On the off-chance that OBO’s extensive chat with him wasn’t enough for you, an opportunity has come up to see him and hear his wise words on the TV Panel of Kapow! Comic Con 2012, a convention in Merry Ol’ London!

Held on 19th-20th May at the London Business Design Centre in Islington, the convention brings all manner of television, film and comic stars to the public (where autographs are free, which will be a relief to the poorer fans). However, the main focus of this article is on one of the panels that they’re hosting.

The panel in question is on Sunday features Tom MacRae, Russell Tovey (Doctor Who, Being Human, Sherlock), Adam Garcia, Lucy Brown (Primeval) and Tom Allen. This team of interesting individuals has come together to answer the following question:

How much is creating a joke like constructing a high concept narrative?

The convention also features An Audience With Nick Frost, the team behind Batman: Arkham City and Jimmy Carr interviewing Frankie Boyle in what promises to be a controversial and anti-Royalty chat.

If this sounds like it’s up your street (or, in the case of our Islington-dwelling readers, literally up your street), then hurry up and book tickets for the event from the website, as they only allow advance booking and won’t be selling tickets on the day! This sounds like a must for any fan of pop culture, barring the poorer ones such as myself.

In order to contextualize this, James McLean, Brian Terranova and Christian Cawley start off by discussing the various Doctor Who events and attractions since 2005 and how they have grown in scale and ambition. Christian also quizzes Tom on The Girl Who Waited and the future of the Cybermen…

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As ever, James McLean, Brian A Terranova and Christian Cawley are on hand to share their quite different thoughts and opinions on the topics, and listen out for Brian’s recollections of visiting New York dressed as the Tenth Doctor.

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With a plethora of Doctor Who fan productions making the news over the past few weeks, we decided to bring them all together in one big podKast (with a “K”) discussion!
From Gareth Kavanagh’s production of The Robots of Death (the first night of which will star Blake’s 7′s Paul Darrow) to the new interpretation of The Power of the Daleks written by, directed and starring Nick Scovell by way of Dennis Spielman’s Who-inspired Time Traveling Troupe improv web series, we cover a wide range of opinions and thoughts. Featuring an interview with Spielman and a discussion about the pitfalls of planning and producing a fan film.

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• The Ultimate Fan Film?
• Robots of Death: LIVE!
• Time Traveling Troupe

Brian Terranova and James McLean discuss the Aliens of London/World War Three two parter from way back in 2005, along with Boom Town and the Slitheen’s subsequent appearances in The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Among the topics their discussion touches on is the question of whether the Slitheen’s presence in Doctor Who was less to do with misjudging the audience and more about pulling in a whole new audience, something that would seem to have been a roaring success, if true.

The whole matter of the Slitheen and their various cousins from Raxacoricofallapatorius is one that has plagued online discussion of Doctor Who for years. But could it simply be the case that these monsters were cleverly used, rather than simple rarely used?

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Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova and James McLean cover the topics with their usual good humour and honesty – the oft-derided Paradigm Daleks are mentioned once again, and as the episode progresses we wonder if they were badly done to…

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This week’s Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) features regulars Christian Cawley, Brian Terranova and James McLean discussing the legendary Robert Holmes, one of the classic series’ most prolific and remarkable writers…

…or was he? Well, that’s the crux of the conversation, which follows on from James’ assertion that as good as Holmes was, a good portion of his serials weren’t all that good and his reputation is slightly overstated. There begins a vast chat in which we discuss and compare Holmes, Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat.

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Steven Moffat won the "5-on-1 staring out" competition, but I saw off Arthur Darvill in 5 seconds flat.

This week’s Kasterborous podKast (with a “K”) focuses on the recent official Doctor Who Convention event, which took place on the weekend of March 24th/25th.

Comprising costume displays, presentations from Millenium FX and the Restoration Team, demonstrations from Danny Hargreaves and his special effects team and panels featuring key personnel from the show – not to mention autograph sessions – the event was a roaring success.

In the podKast, editor Christian Cawley shares his recollections and feelings about the event with James McLean and Brian Terranova, plus there is a special brief chat with the people in the image above – Caro Skinner, Karen Gillan, Steven Moffat, Arthur Darvill and Matt Smith!

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With the release of Doctor Who: Worlds in Time and Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, BBC Worldwide hope to push the concept beyond the disappointment of Return to Earth or Dalek Attack.

But just what will it take?

Featuring an interview with BBC Worldwide’s Simon Harris, this week’s (delayed) podKast (with a “K”) features James McLean, Christian Cawley (and Brian Terranova) discussing games such as Destiny of the Doctors and Doctor Who: The Adventure Games.

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Oh and if you want to see Anthony Ainley’s scenes from Destiny of the Doctors, see Recalling Destiny of the Doctors…

With Daleks, Weeping Angels, Christmas and scheduling for Doctor Who Series 7 all under the microscope, this lunchtime chat certainly asks some interesting questions about our favourite Time Lord’s new companion, the six episodes of the series which we will see this year and the departure of Amy Pond…