Kasterborous Classic TV: Exploring Doctor Who & Classic Sci-Fi
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.
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.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 467
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
463: PODCASTHON SPECIAL: Is Pierce Brosnan part of the future of James Bond?
Hello! This is our brand new podcast, which not only talks about James Bond, but also supports Podcasthon.
James McLean and Christian Cawley reconvene this week to discuss the events surrounding Ama…
James McLean and Christian Cawley reconvene this week to discuss the events surrounding Ama…
00:56:01 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
462: Box of Delights RPG, Fighting Fantasy back in print, and Avengers curiousities
This week, Christian Cawley looks at some new Box of Delights material, a Fighting Fantasy books Kickstarter, a rediscovered Top of the Pops episode, and a new book about The Avengers (not the lycra …
00:30:23 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
461: Are tech billionaires the new gods of a secular age?
This week, Christian chats with comedian Garrett Millerick about his standup show, Just Trying to Help, which is available to watch on YouTube now, and is recommended.
The thrust of the conversation…
The thrust of the conversation…
00:27:21 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
460: Has Ncuti Gatwa quit Doctor Who, and is Disney pulling out?
Christian Cawley and James McLean discuss the recent media reports that Ncuti Gatwa has quit Doctor Who. This is the full-length discussion, which also features exchanges on accusations of "wokery" a…
00:40:10 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
459: Artificial Intelligence and Doctor Who Missing Episodes
Is it a good idea to create missing episodes of Doctor Who with generative AI? Does it have artistic merit? Do the power requirements negate its relative trivial relevance? These, and many other ques…
00:41:30 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
458: Beam Me Up… Star Trek! New Bowie tracks! And Alien Too!
We're back! It has been a few weeks, but 2025 is in full swing, so it makes sense to get the podcast up and running again. This week Christian covers a bunch of stuff, from Star Trek Discovery being …
00:30:05 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
457: The TV listings guides of Christmas past
This week, to celebrate the arrival of The Big Man, James McLean and Christian Cawley cast their minds back to years passed. Once upon a time, a key element of Christmas was to circle shows in the TV…
00:38:40 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
456: Adrian Salmon and Gareth Kavanagh chat The Time Team Unearthed Kickstarter
This week, James and Christian are joined by Gareth Kavanagh and Adrian Salmon to discuss a new Kickstarter, The Time Team Unearthed. Showcasing the Doctor Who Art of Adrian Salmon from the pages of …
00:41:28 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
455: Star Wars Skeleton Crew launches, Time Team Unearthed Kickstarter smashes target
Hello! Welcome to this week's slightly late podcast. Christian hosts solo this week, taking in everything from Star Wars and a new book of Adrian Salmon Doctor Who art to music documentaries from Fle…
00:26:21 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
454: Discussing The Box of Delights 40th Anniversary with Chris Chapman
Blu-ray extra documentary producer Chris Chapman joins Christian Cawley to discuss The Box of Delights and his new feature for the show's 40th anniversary release, "Time and Tide".
Kicking off the e…
Kicking off the e…
00:45:07 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
453: The War Games in Colour, Andor S2, and the CGI Captain Kirk
Christian and James get together this week to bring you almost 60 minutes of chat covering Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour, Andor Season 2 news, and the stunning 765874 Unification featuring the …
00:27:56 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
452: Get your Paddington Bear valued, and hear the voice of Florence Nightingale!
This week, Christian Cawley covers everything from Paddington Bear and the voice of the the Lady with the Lamp to Led Zeppelin's upcoming documentary, a Half-Life 2 documentary celebrating 20 years o…
00:26:42 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
451: Top Midsomer Murders eps, Kickstarters… and Gen X hasn’t seen Gladiator?
Here's our latest episode, featuring Christian Cawley discussing everything that caught his eye in the past week. There's some Midsomer Murders, a mysterious song on the internet, a new publication f…
00:28:12 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
450: Looking back at The Terminator, 40 years on
Here is this week's podcast, an hour-long chat between Christian and James concerning (mostly) The Terminator.
This is a shorter version of the version published earlier for our Patreon members. To…
This is a shorter version of the version published earlier for our Patreon members. To…
01:05:13 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
449: Gods and Monsters, Virtual Parky, Sherlock Holmes, and more Led Zeppelin...
A little later than usual, our weekly podcast features Christian Cawley exploring the latest in classic TV news, publications, and film.
This week, we look at Cutaway Comics' already funded Indiegog…
This week, we look at Cutaway Comics' already funded Indiegog…
00:30:15 |
Sun 03 Nov 2024
448: Tom Salinsky on his book, Red Dwarf: Discovering the TV Series
James speaks to Tom Salinsky about Red Dwarf, and his book Red Dwarf: Discovering the TV Series: Volume I: 1988-1993, which is available now!
This chat covers various eras of Red Dwarf, not just tho…
This chat covers various eras of Red Dwarf, not just tho…
00:32:04 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
447: Hammer Heroes, Legends and Monsters, Likely Lads, Wombles, Led Zeppelin, and so much more!
Here's this week's weekly show for you, in which Christian covers a host of upcoming releases in the world of classic TVs and cinema.
Releases coming soon concern Hammer, titles designer Sid Sutton,…
Releases coming soon concern Hammer, titles designer Sid Sutton,…
00:27:55 |
Sat 26 Oct 2024
446: Doctor Who Series 16 rumours, new Beatles documentary, lost Thunderbirds found, and more!
Hi! This week's podcast covers the confusion over Doctor Who Series 16, take a look at the upcoming Beatles documentary, and tell you about a missing episode of Thunderbirds, an unused edit, that has…
00:22:39 |
Sat 19 Oct 2024
445: Rediscovered TV shows, rock graphic novels, and Men Behaving Badly in France
Christian Cawley brings you the latest news about rediscovered old TV shows, a graphic novel for a massive classic rock band, and a much anticipated TV reunion.
Shownotes
This week, I told you a…
00:28:27 |
Sat 12 Oct 2024
444: The Box of Delights 40th Anniversary Blu-ray, Douglas Adams Audio Archive Kickstarter and Bonzos Boxset release details
Christian Cawley brings you the latest news of upcoming releases in the world of classic TV and cinema.
We're trying something new this week, delivering details of some forthcoming Blu-ray, DVD, CD,…
We're trying something new this week, delivering details of some forthcoming Blu-ray, DVD, CD,…
00:26:31 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
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