As we approach our 14th birthday and pass the revived series' 21st, we wonder how Doctor Who might have differed if Russell T Davies hadn't taken it on in 2005 and it had been left to Steven Moffat to resurrect it a few years later instead

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and witnessed by Jon Arnold and Steve Hatcher

Swapping in Steven (Blue Box 210)

In the first of a new strand, Music Club goes back to 1991 to discuss the best-selling albums and singles and wonder what else people were listening to

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Simon Brett and Eric Drass

1991 (Music Club 32)

The randomiser has chosen Sarah's last story, and you'd think they'd have conjured up something special for her to go out on

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Ryan Blake and Steve Hatcher

The Hand of Fear (Who Review Extra 65)

We braved the hype and went to see Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights, so you don't have to

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold

Wuthering Heights (Film Club Extra 137)

Our quest to find the most popular first Doctor stories among our listeners comes to an end, with a surprising result

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Iain Martin

First Doctor Poll Results (Blue Box 209)

It's fifty years since The Man Who Fell to Earth landed in cinemas, but was the combination of Nicholas Roeg and David Bowie a match made in heaven or a mess made in hell?

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ryan Blake

The Man Who Fell to Earth (Film Club Lite 92)

Our reaction to the results at the 98th Academy Awards

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Oscar Results 2026 (Film Club Extra 136)

A mixed reaction to the BBC's latest adaptation of William Golding's 1954 debut novel

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Ryan Blake

Lord of the Flies (TV Club 94)

We take a look at the new Myth Makers interview with Ian Levine, so you don't have to

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

Ian Levine Myth Makers (Who Review Extra 64)

Five years after Nomadland won Best Picture, Director and Actress at the Academy Awards, Chloé Zhao is back to potentially repeat the feat. But what would we make of the last of this year's ten Oscar hopefuls?

Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Ryan Blake

Hamnet (Film Club Extra 135)

Broader and deeper than just Doctor Who Main episodes: talking about Doctor Who so you don't have to Film Club: reviewing and contextualising a popular movie or film director TV Club: ditto but TV Film Club Lite: focussing on a particular movie for a shorter, more focussed review Music Club: the hosts talk about artists that have been influential in their lives Who Review Extra: choosing an older Doctor Who story for the shorter review routine Desert Planet Picks: once in a while, a special guest chooses the eight items they'd take with them, if they were about to be marooned on a desert planet

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