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Kasterborous Classic TV: Exploring Doctor Who & Classic Sci-Fi

Kasterborous Classic TV: Exploring Doctor Who & Classic Sci-Fi

Auteur(s): Christian Cawley (host producer) | James McLean (host)
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 Regular podcast featuring unique and in-depth discussions covering Doctor Who and other classic TV and movies, usually in the sci-fi and sci-fantasy fields.

Launched in 2007, we've lost count of how many episodes we've actually done. Special episodes include interviews with creatives, writers, actors, and notable commentators in the cult TV field.

Your regular hosts are Christian Cawley and James McLean.



Christian Cawley, James McLean, Brian A Terranova, 2007-2024 Art
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  • 484: Big Finish recast Capaldi, Matt Smith joins new Star Wars movie, and more

    484: Big Finish recast Capaldi, Matt Smith joins new Star Wars movie, and more
    Sep 20 2025
    This week's show is a news round up, looking at the key scifi/cult TV and movie stories of the past few weeks.

    Did you know the Twelfth Doctor had been recast by Big Finish? That there was a new Star Wars movie with Matt Smith? Or an upcoming Blu-ray release of the BBC's Chronicles of Narnia adaptation?

    If not, you'll learn about them here, along with news of Thunderbirds - FAB at 60, and Hammer's The Curse of Frankenstein getting a 4K remaster.

    Christian Cawley brings you five key stories, and when that's all done, Patreon members get an exclusive "after show" chat between Christian, James McLean, and Gareth Kavanagh, recorded in 2024.

    Shownotes

    • Jon Culshaw is playing Twelfth Doctor for Big Finish

    • New Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Starfighter

    • BBC Chronicles of Narnia Blu-ray edition announced

      • Chronicles of Narnia pre-order on Amazon

    • Thunderbirds - FAB at 60

      • Thunderbirds 60th anniversary screening

    • Hammer's The Curse of Frankenstein gets 4K remaster edition

      • Frankenstein 4K on Amazon
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    24 min
  • 483: A look at Christopher H Bidmead's impact on Doctor Who

    483: A look at Christopher H Bidmead's impact on Doctor Who
    Sep 10 2025
    As the attentive among you might know, former Doctor Who script editor Christopher H. Bidmead died in early August. His work as a computer journalist directly informed his contributions to the show, not just as its script editor but also writer of serials such as Logopolis and Castrovalva, and Frontios.

    This week, Christian Cawley and James McLean look back at Doctor Who's divisive Season 18. A new producer, an executive producer for the first time, a new script editor, and a lead actor on his way out of the door, it makes for interesting viewing, both as a show, and as a behind-the-scenes drama.

    But central to all of that was Bidmead's new approach to the show, one that stripped back "The Tom Baker Show" and moved the adventures back into the realms of discovery and education.
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    31 min
  • 482: No more heroes anymore: The splintering and vanishing of media

    482: No more heroes anymore: The splintering and vanishing of media
    Sep 3 2025
    Once upon a time, everyone knew who Steve McQueen was. These days, it's difficult to find a current Hollywood star, or musician, or comedian, that everyone knows.

    In this week's podcast, Christian Cawley and James McLean go beyond Doctor Who to discuss personalities and media, and how household names and popular genres have all but vanished, their successors splintering into niches and sub-cultures.

    Meanwhile, the Patreon-only section explores the phenomenon of disappearing media formats and their return as premium items.

    Shownotes
    • Blankety Blank playlist

      • Blankety Blank spoof

    • Taskmaster S3 E1

    • Ted Lasso trailer

    • Project X (Amiga)

      • Project X Light Years trailer

    • ZX Spectrum trailer for Ulysses 31

      • Christian's retro gaming site: www.gamingretro.co.uk

    • Heil Honey I'm Home intro

    • Fantastic Four (2025) trailer

    Patreon benefits
    Supporters of the podcast on Patreon got this week’s show ad-free, early, and with around 20 minutes more talking. Sign up to enjoy the same benefits.

    Get in touch
    Subscribe to our podcast? Then head to Apple Podcasts to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.

    Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter or Facebook or editor@kasterborous.co.uk, and you’ll get a mention.
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    32 min
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