230: Plague City

Dot and Bubble seems to have split fandom with their thoughts on Russell T Davies' look at social media... and more. Steevie, Kenny and John take a close look at the themes which emerge from it, especially how fandom uses social media. We think it's quite a thoughtful discourse - do you agree with us?

The Power of 3 is the podcast home of the story of the action figures, and now, we're VERY excited by a new book. It's been revealed that Go Figure! is on the way, being published by Roundel Books, and is billed as: "The ultimate collector’s guide to Character Options’s 5.5” Doctor Who action figures from 2005-2024!" Dave and Kenny are so excited, and the book's designer Will Brooks joins us to tease the project. You can find out more at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/go-figure--2?utm_source=lifecycle#/

Tom Baker on the Power of 3? You must be joking! But we're not! Kenny's been frootling around in his loft, and recently came across a VHS tape, recorded at Scottish convention more than 30 years ago. Tom Baker appeared on Sunday, 31 May, 1992, at Paisley Arts Centre, an event Dave and Kenny both attended (although they didn't know each other at the time). This recording has been transferred from a long-play camcorder cassette recording, to VHS, to DVD, and then had the soundtrack lifted and digitally restored (with a bit of AI help). Huge thanks to Cameron Robertson for his sound restoration.

Well, that was creepy, wasn't it? John, Kenny and Steevie discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who, as Russell T Davies delivers some scares, laughs and more mysteries. And there's a surprise appearance from the theme tune from an old British TV show, which some of you may recall... Please note: This episode does NOT feature a creepy old lady.

It's the second half of our two-part series, looking at the next vinyl release from Demon Records. Being released tomorrow (25 May) on vinyl, alongside Pest Control, it's The Forever Trap. Writer Dan Abnett chats about his influences, his excitement, and Mr Gnurr.

This week sees the release of a luxurious vinyl release containing six discs. These contain a pair of original made for audio releases released by the BBC in 2008, with David Tennant and Catherine Tate performing them. We feature the first of those two stories today, as Peter Anghelides talks about Pest Control. The second story, The Forever Trap, features in our next episode, ahead of the vinyl release on Friday.

And just like that - boom! - Steven Moffat is back on Doctor Who. The Scottish former showrunner obviously doesn't bear a grudge, since Russell T Davies turned him down when he was asked to come back to the show, and he was back with episode three in series 14/40/one - Boom. Dave, John, Steevie and Kenny share their thoughts on this potentially explosive storyline.

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.