211: The Companions of Doctor Who

We're back with the classic Virgin line of Doctor Who books today, as we look at a Fourth Doctor Missing Adventure. Kenny has tracked down author Stephen Marley, and the pair have an in-depth chat about writing the book, touching on Hammer Horror, Ingrid Pitt and a biography of the Virgin Mary, along the way. A must for those who enjoy Gothic fiction!

IF THIS book was an episode of Friends, it would be "The one Where the Doctor and Jo get their heads shaved on the cover". Today, we venture into BBC Books territory and head to 2002, for The Suns of Caresh. We chat with author Paul Saint (Paul Beardsley being his real name), to discuss this novel. He's also got a new book out, published by Neosome, and can be bought online or directly from www.neosome.com, with signed copies available.

Our (hopefully) exciting travels through all of the previous Doctors in print continues. Today, we put the Second Doctor in focus, as he returns to Vortis in Twilight of the Gods. We chat with author Christopher Bulis, and check out what the DWM review had to say at the time of publication.

We're back doing the mad, crazy thing that we did in November... As we count down, in a Terry Nation style, to the new series of Doctor Who launching, we bring you an episode a day, with each one looking at a different Doctor, and a different adventure, that's probably not the one you were expecting. We're back with the Doctor Who novels, and we kick off with Venusian Lullaby, only the third of the Missing Adventures. We chat with author Paul Leonard.

Remember the early days of Big Finish's Companion Chronicles? Back in those days, in 2007, they didn't have any extras - but now, we're delighted to present the first-ever Doctor Who podcast chat with Fear of the Daleks writer Patrick Chapman. John and Kenny discuss the release, and marvel at Padders's amazing voice. Patrick has a new book of poetry out soon, with sci-fi references, and he discusses this too in the episode, and you can order it from https://salmonpoetry.com/details.php?ID=613&a=93 (Today's guest theme: Doctor Who Theme - McCulloch in Modernity by Daniel Rawlings)

Remember when the Doctor and his companion found a forest inside a spaceship? No, we're not talking about the Eleventh Doctor and Amy in The Time of Angels, we're talking the Tenth Doctor and Martha in the novel Wooden Heart. We chat with author Martin Day about it, and dial back the clock to see what the Doctor Who Magazine review had to say about it too.

Dave and Kenny have been on the road again, to attend another convention. They made the trip from Glasgow to Allendale in Northumberland, to visit not only the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi, but also attend the Monster Men event. They met Mike Tucker, Robert Alsopp, Stephen Mansfield, as well as writer Steve Gallagher and Glen McCoy. Find out more about the museum at https://www.museumofclassicsci-fi.com/ And you can learn more about Reeltime at www.timetraveltv.com

We're putting another Tenth Doctor novel back under the microscope today. Recently, we've featured several original books with Martha and the Doctor, but today, we're featuring him with his original companion, Rose. Kenny and Steevie discuss the novel, and are joined by author Mike Tucker, to talk all things mysterious in a Welsh seaside town...

And now, there's three travellers in the TARDIS. The BBC has announced the arrival of Varada Sethu alongside Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in the 2025 series of Doctor Who, as an unnamed new companion. Steevie and Kenny discuss the new arrival. And here's the link to the video Steevie discusses! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGXskXY55M0 (Today's guest theme: Doctor Who theme in the style of Tangerine Dream, by George C Music)

This episode of The Power of 3 is one of our longest to date. We connect over three continents as we are joined by the editors of Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader - Paul Booth, Matt Hills, Joy Piedmont and Tansy Rayner Roberts. And if four guests weren't enough for you, we then chat with Alison Lawson (writer of Big Finish adventure Catch 1782, fact fans!), who was one of the writers in the work. The book is available from in paperback, hardback and epub formats from https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/adventures-across-space-and-time-9781350288379/ (This episode's guest Doctor Who theme: Jazz-Funk Cover by Andrew Allen)