The Blue Box Files was a 21st century podcast hosted by Cleo Proctor, Abby McPhail and Shawna Thompson. The podcast covered conspiracy theories concerning the Doctor's TARDIS, as well as other supernatural topics. (AUDIO: SOS) In the words of Abby McPhail, it was dedicated to uncovering the truth about an enigmatic cuboid shape, which seem[ed] to appear at times of historical upheaval. (AUDIO: Regrets [+]Juno Dawson, Redacted (BBC Sounds, 2023).) It had a conversational format. Among others, they interviewed Penny Carter (AUDIO: SOS) and Oliver Morgenstern. (AUDIO: Hysteria) They had also covered QAnon, ATMOS and Saxon truthers. (AUDIO: Requiem) They approached Mr Degsy over claims that his meat products contained extraterrestrial DNA. They had also done an episode on "killer shop dummies". (AUDIO: Regrets [+]Juno Dawson, Redacted (BBC Sounds, 2023).)
Behind the scenes[]
Cleo (left), Abby (mid) and Shawna (right)… the hosts of The Blue Box Files fanart by Rosie.[1]
- On 25 April 2022, an artist, Rosie (@rosiedoesartsometimes), made fanart of the three main characters of Doctor Who: Redacted, Cleo, Abby and Shawna, and released it on social media.[2] On 29 April 2022, this particular fanart was acknowledged by the official Doctor Who accounts, therefore making it valid for coverage on this Wiki.[1]
- Due to being acknowledged, this is so far the only visual reference we have of these characters.
- The Blue Box Files is mentioned by Rani in The Witching Tree.