest, with our review of Andrew Davies' 2002 adaptation of Sarah Waters' debut novel Tipping the Velvet, as directed by Geoffrey Sax
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
It's Dave Robicheaux agogo in an accidental double bill, after we decided to talk about Heaven's Prisoners (1996) to give Eric Roberts a little coverage before MayGann kicks off in earnest, and ended up recording a whole nother episode on its follow-up film, 2009's In the Electric Mist
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Iain Martin and first Matt Barber then Ryan Blake
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
The randomiser decided that MayGann should begin a few days earlier than planned, so we find ourselves reviewing the eighth Doctor's six-minute resurrection during Doctor Who's fiftieth anniversary celebrations
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher
Friday Apr 24, 2026
Friday Apr 24, 2026
Our thoughts on the recent live action adaptation of Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, from the duo who almost made Solo: A Star Wars Story
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
The results of our quest to find our listeners' favourite second Doctor stories
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
As we await the third adaptation in the modern Dune film series, we cast our minds back to David Lynch's badly received 1984 version and wonder if it's better than its reputation would suggest
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Scrubs is back after a sixteen year gap, but is it still doing its all on its own...?
Presented by J.R. Southall, with Ryan Blake and Iain Martin