Kasterborous Podkast

Have you ever been embarrassed by being a Doctor Who fan?

Is embarrassment a terminal plague upon your love of the series, or do you wear fandom on your sleeve, cosplaying at conventions and generally having a lot of fun with things?

This strange collision of approaches – dressing up vs self loathing – is the main topic of discussion in this week’s Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) in which we talk about the differences between Brian Terranova and James McLean following the former’s regular cosplaying adventures and the latter’s inability to buy a copy of DWM without wondering what the WHSmith girl thinks of him.

We also spend a few moments discussing the sad passing of Richard Briers, and look out for our regular recommendations feature.

This week’s podKast also includes the name of our very lucky Terry Nation biography winner!

How do you listen? There are three ways to enjoy the podKast:

Ah yes, it is that time of the week once again when the Kasterborous team reconvenes to discuss some particularly topical Doctor Who matters.

This time around we’re looking at various 50th anniversary related issues (and let’s face it, this is likely to be the situation throughout 2013…) as well as offering you some suggestions for your own reading and viewing over the coming weeks to stave off the TARDIS-shaped vacuum in your life.

It’s Christian and James this week as Brian had to take receipt of an interesting wood structure. We can’t quite work out what it is, but it seems to be quite box-like. Might look nice in blue, too…

Also, don’t forget our new competition - the chance to win Aurum Press’ Terry Nation: The Man Who Invented the Daleks, by Alwyn W. Turner.

Listen to the podKast for the question and send your entries to terrynation@kasterborous.com. Winners will be announced in a fortnight's time in that week's podKast.

Now the choice is entirely yours, but you can listen to our weekly podKast in one of three ways:

Ah yes, it is that time of the week once again when the Kasterborous team reconvenes to discuss some particularly topical Doctor Who matters.

This time around we’re looking at various 50th anniversary related issues (and let’s face it, this is likely to be the situation throughout 2013…) as well as offering you some suggestions for your own reading and viewing over the coming weeks to stave off the TARDIS-shaped vacuum in your life.

It’s Christian and James this week as Brian had to take receipt of an interesting wood structure. We can’t quite work out what it is, but it seems to be quite box-like. Might look nice in blue, too…

Also, don’t forget our new competition - the chance to win Aurum Press’ Terry Nation: The Man Who Invented the Daleks, by Alwyn W. Turner.

Listen to the podKast for the question and send your entries to terrynation@kasterborous.com. Winners will be announced in a fortnight's time in that week's podKast.

Now the choice is entirely yours, but you can listen to our weekly podKast in one of three ways:

This week’s podKast (with a “K”) is a collision of time – and indeed “wime” – as we bring some recent unheard highlights to the table as Christian Cawley, James McLean and Brian Terranova discuss some Doctor Who topics “after hours”.

That term isn’t an admission of adult language (although you might find a particular rude word in there), rather an explanation that sometimes we end up continuing our discussions after the allotted recording time has ended. As we were unable to commit to an agreed time this week, the result is an interesting mash of chats about pacing in Doctor Who and other shows and films, the question of whether there are any episodes that are missing audio (as opposed to video) and whether the separation between the modern and classic series is really as clearly defined as we think it is.

Also, look out for the announcement of our Shada competition winner, and our new comp – the chance to win Terry Nation: The Man Who Invented the Daleks, by Alwyn W. Turner.

Listen to the podKast for the question and send your entries to terrynation@kasterborous.com. Winners will be announced in a fortnight’s time in that week’s podKast.

Should you choose to do so, you can listen in one of three ways:

What are you expecting from the Doctor Who 50th anniversary?

A special? A feature length episode that reunites several living actors who have previously played our favourite Time Lord?

Or are you content with a new series and Mark Gatiss’ film about the creation of Doctor Who?

It seems that fans everywhere have different thoughts about what they would like to see in November 2013 as we celebrate the series’ birthday, but one thing is for sure – there will be people who manage to find something to complain about!

Find out what we think about it in the latest podKast with Brian Terranova, Christian Cawley and James McLean, and listen out for the latest “Desert Island Doctor” challenge.

Our recommendations this week include The Three Doctors and All Creatures Great and Small.

You can listen in one of three ways:

HUZZAH! Last week’s podKast (and indeed all of our weekly ramblings) is now back up and running for our listeners and subscribers to enjoy, so forgive us this indulgence as we re-present it for your entertainment.

As you may recall, this podKast (with a “K”) covers Big Finish’s 50th anniversary plans, our recent recommendations, what episode we would take to a desert island and also includes a competition for you to win a copy of the paperback version of Shada!

Brian Terranova, James McLean and editor Christian Cawley are on hand to offer their thoughts and hopes for Big Finish’s various 50th anniversary projects (that we know about) and share their answers to our new semi-regular feature, Desert Island Doctor Who.

But there’s more: in order to be in with a chance of winning a copy of the new paperback version of Gareth Roberts’ adaptation of Douglas Adams Shada (out January 31st), you’ll need to listen to this week’s podKast, via the player below.

(The email address for entering the competition is shada@kasterborous.com. Due to the problems with the podKast in the last week, the competition close date has been extended one week to February 3rd, 2013. Winner will be announced in the first podKast following this date.)

There are three ways to listen:

Last week we released the latest podKast – with added Shada competition! Then we found out that there was a fault with the downloads.

At present the only way in which you can listen to the podKast is via player in the right-hand column, just up there.

This is less than idea, and will have quite a bad impact on our listener figures. As a result, we will not be issuing any new podKasts until the problem (related to a change in our server configuration) is resolved. Hopefully this will be soon, but until it happens, that’s the situation.

(To give you an idea of the problem, we’ve had 16 listens so far to the most recent podKast. The previous one attracted almost 300.)

The Shada competition will be extended indefinitely until this issue is resolved. For more details on that, you’ll need to listen to the podKast (it’s near the end), in which we cover Big Finish’s recent 50th anniversary special details and a few other bits and pieces…

Happy 2013! It’s podKast time, and this week we’re discussing a nice selection of Doctor Who-related things, from Big Finish’s 50th anniversary plans to our recent recommendations, what episode we would take to a desert island and running a competition for you to win a copy of the paperback version of Shada!

It’s a full team this time too, with Brian Terranova, James McLean and editor Christian Cawley on hand to offer their thoughts and hopes for Big Finish’s various 50th anniversary projects (that we know about) and share their answers to our new semi-regular feature, Desert Island Doctor Who.

In order to be in with a chance of winning a copy of the new paperback version of Gareth Roberts’ adaptation of Douglas Adams Shada (out January 31st), you’ll need to listen to this week’s podKast, via the player below.

(The email address for entering the competition is shada@kasterborous.com. Competition closes on January 27th, 2013. Winner will be announced in the first podKast following this date.)

Yes, it’s a new year – so why not enjoy a new podKast? There are three ways to listen:

Welcome, one and all, to the Kasterborous Christmas PodKast (with a “K”) in which Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova and James McLean invite you to our seasonal party!

(In time-honoured tradition, however, we’ve pre-recorded our Christmas special. Everyone does it. Even Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny is pre-recorded…)

We’ll be discussing Christmas episodes of course, in anticipation of The Snowmen, with a backdrop of cigars, alcohol and a general party atmosphere (and apparently some nudity :O) as we await a visit from Father Christmas himself, Saint Nicholas (also known as Santa Claus).

So whether you’re a fan of The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway Bride, Voyage of the Damned, The Next Doctor, The End of Time, Part Two or even A Christmas Carol or The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, there is something here for you.

(Although you might not agree with our opinions…)

So, how do you listen to the podKast? There are three ways:

Welcome, one and all, to the Kasterborous Christmas PodKast (with a “K”) in which Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova and James McLean invite you to our seasonal party!

(In time-honoured tradition, however, we’ve pre-recorded our Christmas special. Everyone does it. Even Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny is pre-recorded…)

We’ll be discussing Christmas episodes of course, in anticipation of The Snowmen, with a backdrop of cigars, alcohol and a general party atmosphere (and apparently some nudity :O) as we await a visit from Father Christmas himself, Saint Nicholas (also known as Santa Claus).

So whether you’re a fan of The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway Bride, Voyage of the Damned, The Next Doctor, The End of Time, Part Two or even A Christmas Carol or The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, there is something here for you.

(Although you might not agree with our opinions…)

So, how do you listen to the podKast? There are three ways:

It’s podKast time again, and with Christmas just under a week away James McLean and Christian Cawley opt to keep things light and seasonal…

Covering topics such as Christmas habits (in which Christian recalls the wonderful BBC adaptation of The Box of Delights which starred Second Doctor Patrick Troughton) and our own favourite Doctor Who moments (on or off TV) of the past year – look out for mention of Gareth Roberts’ Shada among others!

Also, look out for news about the forthcoming Kasterborous Magazine, in which James and Christian remark on some of the trials, tribulations and pitfalls of putting together a Doctor Who fanzine.

This is essentially the run up to our Kasterborous PodKast Christmas Special, which you’ll be able to hear on Christmas Eve.

You can listen to our weekly podKast in one (or all, if you're a glutton for punishment) of three ways:

It’s podKast time again, and with Christmas just under a week away James McLean and Christian Cawley opt to keep things light and seasonal…

Covering topics such as Christmas habits (in which Christian recalls the wonderful BBC adaptation of The Box of Delights which starred Second Doctor Patrick Troughton) and our own favourite Doctor Who moments (on or off TV) of the past year – look out for mention of Gareth Roberts’ Shada among others!

Also, look out for news about the forthcoming Kasterborous Magazine, in which James and Christian remark on some of the trials, tribulations and pitfalls of putting together a Doctor Who fanzine.

This is essentially the run up to our Kasterborous PodKast Christmas Special, which you’ll be able to hear on Christmas Eve.

You can listen to our weekly podKast in one (or all, if you're a glutton for punishment) of three ways:

You can’t have missed our recent editorial concerning the revealing of spoilers on Bleeding Cool – and while we are happy for the fuss to die down, this week’s podKast (with a “K”) has a different take on the whole situation.

Rather than focus on the spoiler itself or judge the rationale behind leaking it, we look instead at the different types of spoiler a fan might encounter, the type of fan who might want spoilers or be driven by an insatiable desire to share things that other fans would rather not know and offer our thoughts as to why spoilers are actually needed.

Because they are. In a perfect world, no spoilers would enable complete enjoyment of a story, much like most of the 1980s. But the world in which we live is far from perfect, something that results in the use of small spoilers (such as plot points, casting or set changes, for example) to be used for promotion.

Your hosts this week are Christian Cawley and James McLean.

You can listen to our weekly podKast in one (or all, if you're a glutton for punishment) of three ways:

You can’t have missed our recent editorial concerning the revealing of spoilers on Bleeding Cool – and while we are happy for the fuss to die down, this week’s podKast (with a “K”) has a different take on the whole situation.

Rather than focus on the spoiler itself or judge the rationale behind leaking it, we look instead at the different types of spoiler a fan might encounter, the type of fan who might want spoilers or be driven by an insatiable desire to share things that other fans would rather not know and offer our thoughts as to why spoilers are actually needed.

Because they are. In a perfect world, no spoilers would enable complete enjoyment of a story, much like most of the 1980s. But the world in which we live is far from perfect, something that results in the use of small spoilers (such as plot points, casting or set changes, for example) to be used for promotion.

Your hosts this week are Christian Cawley and James McLean.

You can listen to our weekly podKast in one (or all, if you're a glutton for punishment) of three ways:

In a Christian-free episode, Brian Terranova and James McLean discuss differences in British and American genre TV over the years, chatting about lighting and cinematography. Oh, and the TV Movie and its similarities and differences with The X Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

That’s before the podKasting pair wend their way to discussing the real point of this week’s edition: just what is going on with Christopher Eccleston, his hair and

In a Christian-free episode, Brian Terranova and James McLean discuss differences in British and American genre TV over the years, chatting about lighting and cinematography. Oh, and the TV Movie and its similarities and differences with The X Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

That’s before the podKasting pair wend their way to discussing the real point of this week’s edition: just what is going on with Christopher Eccleston, his hair and

It’s podKast time again, and this week we discuss a couple of Doctor Who-related matters. Most topical is our reaction to Colin Baker’s ejection from “the jungle”, but we also discuss the beauty of the “base under siege” adventures that punctuate the show’s history.

With Colin’s departure from I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, we finally get the chance to discuss our feelings about the show and his appearance on it, as well as bemoan the apparent lack of Doctor Who fans voting for the Sixth Doctor actor.

Meanwhile our base under siege chat follows the recent news that one of Mark Gatiss’ Series 7 scripts is apparently set on a submarine…

Sadly this week it’s just James and Christian, as Brian Terranova had to spend time saving the universe in his Tenth Doctor outfit (again). To balance things up, next week’s podKast will be hosted by James and Brian.

Whether you're a new listener (welcome to the podKast!) or and existing subscriber to our weekly chats, here's how you can listen:

It’s podKast time again, and this week we discuss a couple of Doctor Who-related matters. Most topical is our reaction to Colin Baker’s ejection from “the jungle”, but we also discuss the beauty of the “base under siege” adventures that punctuate the show’s history.

With Colin’s departure from I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, we finally get the chance to discuss our feelings about the show and his appearance on it, as well as bemoan the apparent lack of Doctor Who fans voting for the Sixth Doctor actor.

Meanwhile our base under siege chat follows the recent news that one of Mark Gatiss’ Series 7 scripts is apparently set on a submarine…

Sadly this week it’s just James and Christian, as Brian Terranova had to spend time saving the universe in his Tenth Doctor outfit (again). To balance things up, next week’s podKast will be hosted by James and Brian.

Whether you're a new listener (welcome to the podKast!) or and existing subscriber to our weekly chats, here's how you can listen:

This week’s podKast (with a “K”) features a discussion of the new Doctor Who Christmas trailer, revealed last week on Children in Need. We also cover the Steven Moffat and Phil Ford’s recent Writer’s Guild awards and the current state of children’s drama TV, referencing The Sarah Jane Adventures and Wizards vs Aliens.

Also this week, we offer our recommendations on some recent releases and finally say goodbye to Time Leech.

Our thoughts on the Christmas trailer seem to be quite different, with Brian Terranova in particular claiming to be “depressed” by the apparent misuse of the Sontaran character as a comic character. What do you think? Has Steven Moffat devalued the Sontarans or were they always a bit of a ridiculous alien race?

If you're a new listener (welcome to the podKast!), here's how you can listen to our weekly show:

This week’s podKast (with a “K”) features a discussion of the new Doctor Who Christmas trailer, revealed last week on Children in Need. We also cover the Steven Moffat and Phil Ford’s recent Writer’s Guild awards and the current state of children’s drama TV, referencing The Sarah Jane Adventures and Wizards vs Aliens.

Also this week, we offer our recommendations on some recent releases and finally say goodbye to Time Leech.

Our thoughts on the Christmas trailer seem to be quite different, with Brian Terranova in particular claiming to be “depressed” by the apparent misuse of the Sontaran character as a comic character. What do you think? Has Steven Moffat devalued the Sontarans or were they always a bit of a ridiculous alien race?

If you're a new listener (welcome to the podKast!), here's how you can listen to our weekly show:

With only days to go until the fundraising ends, former Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel and comic book producer Hans Vang have been chatting to Starburst Magazine about their extraordinary venture into comics; Fan Fiction Illustrated.

With the tantalising prospect of telling 'Cartmel's masterplan' – the stories that were cruelly nixed when the series itself was axed by the BBC - the project has already raised over PS2000.

The pair sat down for a Q & A with the magazine to share their influences, discuss the future of the comic and why you should 'be prepared to be surprised'

With the project well on its way, the pair are already looking forward to making the most of the medium’s unlimited potential:

"Hans Vang: If a good story comes our way, absolutely. Personally, I would like to try to go even crazier, developing a series out of the Nelvana animated series pitch, using the artwork available on the internet as inspiration. I’d like to see The Daleks have their own stories, I’d like to see representations of things like Rose – Defender of the Earth, or whatever that spin-off show was supposed to be called before it was canned. I’d like to see lots of nutty things like that in the ‘zine down the line, and I have a feeling other people would also like to see those ideas represented as something tangible rather than an idea floating in the ether."

The main selling point for fans of course is the chance to read potential scripts for the sadly curtailed Seventh Doctor era, and it's a prospect that has gotten Cartmel thinking about what could have been:

Knowing what you know now, if you could have done one thing different during your time with Doctor Who, what would it be?

AC: To write a whole bunch of episodes. But whenever I think about that, I realise it would have meant sacrificing some of the stories by my writers – and it would be hard, if not impossible, to imagine the series without the great scripts crafted by this talented crew.

Now with Fan Fiction Illustrated the pair has their own talented crew of industrial professionals to craft the kind of stories that excite both themselves and fans - it's a interesting endeavour and one that has just one remit by the creators themselves; it must be fun:

HV: The main objective of this exercise, for myself and for Andrew at least, is to have fun. That said, there’s not much point to the whole thing if we just include every scrap of content sent to us without looking on it with a critical eye, editing and conversing with the writers. I’m constantly looking for talent with whom to work in the future..."

For more from the pair head over to Starburst - also for an exclusive chat with Andrew with more information about the project be sure to check out November 2nd’s PodKast..

In this week’s Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) James McLean and editor Christian Cawley chat about recent news developments concerning Russell T Davies, from Torchwood to Wizards vs Aliens and, of course, the Doctor Who graphic novel that wasn’t.

We also spend a few moments talking about the Rani and the cyclical abandoning of writers from previous eras throughout the show’s history, something that leads us to wonder if now is the time for Russell to contribute an episode to the series…

You should also look out for our timey-wimey “phrase of the week”, which is cleverly predicted the week (or in this case, two weeks) before it is even recorded.

Just how do we do that?!

(A quick word of context and warning – due to the surprise availability of Andrew Cartmel for last week’s podKast, our original recording for that week is what is presented here. As a result there are references to Hurricane Sandy and Brian Terranova’s absence.)

If you're a new listener (welcome to the podKast!), here's how you can listen to our weekly show:

In this week’s Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) James McLean and editor Christian Cawley chat about recent news developments concerning Russell T Davies, from Torchwood to Wizards vs Aliens and, of course, the Doctor Who graphic novel that wasn’t.

We also spend a few moments talking about the Rani and the cyclical abandoning of writers from previous eras throughout the show’s history, something that leads us to wonder if now is the time for Russell to contribute an episode to the series…

You should also look out for our timey-wimey “phrase of the week”, which is cleverly predicted the week (or in this case, two weeks) before it is even recorded.

Just how do we do that?!

(A quick word of context and warning – due to the surprise availability of Andrew Cartmel for last week’s podKast, our original recording for that week is what is presented here. As a result there are references to Hurricane Sandy and Brian Terranova’s absence.)

If you're a new listener (welcome to the podKast!), here's how you can listen to our weekly show:

Whoah yes, former Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel (1987-1989) joins us on the podKast (with a “K”) this week to chat about a new project, Doctor Who Fan Fiction Illustrated!

With Hans Christian Vang as his partner for this exciting new crowdsourcing proposal, Andrew is onboard to further the legendary “Cartmel Masterplan” – the term given to the restoration of mystery and mystique that typified his time on the show.

This week, you won’t find a mysterious time-wimey "Previously on next week's podKast" sentence to look out for - instead, it should pop up in the next podKast.

Now, if you’re a new listener, here’s how you can listen to our weekly podKast:

Whoah yes, former Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel (1987-1989) joins us on the podKast (with a “K”) this week to chat about a new project, Doctor Who Fan Fiction Illustrated!

With Hans Christian Vang as his partner for this exciting new crowdsourcing proposal, Andrew is onboard to further the legendary “Cartmel Masterplan” – the term given to the restoration of mystery and mystique that typified his time on the show.

This week, you won’t find a mysterious time-wimey "Previously on next week's podKast" sentence to look out for - instead, it should pop up in the next podKast.

Now, if you’re a new listener, here’s how you can listen to our weekly podKast:

This week’s podKast (with a “K”) takes a slightly different flavour as Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss Doctor Who non-fiction, specifically reference books.

Armed with a copy of Lance Parkin’s A History and Paul Scoones’ The Comic Strip Companion: 1964-1979, your hosts spend time simply delving in at random and discussing the results! This makes for a wide-ranging conversation, enhanced further when Christian chats to Paul Scoones himself.

Once again, you'll find a mysterious time-wimey "Previously on next week's podKast" sentence to look out for – let us know if you spotted it from last week’s closing segment. Confused? You should be...

You can listen to our weekly podKast in one (or all, if you're a glutton for punishment) of three ways:

This week’s podKast (with a “K”) takes a slightly different flavour as Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss Doctor Who non-fiction, specifically reference books.

Armed with a copy of Lance Parkin’s A History and Paul Scoones’ The Comic Strip Companion: 1964-1979, your hosts spend time simply delving in at random and discussing the results! This makes for a wide-ranging conversation, enhanced further when Christian chats to Paul Scoones himself.

Once again, you'll find a mysterious time-wimey "Previously on next week's podKast" sentence to look out for – let us know if you spotted it from last week’s closing segment. Confused? You should be...

You can listen to our weekly podKast in one (or all, if you're a glutton for punishment) of three ways:

Angry Tom, Bonkers Tom, returning-for-the-fiftieth-anniversary-or-not Tom – it’s all here in the latest Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) as we spend the best part of an hour mulling over the force of nature, the eighth wonder of the universe that is…

Tom Baker!

Christian Cawley, James McLean and Brian Terranova chew the scarf on the legendary Fourth Doctor, covering moments from Robot through to Logopolis, even going to the trouble of suggesting some undervalued episodes from Tom’s mammoth 1974-1981 tenure in the role.

While Tom himself doesn’t actually appear on this podKast, you may nevertheless hear him say a few new things, exclusively for us (okay… they’re BT voicemail messages, recorded back in 2007, but damn it, they’re funny).

Once again, you’ll find a mysterious time-wimey "Previously on next week's podKast" sentence to look out for, as reminded at the start of the show. Confused? You should be...

You can listen to our weekly podKast in one (or all, if you’re a glutton for punishment) of three ways:

Angry Tom, Bonkers Tom, returning-for-the-fiftieth-anniversary-or-not Tom – it’s all here in the latest Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) as we spend the best part of an hour mulling over the force of nature, the eighth wonder of the universe that is…

Tom Baker!

Christian Cawley, James McLean and Brian Terranova chew the scarf on the legendary Fourth Doctor, covering moments from Robot through to Logopolis, even going to the trouble of suggesting some undervalued episodes from Tom’s mammoth 1974-1981 tenure in the role.

While Tom himself doesn’t actually appear on this podKast, you may nevertheless hear him say a few new things, exclusively for us (okay… they’re BT voicemail messages, recorded back in 2007, but damn it, they’re funny).

Once again, you’ll find a mysterious time-wimey "Previously on next week's podKast" sentence to look out for, as reminded at the start of the show. Confused? You should be...

You can listen to our weekly podKast in one (or all, if you’re a glutton for punishment) of three ways:

We’ve been talking about doing this podKast for literally months, but thanks to the end of Series 7 we’ve finally got around to dedicating a podKast to arguably Doctor Who‘s most divisive producer, John Nathan-Turner!

Starting with his first series in charge and making reference to his success as a production unit manager, we look at how Doctor Who changed during his stewardship, how the BBC changed and we also consider whether the series had really “had its day” as the BBC regularly indicated in the 1990s.

Don’t forget to look out for this week’s “Previously on next week’s podKast” sentence, in which a timey-wimey occurrence means that a stray phrase was captured and placed at the end of last week’s podKast. Confused? You will be…

You can listen to our weekly podKast in three ways:

We’ve been talking about doing this podKast for literally months, but thanks to the end of Series 7 we’ve finally got around to dedicating a podKast to arguably Doctor Who‘s most divisive producer, John Nathan-Turner!

Starting with his first series in charge and making reference to his success as a production unit manager, we look at how Doctor Who changed during his stewardship, how the BBC changed and we also consider whether the series had really “had its day” as the BBC regularly indicated in the 1990s.

Don’t forget to look out for this week’s “Previously on next week’s podKast” sentence, in which a timey-wimey occurrence means that a stray phrase was captured and placed at the end of last week’s podKast. Confused? You will be…

You can listen to our weekly podKast in three ways:

We laughed, we cried, we said goodbye… this week’s Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) features Christian Cawley and James McLean discussing the merits (or otherwise) of the Doctor Who Series 7a conclusion, The Angels Take Manhattan.

After a year and a half of questions and complaints about Amy Pond, will James finally be glad to see the back of her? Will the reappearance of River Song have left him chewing his fist in anger? And will Christian’s long-standing love of Steven Moffat see him declare Series 7a as the best ever?

The answers might surprise you…

Regular listeners of the podKast will know that it is available in three ways. First, you can use the player in the top right of each page on Kasterborous. Second, you can use the “pop out” player above, which also allows you to download the podKast to your computer.

Third, you can take advantage of the

It’s podKast time, Kasterborites, and we have a great show (we’re a “show” now) in store for you this week!

For the first half, Brian and James will chat about last week’s Doctor Who, A Town Called Mercy, and discuss the impact of the episode, plotting, characterization and all of the usual in-depth discussion and observations.

We’ve also got an interview with Ryan Hendrick, whose Doctor Who fan film Besieged is set to be released at the end of September. Built up from a much shorter film released in 2010, the movie is a Doctor Who/Alien crossover. If the trailer is anything to go by, this will certainly be worth watching!

Please don’t forget to vote for Kasterborous and the podKast in the Doctor Who Online Poll. (Voting requires you to join the Doctor Who Online Forum.) If you are able to spend five minutes doing this and spending your votes on the best podcast and best website categories to vote for Kasterborous, we would be immensely grateful!

The following links will take you to the relevant categories:

• Best Doctor Who Podcast of 2011
• Best Doctor Who Website of 2011

Remember, you can subscribe to our RSS feed to get the podKast downloaded to your computer and you'll even find us listed on iTunes!

We take a look at Doctor Who’s latest episode Dinosaurs on a Spaceship this week as Brian Terranova, James McLean and Christian Cawley chew that fat.

Good episode or bad? Fun or dull? Dynamic or mish-mash?

With all of that out of the way, we also bring up the topic of Brian Terranova’s recent prize winning trip to the Baltimore Comic Con as well as yet another public appearance from the Tenth Doctor cosplaying fanatic.

In the podKast we mention the Doctor Who Online Poll, in which Kasterborous and the podKast have been nominated. Voting in the poll requires you to join the Doctor Who Online Forum. If you are able to spend five minutes doing this and spending your votes on the best podcast and best website categories to vote for Kasterborous, we would be immensely grateful!

The following links will take you to the relevant categories:

• Best Doctor Who Podcast of 2011
• Best Doctor Who Website of 2011

Remember, you can subscribe to our RSS feed to get the podKast download to your computer and you'll even find us listed on iTunes!

Brian Terranova, James McLean and Christian Cawley host the Doctor Who PodKast (with a “K”)

Well, this has been a pretty good day for Kasterborous. Turns out we’ve been nominated in not just one, but TWO categories in the Doctor Who Online Awards! Now the real battle begins, a vote-off…to the death! (Not really.)

Even one would be great, two is an absolute joy. All on the Kasterborous team should feel very honoured to be nominated and Our Benevolent Overlord is over the moon about it!

More importantly, the fact that we’re nominated at all is down to you, our esteemed readers who have shown immense taste and indeed sense in choosing Kasterborous as your daily Doctor Who news and reviews destination.

We’ve been bringing news, reviews, interviews and opinions to Doctor Who fans since 2004, and running a podKast since 2006 (going weekly in early 2011) and it’s absolutely thrilling that we should get a nomination in one category, never mind two!

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This is the podKast you don’t want to miss – Doctor Who is back and we’re raring to go with our fantastic discussion and review of Asylum of the Daleks!

While our American team member Brian Terranova might have been gracious enough to hold back on spoilers and “ner ner ne-ner ner” taunting of having seen it first, he’s managed to retain his enthusiasm for the episode for an extra week. Not that it is needed as despite a few characterization issues and the seemingly-ongoing discussion about the use of classic Daleks (or otherwise) James McLean also bristles with pleasure over the episode.

In fact it’s a full house – but don’t let that fool you as there is plenty more to chat about, from semantics about Skaro to whether Matt Smith is hanging up his dickie bow any time soon.

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This week in the Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) we focus on Brian Terranova’s experiences at the Asylum of the Daleks preview in New York”.

With stories and recollections from the event, Brian tells us everything we need to know about this potentially triumphant return for the Daleks, without giving anything away at all!

In addition, we have a chat about Pond Life and also summarise Steven Moffat’s recent comments concerning Doctor Who scheduling and iPlayer.

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It’s podKast time again, and this week Brian Terranova, Christian Cawley and James McLean are taking a wider view of recent news and events, including some cosplay competition success for Brian, a recent viewing of The War Machines for Christian and thoughts on John Simm vs Derek Jacobi as the Master for James.

You won’t be surprised to learn that there is some Series 7 speculation in there too, mainly concerning the broadcast date. At the time of recording we still didn’t know about the most likely (but yet to be confirmed) date, so forgive us for our calendar musings at the back end of the discussion.

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It’s podKast (with a “K”) time once again!

This week Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss the new trailer, the casting of alternative Ninth Doctor Richard E. Grant in the Doctor Who Christmas special and chat about actual Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleton’s recent comments about the series.

Could Eccleston return for a 50th anniversary, and would he want to? See what we think via the player below (or at the top of the column to the right).

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Doctor Who fans were left aghast recently at the sad loss of the original Romana, Mary Tamm, who died aged just 62. A few days later, character actor and one-time guest on the show (Trial of a Time Lord conclusion The Ultimate Foe) Geoffrey Hughes, known to millions as Coronation Street‘s Eddie Yates and Keeping Up Appearances‘ Onslow, also died.

As such, our latest podKast begins on a sad note, building up to an interesting chat about the Key to Time season, the way fandom reacts to the death of Doctor Who stars and we even give some thought as to how a Cyberman version of Asylum of the Daleks (basically every Cyberman ever in one episode) might work.

This week it’s Christian Cawley and James McLean on podKast duty, so sit back, press play or hit the download button and enjoy!

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You may have seen in the press recently details of an online spat between one-time Doctor Who guest (and well-known geek) Simon Pegg and a cosplay lady who took exception to some of his borderline-sexist (there’s an ironic/post-modern argument in there if you want to look for it) comments concerning cosplayers dressed as Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi.

As cosplay is something that has becoming a major element of Doctor Who fandom in recent years, and given that our very own Brian Terranova spends a lot of time dressed up as Leela dressed as the Tenth Doctor, we thought that a great topic for this latest podKast would be the very topic of sexism within fandom, particularly within cosplaying circles.

This week’s podKast is brought to you by James McLean and Brian Terranova.

You can listen to this weekas podKast via the player gadget above, where you will also find an option to download. You’ll also find the podKast at the top of the right column on every page here on Kasterbororous. If you prefer to collect your podcasts from iTunes, however, use the search tool to find us.

A little later than intended, it’s time for the Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”), in which Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova and James McLean discuss a selection of Doctor Who-related subjects!

Starting off with James’ review of The Crash of the Elysium, we also cover the recent San Diego Comic-Con appearances of the series’ key personnel as well as mulling over what sort of questions we would ask our favourite stars in such a situation. There is also plenty of time to discuss the new look for the Eighth Doctor which has made the transition from New Zealand convention photo to Big Finish cover image!

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It’s that time of week again, Kasterborites, where James McLean, Christian Cawley and Brian Terranova pluck one of the many subjects of Doctor Who and offer their thoughts about it.

This time around, we’re dedicating an entire podKast (with a “K”) to the legendary, oft-overlooked yet hugely important Ninth Doctor, as played by the statuesque Christopher Eccleston. From “Run!” to “Before I go…” we discuss his appearance in books, continuity, his legacy and the reasons for his mysterious departure…

You can listen to this week’s podKast via the player above, where you will also find an option to download. ITunes users can find the podKast listed there.

Some audio issues are littered throughout the podKast this time – our apologies!