The Maran Chess Club

Spoilers in this episode. This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mark Rawlins & Joe Ford join Luke to talk all about the recent Big Finish Audio epic Hooklight! One of us didn't like it, one of us is in the middle & one of us loved every second. Prepare for fights. Learn how to romance Tegan. Be careful what you put on covers.

This time on the Maran Chess Club, Gareth Bowley joins Luke on a trip to the far far future. It's time for Frontios! So steal a satsuma and don't be unaccountable, join us! You want more Gravis? Oh we've you covered. He sings, he dances, he wraths. It's nice to know that with everything going wrong that the washing machines work. Have I mentioned it's GRAVIS TIME!?

This week on the Maran Chess Club, Dan Hollingsworth joins Luke to talk all about Mawdryn Undead & the Big Finish Audio, Time In Office.... or Yes, Lord President. Are Mawdryn's people Rogue Shobogans? Leela likes gun stories more than frock ones Poor Hippo. He's bad.

On the Maran Chess Club this week, Nathan Bottomley joins Luke to talk all about the Blowholes Of Androzani (Minor). Prepare yourself for two Aussie lads who didn't have to get up at the crack of dawn to record! Get ready for a Roger Limb soundtrack Luke likes. Find out what was cut out for Aussie transmission.

Andrew Batty is back! Together with Luke they go on a Time-Flight piloted by the amazing Captain Stapley. Why does the Master need slaves from the future? Hayter's gonna hate.... and bang on about ultra sonics and radiation. Discover why Captain Stapley is perfect companion material.

This week Joe Ford returns to talk about Fanfare For The Common Men & the brownest story ever Arc Of Infinity. Listen as Luke mixes up John Farnham's Sadie the Cleaning Lady with Sexy Sadie. Beatles fan card revoked! Wonder at how the Time Lord's suck at interior design. And be shocked that no one gets stoned in Amsterdam!

Maths! MATHS! This week on the Maran Chess Club, Rod Brown is here to talk all about Iterations Of I and the underrated Planet of Fire. Listen to Luke melt as he tries to explain imaginary math. Turlough should go on to play the Trionic Game of Thrones. The Master gets small after trying to make his gun.... bigger.

This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Andy, Luke's co-host of the Never Open Podcast watches Doctor Who for the first time. Is it something good? Nah it's Warriors of the Deep. Find out about the adventures of Ginger & Church Lady Listen as Luke & Andy beat a dead green horse. Prepare yourself for the karate kick of DOOM!

Put on your best hiking heels and forget about books n stuff, because this week on the Maran Chess Club, Si Hart is finally given a chance to talk about Castrovalva. Adric should go into video game development. Luke learns Harrison's Rocks doesn't have that nifty little cave in it. Whose web is it? MYYYYYYY WEBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB!

This time on the Maran Chess Club, Paul Quinn joins Luke to talk about Eric Saward's Target novelization of Resurrection of the Daleks. *#%$ The Time Lord. The Time Lord. The Time Lord. The Time Lord. THE TIME LORD!

Jon Arnold returns to the Maran Chess Club, because he and Luke need some therapy after covering Warriors of the Deep & especially Nekromanteia. Who'd win in a fight between Hindle or Lon? So how does one swash their buckle? What if Paul Jericho was good?

On this episode of the Maran Chess Club, Michael Mills joins Luke to look at some early Big Finish & talk about how things have changed. Will Luke ever grasp the concept of interior design? Ever heard of fire? It's really hard to concentrate on an accent and act at the same time isn't it?

In this episode of the Maran Chess Club, Frazer Gregory joins the greatest swordsman in Australia to talk all about an episode Luke finds a new appreciation for. Yes we did forget to talk about the song. What meds is Tegan on? Also where did she learn those knife throwing skills? Keep warm.

In this episode of the Maran Chess Club, Lucy joins Luke to talk all about Four To Doomsday! It's also episode 4 which was not intentional. Just how old is the TARDIS team supposed to be? Is Monarch confusing or does he just have lots of plans, because he's sitting around all day? Is Adric wearing a Sontaran uniform? What is love? Baby don't hurt me.

In this episode of the Maran Chess Club, Andrew joins Luke and introduces him to a slice of the 5th Doctor he didn't know existed. Will Luke ever get the name right? Why are Doctor Who release schedules so random!? Enjoy Lon's laughing in your head alllll day.

In this episode Jon joins Luke on the Maran Chess Club to talk about two stankers. Okay one's a stanker, the others only half stank. How could Warriors be better? Can someone turn out the lights? Oh and it really annoys me for some reason that I know how to spell Nekromanteia & that I've heard it 3 times. Intro music by That Mr Guy Productions

In this episode Luke and Joe start the Maran Chess Club with two Fifth Doctor classics. Find out more about the Cybermen's obsession with bones. Ponder over whether Mondas has Silurians. Also please tell us what the hell those Cybermen guarding the stairs in Earthshock were talking about! It'll be EXCELLENT! Intro music by That Mr Guy Productions.