May 2024 Book Club: We’re joining the Second Doctor, Zoe, and Jamie on a space-western adventure, with plenty of twists and turns, as we review “The Colony of Lies,” by Colin Brake. Originally published in July 2003, this book is long out of print but might still be found on the second-hand market. Happy reading! Special thanks to Twitch streamer M…

April 2024 Book Club: This month, we’re catching up with the Ninth Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack, as we read “Doctormania,” by Cavan Scott. First published as individual issues in 2016, and collected in graphic novel format in January 2017 by Titan Comics, this book is still in print and is also available digitally. Happy reading! Special thanks t…

April 2024 Special: We welcome Matt’s nephew Tom, with Matt’s niece Mae contributing, to the book club, as our exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of “Dr. Thirteenth” by Adam Hargreaves. Dr. Thirteenth is available in both paperback and digital versions, wherever fine books are sold. Join us as we venture…

March 2024 Book Club: We join the Sixth Doctor and Mel on an epic mission to save the multiverse from a form of madness known as the Lamprey, as we review the Past Doctor Adventure “Spiral Scratch” by Gary Russell. First published in August 2005, the book is currently out-of-print - but might be found on the secondhand market if you're lucky. Happy…

February 2024 Book Club: Matt & Chris wrap up their Console Room 2024 convention experiences and then turn their attention to “The American Adventures,” a short-story anthology by Justin Richards, featuring the Twelfth Doctor, and first published in October 2016. Happy reading! Special thanks to Jason Tucker, founder of CONSole Room, for providing …

February 2024 Special: Matt and Chris are live from CONSole Room, in Minnesota, as we bring you the second of two recorded specials from that event. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of the Book Club - and also take a trip down memory lane - in our own tell-all version of Confidential or Unleashed. Happy reading! You can find the sixty…

January 2024 Special: Chris and Matt are live from CONsole Room, in Minnesota, as we bring you the first of two recorded specials from that event. In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane and discuss the Choose Your Own Adventure range of books, as well as the various other lines it inspired, including the Doctor Who ranges: Make Your Own A…

January 2024 Book Club: Chris & Matt are about to meet in person, for the first time at Console Room, but before we do, we have a book to review! This month, we are reviewing “The King of Terror” by Keith Topping, which features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough (serendipitously visiting the United States) with the Brigadier and UNIT in tow. Or…

December 2023 Book Club: The 60th Anniversary celebrations continue and Happy Holidays! This month, we review the first two specials “The Star Beast” and “Wild Blue Yonder,” then we hop back in time to 1982 as we read “The Diary of a Dr Who Addict,” by Paul Magrs. Originally published in 2009, the book is long out of print but the audiobook version…

November 2023 Book Club: Happy 60th Anniversary to Doctor Who! We’re celebrating by reading a book featuring the original TARDIS crew. We’re reading “City at World’s End,” by Christopher Bulis. Originally published in September 1999, the book is now out of print but can still be found in second-hand book shops. Happy reading! You can check out Chri…

October 2023 Book Club: This month, to tie into the upcoming “The Star Beast” 60th anniversary special, we are reading the 4th Doctor graphic novel “The Iron Legion,” published by Panini in April 2004. The collection includes “The Iron Legion,” “City of the Damned,” “The Star Beast,” “The Dogs of Doom,” and “The Time Witch.” Two of the stories have…

September 2023 Book Club: We’re traveling with the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble as they visit India in 1947 and meet Mahatma Gandhi, all while battling rage-infected creatures, as we review “Ghosts of India” by Mark Morris. Originally published in September 2008, some 15 years ago, the book is still available digitally and in an abridged audiobook,…

August 2023 Book Club: This month, we’re checking in with the Third Doctor, Jo Grant, and our friends at UNIT - as well as the Master - as we read and review “Harvest of Time,” by Alastair Reynolds. Originally published in June 2013, the book is still available for sale as both an e-Book and as an audiobook, performed by Geoffrey Beevers. Happy rea…

July 2023 Book Club: We join the 7th Doctor and Chris Cwej in 1950’s Soho, London as we review the New Adventure “Bad Therapy,” by Matt Jones. This book was published in December 1996 and is long out of print, available on the second-hand market. Happy reading! There is a free short story, “Doom’s Day: Hour One,” by James Goss, kicking off the 2023…

June 2023 Book Club: This month, we’re catching up with the 13th Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham as we review “The Secret in Vault 13” by David Solomons, first published in November 2018. This book is available in hardcover, paperback, and digitally. It’s also available as an audiobook reading by Sophie Aldred, released on CD, Audible, and other form…

May 2023 Book Club: We’re celebrating an anniversary by reading “Supremacy of the Cybermen,” by Titan Comics, written by George Mann and Cavan Scott. Art is by Alessandro Vitti, Ivan Rodriguez and Tazio Bettin, with colors by Nicola Righi. Originally published in 2016, it is also collected as a graphic novel (published March 2017) and is even avail…

April 2023 Book Club: Hop aboard the 22 to Putney Common as we join Iris and Panda in their double-decker bus, as we review “Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus,” edited by Paul Magrs and Stuart Douglas, and first published by Obverse Books in May 2009. The book is still available in paperback & digitally at the Obverse website. Happy reading,…

April 2023 Special: We welcome new member Elijah to the book club, as our exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of “Dr. First” by Adam Hargreaves. Dr. First is available in both paperback and digital versions, wherever fine books are sold. Join us as we venture back to the pre-Unearthly Child days where we …

March 2023 Book Club: This month, we’re journeying back to October 1998 to celebrate Doctor Who’s 35th anniversary by reading the Bernice Summerfield novel, “Beige Planet Mars,” by Lance Parkin and Mark Clapham. It features Benny on an adventure on Mars, which may or may not include Daleks and Ice Warriors. Happy reading! Special thanks to Lauren M…

February 2023 Book Club: It’s the 21st century, and that’s when everything changes! We’re taking a side-step this month and reviewing the Torchwood book, “The Twilight Streets,” by Gary Russell. Originally published in hardcover in March 2008, the novel is still available digitally at all fine e-shops. Join us as we journey back 15 (?!?) years to j…

January 2023 Book Club: Happy New Year! This month, we’re journeying with the 11th Doctor & Clara back to when it all started, in November 1963, as we review “Shroud of Sorrow” by Tommy Donbavand. First published in April 2013, it is still available in eBook form, and can also be found second-hand in good bookshops everywhere. Special thanks to poe…

December 2022 Book Club: Happy Holidays! We’re celebrating by reviewing a festive anthology by Dave Rudden, “The Wintertime Paradox.” First published in October 2020, it is in-print and available as a hardcover, paperback, eBook, or audio, read by Sophie Aldred. The book also features illustrations by Alexis Snell. Happy Reading! You can read the f…

November 2022 Book Club: This month, we’re catching up with the 9th Doctor, Rose, and Jack, as we review the Titan Comics graphic novel “Weapons of Past Destruction" written by Cavan Scott, first published in April 2015 and collected in hardcover in March 2016. This comic mini-series features art by Blair Shedd and Rachael Stott. It is available di…

October 2022 Book Club: Autumn is upon us and the days are getting shorter… we’re curling up with the short story anthology, “Tales of Terror,” first published in hardcover in September 2017 and featuring short stories by Craig Donaghy, Richard Dungworth, Scott Handcock, Paul Magrs, Jacqueline Rayner, and Mike Tucker. It is available digitally and …

September 2022 Book Club: The Third Doctor decides to crash Jo Grant & Mike Yates’s date to take them to dinner on the planet Karfel, as we read the Missing Adventure ’Speed of Flight,’ by Paul Leonard. First published in October 1996, the book is now long out-of-print, but might still be found in second-hand shops. Is this the long awaited & much …

August 2022 Book Club: Anji Kapoor joins the the 8th Doctor & Fitz at a gigantic amusement park (filled with killer robot dinosaurs) as we review the Eighth Doctor Adventure “EarthWorld” by Jacqueline Rayner. First published in March 2001, it was republished in 2013 as part of the 50th anniversary collection, and is also available digitally whereve…

July 2022 Book Club: We’re joining the 12th Doctor, Nardole, and Bill as they explore Edinburgh in 1645 and encounter some chatty ghosts along the way. Join us for a review of the New Series Adventure “Plague City” by Jonathan Morris. First published in April 2017, the book is still in print. Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find ou…

June 2022 Book Club: The 7th Doctor, Ace, and Benny are headed to the American Southwest in the 1950’s… for a close encounter of the third kind. Join us for a review of the Virgin New Adventure “First Frontier” by David A. McIntee. First published in September 1994, this book is long out of print but can still be found on the second-hand market. Ha…

May 2022 Book Club: We’re catching up with the Second Doctor, Victoria, and Jamie in a castle (on an asteroid in space) as they solve some murder mysteries while fighting off cybernetic soldiers along the way. We’re reviewing “Dreams of Empire” by Justin Richards. First published in 1998 as part of BBC Books’ Past Doctor range, this novel was repub…

April 2022 Book Club: We’re joining the Sixth Doctor, Peri, & a shape-changing Whifferdill named Frobisher, who prefers assuming the form of a penguin. We’re reviewing eight adventures originally published in Doctor Who Magazine issues #108-129, and collected in the Panini graphic novel called “The World Shapers” in 2008, still available in some sh…

April 2022 Special: We welcome new member Elliott to the book club, as our exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of “Dr. Eighth” by Adam Hargreaves. Dr. Eighth is available in both paperback and kindle versions, wherever fine books are sold. Join us as we try to negotiate peace between the Sea Devils and th…

March 2022 Book Club: We’re joining the 10th Doctor and Donna as they are caught in the Andromeda Galaxy between two warring factions - organics and mechanicals - as we review “Shining Darkness” by Mark Michalowski, first published in September 2008. It’s also available as an abridged audiobook read by Debbie Chazen. Happy reading! Some examples of…

February 2022 Book Club: We’re celebrating our 60th episode by joining the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan in a mind-bending adventure across time and space as we review Jim Mortimore’s self-published book “Campaign,” first published in April 2000. It’s had a few physical releases over the years, to benefit various charities, and is also avai…

January 2022 Book Club: This month, we’re joining The Thirteenth Doctor and Fam as they make their way across time & space, catching up with former companion Dorothy McShane, better known as Ace. We’re reviewing “At Childhood’s End,” written by Sophie Aldred, first published in February 2020. It is available wherever fine books are sold, in a varie…

December 2021 Book Club: We’re hanging out at a sleepy seaside resort alongside the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, & Turlough, while, at the same time, combating an alien invasion. We’re reviewing “Deep Blue” by Mark Morris. This book was published in March 1999 as part of the BBC’s Past Doctor range. Special thanks to Kathryn Koromilas for performing the dr…

November 2021 Book Club: This month, we’re joining the Fourth Doctor & Nyssa on an adventure into Oxford’s distant past, in a celebrity pseudo-historical featuring Roger Bacon, as we review “Asylum,” by Peter Darvill-Evans, which was published in May 2001 as part of the BBC’s Past Doctor range. Special thanks to Lucas Testro for performing the dram…

October 2021 Book Club: Halloween is just around the corner, and, in that slightly terrifying spirit, we’re reviewing the short-story anthology “The Missy Chronicles,” first published in February 2018, and available in hardcover, eBook, & paperback. This compilation features stories of Missy, madness, and mayhem by James Goss, Cavan Scott, Paul Mag…

September 2021 Book Club: Fall is in the air, so Chris & Matt head back to university - St Oscar’s that is - joining Professor Bernice Summerfield on an archeology field trip across multiple planets. We’re reviewing the novel “Beyond the Sun,” by Matthew Jones, first published in 1997, which was the third book in the Virgin Publishing Benny line. S…

August 2021 Book Club: Matt & Chris boldly go where no one has gone before… to another universe! This month, we’re reviewing the 2012 Doctor Who and Star Trek crossover comic event “Assimilation Squared” by Scott and David Tipton with Tony Lee, featuring art by J.K. Woodward. The 8-issue crossover event is sadly out of print, but can be found repri…

July 2021 Book Club: Chris & Matt are catching up with the students of Coal Hill Academy as we explore a creepy sinister old house. This month, we’re reviewing the “Class” novel “The Stone House” by A.K. Benedict. Originally published in paperback and eBook in October 2016, the book is still in print and is also available as an audiobook, read by L…

June 2021 Book Club: Matt & Chris join the Fourth Doctor and Second Romana and K9 Mark II on a quest to assemble The Great Wicket Gate Key. They’re pursued across time and space by the eerie and unsettling robotic Krikkitmen - and a bunch of cricket pavilions - as we review “Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen” by Douglas Adams and James Goss. Originally…

May 2021 Book Club: This month, Chris & Matt celebrate the return of Christopher Eccleston to the role of Doctor Who in Big Finish by reviewing one of the first Ninth Doctor novels, “Winner Takes All,” by Jacqueline Rayner. Originally published in hardcover in May 2005, the book is still available as an an eBook as well as an unabridged audiobook r…

April 2021 Book Club: Matt & Chris are on vacation with the Fifth Doctor, hanging out in a remote English village called Stockbridge, sans TARDIS team, as we review the Panini graphic novel “The Tides of Time,” written by Steve Parkhouse. First published in May 2005, the title is still in print today, some 16 years later, and features art from Dave…

April 2021 Special: Lauren & Matt are back, continuing their exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series, with a review of “Dr. Eleventh” by Adam Hargreaves. Will they survive their danger date with River Song? Tune in and find out. Dr. Eleventh is available in both paperback and digital versions, wherever fine books are sold. Happy First of April…

March 2021 Book Club: Chris & Matt join the Thirteen Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, & Graham as the fam explores an underground alien civilization in the novel “Molten Heart” by Una McCormack. First published in hardcover and eBook in November 2018, it is still in print today, and is also available as an audiobook narrated by Dan Starkey. Please help other Doc…

February 2021 Book Club: Matt & Chris join an amnesiac Eighth Doctor on the slow path through the 1980’s as we review “Father Time” by Lance Parkin. This Eighth Doctor Adventure was first published in paperback in January 2001 and is still widely available for purchase as an eBook. Special thanks to Alex Davis for providing the dramatic reading thi…

January 2021 Book Club: Chris & Matt are reviewing six different comic-strip adventures this month, originally published in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine issues #228-243, and collected in a Panini graphic novel called “Ground Zero” in 2019, still available in print. This collection features the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, & Seventh Doctors - wi…

A NEW TO WHO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: HO HO HUM! (OUR CRAP FAVOURITES) New to Who bring you gifts you probably didn’t really want this Christmas, and that you will only end up throwing out along with the wrapping on Boxing Day. Merry Crapmas - it’s our Ho Ho Hum special! Because it’s been that kind of year, Col, Dan, and Steven have taken to looking for …

December 2020 Book Club: Matt & Chris deliver a festive holiday double-feature… going back, before the beginning, to join the First Doctor & Susan on adventures set prior to “An Unearthly Child.” We’re reviewing another pair of Telos novellas. First up is “Frayed” by Tara Samms, published October 2003 - and then “Time and Relative” by Kim Newman, p…

November 2020 Book Club: Chris & Matt hold their breaths and dive deep to join the Second Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe in a harrowing underwater battle as we review the Past Doctor Adventure “The Final Sanction” by Steve Lyons. First published in July 1999, the book was the last to use the “frosted” film logo and is long out-of-print, available from fine…