Power of 3

Ah... Missing episodes. An area that's likely to get most Doctor Who fans hot under the collar. After all, who hasn't thought about walking past a car boot sale, and dreamt of spotting a film can with a BBC label on it... and then the words "Doctor Who" written on in pen...? And we've all made lists at one point or another, about the ones we most want to see... If you haven't, you're not a true Do...

What happens when the man in charge of a range of Doctor Who novels puts finger to keyboard himself? We find out exactly what happened when Peter Darvill-Evans wrote the thirteenth New Adventure, for the Seventh Doctor and Bernice, and reintroduced Ace to the range after a three book novel. And then he threw in Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer, for this novel published in April 1993! Don't forget to lis...

After John Nathan-Turner, but before Jason Haigh-Ellery, there was another man with a double-barrelled surname who helped keep Doctor Who alive. Today, we present an exclusive conversation with Peter Darvill-Evans, the initial editor of the New Adventures range, and the publisher of Virgin Books's Doctor Who output in the 1990s. We continue the conversation in our next book club episode, as we loo...

With the Ninth Doctor and Rose returning last week, thanks to Big Finish, today we look at a novel featuring the pairing. We put Jack Heath's Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man under the microscope today, with author Jack Heath joining us from Australia. We learn how big a fan he is of the show, and how much fun it is writing for this Doctor and companion pairing. Find out more about his work at h...

Having brought you Transit earlier this week, we now re-present our look at the New Adventure The Pit. This redux episode still features the original interview with Neil Penswick. However, we've added the DWM prelude and a reading from the novel, which weren't originally featured, as well as the DWM review and what readers say on Goodreads, we bring this book in line with our now-established book...

Stand by for another Power of 3 EXCLUSIVE! Last week, we thought there was only one unmade Shalka Doctor story. And how wrong were we! After our Blood of the Robots episode dropped, writer James Swallow got in touch to tell us about Memoria, a story he had pitched and was on the schedule to be made next. Today, we bring out the plot for Memoria, a discussion with James, plus we give our thoughts o...

When Transit was published, how many Doctor Who fans would have imagined that its writer would go on to become a British bestseller? We're delighted to be joined by Ben Aaronovitch, to discuss his first original novel, the tenth New Adventure to be released - Transit. He's since gone on to write the Rivers of London series, which follows the escapades of Peter Grant (not to be confused with the fo...

Last week, we brought you a look at Scream of the Shalka, the 2003 webcast for the 40th anniversary. Now, we're bringing you a deep dive into its sequel, the unproduced Blood of the Robots. Writer Simon Clark joins us for his first podcast discussion on the story, while Steevie and Kenny look at the plotline. You can find out more about Blood of the Robots in the Black Archive release on Scream of...

It's one of the most highly-acclaimed Doctor Who novels, and always cited as a fan favourite. We're talking Festival of Death. Writer Jonathan Morris joins us to discuss it - for the last time ever - as we learn how this Fourth Doctor, the Second Romana and K9 novel came to be. Plus, as always, we have our exclusive readings brought to life.

Richard E Grant IS the Doctor! (Or so we thought, for a few months) We put the 2003 40th anniversary Doctor Who webcast Scream of the Shalka under the microscope, as we look at this Cosgrove Hall-produced animated adventure. Written by Paul Cornell, once upon a time, we thought this was going to be the future of Doctor Who... Plus, Kenny has another amazing* showbiz story about his life in journal...

This week marks three years since the passing of the beloved Bernard Cribbins. For our latest book club release, we speak to author Gary Russell about his Tenth Doctor and Donna novel, Beautiful Chaos, which also features Wilf. We also have a couple of extracts from the audiobook, read by Bernard, and learn what Bernard thought about it (and it's a lovely anecdote!).

On this podcast, we obviously love Big FInish. But don't forget, they're not the only producers of audio Doctor Who. Today, we learn more about the output of BBC Audiobooks and head to the lair of the (Zarbi) supremo Michael Stevens, who tells us about what's out, and what's still to come in 2025 - plus an exclusive tease for some 2026 releases!

We're back with the Seventh Doctor today, as we join him and Ace for the second adventure in the BBC Books version of Season 27. Co-author Mike Tucker joins us to talk about Matrix, and how it began life as a novel with Virgin Books, before being rejected. Editor Steve Cole explains why he picked it up, and we have our usual readings from the book too.

It's not often we do sequel episodes, but in this case, we really had to. Episode 376 - Approving the Doctor - with Dave Turbitt (part one) - gave us insight into how merchandise approvals worked during the fourth season of Doctor Who. Now, Dave returns to talk us through the year of the Tennant specials, plus Matt Smith's first two seasons. Stand by for some fantastic new facts!

The Thirteenth Doctor returned on audio last week, as Big Finished released Jodie Whittaker's first adventure, Vampire Weekend. To mark the occasion, we look at the first volume of the Team TARDIS Diaries, Paper Moon, by Louie Stowell. The author joins us as we discover the... Genesis of the Psychic Paper!

Happy The Android Invasion Day! It's 6 July 2025, and to celebrate, here's (another bonus!) episode for you. Join the OG, as Tom Harris returns, to discuss the imminent release on blu-ray, of Doctor Who - The Collection: Season 13. And intrepid trio even try the impossible - to decide whether Season 13 is better than Season 14. There's only one way to find out... FIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!

It's the weekend, and what says the weekend more than some new Doctor Who? We're back into the world of the recently published Fifteenth Doctor novels, as we look at Spectral Scream. Written by Hannah Fergesen, we speak to her as well as editor Steve Cole. Plus, courtesy of our friends at BBC Audiobooks, we also have five minutes from the audio version for you too!

We had to a dwelling of simplicity for our latest episode, as we look at the Black Archive release of Castrovalva. We speak to author Andrew Orton about TV studios, film recordings, mathematics and philosophy, which all feature in the book. You can order a copy from: https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/77-castrovalva/

It's our 400th episode, and we're marking it with Daleks! We welcome the Emperor Dalek himself, Nicholas Briggs, to discuss his 2013 novel The Dalek Generation. And we also talk about raisins too!

Are you missing the FIfteenth Doctor already? Fear not - we're able to help you out, as we discuss the latest original Doctor Who novel from BBC Books, Fear Death By Water. We speak to editor Steve Cole and author Emily Cook, and courtesy of our friends at BBC Audiobooks, bring you a sample of Susan Twist's reading.

When BBC Books launched the PDAs, there was a real system shock for readers of the Virgin New Adventures range. All of the developments and ongoing story arcs were gone, and this was a Seventh Doctor stripped back to his TV origins. The Hollow Men was the second novel to feature this incarnation from BBC Books, and we speak to editor Steve Cole, and co-author Martin Day, about this adventure.

Who was surprised this week with the reveal of the latest in Character Options' action figure range of exclusive Vortex figures? We speak to Al Dewar about the creation of the Meep and the Fourteenth Doctor (without coat!). And Al also reveals the limited edition variant that never was, and a couple of potential Fifteenth Doctor variants for the future!

BBC Three recently broadcast a ninth episode of Doctor Who Confidentially Unleashed Work Experience, celebrating 20 years of Doctor Who being produced in Wales. Dave, Steevie and Kenny give their thoughts on the episode, and also air their thoughts on the proposed new Doctor Who cartoon series for CBeebies. And we want drawings from our listeners about what Dave and Steevie will look like in their...

The Sixth Doctor is back - and he's up against one of his oldest foes. Killing Ground, by Steve Lyons, features the Doctor with his new travelling companion Grant Markham, as they encounter the Cybermen. Steve joins us for a discussion about the book, and how he featured a new monster for the BBC Books range, months before it had been published. Plus, we have two readings, complete with authentic...

Logopolis - the final adventure of the Fourth Doctor - is put under the microscope in the latest release from the Black Archive. We speak to Jonathan Hay about writing this examination of Christopher H Bidmead's first Doctor Who script. Find out more and order a copy from publishers Obverse Books at https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/76-logopolis/