The Doctor Who Podcast

Join Michele and James as they bring you the eagerly anticipated and much delayed Episode 424 of the The Doctor Who Podcast! Given the (relatively) recent news that the 2026 Christmas Special is no more, DWP424 has been a kinda-casualty in our scheduling. So we will now bring you our “tell all” interview with Ashley in a later episode – although his presence is very much felt throughout this one! James and Michele therefore catch you up on developments relating to Doctor Who’s now-infamous Tender process, before turning to the sort of drama Big Finish aren’t usually used to – after last week’s snap refresh of their website and App! What could possibly go wrong?! It’s also Brent‘s turn to sit in the famous Campervan Mastermind chair as he answers questions on his specialist subject which is…… tune in to find out! And Drew returns with his take on The Final Cut – the first story in Big Finish‘s new Eleventh Doctor range from the new box set, The First Question. All this – and more! Enjoy the show.

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 even 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!

I almost forgot to add this bit It is almost time for you to listen to our review of The Almost People. Almost. All you have to do is read this little show note intro to our episode. You should be able to read either all or most of it. We are now almost half way through the show notes. Unless of course you started downloading the episode before reading the shownotes, which probably means you are almost finished. It is too confusing. Almost baffling. Just listen to our review of The Almost People, and see if you understand it. Most of it anyway.

It is not often we can bring you something this exciting and exclusive on The Doctor Who Podcast. This episode though is very special as we interview what was possibly the youngest writer ever to write for classic Who – Mr Andrew Smith. At the tender age of 17, Andrew had his story, Full Circle commissioned and turned into the story we know and love today. James had the opportunity to speak with him recently about his experiences writing for Doctor Who.