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The DWP Echo Chamber #33.5 – The Maltese Penguin

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Welcome to the latest episode of The DWP Echo Chamber!!

In this edition, James and Michele talk about The Maltese Penguin by Robert Shearman, a bonus from Big Finish released in July 2002 (not November, as Big Finish say on their website!) and is number thirty three and a half in Big Finish's Main Range!

Listening instructions are very straightforward -

  1. Buy The Maltese Penguin from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!)
  2. Listen to it!
  3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

12/08/2026

The DWP Echo Chamber #33 – Neverland

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Welcome to the latest episode of The DWP Echo Chamber!!

In this edition, James and Michele talk about Neverland by Alan Barnes, released in July 2002 and is the thirty third story in Big Finish's Main Range!

Listening instructions are very straightforward -

  1. Buy Neverland from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!)
  2. Listen to it!
  3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

05/08/2026

The DWP Echo Chamber #32 – The Time of the Daleks

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Welcome to the latest episode of The DWP Echo Chamber!!

In this edition, James and Michele talk about The Time of the Daleks by Justin Richards, released in May 2002 - the thirty second story in Big Finish's Main Range!

Listening instructions are very straightforward -

  1. Buy The Time of the Daleks from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!)
  2. Listen to it!
  3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

29/07/2026

The DWP Echo Chamber #31 – Embrace The Darkness

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Welcome to the latest Series (Series 7 to be precise) of The DWP Echo Chamber!! We are back with a new series of episodes, coming your way each Wednesday for the next few weeks! Hooray!

In this edition, James and Michele talk about Embrace The Darkness by Nicholas Briggs, released in April 2002 - the thirty first story in Big Finish's Main Range.

Listening instructions are very straightforward -

  1. Buy Embrace the Darkness from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!)
  2. Listen to it!
  3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

22/07/2026

The Doctor Who Podcast #425 – The Clock Strikes Thirteen!

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Nine Lives returns! Join Michele and Ashley as they discuss the latest Ninth Doctor and Rose story from Big Finish Productions, Thirteen O'Clock by Robert Valentine - but not before they've talked about the recently launched multi-media Fugitive Doctor series, Circuit Breaker. One of Mr Valentine's previous stories from the Back to Earth boxset, Station to Station, also gets the review treatment - it's a positive love-in in the Campervan. With Fog!

We'll be back with Series 7 of The DWP Echo Chamber on Wednesday - don't miss it!

Enjoy the show.

18/07/2026

The Doctor Who Podcast #424 – More Than Just The First Question!

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Join Michele and James as they bring you the eagerly anticipated and much delayed Episode 424 of the The Doctor Who Podcast!

Given the (relatively) recent news that the 2026 Christmas Special is no more, DWP424 has been a kinda-casualty in our scheduling. So we will now bring you our "tell all" interview with Ashley in a later episode - although his presence is very much felt throughout this one!

James and Michele therefore catch you up on developments relating to Doctor Who's now-infamous Tender process, before turning to the sort of drama Big Finish aren't usually used to - after last week's snap refresh of their website and App! What could possibly go wrong?!

It's also Brent's turn to sit in the famous Campervan Mastermind chair as he answers questions on his specialist subject which is...... tune in to find out!

And Drew returns with his take on The Final Cut - the first story in Big Finish's new Eleventh Doctor range from the new box set, The First Question.

All this - and more! Enjoy the show.

05/07/2026

The Doctor Who Podcast News Special – Schrodinger’s Xmas Special

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This ol' internetty thing has been positively *alive* with Doctor Who rumours over last few weeks. What's happening with this year's Christmas edition of our beloved show?! After Ncuti Gatwa's fleeting incarnation morphed into Billie Piper at the end of The Reality War last year, the BBC shared their post-Disney+ masterplan for Christmas 2026 and beyond. Journey back to October last year to hear our coverage of that news. However, silence has since fallen. Russell T Davies didn't even mention the special in his recent interview with James O'Brien when discussing his future, and even went as far as to say, he's "not filming again until next year"! But did he actually mean Doctor Who? IT'S ALL SO CONFUSING!

So, Christmas Special, or no Christmas Special?! Join Ashley, Phil and Ian as they try to make sense of it all!

Enjoy the show.

02/06/2026

The Doctor Who Podcast #423 – The Three Doctors!

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It's all Big Finish here in the DWP Campervan! Or mostly. Join Ashley and Ian as they talk about the latest Ninth Doctor and Rose release, Pandemonium - and then Phil and James take over the driving and review Aegis, the latest Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz story. In between the two, Brent jumps in with his thoughts on the two recently recovered episodes of The Dalek Master Plan!

We'll be back with Round Two of DWP Mastermind in Episode 424 - don't miss it!

Enjoy the show.

24/05/2026

The DWP Echo Chamber #30 – Seasons of Fear

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In this final edition of Series Six of the The DWP Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about Seasons of Fear, by Paul Cornell and Caroline Symcox released in March 2002 - the thirtieth story in Big Finish's Main Range!

Listening instructions are very straightforward -

  1. Buy Season of Fear from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!)
  2. Listen to it!
  3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

20/05/2026

The DWP Echo Chamber #29 – The Chimes of Midnight

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In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about The Chimes of Midnight, by Robert Shearman, released in February 2002 - the twenty ninth in Big Finish's Main Range!

Listening instructions are very straightforward -

  1. Buy The Chimes of Midnight from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!)
  2. Listen to it!
  3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

13/05/2026

The Doctor Who Podcast #422 – Mastermind!

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There are Masters and Plans everywhere this episode!

Join James, Michele and Phil for Part 4 of Talkin' bout Regeneration and they reach the glorious double-bill of era-ending stories, The End of Time and Power of the Doctor. However, that's not before Ian volunteers for Round One of DWP Mastermind and answers as many Who related questions as he can in four minutes!

Enjoy.

09/05/2026

The DWP Echo Chamber #28 – Invaders from Mars

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In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, Ashley and Michele talk about Invaders from Mars by Mark Gatiss, released in January 2002 - the twenty eighth in Big Finish's Main Range!

Listening instructions are very straightforward -

  1. Buy Invaders from Mars from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!)
  2. Listen to it!
  3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

06/05/2026

The DWP Echo Chamber #27 – The One Doctor

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In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about The One Doctor by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman, released in December 2001 - the twenty seventh in Big Finish's Main Range!

Listening instructions are very straightforward -

  1. Buy The One Doctor from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!)
  2. Listen to it!
  3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

29/04/2026

The DWP Echo Chamber #26 – Primeval

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Welcome to the latest Series (Series 6 to be precise) of The DWP Echo Chamber!! We are back with a new series of episodes, coming your way each Wednesday for the next five weeks! Hooray!

In this edition, James and Michele talk about Primeval by Lance Parkin released in November 2001 - the twenty sixth story in Big Finish's Main Range!

Listening instructions are very straightforward -

  1. Buy Primeval from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!)
  2. Listen to it!
  3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

22/04/2026

The Doctor Who Podcast #421 – Warning! Geekout!

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Join James and Michele for an unplanned, unscripted episode of the DWP! Mainly because we didn't find the time to record the content for the *scheduled* Episode 421!

Inevitably with this presenter pairing, conversation heads towards Big Finish, but then takes an unexpected turn into the use of comedy in Doctor Who! Jump on the board and enjoy a cosy fireside chat about when comedy has worked but at other times, fallen flat.

Most importantly, don't forget to check out Ian's Just Giving page and donate - as this episode goes live, Ian has just seven sleeps until he undertakes the London Marathon! That's a whole lot of running.....

Enjoy!

19/04/2026

The Doctor Who Podcast Special #38A – More Master Planning

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Join Phil as he takes over the driving and takes the Campervan for a spin around the newly returned episodes of The Dalek Master Plan, this time with his teenage son Scott, for whom the episodes are the first recovered episodes in his lifetime! Will he care?! How to they hold up in his view? Jump on board to find out.

Enjoy!

09/04/2026

The Doctor Who Podcast Special #38 – The Daleks Easter Plan!

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It's Dalek Master Plan Day! This morning, the two recently recovered episodes of the 1965 story, The Dalek Master Plan, were made available on BBC iPlayer in the UK and the Doctor Who Classic You Tube Channel in the United States. Michele and James have watched them both - jump on board the campervan to hear their initial reaction!

03/04/2026

The Doctor Who Podcast #420 – News, Gossip, More 2026 Predictions and Whittaker’s Dozen!

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Join James and Phil in the as they take the DWP Campervan out for its latest spin. A quick update on the latest on the recovery of the two previously missing episodes of The Dalek Masterplan, the release of Season 21 on Blu Ray and a review of The Violet Hour, the fifth in Big Finish's Thirteen Doctor and Yaz series in the latest instalment of Whittaker's Dozen. All this - and more Doctor Who Predictions for 2026 from Drew and Michele too! What more could you possibly ask for?! Witty Doctor Who songs you say? Well okay then! Musical contributions from the rather wonderful Mr Ashley Frieze.

Enjoy!

25/03/2026
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