Episodes

  • Desert Planet Picks 76: Ian Smith
    Sep 25 2024

    Ian Smith, founder of independent record label Last Night From Glasgow, chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet

    Presented by J.R. Southall

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Film Club Duet 19: Withnail and Bruce
    Sep 23 2024

    It's the 750th episode on the Strangers podcast feed, and we've gone and reviewed Bruce Robinson's two 1980s films (Withnail and I and How to Get Ahead in Advertising) by mistake

    Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Mark Donaldson

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Who Review Extra 37: Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror
    Sep 20 2024

    Arriving as it turns out at almost exactly the mid-point of the Jodie Whittaker era, how does Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror stand up nearly half a decade on?

    Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

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    44 mins
  • Film Club Extra: Top 10 James Bond Films
    Sep 18 2024

    We asked our listeners to vote for their Top 10 James Bond films, and only one failed to get any votes at all

    Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • TV Club 74: Time Bandits
    Sep 16 2024

    The brains behind Flight of the Conchords and The Inbetweeners (and Jojo Rabbit) have taken on our childhoods and created a television adaptation of Terry Gilliam's legendary film Time Bandits, but have they succeeded in pulling off the impossible and doing a good job?

    Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon Brett

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    55 mins
  • Blue Box 157: Dandies and Clowns - The Master and the Cybermen
    Sep 13 2024

    Ahead of a deeper dive into the Cyberman stories of the modern revival, a brief look at the way the Master has used the creatures in a variety of recent finales

    Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ben Verth

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    35 mins
  • Desert Planet Picks 75: Tom Salinsky
    Sep 11 2024

    Playwright, podcaster and producer Tom Salinsky chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet

    Presented by Joe Ford

    Tom's website

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    58 mins
  • Film Club 66: Four Thrillers
    Sep 9 2024

    We catch up on four thriller movies from 2024 that we haven't reviewed yet

    Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

    We talk about:

    I Saw the TV Glow from 00:00
    Longlegs from 19:38
    Trap from 34:18 and
    Monkey Man from 46:31

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    1 hr and 4 mins