The Doctor Who Podcast

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 event 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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!

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!

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!

Join James, Drew and Phil at the DWP Campervan Breaking News Desk as the cover today’s fantastic news that two previously missing Episodes of The Daleks Master Plan HAVE BEEN RECOVERED! How amazing is this?! Jump on board to join the celebrations.

Join us for a detour from our usual Doctor Who highway as we steer the Campervan into new(ish) territory and talk once again about our love of movies! Doctor Who is still at the heart of our conversation, and Drew, Ian and Phil make a point of (or couldn't avoid) drawing parallels between their selected films and Doctor Who stories. But first, they just can’t resist talking about the recent news that is the end for Ianto’s Shrine in Cardiff Bay is sadly, nigh. Drop us a line at the Campervan by emailing feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting us @thedrwhopodcast or find us on Facebook. Enjoy!

In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Ashley talk about Colditz, by Steve Lyons, released in October 2001 – the twenty fifth in Big Finish’s Main Range! Listening instructions are very straightforward – Buy Colditz from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don’t own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Ashley talk about The Eye of the Scorpion, by Ian McLaughlin, released in September 2001 – the twenty fourth in Big Finish’s Main Range! Listening instructions are very straightforward – Buy The Eye of the Scorpion from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don’t own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and….a very special guest talk about Project Twilight by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright, released in August 2001 – the twenty third in Big Finish’s Main Range! Listening instructions are very straightforward – Buy Project Twilight from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don’t own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

It’s here! Finally! And a belated Happy New Year to all our wonderful listeners. It’s that time of year again where we relax and give ourselves permission to be completely wrong. Join us for our annual predictions episode as Brent, James, Ian and Phil dig out the Campervan's oh-so-reliable crystal ball and make carefully calculated predictions about what will come to pass in the Whoniverse in 2026. But that's not before the team turn the clock back twelve months and review the predictions  Michele, Brent, Drew and James made in Episode 388 in 2024! Just how many (few) did they get right? Tune in to find out! Don't forget to let us know what YOU think will happen in 2026 – will the TARDIS turn into a turnip? Will the Doctor finally travel the universe with a cabbage as a companion?! And just what is it about vegetables in this post?! I must be hungry. What are you having for dinner? Email feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweet @thedrwhopodcast or find us on Facebook to let us know!

Join James and Ian for a quick check-in on the Big Finish news coming out of the latest Gallifrey One convention that took place over the weekend – and then straight into another edition of Nine Lives to catch up on the most recent Ninth Doctor and Rose story, Cloud Eight from Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle. DWP 418 will be online this coming Sunday – and yes, it really is our 2026 predictions episode! We promise! Enjoy the show.

In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about Bloodtide by Jonathan Morris, released in July 2001 – the twenty second in Big Finish’s Main Range! Listening instructions are very straightforward – Buy Bloodtide from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don’t own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

It's that time of year once again when the ol' DWP Campervan occupies the same time/spatial coordinates as the snazzy new Who & Company RV. Join Drew and Brent as they invite Michele and James into their more sedate world of Doctor Who fandom where companionship and camaraderie are celebrated! As is usual for January, the team take a look at the most recent animation of a missing story. This year, The Savages is put under the microscope and the team go all deep-divey. So sit back and enjoy an hour of irreverent banter as the four amigos fire up the blu-ray player and revisit this often forgotten classic Fist Doctor story. Enjoy the show.

Welcome to Series 5 of The DWP Echo Chamber!! We are back with a new series of episodes, coming your way each Wednesday for the next five weeks! In this edition in this series of The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about Dust Breeding by Mike Tucker, released in June 2001 – the twenty first story in Big Finish’s Main Range! Listening instructions are very straightforward – Buy Dust Breeding from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don’t own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

Jump on board the Campervan to join Michele, Brent and Ian as they return with Whitaker’s Dozen – and review Ride of Die, the latest Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz story by Rochana’s Patel for Big Finish Productions. That’s after they take a quick spin around the Whoniverse and cover the latest Who-News (or gossip)! As always, you can reach the Campervan by emailing us at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group. Oh, and our 2026 Predictions?! Coming in DWP 417! They’ll be worth the wait. Probably. Enjoy!

Jump on board the Campervan for our first drive of 2026 – Happy New Year to all our lovely listeners. Join Michele, Ian and Drew as they present the return of Nine Lives and review Dare You, the third (and latest) Ninth Doctor and Rose story from Big Finish by Lisa McMullin. Then join Phil and his son Scott as they take a look at the 2025 re-edit of The Sea Devils, the latest classic story to be given the Benjamin Cook treatment and aired on BBC4 last month alongside the transmission of The War Between the Land and the Sea in the UK. Enjoy!

Jump on board the DWP Campervan for it’s final spin of 2025. Michele returns and instantly takes over the driving, giving James plenty of time to navigate the (very loose) review of Doctor Who in 2025. In reality, it’s more of a Who-related geekout as Michele and James catch up! Many thanks to everyone who everyone who has listened to us this year – or indeed at any time in our long history. We wish you a very Happy New Year and a wonderful 2026! We’ll be back in early 2026 with our annual Who & Company crossover, this time focussing on the latest animated story, The Savages. See you next year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS one and all! Or should that be…..Merry Quizmas?! Join the DWP team in the Campervan on this MOST festive of days! Singing, cracker jokes, burnt turkeys and festive goodness is the order of the day – as well of course, as our Doctor Who trivia showdown! Who will be victorious?! You’ll have to tune in to find out.

Join Ian and James as they share their instant reaction to the climax of The War Between The Land and the Sea!

It’s only a week to Christmas!! Here in the DWP Campervan, we are getting into the Christmas spirit – by watching films that remind us of this wonderful time of year. However, given its impossible for us to sustain conversation about films (or indeed ANY subject) without refencing Doctor Who, James, Brent and Phil draw parallels between the films they’ve selected with Doctor Who stories! Can you guess the Who connection before they do?! It won’t be hard….! We’ll be back on Sunday with our review of the Finale to The War Between The Land and the Sea, and then again in just a few days time ON CHRISTMAS DAY – with our own very Christmas Special! If the BBC can’t provide a Doctor Who Christmas celebration, then we will! Hooray! Enjoy the madness!

Join the multi-talented Ashley in the Campervan for our take on Episodes 3 and 4 of The War Between the Land and the Sea!

Join Ashley and James for their (almost) instant reactions to Episodes 1 and 2 of the highly anticipated Doctor Who spin-off, The War Between The land and The Sea!

Jump on board the Campervan with James, Phil, and very special guest Steven for part three of our mini-series, Talkin Bout Regeneration. Those of you familiar with the iconic Radio Free Skaro podcast will recognise Steven’s silky voice and he waxes lyrical about his favourite regeneration story….nay, Doctor Who favourite story of all time! That’s right after they catch up on the news that came out of the premier of the War Between the Land and the Sea that took place earlier this week. Many thanks to Steven for joining the madness this week – we’ll be back after episodes one and two of The War Between airs next Sunday. Enjoy the show.

Join James and Brent as they catch up on the latest broadcast news from the BBC – The War Between the Land and the Sea will be on your tellyboxes in December! Or at least it will be if you’re in the UK. Also, did you catch the latest blink-and-you-miss-it Children In Need Who-short? Well, Brent did – tune in for the details! The guys then discuss the latest 13th Doctor and Yaz story by Lisa McMullin and Big Finish, Lionesses in Winter. Which to be clear, has nothing to do with the national English women’s soccer team. Enjoy!

Yes, jump on board the DWP Campervan and join Ian, Drew and Ashley as they talk not only about regeneration, but about Carole Ann Ford's comments about Susan's role (or lack of it) in The Reality War at The Sirens of Audio convention in Melbourne earlier this month - and also about Rob Shearman's DWM interview and Jane Tranter's response! Don't forget to let us know which regeneration story you'd like us to discuss on the next Talking Bout Regeneration DWP - feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com is the email address you need - or you can Tweet/X us @thedrwhopodcast.com, or find us on our Facebook Page and Group. Enjoy the show!

Well, until Christmas 2026 anyway! Join Ian and James for a special Breaking News edition of The Doctor Who Podcast!

In the final edition in this series of The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about Loups Garoux by Marc Platt, released in May 2001 - the twentieth story in Big Finish's Main Range! Listening instructions are very straightforward - Buy Loup Garoux from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

In this edition of The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about Minuet in Hell by Alan W Lear and Gary Russell, released in April 2001 - the seventeenth story in Big Finish's Main Range! Listening instructions are very straightforward - Buy Minuet in Hell from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

We're back - and we're talkin' bout regeneration! Regeneration has always been an integral part of the show we all love, so join James, Phil and Brent as they talk though three of the Campervan's favourite regen stories. Ian joins in the fun by reviewing the latest Ninth Doctor and Rose audio adventure from Big Finish, The Last Days of the Powell Estate with James, in Nine Lives. As always, you can reach us the Campervan by emailing us at  feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group. Enjoy the show!

In this edition of The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about The Stones of Venice by Paul Magrs, released in March 2001 - the eighteenth story in Big Finish's Main Range! Listening instructions are very straightforward - Buy The Stones of Venice from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

In this edition of The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about Sword of Orion by Nicholas Briggs, released in February 2001 - the seventeenth story in Big Finish's Main Range but the first to feature the return of the Cybermen! Listening instructions are very straightforward - Buy Sword of Orion from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

Welcome to another series of The Doctor Who Podcast - The Echo Chamber! Series Four, to be precise. In this edition, James and Michele talk about Storm Warning by Alan Barnes, released in January 2001 - the Sixteenth story in Big Finish's Main Range - and Paul McGann's very first Big Finish story! Listening instructions are very straightforward - Buy Storm Warning from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don't own it already of course!) Listen to it! Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion! Enjoy the show!

Join the entire Campervan Crew for a bumper episode of the DWP - and a very special guest! Yes, join Drew, Brent, James, Ian, Michele, Phil - and Ashley Frieze as they discuss.... get ready for this! Feedback! The Return of the Doctor - the second Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz story from Big Finish How Doctor Who is doing Stateside and what's the best way to keep it current?! Specials? A Paul McGann series?! The first Doctor story The Ark! First listener to tell us what The Return of the Doctor and The Ark have in common wins kudos and an invaluable mention on a future edition of the DWP! Get in touch by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group. Enjoy the show!

The TARDIS is "going nowhere" apparently! That's what the BBC said said week - and the irony is that's how it all began, in a junkyard, in 1963.......! Join Phil and James as they talk about where Doctor Who is now and speculate about when we can expect it to be back on our screens. Has Disney Plus disappeared in to the sunset with their big bag of cash? Has RTD cried (Bad) Wolf once too often? Will we ever know why Billie Piper and Carole Ann Ford were actually in the last series at all?! All this and more gossip, news and feedback besides! As always, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group. Enjoy the show.

Yes, Join Drew and James on the South Bank of the River Thames as they bring you a special version of the DWP! Yes, Drew has made the trip to the sunny shores of the United Kingdom - join him for a conversation with James just outside the spiritual home of Doctor Who in the UK - the British Film Institute. We'll be back with Episode 407 for a good ol' gossip about where Doctor Who is right now, and then Episode 408 will follow shortly after and and take a look at the next story in 13th Doctor and Yaz range from Big Finish Productions. Enjoy!

They're back! And so are Brent and Ian! Join the dynamic duo (and Michele and James) as they bring you Episode 406 of THE Doctor Who Podcast! James and Michele (who else?!) celebrate the return of the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler in Snare by Tim Foley, the first in 12 episode run of new audios from Big Finish Productions. Brent and Ian then jump forward in time (at least in continuity terms) twelve months and revisit School Reunion - a pivotal episode featuring another landmark reunion, this time with the Tenth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith! Along with feedback and a teensy bit of news, what more could you possibly ask for?! As always, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group. Enjoy the show. :-)

It's a Vampire special! Jump on board the DWP Campervan as James and Ian celebrate the release of Vampire Weekend, Jodie Whittaker's first 13th Doctor story for Big Finish Productions. Continuing the bloodthirsty theme, The Vampires of Venice gets the DWP retrospective treatment from Phil and Michele, and James and Drew chat about Ncuti Gatwa's appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg! As always, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group. Enjoy the show.

We're BACK! Or rather, Michele and Brent are back in the DWP Campervan - or DWP RV, given it's occupied exclusively by American hosts this episode! News, feedback, songs and a retrospective on The Mark of the Rani comprise Episode 404. So kettle on, tune in, earphones on, and enjoy our first episode in the post-Gatwa era. It still hurts to type that! Join us again in a couple of weeks for Episode 405 when we'll be taking a look at Jodie Whittaker's and Mandip Gill's return to the Whoniverse in their first story for Big Finish, Vampire Weekend! Enjoy the show. "How I Wish Who Was Here", written and performed by Ashley Frieze and available to watch on Facebook right here! See other Who related goodness from Ashley over at https://www.ashleyfrieze.co.uk

Join Drew, Brent and James in the Campervan for the last of our Series 2 coverage and finally bid goodbye to Number 15! The crew chat about the last two years of Doctor Who and take a look back at the episodes comprising this latest series. All that and your wonderful feedback! You remain as ever, Most Welcome. Enjoy the Show.

Helloooo! Welcome to our first episode in ages without an episode of Doctor Who to review! But fear not, James and Michele have oodles of audio files, letters, emails and Tweets from you all you lovely listeners. Nothing is off the table here, theories are discussed, applauded and rubbished! Although the latter are mainly James'..... Fear not - you have not lost the chance to have your say on a DWP - Episode 403 will be the last of our coverage of Series 2 where discussion will cover every episode and aspect of this latest series - and you can be on it! Audio feedback always gets priority (but keep it under two mins) but you can always get in touch by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or by jumping on our Facebook Page or Group. Enjoy the show!

WOW! We are still reeling here at DWP headquarters. What was real and what was fiction?! WE STILL HAVE NO IDEA! Join the entire DWP crew (in the Campervan together for the first time EVAH) as James, Michele, Phil, Brent, Drew and Ian try to unpick the concluding instalment of this latest series of good ol' Doctor Who. Just what did they make of The Reality War?! And more importantly, what did YOU think?! Let us know! We start wrapping up our Series 2 coverage in Episode 402 - you have a chance to be on it! Audio feedback always gets priority (but keep it under two mins) but you can always get in touch by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or by jumping on our Facebook Page or Group.

Join Ian, Michele and James for (allegedly) a more considered review of the weekend's new episode of Doctor Who, Wish World. Once Ian and Michele have their say, the team turn their thoughts to the loose-ends and unanswered questions that have accumulated over the last two seasons - yes, it's the return of the Juicy Dangler section not seen on the DWP for many-a season! What did you think of Wish World? As always, we love hearing your views. Get in touch by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group. We will be back in Episode 401 to review the season finale, The Reality War. Given the episode itself is dropping on Saturday evening, our review will be online on Monday 2nd June. Enjoy the show!

Join Drew, Brent and James for their instant take on the penultimate episode of the current series of Doctor Who, Wish World. As always, we want to hear from you - what did you think? Let us know by emailing the Campervan at feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group! Ian and Michele will be back on Wednesday with Episode 400A, so make sure you keep an eye (or an ear) on your DWP feed! Enjoy the show.