Join us as we discuss a different Doctor Who novel each month, book club-style. Read along with us as we explore the written worlds from a variety of Doctor Who book ranges…
May 2025 Book Club: We're joining the Eleventh Doctor, Amy, and Rory as they try to survive the dangerous games of “Hunter's Moon,” by Paul Finch. Originally published in April 2011, as part of the New Series Adventures range, it is still available digitally and as an audiobook read by Arthur Darvill. Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub
April 2025 Book Club: We're meeting up with a TARDIS team we haven't encountered before: the First Doctor, Steven, and Vicki, as we join them for a multi-celebrity pseudo-historical in Venice, Italy. That's right, we're reviewing “The Empire of Glass,” by Andy Lane, a Doctor Who Missing Adventure first published in 1995 and later released as a free eBook on the BBC's website. Happy reading! Special thanks to Anna Rose James for performing the dramatic reading this month. Check out some of her work on her instagram page. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub
April 2025 Special: Matt's nephew Tom and niece Mae return to the book club, as our journey through the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of “Dr. Ninth” by Adam Hargreaves. Dr. Ninth is available in both paperback and digital versions, wherever fine books are sold. Happy April Fools & happy reading! Please help other fans find our show by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub
March 2025 Book Club: We're joining the Thirteenth Doctor and her friends Graham, Ryan, and Yaz as we review the Titan Comics graphic novel “A New Beginning,” by comics writer Jody Houser and artist Rachael Stott. This collection was published in May 2019 and is still in print and is also available digitally. Happy reading! Special thanks to Tracey Norman and Corinne Pollard for performing the dramatic reading this month, which was recorded live at the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub
February 2025 Book Club: This month, we're reviewing a pair of books from a range we've not visited before - the Quick Reads range - as we catch up with the Tenth Doctor & Martha in “Made of Steel” & “Revenge of the Judoon,” both by the legendary author Terrance Dicks. Made of Steel was first published in March 2007 while Revenge of the Judoon was released in February 2008. Both were first published in paperback but are also now available in e-book form. Happy reading! Our reader this month is Dan Hanly, who is the author of The Great Leap and can be reached at Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok & Facebook. Learn more about the Quick Reads program here, including a new group of titles released on World Book Day, Wed. April 23rd, 2025. Little Shop Props can be found at https://www.littleshopprops.com Check out our co-host Chris on the recent Console Room panel “In Defense of Season 22." And yes, Timelash is defended! Chris will also be appearing at the Ghost Story Festival in Darby this weekend (online) and next weekend (in-person). Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub
January 2025 Book Club: Happy New Year! This month, we're revisiting old acquaintances by reviewing “Last of the Gaderene” by Mark Gatiss. Originally published some 25 years ago, in January 2000, the book is still available digitally and in audiobook form, read by Richard Franklin. It features the 3rd Doctor, Jo Grant, and UNIT. Happy reading! You can pre-order Big Finish's reimagining of the 1983 miniseries “V” - written by Jonathan Morris - and here's a special YouTube trailer. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
December 2024 Book Club: We're kicking off a new Doctor cycle this month with an 8th Doctor pick - “Endgame,” which is a graphic novel collection of comic strips first appearing in Doctor Who Magazine (issues 244-271) and first republished as a collected edition by Panini in October 2005, written by Alan Barnes and Scott Gray with art by Martin Geraghty and Adrian Salmon. Happy reading! Special thanks to author and podcaster Bill Evenson for providing the dramatic reading this month, with a cameo by The Drinking Hat. You can purchase Bill's comedy book about Doctor Who, “Look at the Size of That Thing!” and check out his Frankenstein Minute podcast as well. Check out 10 minutes of deleted scenes from the 60th anniversary specials and Season 1. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
November 2024 Book Club: Chris & Matt are, once again, visiting the Torchwood Hub in Cardiff as we review “Pack Animals” by Peter Anghelides. Originally published some 16 years ago, in November 2008, it is still available for purchase as an eBook and physical copies may be found in libraries & second-hand book shops. Happy reading! Special thanks to fantasy & folklore author Alexandra Beaumont for providing this month's dramatic reading. You can check out Alexandra's work on her website here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
October 2024 Book Club: We've got a pair of spooky tales for you this October from the Telos Novella range. First up is “The Dalek Factor” by Simon Clark, originally published March 2004, and then we turn to “The Cabinet of Light” by Daniel O'Mahoney, which came out July 2003. Both feature a Doctor of indeterminate origin but are sadly no longer in print. You can find the “Time Hunter” version of The Cabinet of Light read by Terry Malloy, along with additional Time Hunter novels at Fantom Publishing's website. Special thanks to Steve Toase, a British horror writer based in Germany for performing the Dalek Factor reading. You can check out his work at his site here, including "Dirt Upon My Skin." Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
We're catching up with Bernice Summerfield as she journeys from an intergalactic Dyson's Sphere to ancient Mesopotamia as we review “Walking to Babylon” by Kate Orman. Originally published as part of the New Adventures in February 1998, the book is long out of print but an audio adaptation is available for purchase from Big Finish, starring Lisa Bowerman as Benny. Happy Reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
August 2024 Book Club: We're reviewing a trio of tales by James Goss and Justin Richards as we explore “Summer Falls and Other Stories,” first published in October 2013. The other stories in the collection include “The Angel's Kiss” and “Devil in the Smoke.” The book is still available, both in paperback and digital, as well as in audio stories read by Clare Corbett, Alex Kingston, and Dan Starkey. Happy Reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
July 2024 Book Club: This month, we're joining the 8th Doctor, Anji, and Fitz as we review “Camera Obscura” by Lloyd Rose. First published in August 2002, it is currently out of print but can be found in second-hand bookshops. Happy reading! Special thanks to Kenny Smith for performing the dramatic reading this month. Check out his podcasts “Pieces of Eighth” and “The Power of Three.” The Power of Three will feature an interview with Camera Obscura author Lloyd Rose. You can read the Pandorica Pages interview with Matt and Chris here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
June 2024 Book Club: We're going undercover with the 11th Doctor, Amy, and Rory as we investigate some timey-wimey activities in “Borrowed Time,” by Naomi A. Alderman. First published in June 2011, it was republished in 2018 and is also available as an unabridged audiobook read by Meera Syal. Happy reading! Learn more about Pertwee's Take-away & Burgers here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
May 2024 Book Club: We're joining the Second Doctor, Zoe, and Jamie on a space-western adventure, with plenty of twists and turns, as we review “The Colony of Lies,” by Colin Brake. Originally published in July 2003, this book is long out of print but might still be found on the second-hand market. Happy reading! Special thanks to Twitch streamer Matsu Quinox for performing the dramatic reading this month. You can check out his stream at https://www.twitch.tv/matsu_quinox Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
April 2024 Book Club: This month, we're catching up with the Ninth Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack, as we read “Doctormania,” by Cavan Scott. First published as individual issues in 2016, and collected in graphic novel format in January 2017 by Titan Comics, this book is still in print and is also available digitally. Happy reading! Special thanks to Lauren McMenemy for performing the dramatic reading this month. You can check out her work at https://ljmcmenemy.com as well as on The Horror Tree and at the British Fantasy Society. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
April 2024 Special: We welcome Matt's nephew Tom, with Matt's niece Mae contributing, to the book club, as our exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of “Dr. Thirteenth” by Adam Hargreaves. Dr. Thirteenth is available in both paperback and digital versions, wherever fine books are sold. Join us as we venture back to the Chris Chibnall era, as we find the fam trying to celebrate Yaz's birthday. Happy April Fools and happy reading! Matt's show-and-tell is the new Doctor Who trailer, while Tom's is the book “The Runaway TARDIS,” illustrated by Kim Smith. Please help other fans find our show by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
March 2024 Book Club: We join the Sixth Doctor and Mel on an epic mission to save the multiverse from a form of madness known as the Lamprey, as we review the Past Doctor Adventure “Spiral Scratch” by Gary Russell. First published in August 2005, the book is currently out-of-print - but might be found on the secondhand market if you're lucky. Happy reading! Special thanks to Hannah & Matt Ducharme for providing the dramatic reading this month. You can check out their YouTube channel at The Drinking Hat. Check out the Confession Dial take on the 6th Doctor's regeneration (based on The Last Adventure) here. You can also purchase The Last Adventure on Big Finish's website. Learn more about the legend of Woolpit on the After Dark podcast. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
February 2024 Book Club: Matt & Chris wrap up their Console Room 2024 convention experiences and then turn their attention to “The American Adventures,” a short-story anthology by Justin Richards, featuring the Twelfth Doctor, and first published in October 2016. Happy reading! Special thanks to Jason Tucker, founder of CONSole Room, for providing the dramatic reading this month. You can check out other panels from CONsole Room, including one about non-fiction reference books, on their YouTube channel. To watch The Final Battle mini-episode, featuring Leela and the Time War, click here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
February 2024 Special: Matt and Chris are live from CONSole Room, in Minnesota, as we bring you the second of two recorded specials from that event. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of the Book Club - and also take a trip down memory lane - in our own tell-all version of Confidential or Unleashed. Happy reading! You can find the sixty episodes of the original Doctor Who Book Club podcast here: Google Drive folder, 4.8 GB Theme by George C. Music: Swing Jazz version Theme by George C. Music: John Carpenter version Who Killed Kennedy and Campaign - courtesy of the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club & their respective authors Special thanks to Jason Tucker and Amber Raden of CONsole Room for being the co-chairs for such a fantastic weekend event. Thank you to the Convention Committee & all volunteers as well; we had a brilliant time. Check out some of the other amazing panels from the convention on YouTube. Please help other fans find our show by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
January 2024 Special: Chris and Matt are live from CONsole Room, in Minnesota, as we bring you the first of two recorded specials from that event. In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane and discuss the Choose Your Own Adventure range of books, as well as the various other lines it inspired, including the Doctor Who ranges: Make Your Own Adventure / Find Your Fate, Decide Your Destiny, and Choose the Future. Happy reading! Special thanks to Jason Tucker and Amber Raden for being the co-chairs for such a fantastic weekend event. Thank you to the Convention Committee and all volunteers as well; we had an amazing time. Please help other fans find our show by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
January 2024 Book Club: Chris & Matt are about to meet in person, for the first time at Console Room, but before we do, we have a book to review! This month, we are reviewing “The King of Terror” by Keith Topping, which features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough (serendipitously visiting the United States) with the Brigadier and UNIT in tow. Originally published in November 2000 in paperback, the book is out of print but is still available digitally on some services, including Amazon. Happy reading! This month, we also review the recent television specials “The Giggle” & “The Church on Ruby Road." Our reader this month is author Chris McAuley. Please do check out his work in the Shadow of the Gallifreyan anthology, as well as recent unofficial Dr. Who annuals, and, in partnership with Dacre Stoker, The StokerVerse. It's not too late to join in on the Console Room 2024 fun. If you can't make it to Minnesota, you can still attend virtually and participate with us on Discord. Find out more here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
December 2023 Book Club: The 60th Anniversary celebrations continue and Happy Holidays! This month, we review the first two specials “The Star Beast” and “Wild Blue Yonder,” then we hop back in time to 1982 as we read “The Diary of a Dr Who Addict,” by Paul Magrs. Originally published in 2009, the book is long out of print but the audiobook version (read by the author) is still available on Audible and other services. Happy reading! You can check out Chris's list of top ten Doctor Who podcasts at the British Fantasy Society website here. Please take a look at the wonderful Memory TARDIS tribute video that Matt mentioned. In case you missed it, here's the link to the free Blackpool Remembered book, by John Collier. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
November 2023 Book Club: Happy 60th Anniversary to Doctor Who! We're celebrating by reading a book featuring the original TARDIS crew. We're reading “City at World's End,” by Christopher Bulis. Originally published in September 1999, the book is now out of print but can still be found in second-hand book shops. Happy reading! You can check out Chris's review of Dan Slott's Doctor Who graphic novel “Once Upon a Time Lord,” published by Titan Comics, on the Horror Tree website here. Special thanks to Tiffani Angus for performing this month's dramatic reading. You can find her website, including her publications, such as “Spec Fic for Newbies,” at http://www.tiffani-angus.com Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
October 2023 Book Club: This month, to tie into the upcoming “The Star Beast” 60th anniversary special, we are reading the 4th Doctor graphic novel “The Iron Legion,” published by Panini in April 2004. The collection includes “The Iron Legion,” “City of the Damned,” “The Star Beast,” “The Dogs of Doom,” and “The Time Witch.” Two of the stories have been adapted by Big Finish into full cast audio dramas, and can be purchased here. While this graphic novel volume is out of print, the stories within can be found in original Doctor Who Weekly issues - or collected in upcoming “The Fourth Doctor Anthology,” also from Panini, due out November 2nd, 2023. Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
September 2023 Book Club: We're traveling with the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble as they visit India in 1947 and meet Mahatma Gandhi, all while battling rage-infected creatures, as we review “Ghosts of India” by Mark Morris. Originally published in September 2008, some 15 years ago, the book is still available digitally and in an abridged audiobook, read by David Troughton. Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
August 2023 Book Club: This month, we're checking in with the Third Doctor, Jo Grant, and our friends at UNIT - as well as the Master - as we read and review “Harvest of Time,” by Alastair Reynolds. Originally published in June 2013, the book is still available for sale as both an e-Book and as an audiobook, performed by Geoffrey Beevers. Happy reading! Check out Chris's review of the first issue of Titan Comics entry into the “Doom's Day” event at The Horror Tree website. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
July 2023 Book Club: We join the 7th Doctor and Chris Cwej in 1950's Soho, London as we review the New Adventure “Bad Therapy,” by Matt Jones. This book was published in December 1996 and is long out of print, available on the second-hand market. Happy reading! There is a free short story, “Doom's Day: Hour One,” by James Goss, kicking off the 2023 “Doom's Day” media crossover event. Special thanks to Lee Hulme for providing the dramatic reading this month. Check out the “Strange Stories from Odd Folx” podcast here, now accepting submissions for season 2. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
June 2023 Book Club: This month, we're catching up with the 13th Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham as we review “The Secret in Vault 13” by David Solomons, first published in November 2018. This book is available in hardcover, paperback, and digitally. It's also available as an audiobook reading by Sophie Aldred, released on CD, Audible, and other formats. Happy reading! Check out CONsole Room, Minnesota's premiere Doctor Who convention, now in its 11th year. The convention will be January 12-14, 2024. Memberships are now available for both in-person and virtual attendees. The charity anthology “Shadow of the Gallifreyan, Book One,” benefiting Shelter, is now available - and can be ordered from Altrix Books. You can find Chris interviewed on The Power of Three podcast, in episode #120, highlighting the recent Novel Experiences event in Derby. Check out the recent Doctor Who Panel2Panel podcast, episode #159, featuring an in-depth interview with Supremacy of the Cybermen author Cavan Scott. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
May 2023 Book Club: We're celebrating an anniversary by reading “Supremacy of the Cybermen,” by Titan Comics, written by George Mann and Cavan Scott. Art is by Alessandro Vitti, Ivan Rodriguez and Tazio Bettin, with colors by Nicola Righi. Originally published in 2016, it is also collected as a graphic novel (published March 2017) and is even available digitally. Happy reading! Special thanks to Kenny Smith for providing this month's dramatic reading. You can check out Kenny's podcast about all things 8th Doctor related, “Pieces of Eighth,” here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
April 2023 Book Club: Hop aboard the 22 to Putney Common as we join Iris and Panda in their double-decker bus, as we review “Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus,” edited by Paul Magrs and Stuart Douglas, and first published by Obverse Books in May 2009. The book is still available in paperback & digitally at the Obverse website. Happy reading, dearies! Special thanks to Lauren Deborah for providing this month's dramatic reading. You can check out Lauren's podcast, “My Dad Stole My Limelight,” and find her Substack here. Chris's show & tell, the charity anthology “Shadow of the Gallifreyan, Book One” benefiting Shelter can be ordered from Altrix Books. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
Episode S7 - Dr. First April 2023 Special: We welcome new member Elijah (@ekraling1) to the book club, as our exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of “Dr. First” by Adam Hargreaves. Dr. First is available in both paperback and digital versions, wherever fine books are sold. Join us as we venture back to the pre-Unearthly Child days where we find The Doctor & his granddaughter, Susan, visiting earth, while trying to thwart some familiar enemies. Happy April Fools and happy reading! Special thanks to Bill Evenson (@BillEvenson) for performing the dramatic reading this month. Be sure check out his podcast Frankenstein Minute! Please help other fans find our show by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
March 2023 Book Club: This month, we're journeying back to October 1998 to celebrate Doctor Who's 35th anniversary by reading the Bernice Summerfield novel, “Beige Planet Mars,” by Lance Parkin and Mark Clapham. It features Benny on an adventure on Mars, which may or may not include Daleks and Ice Warriors. Happy reading! Special thanks to Lauren McMenemy for providing this month's dramatic reading. You can check out Lauren's work at The Horror Tree, including her Trembling With Fear blog, and follow her on Twitter. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
February 2023 Book Club: It's the 21st century, and that's when everything changes! We're taking a side-step this month and reviewing the Torchwood book, “The Twilight Streets,” by Gary Russell. Originally published in hardcover in March 2008, the novel is still available digitally at all fine e-shops. Join us as we journey back 15 (?!?) years to join the Torchwood Three crew at the Hub. Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
January 2023 Book Club: Happy New Year! This month, we're journeying with the 11th Doctor & Clara back to when it all started, in November 1963, as we review “Shroud of Sorrow” by Tommy Donbavand. First published in April 2013, it is still available in eBook form, and can also be found second-hand in good bookshops everywhere. Special thanks to poet & actor Anna Rose James for performing the dramatic reading this month. You can find her on Twitter @annaonscreen, Instagram @annaonthepage, and her website. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
December 2022 Book Club: Happy Holidays! We're celebrating by reviewing a festive anthology by Dave Rudden, “The Wintertime Paradox.” First published in October 2020, it is in-print and available as a hardcover, paperback, eBook, or audio, read by Sophie Aldred. The book also features illustrations by Alexis Snell. Happy Reading! You can read the first story in the collection, “Canaries,” for free, at: https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/read-an-exclusive-time-lord-victorious-story-canaries Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub/ Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
November 2022 Book Club: This month, we're catching up with the 9th Doctor, Rose, and Jack, as we review the Titan Comics graphic novel “Weapons of Past Destruction" written by Cavan Scott, first published in April 2015 and collected in hardcover in March 2016. This comic mini-series features art by Blair Shedd and Rachael Stott. It is available digitally and may also still be available in some comic shops or online retailers. Happy reading! Special thanks to Jerome Gerard for performing the dramatic reading this month. You can check out some of his music here, including the single “Machiavelli,” released October 28th. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
October 2022 Book Club: Autumn is upon us and the days are getting shorter… we're curling up with the short story anthology, “Tales of Terror,” first published in hardcover in September 2017 and featuring short stories by Craig Donaghy, Richard Dungworth, Scott Handcock, Paul Magrs, Jacqueline Rayner, and Mike Tucker. It is available digitally and in paperback, and there is also an audiobook version featuring readings by David Bailie, Rachael Stirling, Derek Jacobi, Adjoa Andoh, and Sophie Aldred. Happy reading and Happy Halloween! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
September 2022 Book Club: The Third Doctor decides to crash Jo Grant & Mike Yates's date to take them to dinner on the planet Karfel, as we read the Missing Adventure 'Speed of Flight,' by Paul Leonard. First published in October 1996, the book is now long out-of-print, but might still be found in second-hand shops. Is this the long awaited & much anticipated prequel to ‘Timelash?' Tune in to find out! Special thanks to Lauren Deborah for performing the dramatic reading this month. You can check out her podcast, “My Dad Stole My Limelight,” here and also check out her online substack journal here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
August 2022 Book Club: Anji Kapoor joins the the 8th Doctor & Fitz at a gigantic amusement park (filled with killer robot dinosaurs) as we review the Eighth Doctor Adventure “EarthWorld” by Jacqueline Rayner. First published in March 2001, it was republished in 2013 as part of the 50th anniversary collection, and is also available digitally wherever eBooks are sold. Happy reading! Special thanks to Sarah Kumari for performing the dramatic reading this month. Check out her science fiction short story ‘Ascend, Exalt, Love, Propagate, Rise!' as performed on Escape Pod #787. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
July 2022 Book Club: We're joining the 12th Doctor, Nardole, and Bill as they explore Edinburgh in 1645 and encounter some chatty ghosts along the way. Join us for a review of the New Series Adventure “Plague City” by Jonathan Morris. First published in April 2017, the book is still in print. Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
June 2022 Book Club: The 7th Doctor, Ace, and Benny are headed to the American Southwest in the 1950's… for a close encounter of the third kind. Join us for a review of the Virgin New Adventure “First Frontier” by David A. McIntee. First published in September 1994, this book is long out of print but can still be found on the second-hand market. Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
May 2022 Book Club: We're catching up with the Second Doctor, Victoria, and Jamie in a castle (on an asteroid in space) as they solve some murder mysteries while fighting off cybernetic soldiers along the way. We're reviewing “Dreams of Empire” by Justin Richards. First published in 1998 as part of BBC Books' Past Doctor range, this novel was republished in 2013 and is still available digitally as an eBook. Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
April 2022 Book Club: We're joining the Sixth Doctor, Peri, & a shape-changing Whifferdill named Frobisher, who prefers assuming the form of a penguin. We're reviewing eight adventures originally published in Doctor Who Magazine issues #108-129, and collected in the Panini graphic novel called “The World Shapers” in 2008, still available in some shops. The World Shapers features art by John Ridgway and stories by Grant Morrison, Jamie Delano, Simon Furman, Mike Collins, and Alan McKenzie. Happy reading! Matt's show & tell, an interview on the Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast, can be found here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
April 2022 Special: We welcome new member Elliott to the book club, as our exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of “Dr. Eighth” by Adam Hargreaves. Dr. Eighth is available in both paperback and kindle versions, wherever fine books are sold. Join us as we try to negotiate peace between the Sea Devils and the Silurians, all while evading banned Timelord technology. Happy April Fools and happy reading! Please help other fans find our show by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
March 2022 Book Club: We're joining the 10th Doctor and Donna as they are caught in the Andromeda Galaxy between two warring factions - organics and mechanicals - as we review “Shining Darkness” by Mark Michalowski, first published in September 2008. It's also available as an abridged audiobook read by Debbie Chazen. Happy reading! Some examples of Matt's show & tell can be found here and here. Chris's show & tell can be ordered here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
February 2022 Book Club: We're celebrating our 60th episode by joining the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan in a mind-bending adventure across time and space as we review Jim Mortimore's self-published book “Campaign,” first published in April 2000. It's had a few physical releases over the years, to benefit various charities, and is also available to read free online at the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club site. You can access Series 13 Flux scripts, as well as the Eve of the Daleks New Year's Special, at the BBC Writer's Room Script Library. Chris's Show & Tell, the “Day of the Hardcore” mix of “Exterminate” by D-M-S can be heard here. You can see Matt on a CONsole Room panel here discussing the evolution of the TARDIS interior. Catch Bill Evenson on his podcast Frankenstein Minute. Content advisory warning from 41:40 to 44:40 Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
January 2022 Book Club: This month, we're joining The Thirteenth Doctor and Fam as they make their way across time & space, catching up with former companion Dorothy McShane, better known as Ace. We're reviewing “At Childhood's End,” written by Sophie Aldred, first published in February 2020. It is available wherever fine books are sold, in a variety of formats, including hardcover, digital, paperback, and read by the author herself. Boom! Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
December 2021 Book Club: We're hanging out at a sleepy seaside resort alongside the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, & Turlough, while, at the same time, combating an alien invasion. We're reviewing “Deep Blue” by Mark Morris. This book was published in March 1999 as part of the BBC's Past Doctor range. Special thanks to Kathryn Koromilas for performing the dramatic reading this month. Kathryn is a writer, educator, and host of the Stoic Salon Podcast. Her website is https://kathrynkoromilas.com and you can check out Kathryn's podcast here. Here's the link to Chris's Show & Tell this month… the WhoCulture Channel on YouTube. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
November 2021 Book Club: This month, we're joining the Fourth Doctor & Nyssa on an adventure into Oxford's distant past, in a celebrity pseudo-historical featuring Roger Bacon, as we review “Asylum,” by Peter Darvill-Evans, which was published in May 2001 as part of the BBC's Past Doctor range. Special thanks to Lucas Testro for performing the dramatic reading this month. Please check out his podcasts Episodes of Death and The Radioactive Lounge. Also, you can find listener Lelon's podcast InDOCtrination here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
October 2021 Book Club: Halloween is just around the corner, and, in that slightly terrifying spirit, we're reviewing the short-story anthology “The Missy Chronicles,” first published in February 2018, and available in hardcover, eBook, & paperback. This compilation features stories of Missy, madness, and mayhem by James Goss, Cavan Scott, Paul Magrs, Peter Angheildes, Jacqueline Rayner, and Richard Dinnick. Special thanks to Alia E. Torrie (@theweegiedoctor) for performing the dramatic reading this month. You can find more of Alia's work on her YouTube channel and Spotlight page. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com
September 2021 Book Club: Fall is in the air, so Chris & Matt head back to university - St Oscar's that is - joining Professor Bernice Summerfield on an archeology field trip across multiple planets. We're reviewing the novel “Beyond the Sun,” by Matthew Jones, first published in 1997, which was the third book in the Virgin Publishing Benny line. Special thanks to Jo Bell for performing the dramatic reading this month. You can check out her Write to Thrive writing prompt program here. Also mentioned this month: “Bessie Come Home” by Paul Magrs Pip Madeley's YouTube Channel Big Finish's audio adaptation of “Beyond the Sun” Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com