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532: St Anthony's Fire (New Adventures #31)
31/05/2026 | 45 mins.
We return to our look at the New Adventures range as we put Mark Gatiss's second Doctor Who adventure, St Anthony's Fire, in focus.
Featuring archive interviews with the writer (we did try and get a new conversation with him, but he's just been so busy!), we find out what happens when the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice encounter a religious cult.
We feature the prelude, excerpts from the novel, plus the DWM review and contemporary thoughts on the book.
531: The Masks of Makassar
27/05/2026 | 52 mins.
We take a look at another 'lost' story featuring Richard E Grant's Doctor from Scream of the Shalka.
Paul Cornell's story for Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor in the 2006 Doctor Who Annual, The Masks of Makassar, started life as his proposed sequel to the animated adventure.
We take a look at the story - with a full reading of the annual adventure - and see how it would have worked as an animated story, for a different Time Lord.
530: Night of the Humans
24/05/2026 | 42 mins.
We're taking a look at one of the first Eleventh Doctor novels published by BBC Books, as we turn the clock back to 2010.
Night of the Humans was one of three original novels featuring the Doctor and Amy Pond, as they ventured out into the universe together.
We're delighted to be joined by writer David Llewelyn, as he talks us through his process for writing this book - and mentions a party which we might all wish we had been at!
529: Spearheading the Daemon Spiders
20/05/2026 | 1h 22 mins.
We conclude our mini-series of episodes celebrating the Third Doctor, as we return to the original Power of 3 format.
Steevie, Kenny and Dr John take a look at Speadhead from Space, The Daemons and Planet of the Spiders, and share their thoughts on each.
Which is the favourite? They'll share their thoughts - do you agree? Let us know!
528: Remembering Jon Pertwee
19/05/2026 | 53 mins.
On 20 May 1996, Doctor Who's third leading man passed away.
In this bonus episode of the Power of 3, we remember Jon Pertwee, whose five years in the title role took Doctor Who to levels of popularity unseen since the show's 60s heyday.
We are joined by a host of friends, including a very special guest who discusses Jon's personal legacy for them - and how Tom Baker gave their career a boost.

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A podcast discussing Doctor Who-related items, more often than not in threes, whether stories, guests, or anything else. Featuring a regular team of hosts, including Kenny Smith, and David Steel (not the former Liberal Party MP, MSP and leader). Our other regular conspirators are Dr John Bollan, Stephen Day and Matt Michael, with irregular appearances from the podcast's founding father, Tom Harris (the former Labour MP). We also welcome a host of great Doctor Who guests, using "Kenny's bottomless address book" (c) David Steel.

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