Richard E Grant IS the Doctor! (Or so we thought, for a few months)

We put the 2003 40th anniversary Doctor Who webcast Scream of the Shalka under the microscope, as we look at this Cosgrove Hall-produced animated adventure. Written by Paul Cornell, once upon a time, we thought this was going to be the future of Doctor Who...

Plus, Kenny has another amazing* showbiz story about his life in journalism.

*Not particularly amazing, but lots of namedropping

This week marks three years since the passing of the beloved Bernard Cribbins.

For our latest book club release, we speak to author Gary Russell about his Tenth Doctor and Donna novel, Beautiful Chaos, which also features Wilf.

We also have a couple of extracts from the audiobook, read by Bernard, and learn what Bernard thought about it (and it's a lovely anecdote!).

On this podcast, we obviously love Big FInish.

But don't forget, they're not the only producers of audio Doctor Who.

Today, we learn more about the output of BBC Audiobooks and head to the lair of the (Zarbi) supremo Michael Stevens, who tells us about what's out, and what's still to come in 2025 - plus an exclusive tease for some 2026 releases!

We're back with the Seventh Doctor today, as we join him and Ace for the second adventure in the BBC Books version of Season 27.

Co-author Mike Tucker joins us to talk about Matrix, and how it began life as a novel with Virgin Books, before being rejected.

Editor Steve Cole explains why he picked it up, and we have our usual readings from the book too.

It's not often we do sequel episodes, but in this case, we really had to.

Episode 376 - Approving the Doctor - with Dave Turbitt (part one) - gave us insight into how merchandise approvals worked during the fourth season of Doctor Who.

Now, Dave returns to talk us through the year of the Tennant specials, plus Matt Smith's first two seasons.

Stand by for some fantastic new facts!

The Thirteenth Doctor returned on audio last week, as Big Finished released Jodie Whittaker's first adventure, Vampire Weekend.

To mark the occasion, we look at the first volume of the Team TARDIS Diaries, Paper Moon, by Louie Stowell.

The author joins us as we discover the... Genesis of the Psychic Paper!

Happy The Android Invasion Day! It's 6 July 2025, and to celebrate, here's (another bonus!) episode for you.

Join the OG, as Tom Harris returns, to discuss the imminent release on blu-ray, of Doctor Who - The Collection: Season 13.

And intrepid trio even try the impossible - to decide whether Season 13 is better than Season 14. There's only one way to find out... FIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!

It's the weekend, and what says the weekend more than some new Doctor Who?

We're back into the world of the recently published Fifteenth Doctor novels, as we look at Spectral Scream.

Written by Hannah Fergesen, we speak to her as well as editor Steve Cole.

Plus, courtesy of our friends at BBC Audiobooks, we also have five minutes from the audio version for you too!

We had to a dwelling of simplicity for our latest episode, as we look at the Black Archive release of Castrovalva.

We speak to author Andrew Orton about TV studios, film recordings, mathematics and philosophy, which all feature in the book.

You can order a copy from:

https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/77-castrovalva/

It's our 400th episode, and we're marking it with Daleks!

We welcome the Emperor Dalek himself, Nicholas Briggs, to discuss his 2013 novel The Dalek Generation.

And we also talk about raisins too!