The Review of Death

🔴 Spectre (2015) | DOUBLE-0-RoD 003

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 F...

😡 PREVIEW | "Give me what I want!" (Double-0-RoD 003. Spectre)

IT'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.

- RoD 💜💚

📝 SHOW NOTES | Ep91. Deep Breath

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

RoD SHOW NOTES | Ep91. Deep Breath

• Dino still looks great.

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RoD PSA | Patreon/Apple Introducing 30% Convenience Tax from November

Hey 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...

💜💚 10TH ANNIVERSARY | The Story of RoD

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 to...

🎂 The Review of Death: A Decade Out of Context

Please 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....

⭐️ RoDate | 10 Years of RoD (+ a call for questions!) (30/07/2024)

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 frivol...

🎺 PREVIEW | Shirley Bassey's Brassy Bigness (Double-0-RoD 003. Spectre)

From 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 p...

COMMENTARY | 📹 Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary (1996)

"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 f...

🤫 PREVIEW | Spectre (Double-0-RoD 003)

A 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!

- RoD 💜💚 

⏰ EARLY ACCESS | Ep88. The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords

Here it is! Loved talking about this episode and it generated a really good discussion, I think!

https://youtu.be/pgsTokmx22Q

Enjoy,

- RoD 💜💚

COMMENTARY | 🎆 Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)

"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 Do...

⭐️ RoDate | Back to Business (23/06/2024)

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 a...

📝 SHOW NOTES | ‘The Legend of Ruby Sunday’ (spoilers!)

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’.

• Kate, Rose, Morris, a new character called Harriet, Vlinx, Ibrahim, etc, in situ at UNIT. The ...
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EXCLUSIVE | ✨ Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder Wellington

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 ...

✨ Worlds of Wonder: Quick Thoughts

Hey 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 Whovi...

✨ COMING SOON | Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder (Ngā Ao Mīharo) EXCLUSIVE!

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 Worl...