For Halloween this year we're looking back to the 1970s, when the BBC's Play For Today strand would occasionally err into The Wicker Man territory and tell stories of townsfolk adrift in the countryside...

Robin Redbreast (1970) Penda's Fen (1974) Red Shift (1978)

This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Jim Cameron

We discuss Russell T Davies' work in television, in the years before he first became showrunner of Doctor Who

Russell T Davies

This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Jon Arnold Dylan Rees

As we approach the anniversary month, the news of what to expect accelerates. And also, as it turns out, the news of what not to expect. Our thoughts on the new music, the new side-show, and the An Unearthly Child situation

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This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Iain Martin

Another entertainingly high concept teen slasher from Blumhouse, this time with a Back to the Future twist, this time with TV's last teenage witch in the lead; of course we watched it:

Totally Killer

This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Matt Barber

We examine another critical juncture in Doctor Who history - the appointment of JN-T - and ask what the series might have been like without him

This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Jon Arnold Matt Barber Dylan Rees

Our reaction to the BBC's new dramatisation of the life and crimes of Jimmy Savile

The Reckoning

This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Matt Barber Dylan Rees

Menahem Golan's rock opera with a hint of sci-fi was his attempt to break Hollywood by putting together a musical allegory of the Biblical birth of humankind. What we got instead was a movie widely regarded as one of the worst ever made. Clearly, we were meant to investigate! (Warning: includes explicit language right at the beginning)

The Apple

This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Jon Arnold Dylan Rees

It's nearly half a century since Terry Nation's story about the aftermath of a genocidal virus, so how's it looking in 2023?

Survivors

This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Jon Arnold Jim Cameron Dylan Rees

Season 22, Sontarans, Saward and Spain plus Robert Holmes, Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines and Servalan herself; The Two Doctors is a must-see recipe for success. Isn't it?

The Two Doctors

This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Jon Arnold Simon Brett Iain Martin

Our attention falls on U2, as we go back through our history and the band's, and try to figure out what makes them work and, when they don't, what doesn't

U2

This episode presented by: J.R. Southall

With: Jon Arnold Simon Brett Iain Martin