Fiction Paradox

With Sasha's sabbatical nearing an end, Brooke and Skip tackle two final Short Trips: "The People's Temple" by Paul Leonard (no Jim Jones here) and Trevor Baxendale's "The Queen of Eros" (with some storge too). This is surely the first time Harlequin Romance novels have been mentioned in our show. It also features even more debate on the poor, misbegotten Sam Jones because we know you can't get enough.

With Sasha on sabbatical, Brooke and Skip check out some Short Trips from BBC Books wherein we encounter another of Stephen Cole's aliases. How do they compare to the novels? And how does Sam fare? Tune in and find out. The show also includes a plea to model railroaders, an aside on a certain book by Umberto Eco, and Skip needing help recalling a Virgin New Adventure.

This week we have an interview with John Peel, author of two EDAs: War of the Daleks and Legacy of the Daleks. He talks about these books plus the many other Doctor Who novels he's written. (And many more non-DW books to boot.) Peel also gives the story on how he befriended Dalek creator Terry Nation, what makes a good Doctor Who story, and a whole lot more.

This time around it's "Legacy of the Daleks" by John Peel, the second and final Dalek EDA. Will Doctor Who history be retconned once more? What has Susan been up to lo these last 30+ years? Listen in and find out as we examine this sequel, of sorts, to the classic First Doctor TV story "The Dalek Invasion of Earth". 100% Sam Jones free.

In this episode we stray from the EDAs and converse about debut of Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth". A bit late, yes, but at least we can see if our predictions have held up.

We're back with a look at Michael Collier's "The Longest Day". It's a story featuring a fair number of women, "domestic" violence (gasp!), and some eros, philia, agape - all kinds of love. After complaining about too many character names ending in -ost, we discourse on The Doctor's beloved companion, Sam Jones.

What the deuce is up with those trees? Can The Doctor avert nuclear war? And what does Benny Hill have to do with Doctor Who? Find out in this month's show featuring "Option Lock" by DW stalwart Justin Richards.

We're back! This time around it's Kursaal by Peter Angelhides. It features our cunning heroes The Doctor & Sam plus vicious werewolves, eldritch ruins with a sweet home theater system, and a beleaguered real estate magnate who simply wants to build a theme park. Too much fun by HALF!

After 9 years the Daleks (and Davros too) returned in 1997's War of the Daleks to near universal opprobrium. Was it warranted? Or did John Peel do right by Doctor Who's most infamous baddies? And what does this book have to do with Terminator movies? Listen and all shall be revealed...