Doctor Who has always managed to encompass different story telling styles, whether on TV, on audio, or in print. 1001 Nights in Time and Space takes a different look at various Doctor Who stories from over the show's 62 years, as it retells them in new and interesting ways. We're joined by authors Steve Cole and Paul Magrs, to discuss how the book came to be, Paul's illustrations, and storytelling in general. This is a great listen, to two friends having a natter!

With the Season 13 Blu-ray release imminent, we continue our countdown to its arrival. Today, we take a look at the various Charaction Options action figures which have been released from one story in this season, Pyramids of Mars. Character's Al Dewar brings the gift of memories, as he joins us to discuss the Fourth Doctor, Servitor, Pyramids of Mars and Priory playset.

We return to the New Series Adventures range of novels, after spending a while in the classic era. Today, we're joining the Tenth Doctor and Martha in an ecological thriller set in the near future - Snowglobe 7. We speak to writer Mike Tucker, with readings from the original audiobook (still available as a download), from someone called Georgia Moffett. Whatever happened to her?

We head back to the era of the Tenth Doctor, as we look another of the original novels published in 2007. Writer Paul Magrs joins us to discuss his fun novel, with serious undertones, which features Barbara the vending machine and Toaster the sunbed. This is a fantastic interview with Paul, who shares the ups and downs of writing for licenced tie-in novels, compared to the days when the Eighth Doctor Adventures were the only ongoing series of new Doctor Who.

Happy New Year! We kick off 2025 with an episode feature the Power of 3 OG - yes, we've persuaded Grandfather Time himself, Tom Harris, to make an appearance, to join Dave and Kenny. The trio give their reactions to the Season 7 Blu-Ray reveal - and it's fair to say, they're all fairly happy. Even Tom!

We return to the Doctor Who two-in-one novels, which featured the exploits of Matt Smith's Time Lord. We look at Web in Space! (reprinted in a solo volume as Web in Space), and discuss it with author David Bailey. And we've created an all-new reading from the book too!

We reach the concluding part of our look at the Tales of Trenzalore novel from early 2014. Today, John and Kenny take a look at Strangers in the Outland, by Paul Finch, and The Dreaming, by Mark Morris. Both writers join us to discuss their experiences writing for this collection. We also have the DWM review, and discuss what we think of the collection. You can visit Paul Finch's blog here: https://paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/ Find out more about Mark Morris's work here: https://www.markmorrisfiction.com/

It seems apt to bring you some extra Christmas-themed episodes given we've just featured The Time of the Doctor. In a two-part series, we're bringing you a look at Tales of Trenzalore, a 2014 short story collection featuring events that took place during the 900 years the Eleventh Doctor defended the town of Christmas. Steevie and Kenny take a look at the first couple of stories today, Let It Snow by Justin Richards, and An Apple a Day, by George Mann. George joins us to talk about his tale too!

Merry Christmas! It's the annual Power of 3 episode where we take a look at three festive episodes, as the ghost of Christmas past looms over us all. Today, David, Kenny and special guest co-conspirator Jo examine The Unquiet Dead (look, it's the closest we have to an Eccleston Christmas episode, so go with it!), The Time of the Doctor and The Husbands of River Song. Which will they love most? There's only one way to find out... TUNE IN!

There's only one more day to go until the big day... new Doctor Who day. Oh, and Christmas Day as well. Dave, Kenny and Jo look back over season one with the Fifteenth Doctor, and share their thoughts and hopes for what Steven Moffat is going to deliver. Hopefully Joy to the World will bring our trio of Who influencers some delight!

It's Christmas week, so it's only fair that we take a look at a Doctor Who novel with a festive title. It was released in July 1996, at the height of summer, and the Christmas content is, erm, well... Yes. Matt and Kenny discuss Lawrence Miles's first Doctor Who novel, and the writer himself features in an archive clip, courtesy of our friends at the Reality Check podcast. Listen to the full interview here: https://archive.org/details/RealityCheckLawrenceMiles_201312

The Fifteenth Doctor is back in an all-new adventure - and we're not talking about Joy to the World (yet!). Today, we take a look at the latest original novel from BBC Books, Eden Rebellion, and speak to author Abi Falase about their first Doctor Who work. We've also got an excerpt from the audiobook, read by Genesis Lynea.

If we all lived our lives a little more like our favourite Time Lord*, then things might be a little less manic. Well, that's assuming we prefer the Doctor over the Master, the Rani, Borusa, Chancellor Valyes or even Castellan Kelner. Today, we speak to co-author Peter Anghelides, about The Daily Doctor.

The range of Target audiobooks from The Daleks through to Rose is now complete, with the release of Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster. Michael Stevens, who oversees BBC Audiobooks' Doctor Who output, joins us to celebrate this landmark, bringing with him a host of clips from some of his favourite releases. Joining in the fun are Andrew Smith, who talks about novelising Full Circle, and the legendary Jon Culshaw, who's read many of the audiobook releases. It's a party for your ears!

It's only a few days until the broadcast of the Second Doctor in colour! As we get ready for The War Games, we've dug out a classic Second Doctor adventure from the Power of 3 bookshelf. Today, we speak to Steve Lyons about writing The Murder Game, the second BBC PDA release. Editor Steve Cole pops by too!

Better late than never, we bring you two more exclusive Season 25-related interviews. We spoke to David John Pope about playing the Kandy Man, and Eric Luskin, about creating The Making of Doctor Who - Silver Nemesis, a few months ago. However, Doctor Who Magazine were interested in them, so they appeared in print first, and now, we bring you the full conversations with the pair!

If you like being made to think about your Doctor Who viewing, the chances are you'll be more than aware of the Black Archive series. Launched by Obverse Books in March 2016, the Black Archive sees writers tackle a Doctor Who story, analyse and dissect it, and give their own take on it. We speak with Stuart Douglas, the range publisher, about how it came to be, and their latest book, which examines A Christmas Carol. He also explains about their charity release, The Six Doctors. For more details visit www.obversebooks.co.uk/theblackarchive/

It's official - the next Doctor Who animation is another First Doctor tale. The Savages is being brought back to life, as all four episodes have been recreated in animated form, and married to the original soundtrack. Dave and Kenny share their thoughts, recording from the Power of 3 mobile recording studio (aka Kenny's car)

Remember when the Doctor encountered Queen Victoria, when she was mourning her husband, Prince Albert, and had an adventure in Scotland? Yes, of course we're talking about 2004's Fifth Doctor PDA, Empire of Death, by David Bishop. As if Russell T Davies would ever use an elements from one of David's stories, or nick his story title. Oh, no... wait... We're joined by David Bishop who discusses the novel, and its original Bidmead-esque title... Our readings are courtesy of James Hadwen-Bennett, whose fan-produced reading of the novel can be heard at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzNtNqZdyNC-S-cZTDWWZDAX73d-1vKU9

It's that time of the year when we all get excited - there's a new Doctor Who Annual on the way. Gone are the days of Mission for Duh and X Rani and the Ugly Mutants, plus weird lurid acid-trip illustrations. Instead, we have Paul Lang looking after it all, and he tells how work started on this some twelve months ago!

It's back for a new lease of life in 2024, just in time for Christmas. Some 38 years after it was originally published, Harry Sullivan's War has been released as audiobook by BBC Audio. We present an extract from the book, and speak with the man who has brought it to life - Christopher Naylor. Lifelong Doctor Who fan Chris tells us about his career to date, and how he came to play Harry Sullivan for Big Finish.

Have you even wondered what happened to certain characters on Doctor Who, and what they did before we meet them on TV? If so, then The Adventures Before is the book for you, featuring eight tales that prelude the greatest adventures of various Doctors. We chat to writers Mark Griffiths and Gary Russell about their entries, preludes to The Daleks and The Five Doctors. Another book to consider for Christmas!

UNIT has been part of Doctor Who since 1968, there to support the Doctors in their moments of need. But what really happened before and after the Doctor arrived? Mike Tucker and Steve Cole reveal all in this glorious new hardback publication, and discuss the creative process behind it all.

It's an amazing time to be a fan of Doctor Who research into its earliest days. On top of Simon Guerrier's biography of David Whittaker and Paul Hayes's Pull to Open in 2023, this year has seen the release of the Doctor Who Production Diary - The Hartnell Years. Written by David Brunt, we speak to published David J Howe about this book, its sequel, and what else is coming from Telos Publishing in the next 12 months.

Big Finish's latest release in the Lost Stories range is Alixion, a story which would have featured as part of the never to be Season 27. Original writer Robin Mukherjee has adapted his original outline for audio, with Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred back as the Doctor and Ace. Robin joins us to discuss the story, how it almost came to be on television and its return to life on audio. Plus, Kenny and Dave discuss the other Lost Stories from this era, which Big Finish have released.

It's been a while since we featured a novel with the Twelfth Doctor, so here we go! Today, we're turning back the clock to 2017, when the Doctor and Bill faced the Shining Men. Author Cavan Scott joins us to reveal all about the book - including a frantic last-minute rewrite!

The team continue their story-by-story journey through the adventures of the Thirteenth Doctor. Today, Steevie, Kenny and John face The Tsuranga Conundrum, Demons of the Punjab and Kerblam! Will they enjoy it before the Pting tries to eat them all? Or will there be a special delivery to save them all?

There's a new compilation of Doctor Who art on the way - and YOU can make it happen. Today, we're delighted to welcome back Will Brooks (woop woop!), as he discusses the new upcoming Kickstarter project from Cutaway Comics - Unearthing The Time Team - a celebration of the DWM artwork by Adrian Salmon. This new book will collect Adrian's art for the classic era Time Team features - and feature all-new creations for the stories which didn't originally feature. More details on supporting the book can be found at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coverbsecondprint/the-time-team-unearthed?ref=android_project_share&fbclid=IwY2xjawHAY4xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQRVVd-CjI4wB-4a2SbDbD_qIBQtrcSoFPISquVJnAFoTmteCmKQGWP1Dw_aem_SVTY2xSvpIttYDVfW-SQ0A

It's official - the second sixties Doctor Who story to be colourised is The War Games. We've gone behind the scenes on it to chat with editor Ben Cook and chief colourist Rich Tipple, as well as Peter Crocker, who tells us about the picture restoration. The countdown to 23 December is on!

It's been a long time since we did a Doctor Who Family Tree episode. These are episodes where we find people with Doctor Who connections, working together on other projects, and here, we focus on 1984 BBC children's drama The Box of Delights. It starred Patrick Troughton, with a number of noteable Who alumni working on it too, most notably composer Roger Limb. Kenny is joined by Roy Gill to discuss their love of the show, and Chris Chapman, who has produced a new documentary on The Box of Delights for the 40th anniversary blu-ray, joins them to talk about it.

The Doctor's always running into people from Earth's past on TV, in a genre now known as the 'celebrity historical'. Here, we have David Tennant's Tenth Doctor travelling solo, finding himself in the Galopagos Islands, where he not only encounters a young Charles Darwin, but also... the Silurians. We're delighted to be joined by author L D Lapinski, as they tell us about getting the commission, and how they have also recently moved to Scotland.

A range of Doctor Who fiction has begun, with the new Icons series. This sees different incarnations of the Doctor encountering famous people from Earth's past. The range begins with the Thirteenth Doctor meeting Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Author Sophie McKenzie joins us to tell us about the writing process.

We welcome back an old friend to the Power of 3, as author Christopher Bulis joins us for another conversation. Today, Chris is talking about The Eye of the Giant, his Third Doctor novel which features Liz Shaw, the Brigadier, Yates and Benton. Throw in a lost island, giant animals and a giant with a red crystal in its eye socket, and you've got a Ray R Harryhausen film just waiting to happen!

It's 1 December - which means Christmas is very close indeed. There's a plethora of new books out in time for the festive season, and we'll be chatting with the people behind these over the coming days. We start with The Time-Travelling Almanac, written by the always brilliant Simon Guerrier.

What a busy few weeks it's been for fans of Doctor Who action figures. Not only were the Character exclusive Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday figures releases, but also the high street variants, and now the next B&M drop has been revealed. Al Dewar from Character joins us to chat about the next Dalek set, and discusses the variations, as well as the Cyberman, River Song and Clockwork Droid set. (Today's guest theme - 1987 Keff McCulloch Rearranged by Dalek Who)

We're back in the territory of the Target novelistations with today's episode. We look at the opening adventure of the Fifteenth Doctor's second and final season, as we discuss novelising The Robot Revolution with Una McCormack. Plus, we have Varada Sethu popping in too, reading an extract from the audiobook.

Today's a very special day - Big Finish is issuing its main 25th anniversary release - The Sirens of Time (Redux). Writer/musician/sound designer/executive producer Nick Briggs has gone back to the original tapes of the story (yes, tapes!), and given it a top to bottom remix for 2024. Nick joins Kenny and Dave to discuss the changes, as well as answering a few other Big Finish queries.

Hooray for Hollywood! We're taking a trip across the Atlantic to tinseltown, Los Angeles, as we join the Second Doctor, Ben and Polly, for Dying in the Sun. We speak with author Jon de Burgh Miller about this novel from 2001.

Remember those days, of getting picture books packed full of information about things you loved, whether space, animals or cars? There's a new edition of the Doctor Who equivalent, The Official Guide (everything you need to know about the Whoniverse), which has been written by Justin and Julian Richards. Julian joins us to tell us about updating this text from its previous incarnation, and the fun of working with an NDA!

It's November 23 once more. And to celebrate not only Doctor Who's 61st birthday, but the 25th anniversary of Big Finish's Doctor Who range, we're taking a look at the very first BF DW release, The Sirens of Time. Our Kenny is joined by his pal Craig Brawley to discuss it, and original Sirens producer Gary Russell joins them to talk about creating this milestone audio. Guest star Anthony Keetch (Vansell) drops by too.

BBC Audiobooks has released an incredible number of productions this year - with more several hundred hours of audio entertainment. We're talking with Michael Stevens, who oversees the Doctor Who range. He tells us about past and present releases, and gives us an exclusive on a release that's coming out next year featuring the Daleks!

This episode of the Power of 3 is released in honour of what would have been William Russell's 100th birthday. Sadly, the actor passed away earlier this year. However, courtesy of James Hadwen-Bennett, we're able to bring you a convention panel featuring the great man, from 2003. Let's celebrate him and remember everything he brought us in his time in the show - including his brief return in 2022 in The Power of the Doctor. A real Doctor Who legend.

With a title like Superior Beings, you could be forgiven that this Fifth Doctor PDA features the Daleks. But it doesn't! The Doctor and Peri instead encourter the fox-like Valethske! Author Nick Walters joins us to discuss his novel - and also, its sequel, The Secret of Foxfell Forest. It's now available from www.candy-jar-books.co.uk in paperback and hardback formats.

The Wheel in Space is one of those Doctor Who stories that's sometimes overlook. One third of it still exists in the BBC archives, with the other four episodes being covered by a telesnap reconstruction in iPlayer (and originally created for Britbox USA). Kenny, Steevie and John discuss the story, and are joined by special guest John Kelly, who created the telesnap version.

The Power of 3 Book Club turns back the clock to 1996 and the days of the Missing Adventures. Today, we take a look at The Man in the Velvet Mask, which was regarded as something of a controversial release at the time. Author Daniel O'Mahony joins us for a talk, including addressing the controversy, some 28 years later!

We bring you our second episode looking at the new Fifteenth Doctor audiobooks. Today, we're putting Doctor Who on Ghost Beach under the spotlight - and yes, that is the full and correct title! Author Niel Bushnell drops by to discuss it, with the story having been released on Thursday, 7 November.

The mystery is revealed... Just who has changed time and been plaguing the Doctor, Ace and Bernice on their travels? We find out in No Future, as the Alternative Universe Cycle comes to a close. We discuss Paul Cornell's third Doctor Who novel, plus feature the DWM prelude and readings from the book, as well as archival interviews with the author.

Did you know that there's a lost Ninth Doctor adventure from BBC Books? Mike Tucker was originally scheduled to write it, but a clash with other work meant it was shelved. However, it was resurrected for the 2-in-1 book range, with the Doctor, Amy and Rory, rather than Rose and Jack. Mike tells us all about it!

Series 14/season one/the first one with the Fifteenth Doctor is being extended again! Woohoo! We take a look at Sting of the Sasquatch, the new release from BBC Audiobooks, which is out today, Thursday 7 November. We speak to commissioning editor Michael Stevens - who's back VERY soon with more - and author Darren Jones, plus we have an exclusive five minute extract.

It's Halloween! Are you ready to be scared? Dave and Kenny today take a look at Forever Autumn, the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones novel set on 31st October. The pair discuss the novel - one of them reckons it's the best new series novel and should have been a TV episode - and author Mark Morris drops in. He's an acclaimed horror novelist, so he knows how to scare! (Today's guest theme - What if John Carpenter did a Doctor Who Theme? by George C Music)