About this episode

Kenny Smith interviews BAFTA Award winner Bob Ayres about his writing for the Eleventh Doctor and his new work for BBC Audiobooks.

We've got a tripled BAFTA Award winner as our guest this week! We're delighted to welcome writer Bob Ayres to the Power of 3, as we mark the release of his first work for BBC Audiobooks. Bob - the younger brother of sound genius Mark Ayres - discusses writing for the Eleventh Doctor, in Circle of Memory. Plus, we feature a five minute sample from the episode, read by Dan Starkey, courtesy of our friends at BBC Audiobooks.

People in this episode

Host: Kenny Smith

Guest: Bob Ayres

Topics covered

• BAFTA Award winner
• writing for Doctor Who
• BBC Audiobooks
• audio storytelling
• interview with a writer

Keywords

• Bob Ayres
• Circle of Memory
• Doctor Who
• BBC Audiobooks
• Dan Starkey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Audiobooks

Books & works: Circle of Memory

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