Trap One: A Doctor Who Podcast

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Hannah, Melvin, Chris and Mark discuss the next batch of instalments of Circuit Breaker: The Deadliest Weapon, Dawn of the Daleks and Castling. You can order The Deadliest Weapon here and Dawn of the Daleks here. Castling can be viewed on Youtube here.  

Derby Quad plays host to the Midlands' premier Doctor Who event for 2026 and a gang of Trap Onners assemble to share memories of the day.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Dan, Melvin, Jeff & Jim discuss two episodes of Big Finish's Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Aegis & The Hallamshire Incident. You can hear Jim and Jeff on the What’s in the Box podcast here. You can purchase the Thirteenth Doctor Adventures from Big Finish here. 

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Stephen Hatcher drops by to discuss his recent Black Archive book on The Invasion. You can order a copy of the book here. Steve's collection of short stories, Tales of Unicorns and Other Monsters is available here.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This episode is the third part of US Jason & Reecy Pontiff's coverage of the final LI Who convention and features guest appearances from Nadia, Ellie and convention organiser Ken Deep. You can order a copy of Reecy's book, Leap of Eighth, here.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. Welcome to the second part of US Jason and Reecy's coverage of the final LI Who convention - with special guests Daphne Ashbrook, John Peel and Rebecca Nation! You can order a copy of Reecy's book Leap of Eighth here #ad

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason and Reecy Pontiff file a field report from the first day of this year's LI Who Convention. With guest cameo from Ross Ruediger from the documentary inDOCTORnated. You can find the episode of Trap One where Reecy talks about her book, Leap of Eighth, here.  

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Keith, Joumana, Melvin & Mark look at Big Finish's newly cast 11th and 12th Doctors - Miles Taylor and Jon Culshaw respectively - along with their new companions and their inaugral adventures: The First Question and Run Fast, Be Kind.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Melvin, Hannah, Chris and Mark discuss the first three instalments of Circuit Breaker. You can read the first chapter, Calling the Doctor, here. The Fugitive Doctor's new hat can be bought from here. The video summaries of each adventure which Melvin mentions: Calling the Doctor (website) facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reel/875882471705043/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaDTXQUDhXk/   Adversary of the Daleks (Titan Comics) facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1276458167693452 instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dak2hYUDk6K/   The Honourable Society (DWM) facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1722984942345611/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbIaT0LDfOM/

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Dan and Pete speak with Dexter and Paul from Fantom Events who take us behind the scenes of their fantastic Doctor Who conventions. Check out the Fantom Events website.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason is joined by Jan, the Reverend Huguenot and Paul to discuss the Target novelisation of The Satan Pit by Matt Jones. You can order a copy of the book here #ad

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason is joined by writers Jon Arnold, Jon Blum and Paul Ebbs to celebrate the work of Justin Richards. For anyone who would like to make a donation in Justin's memory, his family have suggested Read for Good - a charity which works to get children reading. There is a page for this here.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode UK Jason, Si, Pete, Dan and Hannah explore the Collection: Season 21, covering the final episodes of the Fifth Doctor and the first story for the Sixth Doctor, along with a raft of new material. You can order this Collection here #ad

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode our Downing Street correspondents Si, Tom and Daniel report the shenanigans at Number Ten in the recent Target novelisation of Aliens of London by Joseph Lidster. You can order a copy of the book here.  

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason, Adam and Andrew follow up on their 2021 episode (https://trapone.podbean.com/e/rtd-wtf/) about the annoucement of Russell T Davies' return to Doctor Who, following his departure from the show and news of it being put out to tender.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Pete files a field report with many other Trap One hosts and guests from this years brilliant Utopia convention.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Keith, Frazer and Mark discuss the novelisation of Jubilee by Robert Shearman. You can order the book here #ad

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Dan, UK Jason, Hannah and Colin look at the recent 4K restoration of the TV Movie, and discuss their favourite Eighth Doctor continuations. You can order the new TV Movie release here #ad

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode writer Reecy Pontiff joins Mark to discuss her excellent book, Leap of Eighth, a history of the Eighth Doctor. You can order the book from Telos Publishing here. You can hear Trap One's interview with Scott Gray here.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Hannah files a field report from Saturday's screening of the TV Movie at The Midlands Art Centre, and Dan, Si, Tom and Space Jason provide an account of Sunday's BFI screening.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Si, Adam and Mark discuss the Target novelisation of The Time of Angels. You can order a copy of the book here.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This week Dan, Keith, Jeff and Melvin discuss the fourth and fifth instalments of Big Finish's Thirteenth Doctor Adventures.  

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this instalment US Jason, Mark, Jeff, and Melvin discuss the 2026 Record Store Day vinyl release of "The Rescue", with new linking narration by Maureen "Vicki" O'Brien. Jeff and US Jason discussed this story on Doctor Who Literature back in 2024.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this instalment Si, UK Jason, Mark D, Tom and David discuss the recently returned third episode of The Daleks' Master Plan, Devil's Planet. With special guest contribution from Frazer. You can view Devil's Planet on the BBC iPlayer here. You can support the brilliant work of Film is Fabulous here.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode US Jason is joined by Jeff, Nadia, Jim and Paul to discuss the recently recovered first episode of The Daleks' Master Plan. This can be viewed in the UK on the BBC iPlayer here. You can donate to the brilliant Film is Fabulous here.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. This week Dan, Si, Pete and Hannah look at the Fourth Doctor Big Finish box set, The Ministry of Death.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Pete, Si and Mark explore two recent BBC Audio releases - Star Flight by Paul Hayes and The Mind Trap by John Peel. Check out Cathode Ray's Podcast here. Order Star Flight and The Mind Trap #ad

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast.  On this episode US Jason, Si, Hannah and Space Jason discuss the recent discovery of the previously missing episodes from The Daleks' Master Plan.  The Nightmare Begins and Devil's Planet are available to watch on the BBC iPlayer from Easter 2026 and the panel talk about their expectations and what they can't wait to see in these long lost episodes. You can find the instalment of The Missing Episodes Podcast discussed here. You can support the brilliant work of Film is Fabulous with a donation here.

At long last the Trap One team take a look at the Season 13 Collection boxset from 2025. From Scotland to Antarctica, join UK Jason, US Jason, Denise, Mark Dodyk and Si for a trip from Hinchcliffe Horror and the many and varied special features.  

Thank you for downloading Trap One. This week Dan, Joumana, Melvin and Mark board some Empty Vessels to review the latest Eighth Doctor set from Big Finish... but are they as empty as they seem?

The Trap One crew convene for reactions to the latest BFI screening so fresh that their paint hasn't dried yet.  

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Annual 2025: Volume 1. The hosts of the podcast and many contributors look back over 2025. You can find our interviews with Lucy McCaul and Simon Fox about their Doctor Who books published in 2025 here. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss volume 2 on News Year Day!  

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  

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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