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Ep 246: Paul Cornell & Robert Shearman at AussieCon4

Josh Kinal — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:42:34 +0000

Last September, in Melbourne, science fiction fans came from all over the world to hear us interview two of the writers of the new series of Doctor Who, Paul Cornell and Robert Shearman.

You can feel like you were actually there by listening to this episode. You will miss all the visual jokes but you’ll be able to hear the audience laugh and then you can laugh at the same time and just imagine what’s happening on the stage.

We talk to them about what it means to write for such an iconic TV show, how it’s affected them and I’m sure someone mentions Daleks at some point.

Enjoy it:

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Next week: We’re still on a break and don’t have anything planned so just listen to this episode again.

In the meantime, you can find us on twitter and facebook. Also, Paul Cornell is on twitter.

Special thanks to David Ashton from Sample and Hold for all of his wonderful audio engineering help on this episode. Very special thanks to Danny Oz for the use of his photo.

Ep 217: Quentin Crisp telemovie, BBC changes

Josh Kinal — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:40:26 +0000

In Things You May Have Missed, John introduces us to An Englishman in New York, the continuation of the story of Quentin Crisp. We discuss the changes going ahead at the BBC and also look at whether or not the Golden Age of Television has now passed.

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For some more information about the BBC’s digital channel cost-cutting, see these items:

BBC faces strike threat over job losses from the Belfast Telegraph

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BBC slashes Web budget from IT World.

We mentioned that Shaun Brown is still unhappy about the funding situation at SBS.

Also, you might be interested in seeing the full list of Logie nominations for 2010, but you probably won’t be.

Maybe you’re trying to find our list of shows in the Golden Age of Television.

Ep 202: Community, Micro Men, Kim Dalton should resign

Josh Kinal — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:43:06 +0000

Community is a new show from NBC in the US about people in community college that is a lot better than it sounds.

Also, John talks about a BBC telemovie called Micro Men.

Hungry Beast could be better.

And, Kim Dalton should resign.

Find out why:

Ep 182: James Talia, Ashes to Ashes, Eurovision

Josh Kinal — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:33:05 +0000

James Talia comes in to talk to us about the world of network news and the changes therein. Also, we review the second season of season 2 of Ashes To Ashes and discuss this week’s Eurovision song contest.

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Here’s the c-span coverage of the Senate Hearing with David Simon:

Also here’s a bit from Party Down on YouTube