Power of 3

The founder and Reeltime Pictures joins us again, and this time he's front and centre to discuss the company's history.

From in-depth interviews, to full-cast dramatic productions, Reeltime has done them all over the years.

Keith shares some fascinating insight into some of the earliest interviews, recruiting Nick Briggs to front the series, and how he and others went about shooting Wartime, the first independent, full-cast Doctor Who spin-off production. And we also share why you can't buy Downtime any more either!

And please note, Keith's interview was recorded a week before it was announced that Russell T Davies was leaving Doctor Who.

Plus! We have five DVDs to give away! If you want to win a copy of Doctor Who: Lockdown, from Reeltime, answer the question in this episode and send it to theEarth2podcast@gmail.com, with 'Sorry to bother you Peter' in the header.

It's time to say so long, farewell, to Ace, for the third time, after Survival and Love and War.

We're delighted to be joined by Kate Orman, as she talks her way through the writing process, and shares her thoughts on the cover.

As ever, we feature readings from the novel, plus the Doctor Who Magazine prelude.

We've got a tripled BAFTA Award winner as our guest this week!

We're delighted to welcome writer Bob Ayres to the Power of 3, as we mark the release of his first work for BBC Audiobooks.

Bob - the younger brother of sound genius Mark Ayres - discusses writing for the Eleventh Doctor, in Circle of Memory.

Plus, we feature a five minute sample from the episode, read by Dan Starkey, courtesy of our friends at BBC Audiobooks.

We know that the word "parasite" is an insult used by the Chelonians in the New Adventures, but this has nothing to do with our favourite cybernetic tortoises.

We're looking at Jim Mortimore's third book for the New Adventures range, following Lucifer Rising (with Andy Lane) and Blood Heat.

We feature an all-new interview with Jim, as well as some archival interviews with the writer of this novel, with a harder SF leaning than many books in the range

"As part of securing the next phase of the show for future generations, and in line with the BBC's Charter and Agreement requirements, the BBC will put Doctor Who out to competitive tender this year."
And with those words, the era of RTD2 is officially over. The triumphant return, heralded in time for the 60th anniversary, has come to an end. There will be no 2026 Christmas special.
We gather our team to discuss the breaking news, and share out thoughts, hopes and positives for the future.