The Toymaker has been given a lease of new life in the 21st century, after his return to TV Doctor Who in The Giggle.

Brian Hayles's creation has always fascinated fans, leading to him appearing in comic strips, and, eventually, a BBC Past Doctor Adventure.

We're joined by writer Gary Russell to discuss bringing back the Toymaker, pitching him against the Fifth Doctor and his TARDIS crew, putting them through the wringer, and throwing in a flashback to the First Doctor on Gallifrey for good measure!

Kenny and Dave travelled down to Derby on 5 September 2026, to attend Whooverville 17.

There, they met up with regular podcast contributor Craig Brawley, and had a fantastic time at the convention, with Cybermen, bikers vs Daleks, and lots more.

Here, they share their highlights - and are joined by Big Finish War Doctor Jonathon Carley too!

One of the most prolific novelists for Doctor Who during wilderness years 1.0 was David A McIntee.

A writer for Virgin's New and Missing Adventures, as well as the BBC Books Past Doctor and Eighth Doctor ranges, the Scotsman was a huge fan of the Master.

Sadly, David, who spoke to us several times on this podcast, passed away in December 2024, and to honour his memory, a book of original fiction has been published by Arcbeetle Press - https://www.arcbeatlepress.com/

We speak to the book's editor Hunter O'Connell, and David's widow, Lesley, about this book, I'll Think Of A Title Honest.

I'll Think Of A Title Honest is available from https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Title-Honest-Lesley-McIntee/dp/B0GS6CCRSF?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Power of 3 listeners with long memories will recall we previously looked at the Jon Pertwee radio episodes in our 121st episode.

Three years and 440 episodes later, we're putting it back under the microscope again, as we look at Barry Letts's novelisation of his own work.

We feature archive interviews with Barry, BBC radio excerpts, a five minute reading of the audiobook, plus narrator Jon Culshaw drops by too. And, we get hints for the future of the BBC Audiobooks range from editor Michael Stevens.

Circuit Breaker continues, as we head into Penguin Books' contribution to the ongoing series.

We speak to author Janelle McCurdy about her short story, The Doctor and the Three Witches, which is part of the new paperback reprint of Time Lord Fairy Tales.

She explains how her love of the Tenth Doctor helped influence her adventure, which appears alongside a number of adventures by the late Justin Richards.

We return to the Doctor Who multimedia event of 2026 today, as we look at the next chapter in Circuit Breaker.

Starring Jo Martin as the Fugitive Doctor, we're meeting some of the team behind Dawn of the Daleks, the second comic book published by Titan to tie-in with the series.

We're delighted to welcome back editor Jonathan Wilkins, and co-writer Dulce Montoya, as they discuss how their second Dalek adventure came to be, how the object from the Black Archive needing returned was chosen and... Jonathan says the most forbidden word on the Power of 3!!!!!

What is the word? He calls Kenny a "W"...

Scary thought for the day - on January 1 next year, The Sarah Jane Adventures will be 20 years old.

To mark the occasion, our friends at Roundel Books are publishing an exclusive book on the series, with more than 300 unseen pictures, taken during the production of the show by Tommy Knight's mum, Sandy.

We're joined by designer Will Brooks to discuss the publication.

Find out more at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/room5064/adventures-on-bannerman-road

The Invasion was the Second Doctor story that laid down the format for the decade to come.

And now, it's the subject of a Black Archive, from Obverse Books, which has been written by Stephen Hatcher. Steve joins us to discuss this book.

Order your copy from https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/84-the-invasion/

Read the bonus content from Richard Bignell at https://obversebooks.co.uk/the-invasion-local-interest/

The final part of the current box set of Twelfth Doctor Adventures from Big Finish is out this week.

We meet musician Borna Matosic - the first Croatian/German to feature on our podcast - to discuss his work on the series.

Plus, we review the first five episodes of this run, with guest co-conspirator Kat, from the Says Who podcast.

The Circuit Breaker series reaches its fourth instalment - and the Cybermen are here!

Not just any Cybermen, but 80s Cybermen, voiced by David Banks! GET IN!

We find out about the making of this release from BBC Audiobooks, as we speak with editor Michael Stevens, plus writer Steve Lyons.

We also feature a five-minute excerpt from the adventure, courtesy of our friends at BBC Audiobooks.