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The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast Collection500YD: Masterclass (Robot)Saturday 28 December 1974
Robot
This week, Terrance gives up the script editor’s seat to Bob Holmes — but not before adding a final flourish to his era (and scoring one more paycheque) as the writer of Tom Baker’s first story, Robot.
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Donkey Kong Bananza is the latest game in the Donkey Kong series, released on 17 July 2025 alongside the new Nintendo Switch 2. Nathan really likes it, describing it as “like eating a whole bunch of red food colouring and then watching a Japanese game show”.
Nathan mentions the BBC’s...
2025-11-3051 min
500 Year Diary: A Doctor Who PodcastMasterclass (Robot)Saturday 28 December 1974
Robot
This week, Terrance gives up the script editor’s seat to Bob Holmes — but not before adding a final flourish to his era (and scoring one more paycheque) as the writer of Tom Baker’s first story, Robot.
Notes and links
Donkey Kong Bananza is the latest game in the Donkey Kong series, released on 17 July 2025 alongside the new Nintendo Switch 2. Nathan really likes it, describing it as “like eating a whole bunch of red food colouring and then watching a Japanese game show”.
Nathan mentions the BBC’s...
2025-11-3051 minThe Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Making My Head Hurt (The Magician’s Apprentice)So Doctor Who is back, doing the same old thing for another year, but this time we’re relitigating the main moral question of a thirty-year-old episode: can we kill a genocidal dictator even though he’s just a small child with a dirty face lost on a battlefield somewhere? Tom Spilsbury joins us to discuss The Magician’s Apprentice.
Notes and Links
Nathan compares the hand mines in this episode to the terrifying Gloom Spawn from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Tom and Peter mention two videos that accompany this e...
2023-09-171h 05
Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastMaking My Head Hurt (The Magician’s Apprentice)So Doctor Who is back, doing the same old thing for another year, but this time we’re relitigating the main moral question of a thirty-year-old episode: can we kill a genocidal dictator even though he’s just a small child with a dirty face lost on a battlefield somewhere? Tom Spilsbury joins us to discuss The Magician’s Apprentice.
Notes and Links
Nathan compares the hand mines in this episode to the terrifying Gloom Spawn from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Tom and Peter mention two videos that accompany this e...
2023-09-171h 05
The Recruiting Superhero PodcastS2 Epi#16 - Mental Health in Recruitment - Recruiter chat - Learning to innovate from withinValerie and I discuss innovating from within.
2021-04-1548 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastS2Epi#15 - Recruiting chat with InezRecruiting chat with Inez, what we love about recruiting!
2021-04-0128 min
The Elephant in the Room002 Building a purpose driven business with Clare ParsonsMy guest on today's show is Clare Parsons Co-Founder of Lansons and Fellow CIPR. In the podcast Clare speaks about her background, her journey into communications, setting up Lansons and being a values/purpose driven business. Some of the other topics covered in the podcast are:Purpose and business in a Post COVID/BLM How BLM has impacted her view of the world, the industry and generally livesOn creating a more inclusive industry, collaboration, learning from best practiceRole of PR practitioners in today’s worldThe...
2020-11-2037 min
The Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#14 - Why NOT thinking about your recruitment process could be your biggest mistake yet....Welcome to Episode #14 of the recruiting Superhero. Does the candidate suffer in the hiring process? Is your recruitment function failing before its started...Why NOT thinking about your recruitment process could be your biggest mistake yet.... are your candidates enjoying the process.
This weeks episode is totally leaning with content I have been releasing all about culture, candidate Journey, processes and how you make people feel.
In this episode, you will meet Hakon Junge. Hakon is the Chief Commercial Officer for Capdesk, a start-up with a bright future. Hakon is just as passionate about candidates as me… and in this wee...
2020-08-2445 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#13 - Why the "You are not quite a cultural fit" is a flawed process...and has discrimination all over itIn this episode I discuss an article by Kellogg talking about how saying someone is "not a cultural fit" can be very risky feedback just on its on.
I really enjoyed reading this article and discussing it further on my social media. It is a very interesting topic. I hope you enjoying listening!
In this episode you will learn what some hiring managers do unconsciously when hiring and also what other things you can do as a business to create better more effective hiring processes, not just for candidates but hiring managers too!
If you want to read the article...
2020-08-1712 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#12 - Alex Webb - Part 2 - Inclusion & Diversity in 2020 is NOT just religion and ColourEpisode 12 - I invite Alex Webb back as a guest to talk about a very hot topic! In this Episode - Alex and I discuss all thing Inclusion & Diversity or Diversity and inclusion as some companies prefer! We hit on this subject, from understanding our own experiences and beliefs around I&D as well as what the industry standards are and what directives Zebra Technologies are moving forward with. How is Diversity and Inclusion being implemented in to your workplace? Listen to Alex and I discuss this topic from a personal Perspective and let us...
2020-08-1048 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#11 Is your hiring Journey putting candidates off, do you care enough about the recruiting procesEpisode #11 - In this shorter episode - its a solo from me talking about an article I wrote way before Covid 19 in 2019. I spoke about the candidates journey and how important it is.... and there is a basic and fun example to help you think about how your journey is affecting your offer to acceptance ratio!
2020-08-0308 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#10 - Automation, robotics and Security - Are you ready to see the benefit of a bot?In this Episode – I talk with Andrei Voinescu – Andrei works for BDO as Consultant. We talk everything RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and Bots.
Our chat was informative and open - Andrei talks us through what RPA is, what it can do for you as an employee and for a company. Understand how you can save days in time spent on small tasks as well learning more about your data and how you can enhance your employees skills and happiness.
Andrei also gives you some tips on how to build your own bot!
2020-07-2743 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#9 - A fellow Recruiter doing it for herself & focusing on Mental Health.....(Ooooo a Rhyme) :)In this Episode my guest is Alexandra Chirica. Alex left her job as a recruiter back in February and decided to set up her own recruiting business right in the middle of lockdown! Mad you might say? Brave you might say?
Either way, Alex is a bouncy, forward thinking passionate recruiter that shares a love for the industry. She is dedicated and has a true drive to succeed. Alex wants to focus on the candidate journey and their Mental Health in this journey and she has some very new ideas to bring to the market.
Alexandra is focused on Fintech a...
2020-07-2025 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#8 - Meet Grant - Saunders Scott Director - A chat about Recruitment in Lockdown!Episode 8 - Who's Grant - the name behind Saunders Scott talks about how it all started and how he has kept his business running for over 20 years!
2020-07-1310 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#7 - Career Fear - Learning & Development advice from Alicia-May MortonHi and welcome to another episode of the Recruiting Superhero – I'm Clare Bottomley and I am your host and on this Episode I speak with Alicia-May Morton.
Alicia is a Learning and Development manager for Lloyds Banking Group. She also has an Instagram page and podcast of her own where she promotes self development and healthy living and this is where I found her. In this Episode Alissa talks about Career Fear and how to manage this within yourself, she is insightful, warming and very genuine and we had such a wonderful chat about all things Ca...
2020-07-0644 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#6- Meet Ellie Griggs - The Bubbly Regional HR - How Visual are you?In this episode you get to hear from Ellie Griggs, a regional HR Professional.
Ellie and I talk all things HR and how she has developed great relationships from being with the people. She is an advocate of visual presence and has promoted this throughout her experience. Ellie is bubbly, chatting, fun and warming. A great episode where we talk shop and talk human! Enjoy!
2020-06-2925 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#5 - Staff drink less Coffee - which means higher salary and bigger benefits!Episode 5 - In this Episode I catch up with Matthew Wohl, VP of Business Development for the Wohl Group. A recruitment company based in Toronto, Canada with specific recruiting expertise in to the Aerospace Industry.
Matthew talks about how best a company can secure their best hires moving forward including giving some great tips on how to rethink your unused office space and how to re-invest in to your candidates, plus how candidates shouldn't sell themeselves short and should focus on how to be in the driving seat when on interviews.
If you...
2020-06-2240 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#4 - The Contractor Oracle that is Barrington! - Are you proving you can deliver?Episode 4 - In this episode I speak with Barrington Ramsey, an Independent Consultant within the IT industry. Working as a Project Manager Barrington opens up to me on what he believes contractors and consultants need to think about as we move further through the pandemic. He also shares his views on the Government and if its supporting Contractors enough.
He offers frank open and honest advice on what you need to think about in these strange times - as well as providing valuable approaches to adopt and maintain. We discuss what skills and mindset you should hold...
2020-06-1432 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#3 - Are you stepping in to the wrong culture & Values for you? - Start to interview rather than be interviewed....Episode 3 - Awesome episode where I talk to Lorenzo Romano, the MD of UK and Ireland at Orange Business Services. He talks about how he hires and his bug bears with candidates - we also discuss the key topic of culture and values in this current climate and how best you can match yourself to a company.
Listen to the 20 minute snippets where Lorenzo shares his top tips on a good strategy to adopt when looking for a new company and career.
Loz also helps you think outside the box and ask the right...
2020-06-0721 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#2 - Top Ten Tips: How to make your CV stand out from all those applications!Episode 2 -In this episode I go through my top 10 tips on how to make your CV stand out from the rest of the applicants. If you are one of those candidates that struggles with putting yourself on paper don’t worry – I've got your back. In this Episode I am flying solo and pumped to give you some juicy insight and tips on how to make minor changes to your CV for bigger results and ultimately get the job you want.
If you want any advice or you have some more suggestions or feedback, ping me a...
2020-06-0713 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastEp#1 - Do you research a company you are interviewing with? Alex Webb and I talk shop on CV's, Interviews and ContentEpisode 1 - Here are some snippets from a call I had with Alex from Zebra Technologies!
We talk about a few points that might help your CV be seen in a better light and what content works!
Also did you know that up to 80% of people jump on an interview call without completing any research on the company - listen to me and Alex bobbing along the chat with honest and frank views on what works!
2020-06-0717 minThe Recruiting Superhero PodcastBonus Introduction - The Blue SuitsThis is a brief under 10 min Bonus Introduction which gives a very brief overview of The Recruiting Superhero
2020-06-0707 min
The Mr B's BookshopPinnacle Clubs: writing about mountainsThis month we talk literary peaks and mighty vistas in some of our current favourites, starting with an interview with author Dan Richards. Dan is a long-time friend of Mr B’s and author of Climbing Days, a remarkable journey in the foot-steps of the pioneering mountaineer Dorothy Pilley. Our Juliette Bottomley and Lucinda Corby also share some striking examples of novels in which mountains represent the utmost freedom as well as the depths of the underworld. Hosted by Jessica Johannesson Music by The Bookshop Band Books and authors mentioned in this...
2017-03-1521 min