Perpetual Outsider Podcast

John returns to the 1920s as he ponders on Part Two of the Doctor Who story, Black Orchid. Is Ann actually Penelope Pitstop? Have the local policemen been eating enough porridge to lug the TARDIS down the street? And is being defeated by Mr Plod from the Noddy books the ultimate insult for The Doctor?

John travels from the 2020s to the 1920s as he explores the Peter Davison Doctor Who story, Black Orchid. Why wasn't 9 year old John's Black Orchid book not a bestseller? Will Tegan progress beyond Round 1 of Strictly Come Dancing? How does Justin Fletcher manage to barge his way into proceedings?

Back to 1984 for a classic episode of The Young Ones, which John hasn't seen for 30-odd years.

Brucie's off ill, so Roy Castle steps into the breach for this episode of The Generation Game from 1975. Can Roy's nerves overcome lippy guests, bagpipes and a grumpy haggis filler? Find out with John!

It's scorching! On a boiling hot day like today, why not chill out with John as he settles down to look at the last part of Dragonfire? Why doesn't McLuhan want to be in a Pudding club? Is Iceworld taking a frozen Internet signal to extremes? And is Kane's grisly melting head the most unpleasant demise in Who history?

With the heatwave in full flow, John cools down in Iceworld for another instalment of the Doctor Who adventure, Dragonfire. Where has the quirk gone? Is Kane's melted statue a blessed improvement? And can John make it third time lucky recording the commentary?

John attempts to get cool on a boiling hot day by selecting Doctor Who Dragonfire. Would Zed from the Police Academy movies worked as a man on the run? Is a certain sorry excuse for a Prime Minister hiding in the freezer? And what is the deal with that literal cliffhanger?

John looks at another sci-fi series, Space 1999. Is it heresy to prefer the funky new Season 2 theme tune? Where's Clouseau when you need to crack a smile? And is Helena's Barry Manilow obsession being taken that bit too far?

London calling as John boards the prison ship en route to the Liberator for the 2nd Blake's 7 episode. Would Blake make a good Marcie from the Charlie Brown cartoons? What's on tonight's Top Of The Pops with your host, Raiker? Will you like Vila's magic, or not a lot?

It's a fair cop, guv, as John looks back at an early episode of 3-2-1, first broadcast in October 1978.