226: Eater of Wasps

We're back taking a look at another Tenth Doctor novel, this time featuring the Doctor and Rose. Today, John and Kenny discuss The Price of Paradise, which was written by Colin Brake. Colin reveals his unintentional inspiration behind the story, in an in-depth discussion about his 2006 work.

And so it begins! Season 40/14/1, depending on your viewpoint. Join Steevie, John and Kenny - and a brief cameo from Dave who ended up having to go to work at very short notice - as they share their thoughts. What did they think of Space Babies? And was The Devil's Chord a step too far, as some have said online?

Did you think we'd struggle to find a Fourteenth Doctor novel? Of course we didn't - we're resourceful! Today, we're joined by Steve Cole (again!), just days after telling us about The Monsters Inside. He tells us about Under/Into Control, his story which appeared in The Ten Days of Christmas, and also the 2024 Doctor Who Annual.

We reach the Thirteen Doctor today, and present a sequel to an episode we did last year. This time, Dave and Kenny are joined by their fellow Glaswegian David Solomons, to discuss this adventure which goes at breakneck pace. Find out about the return of an old monster, writing for 'Thasmin' before 'Thasmin' was a thing, and the cover design - it's all fascinating stuff.

Peter Capaldi comes home (sort of)! The Twelfth Doctor arrives in Edinburgh with Bill and Nardole, and there's a mystery to solve... ghosts! Oh, and the imminient eruption of a volcano in Scotland's capital! We chat with author Jonathan Morris about this absolute gem.

We join the Eleventh Doctor and the Ponds in today's exciting adventure in time and space. We're heading to Hunter's Moon, in which the Doctor faces a slightly more brutal than normal foe. This episode, we chat with author Paul Finch about this thrilling tale.

We join the Tenth Doctor and Donna in a bit of a pickle, for today's episode. Dave and Kenny are joined throughout this episode by their pal Simon Messingham, author of The Doctor Trap. Find out how Simon's twins deprived him of the chance ot see the Doctor and Donna before they've been on TV! And we've a world exclusive, with a preview of the forthcoming audtion adaptation of The TEEN People!

Doctor Who publishing entered a new era in 2005, with the arrival of a trio of hardcover books. The second of these was The Monsters Inside, written by Steve Cole, who joins us to chat about the experience of something old - and something new. Plus, it's the only novel (that we know of) which has resulted in not only the one reference on TV, but two!

We really got a buzz from doing this episode, on the popular Eighth Doctor Adventures novel Eater of Wasps. Kenny and guest co-conspirator Matt Michael look back at this novel from 2001, and share their dislike of the insects (aka "yellow gits"), and enjoy Trevor Baxendale sharing the origins of the story. Plus, we also feature a reading from the end of the book too!

We've been itching to bring you this episode for months - and here it is! The Cyberleader himself, David Banks, has joined us to chat about writing Iceberg, his New Adventures novel, which was originally published in 1993. Dave and Kenny both fanboy over David, as well as showing their love of his other book, Cybermen, which they both got in 1989.