Christian Cawley delivers the latest Doctor Who news of any significance, and offers his top recommendations for quality TV viewing this Christmas. Shownotes The War Between the Land and the Sea overnights: episodes 1 and 2 episodes 3 and 4 Blue Zoo to produce Doctor Who animation for CBeebies Christmas recommendations: Man vs Baby All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special on Channel 5 (Christmas Eve) Original All Creatures Great and Small 1990 Christmas special on BBC Four (December 27th) Beyond Paradise Christmas special BBC 1 (December 21st) Midsomer Murders on Acorn TV (US only) Morecambe and Wise on BBC Two Christmas Day Monty Python And Now for Something Complete Different also BBC Two, early hours of Boxing Day Sky Arts Boxing Day: Elvis Presley night, movies and documentaries Double Indemnity BBC 2 on Dec 28th  Enjoy the podcast, enjoy your Christmas, and we'll be back with new episodes in 2026! Best wishes Christian Cawley and James McLean Patreon and Apple Podcasts Most episodes of our podcast go out on Patreon first. You can hear the show there several days earlier, often with video, and usually with additional material. We'd really appreciate your help in raising our profile on the Apple platform, so please leave a review. If you don't already subscribe, you should -- it alerts you when new episodes are available. Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter or Facebook or [email protected], and you’ll get a mention.

This week's Doctor Who podcast is a collection of chats that were held back for Patreon members. So, yes, you've heard some of these before -- but the listeners on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all the other places you get podcasts, have not. As such, this podcast is free to listen to on Patreon and wider afield -- and if you want to get additional chats like this at the end of your usual podcast, then you can join our Patreon for this and other extra material with most podcasts, and access the Kasterborous Archive. Christian Cawley chats with James McLean and Philip Bates, with Just Sarah, the AI upscaling on Doctor Who Blu-rays, and the notion of personal, independent websites returning to the fore (think MySpace, Geocities, etc.) Patreon and Apple Podcasts Most episodes of our podcast go out on Patreon first. You can hear the show there several days earlier, often with video, and usually with additional material. We'd really appreciate your help in raising our profile on the Apple platform, so please leave a review. If you don't already subscribe, you should -- it alerts you when new episodes are available. Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter or Facebook or [email protected], and you’ll get a mention.

Christian is joined by The Doctor Who Companion editor Philip Bates to preview The War Between the Land and the Sea and shared some expectations. Shownotes This week, we refer to: The War Between the Land and the Sea Just Sarah Doctor Who Stars in Ads Patreon and Apple Podcasts This podcast went out on Patreon first. You can hear the show there several days earlier, often with video, and usually with additional material. We'd really appreciate your help in raising our profile on the Apple platform, so please leave a review. If you don't already subscribe, you should -- it alerts you when new episodes are available. Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter or Facebook or [email protected], and you’ll get a mention.

James and Christian are back with a new chat, looking at Doctor Who cutscenes (and the whole cutscene reveal culture), classic BBC One Christmas trailers, Teletext (!) and a few other things. Shownotes Vintage BBC Christmas trailers Woolworths 1981 Christmas ad (ft Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie, Anita Harris, et al) Teletext VHS recovery Patreon and Apple Podcasts As ever, this podcast went out on Patreon first. You can hear the show there several days earlier, often with video, and usually with additional material. We'd really appreciate your help in raising our profile on the Apple platform, so please leave a review. Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter or Facebook or [email protected], and you’ll get a mention.

Christian Cawley and James McLean look at some of your comments on our recent episodes, mostly concerning Ncuti Gatwa's legacy in Doctor Who. We also look at the existence of 90 minute omnibus editions of classic Doctor Who and their presentation as "gifts" to fans, 40 years after very similar edits were released on VHS to cries of "sacrilege!" Shownotes William Shatner in Airplane 2 Free Enterprise trailer What will Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor Who legacy be? Patreon and Apple Podcasts As ever, this podcast went out on Patreon first. You can hear the show there several days earlier, often with video, and usually with additional material. We'd really appreciate your help in raising our profile on the Apple platform, so please leave a review. Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter or Facebook or [email protected], and you’ll get a mention.

This week's show rounds up the latest Doctor Who related headlines, and features Christian Cawley hosting solo. Shownotes Tom Baker receives MBE The Sea Devils gets 90 minute edit for TV The War Between the Land and the Sea launch DateEtymology of homo Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill launch Pondcast Sophie Aldred in Doctor Who-themed short for Children in Need As ever, this podcast went out on Patreon first. You can hear the show there several days earlier, often with video, and usually with additional material.  We'd really appreciate your help in raising our profile on the Apple platform, so please leave a review. Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter or Facebook or [email protected], and you’ll get a mention.

With just 18 episodes under his belt and moving on at a time when the show's future was temporarily in doubt, Gatwa's story isn't completely new to the show -- it has echoes of 1985.  But with the actor apparently now done with Doctor Who and the show struggling to achieve the same levels of adoration we saw previously with its (perhaps outgoing) showrunner, we wonder how Gatwa's episodes will be looked upon in years to come... Shownotes The Rest is Entertainment on "The Future of Doctor Who" Disney sources on Doctor Who's ditching Bonnie Langford talks Reality War reshoots As ever, the longer edition of this podcast went out on Patreon first. There is also a video of that chat. We'd really appreciate your help in raising our profile on the Apple platform, so please leave a review. Not on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter or Facebook or [email protected], and you’ll get a mention.

We've had the good news about Doctor Who's long-term survival, but we still don't know who will run it, or where it will stream... This week, Christian Cawley and James McLean bring you a long discussion about the recent news from the BBC, as well as speculating on where the next iteration of Doctor Who might be streamed. We also consider the approach the upcoming CBeebies animation show might take, in light of the abandoned Nelvana animation, Lance Parkin's 1998 novel "The Infinity Doctors," and the K-9 TV series. Shownotes Doctor Who Confirmed to Return in 2026, But Has Been Dropped by Disney+ The Future of Doctor Who, 2026 And Beyond: What We Know and What We Don’t Know Bad Wolf Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+ The Infinity Doctors by Lance Parkin K-9 TV show Due to this being quite a topical and important discussion, we've done something different this week. The full length video version is free on our Patreon! As is now customary, the full length audio is exclusive to Patreon -- but you can get an idea of what to expect with that video. Also, a video edit closer in length to this public audio edition is also available on our Substack. This means everyone can get a sample of what Patreon subscribers enjoy -- early episodes, video content and ad-free, too.  Sign up to enjoy extra content and access the growing Kasterborous Archive.

Was Robert Shearman really "rude" when he expressed an opinion about his relationship with Doctor Who? Are missing episodes being liberated from private collectors? And do classic series Blu-ray releases really need AI upscaling? Christian Cawley and James McLean mull this over in this week's Kasterborous podcast.  Shownotes Rob Shearman express Doctor Who frustration Jane Tranter: Rob Shearman comments "rude" Existence of more Doctor Who missing episodes confirmed Sora 2 AI explained Patreon benefits  This podcast was pre-released last week, ad-free, and complete on Patreon, complete with video editions and additional content.  Joining our Patreon also gives access to the Kasterborous Archive, a growing collection of mostly Doctor Who-related artifacts from the past 20 years. Sign up to enjoy access to that, and get everything early. 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 [email protected], and you’ll get a mention.

What is survival for Doctor Who? Over the past few weeks, we've explored the current streaming and televisual landscape, and indeed, the wider view of other media.  With a limbo scenario, no new series announced, and a perpetually postponed spin-off, no one knows where new Who is coming from. And if it isn't going to be on TV, where will you find original Doctor Who content in future? This is the final part of our chat on this topic, but we're going to come back to it when we hear from you. Get in touch below and tell us what you think could be the way for Doctor Who to survive off-screen, until the time comes for its return (if that can even happen...). Patreon benefits  This podcast and the preceding four episodes were launched originally on our Patreon, complete with video editions and additional content. There are no ads on the Patreon version, either. Joining our Patreon also gives access to the Kasterborous Archive, a growing collection of artifacts from the website's past. Sign up to enjoy access to that, and get everything early. 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 [email protected], and you’ll get a mention.