The Maran Chess Club
Luke wants to talk about Doctor Who more. Specifically the era of the Fifth Doctor, be it telly, print or audio. Why? Because its the best. So join him as he explores the era from the highest highs to the lowest lows and...
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| 10/23/26 |  The King's Demon with Mark Cockram | This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Mark Cockram joins Luke to talk about the King's Demons!Imagine 4 episodes of this! Imagine 10!Gerald Flood is the default setting.Sleeping, to you. | 1h 11m 02s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 | An Historical Double with Kieran Pell | This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Kieran Pell and Luke get to gush about two completely different kinds of historicals. Its the Council Of Nicaea & The KingmakerDo you hear the Eccles?Start zappin George!Erimem is great. | 1h 34m 17s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  Dog Days with Nathan Bottomley | This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Nathan Bottomley joins Luke for an episode of Davo thats lacking robots. That's right its time for an episode of All Creatures Great And Small with Dog Days.You can't trust people with two first names.Crackerdog.See the appeal of Doctor Who EVEN MORE! | 1h 15m 58s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 | Winter For The Adept with Mark Rawlins | This time on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Mark Rawlins returns to talk about an early oddity from Big Finish. That's right, its time for Winter For The Adept by Andrew Cartmel.Tuvix up in here.All Kinds of Frosty.Simple Ghostlight. | 1h 21m 14s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 | The Lady of Mercia with Melvin Pena | On the Maran Chess Club this week Mr Melvin Pena joins Luke for some more Paul Magrs wonderfullness. That's right its time for the Lady of Mercia. Melvin has the photos.TARDISS? TARDISS?!Wollongong U, wasssssssup. | 1h 26m 46s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  Books n Stuff: Planet Of Fire with Paul Arthur | This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Paul Arthur is back for more books n stuff! That's right its time for Peter Grimwade's Planet of Fire.Let the Sarns buuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnWhat is the reach of the Trion Empire?Whose That Girl? | 1h 22m 25s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | Helter Skelter with Dan Hollingsworth | This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Dan Hollingsworth joins Luke to talk all about the Big Finish boxset Helter Skelter.Read the ****ing blurb Luke!What are the workers rights at the theme park?Sigh. Luke's doing Dimensions in Time soon. | 1h 38m 22s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | Planet of Fire Special Edition with Paul Dunn | On this episode of the Maran Chess Club, Mr Paul Dunn returns to talk all about the Planet of Fire special edition and Planet of Fire in general.Special Edition, but with less of it.Locked room Comfort.You WILL like Luke's rotary phone story. | 1h 20m 15s | ||||||
| 8/28/26 | The Power of the Doctor with Daniel Rawnsley | This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Daniel Rawnsley joins Luke to talk all about the absolute classic, The Power of the Doctor!Blame it on the rain, yeah yeah.Chess Grandmaster or Bond Villain?The Heaps of Time. | 1h 53m 45s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 | The Tides of Stockbridge with Si Hart | Si Hart returns to the Maran Chess club to talk with Luke about two Doctor Who Magazine comic strips. It's time for the Tides of Time and Stars Fell on Stockbridge, by Steve Parkhouse and Dave Gibbons.No Shelf can contain it!Have a T-Break.Hardcover buyers get punished. | 1h 14m 35s | ||||||
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| 8/7/26 | Books 'n' Stuff: Earthshock with Paul Arthur | On this episode of the Maran Chess Club, Mr Paul Arthur returns for more book n stuff! It's time to read Earthshock by Ian Marter.Heavy Metal He-Man Cave.Planet. Toobes Major.They're on the shelf besides you Luke. | 1h 24m 05s | ||||||
| 7/31/26 | Peri And The Piscon Paradox with Nathan Bottomley | This week on the Maran Chess Club, Nathan Bottomley returns to talk all about Piscons and Peri! That's right it's time for Peri and the Piscon Paradox.What's Babylon 5?We'll always have Peri's.Which Doctor watched the X-Files?Just ignore that Children of Seth recommend at the end. | 1h 10m 08s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | The Five Not We's with Mr Andy | It is the 69th episode of the Maran Chess Club! This week Luke's Never Open Podcast co-host returns to watch his second ever Doctor Who story. Can you believe it? It's the Five Doctors!The Two Big Perms.Luke likes redheads.The Tomb Of Erasmus | 1h 13m 57s | ||||||
| 7/17/26 |  The Bailey Double with Rod Brown | This time on the Sumaran Chess Club, Mr Rod Brown and Luke talk about the Big Finish stories the Cradle Of The Snake & The Children Of Seth.Platt doesn't get it.The Greatest Hits of Seth.Teag Cleav | 1h 35m 27s | ||||||
| 7/10/26 | Tales From The Earthshock with Eddie Arnold | On this Maran Chess Club this time, Mr Eddie Arnold joins Luke for a small chat about Tales From The Tardis: Earthshock, but its really just a wraparound for whatever the hell they want to talk about.Middlecore fansLuke's podcast improvements.Happy Fathers Day Jon!! | 1h 24m 00s | ||||||
| 7/3/26 |  The Beginning & the End with Michael Mills | On the Maran Chess Club this time, Mr Michael Mills joins Luke for a chat about the start of the Big Finish Main Range and the end of the Big Finish Main Range. It's time for the Sirens of Time then ending with the End Of The Beginning.Hartnell is the oldest and thus the smartest.'See' the plywood.Luke learns about Lesbian Vampire Killers. | 2h 04m 27s | ||||||
| 6/26/26 | The Briggs Double with Kieran Pell | This time on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Kieran returns to talk about two Big Finish stories. It's time for the Mutant Phase & Creatures Of Beauty by Nicholas Briggs.A traditional auteur.Do the Saward.The Mu-Tant PHAAAAAAAAAAAASE! | 1h 18m 36s | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | Enlightenment with Paul Dunn | On the Maran Chess Club Mr Luke Sims-Jenkins joins Paul Dunn for a look at Enlightenment!Wait whose hosting this?!Please put the Twin Dilemma on!Stand out and BE boring! | 1h 32m 27s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Enlightenment with Joumana Medlej | On the Maran Chess Club Joumana Medlej joins Luke for a chat all about Enlightenment. So take the pledge and make the choice to join us.The Eternals are gamers.Snark is part of the enjoyment.Wrack plays GTA | 1h 21m 13s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | Kinda Commentary parts 3 & 4 with Jack Coyer | Join Mr Jack Coyer and Luke as their commentary of Kinda continues to Unfold.The Fool is Paranoia!This is Tegan's show.What else needs some unfolding? | 1h 16m 34s | ||||||
| 6/5/26 |  Kinda parts 1 & 2 Commentary with Jack Coyer | Mr Jack Coyer joins Luke this week for a commentary on Kinda parts 1 & 2 and some talk about the Unfolding Text. Too many Todds.Dukka won't resign.Colonel Sanders. | 1h 23m 44s | ||||||
| 5/29/26 | Warriors Of The Deep Special Edition with Nathan Bottomley | Can Warriors Of The Deep be redeemed? Is there a good story underneath all the trash? Mr Nathan Bottomley and Luke find out as they discuss the bluray special edition.A bunch of dags.No one cares about Hawaii 5-0.Luke's secret admission. | 1h 19m 03s | ||||||
| 5/24/26 |  Books N Stuff: Snakedance with Paul Arthur | On the Sumaran Chess Club its the time for more books n stuff and Mr Paul Arthur joins Luke to talk about the cover of Snakedance by Andrew Skilleter. Oh and they also talk about the book by Terrance Dicks.Credit your artists!My Dinner With Ambril.Judge books by their covers. | 1h 25m 59s | ||||||
| 5/16/26 | Behind The Sofa Season 19 with Charity Sims-Jenkins | To celebrate a year of the Maran Chess Club, Mrs Charity Sims-Jenkins joins Luke to talk about the season 19 Behind the Goggle Sofa's & answer questions.Pavlov's Pyramids.Mourning has broken.The Tooth Temple | 1h 04m 27s | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | Key 2 Time with Mark Rawlins | This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Mark Rawlins returns for the very first of the Big Finish trilogies. It's Key 2 Time, time with the stories, The Judgement of Isskar, The Destroyer of Delights and The Chaos Pool.Hollyoaks Babes & Hunks In da clubAmy, Abby, Una, Oprah | 1h 42m 25s | ||||||
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