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On Christmas Day 2023, we were served a steaming hot hour of snow, steeples, goblins and all the trimmings in The Church on Ruby Road written by returning showrunner Russell T Davies. Featuring the first full length adventure of our new Doctor and the debut of the series newest companion, Ruby Sunday.

Now we bring you a full review of the special: our initial thoughts on Ncuti Gatwa’s incarnation of the Doctor and best guesses as to where things could go from here. Join regular host Dan Hadley with original co-host Kyle Wagner returning to the console room! Alongside the ever-insightful Charlotte Shields for some late Christmas cheer! Timed to coincide with Disney+ repackaging the special internationally to launch the first season of this all-important All New restart.

Our long running Doctor Who podcast returns to commence coverage of the Ncuti Gatwa era, beginning with this traditional preview of the first season premiering now on BBC iPLAYER and Disney+

The new era rather stalled on Boxing Day! Now we’ve official word of what’s to come in his first entire season of the 15th Doctors adventures! And we’re not alone because our guest once again is fandom legend, Ian Levine: Saviour of the Daleks and one of Doctor Who most seasoned commentators. Who better for regular panellists Simon, Charlotte and Dan to decode the title teasers and hunt for answers to the questions on all our minds?

There’s been a massive amount of public interest surrounding Doctor Who since its debut. Association with it has both made and arguably ended fortunes. There are a select set of people who seem inseparable from it. Generally they’re those you’d think! Many household names and industry darlings. And then there’s Ian Levine…

A tremendously successful man in his chosen fields or Songwriting and Music Production. To fellow fans though, he’s perhaps a polarising yet undoubtedly fascinating person. He joins regular hosts Sarah, Simon and Dan for this extended exclusive new interview. Just as he’s wowing the Whoniverse with a brand-new project, to bring the missing episodes back to life. Where do we start? How on Earth could we finish?? What dirt could he dish? Is Ian Levine really the ultimate Doctor Who fan?

Times are changing for The Doctor Who Appreciation Society! Perhaps the most monumental changes in the near 5 decades of this, the largest global fan club for dedicated followers of our favourite TV series. Whether you’re a member, a lapsed member or a never-have-been a member? There’s everything you could ever want to know about this timely reinvention of DWAS on the latest edition of Type 40: A Doctor Who Podcast.

DWAS Co-ordinator Tony Jordan joins regular hosts Simon, Sarah and Dan to explain the vision of the future that’s being prepared for, as revealed earlier this week in a Special Announcement. Encompassing not just what it means to belong to the society itself, but also its long-standing magazine “Celestial Toyroom” among other things. It’s a bold plan and Tony makes for entertaining and authoritative company

Our first guest of 2024 on the Fandom Podcast Network’s long running Doctor Who show brings more than one story to tell! Writer Will Hadcroft’s been a fan of the series all his life. Despite being an author and publisher of several books in the last two decades, it’s been a long-held ambition to tell an original story of his own featuring the Time Lord…

Happily, Doctor Who: The Resurrection Plant by Will Hadcroft was released on CD and download by BBC Audio and has proven tremendously popular. Will joins regular host Dan Hadley to take you inside the entire writing process, recap some of the creative challenges and disclose his influences and inspirations.

Last Autumn we were invited to cover one of the biggest conventions of the Doctor Who calendar: the 14th Whooverville event at Quad in Derby. Not only that: regular hosts Simon Horton and Dan Hadley hosted this interview panel, with three unsuspecting guests, which you can get to enjoy now in full!

Hear the boys’ question, tease and test their panel: actor Tim Treloar who’s plays the Third Doctor in ongoing audio drama releases. Jonathan Carley’s likewise been acclaimed for his work as the War Doctor on the Big Finish range. Whilst Gary Russell is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable and reliable names in Doctor Who publishing. Our gratitude to The Whoovers convention organisers Stephen Hatcher & Andrew-Mark Thompson and everyone at Quad.