Podcast appearances and mentions of paul magrs

This week we're joined by writer and artist Paul Magrs. Paul has written extensively in the world of Doctor Who, penning several spin-off novels, short stories and audio dramas. He's also known for writing The Brenda and Effie Mysteries series, as well as his incredibly relaxing YouTube channel on which he vlogs about books. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Facebook⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠ Producer - ⁠Dane Smith⁠ Production Company - ⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A podcast as lively, as smart, as silly, as scattershot and as barking as the book they are talking about! Allow me to introduce Kieran from Patreon as he embarks on a Paul Magrs classic...

Join Joe & Nathan as they discuss regulars, a sharp, witty attack on Tolkien, CS Lewis, George Lucas & Hollywood, bestiality, furries and the train for dilettante adventurers!

In our penultimate episode of 2024, we take a look back at two classics from the Big Finish Doctor Who range, The Wormery by Paul Magrs and Steve Cole, and The Natural History of Fear by Jim Mortimore. To top it off, we are joined by director and producer Gary Russell, who provides his memories of both stories, and Katy Manning drops in to talk with us about that temporial adventuress, Iris Wildthyme. You can find our interview with Rob Shearman here - https://www.sirensofaudio.com/2022/06/ep111.html You can find our interview with Seán Carlsen here - https://www.sirensofaudio.com/2021/11/ep82.html You can find our interview with Conrad Westmaas here - https://www.sirensofaudio.com/2023/10/ep174.html Theme music by Joe Kraemer. Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/audiosirens⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/audiosirens⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/audiosirens⁠⁠ Follow us on Bluesky - ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/audiosirens.bsky.social

Once Upon a Time four excited Paul Magrs fans went on a magical adventure featuring men turning into animals, Jabberwocky, hideous sea creatures, tea parties, beheading and midnight book shops...

On the brand new Trap One Podcast Jo (@thebrainofspock), Mark (@Mark_Dodyk) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) go through the looking glass with Doctor Who in Wonderland by Paul Magrs. Contains spoilers. You can buy the book here.

The Doctor Who/Puffin classics range of books continues in 2024, with another release. Doctor Who in Wonderland (yes, that's the title, not Doctor Who - Wonderland, or Doctor Who and Wonderland) has been written by Paul Magrs, and has just been released. Paul explains why this book means so much to him, and the joys of sneaking in cameos from other Doctors.

The Doctor, Fitz and their new friend Compassion are off to the Obverse. The trio encounter a giant jade elephant, and a host of other strange, strange creatures, as well as humans on a spaceship. And if that wasn't enough, along comes the newly-regenerated Iris Wildthyme! We chat with editor Steve Cole and co-author Paul Magrs, about how this little gem came to life.

Iris Wildthyme creator and author of Strange Boy, Paul Magrs chooses the eight items he would take with him, if he was about to be marooned on a desert planet Presented by Joe Ford Paul's YouTube channel

Joe & Michael jump headfirst into the New Series Adventures for a discussion of how successful this series was as a range and to one of its very best examples - Sick Building by Paul Magrs.

Join Joe, Paul, David & James as they read Paul Magrs' idiosyncratic novel, Mad Dogs & Englishmen and discover if it is the journey or the destination, if it is risky or riskless and whether consensual sex between humans and dogs is appropriate material for Doctor Who.

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 

Paul Magrs is a staggeringly creative author, who writes books full of humanity, warmth, imagination and a lust for life. The Bookclub was very fortunate to talk to him about his work.

We're back in the land of fiction this week, for a chat about a new Doctor Who book. The prolific Paul Magrs joins us to talk about his new novel, Josephine and the Argonauts, which takes the Third Doctor and Jo back to the time of the ancient heroes in Greece.

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 

It's a slow week for Doctor Who news but that won't stop the Three Who Rule from prattling on about Gallifrey One and Long Island Who updates, an upcoming book about Doctor Who story editor and writer David Whitaker by one Simon Guerrier, and a deep dive into both forgotten and unused Doctor Who story titles of days gone by and the extensive writing career of one Ingrid Pitt! Myrka kicker, actor, and novelist, oh my! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon The Timelash Gally guest announcement, Whittaker receptions Katy Manning announced for LI Who Jemma Redgrave and Aneurin Barnard join the new series of Doctor Who David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television by Simon Guerrier due 2H 2023 Josephine and the Argonauts by Paul Magrs due Aug 24

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast Holiday Special.   On this episode Conrad (@HairoftheHound_), Denise (@CupofTea69), Si (@Si_Hart) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus), discuss the latest Doctor Who Audio Annual: Dead on Arrival & Other Stories by Paul Magrs. You can order the audio annual here.   You can hear the same team review the K9 Audio Annual and Time Wake Audio Annual and you can find:   Pete Lambert, Si, Mark & more on Maximum Power - A Blake's 7 Podcast Denise's poetry blog DenisePerson UK Jason at the Bearded Geek Toy Review YouTube channel US Jason on the Doctor Who Literature Podcast   Wishing all our Trap One listeners very happy holidays & a wonderful new year!

WE MAY have finished our run of episodes looking at the Eighth Doctor and Sam's adventures in full novel form, but we're completists. There's still gaps. We continue our look at the official BBC Short Trips, as we look at Femme Fatale, by Paul Magrs, as the Doctor and Sam encounter Andy Warhol and Iris Wildthyme. We've a full reading of the story, by James Hadwen-Bennett, followed by chats with editor Steve Cole and Paul.

SHE'S BACK... and it's about Thyme... Iris Wildthyme! The Doctor Who universe was given a kick up the backside with the arrival of Iris Wildthyme in Paul Magrs' first Who novel, The Scarlet Empress. Get ready for a crazy ride, as Paul, editor Steve Cole and cover artist Colin Howard join us on the Number 22 to Putney, as we find out about this EDA from 1998.

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 

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Keith (@50dw50) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss the Doctor Who novel The Return of Robin Hood by Paul Magrs. You can order the book here.

WITH THE sad news last week of the passing of the late, great Bernard Cribbins, we wanted to celebrate his life at Pieces of Eighth. In a change to the advertised programme (again!), we've done a special episode marking Bernard's return to Doctor Who after some 40 odd years, in Big Finish Eighth Doctor Adventure Horror of Glam Rock, the third story in the Lucie Miller series of adventures. Kenny and Rebecca celebrate Bernard's life, and they're joined by writer Paul Magrs, who explains where the story came from, his memories of writing it, and his joy at having one of Big Finish's most stellar casts, ever. This episode also contains Kenny telling a British tabloid newspaper to go away, in colourful language - for the second week in a row! And stay tuned until the end, as we've got an added little treat, which will hopefully make you smile.

And we're back. Iris Wildthyme returns in the short story "Femme Fatale" by Paul Magrs. Iris and our heroes mix it up with Andy Warhol and the denizens of The Factory. Iris and Sam encounter Valerie Solanas and perhaps get embroiled in her attempt to do away with Warhol...

Doctor Who fandom is aflutter this week with the release of a glorious new trailer announcing the casting of none other than Matt Berry as the new Doctor Who! Of course this was all a cunning April Fool's jape by none other than Who animator Rob Ritchie, but if you enjoy profane nonsense we highly recommend it. The REAL trailer this week for “Legend of the Sea Devils” also charmed us with its soggy swashbuckling (of seatbelts), and of course we have the usual Big Finish blast of new announcements, Peter Davison convention shenanigans, and the third episode of our Classic Series Commentary for “Planet of Evil”! Enjoy, or be banished to a pit full of anti-matter! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon The Timelash Legend of the Sea Devils trailer Legend of the Sea Devils airs April 17 on BBC One Legend of the Sea Devils airs April 17 on BBC America Legend of the Sea Devils airs April 17 on CTV Sci-Fi Legend of the Sea Devils airs April 18 in Australia Legend of the Sea Devils airs April 18 in New Zealand Toast of London Doctor Who April Fool's video by Rob Ritchie Peter Davison at Wales Comic-Con Gallifrey One 2023 tickets now on sale Noel Clarke allegations will not be investigated by The Met Doctor Who Magazine 576 released Big Finish Mind of the Hodiac now available Big Finish Torchwood: War Chest due May 2022 Big Finish Torchwood: Dead Plates due June 2022 Big Finish Emancipation of the Daleks audio novel, read by Dan Starkey, due July 2022 Wonderful Books video on TARDIS materialization Doctor Who The Return of Robin Hood by Paul Magrs due July 21, 2022 Gary Russell won the first annual Terrance Dicks Award for Writers at The Capitol Commentary: Planet of Evil Episode 3

In this Christm..... WINTER special Dylan and Jack look at Big Finish audio 'Death in Blackpool' with the Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller, written by Alan Barnes and directed by Barnaby Edwards. Then it's over to BBC Audio for 'A Sting in the Tale' with the Fourth Doctor, Mike Yates and Mrs Wibsey. Written by Paul Magrs and directed by Kate Thomas. There is also a little side step to a 90' Doctor Who convention, you can see the clip we are talking about here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B1p0mAYDJk

This week on Doctor Who: Flux – it's a War! With Sontarans! Plus some noodling about with Azure and Swarm, pots and pans and probic vents and more in the second of six new episodes of one Doctor Who television programme. Join the Three Who Rule for their rumination on a Rutan-free conflict zone as well as reflections on the legacy of Bob Baker, the usual historical delvings in The Timelash and, to Warren's horror, the return of STATS!  Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon The Timelash Flux Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans review Flux Chapter Three: Once, Upon Time Nov 14, 6:30pm on BBC One Flux Chapter Four: Village of the Angels Nov 21, 6:20pm on BBC One An intro to Dan Lewis The Halloween Apocalypse BBC One overnight viewing figures 4.43M The Halloween Apocalypse BBC One AI 76 Flux Chapter One RFS poll result Flux Chapter Two RFS poll result Flux DVD/Blu-Ray/Steelbook due Jan 24 in the UK Bob Baker died Bob Baker & Dave Martin RFS Miniscope Part 1 Bob Baker & Dave Martin RFS Miniscope Part 2 Time Fracture reopens Nov 26 Time Fracture trailer Doctor Who Magazine 571 will have three covers Big Finish The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Forty due January 2022 Big Finish The Eighth Doctor Stranded 3 due December 2021 Titan Comics Empire of the Wolf due Nov 17 Doctor Who: The Return of Robin Hood by Paul Magrs due July 2022 Doctor Who: A Short History of Everyone due July 2022 2021 Children in Need limited edition Fourth Doctor Pudsey 2021 Children in Need limited edition Eleventh Doctor Pudsey

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 

[Due to technical problems in the recording of our Romana I episode, we're putting this one out first] An underrated and troubled companion this time! We discuss Vislor Turlough, his journey from untrustworthy companion to trusted friend to the Fifth Doctor, his relationships with his fellow companions, and the late-stage reveal of his backstory. And, as always, we ramble a fair amount, this time covering Sapphire and Steel as well as Blake's 7, the incredible work of Paul Magrs, and our love for Sixie (in a Fifth Doctor episode...); and discuss quite how evil the Master  is, and our personal underrated incarnations. Next time, Peri! 

Nick and Benji present… Guinness World Record… Reviews: Blake's 7 Chosen, Sixth Doctor Plight of the Pimpernel… Behind-the-scenes: The Avengers Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 5… Drama Tease: Iris Wildthyme and Friends - Fellowship of Ink .

In part two of our interview with author Paul Magrs, he discusses some of the misconceptions he dealt with from teachers and fellow students about being a writer when he was young. How both Doctor Who and Marvel Comics helped shape his own work and imagination as he got older with the characters and landscapes he would create in his own stories. Paul has continued to use the time during lockdown to write new stories and art as well as host live readings over social media. And he reads for us from a story he wrote titled Stardust and Snow. A true tale about a friend of his who got the chance to meet David Bowie. And the touching wise words of comfort the Goblin King himself gave his friend. Please join us for part two. You really don't want to miss it!!

Paul Magrs is a writer who has created his own infinite universe of memorable characters and stories. From the tie-in fiction he has written for Doctor Who novel and audio which he introduced his own creation of the interdimensional adventuress Iris Wildethyme to the fans of Doctor Who to his original creations of Vince Cosmos, Dodie Golightly and Brenda and Effie. As well as a certain stuffed sentient Art Critic Panda who has appeared in both Paul's Doctor Who tales as well as his Brenda and Effie stories. Who loves nothing more than a good gin and tonic and giving anyone who gets in his way a good punch up the hooter. Paul writes stories that are fun, spooky, packed with humor and filled with heart. Even his most out of this world and wildest characters feel as though you could sit down and enjoy a good cup of tea with. Join us for part one of this discussion as we chat about what were some of the things that have inspired the stories Paul has written. How he has been getting through and creating new projects and stories during lockdown.  And he tells us about the latest Brenda and Effie novel GAME OF CRONES as well as a surprise novel he released in Christmas of 2020 titled HUNKY DORY.

Welcome to The Doctor Who: Alhambra Podcast, our Doctor Who centric podcast that discusses the recent DW and Big Finish news, reviewing Doctor Who audios from Big Finish, both classic and new series Doctor Who episodes, and much more! In this podcast, Brett, Liam, Legeon, and Humphrey celebrate the 1.5K downloads in one month by listening and reviewing the Big Finish Classic, The Boy That Time Forgot, written by Paul Magrs. However, before we get to that, we look at the groundbreaking Build-A-Bear Doctor Who talk, move to issues with Big Finish trailers and their twitter account. We have a few BF Facebook Fanpage threads that we discuss, until we read blogs and other reviewers of The Boy That Time Forgot, until we reach our definitive review The Boy That Time Forgot.  Thank you for listening and downloading the podcast! Welcome and Synopsis to EP 175 - 00:00:00 The Definitive Build-A-Bear Talk  – 00:03:02 Big Finish Trailer issues - 00:05:46 Does BF have annoying tweets? - 00:16:18 BF Fan Page Talk The Boy That Time Forgot - 00:20:54 BF Fan Page on Paul Magrs - 00:31:40 Other BTTF Reviews (not ours yet) - 00:38:40 The Definitive The Boy That Time Forgot Review - 00:46:13 Conclusion, Contact Info, Closing, & Copyright - 01:19:48 Check out our YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVfNO9QHHLPMIncD5iWs1ug *** We are looking to add a "Mail Section" or "Listener Response Talk" to our show, where you, the listener pose questions about one of our thoughts, revisit previous takes, or perhaps you have an original take that you would like to share...whatever it is, we'd love to hear it!   Email the show at: alhambraaudio@gmail.com  Send the show a message or a DM on Twitter to the podcast @AlhambraPodcast.   Visit our website: AlhambraPodcast.weebly.com The Intro/Outro Music "Revolve" is performed by HisBoyElroy

September 2020 Book Club: Chris & Matt find themselves incarcerated with the 12th Doctor & Clara on a prison asteroid in the far future, as we review the Doctor Who novel “The Blood Cell” by James Goss.  First published in September 2014, it’s still available digitally as an e-book - and also as an unabridged audiobook read by Colin McFarlane.     Here’s a link to the game Chris mentioned (Nightfall) that currently features a Doctor Who level. Here’s a link to the first of multiple installments of Paul Magrs’ new 13th Doctor story, set during her incarceration on a prison asteroid.  Here’s a link to the new book “Blackpool Remembered,” which is a free PDF collated and edited by John Collier, celebrating the Doctor Who Exhibition on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, which ran from 1974 to 1985.   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 

Sasha has returned to the ranks and not a moment too soon. For we chat about the further adventures of Iris Wildthyme whom Brooke & Skip met last month in a short story by Paul Magrs. Now she gets the novel-length treatment with The Scarlet Empress. Color us impressed by this tale of storytelling and confabulation. It's surreal, magical, and perhaps not all that it seems. (Sasha has some good adjectives about it, as you'll hear.)

Sasha has returned to the ranks and not a moment too soon. For we chat about the further adventures of Iris Wildthyme whom Brooke & Skip met last month in a short story by Paul Magrs. Now she gets the novel-length treatment with The Scarlet Empress. Color us impressed by this tale of storytelling and confabulation. It's surreal, magical, and perhaps not all that it seems. (Sasha has some good adjectives about it, as you'll hear.)

Rick Cross is an enormously talented writer, with the kind of imagination and enthusiasm you don't find very often. He's written books, short stories, scripts - you name it and he's done it. All of this, and a full-time job at NASA where he's the senior media writer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Rick about his opportunity to write a novel that adds to the canon of his favourite TV show - Doctor Who, his short stories and other works that will be published this year, the Loose Lobsters Writing Collective that's celebrating 20 years in 2020, and how his creative approach positively impacts his work at NASA. Rick shares tons of ideas about how everyone can tap into their own creative talents.Say hi to Rick:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rickcrosswriterWeb: https://rickcrosswriter.com Show mentions - people who inspire Rick:Anghus Houvouras, Chris Fain, Iain McLaughlin, Jim Mortimer, John Peele, Mark Morris, Nancy Smith, Paul Magrs, Richard "Dick" Smith, Robert Sheerman, Stephen King, Tommy Donbavand, Candy Jar Books, Chromakey Magazine, Flame Tree Press, and the Loose Lobsters: Brian Kelly, Chuck Woodford, Danny Evans and George Evans.----Creative Pulse Podcast socials:  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/creativepulsepodcast  Twitter https://twitter.com/CreativePulseTWMusic credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Brooke & Skip take a break from all of their summer fun to do a socially-distanced mini-episode featuring a brace of Short Trips as Sasha is incommunicado.First up is the audio-only "Bounty" by Peter Anghelides (pronounced how exactly?) which reveals what the Doctor and Sam got up to immediately after The Eight Doctors. This is followed by our first ever non-Eighth Doctor tale, "Old Flames" from Paul Magrs. (Pronounced with a silent G.)"WTF are they doing reviewing a Fourth Doctor story?!" you ask. Well, "Old Flames" marks the debut of Iris Wildthyme who stars in the next EDA we'll be taking on, The Scarlet Empress. So think of this as a prelude.

Brooke & Skip take a break from all of their summer fun to do a socially-distanced mini-episode featuring a brace of Short Trips as Sasha is incommunicado.First up is the audio-only "Bounty" by Peter Anghelides (pronounced how exactly?) which reveals what the Doctor and Sam got up to immediately after The Eight Doctors. This is followed by our first ever non-Eighth Doctor tale, "Old Flames" from Paul Magrs. (Pronounced with a silent G.)"WTF are they doing reviewing a Fourth Doctor story?!" you ask. Well, "Old Flames" marks the debut of Iris Wildthyme who stars in the next EDA we'll be taking on, The Scarlet Empress. So think of this as a prelude.

March 2019 Book Club: Chris & Matt catch a ride on a time traveling double decker bus back to 1973 as we join the 3rd Doctor, Jo Grant, & Iris Wildthyme in Verdigris by Paul Magrs.  This Doctor Who Past Doctor Adventure was originally published in April 2000. Once available wherever fine books were sold, it can now be found on the second-hand market. 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 

Join Paul Magrs as he shares his perfect Christmas night in...

There are a rash of prehensile-trunk related murders on the streets of Whitby, but Effie won’t be warned. Worse, Keith the Elephant Man has recognized Brenda as his nineteenth century nemesis. Now Keith has decreed that Brenda must die – and that Effie must be his bride..!Written by Paul Magrs and starring Anne Reid See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Romance has come Effie’s way. She has started to date Keith, a latter-day Elephant Man who lives in a caravan. But Brenda is suspicious of her best friend’s paramour: the real Elephant Man didn't have a trunk and large ears. She should know, she met him…Written by Paul Magrs and starring Anne Reid. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brenda uncovers a dastardly scheme involving exotic tea leaves, vital life essences and a certain desiccated princess from ancient times. Danger rears its bandaged head, and it isn’t just Professor Marius Keyes who has mummy issues... Written by Paul Magrs and starring Anne Reid See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brenda and Effie visit Whitby’s new tearoom in the park. It is owned by the dashing Professor Marius Keyes, and stuffed with Egyptian Antiquities of all kinds… including real mummies. But why does his odd-tasting tea send both women a bit woozy? Written by Paul Magrs and starring Anne Reid See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brenda’s supernatural investigations lead her to a olde-worlde toyshop tucked up an alley in Robin Hood’s Bay. There is strangeness occurring at the seaside, and our heroine will be forced to beat off the forces of darkness before the night is through.Written by Paul Magrs and starring Anne Reid See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nick and Benji now know what year it is! Brace yourselves for Big Finish News, Listeners' Emails, Randomoid Selectortron and more. Guest star: Tim McInnerny. Drama tease: The Omega Factor Series 3.

At Whitby’s Christmas Hotel, a once-famous ventriloquist delights in causing chaos and putting the willies up old women. Why does long-eared bat puppet Tolstoy seem eerily alive of his own accord?Written by Paul Magrs and starring Anne Reid See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's a strange new landlady in the seaside town of Whitby, opening a B&B by the harbour; a lady with a tall black beehive, nasty scars about her person and a very chequered past…Written by Paul Magrs and starring Anne Reid See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brenda has teamed up with neighbour Effie to investigate the mystery of the ghostly singing cat on the rooftops of the old town, and the savage maulings of old ladies in lonely alleyways. Also - there's something very peculiar about the horrible oil painting Effie has dragged home from auction. Can it really be coming to ghastly life?Written by Paul Magrs and starring Anne Reid See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joining Ian McMillan for a sci-fi themed Christmas party are Carol Ann Duffy, Hollie McNish, Abandoman, Paul Magrs, Katy Manning and Verb New Voice Laura Potts. Recorded in front of a studio audience at Media City.

It brings me great delight to say that friend of the show (and podcaster in his own right), Hayden Gribble, has penned a book, which is coming out on the 16th of this month. Pretty much around the time you'll hear this episode. That book is called Child Out Of Time, a memoir of sorts, about a Doctor Who fan growing up in the Wilderness years of the series. With a cover by Doctor Who author Paul Magrs and a foreword by Andrew 'Full Circle' Smith, this really is a neat thing. So, to do my part in letting everyone know the book's out - find it at Amazon, folks - I've gone back to the Doctor Who Show episode #2 (from February, 2016). Why? Because I had Hayden on that episode. You see, Hayden's always fascinated me from the point of view that in Who fandom we have a bunch of people who watched the classic era and most of us have continued to enjoy Nu-Who. Or they're people who started with Nu-Who and some might have gone back to the classics, but I'd wager most haven't, even if they appreciate the history and gravitas it gives the new material. But Hayden's different. He didn't see the Classic Era on its first run, but then became a fan in the wilderness years, thanks initially to the TV Movie, so was primed and ready to be a major fan when Nu Who started, just like a Classic era fan... but was still this young guy at the time with a different story to most. That sort of thing's really interesting to me, so I wanted to chat with him on the show about being a younger who fan who likes the classic era, as a bit of a conversation piece. Now, towards the end of the chat back in 2016, Hayden mentions some projects coming up and one of them was Child out of Time... so it seemed highly appropriate to dust off this tape, and give you a taste of Hayden and I chatting about his years growing up with the show which he's now expanded upon - in quite a major way - in Child out of Time.

That’s how we all end I guess. Here we reach the end of our run through the Doctors from 8 down to 1 and back up again. Two weeks of random other TV things, then we finally reach Rose. Finally. Thank god. It’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen, written by Paul Magrs and released on JanuaryContinue reading →

Synopsis This title was released in October 2016. It will be exclusively available to buy from the BF website until November 30th 2016, and on general sale after this date Four new adventures featuring the Fifth Doctor and Turlough! The Memory Bank by Chris Chapman The Doctor and Turlough arrive on a planet where to be forgotten is to cease to exist. But the Forgotten leave a gap in the world – and that's where the monsters are hiding. The Last Fairy Tale by Paul Magrs Deep in the heart of old Europe, the village of Vadhoc awaits the coming of a mythical teller of magical tales – but not all such stories end happily, the TARDIS travellers discover. Repeat Offender by Eddie Robson The Doctor has tracked the deadly Bratanian Shroud to 22nd century Reykjavík – where he's about to become the victim of a serial criminal. Again. The Becoming by Ian Potter A young woman climbs a perilous mountain in search of her destiny. The Doctor and Turlough save her from the monsters on her trail – but what awaits them in the Cavern of Becoming is stranger, even, than the ravening Hungerers outside. Written By: Chris Chapman, Paul Magrs, Eddie Robson, Ian Potter Directed By: Helen Goldwyn Cast Peter Davison (The Doctor), Mark Strickson (Turlough), Suzann McLean (Max/Autumn Voice), Ian Brooker (Archivist/Computer/Elder), Mandi Symonds (Alitha/Inspector Jill Sveinsbottir) Duncan Wisbey (Grayling Frimlish/Shiri/Zounds), Kae Alexander (Waywalker) Producer David Richardson Script Editor Alan Barnes Executive Producers

Episode 43 of the Doctor Who: Alhambra Podcast In this episode of the Alhambra Podcast, the trio of Brett (@Mavic_Chen) and Liam (@djNezumi) and Legeon (@legeonhenderson) reunite and bring an enjoyable hour (or more) discussion and sci-fi silliness for the month of October 2016. Starting off with the news!  We are not reviewing Doctor Who - CLASS until it is released visually on BBC America, which will be around January 2017.  We discussed the release of Doctor Who CLASS three book release by BBC books.   Talking points:  " If you could only one choice one boxed set "Doom Coalition" or "War Doctor" or other boxed set series, what would it be and why?  I read a transcript from Whooverville 8 panel interview, from the Pubcast and Tin-Dog Podcast.  Here is the transcript that I made and read on the podcast.  It's not exact word-for-word.   Question from the Pubcast: “Is there anything you would have liked to do on Doctor Who that you weren't able to do?” Eric Seyward: “I would have like to have a female companion a little bit tougher, a little bit more real, to contribute a little bit more.  Tegan and Nyssa became redundant, it was difficult to fit them into stories.  Tegan spent most of her time moaning, and Nyssa looking aloof and whatever.  We had so many of them, Turlough, so three of them at one stage. With the exception of Turlough, they really couldn't contribute massively, because when you are driving around in deep space in a TARDIS.  Tegan is from 1980 Earth, and she couldn't really contribute, because whenever they arrived somewhere she has to ask questions, and it makes her boring.  But I would have liked to have had fewer companion, if you had a female one, certainly one that is stronger more positive contribution. I probably would have chosen one from deep space, where should would have the sort of knowledge that could compete with the Doctor.   Minute 22:57 The Tin Dog Podcast: I loved the Terileptil (from The Visitation) have you ever approached or have been approached by Big Finish, to say “can we have them on this, because it's a lot cheaper with make-up?  Because I think as a race, they would really have legs on audio Eric Seyward: Big Finish, they've never approached me for anything.  It would make them more interesting. The Tin Dog Podcast: You seem to have a whole world building thing with them, rather than having them as the Villain of the Week.  They had a society and they built beautiful things like androids.  It sounds like there was more thought put in them than other... Eric Seyward: - Goes into the backstory of the Terileptil (However) The Tin Dog goes onto ask Eric Seyward about the story of The Visitation, noting that this story was the one selected as the story for the book “The Making of Doctor Who.” By the way The Tin Dog asked this question, you can tell this is a special story to Michael, and wants to know more, saying that fans didn't have access to much Doctor Who content, so when it came out it was loved and cherished. The Visitation was the concentrated storyline in “The Making of Doctor Who” book.  Yet Eric Seyward goes onto crap on The Tin Dog's question/reference, saying The Visitation wasn't a special story, it just happened to be the one that was in production at the time.   One positive from the podcast was the Pubcast and Tin-Dog podcast panel interview, where Sophie Aldread's Go Fund Me project: “Strangeness in Space” a free podcast radio drama.  http://strangenessinspace.com/episodes/ or on iTunes. Thanks to www.doctorwhonews.net for the up to date DW news! Before we hit the Big Finish reviews, let's look at some of the news On to the reviews for October 2016 from Big Finish Main Range #217: The Memory Band and Other Stories, featuring the Fifth Doctor and Turlough, stories The Memory Box by Chris Chapman, Paul Magrs, Edie Robson, and Ian Potter. Doctor Who: The Early Adventures #3.2 The Fifth Traveller, by Philip Lawrence Early Adventures: The Age of Endurance, by Nick WallaceCarole Ann Ford (Susan), William Russell (Ian/the Doctor), Jemma Powell (Barbara) The War Doctor Vol. #3 Agents of Chaos The Shadow Vortex by David Llewellyn The Eternity Cage by Andrew Smith Eye of Harmony by Ken Bentley Doctor Who Spin-Off: Torchwood Special Release - The Torchwood Archive, by James Goss Jago & Litefoot Series 12 was not reviewed this month, we'll hit that in November.   Non-Doctor Who release: The Confessions of Dorian Gray Series 5, also not reviewed until November.     We have The Power of Kroll is in the can, will be publish in November.     Please email the show at: alhambraaudio@gmail.com Tweet the show: @AlhambraPodcast or @djNezumi or @Mavic_Chen Visit our website: AlhambraPodcast.weebly.com

Flash Fiction: “Harlekin” by Jay Lake & Ruth Nestvold ("Tales of the Rose Knights" #5, originally published on Daily Science Fiction.) Harlekin was fair as a maiden, with a blush to match. Women can possess the kind of beauty that was his and still be taken seriously, but not men -- or so it seemed to the beautiful youth. Is it any wonder that he chose to wear particolor and play the clown? This strategy went well for him for a time--being underestimated has its advantages. But when Harlekin decided to become a Rose Knight and serve the forces of Prince Arthur de Sansal in the Kingdoms of the East to fight against the Forces of Darkness, the proctors of the Kingsguard looked at his fair skin and rosy cheeks, at his suit of creamy white and blushing red, and chuckled. Jay Lake lived in Portland, Oregon until his death in 2014, shortly before his 50th birthday. His books include Kalimpura from Tor and Love in the Time of Metal and Flesh from Prime. His short fiction appeared regularly in literary and... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 35 of the Doctor Who: Alhambra Podcast brings you a variety of rants, with Doctor Who news and Big Finish reviews interwoven in the other spaces.   After a lot of talk and rant Doctor Who and Big Finish reviews, we get into the March 2016 Big Finish reviews, beginning with the historical episode, Main Range Episode 210, Peterloo Massacre, written by Paul Magrs. We move onto the Fourth Doctor Adventure episode 5.03, Paradox Planet, written by Jonathan Morris (part one of a two story adventure). Next, we briefly discuss the Short Trips 6.02, Prime Winner, by Nigel Fairs, narrated by Nicola Bryant.  Then we discuss The War Doctor - Volume  2 - Infernal Device: Legion of the Lost - by John Dorney; A thing of Guile - by Phil Mulryne; The Neverwhen - by Matt Fitton. We finish off the Doctor Who Box Set - Doom Coalition Box Set 2, Beachhead by Nicholas Briggs, Scenes of her Life by John Dorney, The Gift by Marc Platt, & The Sonomancer by Matt Fitton. Non-Doctor Who releases are Torchwood episode 2.1 The Victorian Age, and The Mummies Mask by Mark Wright. Please stay tuned for the Spearhead From Space audio review, which will come out in 2016.  Our next Audio Edition Review will be The Web Planet.  Please listen to the story, and send us a tweet or an email about your audio only experience.  Future Audio Edition Review will be The Daemons, and as always, our check back for our Big Finish monthly and New Doctor Who reviews.  Please email the show at: alhambraaudio@gmail.com Tweet the show: @AlhambraPodcast or @djNezumi or @Mavic_Chen Visit our website: AlhambraPodcast.weebly.com