Podcasts by Pex Lives: A Doctor Who Podcast
James Murphy and Kevin Burns are both Certified Minor Internet Personalities with a shared love of Doctor Who. Explore the history of the show with them, as they watch classic serials and chat with each other each month about them. Each month, the pair will pick a classic serial to watch and then break down, exploring the themes, characters and production of the given story. There will also be jokes. Sometimes they may barely mention the show.
New episodes every month.
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Pex Lives: Star Beast from 2023-11-30T10:01
Your long international nightmare is over. Here it is, the podcast episode so anticipated, so filled with good magick that it did the unthinkable and killed Henry Kissenger. You're welcome. You'...
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Three Minute Record 001: Greetings From Asbury Park from 2023-11-21T17:12
In which James Slater-Murphy and Kit Power begin their deep dive into the studio albums of Columbia recording artist Bruce ...
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70: The Nightmare of Eden, or, I don't work for anyone; I'm just having fun.&London Calling from 2023-10-03T12:30
Kevin and James spend an extremely small amount of time on the 1979 Dr. Who serial before getting concisely into the Clash's third record.
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The Clash (1977) UK - by The Clash from 2023-04-20T13:40
Kevin and James talk about an all-timer of a record.
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pex lives - giants from 2023-01-30T20:14
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Charlie&the Bunsonmen from 2022-11-23T22:17
Come and hang out with Kevin and James as they find small shoots of optimism in current events, navigate two very different times of day, and talk some classic Sylv!
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65: The Planet of Evil from 2022-10-26T19:03
Kevin and James talk a Tom Baker serial & Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks!
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Tedious Inevitability - Moonraker from 2022-06-14T05:30:56
The Bondage crew is joined by Jack Graham to discuss Moonraker. Hijinks and technical difficulties ensue.
64: Robot (and the giant doctor who) from 2022-05-28T16:56:14
Kevin & James talk about a couple of good Bob Dylan records (well a couple of records, anyway) before falling into the gush-fest of Tom Baker's first story.
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63: The Daemons from 2022-04-09T09:52:12
Kevin and James chat about current events & the Daemons. A great chat, come spend some time hanging out.
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IITSL11 Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 from 2022-04-03T04:30
We're here already, pod people! Jack, George, and Elliot reform to talk about one of the greatest of all remakes, one of the greatest of all sci-fi movies, one of the quintessential films of th...
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Human Bondage: Spies Like Us, Baby We Were Born to Love from 2022-03-18T05:30:34
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The War Games Part III: The Final Part from 2022-02-27T16:14:21
Kevin and James heroically reject that Spotify money then chat the last part of Patrick Troughton's swansong as well as Nashville Skyline & Self Portrait by Bob Dylan.
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IITSL10 Dont Look Now (1972) from 2022-02-10T14:53:11
Elliot, George, and I are back to talk about Nic Roeg's mysterious and mesmerising Don't Look Now (1972), a tale of haunting grief and uncanny precognition in a decaying and dirty Venic...
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The War Games pt. 2 from 2022-01-23T14:16:01
Kevin & James battle on through the long Troughton serial and then continue to wander through the Bob Dylan discography with Blonde on Blonde & John Wesley Harding.
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62: The War Games, or, One of the most terrible times on the planet Earth. from 2021-12-19T15:31:52
Kevin and James have a chat, then sink their teeth into the first three episodes of the '69 Troughton serial The War Games. Note: this was recorded just prior to the Omicron variant catching peo...
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IITSL8 Exorcist III(AKA Legion) (1990) from 2021-12-09T20:14:40
Elliot, George, and I are back to talk about William Peter Blatty's fascinating, flawed, ambitious, sometimes brilliant 1990 oddity, Exorcist III (AKA Legion)... with digressio...
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IITSL7 Berberian Sound Studio 2012 from 2021-12-03T10:08:10
Elliot rejoins and the original IITSL gang assays Peter Strickland's 2012 triumph Berberian Sound Studio, a masterclass of aesthetics and irresolvably ambiguous, mysterious, gr...
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It *IS* The Same Log, Ep 6 The Shining (1980) from 2021-11-27T14:04:55
Another podcast excursion into the Media Hauntological, this time focusing on The Shining, the 1980 masterpiece by... well, by several people, including but not limited to Stanley Kubri...
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Shabcast 41.5: Holly Explains Final Fantasy 7 to Jack, Part 5 - Closing Ruminations from 2021-11-26T00:30:18
The longest Shabcast ever - both in terms of its total running time and of how long it has taken to release - draws to a close.
In this final fantastic episode, Holly offers some closin...
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It *IS* The Same Log, Ep5 The Witch (2015) from 2021-11-19T15:50:03
Elliot, George, and Jack continue their podcasting odyssey into the Media Hauntological, branching off into a related but new direction with Robert Eggers' 2015 masterpiece The Witch. <...
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IITSL4b Blair Witch Podcast Off-Cut from 2021-11-02T20:03:15
A little extra. George, Elliot and I don't consider, let alone take a course of action as drastic as 'stop talking' lightly. Our Blair Witch conversation continued for another near 40 minutes ...
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IITSL4 The Blair Witch Project (1999) from 2021-10-31T12:38:34
Aaaand, for Halloween itself, here's yet another spooktobery new episode of It IS The Same Log (because the...
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Human Bondage: Cheap Speed and Phuyuck, or The Man with the Golden Gun (ft. Elliot Chapman) from 2021-10-22T05:00
Come one, come all! Elliot Chapman, master performer and one of the finest storytellers of our Internet Age, is on Human Bondage. He witnesses strange things, like Christopher Lee's thi...
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Shabcast 41.4: Holly Explains Final Fantasy 7 to Jack, Part 4 - The Remake is Actually Good from 2021-10-20T23:10:37
Welcome back to the loooong discussion between myself, Jack Graham, and the excellent Holly Boson (@fireh9lly) in which Holly explains Final Fantasy VII to me, a total novice, in pitiless detail...
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IITSL3 Ghostwatch 1992 with Elliot Chapman and George Daniel Lea from 2021-10-19T11:32:03
Aaaand here's another spooktobery new episode of It IS The Same Log (because these days we are *all* Heather in the woods sobbing "It's not the same log!" over and over again but... I g...
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IITSL2 The Stone Tape 1972 with George Daniel Lea and Elliot Chapman from 2021-10-10T10:44:10
Spooktober continues with IITSL (because these days we are *all* Heather in the woods sobbing "It's not the same log!" over and over again but... I gotta tell ya... it *is*) and a new episode th...
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IITSL1 The Changeling 1980 with Elliot Chapman and George Daniel Lea from 2021-10-03T17:04:32
Welcome to the first episode of It IS The Same Log, a new series for October, in which Jack Graham (of I Don't Speak German and the Shabcast) talks to his erudite frie...
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Human Bondage: Roll for Gator! Or, Live And Let Die (feat. Miranda Carousel) from 2021-09-17T05:00
Christine and Kit welcome Roger Moore with Live and Let Die. They're joined by their brilliant and hilarious friend Miranda, who has never seen a James Bond movie and proceeds to gloriously dunk...
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61:The Rescue, or, Fitting, in the present circumstances, don't you think? from 2021-08-21T22:30:14
Kevin and James talk the 1965 artifacts the Rescue, Bringing It All Back Home, & Highway 61 Revisited
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60: Destiny of the Daleks, or, the drilling will continue until penetration is complete from 2021-08-12T13:47:33
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Human Bondage - Diamonds have an impressive durability, favourably comparing to the longevity of many other things from 2021-07-29T05:00
Christine, Kit, and James tackle Diamonds Are Forever, Connery's second (and last, yes, shut the fuck up) swansong as James Bond. It's a weird fucking movie and they have some ...
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Human Bondage: On Her Majesty's Secret Service, or, Diana Rigg RULES from 2021-06-19T11:56:38
The Human Bondage team returns to take on George Lazenby's sole outing as Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. There's stuf...
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59: Galaxy 4, or, Tomorrow is the last day this planet will ever see. from 2021-06-19T11:34:31
Kevin and James have a great time saying "chumblies" to one another and then get into a deep dive in the second part of their subseries about Bob Dylan's albums, covering The Times They Are A-Ch...
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The Bob Dylan Listening Party 1 from 2021-05-24T20:05:32
Hey, Bobby Dylan, we recorded you a 'cast.
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Human Bondage: You Only Live Twice , Or Critical Support For Blofeld from 2021-05-20T05:00
Christine and Kit are joined by James Slater-Murphy to talk about the horribly anti-Japanese You Only Live Twice.
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58: The Underwater Menace, or, As always, there is nothing to worry about. from 2021-04-30T13:51:11
Kevin, James and Jack get wet.
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57: Resurrection of the Daleks, or, why do they take themselves so seriously? from 2021-03-23T07:00:35
The year of Pex Lives continues! This month: Resurrection of the Daleks.
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56: The Edge of Destruction, or, like being hit, but without any pain. from 2021-02-13T11:19:44
Kevin and James shoot the breeze and talk about the third Dr. Who serial.
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Shabcast 41.3: Holly Explains Final Fantasy VII to Jack, Part 3 from 2021-02-10T17:49:12
Here is the next part of the loooong discussion between myself, Jack Graham, and the excellent Holly Boson (@fireh9lly) in which Holly explains Final Fantasy VII to me, a total novice, in pitile...
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55: The Brain of Morbius, or, you chicken brained biological disaster from 2021-01-29T21:41:33
Kevin and James talk current events and then gush about a great serial.
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Shabcast 41.2: Holly Explains Final Fantasy VII to Jack, Part 2 from 2021-01-13T10:11:36
Here is the next part of the loooong discussion between myself, Jack Graham, and the excellent Holly Boson (@fireh9lly) in which Holly explains Final Fantasy VII to me, a total novice, in pitile...
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Shabcast 41: Holly Explains Final Fantasy VII to Jack, Part 1 from 2020-12-30T11:21:03
The first part of a new, multi-part Shabcast in which my brilliant friend, writer and podcaster Holly Boson (@fireh9...
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54: Survival, or, Come on Ace, we've got work to do. from 2020-12-27T20:00:26
It's called Survival - and only the strong can survive
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53: The Dominators, or, If you'd care to make an appointment. from 2020-11-28T15:42:29
The Pex Lives lads have returned after tragically losing an episode. They chat elections (you know, Solihull's by-election, the recent gains made by Plaid Cymru) and lockdowns and the worst (?) ...
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Of Human Bondage: Harry Potter and the Thunder of Balls (Thunderball) from 2020-11-19T05:00
Goth chick, France, and the Junior Minister of Boomers talk Thunderball, the first truly forgettable Bond flick. Or at least they try to, but for the most part they make a lot of testicle puns. ...
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(OLD) Of Human Bondage: Harry Potter and the Thunder of Balls (Thunderball) from 2020-11-19T05:00
The crew discuss Thunderball.
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(OLD) Of Human Bondage: Harry Potter and the Thunder of Balls (Thunderball) from 2020-11-19T05:00
The crew discuss Thunderball.
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City of the Dead - 25: Psychomania from 2020-10-18T21:12:58
Picking up from where they briefly left off, Lee & James discuss 1973's death cult biker folk horror action classic Psychomania.
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Of Human Bondage: One Chin Shared Among Four Million (Goldfinger) from 2020-10-06T05:00
No, Mister Bond, I expect you to die! Please. We hated every minute of this movie. Deeply.
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(OLD) Of Human Bondage: One Chin Shared Among Four Million (Goldfinger) from 2020-10-06T05:00
No, Mister Bond, I expect you to die! Please. We hated every minute of this movie. Deeply.
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(OLD) Of Human Bondage: One Chin Shared Among Four Million (Goldfinger) from 2020-10-06T05:00
No, Mister Bond, I expect you to die! Please. We hated every minute of this movie. Deeply.
DISCLAIMER: Since this podcast...
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Shabcast 40 - Shelley Duvall Directed The Shining from 2020-09-30T18:43:03
Heeeeere's Jack, back with another Shabcast. In a break from recent tradition, this new episode does not feature me talking to Kit Power about his new book even though he does have a new book o...
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Of Human Bondage: Istanbul not Constantinople (From Russia With Love) feat. Chris O'Leary from 2020-09-17T05:00
Christine, Sam, and Kit are joined by the brilliant Chris O'Leary for a hoot of a podcast on the classic Bond movie From Russia With Love. They talk about thriller storytelling, the pol...
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(OLD) Of Human Bondage: Istanbul not Constantinople (From Russia With Love) feat. Chris O'Leary from 2020-09-17T05:00
Christine, Sam, and Kit are joined by the brilliant Chris O'Leary for a hoot of a podcast on From Russia With Love. They talk about thriller storytelling, the politics of espionage, tan...
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(OLD) Of Human Bondage: Istanbul not Constantinople (From Russia With Love) feat. Chris O'Leary from 2020-09-17T05:00
Christine, Sam, and Kit are joined by the brilliant Chris O'Leary for a hoot of a podcast on From Russia With Love. They talk about thriller storytelling, the politics of espionage, tan...
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Of Human Bondage: Musk, Stale Coffee & Regret (Dr. No) from 2020-07-23T04:30
Kit Power, Sam Maleski, and Christine Kelley embark on their journey to discuss every Eon Productions-filmed James Bond movie. There are centipedes.
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(OLD) Of Human Bondage: Musk, Stale Coffee & Regret (Dr. No) from 2020-07-23T04:30
Kit Power, Sam Maleski, and Christine Kelley embark on their journey to discuss every Eon Productions-filmed James Bond movie.
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(OLD) Of Human Bondage: Musk, Stale Coffee&Regret (Dr. No) from 2020-07-23T04:30
Kit Power, Sam Maleski, and Christine Kelley embark on their journey to discuss every Eon Productions-filmed James Bond movie.
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52: Dragonfire, or, available now from Obverse books. from 2020-05-24T17:12:47
Kevin and James talk to the lovely and talented Will Shaw about his book on the Rings of Akhaten and the classic McCoy serial Dragonfire!
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51: The Pirate Planet, or, "golden age of prosperity" from 2020-05-23T17:24:40
We're still here with our resident Kate Bush expert for a very short but even sweeter talk about the Pirate Planet! Doctor Who, whoo!
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Meeting About Kate Bush from 2020-05-11T14:32:28
Here it is folks! Part 1 of the long awaited talk with the amazing, informative and wonderful Christine Kelley, focusing on her blog and Kate Bush in general!
Support Christine &...
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50: The Time Meddler, or, He Must Be Stopped! from 2020-02-23T11:37:26
Kevin n James are back with their 50th episode!
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Shabcast 39 - Kit's Life in Horror from 2020-02-16T15:26:47
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49: The Dalek Master Plan, or, you make your incompetence sound like an achievement from 2019-12-29T15:48:22
Kevin and James get their literature on.
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48: Remembrance of the Daleks, or Time Will Tell. from 2019-11-24T19:29:14
Looks like Germany's declared war on the Pex Lives boys.
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47: The Talons of Weng Chiang, or, lustrous legerdemain, from 2019-10-29T07:44:45
Kevin and James are back with a chat on the infamous Talons of Weng Chiang.
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Kev 'n' James Shoot the Breeze from 2019-10-19T09:38:52
Your friends at Pex Lives sat down to chat some Doctor Who.... and then didn't. Look forward to part two, where we will!
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The Raven Has Flown II from 2019-10-13T18:52:53
This time last week, Kit Power & a plague ridden James S. Murphy sat down to discuss the rapidly deteriorating state of British politics. Now! For the first time, you can hear their words as tho...
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Shabcast 38 - It's The Bomb That Will Bring Us Together from 2019-07-24T08:40:12
The long awaited (by a small number of people with extremely good taste) return of the Shabcast. I chat with Kit Power about his new books, a non-fiction book about the movie Tommy and...
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The Ark in Space Ep4 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T20:05:58
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The Ark in Space Ep3 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T20:01:39
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The Ark in Space Ep2 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T19:17:28
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The Ark in Space Ep1 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T18:53:11
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The Three Doctors Ep4 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T17:06:10
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The Three Doctors Ep3 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T16:50:37
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The Three Doctors Ep2 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T16:46:17
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The Three Doctors Ep1 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T14:51:22
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Kinda Ep4 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T12:31:58
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Kinda Ep3 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T12:13:31
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Kinda ep2 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T11:56:24
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Kinda ep1 Commentary with El and Jack from 2019-03-13T11:45:35
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46: The Daleks, or, You Again? from 2019-01-20T12:50:10
James and Kevin catch up on mic for a short while and you get to listen.
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Eruditorum Presscast: Resolution from 2019-01-07T07:35:48
El is joined by Miranda to talk about Daleks and more.
Check out Miranda's art at her DeviantArt page.
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The First Eruditorum Press Discord Server QAnon from 2019-01-02T16:29:33
On 30th Dec 2018, El and Jack did a Q&A on the Eruditorum Press Discord Server.
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos from 2018-12-13T05:09:02
El is joined by Niki Haringsma to talk about Chibnall's first season finale.
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Eruditorum Presscast: It Takes You Away from 2018-12-06T04:12:42
El is joined by Rachael Stott, illustrator of Titan Comics's Thirteenth Doctor comic, to talk in the vague direction of It Takes You Away.
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Witchfinders from 2018-11-28T23:01:54
El is joined by Annie Fish for a discussion that tries very hard to be about The Witchfinders. Find Annie on Patreon here.
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Eruditorum Presscast: Kerblam! from 2018-11-23T07:08:53
El sits down with Deb Stanish of the Verity! podcast to talk about one of Doctor Who's most troubling episodes in memory.
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Eruditorum Presscast: Demons of the Punjab from 2018-11-15T04:11:35
El decides she needs a token cis dude on the podcast, so reluctantly sits down with Jack Graham to talk Demons of the Punjab.
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Tsuranga Conundrum from 2018-11-08T01:21:43
El is joined by Beth Axford to talk about The Tsuranga Conundrum, and then to rename it.
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Eruditorum Presscast: Arachnids in the UK from 2018-11-01T00:24:35
El, Holly, and a vast quantity of giant spiders. Happy (belated) Halloween.
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Eruditorum Presscast: Rosa from 2018-10-25T01:28:13
El sits down with Kate Orman to discuss Rosa.
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Ghost Monument from 2018-10-19T22:15:17
El! Shana! A cavalier disregard for your puny human notions of "on topic!"
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City of the Dead - 24: The Monster Club from 2018-10-18T20:48:18
Lee 'n' James were working in their labs late one night when...
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Woman Who Fell to Earth from 2018-10-11T04:04:33
El and Caitlin sit down to discuss the dawn of the Chibnall era.
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City of the Dead - 23: Dominique (Is Dead) from 2018-09-10T16:12:32
Lee and James do what they do best, returning and finally satisfying the unceasing clamour of a rabid fanbase. There's also some bonus footage at the end. Next month: The Monster Club.
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45: Snakedance, or, it is all the dance. from 2018-09-03T10:40:04
Your Pex Lives friends are back with a hot new joint to reaffirm who are the hottest on the mic in town. They talk Elvis, weddings, state of the podcast, and Snakedance.
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City of the Dead - 22: The Uncanny from 2018-06-07T19:35:07
Lee, James and a terrible Milton Subotsky film about how evil cats are.
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City of the Dead - 21: the Land That Time Forgot, At the Earth's Core, and The People that Time Forgot from 2018-05-24T20:04:47
The brilliant Daniel Harper joins the amazing Lee Russell and the senile James Murphy for a discussion on the last ever Amicus films. Drunken pilots keeping a tally of the pterodactyls they're s...
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Kill the Moon Commentary from 2018-05-11T09:08:48
El and Jack talk about moons that are eggs, etc.
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City of the Dead - 20: Madhouse from 2018-03-29T15:40:28
Lee and James have reached the final Amicus horror, but not the final Amicus film. With this AIP joint, boasting the inimitable talents of Vincent Price in his pomp, they reflect on a flawed but...
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The Rescue Commentary 1 from 2018-03-23T09:49:43
For your convenience, we will be re-upping all the old commentaries here. We're doing it one per month, so this month here's the commentaries Elizabeth and Jack recorded for 'The Rescue', the H...
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Big Bang Commentary from 2018-03-23T09:37:47
Elizabeth and Jack watch 'The Big Bang', Season 5's grand finale, and talk about it.
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Pandorica Opens Commentary from 2018-03-16T13:18:02
Phil and Jack finally do their Pandorica Opens Commentary.
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City of the Dead - 19: The Beast Must Die from 2018-03-01T11:18:16
Fresh from a pair of Werewolf breaks, Lee & James talking about 1974's smashing together of Agatha Christie, blaxploitation, The Deadliest Game and William Castle.
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44: Kinda, or, The Not-We must know. from 2018-02-26T14:40:38
Your friends Kevin and James are here to talk about the classic Peter Davison serial Kinda, Twice Upon A Time, and some other stuff too!
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Shabcast 36 - Jack Gets Shipped With Seven from 2018-02-23T13:12
The Shabcast returns and I'm rejoined by Phil to chat about the next TARDIS Eruditorum book, the 7th Doctor era, the Wilderness Years, the Virgin New Adventures, etc.
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City of the Dead - 18: From Beyond the Grave from 2018-02-07T12:41
Yeah! Lee & James cover the last true Amicus anthology. What will they think of it?
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43: Inferno, or, a belated Xmas special from 2018-01-07T23:27:11
Your awesome hosts are as punctual as ever - blame James - as they talk the ultimate Capaldi series, some Christmas goodwill, and the Pertwee serial Inferno, wrapping up their first ever discuss...
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City of the Dead - 17: And Now the Screaming Starts from 2017-12-18T17:53:18
Enjoy James & Lee having a good chat about this 70s Amicus entry.
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41: The Ambassadors of Death, or, I don't believe in them, that's why! from 2017-11-03T10:23:38
In this episode of Pex Lives, your boys chat The Seventh Seal, Jodie Whitaker, the Ambassadors of Death, personal hypocrisies and much more.
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City of the Dead - 16: The Vault of Horror from 2017-11-02T11:33:29
Lee and James are descending down to the vault in this swift but great conversation on Amicus' 1973 film.
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Spirit Tracks: Chatting Retro with Bob from RetroRGB from 2017-10-19T15:36:03
Conrad&James Talk Mr Men from 2017-09-29T21:39:44
In this exciting one-off hear James trying to wing his way through a conversation he should have done more preparation for with the lovely and charming Mr Conrad Slater (@conradslater) about all...
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City of the Dead: 15: Tales From the Crypt from 2017-09-29T21:24:28
James & Lee talk Tales from the Crypt, the next entry in their journey through the Amicus filmography.
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Panel Talk with Ric: House of Penance from 2017-09-08T16:09:31
James & Ric ( @squidfromspace ) chat about House of Penance, the 2017 horror graphic novel based on the true story of the Winchester Mystery House by Peter Tomasi, Ian Bertram and Dave Stewart.<...
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City of the Dead - 14: Asylum from 2017-09-01T15:14:05
Lee Russell and James Murphy continue their terrifying journey through the filmography of Amicus Productions with their most fun episode yet. They talk a classic anthology with tiny murderous do...
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Eruditorum Presscast: Alex Reed (Sol Interview) from 2017-08-01T08:32:29
Phil sits down with Alex Reed of the band Seeming (they do our theme music!) to talk about his new album Sol. Features numerous clips from the album, including previews of three songs t...
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Shabcast 35, Part 2 from 2017-07-14T10:04:29
Part 2 of Jack's Star Wars and Rogue One conversation with Sam Keeper.
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41: Doctor Who&the Silurians, or, Present them with a new problem, and they start shooting at it. from 2017-07-10T09:41:47
Kevin & James chat some Jean Luc Godard and some classic Doctor Who in the latest exciting episode of Pex Lives!
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Shabcast 35, Part 1 from 2017-07-06T23:50:03
This week, Jack chats with Sam Keeper - of the brilliant blog Storming the Ivory Tower - about Rogue One, and Star Wars generally. More of this next week.
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Doctor Falls/John Higgs Interview from 2017-07-06T04:19:29
Phil sits down with John Higgs to talk about The Doctor Falls, then stays sat down to interview him about his new book Watling Street.
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Eruditorum Presscast - World Enough and Time from 2017-06-29T04:44:54
Phil sits down with Chris O'Leary to talk Mondasian Cybermen and many things that are off topic.
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Eaters of Light from 2017-06-24T06:49:36
Phil and Elliot Chapman sit down to talk The Eaters of Light.
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Drunken Whocast 2 from 2017-06-22T11:39:55
The Drunken Whocast returns, this time featuring Jack, Kit, and Daniel, talking about Series 2 (2006), and various other things, while in various stages of shitfacedness. As will become obvious...
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Eruditorum Presscast: Empress of Mars from 2017-06-15T14:27:44
Phil sits down with Ian McDuffie to talk Gatiss. One of them volunteered for this job.
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Lie of the Land from 2017-06-08T14:17:09
Phil sits down with Kit Gonzo to chat mind control, monks, and Toby Whithouse.
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Pyramid at the End of the World from 2017-06-01T03:24:34
A podcast discussing the Doctor Who episode "The Pyramid at the End of the World."
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Shabcast 33 - Health Care from 2017-05-26T10:16:47
Jack is joined by James Murphy to discuss social care, the NHS, privatisation, and the 'Dementia Tax'... and by Daniel Harper to discuss the US health care system and the AHCA.
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Eruditorum Presscast: Extremis from 2017-05-25T03:49:42
Phil and Jack talk Extremis from within your computer.
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City of the Dead - 13: What Became of Jack&Jill from 2017-05-24T11:20:25
Lee and James are back! With this super obscure non-anthology Amicus entry from 1972. Enjoy!
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Eruditorum Presscast: Oxygen from 2017-05-18T15:14:07
Phil and Shana sit down to talk about Oxygen.
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Shabcast 32 - Don't Tread on Mah Frozen Peaches from 2017-05-12T00:08:31
Jack is joined by Daniel (again) to talk about freedom of speech. Oh, and big black cocks.
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Eruditorum Presscast - Knock Knock from 2017-05-11T13:15:30
Our scheduled guest couldn't make it, and so Seth Aaron Hershman steps into the breach at short notice and gets rewarded for his trouble by an episode that's easier to complain about than praise...
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Eruditorum Presscast: Thin Ice from 2017-05-04T02:30:36
Phil! Caitlin! Punching racists! What more could you possibly want out of your morning commute other than the abolition of capitalism and with it the basic idea of a commute?
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Eruditorum Presscast: Smile from 2017-04-27T13:10:51
In which Daniel Harper and Phil Sandifer find much more to grouse about than smile about.
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Eruditorum Presscast: The Pilot from 2017-04-20T04:14:46
Kicking off our weekly series of podcasts on Doctor Who Series 10, Phil and Jane talk "The Pilot."
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Shabcast 31 - Eyes to the Front from 2017-04-14T11:20:07
This episode is a tie-in with an essay by Josh, and features the two of us chatting about Species (1995), perhaps...
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City of the Dead - 12: I, Monster from 2017-04-14T08:00:50
James and still-fresh new awesome co-host Lee Russell continue to look at the Amicus genre films with this Christopher Lee starring version of the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde story. Both were surprise...
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40: Spearhead From Space, or, outside your cozy little world other things could exist. from 2017-04-02T10:21
Kevin & James kick off their run through the first Pertwee series with the Doctor fighting Autons and Kevin fighting James making him watch a Pedro Almodovar film.
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Shabcast 29 - Wheelers Beware Girls Who Ask Questions from 2017-03-03T10:09:22
The triumphant return of the Shabcast, featuring returning guest Shana talking to Jack about 80s fantasy cinema classics Return to Oz and The Neverending Story.
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City of the Dead: 11 - The House that Dripped Blood from 2017-02-16T16:56:42
We're back! A quick regeneration for one of us, but City of the Dead has returned from its mouldy tomb. James and new co-host Lee Russell (of the excellent They Must Be Destroyed On Sight podcas...
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39: The Tenth Planet, or, It's far from being all over... from 2017-02-02T15:34:57
With an ailing Pex Lives crew, battling the elements, the general and precipitous downward spiral of what has laughingly been called the civilised world, uncooperative technology, and a pair of ...
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The Elder Scrolls: Ch II from 2017-02-01T21:58:52
Your intrepid hosts, Josh & Ben, return! Are the scolls now even older? Listen and find out!
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38: The Power of the Daleks, or, Why do human beings kill human beings? from 2017-01-04T21:29:21
In their exciting return, Kevin and James talk potential celebrity deaths, the 2016 Doctor Who Christmas Special and the all-new animated reconstruction of the classic Patrick Troughton serial t...
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The Elder Scrolls Part 1 from 2016-12-28T20:35:20
Are you ready for this? The premiere of the long awaited Josh Marsfelder podcast!
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Shabcast 28 - The 2nd Annual Eruditorum Press Christmas Party from 2016-12-22T02:00:05
So, the best year ever draws to a close, which means it's time to kick back and enjoy another tinselly Shabcast... this time featuring EP's new recruits from 2016, Josh, Shand, and Daniel. And ...
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Eruditorum Presscast: Kieron Gillen from 2016-12-19T16:33:28
Phil Sandifer sits down with Kieron Gillen to talk about his new series Uber: Invasion, the second part of his alternate history World War II story, which sees Nazi superhumans invade t...
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37: The Mind Robber, or, don't worry about fiction. Hang on to real life. from 2016-11-28T12:25:58
Kevin and James are back to talk some all-time great Doctor Who, the passing of Fidel Castro, communism, capitalism, childhood mindscapes, the United States' inexorable ride to authoritarian xen...
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Pex Lives Supplemental: What is to be Done? from 2016-11-16T06:42:57
Pex Lives 2016 Election Special from 2016-11-15T10:28:34
Kevin and James talk Trump, Clinton, Bernie, Labour, PiL, the Specials, and a little more.
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Shabcast 27 - 2016 US Presidential Election Special from 2016-11-06T09:27:44
This week/month/day/whatever, I'm joined by Kit Power to chat about two Stephen King novels, The Dead Zone and The Running Man, and their respective film adaptations. Kit and ...
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36: The Curse of Peladon, or, #imwithher from 2016-10-18T20:45:31
Look! Just when you thought we were down and out, we leap off the canvas and throw a few more hits.
We spend our first half catching up, then have an extended chat about Kevin's hero Mik...
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Shabcast 26 - The Night Has a Thousand Eyes from 2016-10-13T08:17:23
This time Jack is joined by Jane, Shana, and Daniel, to talk about the brilliant movie Dark City from 1998. Quizzy joins in too, to the point of sabotage.
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The Nattering II: Super Fun Sized Annual from 2016-09-14T10:50:29
This is an unusual edition of not Pex Lives. We weren't able to get together and record your expected two hours plus of Dr Who related - tangentially Dr Who related - conversation because of, we...
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Shabcast 24b - Through the Looking Glass Without a Paddle from 2016-09-01T08:55:07
Part 2 of Shabcast 24, with Jack, James, Kit and Daniel, talking about Oliver Stone's JFK and Nixon.
The conspiracy is balls, by the way.
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Shabcast 24a - The Bay of Pigs Was His Rosebud from 2016-08-24T22:25:28
The first part of a new Shabcast featuring Jack in conversation with James and Daniel (again), and for the first time Kit Power. The subject is Oliver Stone's '90s political movies JFK...
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35: Underworld, or, Kicked us out at gunpoint. from 2016-08-21T22:33:14
Hey! It's the Pex Lives Show! This month, your beloved regular hosts, Kevin and James, are joined by listener favourite and fellow Eruditorum Press-ista Jane Campbell to briefly chat Sergio Leon...
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Shabcast 23b - New Atheism is the Opium of Misogynists, Islamophobes, and Imperialists from 2016-08-11T07:44:38
Yes, I use the Oxford comma. I use it because it is sensible, stylish, and clarifying.
Oh, and this is Part 2 of Shabcast 23, featuring the continuation of my latest chat with Daniel Har...
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Shabcast 23a - The Ruling Class Thinks 'Idiocracy' and 'Democracy' are Synonyms from 2016-08-08T18:35:48
Please find attached the latest Shabcast. It's the first part of another long chat between myself and Daniel. In this episode we talk about the 2006 Mike Judge movie Idiocracy, which ...
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Eruditorum Presscast: David J from 2016-08-07T23:51:37
Phil sits down with David J Haskins of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets to completely ignore both of those things in favor of talking about magic and Haskins's work with Alan Moore, including V ...
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Pex Lives Xtreme 1: Sport... TO THE MAX from 2016-08-05T06:26:54
In the first installment of an irregular, ongoing series: Kevin hosts longtime friend of the podcast, Ben Knaak, to discuss the baseball season (at t...
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Shabcast 22ish from 2016-07-28T07:29:31
A clip show featuring never-before-heard bits of previous Shabcasts.
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34: The Crusade, or, a lion without claws! from 2016-07-09T18:10:25
Welcome to your Pex Lives. In this episode, Kevin and James talk about then-current events, the First Doctor serial the Crusade, and three more classic westerns.
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aberration from 2016-07-07T19:34:54
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Shabcast 21b - The Stern Section from 2016-06-08T23:13:24
Find out why the Titanic sank, with Jack and Josh. Plus - other stuff!!!
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33: Ghost Light, or, Wicked. from 2016-06-07T11:51:21
Kevin and James are joined by their friend Tomas to continue their dive into their dusty Westerns with a trio of John Ford pictures, before happily skipping toward the classic Sylvester McCoy se...
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Shabcast 21a - The Bow Section from 2016-06-01T17:23:52
This week Jack is joined by returning Shabcast guest, and writer of the brilliant blog Vaka Rangi (which is now part of Eruditorum Press), Josh Marsfelder. They talk Trek for a bit, then Aliens...
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Eruditorum Presscast: Alex Reed (Neoreaction a Basilisk 5) from 2016-05-27T05:29:07
At last that guy who sings the unsettling theme music about burning down the world shows up for an interview, in which we completely fail to talk about him because this month we're just promotin...
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Eruditorum Presscast: Jane Campbell (Neoreaction a Basilisk 4) from 2016-05-23T18:07:21
Phil is joined by Eruditorum Press's very own Jane Campbell to talk about the gnostic and mystical implications of Neoreaction a Basilisk, which as I'm sure you know by now is Listen
32: The Gunfighters, or, Prey to every cliché-ridden convention of the American West. from 2016-05-23T11:19:29
Kevin & James kick off their Western series with a chat about the Gunfighters, a Dr. Who serial from '66. Before that, they have a great conversation about three Gary Cooper films.
High N...
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City of the Dead: 10 - Torture Garden from 2016-05-19T08:23:33
As James madly tries to get this up on the day he moves house, he reflects on how proud he is of this episode that includes killer cats, killer pianos, and an immortal Edgar Allan Poe. There's a...
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Eruditorum Presscast: Neoreaction a Basilisk 3 (Sam Keeper) from 2016-05-18T05:25:31
Phil sits down with Sam Keeper of Storming the Ivory Tower to talk about Neoreaction a Basilisk, it's gnostic structure, and his secret...
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Shabcast 20 - The Gospels of Jack and James from 2016-05-12T07:19:29
Jack is joined by James Murphy for a brief and concise chat which definitely doesn't touch on much politics at all.
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Eruditorum Presscast: Jack Graham (Neoreaction a Basilisk 2) from 2016-05-11T07:40:09
Phil continues his self-indulgent Neoreaction a Basilisk book tour with Eruditorum Press's very own Jack Graham, where we sit down and have the two-and-a-half hour conversation about horror phil...
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Shabcast 19b - The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day from 2016-05-05T09:14:52
Part 2 of Shabcast 19, featuring Jack in conversation with Daniel Harper.
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Eruditorum Presscast: David Gerard (Neoreaction a Basilisk 1) from 2016-05-04T09:00:38
This month, a special series of Eruditorum Presscasts as Phil sits down with various guests to be interviewed about his new book, Neoreaction a Basilisk. This week he's joined by David ...
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Shabcast 19a - Transformed Into A Giant Intersect from 2016-04-28T07:37:19
Daniel Harper rejoins Jack to talk about... stuff.
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The Stephen Thompson Conversation from 2016-04-13T10:04:46
In this special one-off, wherein Jane doesn't allow James to get away with his usual glib nonsense, the pair talk about the new Who episodes
The Curse of the Black Spot
Journey to ...
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Eruditorum Presscast: Wonder Woman Earth One from 2016-04-12T02:18:40
Phil is joined by Noah Berlatsky, author of Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics Listen
31: Terror of the Autons, or, the Stephen King special from 2016-04-11T11:57:06
Kevin and James are joined by author Kit Power.
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City of the Dead: 09 - The Deadly Bees from 2016-03-18T06:03:42
In which your hosts meddle with forces they don't understand.
What forces?
Bees.
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Shabcast 17 - It's So Stimulating Being Your Hat from 2016-03-10T01:13:45
In this episode, Jack is joined by the wonderful Shana Wolstein, of the Oi! Spaceman podcast...
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City of the Dead - 08: The Psychopath from 2016-03-04T06:18:32
The City of the Dead team tackle the forgotten movie from Amicus; The Psychopath. Is it a lost classic? Listen and find out!
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Shabcast 16: Do White Saviours Dream of Electric Sheeple? from 2016-03-03T09:38:38
Jack is joined by Kevin to talk The Matrix. At length.
It's fair to say that neither of them are especially fond of it.
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30: The Claws of Axos, or, The Rock 'n' Rollin' Bitchcast from 2016-02-09T13:14:34
Kevin and James talk to a Match Made In Space's Jon Wolter about David Bowie and the Jon Pertwee serial, the Claws of Axos.
Artwork from warpedfactor.com
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29: The Tribe of Gum/The Face of Evil from 2016-02-03T13:02:10
Kevin and James talk to Oi Spaceman's Daniel Harper about the last three episodes of An Unearthly Child and The Face of Evil.
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The Nattering from 2016-01-18T10:25:41
In a replacement episode for the scheduled Pex Lives, James asked some people if they fancied a chat. Here are the results.
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Shabcast L15TEN from 2016-01-14T02:03:17
This month, Jack is joined by Daniel Harper, one half of the married team behind the excellent Oi! Spaceman podcast, to talk about the Doctor Who series 8 classic 'Listen'... w...
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Eruditorum Presscast: Chris O'Leary/David Bowie Memorial from 2016-01-13T04:55:25
Phil is joined by Chris O'Leary of Pushing Ahead of the Dame to talk about wrapping up epic blog projects, Miracleman, and, of course, the legacy ...
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride from 2016-01-07T06:33:47
Phil talks to Jon Blum about the Abominable Bride and then interviews the hell out of him.
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Eruditorum Press Doctor Who Series 9 Podcast: The Husbands of River Song from 2015-12-29T03:21:17
Phil Sandifer is joined by Andrew Ellard for a discussion of River Song, farce, and how we liked Doctor Who in 2015.
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Shabcast 14: The Eruditorum Press Christmas Party from 2015-12-23T20:44:58
It's here! Get festive with the whole Eruditorum Press team as they bring you into a very Merry Christmas!
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Pex Lives Live from 2015-12-14T14:01:31
Kevin and James take time out from a rambunctious Christmas party to chat about Kevin's trip to London.
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Eruditorum Press Doctor Who Series 9 Podcast: Hell Bent from 2015-12-10T20:34:02
Phil Sandifer is joined by the legendary Kate Orman for this special extended finale (at least until Christmas) of the Series 9 podcasts.
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Eruditorum Press Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast: Heaven Sent from 2015-12-03T18:48:05
Phil Sandifer talks to Elliot Chapman about Heaven Sent and more.
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28: Black Orchid, or, Why do I always let my curiosity get the better of me? from 2015-12-01T18:25:41
Kevin and James chat the new series, the horrible fucking state of the world, John Carpenter, and Black Orchid.
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Eruditorum Press Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast: Face the Raven from 2015-11-26T16:51:16
Phil Sandifer talks to the fantastic Holly Boson about Face the Raven.
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Shabcast 13 - Live from the Vampire Castle from 2015-11-26T06:42:47
Jack and Elliot chat all things Dracula.
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Eruditorum Press Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast Sleep No More from 2015-11-19T07:06:57
Phil Sandifer is joined by Mac Rogers to talk Sleep No More.
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27: The Invasion, or, I hate computers and refuse to be bullied by them. from 2015-11-14T08:00:47
In this stellar episode of Pex Lives, James and Kevin are joined by the very clever and lovely Elliot Chapman to talk the Invasion!
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Eruditorum Press Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast: The Zygon Inversion from 2015-11-12T16:59:31
Phil Sandifer is joined by Gene Mayes of the brilliant Being and Time Lord blog to talk about The Zygon Inversion, men's clothing, and drone warfare.
The article Gene mentions within is a...
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Eruditorum Press Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast: The Zygon Invasion from 2015-11-04T21:26:46
In a special double length edition, Phil Sandifer is joined by comics writer Al Ewing, writer of Titan Comics' Eleventh Doctor comic to discuss The Zygon Invasion, followed by an interview about...
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City of the Dead - 06: The Skull from 2015-10-29T00:00
Holly is joined by Jack Graham to talk about 1965's The Skull.
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Eruditorum Press Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast: The Woman Who Lived from 2015-10-28T19:19:51
Phil Sandifer is joined by Caitlin Smith, the world's foremost Clara expert, to talk about The Woman Who Lived and...
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Eruditorum Press Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast: The Girl Who Died from 2015-10-22T08:55:55
Kevin Burns joins Phil Sandifer to talk The Girl Who Died, Game of Thrones, and no doubt some other interesting stuff I'm just completely forgetting about.
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City of the Dead 05: Dr. Who&the Daleks from 2015-10-20T07:05:55
Holly & James talk to Phil Sandifer, Dalek Emperor of Eruditorum Press, about the adventures of a certain Doctor named Who.
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Eruditorum Press' Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast: Before the Flood from 2015-10-15T06:23:01
Phil Sandifer & Anna discuss Before the Flood and much more.
26: The Chase, or, Say, you wouldn't be trying to have a bit of fun with me now, would you? from 2015-10-12T16:19:11
Crack yourself open a can of classic Pex Lives, with Kevin and James talking about the month long horror movie marathon that is their Halloween tradition, how they feel about the latest episodes...
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Eruditorum Press' Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast: Under the Lake from 2015-10-07T21:32:08
Phil Sandifer & James Murphy talk Under the Lake and much more.
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Shabcast 12 - #Freedom for Kesha from 2015-10-01T16:06:14
Jack, Holly, and Josh talk about #Freedom for Kesha
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Eruditorum Press's Season 9 Doctor Who Podcast: The Witch's Familiar from 2015-10-01T05:50:27
Phil Sandifer & Jane Campbell discuss The Witch's Familiar and much more.
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City of the Dead - 04: Dr. Terror's House of Horrors from 2015-09-30T10:07:51
We still exist! And now we're at the watchable, good part of Amicus. James and Holly return triumphantly to talk about Dr. Terror's House of Horrors.
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25: Carnival of Monsters/Nightmare of Eden from 2015-09-25T09:25:02
Jane is back on Pex Lives! We kick things off with a chat about The Magician's Apprentice, the just-aired Peter Capaldi opener (which James seems to like more than anyone) then head into a combi...
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Eruditorum Press's Doctor Who Season 9 Podcast: The Magician's Apprentice from 2015-09-23T09:52:57
Phil Sandifer & Jack Graham discuss The Magician's Apprentice and much more.
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Shabcast 11 - Hannibalism, or Hey Kids Let's Talk About Hegel! from 2015-09-22T17:13:25
Here's Shabcast 11, featuring myself in conversation with Phil Sandifer. This was recorded before Eruditorum Press went live, so events have overtaken it somewhat. We discuss Doctor Who Listen
Shabcast 10: Gothic! from 2015-09-17T10:12:10
This time, I'm joined by the lovely and incredibly erudite Gene
Peter Harness Interview from 2015-08-21T16:50:26
Legendary blogger Phil Sandifer, of www.philsandifer.com, talks to Peter Harness, the writer of series eight's Kill the Moon, about that episode and adapting Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange an...
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A Season Of Orson Welles from 2015-08-20T12:19:40
Gene and James discuss the original film work of Orson Welles in this, the year of his centenary.
The programmed pictures are:
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Magnificent Amber...
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24: The Terror of the Zygons, or, You can’t rule a world in hiding. from 2015-08-13T14:11:13
Kevin and James spend the first half of this month's episode talking about American fascist comic creator, Frank Miller, and the second half considering the classic Caledonian serial, Terror of ...
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City of the Dead - 03: Just For Fun from 2015-08-04T19:03:53
Holly and James talk about the 1963's Just For Fun. They don't like it, but this is some good listening.
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Shabcast 9b - Hatecasting With Holly, Part 2. from 2015-07-31T17:24:07
This month, the Shabogan Graffiti podcast is thrilled to play host to the wonderful Holly,...
Shabcast 9a - Hatecasting with Holly, Part 1 from 2015-07-30T07:34:40
This month, the Shabogan Graffiti podcast is thrilled to play host to the wonderful Holly, of the City of the Dead podcast series (see the tab...
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City of the Dead - 02: It's Trad, Dad from 2015-07-17T15:32:43
Holly and James talk about the teen musical comedy from the nascent Amicus productions.
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City of the Dead - 02a: Helen Shapiro Interview from 2015-07-15T18:51:59
Holly and James chat to legendary superstar, the lovely Helen Shapiro about her role in the early Amicus film It's Trad, Dad, Richard Lester, the music scene of then and now, and her faith in Je...
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Shabcast 8 from 2015-07-08T11:00:35
What bloody man is that? It's bloody Jack Graham. Again. Another Shabcast so soon? Yes, but don't get used to this kind of schedule. It's...
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23: City of Death, or, Exquisite. Absolutely exquisite. from 2015-07-06T16:13:33
This is almost as much fun as the serial being discussed.