The Doctor Who Podcast
Run Fast, Think Big
It’s another episode of The Doctor Who Podcast! Join Brent and Michele as they take over the driving and steer the Campervan though three different eras and the latest Who news! Ian and James travel back to 1964 and Ian watches Planet of Giants for the very first time, Drew posts his latest review of the final Eleventh Doctor in The First Question box set from Big Finish – that’s A Delusion of Witches by Lisa McMullin – and Ashley deliver’s his verdict on the first of six brand new Twelfth Doctor stories in the Run Fast Be Kind series. <...
Ice, Ice Warrior!
What a weekend, courtesy of Mr Russell T. Davies and The Guardian! Join Ashley and Brent as the now former showrunner junks our recording schedule with an (incredibly interesting) interview promoting his memoires! Memoires, at 63?! Madness. Anyway Doctor Who features heavily in the extract published by the Guardian – great Who news for the Campervan to chew over. Along with coverage of the celebratory anniversary screening of The Satan Pit at cinemas across the globe, and the latest Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz story from Big Finish and Rochana Patel – that’s The Hallamshire Incident – what more could you possibly ask for?!
Love Me (a) Tender!
Thursday 17th September 2026 – the most anticipated Invitation to Tender of all time was published by the BBC!
Yes, the future of Doctor Who is up for grabs – the BBC intend to award a contract to produce our favourite show for at least one series.
Join James, Phil and Brent as they get together to talk Time Lord Tenders in the greatest Doctor Who drama since The Reality War. Yes, they have pored over the 21 page document, and this is what they think…..
Enjoy!
The Wilderness Years 2.0?
Join James and Phil as they hop into the Campervan to catch up on what’s happening (or what’s not happening) in the world of Doctor Who. Tender talk is rife throughout fandom, but what exactly IS going on with our favourite show?! Is anything actually happening? When will hear anything that promises new Doctor Who on our telly screens?
Meanwhile, Michele and Ashley check in and review some brand new Doctor Who with the latest instalment of Nine Lives – that’s Dark Tides, the most recent Ninth Doctor and Rose audio from Tim Foley and Big Fini...
The DWP Echo Chamber #35 - ...ish
Welcome to the latest episode of The DWP Echo Chamber!!
In this final edition of Series , James and Michele talk about …ish by Phil Pascoe, released in August 2002 – the thirty fifth story in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy …ish 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!
The DWP Echo Chamber #34 – Spare Parts
Welcome to the latest episode of The DWP Echo Chamber!!
In this edition, James and Michele talk about Spare Parts by Marc Platt, released in July 2002 – the thirty fourth story in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy Spare Parts 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!Click HERE for the full-length version of We Will Survive by the lovely Mr...
Ashley Who?!
Welcome to Episode 426 of the Doctor Who Podcast! Join Drew as we (finally) formally welcome Ashley to the DWP Campervan. And of course, they get stuck into irreverent Doctor Who geekery from the outset. For those of you that don’t know, Ashley has been providing the DWP with witty-ditties for the show, and songs for Big Finish stories The Echo Chamber – goodness knows how many he has composed to date, but it’s a lot!
Enjoy the show.
The DWP Echo Chamber #33.5 – The Maltese Penguin
Welcome to the latest episode of The DWP Echo Chamber!!
In this edition, James and Michele talk about The Maltese Penguin by Robert Shearman, a bonus from Big Finish released in July 2002 (not November, as Big Finish say on their website!) and is number thirty three and a half in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy The Maltese Penguin 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 thoug...The DWP Echo Chamber #33 – Neverland
Welcome to the latest episode of The DWP Echo Chamber!!
In this edition, James and Michele talk about Neverland by Alan Barnes, released in July 2002 and is the thirty third story in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy Neverland 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!
The DWP Echo Chamber #32 – The Time of the Daleks
Welcome to the latest episode of The DWP Echo Chamber!!
In this edition, James and Michele talk about The Time of the Daleks by Justin Richards, released in May 2002 – the thirty second story in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy The Time of the Daleks 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!
The DWP Echo Chamber #31 – Embrace The Darkness
Welcome to the latest Series (Series 7 to be precise) of The DWP Echo Chamber!! We are back with a new series of episodes, coming your way each Wednesday for the next few weeks! Hooray!
In this edition, James and Michele talk about Embrace The Darkness by Nicholas Briggs, released in April 2002 – the thirty first story in Big Finish’s Main Range.
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy Embrace the Darkness 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 C...The Clock Strikes Thirteen!
Nine Lives returns! Join Michele and Ashley as they discuss the latest Ninth Doctor and Rose story from Big Finish Productions, Thirteen O’Clock by Robert Valentine – but not before they’ve talked about the recently launched multi-media Fugitive Doctor series, Circuit Breaker. One of Mr Valentine’s previous stories from the Back to Earth boxset, Station to Station, also gets the review treatment – it’s a positive love-in in the Campervan. With Fog!
We’ll be back with Series 7 of The DWP Echo Chamber on Wednesday – don’t miss it!
Enjoy the show.
More Than Just The First Question!
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 us...
It's The End! And the Preparation Has Been RUBBISH!
The week has been rather eventful in the Worlds of BBC Television’s Doctor Who! Join James, Brent and Michele as they try to unpick what has transpired.
Enjoy!
Schrodinger's Xmas Special
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...
The Three Doctors!
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.
The DWP Echo Chamber #30 – Seasons of Fear
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!
The DWP Echo Chamber #29 – The Chimes of Midnight
In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about The Chimes of Midnight, by Robert Shearman, released in February 2002 – the twenty ninth in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy The Chimes of Midnight 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!
Mastermind!
There are Masters and Plans everywhere this episode!
Join James, Michele and Phil for Part 4 of Talkin’ bout Regeneration and they reach the glorious double-bill of era-ending stories, The End of Time and Power of the Doctor. However, that’s not before Ian volunteers for Round One of DWP Mastermind and answers as many Who related questions as he can in four minutes!
Enjoy.
The DWP Echo Chamber #28 - Invaders from Mars
In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, Ashley and Michele talk about Invaders from Mars by Mark Gatiss, released in January 2002 – the twenty eighth in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy Invaders from Mars 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!
The DWP Echo Chamber #27 - The One Doctor
In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about The One Doctor by Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman, released in December 2001 – the twenty seventh in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy The One Doctor 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!
The DWP Echo Chamber #26 - Primeval
Welcome to the latest Series (Series 6 to be precise) of The DWP Echo Chamber!! We are back with a new series of episodes, coming your way each Wednesday for the next five weeks! Hooray!
In this edition, James and Michele talk about Primeval by Lance Parkin released in November 2001 – the twenty sixth story in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy Primeval 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...Warning! Geekout!
Join James and Michele for an unplanned, unscripted episode of the DWP! Mainly because we didn’t find the time to record the content for the *scheduled* Episode 421!
Inevitably with this presenter pairing, conversation heads towards Big Finish, but then takes an unexpected turn into the use of comedy in Doctor Who! Jump on the board and enjoy a cosy fireside chat about when comedy has worked but at other times, fallen flat.
Most importantly, don’t forget to check out Ian‘s Just Giving page and donate – as this episode goes live, Ian has just sev...
More Master Planning
Join Phil as he takes over the driving and takes the Campervan for a spin around the newly returned episodes of The Dalek Master Plan, this time with his teenage son Scott, for whom the episodes are the first recovered episodes in his lifetime! Will he care?! How to they hold up in his view? Jump on board to find out.
Enjoy!
The Daleks Easter Plan
It’s Dalek Master Plan Day! This morning, the two recently recovered episodes of the 1965 story, The Dalek Master Plan, were made available on BBC iPlayer in the UK and the Doctor Who Classic You Tube Channel in the United States. Michele and James have watched them both – jump on board the campervan to hear their initial reaction!
News, Gossip, More 2026 Predictions and Whittaker's Dozen!
Join James and Phil in the as they take the DWP Campervan out for its latest spin. A quick update on the latest on the recovery of the two previously missing episodes of The Dalek Masterplan, the release of Season 21 on Blu Ray and a review of The Violet Hour, the fifth in Big Finish‘s Thirteen Doctor and Yaz series in the latest instalment of Whittaker’s Dozen. All this – and more Doctor Who Predictions for 2026 from Drew and Michele too! What more could you possibly ask for?! Witty Doctor Who songs you say? Well okay then! Musical contri...
Missing Episodes Found!
Join James, Drew and Phil at the DWP Campervan Breaking News Desk as the cover today’s fantastic news that two previously missing Episodes of The Daleks Master Plan HAVE BEEN RECOVERED! How amazing is this?! Jump on board to join the celebrations. 🙂
Enjoy!
Return of the Film Club
Join us for a detour from our usual Doctor Who highway as we steer the Campervan into new(ish) territory and talk once again about our love of movies! Doctor Who is still at the heart of our conversation, and Drew, Ian and Phil make a point of (or couldn’t avoid) drawing parallels between their selected films and Doctor Who stories.
But first, they just can’t resist talking about the recent news that is the end for Ianto’s Shrine in Cardiff Bay is sadly, nigh.
Drop us a line at the Campervan by emai...
The DWP Echo Chamber #25 – Colditz
In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Ashley talk about Colditz, by Steve Lyons, released in October 2001 – the twenty fifth in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy Colditz 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!
The DWP Echo Chamber #24 – The Eye of the Scorpion
In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Ashley talk about The Eye of the Scorpion, by Ian McLaughlin, released in September 2001 – the twenty fourth in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy The Eye of the Scorpion 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!
The DWP Echo Chamber #23 – Project Twilight
In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and….a very special guest talk about Project Twilight by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright, released in August 2001 – the twenty third in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy Project Twilight 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!
2026 Predictions
It’s here! Finally! And a belated Happy New Year to all our wonderful listeners. It’s that time of year again where we relax and give ourselves permission to be completely wrong.
Join us for our annual predictions episode as Brent, James, Ian and Phil dig out the Campervan’s oh-so-reliable crystal ball and make carefully calculated predictions about what will come to pass in the Whoniverse in 2026. But that’s not before the team turn the clock back twelve months and review the predictions Michele, Brent, Drew and James made in Episode 388 in 2024! Just how many (few) did th...
Gallifrey One Big Finish News and Cloud Eight
Join James and Ian for a quick check-in on the Big Finish news coming out of the latest Gallifrey One convention that took place over the weekend – and then straight into another edition of Nine Lives to catch up on the most recent Ninth Doctor and Rose story, Cloud Eight from Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle.
DWP 418 will be online this coming Sunday – and yes, it really is our 2026 predictions episode! We promise!
Enjoy the show.
The DWP Echo Chamber #22 – Bloodtide
In this edition of the The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about Bloodtide by Jonathan Morris, released in July 2001 – the twenty second in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy Bloodtide 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!
The Savages with Who & Company
It’s that time of year once again when the ol’ DWP Campervan occupies the same time/spatial coordinates as the snazzy new Who & Company RV. Join Drew and Brent as they invite Michele and James into their more sedate world of Doctor Who fandom where companionship and camaraderie are celebrated!
As is usual for January, the team take a look at the most recent animation of a missing story. This year, The Savages is put under the microscope and the team go all deep-divey.
So sit back and enjoy an hour of irreverent banter as the four a...
The DWP Echo Chamber #21 – Dust Breeding
Welcome to Series 5 of The DWP Echo Chamber!! We are back with a new series of episodes, coming your way each Wednesday for the next five weeks!
In this edition in this series of The Echo Chamber, James and Michele talk about Dust Breeding by Mike Tucker, released in June 2001 – the twenty first story in Big Finish’s Main Range!
Listening instructions are very straightforward –
Buy Dust Breeding 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, l...Ride or Die!
Jump on board the Campervan to join Michele, Brent and Ian as they return with Whittaker’s Dozen – and review Ride of Die, the latest Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz story by Rochana’s Patel for Big Finish Productions. That’s after they take a quick spin around the Whoniverse and cover the latest Who-News (or gossip)!
As always, you can reach the Campervan by emailing us at [email protected], Tweeting or Xing us, or jump on our Facebook Page or Group.
Oh, and our 2026 Predictions?! Coming in DWP 417! They’ll be worth the wait. Probably.
...The Sea Devils Cut Down to Size!
Jump on board the Campervan for our first drive of 2026 – Happy New Year to all our lovely listeners. Join Michele, Ian and Drew as they present the return of Nine Lives and review Dare You, the third (and latest) Ninth Doctor and Rose story from Big Finish by Lisa McMullin.
Then join Phil and his son Scott as they take a look at the 2025 re-edit of The Sea Devils, the latest classic story to be given the Benjamin Cook treatment and aired on BBC4 last month alongside the transmission of The War Between the Land and the Se...
Goodbye 2025!
Jump on board the DWP Campervan for it’s final spin of 2025. Michele returns and instantly takes over the driving, giving James plenty of time to navigate the (very loose) review of Doctor Who in 2025. In reality, it’s more of a Who-related geekout as Michele and James catch up!
Many thanks to everyone who everyone who has listened to us this year – or indeed at any time in our long history. We wish you a very Happy New Year and a wonderful 2026!
We’ll be back in early 2026 with our annual Who & Company crossover, this tim...
Christmas Special – Quiz 20
MERRY CHRISTMAS one and all! Or should that be…..Merry Quizmas?! Join the DWP team in the Campervan on this MOST festive of days! Singing, cracker jokes, burnt turkeys and festive goodness is the order of the day – as well of course, as our Doctor Who trivia showdown! Who will be victorious?! You’ll have to tune in to find out. 🙂
Have a wonderful Christmas and join us again next week when we’ll be back with our review of the year.
Once again, Merry Christmas to everyone at home!
