Power of 3

Barry Letts - a name that is rightly revered in Doctor Who circles for his work in producing the majority of the Third Doctor's era on television, as well as casting Tom Baker as the Doctor.
Today, we take a look at a novel which was written by Letts in 2005, just as the TV show returned to our screens with Christopher Eccleston.
Island of Death features the Third Doctor, Sarah, the Brigadier and Jeremy Fitzoliver, as he expands Season 11, having started with The Paradise of Death and The Ghosts of N-Space.
We feature a plethora of reading talent, bringing this novel to life, 21 years after publication.

Remember the lost BBC Books novel, Freaks, by Rebecca Levene?
No, neither did we, for a long time! We bring this novel to life with readings of the chapter outlines from a talented team, and discuss how this novel would have fitted into the Eighth Doctor Adventures range.
We speak to editor Steve Cole who commissioned the novel, plus writer Bex Levene. The cover art mock up was created by Will Brooks.

(This episode originally appeared on Pieces of Eighth)

We've featured a lot of Doctor Who books that have been released by the BBC and Virgin books over the past three years.
But today, we're doing something a little different - we're looking at the book pitch that became something else entirely.
We're delighted to share a conversation with Gary Russell about The Island of Fear, his novel that later morphed into The Scales of Injustice!

Last week, we learned of the very sad news of the passing of Justin Richards.
Justin is best known to Doctor Who fans as a novel writer, book editor, script writer and script editor with Big Finish, but he was also an accomplished children's novelist too.
To pay tribute to Justin, we speak to Peter Anghelides, Steve Cole, Gary Russell and Lisa Bowerman, who all knew him and worked with him in different ways over the years. They pay tribute to their friend.
The Power of 3 sends its deepest condolences to Alison, Julian and Chris, and their wider family and friends, at this sad time.
Rest in peace, Justin.

Last week, we learned that sad news that Justin Richards, former Doctor Who books editor, and prolific novelist, had died.
Justin was a powerhouse in the worlds of Doctor Who literature, writing for the majority of the Doctors, for the BBC, Virgin and Penguin, as well as crafting a number of factual books.
We pay tribute to him with a look at his 50th anniversary novel, Plague of the Cybermen.
Justin - thank you. Vale.