This week’s podKast with a K is available to enjoy now, and features a discussion on whether Doctor Who really needs a reboot — and if so, how should it be achieved?

Featuring me (Christian Cawley), James McLean, and Brian A Terranova, the Kasterborous team kicks off with a chat about the recent Dean Devlin “public pitch” and the wisdom (or otherwise) of David Tennant returning.

Then, they turn back the clock to another time when Doctor Who was off air — Doctor Who Night, 1999!

Digging into the episode, it’s interesting that the three of us have quite different views on the potential return of David Tennant. My own take is that it risks the public perception of the show drifting towards a single actor, the same mindset that almost gave us the Tom Baker-dominated Dark Dimension.

Then there’s Brian’s feeling that a 2005-style soft reboot could be comfortably bridged by the presence of Tennant. Finally, James McLean suggests that Doctor Who simply doesn’t need a reboot, and that its 60-year continuity is an advantage:

“The reason you don’t do a reboot of this show is part of the show’s spirit is the fact it has inadvertently become an ongoing thing for 60 years. Why would you suddenly stop and redo that?”

You can catch the video version above (subscribe on YouTube) or hold out for the audio, which should be out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all the other places by the time you read this.