441: Molten Heart

"Hee hee hee! Oh, my dear Doctor, you're such a fool..." Who can forget Anthony Ainley's portrayal of the Master. Once seen, never forgotten, for so many reasons. And now, he's been fully captured in plastic, thanks to Character Options. Al Dewar joins us to discuss the figure, its creation, the accessories, and more.

Our celebrations of all things Season 13 related continue with our latest book club episode. Today, we take a look at the Missing Adventure System Shock, set between The Seeds of Doom and The Masque of Mandragora, featuring the Fourht Doctor and Sarah, plus a guest appearance from Harry Sullivan. We explore the novel through archival interviews, and a chat with Julian Richards, son of author Justin. Plus, there might just be a surprise or two along the way as well!

Doctor Who has always managed to encompass different story telling styles, whether on TV, on audio, or in print. 1001 Nights in Time and Space takes a different look at various Doctor Who stories from over the show's 62 years, as it retells them in new and interesting ways. We're joined by authors Steve Cole and Paul Magrs, to discuss how the book came to be, Paul's illustrations, and storytelling in general. This is a great listen, to two friends having a natter!

With the Season 13 Blu-ray release imminent, we continue our countdown to its arrival. Today, we take a look at the various Charaction Options action figures which have been released from one story in this season, Pyramids of Mars. Character's Al Dewar brings the gift of memories, as he joins us to discuss the Fourth Doctor, Servitor, Pyramids of Mars and Priory playset.

Copies of the Season 13 blu-ray are arriving now, after being dispatched by HMV in the UK! And to tease you with more of the new extras, we speak to Chris Chapman about the documentaries, photo galleries with Derek Handley, and commentaries, documentaries and Behind the Sofa with all-round good guy Toby Hadoke. Plus, Kenny and Dave discuss the Target novelisation covers for various editions of the Season 13 stories!

The countdown has begun - there's less than a week until Season 13 arrives on Blu-ray in the UK. As ever, we preview this eagerly-anticipated release by speaking to some of the people involved in the extras. Today, Peter Crocker tells us about the picture restoration, and Richard Bignell teases some archive gems in the PDF extras.

We return to the Thirteenth Doctor in print for our latest book club edition. Author Una McCormack drops by to discuss writing for the Doctor, Graham, Yaz and Ryan. Plus, we feature excerpts from the official BBC Audiobooks release, performed by Dan Starkey.

We take a look at the latest release in the Black Archive series from Obverse Books in our latest episode. Their first book to feature the Fifteenth Doctor is The Devil's Chord, from season 1/series 14/ season 40 (delete as applicable). Author Dale Smith tells us why he chose this story - but will we get non-diegetic?

Who remembers when the Doctor, Amy and Rory met dinosaurs? Ah yes, when they were on a tramp steamer in Florida, in the Victorian era. What do you mean, you had forgotten about the novel Terrible Lizards? We speak to Jonathan Green about his book.

It's been revealed by lost film specialists Film is Fabulous! that more than two missing episodes of Doctor Who exist in the hands of private collectore. They're expecting to make an announcement on the return of these soon, along with some episodes from season one of The Avengers. Dave and Kenny are joined by Brandon Peters, of The Brandon Peters Show, to discuss