Power of 3

Over the past few years, Jacob Dudman's uncanny take on the Eleventh Doctor for Big Finish has become a surprise hit. There's a special episode on the way this month, with two more box sets to come before the young actor hangs up his bow tie and fez. This week, John and Kenny discuss the Eleventh Doctor Chronicles, and we've three special guests joining us. First up, we have producer Alfie Shaw an...

We're back in the exciting - and controversial - world of Doctor Who action figures. Al Dewar returns to discuss the recently-revealed second batch of B&M exclusive Doctor Who figures, this time from The Deadly Assassin, Remembrance of the Daleks and Dalek/Doomsday. And get ready for chat about next year's sets too!

The clock's ticking for Doom, the universe's greatest assasin (just don't tell Brian the Ood that). This week, we've got exclusive chats with the writer of the novel Doom's Day: Extraction Point, plus BBC Audio producer Michael Stevens, and the writer of Four From Doomsday, Darren Jones. Oh, and who's that popping up at the start for an exclusive introduction?

We complete our round-up for the classic Doctor Who audio stories (i.e. pre-Big Finish). We hadn't take a listen to the good old Genesis of the Daleks LP, so Kenny, John and Steevie turn back the clock to 1979 and give it a listen. Plus, the bottomless address book is opened, as the voice of the Daleks and Big Finish executive producer Nick Briggs joins us, to share his memories of the release, an...

We bring you the second Optional Extras episode, in which Al Dewar from Character Options tells Kenny how the Big Finish action figure wave came to exists. (This episode was originally hosted on Pieces of Eighth, but has been brought here to keep everything together)

Al Dewar from Character Options chats action figures with Kenny Smith, from the 2021 first B&M wave. (This episode was originally hosted over on Pieces of Eighth, but we're bringing it all back together here on The Power of 3)

There's a new wave of Doctor Who action figures in B&M stores in the UK. We chat with Al Dewar from Character Options about them, and there's a few surprises along the way...

Just when you thought we'd finished with Season 20 (and so did we!), here's one more to make it three. We've an exclusive chat with author Stephen Gallagher about writing Terminus, how he found the difficult second album, writing for Peter Davison, and earning 9p from Harry Hill. Join Kenny and Dave outside Tom's 25th anniversary party for their thoughts on this one!

THE second part of the preview of the Season 20 blu-ray preview is here! We hear from Chris Chapman about the new documentary on the making of The King's Demons, we learn all about the new effects on The Five Doctors 40th anniversary addition from Niel Bushnell, and Tinne Peeters shares her experiences of sailing in Amsterdam with Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton and Mark Strickson.

WE'RE just over a week away from the release of the highly-anticipated Season 20. As ever, when there's a new release, we speak with some of the people involved in the product, and this week we're joined by picture restoration expert Peter Crocker, and the guru behind the PDF extras, Richard Bignell.

We're back in the land of fiction this week, for a chat about a new Doctor Who book. The prolific Paul Magrs joins us to talk about his new novel, Josephine and the Argonauts, which takes the Third Doctor and Jo back to the time of the ancient heroes in Greece.

It's hard to believe, but the first Scottish Doctor Who turns 80 on 20 August 2023. In this week's episode, John, Steevie and Kenny celebrate the man who played the Seventh Doctor. We share our memories of him, then and now, and discuss highlights of his career, most of which are tartan tinted. We've also got the audio from an advert, which you might just remember! And if you want to read more abo...

IF YOU were a Doctor Who fan in the 70s, 80s and 90s, the chances are that you bought at least on Doctor Who fan magazine (or fanzine!). A new book from Telos Publishing celebrates the home publishing phenomenon, which has been written by Alistair McGown. This week, Kenny and Dave discuss their fanzine memories, and are joined by Alistair and Telos's David J Howe, to talk about how the book came a...

It's one half of a special episode to mark Doctor Who podcast day! In this part, Kenny and Dave discuss their love of Doctor Who podcasts, and then have a chat with Steven Ricks, who went from being a fan of the show, and working in advertising, to having his crafted tailoring seen on TV. For part two of this chat, find the Pieces of Eighth episode dedicate to the Eighth Doctor's new costume!

It only happens in the gravest of emergencies - Tom Harris returns to the Power of 3, alongside Dave and Kenny! Our OG (Dave uses the term - we assume it doesn't mean Outpost Gallifrey) return to discuss the news of the latest blu-ray announcement in Doctor Who - The Collection. And don't worry, we'll have our usual full chats with the people behind the release when the release date is confirmed!

The Power of 3 concludes its current batch of interviews with the writers of the 2023 Target novelisations with this episode. We're joined by Peter Harness, who tells us about scripting the original TV two-parter, as well as adapting it to the printed page. Kenny and Steevie discuss the Zygons, and why they're so beloved by the people of Scotland... they're Scotland's monsters!

The Power of 3 continues its exclusive chats with the writers of the new batch of Target novelisations. This week, it's a former Scottish resident who Kenny puts under the spotlight, as Keith Temple chats about his career, writing Doctor Who on TV, and then returning to his story years later to novelise it. Dave and Kenny discuss how much they love the TV story, AND get live reaction to the news o...

The Power of 3 continues its delve into the new novelisations that are on the way from Target Books. Kenny, Steevie and John have a chat about Warriors' Gate and the original John Lydecker novelisation, and Stephen Gallagher pops by to tell us about this new version, which actually has his name on it this time around.

Have you ever wanted an Amelia Rumford action figure/doll? Or a Rani action figure from Dapol? And the Doctor Who Crossword book on audio? Of course you have! This week, we take a look at the new unofficial Doctor Who book, This Is A Fake, by Andrew-Mark Thompson. He chats with Dave and Kenny about all of the false merchandise he's created for this book (and it's not just Doctor Who), and Kenny ha...

This week, we take a look at another Tenth Doctor story from television, which has been given the novelisation treatment. Kenny and Steevie discuss the TV story, before co-writer of The Waters of Mars Phil Ford chats about how the adventure changed from a Christmas-based adventure, to the terrifying adventure we got on television.

The Power of 3 team turn on the UHF radios to tune into BBC Radio for Schools, and whip out the vinyl, as they listen to Exploration Earth: The Time Machine, and The Pescatons, in this week's episode. Join John, Steevie and Kenny as they take a look at the first two Doctor Who audio adventures to star the current Doctor and companion, as they encounter Zor and the Megron. And be warned... Kenny do...

It's been a while since we had a chat with someone from Doctor Who on the telly, so this week, we speak with James Moran about how he came to write The Fires of Pompeii. He speaks about writing Tower Block, which stars Sheridan Smith and Russell Tovey, as well as how he came to work on Doctor Who and Torchwood, as well as novelising his TV work - a dream come true for a man who adored Target books...

It's been a busy week on the ol' missing episodes front! After the sad passing of film collector Terry Burnett, it was revealed that some of his collection of prints was uncatalogued. So, of course, the Doctor Who missing episode rumous has stepped up a gear. This was further boosted by Philip Morris stating he's aware of four missing episodes in private hands in the UK, plus two more overseas. Th...

It's something that most classic era fans are fascinated by - The Lost Stories, those scripts that were planned for TV, but ultimately, never made. This week, Kenny and Dave have a quick chat, before an in-depth discussion with Richard Bignell, a man who's found many treasures from the 60s, 70s and 80s which would otherwise never have been heard of. We're biased, of course, but this is one of our...

With 20 May being the anniversary of the passing of Jon Pertwee, we're celebrating his final two adventures as the Doctor. John, Steevie and Kenny dig out The Paradise of Death and The Ghosts of N-Space, as they go all 90s/70s/80s (we're not getting into the UNIT dating row here), and listen to Mr Pertwee with Elisabeth Sladen and Nicholas Courtney at his side.