Power of 3

If you've got issue 635 of Doctor Who Magazine in physical form, then you'll have received a copy of At Childhood's End in the packaging. This new Target edition, under The Companions of Doctor Who banner, is an edited down version of Sophie Aldred's 2020 novel featuring Ace's encounter with the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Yaz and Ryan. We are delighted to be joined by Sophie herself, who discusses her work on audiobooks plus this novel itself, and the man who came up with the idea for the original book, Steve Cole (who also helped edit it down for the Target edition!).

BBC Audiobooks has just released its final original adventure of the year for download and CD. And the man who has written it is no stranger to Doctor Who fandom, as it's David J Howe, best known for his work in DWM and in writing essential Doctor Who reference works such as The Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, and the Handbook series. We speak to David about his first official Doctor Who fiction in 30 years, featuring the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe, and also hear from BBC Audiobooks executive producer Michael Stevens.

Earlier this year, our team discussed Frontios, after it was announced that Season 21 was coming to blu-ray. And now, Christopher H Bidmead's story with the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough facing the Tractators has been given the Black Archive treatment by Paul Driscoll. Paul discusses the themes in his text, looking at areas such as colonialism and family, as well as woodlice! Order your copy here: https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/85-frontios/

The Seventh Doctor and Ace are in trouble... big trouble. Not only are they caught up in a world where executives will do anything to improve their TV ratings, but they have a couple of other foes to stop as well. The Master and the Fleshsmiths are working together for an ulterior motive... but what can it be? Find out, as we're joined by author Mike Tucker, who discusses the themes of the novel, as well as creating the cover creature, the Fleshsmith. Also dropping in is editor Steve Cole, who played the monster! Get ready for an episode where we slightly change our usual format...

As Doctor Who fans, we're used to the idea of regeneration, and that in order to get a new Doctor, the previous one has to go - and die. The Deaths of Doctor Who is a new range of books from Scottish writer Francis O'Dowd, who joins us in person to discuss the first five books in the series to date. The Doctor is the greatest hero of all time. And they die more often than most heroes. But do they die the deaths they deserve? Not all heroes have memorable or meaningful deaths of course. They can die peacefully in their sleep. Or by tripping over that loose piece of carpet on the stairs. Or as the result of an ill-advised midnight snack. But a heroic and meaningful death sees the character pushed to their very limits, to a final battle where their courage, their strength, their genius, their invulnerability are exhausted and falter. They face the enemy bare, stripped of their armour and their brilliance. And we see who they really are. From Indie Ink Awards Finalist, writer and illustrator Francis, this unofficial and unauthorised series of beautifully illustrated books asks, ‘Do each of the Doctor’s incarnations die a death befitting a hero?’ The question is more complex than you might imagine ... Find out more: https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Deaths-of-Doctor-Who/dp/B0FWYJSN5L

Snakes... on a moonbase? Yes, that's exactly what this book is about! Join us as we take a look at Gary Russell's Eleventh Doctor novel which took our favourite Time Lord to the moon (before it hatched into a space dragon), where he encountered some serpents. Find out how this book came to be, what Gary misremembered about being in the book, plus we have our usual readings from the novel and reviews too.

Every now and then, along comes a Doctor Who adventure that's just scary. Grave Matter, by the late, great Justin Richards, is very much one of those novels - mysterious goings on, on an island off the coast of Britain. We welcome Justin's son Julian to talk through some of the creative process his dad had for this book, and we present details of the unpublished prologue from Grave Matter, plus other fascinating writings from the author. Plus, of course, the usual readings from the novel, with added era-authentic music!

This year's big Doctor Who multimedia event has arrived - Circuit Breaker. The Fugitive Doctor is summoned by UNIT after mysterious items begin to appear in the Black Archive. Only the Fugitive Doctor can solve the mystery, with no knowledge of her future. We kick off with Titan Comics' first publication of the event, Adversary of the Daleks. We're joined by editor Jonathan Wilkins and co-author Dulce Montoya.