Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth

At last - it's here! We're all excited to have received our steelbooks of the movie.

Matt and Kenny give their thoughts on the extras, old and new, and are joined by TV Movie writer Matthew Jacobs, who shares his delight at the film's remastering.

But what was the first thing our boys both went to watch in the extras? Find out here!

Coming to you live and exclusively from the BFI, Pieces of Eighth was on the ground for the TVM Movie 4K screening.

Matt and Kenny discuss the day, as well as their thoughts on the new remaster, and reveal just who they got to meet one to one!

Plus, we're joined by the Queen of Belgium, Tinne Peeters, and a host of guests including Eighth Doctor writer Eddie Robson and former DWM editor Gary Gillatt, and a host of other friends, live from London.

Who's got the fantastic new special edition of Doctor Who Magazine, marking 30 years of the Eighth Doctor?

In this episode, we feature four contibutors to the magazine, with your co-hosts Matt and Kenny both writing pieces for it.

We are delighted to be joined by art editor Alistair McGown, who discusses his thoughts for creating the page designs and layouts.

And also popping by is Matthew Jacobs, as the TV Movie writer tells us about his new short story, Half Human. Plus, he tells us about a cut line which might have been VERY controversial if it had been printed!

In our two-part look at the work which has gone in, to bring the TV Movie to 4K and blu-ray, we speak to more people involved in the process.

Last week Paul Vanezis told us the full story of his work to restore the film, and this time, we're joined by David Palfreyman, who worked on the film scans, and Mark Ayres, who has restored the sound.

And now, we're all ready for the BFI Screening!

We're counting down the days until the TV Movie is released in 4K and on blu-ray.

To find out just how the whole release came about, we're delighted to present an exclusive in-depth interview with Paul Vanezis, who oversaw the whole project.

You're going to hear some fascinating technical detail, as well as how BBC Studios were able to make contact with Universal after initial attempts failed.

It's part one, of our ultimate guide to the restoration of the film!

It's a new beginning for the Eighth Doctor, with a new friend by his side.

We're looking at Blood of the Daleks, and are joined by writer Steve Lyons to discuss it.

Plus! We bring you the original character outline for Lucie 'Luce' Miller, a hairdresser who could have been played by an actor from Coronation Street or Byker Grove.

Intrigued? We've got lots of insight - all new, all exclusive!

Regeneration - the book that went through the hands of Virgin Publishing and BBC Books, before finally finding a home at Harper Collins.

Co-author Gary Russell joins us to explain how this masterpiece on the making of the Doctor Who TV Movie came into being.

Plus! Stand by for revelations on the mythical Leekley Bible!

Who doesn't like a trip to the shops when it's nice and quiet?

The Doctor and Lucie encountered a spot of bother when they went to a supermarket, and not just from an alien menace...

We're joined by Matt Fitton to discuss his Short Trip Late Night Shopping, read by Hugh Ross, which was recently released as part of the Eighth Doctor Short Trip Rarities collection.

This episode's graphic is courtesy of Spanky Backpack, and the Doctor Who 1990s Twitter account.

Have you ever seen Paul McGann at a Doctor Who convention?

Until 2003, when he appeared at the 40th anniversary event in London, Panopticon, no one thought he would ever do fan events.

Now, of course, he's a regular.

Matt and Kenny share their memories of seeing Paul, and we bring you a recording of Paul at Whooverville 14, in 2023. He just so happens to be interviewed by our Kenny...

The video of this is available on YouTube.

We're heading back to the pages of Doctor Who Magazine for today's episode, as we look at the second comic strip adventure featuring Paul McGann's Doctor.

The Keep was written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Martin Geraghty, and we've a brief archival interview with Alan, plus Martin joins us to discuss his art on this two-part tale.

Kenny and Matt discuss the adventure, with comic expert Paul Scoones popping by to share his thoughts too!