One Whoniverse. Fifteen Doctors (give or take). Two (though sometimes three) Whovians and a wealth of special guests from all corners of our favourite show! Join us as we explore the worlds of Doctor Who, past, present and future with cast, crew and fans from around the world! Previous show guests include⦠Chris Chibnall, Sophie Aldred, Colin Baker, Jo Martin, Andrew Cartmel, Stephen Gallagher, Rona Munro, Phil Ford, Miranda Raison, Ray Holman, Al Dewar, Lisa Greenwood, Craige Els, Sam Sprue ...
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This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
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π Sophie Shad Interview: Fugitive Doctor Adventures Actress! π
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56:48Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Fresh from her performance in the recently released Fugitive Doctor Adventures story, The Legend of Baba Yaga, actress Sophie Shad joins us for a chat! We talk to Sophie about...well, everything to do with her career so far, including... getting involved with Big β¦
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A Good Read: Inua Ellams and Ted Hodgkinson
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27:51WHEN WE CEASE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD by Benjamin Labatut (translated by Adrian Nathan West), chosen by Ted HodgkinsonENTER GHOST by Isabella Hammad, chosen by Inua EllamsGHOSTING: A DOUBLE LIFE by Jennie Erdal, chosen by Harriett Gilbert As Head of Literature and Spoken Word-programming at the Southbank Centre in London, writers and writing are atβ¦
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The Haunting of Villa Diodati: The First Time with Al Dewar
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1:25:08Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! On a dark and stormy night, by the side of Lake Geneva, in a candlelit house that defies the senses, a group of young poets gather to scare each other witless with chilling tales of terror and horror. Gatecrashing their party, the 13th Doctor encounters ghosts and skeletons, the attentioβ¦
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π The Haunting of Villa Diodati: The First Time with Al Dewar π
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1:25:08Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! On a dark and stormy night, by the side of Lake Geneva, in a candlelit house that defies the senses, a group of young poets gather to scare each other witless with chilling tales of terror and horror. Gatecrashing their party, the 13th Doctor encounters ghosts andβ¦
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A Good Read: Julia Bradbury and Ramita Navai
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28:03How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, chosen by Julia BradburyA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, chosen by Ramita NavaiAn Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, chosen by presenter Harriett Gilbert TV presenter, author and walking enthusiast Julia Bradbury recommends a fiction book by Matt Haig, How to Stop Time, which brings to life the idea of living fβ¦
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Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Lost to the mists of time...carelessly junked by the BBC without any thought to the future of TV...the lost episodes of Doctor Who are the stuff of legend! As of 2025, less than 100 episodes are still lost but they turn up from time to time - discovered in sheds in obscure parts of the wβ¦
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π Doctor Who Animations: Discussed! π
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44:10Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Lost to the mists of time...carelessly junked by the BBC without any thought to the future of TV...the lost episodes of Doctor Who are the stuff of legend! As of 2025, less than 100 episodes are still lost but they turn up from time to time - discovered in sheds iβ¦
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A Good Read: Joe Dunthorne and Iszi Lawrence
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28:08Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick SΓΌskind, translated by John E. Woods, chosen by Iszi LawrenceTwo Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles, chosen by Joe DunthorneOh William! by Elizabeth Strout, chosen by presenter Harriett Gilbert Historical fiction author and broadcaster Iszi Lawrence adores the sensational novel Perfume, and has done since she β¦
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The Darkhill Mystery: Part Two - an original Thirteenth Doctor audio drama
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15:20Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Following the climactic chase at the end of Part One, which led to Pandora Darkhill being shot, will The Doctor be able to save Pandora? Will she discover who shot her? Will she work out who's been murdering the scientists and blaming her? And will The Doctor also uncover more about her β¦
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π The Darkhill Mystery: Part Two - an original Thirteenth Doctor audio drama πEXPLORERS
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15:20Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Following the climactic chase at the end of Part One, which led to Pandora Darkhill being shot, will The Doctor be able to save Pandora? Will she discover who shot her? Will she work out who's been murdering the scientists and blaming her? And will The Doctor alsoβ¦
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The writing duo known as Nicci French choose favourite booksBy BBC Radio 4
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Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! It's here! At last! Jo Martin and her Fugitive Doctor arrive on audio, courtesy of Big Finish, with brand new stories exploring this mysterious character from the Chris Chibnall era of Doctor Who! We take a look at the three stories in this first boxset, called Most Wanted and discuss thβ¦
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π Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted REVIEW! π
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52:45Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! It's here! At last! Jo Martin and her Fugitive Doctor arrive on audio, courtesy of Big Finish, with brand new stories exploring this mysterious character from the Chris Chibnall era of Doctor Who! We take a look at the three stories in this first boxset, called Moβ¦
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Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Doctor Who returned in 2024 with a brand new Doctor and a returning, much requested showrunner at the helm! But... was it all it was cracked up to be? Was it all it was meant to be? And what now does the future hold for the show? Another cancellation and more wilderness years? A fan-requβ¦
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π The Current State of Doctor Who!!! πEXPLORERS
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48:31Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Doctor Who returned in 2024 with a brand new Doctor and a returning, much requested showrunner at the helm! But... was it all it was cracked up to be? Was it all it was meant to be? And what now does the future hold for the show? Another cancellation and more wildβ¦
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Orphan 55 - The First Time with Al Dewar | Doctor Who Episode Review | Thirteenth Doctor
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1:26:55Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Welcome to The First Time with Al Dewar on Who Corner to Corner podcast! This is a new feature for us in which we watch, or discuss, an episode that we, or a guest, haven't seen before! First up on The First Time is Al's first viewing of Orphan 55! (How many times can we say first here?!β¦
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π Orphan 55 - The First Time with Al Dewar | Doctor Who Episode Review | Thirteenth Doctor
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1:26:55Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Welcome to The First Time with Al Dewar on Who Corner to Corner podcast! This is a new feature for us in which we watch, or discuss, an episode that we, or a guest, haven't seen before! First up on The First Time is Al's first viewing of Orphan 55! (How many timesβ¦
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Doctor Who: The Visitation Parts 3 & 4 | COMMENTARY
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51:51Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! We're back! With Part 2 of our commentary on the 5th Doctor's 1982 adventure in medieval land, The Visitation! As the Doctor and his three intrepid companions negotiate their way through a mesmerising tale of plague rats, alien lizards, brainwashed mummers, deadly androids and a thespianβ¦
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π The Visitation Parts 3 & 4: COMMENTARY! πEXPLORERS
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51:51Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! We're back! With Part 2 of our commentary on the 5th Doctor's 1982 adventure in medieval land, The Visitation! As the Doctor and his three intrepid companions negotiate their way through a mesmerising tale of plague rats, alien lizards, brainwashed mummers, deadlyβ¦
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Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Why is the Doctor popping up at different places, different times, to offer bemused hotel guests, travellers and explorers a cheese toastie and a pumpkin latte? What is the mystery which lies behind 'that door' in your hotel room? What deadly danger dwells within the weirdly sentient briβ¦
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Doctor Who - Robot: Parts 3&4 | Commentary with Al Dewar
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1:07:33Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! The newly regenerated Doctor is in dire trouble, knocked unconscious by Kettlewell's crazy hair as the neo-fascists gain control of the deadly disintegrator gun! Meanwhile the increasingly unstable K1 Robot starts to form an attachment for the only human who showed it any empathy: Sarah β¦
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Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Why is the Doctor popping up at different places, different times, to offer bemused hotel guests, travellers and explorers a cheese toastie and a pumpkin latte? What is the mystery which lies behind 'that door' in your hotel room? What deadly danger dwells within β¦
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π Doctor Who - Robot: Parts 3&4 | Commentary with Al Dewar π
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1:07:33Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! The newly regenerated Doctor is in dire trouble, knocked unconscious by Kettlewell's crazy hair as the neo-fascists gain control of the deadly disintegrator gun! Meanwhile the increasingly unstable K1 Robot starts to form an attachment for the only human who showeβ¦
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Doctor Who - Robot: Parts 1&2 | Commentary with Al Dewar
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1:14:15Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Regenerated into a brand new body full of teeth and curls, Paul & Geoff are joined once again by Al Dewar of Character Options, this time to commentate, opinionate and ruminate upon the legendary Tom Baker's very first Doctor Who story: ROBOT! In this podcast we look at Robot's first twoβ¦
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Doctor Who - The Visitation: Parts 1 and 2 | COMMENTARY
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52:05Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Tegan wants to return to Heathrow Airport so she can actually start her new job in cabin crew and the Doctor is happy to oblige. Sadly the TARDIS lands three centuries too early and there's no sign of a Starbucks or even a duty free shop. Just trees. However, as it turns out, all it not β¦
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π Doctor Who - The Visitation: Parts 1 and 2 | COMMENTARY π
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52:19Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Tegan wants to return to Heathrow Airport so she can actually start her new job in cabin crew and the Doctor is happy to oblige. Sadly the TARDIS lands three centuries too early and there's no sign of a Starbucks or even a duty free shop. Just trees. However, as iβ¦
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Talking with Katie Haynes: Thirteenth Doctor Cosplayer and Voice Actor
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57:20Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Thirteenth Doctor cosplayer and voice actor Katie Haynes joins Geoff to talk about a whole lot of Thirteenth Doctor stuff! We chat about... the Chicago TARDIS convention the Team TARDIS novels the Runaway TARDIS childrens book voicing Thirteen in our audio dramas the More Of The Universeβ¦
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π Katie Haynes Interview πEXPLORERS
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57:20Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Thirteenth Doctor cosplayer and voice actor Katie Haynes joins Geoff to talk about a whole lot of Thirteenth Doctor stuff! We chat about... the Chicago TARDIS convention the Team TARDIS novels the Runaway TARDIS childrens book voicing Thirteen in our audio dramas β¦
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Joy to the World Sonic Screwdriver REVIEW
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13:42Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! The Doctor returns at Christmas in Joy to the World and brings with him a brand new look Sonic Screwdriver! Thanks to Al Dewar at Character Options for sending us this new edition of Fifteens Sonic to take a look at and review! The rose gold chrome effect looks lovely and this is, we thiβ¦
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A Good Read: Professor Ben Garrod and Lucy Jones
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27:49A PRIMATE'S MEMOIR (Love, Death and Baboons) by Robert Sapolsky, chosen by Professor Ben GarrodSOLDIER SAILOR by Claire Kilroy, chosen by Harriett GilbertTHE ABUNDANCE by Annie Dillard, chosen by Lucy Jones Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod (Professor at the University of East Anglia) chooses a book which he's read and gifted countless times, a booβ¦
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The Darkhill Mystery: Part One - an original Thirteenth Doctor audio drama
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15:53Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! The Doctor did it! Hijacked in the time vortex and arrested for a crime she couldnβt have committed, the Doctor follows a trail of mystery to the planet Tabita where an old friend has been murdered and a fatal assassination is about to take place. It seems the Doctor has been here beforeβ¦
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π The Darkhill Mystery: Part One - an original Thirteenth Doctor audio drama πEXPLORERS
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15:53Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! The Doctor did it! Hijacked in the time vortex and arrested for a crime she couldnβt have committed, the Doctor follows a trail of mystery to the planet Tabita where an old friend has been murdered and a fatal assassination is about to take place. It seems the Docβ¦
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A Good Read: Sir Ian Blatchford and Charles Fernyhough
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27:52TOKYO EXPRESS by SeichΕ Matsumoto, translated by Jesse Kirkwood, chosen by Sir Ian BlatchfordTHE LETTERS OF ABELARD AND HELOISE, translated by Betty Radice, chosen by Charles FernyhoughSOLDIERS OF SALAMIS by Javier Cercas, translated by Anne McLean, chosen by Harriett Gilbert Director of the Science Museum group and president of the Royal Literary β¦
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Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol Part 2 | COMMENTARY
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57:43Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! "We apologise for the temporary break in joyfulness. As soon as the current disruption is dealt with, Happiness will resume!" The factory drones are on the march, Susan Q has doubts, Trevor Sigma is confused and Helen A struggles to hold onto her smile as the Doctor and Ace throw a rucksβ¦
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The Power author Naomi Alderman, and Nigerian writer Abi Dare discuss favourite books. Naomi chooses Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher, a series of hilarious letters written by a beleaguered academic. Abi champions A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini's tale of two women in Taliban governed Afghanistan and Harriett recommends James Baβ¦
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Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol Part 1 | COMMENTARY
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31:49Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! If you're feeling sad this week then what better way to lift the blues than by listening in to your Happy Hosts, Paul L and Geoff C as they cast their swirly eyes over the sinister goings-on in the dark streets of Terra Alpha in the iconic 7th Doctor story, The Happiness Patrol. Is it a β¦
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A Good Read: Jenny Kleeman and Sam Knight
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27:41EDUCATED by Tara Westover, chosen by Jenny KleemanTHE WREN, THE WREN by Anne Enright, chosen by Harriett GilbertGIVING UP THE GHOST by Hilary Mantel, chosen by Sam Knight Journalist and broadcaster Jenny Kleeman (of Radio 4's The Gift and author of The Price of Life) chooses Tara Westover's memoir Educated, which caused a sensation when it was firsβ¦
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Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria (not Vic) get involved in an exploration to unearth a lost tomb which houses legendary creatures...of course, once the tomb is opened, things do not go to plan... Following feedback from our recent Listener Survey, a number of people including our Explorersβ¦
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A Good Read: Nihal Arthanayake and Elif Shafak
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27:35Nihal has chosen Amma, the debut novel by Sri Lankan writer Saraid de Silva, which he compares to meeting someone on a train and having a long, intense conversation. Elif Shafak's choice, however, You're Embarrassing Yourself by Desiree Akhavan, he describes as more like a hilarious night in a pub. Harriett has gone for The Second Murderer by Denisβ¦
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Jonathan Wilkins - Editor of the Titan Comics Doctor Who range!
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1:28:48Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! The Titan comics Doctor Who range has been running for a few years now, producing a whole host of excellent stories featuring long runs with the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth Doctors plus mini series with Three, Four, Seven and the Fugitive! The new Fifteenth Doctor series justβ¦
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π Jonathan Wilkins - Editor of the Titan Comics Doctor Who range! π
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1:28:48Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! The Titan comics Doctor Who range has been running for a few years now, producing a whole host of excellent stories featuring long runs with the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth Doctors plus mini series with Three, Four, Seven and the Fugitive! The new Fiftβ¦
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A Good Read: Tim Spector and Tatty Macleod
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27:53THE COUNTRY OF OTHERS by LeΓ―la Slimani, chosen by Tatty MacleodTHE MAN WHO ATE EVERYTHING by Jeffrey Steingarten, chosen by Tim SpectorORBITAL by Samantha Harvey, chosen by Harriett Gilbert Comedian Tatty Macleod chooses a novel by French-Moroccan writer LeΓ―la Slimani, the first volume of a new trilogy telling the saga of a French-Moroccan family bβ¦
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Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Thanks for everyone who submitted questions for another round of Ask Us Anything - you gave us lots of great ones and lots to talk about! Questions covered include... What is our favourite piece of incidental music in the show? Which Classic Who companion should return to the show? What β¦
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In this final edition of Open Book, Johny Pitts and Chris Power celebrate some of the outstanding novels from the last twenty six years. They are joined by Kamila Shamsie, winner of the Womenβs Prize for Fiction in 2018 for her novel Home Fire. Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton, and one of this year's Booker Prize judges. Tβ¦
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π Ask Us Anything...Again! πEXPLORERS
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1:30:32Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! Thanks for everyone who submitted questions for another round of Ask Us Anything - you gave us lots of great ones and lots to talk about! Questions covered include... What is our favourite piece of incidental music in the show? Which Classic Who companion should rβ¦
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REASONS TO STAY ALIVE by Matt Haig, chosen by Ali WoodsELENA KNOWS by Claudia PiΓ±eiro, chosen by Fee MakTHE DETAILS by Ia Genberg, chosen by Harriett Gilbert Comedian Ali Woods chooses a memoir by Matt Haig based on his experiences of living with depression and anxiety disorder. Moving, funny and incredibly honest, Reasons to Stay Alive is a book wβ¦
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Revelation of the Daleks Part 2 Episode Commentary with Al Dewar
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1:29:39Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! We're back with Al Dewar from Character Options to commentate our way through part 2 of Revelation of the Daleks! PLUS: we take a look at some very new action figures and find out more about the making of them - yes, it's the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday action figures! During our coβ¦
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π Revelation of the Daleks Part 2 Episode Commentary with Al Dewar π
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1:29:39Subscriber-only episode Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! We're back with Al Dewar from Character Options to commentate our way through part 2 of Revelation of the Daleks! PLUS: we take a look at some very new action figures and find out more about the making of them - yes, it's the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday actioβ¦
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A Good Read Karl Ove Knausgaard and Amy Liptrot
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27:51The two writers choose favourite books. Recorded at the Edinburgh Book FestivalBy BBC Radio 4
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Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast! As big fans of the Thirteenth Doctor, we'll check out all the new releases she features in! And chances are, if you're listening to this, you're a 13 fan too! And if so, you'll know that, besides our and other fan-made audios, there is only this single Thirteenth Doctor audio book! A criβ¦
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