Best Lucky Number Music Podcasts (2025)

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Blue Box 173: Piper at the Gates of Who 1:02:07

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Is she or isn't she? Billie Piper seems to have been cast as the next Doctor - so we get into the possible how and why (and who) of it. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Ryan Blake, Simon Brett and Steve HatcherBy StrangersCast

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Who Review 41: The Reality War 1:11:09

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Our thoughts on the Season 2 (or Series 15) finale Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber (and a little Steve Hatcher cameo)By StrangersCast

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Blue Box 172: The Story Still to Come 1:07:42

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Our preview of this year's Doctor Who season finale, spoiler-free (until a short well-announced section at the very end) and filled with as much nonsense as we could possibly muster Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve HatcherBy StrangersCast

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Who Review 40: Wish World 1:09:39

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Our thoughts on Wish World, this year's penultimate episode and the first half of the two-part finale Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Iain MartinBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 171: The Moment is Being Prepared For 39:34

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An EXTREMELY SPOILERIFIC round-up of this week's news and gossip Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Steve Hatcher and Iain MartinBy StrangersCast

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Who Review 39: The Interstellar Song Contest 1:10:01

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We turn our microphones to the subject of the Eurovision Song Contest pastiche in our latest review Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber, Mark Donaldson, Luke Molloy and Jon ArnoldBy StrangersCast

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Music Club 26: The UK's Top 10 Eurovision Performances 53:22

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In between the Kenneth McKellars and the Jeminis, the UK has actually won Eurovision five times and come runner-up a further sixteen. But which of those songs was the overall best performing? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Simon BrettBy StrangersCast

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Who Review 38: The Story and the Engine 58:58

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Doctor Who Season Two Five Review Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Who Review 37: Lucky Day 58:52

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As we reach the mid-point of this latest (last?) series of Doctor Who, are we any nearer to discovering what it's all been about and how it's all going to end? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Who Review 36: The Well 56:20

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It's the first episode this year to feature a writer other than RTD in the credits, but was it a case of "well played" or "oh well" Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber

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Music Club 25: The Sisters of Mercy 1:06:03

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It's just over forty years since The Sisters of Mercy's debut album came out, and more than three decades since the still-active band released their third and most recent. So we convened a panel of people for whom the band had meant something special back in the 1980s, for a meandering chat about Andrew Eldritch and his ever-changing cohort. Presen…

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Film Club 71: Alfie 1:03:14

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The one person guaranteed not to be able to answer the question "What's it all about?" is Alfie himself - although he'd surely tell you otherwise. We cast a 21st century eye back at the 1966 film, it's astonishing 1975 sequel, and even the 2004 remake Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Jim Cameron…

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Who Review 35: Lux 1:10:06

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Cartoon characters stepping out of cinema screens is just the start of the weirdness this week, but does it all add up to a lick of sense and does it matter if it doesn't? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Lite 75: The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) 31:32

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Just as Doctor Who was returning to our screens twenty years ago, The League of Gentlemen were signing off - with what would turn out to be a divisive (albeit ultimately temporary) full-stop on their canon, a film that turns the original concept on its head; our thoughts are somewhat mixed Presented by Dylan Rees, with Mark Donaldson, Steve Hatcher…

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Film Club Duets 29: A Christopher Landon Duo 44:37

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As his latest, the Hitchcockian thriller Drop arrives in cinemas, we take a look at what director and writer Christopher Landon has been up to since the Happy Death Day movies and Freaky: recent Valentine themed slasher Heart Eyes, and the Netflix family film We Have A Ghost Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber…

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Who Review 34: The Robot Revolution 55:35

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Doctor Who is back and there's a brand new companion to introduce, but was The Robot Revolution as slight and fluffy as RTD's previous season openers? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Lite 74: The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) 22:32

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Among the many much more successful films that Val Kilmer appeared in, the pone that we've chosen by way of marking his passing is The Island of Dr. Moreau, the fascinating and ill-fated Richard Stanley adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 170: The Doctor Who Season Two Preview 52:45

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Further thoughts about the shape of Season 2, and the potential longevity of Doctor Who, ahead of the launch next weekend Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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TV Club 82: Adolescence 33:21

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It's not only the subject matter that makes Adolescence compelling, it's the production choices too; we take a look under the bonnet and try to figure out why it's getting such a positive reaction Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Book Club 05: The Day and Night of the Triffids (2001 / 2014) 32:57

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Two modern audio adaptations of Triffids novels come under the microphones as part of our slowly-expanding Apocalypse UK strand, the first a 2001 BBC World Service radio version of Wyndham's original The Day of the Triffids, the second Big Finish's 2014 The Night of the Triffids, its official sequel as adapted by the author of the novel, Simon Clar…

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Music Club Extra 08: Bucks Fizz (1981) 25:12

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With Eurovision (and indeed, the interstellar version) on the horizon once again, we thought it high time we took a look back at the debut Bucks Fizz album from 1981, which followed in the wake of their own Eurovision success Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon ArnoldBy StrangersCast

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Who Review Extra 48: Carnival of Monsters 29:39

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The third Doctor gets back into space after a long lay-over on Earth, only to find himself stuck inside a miniscope with Drashigs, Leslie Dwyer and Major Daly; the randomiser brings us to the Carnival of Monsters Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Duets 28: Alien Fan Projects 39:18

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Our slow crawl through the Alien universe takes in a couple of fan projects, last year's Australian short No Man's Land, and the recently streaming documentary Alien On Stage about - you guessed it - a stage production of the first Alien movie in Dorset (and Leicester Square) Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mark Donalds…

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Blue Box 169: Between the Idea and the Reality 1:11:51

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It's two decades since Doctor Who returned - but has it lived more in those twenty years than others do in eighty? We talk about the best and the worst of the revival, plus a little quiz. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Steve Hatcher, Iain Martin and Harry PalmerBy StrangersCast

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Desert Planet Picks 79: Iain Key 45:08

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DJ and author Iain Key chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Simon BrettBy StrangersCast

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TV Club 81: The League of Gentlemen (Part Two) 53:39

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Our return visit to Royston Vasey continues with Series Three and the anniversary specials, plus a chat about The League of Gentlemen live Presented by Dylan Rees, with Mark Donaldson, Steve Hatcher, Harry Palmer and J.R. Southall Warning: includes one use of a very naughty word, from Mark Pottyface Donaldson…

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Film Club Lite 73: Hoot (2006) 36:02

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After we discovered the existence of a children's film based on a novel by Bad Monkey and Striptease author Carl Hiaasen, we just had to take a look. And what an array of surprises we found there... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Iain MartinBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Duets 27: Mulholland Drive (1999 & 2001) 45:50

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A comparison of the film that began life as the pilot for what could have been a Twin Peaks spin-off series, but which went on to become regarded as perhaps David Lynch's best work, and that original TV movie which has of course subsequently surfaced online Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt Barber…

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Who Review Extra 47: The Leisure Hive 36:48

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The randomiser brings us to the beginning of Season 18, and the dawn of a brand new era - albeit with the same lead actors and one of the same writers who had been working on Doctor Who for the last couple of seasons. So how does The Leisure Hive look now? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher…

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Film Club Duets 26: Inseminoid (1981) and Xtro (1982) 41:25

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We take a look at two of the low-budget British films that came out in the wake of Alien, and rather foolishly - or otherwise - said "I can do that!" Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan ReesBy StrangersCast

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TV Club 80: The League of Gentlemen (Part One) 1:05:14

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In the first instalment of a three-part retrospective of The League of Gentlemen, we cast our microphones over the radio show, the first two TV series and the Christmas Special Presented by Dylan Rees, with Mark Donaldson, Steve Hatcher, Harry Palmer and J.R. SouthallBy StrangersCast

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Who Review Extra 46: Torchwood: Adam 31:08

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The randomiser has found us an episode from Torchwood's second series, but will we be more impressed with Adam than we were with some of the stories from Series One? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Luke MolloyBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: Oscars 2025 & I'm Still Here 52:14

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Our reaction to the 97th Academy Awards, the winners and the ceremony - and a review of Best International Feature winner I'm Still Here Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Mark DonaldsonBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Duets 25: The Brutalist & A Complete Unknown 1:00:28

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Two more Best Picture hopefuls come under the spotlight, immigrant drama The Brutalist and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, plus we give our final predictions ahead of the ceremony itself Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Luke MolloyBy StrangersCast

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TV Club 79: V 34:34

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The original miniseries of V rocked the world back in 1983, but how is it looking over forty years on? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Dylan ReesBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: Better Man 30:38

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Robbie Williams eventually made it out from under the shadow of Take That, but can he escape his own demons? That's the question the auto/biographical film Better Man poses - but after it flopped in America, all we want to know is, is it any good? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Simon BrettBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 168: Fifteen After Eighteen, Don't Go (February News Blast #1) 24:15

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A start date for the new series, and more rumours about it being Ncuti Gatwa's last Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: Metro-Goldwyn-May I? (February News Blast #2) 24:03

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How will 007 make out now he's moved to Amazon MGM Studios? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Private Members Club 28: Spoilers of War (February News Blast #3) 26:34

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Bargaining tactics or kissing Putin's ass? It's just another week in Trumpton Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Lite 72: Meet the Feebles (1989) 27:45

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Peter Jackson's second film, the one it seems he most wishes everyone would forget, is the "adult" puppet comedy Meet the Feebles. We took a look, so you don't have to Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Mikey SmithBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: Nickel Boys 23:41

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Also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, Nickel Boys is the next Best Picture nominee from this year's Academy Awards on our list. But does the film's unusual format - which has brought it a shedload of awards already - mean it's more or less likely to pick up the Oscar? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold…

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Film Club Extra: Wolf Man 33:48

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There's a new Wolf Man pic on the block, as part of the revised Monster Universe. And one of our extended team just happens to be watching his way through the original Universal horror collection... So what would he, and we, think? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Steve Hatcher…

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Private Members Club 27: Mine Camp 59:33

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Recorded just moments before Elon Musk's attempted buyout of Chat GPT, a new voice joins us on the feed to try and make sense of just three weeks' worth of Trump.2 Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Mikey SmithBy StrangersCast

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Who Review Extra 45: The Stolen Earth 40:54

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How does David Tennant's first (of at least sort of three) regeneration hold up nearly two decades later? The randomiser brings us the Series 4 finale Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold and Matt BarberBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Duets 24: Companion & Babygirl 33:15

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Two films we've caught up with recently, one terrific and one terrible, which illustrate Hollywood's recent interest in sexual boundaries Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon ArnoldBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Duet 23: Nosferatu-two.2 56:18

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After a previous pairing of the original Nosferatu and its fictionalised creation in Shadow of the Vampire, we decided our review of Robert Eggers' 2024 adaptation should include Werner Herzog's 1979 Nosferatu the Vampyre to round out the story Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber and Jackson Rees…

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Who Review Extra 44: Asylum of the Daleks 39:52

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The randomiser brings us to the surprising opening instalment of Series 7B, and so we coupled up Asylum of the Daleks with Pond Life in order to lessen the impact real life sometimes has on our fan brains... Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber and Jack ReesBy StrangersCast

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TV Club 78: Bad Monkey 41:32

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What do you get when the streamer behind Slow Horses asks the producer of Ted Lasso to adapt a novel from the writer of Striptease to feature one of the stars of The Wedding Crashers? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Iain MartinBy StrangersCast

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Film Club Extra: Anora 24:25

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Our thoughts on Anora, the latest from indie writer-director Sean Baker which has catapulted him into the Oscar conversation Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon ArnoldBy StrangersCast

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Blue Box 167: Imagine A Door and Close It (January News Blast #1) 26:17

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More rumours about what might be happening (and Who might not be a part of it) in the worlds of Doctor Who. Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon ArnoldBy StrangersCast