Best Father Dylan James Podcasts (2025)

'We don't want you breaking your neck, at least not until...' has never had so many meanings! The ultimate relax with your friends and watch Doctor Who story...

1
Hamster Book Club - The Plotters by Gareth Roberts (featuring Anthony Carroll) 1:35:05

Play Pause

3d ago1:35:05

1:35:05

Fie! A plot! Fireworks and burning Catholics! The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Victor - hoho! - I mean to say Vicki are caught up in the machinations and groin stirrings of King James!

1
Target Book Club - Readings of the Day - Part Three: Stephen Gallagher, Steve Cole , Alex Hewitt, Joe Lidster, Gareth L. Powell & James Goss 1:00:20

5d ago1:00:20

1:00:20

Stephen Gallagher reads from 'Warriors' Gate' Steve Cole 'The Wheel of Tara' Alex Hewitt 'Reading Games with Pip and Jane' Joe Lidster reads from 'Aliens of London' Gareth L. Powell reads from 'The Well' James Goss reads from 'Lux'

1
Target Book Club - Recordings of the Day - Part Two: Robert Shearman, John Grindrod, Nev Fountain & Paul Quinn 47:28

5d ago47:28

47:28

Robert Shearman reads from 'The Chimes of Midnight' John Grindrod 'Terror of the Blurboids' Nev Fountain 'The Policeman's Face Peeled Away...' Paul Quinn 'I see all the rumours about you are true...' - Trigger Warning Published with kind permission of the contributors

1
Target Book Club - Recordings from the Day - Part One: Gary Gillat, Simon Guerrier, Jenny T. Colgan & Mags L. Halliday 1:01:20

5d ago1:01:20

1:01:20

Gary Gillat - 'Opening Lines' Simon Guerrier - 'The Unseen Terrance Dicks' Jenny Colgan - Reading from 'Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone' Mags L. Halliday - 'Romancing the Target' Published with kind permission of the contributor.

1
Hamster Book Club - Bad Therapy by Matthew Jones (featuring Dan Pinn, Gareth Bowley & David Gillespie-Pratt) 2:38:31

7d ago2:38:31

2:38:31

A stunning latter day New Adventure that is written with mature prose, compelling characters and a surprising plot that defies all your expectations of the range.

1
Strictly Come Hamster - Season 25 (with James Lark, Dylan Rees, Frazer Gregory, Ioan Morris) 3:44:07

9d ago3:44:07

3:44:07

Dalek box sets, shiny VHS’, therapy, terrible impressions, faux intellectuals and two musicians - this has it all!

1
Talks to Eddie and Jon Arnold about their choice of Attack of the Cybermen (2/2) 1:11:45

11d ago1:11:45

1:11:45

Is this where the wheels start coming off as Joe (positive until now) starts to see the cracks, Jon has ammunition in his argument against the story...but Eddie remains steadfast that this is a banger.

1
Talks to (father and son) Jon & Eddie Arnold about their choice of Attack of the Cybermen (1/2) 1:05:03

11d ago1:05:03

1:05:03

Father and son combination of Jon & Eddie Arnold - watching Doctor Who together and having a huge difference of opinion! Who loves this one? And who thinks it is dogshit?

1
Hamster Book Club - Blood Heat by Jim Mortimore (featuring John Lane) 1:12:52

13d ago1:12:52

1:12:52

John returns to the bookclub to discuss the much celebrated Blood Heat only to find that the memory cheats and fatalism is a little out of fashion...

1
Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Invasion (8/8) 49:35

15d ago49:35

49:35

Our epic commentary on The Invasion reaches its climax and our intimate study of James' diary does too. How will the Cybermen be defeated? And will James get the girl?

1
Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Invasion (7/8) 37:49

15d ago37:49

37:49

This mammoth commentary reaches its penultimate episode. Will Tobias Vaughn succeed with his evil plans? And more importantly, with James get his happily ever after with Sally?

1
Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Invasion (6/8) 43:49

16d ago43:49

43:49

Joe declares this one of the best episodes of Doctor Who of all time, and James cannot disagree. We start with Cybermen menacing our friends in the sewers and end with them invading London!

1
Hamster Book Club - Lux by James Goss (featuring Michael Mills) 1:24:56

19d ago1:24:56

1:24:56

Armed with advance copies, Michael and I discuss Lux the episode and the Target novelisation. A bold, stylish and nuanced take on the story. SPOILERS!

1
Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Invasion (5/8) 48:15

19d ago48:15

48:15

The Cybermen are here...but just enough to bring them out of the cocoon. Jamie & Zoe go on a foolhardy expedition with Isobel, and Vaughn's plan is coming to fruition...

1
Hamster Patreon Update 3:59

20d ago3:59

3:59

A thank you to the existing Patreons and information for anyone else who might be interested!

1
Sermon: God is Here and I Didn’t Know It 4:51

22d ago4:51

4:51

Monday 14th week ordinary time, year I, 7th July 2025, travel week with St Therese Camp counselors, homily by Fr Dylan James

1
Strictly Come Hamster - Flux (featuring Dylan Rees, Lee McMenemy & Frazer Gregory) 3:07:22

23d ago3:07:22

3:07:22

he longest Doctor Who story, a pandemic fought year, and an epic fight for reality against Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, Swarm & Azure and the Doctor's past...

1
Sermon: The Bridegroom has been with us 6:39

24d ago6:39

6:39

Farewell sermon to camp counselors, Saturday 13th week ordinary time, St Therese youth camp, by Fr Dylan James

1
Sermon: Independence Day 8:43

25d ago8:43

8:43

4th July 2025 homily at St Therese youth camp by Fr Dylan James

1
Talks to Our Liam about his choice of Planet of the Dead 1:47:29

25d ago1:47:29

1:47:29

Glorious Hamster debutant Liam talks about his love for late Tennant, wonderful stories about meeting the A-List cast and extols the virtues of this underrated gem.

1
Sermon: Humor and Saints (St Philip Neri) 10:08

27d ago10:08

10:08

Votive Mass of St Philip Neri, 2nd July 2025, St Therese youth camp, homily by Fr Dylan James

1
Talks to Dylan Rees about his choice of The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder 1:26:50

26d ago1:26:50

1:26:50

Our Great Stranger journey comes to an end with this feature length 'epic.' Just how much fun can two tired and slightly hysterical fans have watching the climax of this saga?

1
Talks to Dylan Rees about his choice of The Stranger: Breach of the Peace 52:47

27d ago52:47

52:47

What happens when you take the SF out of The Stranger and turn it into an episode of The Bill featuring Caroline John & Nicholas Briggs? Will Colin have a happy ending with Miss Frump?

1
Sermon: I call you Friends 9:12

30d ago9:12

9:12

Friday of 5th week of Easter, 23rd May 2025, homily at St Therese youth camp, counselors training week, by Fr Dylan James, audio of sermon posted late

1
Sermon: Who is the Son the Man? 11:45

30d ago11:45

11:45

Sermon for St Peter and St Paul, 29th June 2025, St Therese youth camp, by Fr Dylan James

1
Talks to Dylan Rees about his choice of Stranger: The Terror Game 55:12

30d ago55:12

55:12

BBV is back on Hamster! And rounding off our six Stranger commentaries we start with The Terror Game! Saul & Egan are on the scene! Louise Jameson is running a nightclub! And is this The Stranger's true origin story?

1
Sermon: Immaculate Heart Pondering 6:55

1M ago6:55

6:55

28th June 2925, memoria Immaculate Heart of Mary, St Therese Camp, homily for counselors, by Fr Dylan James

1
Sermon: Vulnerable Love 8:18

1M ago8:18

8:18

Sacred Heart, 27th June 2025, homily at St Therese youth camp, by Fr Dylan James

1
Hamster Book Club - The Adventures Before (featuring Michael Mills) 2:02:06

1M ago2:02:06

2:02:06

Joe & Michael embark on their first short story collection together - with a book that allegedly has a collection of stories that take place before Doctor Who televised adventures. We examine that and then some...

1
Sermon: Levi and the Potato (St Matthew) 6:41

1M ago6:41

6:41

Votive Mass of Saint Matthew, at St Therese youth camp, by Fr Dylan James

1
Sermon: Promises of God 9:53

1M ago9:53

9:53

Wednesday 12th week ordinary time year I, St Therese camp, by Fr Dylan James

1
Hamster Book Club - The English Way of Death by Gareth Roberts (featuring Kieran Pell) 1:25:17

1M ago1:25:17

1:25:17

Top ho! Off to season seventeen for Kieran and I! Upper crust bumbling fools, time portals, evil smells and possessed policemen! Plus a passionate conversation about the author, and the reaction against him.

1
Sermon: Humility and John the Baptist 9:00

1M ago9:00

9:00

24th June 2025 homily at St Therese youth camp by Fr Dylan James, solemnity of birth of John the Baptist

1
Sermon: Valued as a Child of God 6:25

1M ago6:25

6:25

Sermon for votive Mass of Baptism of the Lord, St Therese youth camp, 23rd June 2025, by Fr Dylan James

1
Sermon: Real Presence -Corpus Christi 8:10

1M ago8:10

8:10

22nd June 2025 Corpus Christi homily at St Therese youth camp by Fr Dylan James

1
Talks to Frazer Gregory & Si Hart about their choice of Mindwarp (4/4) 54:48

1M ago54:48

54:48

Another joyous commentary comes to an end with a hugely dramatic, murderous climax. Peri is dead, the Time Lords are accused, Crozier sips his tea. Where do we go from here?

1
Talks to Si Hart & Frazer Gregory about their choice of Mindwarp (3/4) 39:48

1M ago39:48

39:48

Things are hotting up in the caves between Peri and Ycarnos and a rebellion is waiting to be forged. This was a story that each of us have struggled with at some point...so why are we having so much fun with it?

1
Hamster Book Club - James Goss Interview 1:10:57

1M ago1:10:57

1:10:57

Joe & Michael speak to James Goss about his Doctor Who books past and present and in particular his upcoming Target novelisation of Lux. Due to the spoilers within, the Lux Book Club will come out on the publication date.

1
Talks to Frazer Gregory & Si Hart about their choice of Mindwarp (2/4) 40:06

1M ago40:06

40:06

There are many horrific and shocking things about this story; mostly in this episode and how it treats the Doctor and Peri. But none of those are more terrifying than Frazer’s opening…

1
Talks to Si Hart & Frazer Gregory about their choice of Mindwarp (1/4) 43:03

1M ago43:03

43:03

Si used to hate it and now he really likes it, Joe yo-yos about with it but currently LOVES it, Frazer has always been on the fence...what treasure can they dig out of this controversial story...

1
Strictly Come Hamster - Tenth Doctor Special 2:28:50

1M ago2:28:50

2:28:50

The most popular Doctor Who of all time? Doctor Number Ten comes under the microscope and we determine the best (or at least our favourite) 10th Doctor story! Allonsy!

1
Sermon: God Cares 7:55

2M ago7:55

7:55

Saturday week 10 ordinary time, year I, 14th May 2025, St Therese youth camp, sermon to counselors by Fr Dylan James

1
Hamster Book Club - Dalek by Robert Shearman (featuring Anthony Carroll) 1:46:39

2M ago1:46:39

1:46:39

What happens when a Scot and an Englishman watch, listen and read to the same story? A grand time is had by both! The most unique Target novel? The darkest?

1
Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Invasion (4/8) 39:50

2M ago39:50

39:50

The animation is back and somehow we're really happy about that! There is a brilliant action sequence that we can't see but the emergence of the Cybermen and Vaughn's plans are coming to fruition...no signs of this story running out of steam.

1
Hamster Book Club - The Gallifrey Chronicles (Redux) by Lance Parkin (featuring Jon Arnold, Andrew Batty & Luke Sims-Jenkins) 2:05:20

2M ago2:05:20

2:05:20

It's the end...but the moment has been prepared for. The eighth Doctor range comes to a close with a book that looks backwards to celebrate, forwards to the future and has a beautiful examination of the Doctor within...

1
Talks to James Lark about his choice of The Invasion (3/8) 34:28

2M ago34:28

34:28

The Cybermen haven't arrived yet but we couldn't care one jot when Kevin Stoney and Peter Halliday are there to make laugh and cry! Join James and I as we dive into Doctor Who Spy-Fi!

1
Sermon: Comparison vs Joy 9:06

2M ago9:06

9:06

Sermon at St Therese youth camp to counselors by Fr Dylan James 7th June 2025, Saturday week 9 of Eastertide