Best Jr Southall Podcasts (2024)

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Who Review Extra 31: A Town Called Mercy 22:30

10h ago22:30

22:30

The middle story in Series 7A (like, don't get excited man) is Toby Whithouse's Western, A Town Called Mercy: but will we find it OK Corral, or Last Chance Saloon? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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TV Club 69: Constellation 23:53

2d ago23:53

23:53

Apple TV+ seems to have made itself a home for sophisticated sci-fi of late, but how does this story of what happens to the people who've stepped out of Earth's atmosphere compare? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber Constellation on WikiBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 147: April News Round-Up (and Series Preview) 46:54

4d ago46:54

46:54

With Season One now fairly imminent and series previews appearing the press, we thought we'd round up some recent news with rumours, summaries and - spoilers! - some spoilers too Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 146: Terrance Dicks AI Trope Bingo 48:06

7d ago48:06

48:06

We asked Chat GPT to tell us why Terrance Dicks was the worst writer in the history of Doctor Who, in the hope it would at least provide illuminating evidence for the contrary... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Lite 59: Immortal Beloved (1994) 24:43

9d ago24:43

24:43

Citizen Kane meets Amadeus, but is Gary Oldman going to be enough to get us through Bernard Rose's period biopic? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 145: Just Making the Good Ones (Part Two: Monsters and Villains) 54:42

11d ago54:42

54:42

A conversation about characters and creatures who could or should make a return to Doctor Who, in this episode focussing on the villains and monster species Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Who Review Extra 30: Knock Knock 24:13

14d ago24:13

24:13

Mike Bartlett switches from Doctor Foster to Doctor Who, but can David Suchet lift a story with an ending that takes an unexpected left turn towards pleasantville Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: Road House (2024) 22:14

16d ago22:14

22:14

A remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film from the director of The Bourne Identity sounds like exactly the kind of thing we needed to report back on - so duly here are our views on Amazon Prime's Road House Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 144: Just Making the Good Ones (Part One: Family and Friends) 46:08

18d ago46:08

46:08

A conversation about characters and actors who could or should make a return to Doctor Who, in this episode focussing on Doctors, companions and fellow Time Lords Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 143 - Dandies and Clowns and Other Old Faces 43:10

21d ago43:10

43:10

A listener question about the value of multi-Doctor stories begins a conversation over the next few weeks about returning characters and whether they are worth it Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Dylan ReesBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Lite 58: The Name of the Rose (1986) 48:00

23d ago48:00

48:00

Sean Connery as a middle ages monk with Christian Slater as his sexually awakened sidekick in this medieval mystery, for which Matt's friend Will re-joins the team as we embark upon an epic conversation - with a few sound issues, which hopefully won't mar the experience Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Will Travis…

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Blue Box 142: Who News - Title Drop 56:08

25d ago56:08

56:08

Now that they've released the episode titles, we take a deep dive into the expectations and speculations we have for RTD's first full series back at the helm of Doctor Who; but be warned, we will be talking spoilers here (although be aware, we'll probably be getting most of this wrong anyway) Hosted by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber…

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Blue Box 141: RTD Trope Bingo 39:44

28d ago39:44

39:44

We thought it would be interesting to find out what happens when you ask Chat GPT to behave like a Doctor Who fan, and this is the result... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Iain MartinBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Lite 57: No Blade of Grass (1970) 32:30

1M ago32:30

32:30

Our Apocalypse UK occasional season begins with some thoughts on Cornell Wilde's 1970 adaptation of the John Christopher novel The Death of Grass, a film which prefigures Survivors in the afterglow of Easy Rider Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Jim Cameron and Dylan ReesBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 140: Who News - Trailer Drop 36:08

1M ago36:08

36:08

The first substantial trailer for BBC & D+ RTD-2 S1 has dropped, and so we start the conversation with some more thoughts about Steven Moffat's involvement Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Who Review Extra: Dulkis et Dalekanium Est 59:38

1M ago59:38

59:38

One thousand episodes ago, we produced our first podcast on the Blue Box Podcast feed. In order to mark the passing of another 999 episodes since then, a double-header of nostalgic significance presented by a roll-call of hosts: The Dominators, and first Death to the Daleks Introduced by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Simon Brett, Jim…

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TV Club 68: Twin Peaks The Return 49:31

1M ago49:31

49:31

A quarter of a century on, Twin Peaks fans were rewarded with another 18 episodes to round out the mystery and explain what the hell was going on. But was Twin Peaks The Return akin to Midi-chlorian madness, or did it leave us scratching our heads all the more? Presented by Matt Barber, with Jon Arnold, Iain Martin and J.R. Southall…

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Blue Box 139: TDI Friday 33:01

1M ago33:01

33:01

You might have thought a simple announcement of the date that the new series of Doctor Who would launch on would elicit little more reaction than "That's nice, wonder what I'm doing that day" but no, the future is here and the past is unforgiving Presented by J.R. Southall with Jon ArnoldBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 138: The Great AI Vs Animation Debate 42:14

1M ago42:14

42:14

The Celestial Toymaker is soon to be with us, meanwhile Ian Levine is publishing bits of his own animated reconstructions and the BBC have decided to use AI to promote Doctor Who... Or are things not actually quite as wild as they might seem. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Dylan Rees…

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Film Club Extra: Oscars 2024 25:55

2M ago25:55

25:55

Our reaction to the winners and this time the ceremony itself, at the 96th Academy Awards Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Lite 56: Election (1999) 24:35

2M ago24:35

24:35

A breakthrough role for Reese Witherspoon and a break-back part for Matthew Broderick in Alexander Payne's second feature Election Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Who Review Extra 28: Invasion of the Dinosaurs 29:53

2M ago29:53

29:53

Malcolm Hulke's final Doctor Who serial returns to some of the themes of his first solo story, but in this post-Brexit populist age of isolationism, does Invasion of the Dinosaurs start to look frighteningly prescient? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Jim CameronBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: The Zone of Interest 31:18

2M ago31:18

31:18

Our thoughts on the tenth and last of the Best Picture nominees from this year's Academy Awards; spoiler: it isn't exactly Barbie. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mark DonaldsonBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: YouGov's Top 25 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films 43:28

2M ago43:28

43:28

It's the Top 25 sci-fi - and fantasy - films like you've never seen it before, direct from the YouGov website Countdown by J.R. Southall, witnessed by Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mark DonaldsonBy StrangersCast

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Film Club 60: All Of Us Strangers in J-Space 1:13:18

2M ago1:13:18

1:13:18

Not a contender for Best Picture at this year's Oscars, yet possibly the best film of the year, is Andrew Haigh's All Of Us Strangers - so to do it justice, we've paired it up with a couple of obvious antecedents (Haigh's 45 Years and Summer Among the Zombies aka The Discarnates, the previous movie adaptation of the Japanese novel Strangers) so we …

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Film Club Extra: Poor Things 42:28

2M ago42:28

42:28

Our journey through this year's Best Picture nominees arrives at Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone's next collaboration after The Favourite, and an adaptation of the 1992 Alasdair Gray novel. But can it win? This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Mark Donaldson Poor Things…

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Blue Box 137: If You Can Be Grown-Up Sometimes 35:52

2M ago35:52

35:52

Once more we had back into Doctor Who history, to choice a nexus point or three, and guess what might have happened had things played out in a different way; this time three listener questions Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber Our links pageBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Favourites 07: Iain Martin 1:07:13

2M ago1:07:13

1:07:13

Iain 'Sodcast' Martin chooses one film in each of ten categories, that has made a significant impression upon him - and Matt gives his opinion on Iain's choices Presented by Matt Barber, with Iain Martin Iain on ThreadsBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: Maestro 31:23

2M ago31:23

31:23

Another Best Picture nominee, this time we turn our attention to Bradley Cooper's biopic of Leonard Bernstein, Maestro Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Who Review Extra 27: The Mind Robber 28:57

2M ago28:57

28:57

Patrick Troughton's third and final series as Doctor Who began with a whimper - but then landed a bang, as Peter Ling set the new TARDIS team adrift in the Land of Fiction. But how does The Mind Robber hold up, over half a century on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber Our links page…

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Film Club Lite 54: Transformers (2007) 1:03:58

2M ago1:03:58

1:03:58

It's a two-in-one podcast this time around, as the conversation we were having about Michael bay's first Transformers movie suddenly transforms into quite another conversation we had about Michael Bay's Transformers movie, at the half-way stage Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold. Or Iain Martin. Or both - or each…

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Film Club Extra: Anatomy of a Fall 29:55

2M ago29:55

29:55

Who would have thought that Anatomy of a Fall would become this year's most contentious Best Picture nominee? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Who Review Extra 27: Flatline 25:45

2M ago25:45

25:45

It's Jamie Mathieson's second episode in a row, and his second in a row where he's had to write out one of the two main characters for the majority of the recording time. But what will he do to 'minimise' the Doctor's role in Flatline...? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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TV Club 67: Survivors: the Revival 1:23:13

3M ago1:23:13

1:23:13

After our conversation about the original Terry Nation created series from 1975, we obviously had to have another chat about the 2008 version, as reimagined by the creator of Primeval Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Jim Cameron and Dylan ReesBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: American Fiction 34:52

3M ago34:52

34:52

Our attention turns to another of this year's Best Picture Oscar nominees, and this week it's Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction; warning: we try not to spoil the way this film goes but if you are planning on seeing it, do that first before you listen to this Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Mark Donaldson…

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Blue Box 136: Missing Achieves Hype 58:06

3M ago58:06

58:06

Once more we throw ourselves back into the Doctor Who timelines, to investigate how we think things might have turned out differently had alternative choices been made; two conversations this time, firstly regarding the mystique of the missing episodes, and then concerning the effects of Covid on Flux Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and…

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Film Club Lite 55: The Game (1997) 33:21

3M ago33:21

33:21

Seven was one of those films it's almost impossible to follow, so instead David Fincher went on to make something very different. But how does The Game look, more than a quarter of a century on? This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mark Donaldson The Game Our links page…

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Film Club Extra: Past Lives 21:42

3M ago21:42

21:42

Celine Song's debut as director is a film about two adults trying to reconnect after being separated as children, but the bigger question is: will it connect enough with the Academy to bring home an Oscar? This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Mark DonaldsonBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 135: January News Round-Up (Slight Return) 41:49

3M ago41:49

41:49

Given the gossip and rumour surrounding the eventual, inevitable change of companion, we returned to our microphones to give some further opinions on the state of play in Cardiff Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Mark Donaldson and Dylan ReesBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Lite 53: Ronin (1998) 30:39

3M ago30:39

30:39

The latter 1990s were a new golden age for smart and unusual thrillers, and even John Frankenheimer was getting in on the act; but more important than whether we liked it, what's with De Niro's pronunciation of Hereford? Ronin This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Mat Barber and Mark Donaldson Our links page…

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Film Club Extra: 2024 Oscar Nominees 39:34

3M ago39:34

39:34

The field of contenders for this year's Best Picture Oscar just narrowed, with the announcement of the ten nominated films; our reaction to the Academy Award nominees and our predictions of the potential winners Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon ArnoldBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 134: January News Round-Up 46:23

3M ago46:23

46:23

Recorded just before the Mirror broke its latest gossip about the companion merry-go-round, here's a mid-month digest of our thoughts about recent developments and potential future ones Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Iain Martin and Dylan ReesBy StrangersCast

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Who Review Extra 25: Destiny of the Daleks 42:04

3M ago42:04

42:04

What happens when Terry Nation scribbles the idea for a story on the back of a fag packet, and it is of all people Douglas Adams that thereafter takes up the mantle? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Jim Cameron, Iain Martin and Dylan ReesBy StrangersCast

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Music Club Extra 06: YouGov's Top 25 Pop Artists 44:19

3M ago44:19

44:19

We were at a loose end, and this is how we filled the time Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Iain MartinBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: Killers of the Flower Moon 32:29

3M ago32:29

32:29

Martin Scorsese's latest is another three-hour epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, but will it be in serious contention for this year's Best Picture Academy Award? This episode presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Mark DonaldsonBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: The Holdovers 31:51

4M ago31:51

31:51

Alexander Payne's latest The Holdovers feels like a traditional Christmas tale told using some equally traditional trappings, but does it have enough about it to get it into this year's Academy Awards conversation? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mark DonaldsonBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: Saltburn 33:43

4M ago33:43

33:43

Saltburn: is it as sticky as it sounds? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mark DonaldsonBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 133: 2022/3 Specials Poll Results 1:32:42

4M ago1:32:42

1:32:42

Our listeners voted on their favourite stories from the last two years of Doctor Who, and these are the results Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mark Donaldson Our podcast links pageBy StrangersCast

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Private Members Club 21: Election Daze 46:01

4M ago46:01

46:01

Recorded at the end of last year, but now oddly even more relevant thanks to preva-Rishi-cation's comments about an autumn election, here are our thoughts on what 2024 might bring in the world of UK and US politics Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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TV Club 66: This Year's Ghosts 56:22

4M ago56:22

56:22

A look back at this year's ghostly Yuletide fare, the latest A Ghost Story for Christmas (this time Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Lot 249), the final episode of Ghosts, and Imagine - Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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