Type 40 • A Doctor Who Podcast

Type 40 • A Doctor Who Podcast

Episode 174: SCORPION PREVIEW!

There’s no fandom more creative than the Doctor Who fandom. Some projects are very small and intimate. Others? Big. No, make that REALLY big! There’s not many have gone bigger than “Dr. Who meets the Scorpion”. A feature length fan film, loaded with thrills, chills and classic series charms. It’s bout to premiere on YouTube after a steady program of teasers and trailers

Three years ago, actor, co-director and producer Phillip Roy appeared on our Doctor Who podcast to explain his ambitions for the project. Now he’s back to reconnect with regular host Dan and filmmaker and screenwriter Ian David Diaz. For an extensive and candid look at how the cast and crew of dedicated, talented people made the film finally happen! Enjoy our conversation HERE:

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As an independent British publisher, Telos has brought some truly distinctive and ambitious Doctor Who-related books to print over the years — none more so than their brand-new title, Man and Cyberman: Memoirs of a Cyber Leader.

Telos founder David J. Howe returns to Type 40, alongside writer and actor David Banks himself. They tell regular hosts Antony and Dan what sets this book apart from other such tomes of the Cybermen published over the last six decades.

David Banks shares stories from his time playing the recurring role of the Cyber Leader, opposite three Doctors throughout the 1980s, as well as some of his other notable journeys through time and space in this unmissable edition of our long-running show, from the Fandom Podcast Network:

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Picking up the story of fallout from the calamitous end of the RTD2 era: we've first words from Billie Piper since the collapse of the Christmas 2026 special and the entire series imminently being put out to tender...

She delighted the nation as Rose Tyler, mystified us as the Moment! But confounded all sense and reason with that final appearance in the closing moments of the season finale, last year. Now Billie finally answers questions on the subject of her involvement in Doctor Who right now & more!

Charlotte and Mike join Dan for this near forensic look at what Billie told the crowd in London in late August 2026. Plus we're receiving more from a figure synonymous with New Who! Writer, actor and producer Mark Gatiss has also been speaking on the current fortunes of Doctor Who. Where do these interviews differ, where do they crossover and what can we deduce about prospects for the shows return? Listen in here:

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Once again, it's the end. This time though? It was far from prepared for. Type 40 has been at the forefront of Doctor Who independent journalism throughout the RTD2 era. Culminating in our explosive, exclusive reporting on the collapse of the 2026 Christmas special which made it to the mainstream press.

When confirmation came from the BBC and Bad Wolf, of the status of the special and the whole series? We came together to bring you our unbeatable breakdown of the official words from all parties. Including the disgraced former showrunner Russell T Davies.

Join the regular panel for this exhaustive, no holds barred coverage! Which does include strong language. Type 40 said we'd be in it until the bitter end? But even we were surprised how fast and how bitter it would prove. Catch up here:

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Type 40 • A Doctor Who Podcast Episode 170: Top Five New Who! For Doctor Who Podcast Day 2026

21 years in the making and response to popular demand? It's the Type 40 Top Five of the whole of “New Doctor Who!”

Yes, the gang rattled their brains to whittle down those 196 episodes of to their Top Five of everything screened on telly between 2005 and 2025. We hope you enjoy our conversation as much as we did HERE:

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Episode 168: Disc Man with Ed Stradling

Another terrific guest materialises for this long form conversation on a fascinating Doctor Who connection with regular Type 40 host and remote-control freak, Dan Hadley.

Ed Stradling moved from a career in law, to producing for TV, fuelled by researching classic television and Doctor Who in particular. A key contributor and innovator in the original range of classic series DVD’s which raised the bar for value added material, or “special features”.

Here he recounts many of his greatest hits, an idiosyncratic fandom and potential future projects? The Fandom Podcast Network is proud to continue bringing listeners this essential companion the Whoniverse HERE:

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Episode 167: DWAS is 50! With Tony Jordan

The Doctor Who Appreciation Society is 50 Years old and if that’s not a good enough reason to check back in with DWAS Co-ordinator Tony Jordan? When would be!

Regular voices Antony Wainer and Dan Hadley are ready with the party poppers and loads of memories of membership cards, fanzines and badges past.

Not that the longest established and largest organised fan group for the series isn’t moving forward! Tony details how the revolutionising of the membership went, last year and teases their huge convention: The Capitol Fifty Years of DWAS happening in London next month…

Plus there’s more excitement over recent long-lost episodes being returned to the archives and loads more! Type 40 is privileged to host this conversation with such a dedicated and entertaining figure in the fandom today. And you can listen in HERE:

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Episode 166: Found! Missing Episodes Update Spring 2026

Doubtless you were as delighted as we were, to see the news of two fresh re-discoveries of previously lost classic Doctor Who episodes from 1965, a few weeks ago…

Our Type 40 regular discussion panel couldn’t wait to get together and speculate on the where’s, how’s and when’s as the story was continuing to break! What a treat to be joined by one of the fandom’s most knowledgeable voices and engaging podcasters, Tim Burrows as our guest.

The conversation focusses not just on the episodes themselves but inspiring work being done to preserve the films containing those William Hartnell finds by a team of volunteers, for registered charity Film Is Fabulous!

Tim gives us the inside track on the day classic series star, Peter Purves was treated to a top secret screening and how we can all help further the efforts to locate and preserves more? You can listen in HERE now:

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