Doctor Who is fabulous

A couple of weeks ago Tom got a day pass from the DWP campervan and went on a bit of a field trip. He visited beautiful downtown Manchester to take part in the Fab Cafe event being held there.

Fab Cafe is a wonderful little bar/convention location which occasionally plays host to guests from the world of Doctor Who. Tom was lucky enough to speak to a few of the guests, and it is our pleasure to present some of these interviews in this episode of the DWP.

First up is Rob Shearman, most notably the writer of the episode that brought the Eccleston Doctor face to face with the Daleks. He has also written for Big Finish and recorded audio commentaries for the official DVD box set releases.

Tom also spoke to Charlie Ross, who has provided many extraordinary character voices for the Big Finish range.

They aren’t all evil, you know

Big Finish recently released a fantastic trilogy of audio dramas, loosely called the Klein Trilogy. They all share a common character, Klein, a Nazi officer, who was first introduced in the Seventh Doctor audio, Colditz, released in 2001.

The character is back for this trilogy, and the Doctor Who Podcast has a look at these releases – A Thousand Tiny Wings, Survival of the Fittest and The Architects of History.

James provides some background to the Klein character and reviews Klein’s first story, Colditz, whilst Tom and Trevor talk about the recent trilogy. Trevor also had the chance to chat with John Ainsworth and Alex Mallison, two of the creatives involved with this trilogy.

Before we look at the fan reaction to Time of Angels, we would like to share with you a fantastic interview Tom conducted with Writer, Actor and Comedian Toby Hadoke recently, right after a performance of his fabulous one man show, Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf.

Not so much an interview, but an entertaining and free-wheeling chat with the man who lays his geekness bare on stage each night for all to see.

Join Tom as he chats to Toby about a number of interesting, and surprising subjects.

The DWP has been let in on a secret.

The ladies love a time traveller.

Find out why they love a Gallifreyean in our interview with two of the people behind the new book from Mad Norwegian Press, Chicks Dig Time Lords.

Editor and contributor Lynne Thomas and contributor Christa Dickson join Trevor in the DWP Studios to talk about the book.

Trevor talks to Lynne and Christa about the book, the inspiration behind it and the fascinating evolution of female involvement in Doctor Who fandom.

Keep an ear out for a contribution by UK Comedian Ashley Frieze, who has put into musical form the first few episodes of the Matt Smith Doctor. Send encouragement to produce more songs to his Mad Norwegian Press website or let us know what you think at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com. The more back slapping and praise he receives, the more you will hear him on the DWP.

The Doctor Who Podcast is proud to present the first in a series of exclusive interviews with the stars and behind the scenes personalities from Doctor Who.

Our first interview is with Anneke Wills who played Polly companion to the first and second Doctors.

Anneke talks withJames about her time on Doctor Who, her career as an actress and the publication of her two autobiographies, Self Portrait and Naked.

Please enjoy this wondeful interview with the truly delightful Anneke Wills.

Our thanks go to the publisher, Hurst Publishing for making this interview possible. Copies of her superb autobiographies are available via theirwebsite. As always, let us know your feedback at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com.