Welcome to the All-New Hamster Book Club! This is a trailer to introduce the podcast; what precisely we do (debate, laughter and lots of opinions!) and to introduce many of the key contributors.

Plus, our brand new theme courtesy of the talented James Lark and wonderful new artwork courtesy of Dan Pinn.

We love Doctor Who books! Come and join in the fun!

A bumper episode of Hamster Book Club where Frazer and Joe discuss Anji Kapoor's first steps into the TARDIS, dealing with the loss of her boyfriend and getting to grips with the new men in her life - the Doctor and Fitz!

Includes bonus Jacqueline Rayner Interview - Jac very kindly gave an extensive interview covering her many creative roles over years with the books, the audios and beyond!

Reading by Joe Ford

Theme by James Lark

Artwork by Dan Pinn

Steven and Joe head to San Francisco to explore the origins of Sam Jones - is she a super companion of the Doctor or is she a dropout druggie from a bedsit? And does backstory and continuity really matter?

Includes bonus interview with Kate Orman who lets us know all about her journey writing Doctor Who books.

Reading by Joe Ford

Theme by James Lark

Artwork by Dan Pinn

One of the biggest Doctor Who book statements - a 600 page epic that merges and shatters the boundaries between the eighth and past Doctor ranges and changes the lives of the Doctor, Fitz and Sam forever. I have assembled the Dream Team for this bumper two part episode.

Readings by Ken Moss

Theme by James Lark

Artwork by Dan Pinn

An original story featuring two Doctors in love, a devastated world, an improvised solution and a twist ending!

It's the first time I've done this ort of thing - I hope you enjoy!

Happy Otherstide! How else could we celebrate than getting the family together at home and nobody - Housekeeper Joe, Ordinal James & wanderer Michael - agreeing on anything? The classic of repute or a complete borefest?

Reading & theme by James Lark

Artwork by Dan Pinn

Andrew Batty joins me to interview the dazzlingly creative author Paul Magrs about his Doctor Who work, old and new, and in particular 1001 Nights in Time and Space & Party Like It's 1998!

Wonderfully funny and effortlessly charming and highly talented Una McCormack joins me to talk Doctor Who and Star Trek books, and more Doctor Who besides! A delightful conversation!

A mixed set of opinions on this contentious book but at least two voices who are happy to praise the ambition and imagination here, but nobody is happy with the amount of pain on display.

Theme by James Lark

Artwork by Dan Pinn

Just what does the 'showrunner' of Doctor Who circa the late nineties have to say about his time editing the books, about Sam Jones, Fitz Kreiner and a really experimental period of the books. Jon Arnold and I investigate.

Joe & Michael get political as we talk about the very last, uniquely eighth Doctor New Adventure. To say we are impressed would be an understatement.

Reading by Ken Moss

Theme by James Lark

Artwork by Dan Pinn

A rare interview with Lance Parkin where he talks about working for Virgin and the BBC and all of his books - Just War, The Dying Days, Cold Fusion, The Infinity Doctors, Father Time, Trading Futures, The Gallifrey Chronicles and The Eyeless. Michael and Joe ask the questions.

The best New Series Adventure and the original Doctor Who book that finally gets the Daleks right? Joe and Gareth investigate.

A popular TV story and novel...but does it hold up all these years later in harsh light of the new series? Joe & Mark investigate...

A brand new short story, written by Benton & Hawthorne author and member of the Ham Fam, Lucy McCaul. A fun, lively mystery with a sting in the tale. Thank you Lucy for taking the time to write this in the opening month of the Hamster Book Club.

A rich, heady brew of sex, political detail, history, unknowable slathering horror, Gothic atmosphere and the absence left in the universe by the destruction of Gallifrey...but what will Joe & Mark Donaldson make of it...

We're going on holiday to a Dyson's sphere but there's been a murder...and it's down to the Doctor, Chris, Roz & Benny to figure out who did it. Along the way there is some stunning worldbuilding and extraordinary character development; particularly of Roz and Benny. A true pleasure to read.

Another book club tackles a Doctor Who arc in print - the 'Caught on Earth' arc that kick starts with The Burning. The Doctor has no memory, and a fiery force is tearing from the ground to take over the Earth...

Appropriately for a story about time going round and round, Anachrophobia gets a second airing on the book club but this time with focus on the Sabbath arc as Joe & Mark continue to explore the time travel horror in the second half of the EDAs...

Joe, James, Jason & Ian have a feisty discussion about trains, semen, companion could have beens, a drunk Doctor and some substantial worldbuilding. Can a consensus be reached on the most controversial of Doctor Who books?

Join Joe, Jason, James & Ian as we read and critique the very first New Adventure - and it's a Target novel! Brilliant character insight, dynamic Dalek POVs and continuity heaven.

Artwork by Dan Pinn

Theme by James Lark

Reading by Ken Moss

A republish or an interview I conducted last year with the brilliant and imaginative Jonathan Morris to tie into our Anachrophobia discussion this week. Here he talks about all of his Doctor Who books to date.

The talented and all round lovely guy, Simon Guerrier joins me to talk about getting a break writing Doctor Who books, his time editing Bernice books, and gives huge insight into his David Whittaker and upcoming Terrance Dicks books...

A fascinating dive into a book that dishes up a romantically manipulative Doctor, the losses that are suffered during wartime and the psychological horror of facing those demons...

If you're a big fan of the idea of season 23a, then you're in for a treat! The return of the Toymaker, an old producer, a trip to Blackpool and video games gone bad...what could possibly go wrong?

A blissful holiday road trip that takes in wonders, dangers and unforgettable creatures, explores the nature of storytelling, dazzles with wit and introduces the irrepressible Iris Wildthyme...

Three important narrators, the end of the war, unrequited love, murder and betrayal...the Earth Arc continues with its most impressive novel yet...

NSFW! A very kinky read, this! Jon and I slip into the world of the sex obsessed Claudia Marwood as she meets a mysterious Byronic stranger and indulges her every kink!

A smart, packed, sophisticated novel, which gives Mark and I a chance to discuss history, perception and the two can collide dramatically in modern times.

Joe & Mark continue their waltz through the Sabbath arc in a rich, heady tale about seances, freaks, murder, Death, and time machines. A very popular book for a reason.

A republish of a conversation about a fun Terrance Dicks romp that ties into the Dreamwatch straight to video Shakedown production.

A creepy and clever NSA courtesy of range best Jonathan Morris. History and atmosphere and delicious Scottish dialect. So apologies to anyone Scottish for our accents in this.

Spy games! What happens when the Doctor inadvertently gets involved with Philby, Burgess and Mclean - the Cambridge spies? Is this a good use of the Earth Arc?

Bookclubber James Lark gives us the lowdown on his Doctor Who book journey and details his ten favourite and least favourite Doctor Who books. Plus a sneak peek at his podcast, Neurotic Literature!

What happens when four innocent bookclubbers are trapped with the pages of a torture zone with no hope of escape...? And what will the people of Hamster think?

Mark and Joe continue their way through the Sabbath arc, reveal what their own personal Schrodingers moment was in their lives, play the exciting new quiz game 'Physics or Bollocks' and do lots of admin for the upcoming arc! And have a great time with this pulpy thriller.

A republish of a terrifically fun episode we had discussing the brand new 8th Doctor charity anthology Party Like It's 1998! All our dreams come true...

A fascinating examination of the left, a much more educational story than hit the screen, and characters given extra depth and nuance...

A huge surprise for me and one of Michael's favourite books that we have covered, this Telos Novella serves as both a wonderful exploration of the myth of the Doctor and as a pilot to the Time Hunter series...

Andrew, one of the earliest and loveliest contributors, a man whose opinion can floor us all and stand out in a crowd, gives us his (wonderfully both personal and controversial) top and bottom ten Doctor Who books.

Two wonderful twenty-somethings join me to bring a fresh look on original Doctor Who fiction. A three year gap in the relationship of the Doctor & Sam - who grows up and who remains fixed in the past?

Republish of another top and bottom ten books - Luke dazzles us with his favourites and buries the books he hates!

Dark times in the 'Earth is screwed' arc as the Doctor, Fitz and Anji are trapped in a version of the Earth with cannibal children, time experiments, seductive changes...

Joe & Michael talk about this extraordinary book that nobody read that covers themes that are conspicuously absent...everywhere in science fiction.

A dark, funny, twisted, intelligent book that gives the three of us so much to chew on...

More rankings of books as we add more top and bottoms to our lists -plus readings from Ken Moss, James Lark & Gareth Bowley.

A much derided episode gets a novelisation - is it a chance to iron out the kinks or does it highlight its flaws? Why does Luke love it despite himself?

A conversation I enjoyed so much with one of the most charming contributors to Hamster and is share our stories of how Dan struggled with EDAs and I struggled with NAs in the first half of their runs and how we came to love them in the second half of their runs. We'll talk Doctors, companions, arcs, development, stories (highs and lows).

A republish of one of my all time favourite book clubs - the delirious fun that Michael and I had with this book will stay with me forever...

The edited and scored version of our YouTube Live Event - Find Your Fate - go on the exciting, baffling and verbally eccentric adventure with us! Pell Mell!