Trap One: A Doctor Who Podcast

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A different guest co-host joins me each week to discuss Doctor Who.

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    The Well by Gareth L. Powell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 62:22


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason, Keith, Matt and Mark peer into The Well Target novelisation by Gareth L. Powell. You can purchase a copy here #ad

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    The Wheel in Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 72:38


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason, Pete, Chris and Mark spin The Wheel in Space to mark this story's release on vinyl. You can find our episode about Frazer Hines's novelisation of the in-universe repeat of The Evil of the Daleks here. You can hear Jason's interview with Wendy Padbury here. You can buy The Wheel in Space on vinyl here #ad.

    Gally 2026 Field Report - Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 12:22


    Conrad and US Jason report from the final day of Gally 2026.

    Gally 2026 Field Report - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 32:04


    US Jason and Conrad file a field report from day two of the 2026 Gally convention in LA. 

    Gally 2026 Field Report - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 5:21


    Conrad files an initial field report from behind the lines at the 2026 Gallifrey One convention in LA.

    The Vampire Plants & Other Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 82:55


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode the T1 Audio Annual Team of Si, Denise, Conrad and Mark cultivate their opinions of The Vampire Plants & Other Stories, a collection of four stories adapted by Paul Magrs from comic strips found in 70s and 80s Doctor Who annuals. You can order the CD here #ad

    The Moon Cruise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 63:46


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Lucy, Jeff and Mark set sail on The Moon Cruise, a new novel by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson which sees the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda arrive on a luxurious space liner.

    The End of the War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2026 65:06


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode UK Jason, Si, Frazer and Simon Fox mark the armistice between the land and the sea with the series finale - The End of the War. Contains spoilers. You can pre-order the series on DVD and blu-ray here #ad

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    The Trap One Annual 2026 - Vol. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2026 92:13


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Annual 2025 - Volume 2. On this episode the Trap One hosts and regular guests look back at 2025 and share their highlights. Our episode about the book Go Figure! can be found here. And the podcast on Evolution of the Toy Dalek here.

    The Trap One Annual 2026 - Vol. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2025 66:14


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Annual 2025: Volume 1. The hosts of the podcast and many contributors look back over 2025. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss volume 2 on News Year Day!  

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    The Chimes of Midnight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 48:07


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast.   On this episode Mark D and Nathan join Mark M for a look at Rob Shearman's novelisation of his festive Doctor Who tale, The Chimes of Midnight. Nathan can be heard on Flight Through Entirety and you can find our more about him and his regular podcasts here. You can hear our episode on the Dalek Target book by Rob Shearman here. You can purchase The Chimes of Midnight book here #ad  

    The Deep & The Witch of the Waterfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 64:00


    Thank you for downloading Trap One. On this episode Pete, Hannah, Adam and Mark take a deep dive into episodes 3 and 4 of The War Between the Land and the Sea.

    Homo Aqua & Plastic Apocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 64:05


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason, Pete, Denise and Dan report from the front line of The War Between the Land and the Sea, covering the opening salvo of Homo Aqua & Plastic Apocalypse.

    Clara Oswald: The Untold Adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 48:16


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Ruth Long drops by to tell us about her exciting project, Clara Oswald: The Untold Adventures - a passion project and huge undertaking which tells the story of Clara and Ashildr after the events of Hell Bent over 13 epic stories. The website for the series is here.

    1001 Nights in Time and Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 85:20


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Mark D, Joe, Jo and Mark M sit around the campfire for a discussion about 1001 Nights in Time and Space by Steve Cole and Paul Magrs. You can order the book here #ad

    The Robot Revolution by Una McCormack

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 61:07


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Si, Frazer and Mark look at the Target novelisation of The Robot Revolution by Una McCormack. You can order a copy of the book here #ad

    Vampire Weekend & Return of the Doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2025 70:48


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Dan, Melvin & Mark look at the first two Big Finish Thirteenth Doctor releases, Vampire Weekend and Return of the Doctor. You can order the Thirteenth Doctor Adventures from Big Finish.

    Empire of Death by Scott Handcock

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2025 71:19


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This week US Jason, Adam, James and Mark open a Time Window to look at the Target novelisation of Empire of Death. You can order a copy of the book here #ad

    Go Figure!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 74:24


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Dan and UK Jason are joined by Richard Lloyd and Will Brooks to discuss their fantastic book celebrating 20 years of the Character Options Doctor Who range, Go Figure! Publisher's website: Cutaway Comics     

    Evolution of the Toy Dalek

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2025 62:38


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode, UK Jason and Conrad talk with illustrator and graphic designer Alex Storer about his Evolution of the Toy Dalek book from Telos Publishing: telos.co.uk/shop/doctor-who/evolution-pb/   Follow Alex Storer's work at TheLightdream.net   Play the Dalek Attack game simulator: gamesnostalgia.com/game/dalek-attack Watch & subscribe to UK Jason's YouTube channel Bearded Geek Toy Reviews: www.youtube.com/@beardedgeektoyreviews836

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    Spectral Scream

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2025 59:31


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This time Mark, Hannah and Keith are discussing the recent Fifteenth Doctor novel Spectral Scream By Hannah Fergesen. You can order a copy of the book here #ad The movie which Keith mentions, Attack of the Mushroom People, is on Youtube here.  

    The Moonbase on Vinyl

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 71:59


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Si, Frazer, Tom and Andrew mark the release of The Moonbase on vinyl with a discussion of this classic 1967 Patrick Troughton story. You can order the vinyl edition here #ad

    A Tribute to Christopher H. Bidmead

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 95:36


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason, Denise, Adam, Ian and Si pay tribute to the late Doctor Who writer and script editor Christopher H. Bidmead.   Links: Jonathan Morris' blog post about Christoper H. Bidmead is here. You can find Jim Sangster's 'Ghastly Woke Zombie' T-shirt here. Order An Eternal Golden Braid from Amazon #ad   Doctor Who Literature episodes on Bidmead's Target novelisations: Logopolis Castrovalva Frontios              

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    Terror of the Zygons at the BFI Field Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 25:50


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. With the Doctor Who Season 13 Bluray Collection set on the horizon, we try to bring you a taste of the Terror of the Zygons event at the BFI, with Pete, Conrad, James, Mark D, Dan, Hannah, Chris, Si, Tom and Ben!

    Fear Death by Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 64:34


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Bryn, Chris and Mark dive into the Fifteenth Doctor novel Fear Death by Water by Emily Cook. You can buy the hardback novel here or the audiobook here #ad  

    Whooverville 16 - Field Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 22:21


    On the brand new Trap One Podcast Pete, Dan, Hannah and Mark file a field report from this year's brilliant Whooverville event in Derby. You can find the Whoovers website here. You can order Go Figure from Roundel Books Order Doctor Who Myths and Legends: The Reeltime Pictures Story here

    Smith and Sullivan: Reunited

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 63:27


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Dan, Si, Hannah and Pete review the debut 'Smith and Sullivan' release from Big Finish's Worlds of Doctor Who range, starring Sadie Miller and Christopher Naylor, with John Leeson as K9, and 'introducing' Annette Badland as Aunt Lavinia. The review contains some spoilers as plots are discussed. The set is available now from Big Finish.

    Series 2 Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 134:48


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Simon, Melvin, Bryn & Mark look back over the Fifteenth Doctor's second series to mark its release on DVD and Blu-ray. You can order the series here: DVD Blu-ray Steelbook #ad

    Dead or Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 81:41


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Keith, Melvin, Dan and Mark discuss the second volume of adventures for the Fugitive Doctor from Big Finish: Dead or Alive. Contains spoilers. You can order the set from Big Finish. The Trap One episode about the final part of Doom's Day that Melvin mention can be found here.

    Shirley Jackson and the Chaos Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 40:00


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One podcast. On this episode US Jason introduces Mark to the celebrated American writer Shirley Jackson and discuss her enrolment in the Whoniverse in the recent Doctor Who book, Shirley Jackson and the Chaos Box. The Lottery can be read here; Watched here; and listened to here. You can order Shirley Jackson and Chaos Box here #ad.  

    Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 48:20


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Frazer, Mark D and Mark M discuss Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man by Jack Heath. You can order a copy of the book here.

    The Cloud Exiles & Other Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 79:28


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This week Conrad, Denise, Si and Mark discuss the latest volume of the Audio Annual series, The Cloud Exiles & Other Stories. You can order The Cloud Exiles & Other Stories here.

    Simon Fox & Lucy McCaul Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 62:23


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This week the talented writers Lucy McCaul and Simon Fox join Mark to talk about their brilliant Doctor Who books. Simon has written The Official Doctor Who Puzzle Book and it is available to order here. Check out his excellent Cryptic Who blog. Lucy is the author of Benton & Hawthorne Investigate. This is available to order from Candy Jar Books. You can find more of Lucy's fantastic writing here.

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    The Jon Pertwee Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2025 64:54


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This week Si, UK Jason, Keith and Mark look at the Jon Pertwee Collection - available now on CD and vinyl. Included on this are Pertwee's abridged audiobooks of The Curse of Peladon and Planet of the Daleks, his hit single Who is the Doctor? and various clips and interviews from the BBC archives. You can find our episode on the Amazing World of Doctor Whop here.

    The Collection: Season 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2025 129:39


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode UK Jason, Si, US Jason and Tom explore the explore the Season 7 Blu-ray collection box set.    

    Big Finish Day 2025 - Field Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 26:55


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast.  On this episode Hannah and Mark file report from Big Finish Day 2025. You can download the free Short Trip: A Feast of Steven here. Big Finish's eBay page is here. Hannah's website Visual Mutterings.

    Utopia 2025 Field Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 75:39


    Join our annual jaunt to Utopia, where Pete, Dan, Tom, Mark D, Si, and Hannah review the weekend's goings on, with photographer Paul Phipps-Williams giving the view from the other side of the convention photoshoot lens.  

    Reality War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 97:14


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason, UK Jason, Hannah and Adam report from the front line of the Reality War; the series 2 finale and end of the Fifteenth Doctor era. Paul Magrs' video about The Reality War is here. James Cooray Smith's article Ncuti Doc Thing. The IGN Review of this story.

    Wish World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 75:06


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This week Si, UK Jason, Ruth and Daniel's wish to podcast about the first part of the series 2 finale comes true with our episode on Wish World.

    The Interstellar Song Contest

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 69:58


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Pete, Si, Denise and Dan are the jury for the The Interstellar Song Contest!

    The Story & The Engine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 67:54


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This week Denise, Frazer, Miranda and Mark have a close shave with The Story & The Engine. the prequel short story What I Did on my Holidays can be found here. The Den of Geek interview with Inua Ellams is here. Wikipedia defines Tumblr Sexy Man: "In online fandoms, a Tumblr Sexyman or simply Sexyman, is a fictional character that gains wide popularity as a sex symbol. Characters described as Tumblr Sexymen are typically villainous or otherwise unusual, although the criteria for what qualifies as a Tumblr Sexyman varies greatly."

    Lucky Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 76:49


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this week's episode it is UK Jason, US Jason, Keith and James' Lucky Day as they discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who.

    The Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 64:27


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast.  On this episode Si, Col, Joumana and Lucy discuss The Well.

    2.2 Lux

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 68:15


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode, Pete, Denise, Mark D and Mark M settle into their seats at the local picture house for Lux. The New Yorker interview with Alan Cumming can be heard here. You can pre-order series 2 of Doctor Who here.

    The Robot Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 57:01


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason, Chris, Matt and Mark join The Robot Revolution to discuss the series 2 opener.

    The Tenth Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 83:39


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason, Pete, Jeff and Jim discuss the seminal story The Tenth Planet to mark its release on vinyl for Record Store Day 2025.

    The Five Faces of New Who

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 83:46


    On the brand new Trap One Podcast we celebrate the 20th anniversary of New Who with a look at what a modern version of the Five Faces of Dr Who might look like. On the panel this week are Si (@sihart), Hannah (@hannahcooper), Dan (@dhollingsworth), Mark D (@markdodyk) and Chris (@chrisphnx).

    The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi - Field Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 24:49


    On the brand new Trap One Podcast Conrad (@HairoftheHound) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) report from the fantastic Musuem of Classic Sci-Fi in Allendale. Museum website Sci-Fi Monsters Live event in Hexham

    The Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 112:35


    On the brand new Trap One Podcast Dan (@dhollingsworth.bksy.social), Frazer (@felixfrazer.bsky.social) and Mark (@quarkmcmanus.bsky.social) are on the run with the Fugitive Doctor in her first box set of stories: Most Wanted. This episode includes an interview with Fugitive Doctor script editor and writer, Rob Valentine!  Contains spoilers. You can order this box set from Big Finish here.  

    Tom Newsom: Colourising The War Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 54:59


    Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode the multi-talented Tom Newsom joins Si to talk about his work on colourising The War Games.  You can watch the story on the iPlayer here. You can pre-order The War Games in Colour here.

    House of Plastic & Agent of the Daleks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 61:42


    On the brand new Trap One Podcast Si (@Si_Hart), Chris (@chrisphnx) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) look at recent Doctor Who audiobook releases House of Plastic and Agent of the Daleks. Both stories are available now from Amazon: House of Plastic Agent of the Daleks Contains spoilers. Please consider helping more fans find the Trap One Podcast by leaving a review or star rating on your podcast app of choice.

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