Doctor Who Target Book Club Podcast

Is the Great Intelligence really that great? When you take away all the screaming, what’s left of Victoria Waterfield? Are the Chillys a cult? And, most of important of all, if a plural is not spelled like a plural, can it still be considered a plural? Come join Tony Whitt, Dalton Hughes, and special guest Matthew Kredsal as they ask these questions and more discussing Marc Platt’s DOWNTIME! We ar...

Which one is better, script-to-page Dicks or original Dicks? Do the Sontarans look any better in red armor? And just how do you pronounce “Sontaran,” anyway? Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes, as they ask these questions and more discussing Terrance Dicks’ SHAKEDOWN! We are a proud part of the Direction Point Podcast Network, including such fine shows as THE DOCTOR WHO...

Is this really the story so nice they told it twice, or is it more of a recurring nightmare for the Doctor? Is the Doctor really not cruel and not cowardly? And what’s with that whole snowflakes image thing at the end, anyway? Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, Dalton Hughes, and special guest Erik Gulbrandsen of the POLICE BOX IN A JUNKYARD PODCAST as they ask these questions and more di...

Is it a good thing to have a book that teases the return of Sutekh and never features Sutekh? (Come to think of it, is it a good thing to have an episode that features the return of Sutekh?) What does it mean to be part of history without changing history? And why DOESN’T Ace have a belly button on the cover of this book? Did it leave before she did? Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and...

Are you like the President of the United States and needing to get past all that discussion about Jeffrey Epstein? Then this episode is probably not for you. Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes, as they discuss Peter Darvill-Evans’ DECEIT, which features the return of Ace and an unfortunate number of non-consensual shenanigans. (Trigger warning, but if you’ve listened to...

EP 192: TRANSIT by Tony Whitt

Finally – and I mean FINALLY – we present the last of our holiday specials, recorded at Chicago TARDIS 2025. Tony runs a game show type of panel in which contestants team up to describe episodes…badly. The video of the show is at the link below. It’s a game created by The Time-Space Visualiser podcast, so please show them some love too! The YouTube Video: https://tinyurl.com/5wncjj3y - thank you t...

You’ll never look at a mushroom omelet the same way again. We continue our foray into The Wilderness Years with our first dip into the NEW ADVENTURES, Paul Cornell’s LOVE AND WAR, which introduces our new companion Bernice Summerfield. Oh, and someone else leaves – it’s no big thing. Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes, as they learn more about composting than is really h...

What’s that horrible smell? Could it be…gherkins in a jar? No? Then it must be DIMENSIONS IN TIME! Actually, it’s the TV special that’s smelling, but not the novelization – and yes, there is a novelization! Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes, as they discuss how writer Jim Sangster makes a silk purse out of something that is very definitely not a sow’s ear. We are a prou...

EP 188: 2025 HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2 by Tony Whitt

EPISODE 187: 2025 HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1 by Tony Whitt

It’s the end, and boy, was the moment prepared for. By us, anyway. By the production team, not so much. Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes, as they address SURVIVAL – and just in time for the 62nd anniversary! We are a proud part of the Direction Point Podcast Network, including such fine shows as THE DOCTOR WHO COLLECTORS PODCAST, THE POLICE BOX IN A JUNKYARD PODCAST, a...

How do sex beaches that convert former virgins into vampires work, anyway? Are they seasonal? And is the water warm because everyone pees in it? Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, Dalton Hughes, and special guest Jason Miller of THE DOCTOR WHO LITERATURE PODCAST as they address these and other weighty questions about THE CURSE OF FENRIC! We are a proud part of the Direction Point Podcast...

What does the story GHOST LIGHT have to do with recapitulation theory? How is it a commentary on fan collectors in general and DOCTOR WHO collectors specifically? We have all the answers! Ha, kidding – it’s GHOST LIGHT, so there are always more questions. Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, Dalton Hughes, and special guest Matthew Kresal of THE POLICE BOX IN A JUNKYARD podcast as they wres...

What’s the big difference between the premiere episode of DOCTOR WHO’S twenty-sixth season have to do with Spike Lee’s DO THE RIGHT THING? One has fully realized female characters. The other was seen by a lot of people. Guess which one is which? If you can’t, fear not, because our panel of Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, Dalton Hughes, and special guest Jason Miller of the DOCTOR WHO LITERATURE...

EP 182: DOCTOR WHO COLLECTED COMICS by Tony Whitt

Why does Ace’s aunt hate the ‘60s so much? Does the Doctor actually know ahead of time that the Gods of Ragnarok are on Segonax? And why does the Doctor look like a character from WATCHMEN on the cover of this book? Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as they discuss the novelization of [THE] GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY. We are a proud part of the Direction Point Podcast...

The Doctor and Ace take time out to listen to some jazz. Oh, and there are some Nazis involved. And a female practitioner of the dark arts from the 17th century. And some newly polished Cybermen. How is this story special again? Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as they discuss the novelization of the official 25th anniversary story SILVER NEMESIS. We are a proud part o...

A colony with a delusional leader insisting that everything is fine, that everyone is happy, and that all those disappearances you’ve been hearing about are for the good of the nation. You already know what we’re going to say, so do we really need to connect the dots? Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as they discuss the disturbingly prescient story THE HAPPINESS PATROL...

Now a bumper volume! Almost two hours of discussion on such topics as inappropriate relationships, redshirts with names and rich interior lives, and why this story is perfect to watch during Pride Month! Oh, and Daleks, but who cares about them? Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, Dalton Hughes, and special guest Matthew Kresal as they discuss REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS. We are a proud part...

What’s this?! Has a new Doctor regenerated into an old familiar face? No, that sort of dumbassery only happens on Disney shows. Instead, we’re going back a bit and changing formats a LOT to look at a graphic novel written by one of the stars of the show! Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as they discuss Colin Baker’s THE AGE OF CHAOS – the graphic novel, we mean, not hi...

The first season of the McCoy era comes to a close, with a new companion and…a vampire story?! Really?! Were we the only ones who didn’t see this? Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as they discuss Ian Briggs’ novelization of DRAGONFIRE. We are a proud part of the Direction Point Podcast Network, including such fine shows as THE DOCTOR WHO COLLECTORS PODCAST, THE POLICE...

It’s the ‘50s, and there’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on. There’s also a whole lotta peeing. (You already know what we’re talking about, right?). Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as they discuss DELTA AND THE BANNERMAN – erm, MEN! Yeah, it’s MEN. Isn’t it? We are a proud part of the Direction Point Podcast Network, including such fine shows as THE DOCTOR WHO COLLECTOR...

One of the joys of reading a novelization is reliving a story that you’ve always loved. Another joy of reading a novelization is not having to see the things you despised in a story that you’ve always hated. Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as they discuss how PARADISE TOWERS fits the latter category more than the former. Build High for Happiness! We are a proud part o...

It’s a new era, and we celebrate…never having to read another Pip and Jane Baker book again. (Did you really think I was about to say “the beginning of the McCoy era”? Well, that too.) Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, Dalton Hughes, and special guest Trey Korte as we begin the McCoy era with a man on the floor in a wig, a middle-aged woman appearing in drag, and so…many…exclamation mark...