Nearly half a century (and eight further films) on from Ridley Scott's original, the Alien franchise comes to television. But is it a natural fit, and is that where it belongs?

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

A conversation about Reeltime Pictures' Myth Makers series of interviews, concentrating on two releases in particular, in honour of Dylan's recently published book

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Rees

Doctor Who Myths and Legends: The Reeltime Pictures Story at Telos

Our review of Tell Me It's Not True, the debut album by indie band Silk Cuts

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

Vinyl edition at Rough Trade Download edition at Bandcamp YouTube channel Linktree

Guillermo del Toro and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein ought to be a match made in Heaven, but what would we make of it ahead of our patchwork Hammer watch-through starting next week?

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Simon Brett and Steve Hatcher

We're about as far on now from Tremors, as that was from 1954's Them! when it came out in 1990 - but are giant worms in the Sierra Nevada still such a fun concept in 2025?

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan Rees

Our imaginary reboot of Doctor Who, created entirely from remakes of stories of the past, finds itself under the auspices of a new showrunner - and with a new Doctor in the form of Michelle Terry

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon Brett

Two films with aliens masquerading as human beings from either side of 1990, one being Abel Ferrara's take on (Invasion of the) Body Snatchers, and the other from the director of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Mark Donaldson and Dylan Rees

We mark the passing of founder member Dave Ball, by looking back at his time in Soft Cell alongside Marc Almond

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Eric Drass

Eric's Shardcore website

It's over half a century now since the Doctors' timelines first crossed in something resembling what we might know now as an "anniversary special", and certainly the lustre has come off The Three Doctors somewhat in those fifty-odd years - according to some reports at least. But how does it stand up five decades on? The randomiser has decided we take a look

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher

Austin Butler in a crime comedy from the director of Black Swan, Mother! and Requiem for a Dream? That couldn't possibly work... could it? (Warning: contains spoilers for major plot developments.)

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ryan Blake