Doctor Who Target Book Club Podcast

Och, aye, we’ve bin oot and aboot…no, no, don’t do that. Just…don’t. In our discussion of Gerry Davis’ novelization of THE HIGHLANDERS, we find ourselves saying that a lot – especially since our extra-special guest panelist, J.G. McQuarrie of the TALKING WHO TO YOU podcast, has exactly that accent! (Or at least more of one than anyone onscreen or on the page does…) Join host Tony Whitt, J.G., and...

In this episode, we (finally!) kick off the Troughton-era novelizations with the extra-special double-length POWER OF THE DALEKS by John Peel! Come join host Tony Whitt and panelists Dalton Hughes and Alyson Fitch-Safreed as they marvel over the wonders of Whitaker, the prose of Peel, and how it’s possible they’ve done so many episodes together without going all Janley on each other! (Oh, and plea...

Although our discussion of POWER OF THE DALEKS is delayed till next week due to real world problems, we do have a special treat this week: an interview with the author of the book, John Peel! In this discussion, our host Tony Whitt asks Peel about being the go-to guy for Target Books about the Daleks, his friendship with Terry Nation, and what Dalek character most resembles Donald Trump. It’s a fu...

We appear to have been hacked. No, seriously. This was supposed to be POWER OF THE DALEKS, but it’s…not. I have no idea where this file came from, nor do I have any memory of recording it. It certainly isn’t DOCTOR WHO, and I would never, NEVER threaten the life of one of my panelists during a recording, even in jest. Ahem. Anyway, some of you may still enjoy it… Please come visit our Patreon page...

Care? Why should you care? There are podcasts being produced all over your world, yet you do not care about them. Well, you should care about THIS one, as it features our usual panel of experts and semi-experts discussing Gerry Davis’ novelization of the first Cyberman story and the final William Hartnell story, THE TENTH PLANET. We also find out which author you thought gave us the best version o...

What happens when you have three panelists who don’t give a s**t about the book you’re discussing? You get our discussion of THE SMUGGLERS, of course! Come listen to us kick off our fourth season of the podcast by smuggling with THE STRUGGLERS…er, other way around. And yes, any time two of the three panelists wander off in the middle of the episode to go to the kitchen (and one of them is the host...

We finish Black History Month with the second of two books written by Ian Stuart Black, THE WAR MACHINES. Come listen as regular panelists Alyson Fitch-Safreed and Dalton Hughes discuss Evangelical thought, British and Spanish colonialism, Internet culture, slavery, and, of course, megalomaniacal computers who want to take over the world. In other words, Saturday. Please come visit our Patreon pag...

“Tuesdays!” Trust us, that’ll make a bit more sense after you listen to our host Tony Whitt slowly losing his mind over THE SAVAGES, the first of two books written by Ian Stuart Black for Black History Month. (No, we’re not kidding.) Come listen to the fun as regular panelists Alyson Fitch-Safreed and Dalton Hughes discuss the promise and perils of a 60s-era DOCTOR WHO story trying to (and sometim...

Well, pardners, seems like them thar ghosts of Donald Cotton and Ned Buntline didn’t want us to complete this here episode, discussin’ their long lost reportin’ on the real events of the OK Corral, but we showed ‘em in the end! We’re late, but not dead! Come join us in our discussion of THE GUNFIGHTERS! We also now have a Patreon page! It's at https://www.patreon.com/DWTargetBC. If you decide to s...

For our one-year anniversary, we try to solve one of the few unresolved questions around THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER: who actually wrote the damn thing? And no, we don’t mean the televised story! This time, we’re discussing Gerry Davis and Alison Bingeman’s alleged novelization, and we welcome back Dalton Hughes and Alyson Fitch-Safreed! It’s more fun than a Trilogic game set to move 1000! We also now...

It’s our first Holiday Special, and we’re posting it early for your commute home for the holidays – but have we given you a lump of coal this year? This time, we’re discussing Paul Erickson’s novelization of THE ARK, and we have not one but two novice panelists this time: we welcome back the lovely Jenny Ingersoll and introduce a new panelist Rory Jobst! We don’t have a tree, but we do have a giga...

Oh, yes, it’s Ladies’ Night, and the feeling’s right – but it’s also THE MASSACRE, so the feeling is…not so right. Because, really, can all the wine in the world make us feel any better about a story that ends in the slaughter of thousands of French Protestants? In addition to our usual host, our three-person panel includes not one but two novice fans, both of the female gender: Alyson Fitch-Safre...

Welcome to our first annual Thanksgiving special, and our very first podcast recorded LIVE at Chicago TARDIS on November 24, 2017! Our three-person panel features Alyson Fitch-Safreed and special guest Trey Korte, discussing John Peel’s mammoth two-volume novelization of THE DALEKS’ MASTERPLAN. And since we had under an hour to do it in, there’s a special after-con report from Alyson and me! (Actu...

Welcome to our first annual Halloween special! What special trick and treat do we have in store for you this time? Come join our three-person panel, featuring Dalton Hughes and Alyson Fitch-Safreed, to find out! If nothing else, it’s got to be better than candy corn, amiright? Good news! Alyson, Trey Korte, and myself will be doing a live episode at the upcoming CHICAGO TARDIS convention the weeke...

What does the Iliad have to do with The Addams Family, Mortal Kombat, and Ecclesiastes have to do with the twentieth DOCTOR WHO story THE MYTH MAKERS? Our three-person panel, featuring Dalton Hughes and soon-to-be-older Alyson Fitch-Safreed, discusses these connections and more as we talk about Donald Cotton’s rollicking novelization! Good news, everyone! Alyson, Trey Korte, and myself will be doi...

Gnosticism, Jack Chick, anti-intellectualism, AND sexism? Well, then it must be GALAXY FOUR! Come join us for our discussion of William Emms' novelization of his script of the eighteenth DOCTOR WHO story, featuring our three-person panel with Dalton Hughes and Alyson Fitch-Safreed! We also have news! Alyson, Trey Korte, and myself will be doing a live episode at the upcoming CHICAGO TARDIS convent...

WARNING: Discussions of rape ahead! It’s not all fun and games this time when we discuss Nigel Robinson’s novelization of the seventeenth DOCTOR WHO story, THE TIME MEDDLER – though, naturally, there are fun and games, too. And this time, there’s even cake! Our three-person panel features birthday boy Dalton Hughes and a more-snarky-than-usual Alyson Fitch-Safreed! We now have a Patreon page! It's...

What does a Dalek story played for laughs have to do with 9/11, the Thunderbirds, and the 1989 Earthquake? Everything, as it turns out. This time we discuss John Peel's novelization of the sixteenth DOCTOR WHO story, THE CHASE, and all of this comes up - and more! Our massive four-person discussion panel this time features Dalton Hughes, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and our first celebrity guest panelist...

This week we discuss anal leakage and THE SPACE MUSEUM - but I repeat myself. Glyn Jones novelized his own script for this, the fifteenth DOCTOR WHO story. This time, we have a four-person panel featuring Dalton Hughes, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Jenny Ingersoll! Come find out why we liken this book and this story to one of the worst contraindications you can have from a medication - aside from, yo...

We're reminded this week how sexist society is, both in 2017 with the response to the casting of Jodie Whittaker and in 1965 with David Whittaker (no relation) and his otherwise excellent novelization of his own script for the fourteenth DOCTOR WHO story, THE CRUSADERS! This time, our three-person panel features Dalton Hughes and the triumphant return of Jenny Ingersoll! Come find out why we love...

Butterfiles, grubs, and ants - oh my, what a sexist book this is! This time we discuss Bill Strutton's novelization of his own script for the thirteenth DOCTOR WHO episode, THE ZARBI, with our three-person panel featuring Dalton Hughes and Alyson Fitch-Safreed! Come find out why this story plays out so much better on the page, and why we still ended up feeling like we had ants crawling all over us...

When is a DOCTOR WHO book NOT a DOCTOR WHO book? When Donald Cotton writes one, apparently, though for our panel, the jury is still out on that one. This time we are discussing that gentleman's wildly divergent version of the twelth DOCTOR WHO episode, THE ROMANS, with our three-person panel featuring Dalton Hughes and Alyson Fitch-Safreed! Comment or like us on YouTube, on Soundcloud, on Facebook...

What do Ronald Reagan, Bob Geldof, and the act of fellatio have in common? Would you believe, a novelization of a DOCTOR WHO story from the 1960s? This time we discuss the late Ian Marter’s version of the eleventh DOCTOR WHO episode, THE RESCUE, with our three-person panel featuring Dalton Hughes and Alyson Fitch-Safreed! Comment or like us here on YouTube, on Soundcloud, on Facebook, or on our br...

We continue our double dicking - Terrance Dicks, that is - with the second of two novelizations this month from that most prolific of DOCTOR WHO writers. This time we discuss his novelization of the tenth DOCTOR WHO episode, THE DALEK INVASION OF EARTH, with our massive four-person panel featuring Dalton Hughes, Sheena Anna Para, and new panelist Alyson Fitch-Safreed! If you ever wanted to hear th...

It's double the dicks! Terrance Dicks, that is! This month, we've got two novelizations from that most prolific of DOCTOR WHO writers, and this time we discuss his novelization of the ninth DOCTOR WHO episode, PLANET OF GIANTS, with co-panelist Dalton Hughes and new panelist Alyson Fitch-Safreed! So, what do a giant fly, a dangerous chemical, and a paper-thin plot have in common? Come listen and f...