Possibly our biggest and boldest episode yet. The great Philip Hinchcliffe is back to discuss his third and (sadly) final Doctor Who novelization; August 1980's "The Keys of Marinus". Always an honor to speak to Philip, who had not read this book in decades and gained a new perspective on the text.

And Jim Sangster (@Monster_Maker) is back to discuss "Marinus" in both TV and book incarnations and why "Marinus" is so important to 21st-century "Doctor Who"... as well as Jim's prolific creative work and DW content, Bette Davis, limericks, and the long-awaited return of everyone's favorite game, "Guess That Cliffhanger".

The Bette Davis/George Colouris interview may be found in its entirety here.

"Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus" features cover art by David McAllister.

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We're very excited to welcome Paul Scoones (@Paul_Scoones) to Doctor Who Literature. Paul wears many hats in the "Doctor Who" universe and we'll discuss almost all of them today. We'll also discuss pronunciations, genealogy, the long and benevolent shadow of Terrance Dicks... and play a game of "20 Questions".

Read Paul's accounting of the recovery of Episode 1 of "The Crusade", which occurred 24 years ago this week.

You can find the TSV novelizations -- including two written by Paul himself -- here.

Bonus reading on the Curse of the House of Atreus.

"Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor" features cover art by Andrew Skilleter.

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Happy New Year to all; we wish you a happy and healthy 2023.

My guest this week is the great Iain Martin (@broadanddeep), from oh so many great Doctor Who podcasts, including but not limited to We're All Stories in the End and All of Time and Space.

Iain proves a true challenge to the all-time "20 Questions" quiz title-holders.

While the TV version of "The Power of Kroll" doesn't win a lot of fans this week, the novelization was previously featured on Jason's Terrance Top Ten list in September 2019.

"Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll" features cover art by Andrew Skilleter.

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And, incidentally, a happy Christmas, to all of you at home!

There are two guest interviews this week. Delighted to have Michael Stevens, editor of the Target Audiobooks range, which featured a new novelization of this week's story, "The Androids of Tara".

And we have frequent Doctor Who Literature guest Pete Lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess) reading the Terrance Dicks adaptation of "Androids of Tara" for the first time!

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We lost two big names connected with Classic Doctor Who this week: episode writer and novelist Chris Boucher, and actor Jane Sherwin. This episode features audio clips from Boucher's "The Robots of Death", and of Sherwin (with Frazer Hines and Graham Weston) in "The War Games".

Topics discussed this week include the great Saturday morning TV shows of Sid and Marty Krofft, specifically "Far Out Space Nuts" and "Land of the Lost". UK Jason also takes his turn at "20 Questions", with surprising results.

We also have Listener Mail, Jason's review of the "Stones of Blood" novelization, and much much more.

"Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood" features cover art by Andrew Skilleter.

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We have a guest host this week. Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) from the Trap One Podcast does a brilliant job manning the ship and taking us back to Gallifrey, discussing this week's book with a first-time (and yet oddly familiar-sounding) guest.

Doctor Who Literature is now a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network.

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This has been a fraught week on the Internet, on Twitter especially, so we open with an unscripted monologue on the subject.

This episode features Mouret's Rondeau, best known in the US as the theme to PBS's "Masterpiece Theater".

"Doctor Who and the Underworld" features cover art by Bill Donohoe.

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Jason is back from LI Who (Long Island Doctor Who) presents: Meglos 2022. And he's brought back interviews with four convention guests plus several fan friends. The perfect way to spend a week in between the end of the 1979 Target books and the start of the 1980 books.

Doctor Who Literature is now a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network.

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This week on Doctor Who Literature we close out our third season with a look at the last novelization of 1979, Ian Marter's third book, and the first book in the "Key to Time" cycle. US TV producer David Barsky rejoins us to talk about Harlan Ellison, "American Chopper", and a rousing game of "Listener Limerick Challenge".

"Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation" features cover art by John Geary.

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