Power of 3

Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? Those mysterious sounds you hear after midnight? Then get ready to join the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa, as they encounter Fear of the Dark. We speak to author Trevor Baxendale about his popular novel.

And that's it - the era of another Doctor is over and done with. Ncuti Gatwa - Doctor no more! John, Steevie and Dave gather to share their thoughts on the Doctor Who season finale, with Wish World and The Reality War. Stand by for joy at the return of Jodie Whittaker, shock at the regeneration, and speculation ahoy as to how they thought the story was originally going to end, and piece together t...

We head into a mini-era of Fourth Doctor PDAs, as we feature the first of four novels written for the range by Chris Boucher. Former range editor Steve Cole joins us as we discuss this novel, featuring the Doctor and Leela. And we could only find ONE quote from the late author, alluding to this book!

Well, who saw that twist coming at the end of last Saturday's episode of Doctor Who? We didn't! The Rani is trying to resurrect Omega, the co-founder of Time Lord society. In this episode, which we only decided to create at virtually the last minute, we look at the Big Finish story Omega, released as part of the Villains Trilogy in 2003, marking the 40th anniversary of Doctor Who. We're joined by...

Remember when the Eleventh Doctor faced his old foes, the Ice Warrior, for the first time? We're not talking about an encounter on a submarine in Cold War, we're talking about the novel The Silent Stars Go By! We speak to author Dan Abnett about putting the Doctor, Amy and Rory against the maurauding Martians. Courtesy of BBC Audiobooks, we have two clips from the reading of the story by Michael M...

Today's episode title might sound like an anime, but Lucky Story Song Contest is our look at the latest three Doctor Who episodes. What do Dave, Steevie, John and Kenny think of Lucky Day, The Story and the Engine and The Interstellar Song Contest? It gets quite sweary later, but don't worry, it's all been bleeped. This episode has a subtitle of: "Hartnell with some Vaseline."

5, 4, 3, 2, 1... The Power of 3 is go! Simon Messingham joins Dave and Kenny to discuss his Second Doctor Missing Adventure The Indestructible Man. They talk Gerry Anderson's pupper shows, Quatermass and a hell of a lot more. Plus, we have readings from the author and Alistair Lock, bringing the book to life!

Daleks, conquer and destroy! Daleks, conquer and destroy! (Or, Daleks conquer shops with toys) There's a fascinating new book out from Telos Publishing, looking at the Evolution of the Toy Dalek. We're joined by writer Alex Storer, who tells us how this publication came about. Find out more and order at www.telos.co.uk

The Interstellar Song Contest is on its way to our TV screens, for Juno Dawson's first TV Doctor Who credit. But, we've turned back the clock to 2018 and spoke to Juno about her first Who story - the Thirteenth Doctor novel The Good Doctor. Juno talks about her love of the show and how she got into Doctor Who - in an interview recorded just days before it was announced what was coming to our scree...

Malcolm Hulke is someone who fandom has been talking about once again after the release of the Season 7 blu-ray. Looking for Mac put him in focus, and now, a biography of the writer and co-creator of the Time Lords has been release. Michael Herbert has put finger to keyboard to craft The Writing and Politics of Malcolm Hulke, and we speak to him about it.

We're back with the Eleventh Doctor, as we look at another adventure originally published in the 2-in-1 series. We've already featured Web in Space!, so today we put the other book in Sightseeing In Space under the spotlight. Author Steve Lyons joins us to discuss it, and we have a specially recorded reading from the book too.

Doctor Who's back on our screens, and in traditional Power of 3 style, we're looking at three stories. We've reunited Dave, Steevie, John and Kenny, who talk their way through each of these adventures for the Fifteenth Doctor and his new pal Belinda. But one of the team is a bit grumpy about things - and it's not who you might expect, as we discuss The Robot Revolution, Lux and The Well...

We make a welcome return to Virgin Publishing for our latest Doctor Who Book Club release. Today's novel make purr-fect sense, as we speak to Gary Russell about his Second Doctor Missing Adventure, Invasion of the Cat-People. And if it ever gets an audio adaptation, Gary did the casting for it back in 1995 when the book was published! Jude Law's going to be so easy to get...

We were amazed by it at Christmas, and now, we can boggle at it on blu-ray. Yes, The War Games in colour has been given its physical release, and we can rejoice with six extra minutes of material being added too! Joining us are editor Benjamin Cook, and lead colourist Rich Tipple, to discuss things we couldn't discuss back in episode 321, and what we can expect in the extras.

We're back with the First Doctor in an exciting adventure in time and space. We joined him, Ian, Barbara and Susan as they travel back to America at the time of the Salem witch trials. Dave and Kenny discuss the book, with author Steve Lyons joining in to reveal how the book came to be - and was rejected TWICE by Virgin!

We sadly learned that another member of the Doctor Who family had passed away at the weekend. Jean Marsh - better known to fans as Princess Joanna, Morgaine and perhaps best of all as Sara Kingdom - died at the age of 90. In tribute Kenny and Dave discuss their memories of Jean, and are joined by Simon Guerrier, who wrote five of the six main stories to feature Sara. And courtesy of our friend Jam...

We're back in the realm of the Twelfth Doctor today, as we join him in print. Mike Tucker is back to talk about his second novel featuring Peter Capaldi's incarnation, Diamond Dogs, which takes the Doctor and Bill into the future. We also feature two original readings from the book by Steevie Day, with no official release from BBC Audiobooks - to date.

Remember when 30 Years in the TARDIS was the most exciting thing in the world? We do! Today, we're joined by Kevin Jon Davies to discuss his new book 42 - The Wildly Improbably Ideas of Douglas Adams, a look at the unpublished works of the former Doctor Who script editor and writer Douglas Adams. We also discuss Kevin's legendary Doctor Who documentary. Kevin is coming to Scotland, to discuss the...

We travel back to 2013 for a novel that was released early in the 50th anniversary year. Shroud of Sorrow is today's book being put under the microscope, and Kenny is joined by Chris Hawton, from the All-New Adventures of the Doctor Who Book Club to discuss it this tale of Kennedy's assassination - and clowns from outer space. Sadly, author Tommy Donbavand passed away in 2019, but courtesy of some...

We conclude our celebratory week of 20 years of 21st century Doctor Who, with a special episode. Dave and Kenny put on the DVD of Rose, that first episode, broadcast on 27 March 2005, and share their thoughts on it. Did they enjoy Russell T Davies's original Doctor Who reboot as much as they did first time around? Turn on, tune in - and watchalong if you like!

When you're a Doctor Who fan, you're going to be a completist in some way. You'll want every Target novelisation, BBC Video, blu-ray, action figure, New Adventures, whatever it maybe. This week, the Radio Times released six different covers to mark 20 years of New Who, featuring the 21st century Doctors. Dave and Kenny both wanted particular covers, so we join them pounding the streets of Glasgow...

We mark the triumphant return of Doctor Who to our televisions screens in this week's book club. Dave and Kenny have re-read the first of the New Series Adventures published by the BBC, The Clockwise Man, by Justin Richards. They share their thoughts on it, plus have comments from Justin at the time of the launch of these books.

We're putting The Story of Martha under the microscope today. This was an unusual release at the time from BBC Books, as it was an anthology, with a framing device written by Dan Abnett. David Roden, Steve Lockley and Paul Lewis, Robert Shearman and Simon Jowett write the stories presented. Featuring the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones, we today speak to Dan, Steve, Paul and Simon about their work o...

As we mark 20 years since the return of Doctor Who, we turn the clock back to those early glory days. We're delighted to be joined by Dave Turbitt - another Glaswegian, no less - who worked on approvals on Doctor Who at the end of the Davie Tennant era, until Matt Smith's second season. Get ready for the first of a two-part interview discussing Dave's role, and he talks us through a hypothetical e...

369: The Savages by Kenny Smith