The last in our current series of Burning Issues here at the DWP – the thorny subject of “How Far Can Sacred Cows be Pushed?”  How much that we hold dear about our beloved program is open to reinterpretation, reimagining and redesign and how much about the history of the show do we need to consider when creating more of it?

In the Campervan alongsideJames and Trevor is a special guest to help get to the bottom of this complex issue – the host of A Mad Man with a Box Podcast, Stephen Prescott.

 

In a short break from our Burning Issues mini-series, James and Michele take a look at some of the recent Big Finish special releases and discuss the new adaption of Love and War and also take a look at the two Sixth Doctor, Jago and Litefoot stories, Voyage to Venus and Voyage to the New WorldJames also gets to chat to Bernard Holley who stars in Love and War. All that and a competition to boot!

James also caught up with Stephen and got an update on the exciting goings on at the upcoming Big Blue Box 2 convention.

This week is the second of our Burning Issues series – trying to provide answers and debate around some of the touchstones that have cropped up during a past Doctor Who Podcast.

Today we have been charged by ALMANAC (A Love and Monsters Appreciation nnnnddd Activity Club) to get to the bottom of an issue.  Love and Monsters, the first true Doctor-lite episode in the modern era of the program – is it comedy genius or not worthy of the logo?

Tasked to discuss this issue are Trevor, James and Michele.

As always, we want the listeners of The DWP to decide this stories fate. Get your thoughts in to feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com“>feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com.

This week the first in our series of Burning Issues – unresolved questions posed on the Doctor Who Podcast in previous episodes that we hope to be able to provide answers for.

The first of these is in response to a statement Tom made on a previous DWP – that the classic series story Genesis of the Daleks should be “put in a box and buried”, further stating it was the worst story of the first twenty years of the program.

Such an assertion could not go unchallenged.  So we have put Tom on trial in this episode – he must answer for his most heinous crime.  The case for the defence and prosecution will be set, then it will be up to you, our wonderful listeners to decide on the verdict.  Let us know at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com“>feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com just where Genesis of the Daleks should sit in the history of the show.

Welcome to another fun packed year of THE Doctor Who Podcast, the friendliest, most stylish, informative and most importantly totally FREE podcast out there!

It wouldn’t be a new year of THE Doctor Who Podcast without the hosts speculating on what will happen in the Doctor Who universe in 2013, the anniversary year for this amazing show.  Trev, James and Leeson offer up their suggestions for what will be going on this year, partly cause it is fun to guess, but mainly because we look forward to revisiting them again in a years time and see how badly we were wrong!

The team also go over the predictions from the beginning of 2012 and see how many of them came true.

Share your thoughts on what you think is a sure fire bet in 2013.  feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com“>feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com is the place to send those musings.

We bring you a very special episode of the DWP this week –James spoke to DVD value-added-material producer, Mr Ed Stradling.  Ed is responsible for producing a ridiculously high number of extra features that have been included on Doctor Who DVDs, the first of which saw the likes of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss talk about Earthshock all the way back in 2003!  Ed also talks about Ian Levene’s project to re-construct Planet of the Giants back into the four part-story originally conceived, the results of which appear on the DVD, and discusses rumours about missing stories being found.

So sit down with a  cuppa tea, put your feet up and listen toJames and Ed talk Doctor Who for half an hour!

In what will be the DWPs last podcast for 2012, we go over the feedback which we have received from you regarding the 2012 Christmas special, The Snowmen.

Be warned, there are multiple kooky theories, time eddies and informed comments abound in this episode!

A big thanks from the whole DWP team for your support this year and we hope you have enjoyed the podcasts from us.  A bigger year for 2013 is planned, with more interviews, exclusives and special themed shows than ever before.  Have a great New Year and see you all in 2013, the anniversary year!

Now that you have celebrated Doctor Who, Christmas-style, let the DWP team of Trevor, James and Tom take you on another special journey.

The boys, full of Christmas food settle down to review the latest offering from the Doctor Who production team, the 2012 Christmas special, The Snowmen.

A special snowmen themed DWP feedback episode will be released next week, and you still have time to get in your audio feedback concerning the Christmas special!

We have been on a long journey in our look at the world of the 10th Doctor, but before we leave this era we have diverted up a little side street to take a look at some of the novels featuring the 10th Doctor and his various companions.  As well as an extensive television history to enjoy, the books provide further enjoyment for those looking for more adventures featuring this most human of Doctors.

Four books go under the microscope in this episode

Also Ian and Michele review the audio book The Last Voyage by Dan Abnett.

And our big thanks go to Steve from The Whostorian podcast and the assorted hordes from the Staggering Stories podcast for providing readings from our novels.

Last month, the assembled hordes of Doctor Who fans across the planet descended upon the United States third largest city, Chicago.  The DWP was represented in the form of our very own Michele who in additional to being on the podcasting panel, spoke to Messrs Richard Dinnick and Paul Spragg.  Richard has written extensively for Big Finish in both the written and audio formats whilst Paul, Big Finish employee-extraordinaire and serial crisp eater talks about Doctor Who on audio and the plans that Big Finish have for the future.

Join Tom and Michele as they bring you our coverage of the convention  which showcased none other than Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred as headliners and a host of other Dr Who luminaries.