We remain with the Eighth Doctor and Lucy this episode as we explore - as much as is possible, which isn't a lot - Brave New Town and The Skull Of Sobek. Will there be something interesting to be found in a mysterious English village? Will the blue world of The Skull Of Sobek be captivating? Will Kev and JG manage to find more than twenty minutes' worth of things to say about two such unremarkable episodes? Fortunately there's plenty of time left over for recommendations, this week covering one live action and two animated movies.

We return to the world of the Eighth Doctor as the second Lucie Miller season kicks with with Dead London and Max Warp. Now Lucy's a regular of her own free will how does she fare in her second season? How do the time-zone shenanigans of Dead London work out? Can Max Warp land its Top Gear parody? (Hint: No) Plus we have our regular recommendations with a book from JG and a game from Kev, but which ones?

Time to return to the Main Range this episode with the Sixth Doctor and Charley as they encounter The Raincloud Man and also see a welcome return for DI Menzies. How does Menzies work with Charley along for the ride? Does the tail of high-stakes gambling at the casino work on audio? And just what IS that card game they play in the last episode? Plus we have our usual recommendations section - two TV shows this week - and we dip into the mailbag for a follow-up the Star Trek: Discovery recommendation, the show in general, and its approach to dealing with contemporary issues.

We're back to regular Doctor Who coverage this episode as we drop into the Companion Chronicles range to cover a Leela story with Empathy Games and a Sara Kingdom episode with Home Truths. How does Sara - one of the shortest-lived of all companions - work in audio and can she support a whole story? Is Leela able to carry a story pretty much by herself? And do these releases continue the quality expected of this range? Plus in recommendations we have a slightly less enthusiastic nod than normal from JG and a series of movies recommended by Kev.

It's a special episode this time as we lay aside Doctor Who for a week and instead embrace another franchise - the Alien Quadrology. That means we're covering the first four movies in the series. Do they still stand up as workable pieces of sci-fi? Just how influential have they managed to be? And through it all do the xenomorphs remain scary? Plus there's a pretty united front when it comes to Prometheus and Covenant but will it be positive or negative? And of course there's lots of random rambling and faint attempts to connect things to the world of Doctor Who. Welcome to our longest episode yet!

Welcome to a brand new year! To celebrate we're leaving the world of audio behind this week and covering two TV shows. Firstly, there's the inevitable festive special, Revolution Of The Daleks. How will things pick up with the Doctor in prison? Will Chris Chibnall find anything new to do with the Daleks? (hint: no) And do Graham and Ryan get a good send-off? Plus there's our usual recommendations - no tease this week, both Kev and JG want to talk about The Mandalorian.

This week return to the always-baffling world or Iris Wildthyme with the last two episodes of the second season and, just in time for the festive period, a Christmas special with The Claws Of Santa! Will Iris be able to seduce Santa away from Mrs Claus? How does Panda fare in all this? And how does the drama balance against the comedy? As always when we discuss Iris we have our regular guest host Abby Denton on board for the discussion as well, so throw on a tinsel-laiden hat and join the fun!

We're back with the metal Skarosian terrors this episode as the Sixth Doctor and Charlie encounter The Brotherhood Of The Daleks. Can yet more juice be squeezed out of the rind of the Daleks? How do the Thals fit in to all this? And how are the Doctor and Charlie getting on? Plus there's another rambling recommendations section with a book, an animated series and a lot of divergences from what we're meant to be talking about. Which is all part of the fun!

We return to the ever-varying world of Captain Jark Harness once more with the third volume of The Lives Of Captain Jack. This gives JG the opportunity to go off on a massive rant about what Doctor Who is good at and what this box set very specifically isn't, so that's a thing! How does the meeting between Jack and River go? Do Jackie and Jack still work together? And how does dropping in a Queen Vampire pan out? Plus there's recommendations, this week covering a computer game and an animated show.

We drop in on celebrations for Doctor Who's forty-fifth anniversary in this episode by covering, appropriately enough, Forty Five, an anthology release of four short stories. The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex get the duties but does this TARDIS crew work in a compressed format? Do all four stories manage to do a good job of celebrating such a milestone? And with four new-to-the-range authors writing the four stores, does this strategy pay off? Plus we have recommendations, this week a sitcom and a computer game.