Where everyone wears a silly paper hat

Xmas comes early to the listeners of the Doctor Who Podcast as we present to you our little bit of Christmas cheer, all wrapped up in a bite size mp3.

This episode is extra special – we invited along some special guests to help pop some crackers and eat some turkey.

It is our great pleasure to welcome to the campervan the members of the Oodcast along with comedian and Doctor Who fan Ashley Frieze.

We hope you enjoy the simply wondeful offerings in this special episode of the DWP. And if you are still hungry for more, make sure you check out the Oodcast, and the comedy stylings of Ashley Frieze, you will not be disappointed!

Merry Xmas and a happy and bountiful new year to all the listeners of the Doctor Who Podcast. We hope you enjoy Matt Smith and Co in a few short days!

Chip and James are in the campervan this week reviewing the stories that comprise the first half of the new 8th Doctor season of stories from Big Finish.

Listen in as they review Situation Vacant, Nevermore, Book of Kells and Deimos.

All these stories are available for purchase now via the Big Finish website. Get a great Xmas gift for that special Doctor Who fan in your life!

Toby and Rob are really nice people

A very exciting episode this week for you. We have managed to secure an interview with Rob Shearman and Toby Hadoke, authors of a new book from the fine bods atMad Norwegian Press.

It is called Running Through Corridors, and it chronicles the adventures of two insane Doctor Who fans who decided to watch one episode of Doctor Who, per day and is available now, from Mad Norwegian Press. Listen in the episode for your chance to win a copy of the book!

All the way from the beginning.

The very beginning, in 1963.

Watch them all, then say something nice about every episode.

No small feat I am sure you will agree!

Toby and Rob chat with Chip from the 2 Minute Timelord podcast, who stepped in to help us out with the interview. Thanks Chip!

As a companion piece to this episode, hop on over to the 2 Minute Timelord website and listen to Chip’s review of the book in his show, Episode 178.

Do we *have* to say the welcome return of Tegan?

Tom and James continue to dominate the caravan this week and take the opportunity to wrap their ears around some of the latest offerings fromBig Finish.

This episode sees the boys review the Turlough/Tegan/Nyssa trilogy of stories – Cobwebs, The Whispering Forest and The Cradle of the Snake. This trilogy sees the return of the trio of companions that delighted us during the Black Guardian trilogy of stories of the classic series.

Just one question… where’s Trev?

We crack open the mailbag, see it is empty, and crack open our email inbox instead

Tom and James are the dynamic duo in the campervan this week as they crack open the mailbag and cover the feedback we have received over the past month or so.

A lot of subjects to cover, and added to that a lot of the usual witter, urbane banter from the boys!

Thank you so much for all your feedback, we love hearing from you. Keep it coming!

This one is the real… deal.

It certainly has been a busy week here at DWP Towers, quizzes and commentary tracks keeping the 50th episode celebration week ticking nicely along.

We have saved the best for last though – episode 50 is now yours to enjoy, and there is a lot to enjoy in this little file!

First up is an interview with the Seventh Doctor and soon to be Lord of the Rings Wizard, Sylvester McCoy.

Tom was lucky enough to have a bit of a chat with McCoy in his recent trip to the Big Finish studios. We think you will find this interview unlike any other you have heard from him.

Back in the studio, the boys review the Seventh Doctor’s first adventure, now unleashed on DVD – Time and the Rani. This much maligned story has been given the 2Entertain deluxe DVD treatment and we look at the release and the story itself.

Thank you to all our amazing listeners out there who have stuck with the show since it began. You are what makes this show what it is and we thank you. Here’s to another 50! 100! 200!

Our 50th episode celebration week continues with another fifty-flavoured offering – this time the fiftieth episode from new Doctor Who – Midnight.

First screened on the 14th June 2008, this very different story for Doctor Who was heralded at the time for being a very atmospheric, tense, gripping episode.

Hear what the DWP boys have to say about this story.

For those unfamiliar with downloadable commentary tracks, here is a quick primer.

Once you have downloaded the file, load up your copy of Midnight into your DVD player. Have it queued up ready to go. Listen to the MP3 track on your Ipod or whatever device you use. In the file, there is a clear signal from us when to press play on your DVD player. This will enable you to sync our commentary track with the onscreen action of the episode itself, enabling you to see what we were seeing when we recorded.

We hope you enjoy this exciting new offering from The Doctor Who Podcast as part of our 50th episode celebration week.