Power of 3

Kenny and Dave made a trip to Derby on Saturday, 13 May 2023, for the Novel Experiences convention. And they've made a podcast about it! We also chat to the co-organiser, one of the interviewers, and an attendee.

Kenny and Dave are being in the Power of 3 mobile studio. Join them as they discuss which series they'd most like released as part of Doctor Who: The Collection, on blu-ray.

We're just six months away from David Tennant's triumphant return as the Doctor. To discuss our thoughts on what we know about the upcoming three specials for the 60th anniversary, Kenny chats with John, Steevie and David to get their views - and they're all delighted to have Skinny Dave from Paisley back. We're also joined briefly by Lee Sullivan, telling us how he came to work on the Fourteenth...

Join Kenny and Dave as they take a road trip to Edinburgh, to see the Worlds of Wonder Doctor Who exhibition. The pair start off in the Power of 3 mobile studio, before taking us inside the National Museum of Scotland, where they encounter Daleks, Cybermen, Omega and Ice Warriors - and Dave has a terrifying encounter with a security guard as he tries to take a photo of the reconstructed Hartnell-e...

The BBC recently announced its "special multi-platform story will celebrate Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary by introducing a brand-new character on a 24-hour pursuit of the Doctor." We're chatting about Doom's Day, which features Sooz Kempner as the universe's greatest assassin*, hunting down the Doctor. Kenny, Steevie and John give their first impressions, their thoughts on Doom's Day's predecessor...

It's another of our interview episodes, as we welcome Brigadier Bambera herself, Angela Bruce, to The Power of 3. Kenny and Dave kick off with a chat about Battlefield, and both agree Bambera should have been in Doctor Who had it continued after Season 26. Find out which Doctor Who star Angela's pinched the bottom of!

It's another exclusive chat - SFX editor Darren Scott. In his first-ever podcast interview, Darren reveals how he went from writing an interactive version of Dimensions in Time for a fanzine in Scotland, to editing the world's biggest science fiction, fantasy and horror magazine. He speaks with our Kenny - a friend of 30 years - about the media, bringing their love of Doctor Who into their work, a...

Look what happens... we take a nine month break, and then come back and bring you three episodes in three weeks... Typical! This week, Tom, Dave and Kenny gather round their campfire to discuss each of the stories on season nine. They're also joined by two special guests, as Peter Crocker discusses the restoration of the pictures on this set, while Richard Bignell shares some of his amazing finds...

For those who didn't know, our Kenny was recently in Los Angeles, attending the Gallifrey One convention. He was part of the Big Finish team that crossed the Atlantic, during which time Kenny got to jog at Venice Beach, hang out in West Hollywood and drink rose champagne, and walk through one of the most dangerous areas of the city. Oh, and he had an amazing time meeting Doctor Who fans and stars,...

After a lengthy break, the OG are back! Tom, Dave and Kenny chat about Season 2, recently released on blu-ray, and they're joined by some special guests, including Martin Jarvis (who appears in The Web Planet), his wife Ros Ayres, picture restoration expert Peter Crocker, and the one and only Toby Hadoke. This episode was intended to be released just before Season 2 came out, but someone (Kenny) l...

Season 22 is out on bluray next week, and to mark the occasion - one day after Kenny's birthday on 19 June - we meet some of the people involve in its creation. We start with a chat with guest star Martin Jarvis, about memories of Vengeance on Varos, then meet Peter Crocker, who has restored the video, while Richard Bignell takes us through his work on creating the PDF archive for this story. Our...

This week, we're back with another interview episode. Kenny has a chat with Joshua Pruett, the writer of The Tides of the Moon in Water Worlds, the first of the new Sixth Doctor box sets from Big Finish. It's not just Doctor Who, as they chat about writing for hit animated series, including Milo Murphy's Law and Phineas and Ferb!

The Power of 3 returns with an episode celebrating the New Adventures. On June 20 this year, it's 31 years since the release for Virgin Publishing's first original Doctor Who novel Timewyrm: Genesys, and Kenny chats with the man behind it, John Peel (NOT THAT ONE!). And, just like Kenny's done on Pieces of Eighth, we've got two sections of the novel brought to life, including the very first sectio...

Ncuti Gatwa IS the Doctor - that's what DWM will be telling us very soon! The Power of 3 returns after a wee holiday, to celebrate the casting of the new Doctor, as a fourth Scot takes the helm of the TARDIS. Find out how Kenny, Dave, Dr John and Steevie have reacted!

We're back after a wee break. This week, we've got an in-person interview which Kenny conducted in Glasgow with Rebecca Thornhill, who starred in Doctor Who - The Ultimate Adventure, with Jon Pertwee and Colin Baker. She's also worked with two other Doctors - but which ones? Find out as Kenny reconnects with someone he last interviewed in 1994!

We've a celebrity introduction to this week's episode! Join Kenny, John and Steevie as they have a sit down to chat about the Sontarans, which recently returned to TV screens in Flux. And, they're briefly joined by Andrew Smith - writer of Lost Story The First Sontarans, originally planned for Season 22 on TV - who shares his thoughts on his favourite Sontaran design. (We plan ahead - this insert...

It's the Power of 30! We're turning the clock back to 1992, as we discuss the recovery of The Tomb of Cybermen - once proclaimed as "the greatest return of missing episodes ever"! Join Kenny, John and their new co-conspirator Stephen Day take a trip to Telos.

The Power of 3 lives up to its name, with three special guests! We're looking at The Way of the Burryman and The Forth Generation, the concluding two-part story in the first run of Big Finish Ninth Doctor Adventures - and it's another one set in Scotland! We meet Roy Gill, the writer of the adventure, as well as another Scots contributor, sound designer Iain Meadows, and cover artist Tom Webster -...

Remember the Wilderness Years? That horrible period when Doctor Who was out of production with no sign of coming back? Paul Hayes has chronicled that period from 1996-2003, when it was announced the show was coming back under Russell T Davies, in a new book, The Long Game, and he spoke to our Kenny about writing it. It's fantastic read, if you haven't got it yet!

The Power of 3 returns after a week off - and we're chatting with an Audie Award nominee - Big Finish regular, Tracy Wiles. Who just happens to be Scottish. We chat about how she came to work for Big Finish, narrating Fits and Starts: A Memoir of Living With Epilepsy by Franziska Thomas, and its award nomination.

The Power of 3 hits a landmark episode - our first century! To celebrate, we're joined by the writer and director of a TV episode - Dreamland, the animated story which featured as part of the Tenth Doctor specials series broadcast in 2009, before David Tennant regenerated. Kenny and John share their enjoyment of the episode, and are joined by writer Phil Ford and director Gary Russell. Mr and Mrs...

The latest released in Doctor Who: The Collection on blu-ray has been revealed. Join John and Kenny as they share their thoughts on season 22, which is due out in March. Hopefully!

The internet has been awash with rumours these past few days as a result of a claim that David Tennant's returning to play the Doctor under Russell T Davies once again. The original Power of 3 team of Tom, Dave and Kenny are reunited for one night only, as they discuss the 'report' from respected Doctor Who news outlet Plymouth Live, home to other great exclusives like, erm... local cabbage featur...

Get yourself ready for a trip to London in the 1950s, where this week the Power of 3 faces certain doom in the fog. Our Kenny Smith has a chat with Roy Gill, the writer of The Creeping Death, and guest star Lauren Cornelius, who played the adorable Ivy Clark, as they share their memories of bringing the award-winning Big Finish script to life. Which award? It only took the Best Audio Drama title a...

The Power of 3 is Scotland's leading Doctor Who podcast (in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, we'll boldly stick by that statement). This week, Kenny and John are joined by a fellow countryman, in this case Joe Vevers, who wrote The Lichyrwick Abomination, the recent winner of the Paul Spragg Memorial Writing Opportunity from Big Finish. We learn all about his Ninth Doctor story, set in...