Question: How do you top the most successful James Bond film of all time? Answer: You don't.
After doing the work of the terrorist he was assigned to stop, 007 (Daniel Craig) is set one final mission by M's previous incarnation (Judi Dench). From the empty streets of Rome to the grotty hotels of Tangier, with a mardy French woman (Léa Se...
2024-08-22 08:18:59 +0000 UTC View PostIT'S FINALLY DONE and it's coming this Thursday!
To celebrate and whet your appetite in equal measure, here's a final sneak peek before the whole darn thing drops later this week.
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2024-08-20 07:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Trying something different here so you guys get a little more insight into my bullet pointed, shorthand notes. I've expended on certain remarks so it doesn't just feel like a rundown of random, disconnected remarks. Hope you enjoy. - Billy
Dino still looks great.
We've said...
2024-08-17 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey RoDers,
Just a wee PSA from your Friendly Neighbourhood Arseholes. Patreon creators received a notification from the Big Bosses this morning highlighting an upcoming change to the way you guys support our work.
From November, any pledges made through the iOS version of the Patreon app will be forced to carry a 30% tax. This will ...
2024-08-12 18:56:31 +0000 UTC View Post
How two became one, our biggest regrets about the podcast, a nightmare interview and a story so salacious we had to cut it...but you won't want to miss Matt's reaction!
Thanks for all of your questions between this here Patreon and Instagram! We answered as many as we could without doubling up or straying too far off topic, but of course w...
2024-08-07 08:43:19 +0000 UTC View PostPlease enjoy this amazing edit by Tom Lindsay (@MenaceSpreads on Twitter) celebrating 10 years of RoD.
Tom crafted this totally unprompted and presented it to both Matt and Billy in DMs earlier in the week before we went live with the 'Death to the Daleks' review. Not afraid to say we shed a tear.
Crazy cool work. Thank you so much T...
2024-08-01 21:21:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey gang!
How's it hanging? To the left or the right? If it hangs at all, that is.
We're hurtling towards our celebrations commemorating 10 years of RoD. It will be a full decade since Matt and Billy first sat together in front of a camera to chat shit about their favourite thing.
To mark the start of frivolities, we'll be live...
2024-07-30 05:17:14 +0000 UTC View PostFrom Double-0-RoD 003. Spectre. Snipped out of a chat about the Craig Era Bond themes, Matt tries to find a way to describe how he likes his music.
Apologies for the delay in getting this finished - I'm about to go into a bit of a mad work period broadcasting the Paris Olympics across New Zealand, so the prep and training for...
2024-07-26 02:01:10 +0000 UTC View Post
"Are people watching this as we're talking, or what?" 😂
Johnny makes his long-awaited commentary debut to waffle over Sylvester McCoy's video diary documenting his final days at the 7th Doctor. Recorded on a dodgy Hi8 camera, seemingly without permission from Fox or the BBC, Kent explores Vancouver, chats with his fellow cast and crew ...
2024-07-11 08:46:29 +0000 UTC View PostA lower key intro for our third instalment in the Double-0-RoD series, but one that illustrates the fog of discontent that seemed to loom over this film for a long time.
PROVISIONAL RELEASE DATE: 11 July!
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2024-06-30 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is! Loved talking about this episode and it generated a really good discussion, I think!
Enjoy,
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2024-06-28 20:04:22 +0000 UTC View Post
"The Doctor is half-human...!" What?! Nah...
The newly regenerated 8th Doctor has hours to save the world from being turned inside-out on the stroke of the millennium. We revel in the madness of this direct-to-TV special and discuss the Doctor duel-wielding knobs, Matt's involvement in the creation of Big Chief's 8th Doctor figure and Jack...
2024-06-27 09:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy doodily doo, how's it going?
And just like that, another series of Doctor Who comes to a close! That was the first time we've critiqued a full season of the show since Flux in 2021. As a result, we've been a bit quieter on Patreon as we brought you the weekly livestreams, but we're focusing our attention on the summ...
2024-06-22 21:08:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay. So. That was an episode of Doctor Who.
Our live show starts at 8pm UK time this evening, but here are Billy’s rough notes following the midnight/midday drop of the pre-finale ‘The Legend of Ruby Sunday’.
Here we are! An exclusive look around Tākina Wellington's brand new exhibition. The good Doctor has piloted their TARDIS to New Zealand's capital city and we were given press access to everything it had to offer.
I am working on a full write-up on the exhibition for a certain magazine, so I'll keep you all in the loop with how that's comi...
2024-06-06 23:10:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey gang,
So, the Worlds of Wonder exhibition opened its doors to the press and public yesterday across two special preview events. At 9am, media were allowed in for a hands-off free run at all of the exhibits, with time to photograph, film and interact with everything it had to offer. At 5:30pm, VIPs and ticketed Whovians descended on Tā...
2024-05-29 23:34:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy folks,
In November, just prior to the 60th Anniversary Specials hitting our screens, Billy chanced his arm and got in touch with the Wellington tourist board to see if they'd let one-half of RoD run amok in Tākina, Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre. Unbelievably, they said yes.
Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where ...
2024-05-17 00:09:49 +0000 UTC View Post
It's our final stop before Season One hits the airwaves! 🤩
Matt and Billy discuss Bottom, Jon Pertwee in a corset, the latest news, rumours and SPOILERS! and life after Disney...
NOTE: Matt's mic is a bit shonky in this vid.
Thanks for all your questions guys. This won't be the last Patreon video before Season One wraps up ...
2024-05-09 06:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey RoD-Fam!
It's been a while since we A'd your Q's, so drop some queries in the comments below this post about anything you fancy and we'll endeavor to deliver some scintillating responses in next week's Patreon exclusive Q&A. It's our final stop before new Doctor Who hits our screens!
All the best,
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2024-05-03 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Ep is already out on podcast services, but here’s the video version a little early!
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2024-05-02 08:45:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Skits, docs, Mafioso Sylvester McCoy and Tom Baker running amok in a children's playground. It's Doctor Who Night 1999.
Come with us for a trip down memory lane were we discuss fuckers with equity cards, Sevans Models, Matt's Uncle and the full-blooded nostalgia generated by this fantastic evening of entertainment.
Originally planned...
2024-04-24 20:05:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Tomorrow’s RoD today!
Don your space helmets and count your beans, it’s The Ambassadors…OF *twang*DEATH*twang*!
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2024-04-17 19:16:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
From Ep79. The Ambassadors of Death, we'll be using a new mix of the RoD theme that debuted last year alongside Dave Burgess' fantastic title sequence. FYI, since then, Patreon content has used a slightly reworked edit with additional sound effects, don't know if anyone's noticed?
But seeing as we're discussing a story with ...
2024-04-13 06:41:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Like a racehorse put out to pasture, should they have turned Roger Moore into glue before this movie even started filming? What A View...To A Kill!
When James Bond recovers a Soviet microchip from a dead British agent, he follows a trail that leads him to the scheming Max Zorin (Christopher Walken). 007 must stop the insa...
2024-04-05 05:56:41 +0000 UTC View Post
ANOTHER trailer? We’re eating good. We’re talking TARDISes, acid, Ozzy Osbourne, udon noodles and everything else that makes Doctor Who great.
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2024-04-03 16:05:37 +0000 UTC View Post
All right party people?
It's been a while since our last update, so let's fill you all in on what's been going down in RoD-Towers.
Where is A View To A Kill?
Short answer - half done, sat on Billy's hard drive. Long answer...
Since August 2021, we've been producing the podcast every fortnight (an...
2024-04-01 02:40:09 +0000 UTC View Post
It wouldn’t be a new RoD without it being ready the moment some big news breaks. Here’s this week’s ep, minus Moff talk.
Also, we’re holding off on dropping Double-0-RoD 002. A View To A Kill until next Thursday!
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2024-03-19 19:51:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey RoDers!
Our second instalment in the Double-0-RoD series was due out today, but between bereavements, work, illness, engagements and general life fatigue, it isn't ready to go just yet! It's the most intensive edit we've done and we want it to be perfect.
But fear not! Here's a short clip of us gushing over the best supp...
2024-03-14 08:30:19 +0000 UTC View PostA look at the intro we’ve cooked up for our next 007 adventure, 1985’s A View To A Kill. The 8-bit Bond theme is from the Commodore 64 version of the film’s tie-in video game.
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2024-02-29 16:00:33 +0000 UTC View Post
In their most homoerotic video to date (surprisingly), the RoD Bois discuss the ultimate in masculine form - by ranking every single Cyberman design.
Thanks to Chris Clark for suggesting this topic! We've been loving the Tier Lists lately, so if you fancy suggesting any for us to tackle on Patreon or the main show, leave your ideas in the ...
2024-02-29 09:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post