Doctor Who Literature is on break until the New Year, but Jason and Callie come back for one night to discuss this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World , by Steven Moffat. Warning, this is a FULL SPOILER chat so don't listen until you've watched the episode first. Callie as always does not hold back on any opinion, and Jason as always has slight trouble staying on topic. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Find Doctor Who Literature at https://lin...
Dec 26, 2024•19 min
Happy American Thanksgiving to my listeners in the States. For a Sylvester McCoy novelization on Doctor Who Literature , ya gotta have two guests, not just one. Jim Sangster and Jason Davis, both huge behind-the-scenes influences on the show, come together for the first time as we tackle Paradise Towers , the second serial from Doctor Who 's controversial, divisive -- and delightful -- 24th season. The vocals for this week's opening number are by Antony Owen. Music arranged by Jim Sangster. Plea...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 8Ep. 12
Having a first-time guest last week worked so well, that we've done it again this week: Jim Allenby from the What's in the Box? podcast, makes his Doctor Who Literature debut. Our story for the week is The Smugglers , but Jim A. and I also recorded our conversation on November 23, 2024: Doctor Who' s 61st anniversary, and, coincidentally, the 40th anniversary of Jason discovering the show to begin with. Jim A. and I discuss An Unearthly Child , our respective fandom origin stories, and the speci...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 8Ep. 11
Remember, Doctor Who Literature 's primary social media presence is now on BlueSky . Welcoming to the show this week Geoff Wessel, comic book writer (I may have misstated this in the intro) and radio DJ . Geoff's been an online friend for nearly 30 years but we'd never spoken face to face before this recording. It's a wild one! Those curious about "The Uncle Floyd Show" can find his limited online presence here . If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Find Doctor Who...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 8Ep. 10
Our third of four episodes in our Trial of a Time Lord season features the conclusion of the Trial arc... but not the conclusion of the novelizations of the Trial arc. The traditional American protest song "John Brown's Body", sampled in this episode, is from the Pete Seeger recording . And, with that out of the way, let's talk Doctor Who Literature with Mark and Conrad from The Trap One Podcast . If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Find Doctor Who Literature ...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 8Ep. 9
Stacey Smith? joins me from another exotic locale to discuss a rare bird -- the highly-sought-after novelization of "The Wheel in Space" . Is the book worth the exorbitant cover price on the secondary market? Is the TV serial a fitting capstone to David Whitaker's legacy? If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Find Doctor Who Literature at https://linktr.ee/DrWhoNovels . Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels ....
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 8Ep. 8
We remain off the boards for one more week, to discuss not a Target Doctor Who novelization, but rather a new publication from Panini Comics . It's The Return of the Daleks (purchase link: here ), a compilation of the Doctor-less backup strips from the earliest days of Doctor Who Weekly/Doctor Who Monthly/DWM . The compilation features commentary from Paul Scoones -- who joins us this week to discuss not only this new book, but also the TSV novelizations , high-quality fan-made novelizat...
Oct 27, 2024•1 hr 11 min
This week Doctor Who Literature takes a week off from the Target novelizations to explore the rest of Jason's childhood bookshelves. I started reading the Target Doctor Who titles when I was 11, but I started reading just before turning 5. That's a lot of reading long before I found Terrance Dicks. So let's take an hour and walk through what Jason loved before Doctor Who . We'll discuss the Dutch-language children's fiction of Dick Bruna; the magic of Little Golden Books; the Big Three comics li...
Oct 20, 2024•55 min
This week we extend a warm Doctor Who Literature to author Nigel Robinson, who penned this week's Doctor Who novelization, an adaptation of the infamous -- but also wonderful -- 1967 Patrick Troughton adventure, The Underwater Menace . Nigel also walks us through the rest of his prolific career as a writer and editor, as we cover almost 60 years of fandom in just under 60 minutes. Thanks so much to Nigel Robinson for his time in the recording of this episode. This week's opening number was recor...
Oct 13, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 8Ep. 7
The novelization of Vengeance on Varos was published two years behind schedule, meaning that book number 106, which was skipped in the Target Doctor Who novelization release order in 1986, is belatedly plugged in -- immediately after the previous two novelizations were both assigned number 127. Got that? This week's Doctor Who Literature guest is David Barsky. David and Jason have lots of TV and international travel to discuss. And, occasionally, Vengeance on Varos , a controversial story and a ...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 8Ep. 6
Welcome to the beginning of the end of Doctor Who Literature . It's May 1988, and the paperback release of the first of the 12 Sylvester McCoy-era Doctor Who novelizations by Target Books. The Target run had a finite lifespan, and from here on out, with the last Classic Series Doctor finally joining the Target stable, the end is in sight. We will have two guests for each of the Sylvester McCoy books. First up this week is Jim Sangster, who is now officially co-host of the show and the producer o...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 8Ep. 5
This week Jim bids a sad farewell to the legendary David Graham, contributor of voices (and two live-action roles) to Doctor Who, and who did voice work for almost every other British series that mattered, up to and including "Peppa Pig". Stacey Smith? rejoins Jason for a look at the first Trial of a Time Lord story, The Mysterious Planet . It's Robert Holmes' final completed Doctor Who serial, and -- in story order -- Terrance Dicks' final Doctor Who novelization. Stacey also digs deep into the...
Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 8Ep. 4
The Time Meddler is a seminal moment in Doctor Who history. No Doctor Who podcast can be complete without acknowledging it, and no podcast about Doctor Who Literature can be complete without discussing its novelization. Frazer Gregory, one of my most frequent and popular guests, rejoins me for the first time since Episode 100. We have a lot to say about this story, including a discussion of its geography -- where in Northumbria does it take place, and on what precise day does it take place? Fraz...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Welcome to Part One of our intermittent ongoing look at The Trial of a Time Lord , a single 14-part Doctor Who serial that comprised the whole of Season 23, televised between September and December 1986, but broken up into four separate novelizations. Confusingly released out of order and non-consecutively. Jim Sangster, Doctor Who Literature 's multi-talented co-producer, logo designer, and in-house band, adapted and performed this week's introductory number, appeared as a talking head on the T...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Please give a warm Doctor Who Literature welcome to Jeff from Gallifrey's Most Wanted . The Rescue is one of Jeff's favorite Doctor Who episodes and it's great to hear him discuss. Sampled is an audio encore of Jason's favorite Harvey Keitel interview . You might also recognize some dialogue from The Big Lebowski . If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels. "Doctor Who – The ...
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Welcome to an extra long episode of Doctor Who Literature , but one of the deepest and most rewarding ones we've ever produced. The subject is the February 1966 Doctor Who episode The Massacre , a troubled production where the original author tried to disclaim credit, the video is lost and only a few publicity photos survived, and the surviving audio is hard to untangle as William Hartnell only appears in a small handful of scenes. We have three guests this week to help unravel the story: --Repe...
Aug 25, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 29
If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels "Doctor Who – The Macra Terror" features cover art by Tony Masero. Doctor Who Literature is a member of the https://directionpoint.org/. Please e-mail the pod at mailto:DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com. You can catch all past episodes at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholithttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholith...
Aug 18, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 7Ep. 28
A warm Doctor Who Literature welcome-back to Kate and Jon, last heard together on this show discussing The Talons of Weng-Chiang in July 2022. Two years and many books later, we are gonna get deep into The Ambassadors of Death . You can find several new works by Kate and Jon, as discussed during the episode: -- Saltier , a short story by Kate. -- United Nations and Intelligence Taskforce , two recent Lethbridge-Stewart novels by Jon from Candy Jar Books . --and Meanwhile, Turlough , a bonus-down...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 7Ep. 27
Long-time listeners of Doctor Who Literature know that this podcast is a K-9 house. We are all about K-9 here. This week, his first TV spinoff, the Christmas 1981 special gets its own novelization, the final book of the short-lived Companions of Doctor Who line. Joining Jason this week are two great friends making their first appearance on the show: Drew and Brent, from Who & Company . And yes, it's coincidence that they're showing up to discuss K-9 & Company . Jason appeared on Who &...
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 7Ep. 26
As Doctor Who Literature nears the end of a very packed season discussing each of the novelizations and other Doctor Who spinoff books of 1986 and 1987, Jason and Callie were also watching the entirety of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- 144 episodes in about 144 days. Now we sit down in our dining room to discuss the series. This episode will cover "Welcome to the Hellmouth" through "The Gift". WARNING: Spoilers will get discussed as the series is nearly 30 years old. Not recommended if you've never...
Jul 28, 2024•54 min
Welcome to the final week of our four-episode William Hartnell mini-season. The Romans is released in paperback in September 1987 and is the fourth straight Doctor Who novelization to come out of the First Doctor era. Here on Doctor Who Literature , Jason Davis is back for the week to talk us through The Romans in both its print and TV incarnation. We also discuss lots of classic film and TV contents, and the particular perils of being an American Doctor Who working retail in the late 1990s. Fol...
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 25
Denise Sutton rejoins Doctor Who Literature during Week 3 of a 4-week stretch of four consecutive William Hartnell novelizations. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels. "Doctor Who – The Reign of Terror" features cover art by Tony Masero. Doctor Who Literature is a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network . Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.co...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 24
Much has been said about the 1964 Doctor Who serial The Sensorites . Not all of it positive. We at Doctor Who Literature are here to reverse that trend. The Sensorites is awesome. Except when it isn't, but when it lands, it really lands. This week's guest is Black Archives writer Jon Arnold. Here is one of Jon's many recent appearances on Strangers in Space . Cover artist of The Sensorites novelization, Nick Spender, passed away recently . If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, a...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 7Ep. 23
We open at the BFI in London where Conrad Westmaas from Big Finish appears live on the show to interview Jason! David Barsky then joins Jason by Skype from Los Angeles to rap about The Space Museum , and to vigorously debate the most recent Disney+-streamed season of Doctor Who . In the audio essay, Jason compares all four extant versions of Space Museum : TV, novelization, and both surviving scripts. With comparisons to the music of Elvis Costello. Audio heard in this episode sourced from YouTu...
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Season 7Ep. 21
It's our second straight Patrick Troughton novelization on Doctor Who Literature -- before we jump into four straight William Hartnell books -- and this week it is time for The Faceless Ones . Joining Jason this week is Shannon Sullivan of A Brief History of Time (Travel) , the indispensable online resource for the production history of Doctor Who . Jason and Shannon have known each other for 30 years but haven't spoken in person since The Wilderness Years. They have a rousing conversation on Do...
Jun 23, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 7Ep. 21
The Mind Robber is one of Jason's Top 60 Doctor Who episodes, and the 1987 novelization by Peter Ling more than does it justice. This week Jason is joined on Doctor Who Literature by Adam Clegg from The Real McCoy podcast to discuss the TV story, the novelization, the two New Adventures sequel novels involving the Land of Fiction... and brief discussions of the new Celestial Toymaker animation, and (as of this release date), Doctor Who 's most recent TV broadcast, The Legend of Ruby Sunday . If ...
Jun 16, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 20
In lieu of a regularly scheduled Doctor Who Literature this week, Jason takes a moment to bid adieu to William Russell, who passed away this week at age 99, and explore the legacy of Ian Chesterton in Doctor Who . If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels Doctor Who Literature is a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network . Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLitera...
Jun 09, 2024•13 min
...700 years later, we return to The Ark , an instant sequel to last week's episode. Jim Sangster rejoins Doctor Who Literature to break down the story's accents and Beatles wigs. And Jason reviews the newest Ncuti Gatwa Doctor Who episode at the time of writing: Dot and Bubble . If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels "Doctor Who – The Ark" features cover art by David McAl...
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 20
Program needs over the next two weeks has turned this look at The Ark , a 1966 episode from Doctor Who 's third season, into a two-part episode of Doctor Who Literature . This week, a conversation with Lelon Stoldt from the InDOCtrination podcast. Lelon and his daughters are not quite up to The Ark yet, but perhaps this conversation will reveal what at least one of them will think about the story/book. And a review of 73 Yards , which at the time of release is the most recently broadcast episode...
May 26, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 19
For this week we are going back to the Jazz Age, with Doctor Who -specific musical accompaniment by Jim Sangster. Our Doctor Who Literature guest this week is Steven B., who you can find at the New To Who podcast , The Three-Handed Game: An Avengers Podcast , and Reimagining Doctor Who . Among several other Doctor Who podcast episodes cited in this week's episode, you can find: --Steven B.'s appearance on The Library of Impossible Things ; --Jason's Black Orchid appearance on the Doctor Who Targ...
May 19, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 7Ep. 18
