Trap One: A Doctor Who Podcast

On this episode Jason (@jangomac72), Simon (@UncleBeard1978) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss the Season 26 collection Blu-Ray boxset. This podcast was recorded on Thursday evening, when in the UK we show our appreciation for the NHS with applause. Check out @ZebrasAreCrazy's Lego Death Star video here.

Keith (@50dw50), Jason (@drwhonovels) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) pay their last respects to Eric Saward's Target novelisation of his Sixth Doctor story Revelation of the Daleks. We also discuss Russell T Davies' Rose prequel, Doctor Who and the Time War, and sequel, Revenge of the Nestene.

Denise (@cupoftea69), Lawrence (@Loll73) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) join the Anti-Dalek Force on their never-ending battle to defeat the evil Daleks.

Timeless Children Colin (@colin_neal), Pete (@prof_quiteamess), Keith (@50dw50) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) set course for Gallifrey in this series finale podcast.

Keith (@50dw50), Conrad (@hairofthehound_), Simon (UncleBeard1978), Colin (@colin_neal), Jason (@drwhonovels), Chris (@KosmicKris), Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess), Simon (@daddaughterdr), James (@Jikster2009) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) share some theories and predictions ahead of The Timeless Children.

The last vestiges of humanity, Jason (@drwhonovels), Chris, (@KosmicKris) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus), battle the Ascension of the Cybermen.

Sophie (@shopilestweets), Conrad (@hairofthehound_) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss The Haunting of Villa Diodati. The BBC Sounds Frankenstein audiobook is here and the odd documentary The Strange Affair of Frankenstein is here. A Future in Five Minutes: the Biography of Jacqueline Hill by Louise Bremner is available here.

On this episode Beth (@0hMyst4rs), Sam (@LookingForTelos) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss Can You Hear Me? You can find Sam's book on series 11, Sheffield Steel: Volume 1 here. You can, and should, also follow @thetimeladies_, @GDAYOFTHEDOCTOR and @MediaDoWntime

Kate (@KateCol17), Simon (@daddaughterdr) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss Doctor Who series 12, episode 6: Praxeus. Find Simon's brilliant blog about watching Doctor Who with his daughter here. Kate has written for The Untold Adventures (@ClaraOswaldTUA).

Denise (@CupofTea69), Chris (@StudioGlove) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) take on Fugitive of the Judoon. The article from The Mirror which is mentioned can be found here. The tweet with the disembodied Judoon head is here. And you can hear Chris' Doctor Who audio drama, The Final Game, just here.

Simon (@UncleBeard1978), James (@Jikster2009) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror. Special guest report from Jason (@DrWhoNovels). Show notes here.

Conrad (@hairofthehound_), Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) take a trip to the Tranquility Spa Resort for a relaxing podcast about Orphan 55.

Colin (@colin_neal), Jason (@drwhonovels) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) talk Spyfall Part Two. Check out Jason's blogs on Spyfall Parts One & Two

The Final Game which is an epic story 7 part story that pits the Third Doctor and Roger Delgado’s Master against each other one final time. You can hear the first three episodes of The Final Game here: Part One Part Two Part Three The cliffhanger to the second episode of The Final Game saw the Daleks arrive, so this podcast is all about these iconic monsters. I asked the cast and writer about the first time they encountered the Daleks on screen, their favourite Dalek stories and what they think is the enduring appeal of the Doctor’s most famous foes. In the second part of the podcast you’ll hear the writer of The Final Game, Chris McKeon, share his thoughts on both the Daleks and the writing of the episode.

Denise (@CupofTea69), Keith (@50dw50) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) go undercover to investigate Spyfall Part One.

The geeks speak! The galaxy has heard a mysterious podcast, a review of the new Star Wars movie in the voice of a Doctor Who podcast. JASON MCCLOUGH-REN joins the diabolical DARTH MCMANUS for a holiday special - "It's a Trap!" One Podcast... ***Contains spoilers***

An unknown force has pulled the Trap One Podcast off-course and forces Simon (@UncleBeard1978), James (@Jikster2009) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to land on the mysterious planet Vortis.

John Feetenby (@feexby23), Pete Lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Mark McManus (@Quark McMalus) journey into the strange world of the Doctor Who annual stories.

Jason (@drwhonovels) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) talk through the stories in The Target Storybook collection. Show notes here.

A special report from Colin Neal (@colin_neal), Pete Lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess), Simon Hart (@Si_Hart) and Steven Alexander (@stealexanderuk) at the BFI for the screening of The Curse of the Fenric and Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner.

Regular listeners to The Trap One Podcast might remember that a few weeks we put together a tribute to the legendary Doctor Who writer Terrance Dicks following his death in August. It features contributions from lots of Trap One regulars and a great interview with the man himself courtesy of the Whoovers. That episode is available to listen to here. One of the contributors was Chris McKeon, writer of the Sixth Doctor novel Time’s Champion and the Third Doctor fan audio series The Final Game, which you can check out here. With his usual enthusiasm and generosity Chris recording a piece that was much longer than I could use in the Terrance Dicks episode, but it’s a very comprehensive, knowledgeable and personal look at Terrance’s Doctor Who work, in particular in covering his career after being script editor and then writing so many of the Target novels that I thought I’d put it out as a podcast on its own - Chris McKeon Remembers Terrance Dicks.

Ginger Hoesly (@Kataoi) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to talk about her Eleventh Doctor charity zine A Pile of Good Things. You can follow the zine on Twitter as @rathzem and visit the website here. Check out Ginger's fantastic designs and products at Randomthunk.com

Denise and Mark discuss the Big Finish story Max Warp on the occasion of its vinyl release.

Paul Driscoll (@padriscoll) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to discuss Master Pieces, the charity short story anthology all about The Master, which he has edited in aid of the Stroke Association. Show notes here.

On the 100th edition of The Trap One PodcastMark (@QuarkMcMalus), Keith (@50dw50) and Colin (@colin_neal) are taken out of time to celebrate the Trial of a Time Lord blu-ray collection. Find the show-notes here.

Conrad Westmaas (@HairoftheHound_) joins Mark McManus (@QuarkMcMalus) to celebrate this 1967 Patrick Troughton story to mark its release on vinyl. See the show notes.

Join Pete Lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Mark McManus (@QuarkMcMalus) on a dangerous mission... to the Unknown! Show notes here.

On this episode Keith (@50dw50), (@JangoMac7 ) & (@QuarkMcMalus) debate recasting the classic Doctors. Show notes here.

The second episode of The Final Game is out now (https://youtu.be/56y9oGnBBuE). In this podcast the cast and writer share their memories of the Master and their favourite Doctor Who cliffhangers!

On this episode Jason Miller (@Drwhonovels) joins Mark McManus (@QuarkMcMalus) to discuss the writing of Doctor Who legend Terrance Dicks, who passed away 29 August 2019. This episode also features contributions from Chris Newman (@KosmicKris), Keith Say (@50dw50), Jason McClaughlin (@jangomac72), Simon Fox (@UncleBeard1978), Chris McKeon (@gentlemancmm) and Steve Hatcher (@Stephen_Hatcher). With a special mini-episode of The Highlanders Podcast by John Feetenby (@Feexby23) and Lawrence Sutcliffe (@Loll73) and readings by Denise Sutton (@CupOfTea69). Exclusive Terrance Dicks interview recordings courtesy of the mighty Whoovers (@Whoovers). Show notes here.

Mark (@QuarkMcMalus), Denise (@CupofTea69), Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Colin (@colin_neal) in a flashcast from the excellent Vworp 2 convention in Manchester. Show notes and photos here.

Colin (@colin_neal) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) review Death and the Queen from Big Finish, to mark its vinyl release.

Denise (@CupofTea69) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss the Blu-Ray release of season 10, and much more. Show notes here.

Chris McKeon (@gentlemancmm) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to talk about the adventures of that mysterious wanderer in time and space known only as... the Meddling Monk! Show notes here.

On this episode Jason Miller (@drwhonovels) joins Mark McManus (@QuarkMcMalus) to discuss Eric Saward's novelisation of his 1984 story, Resurrection of the Daleks. Special guest reading by Hayden Gribble (@Gribbla12). Contains spoilers. Show notes here.

In part one of this behind-the-scenes look at the epic Third Doctor audio adventure The Final Game you'll meet the cast (of whom much more in future instalments) and get a very in-depth insight into the writing process with Chris McKeon (@gentlemancmm).

On this episode Keith (@50dw50) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to discuss the 1967 Doctor Who story, The Evil of the Daleks. Show notes here.

On this episode Steve Hatcher (@Steve_Hatcher) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to talk Big Finish Day 2019, Whooverville XI and Master Pieces, with an exclusive announcement about an upcoming Whoovers event. See the show notes here.

James (@Jikster2009), Simon (@UncleBeard1978) and Conrad (@HairoftheHound_) report from the Afternoon at Devil's End event in Aldbourne. Check out the photos from the event here.

On this episode Colin (@colin_neal) and Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess) report from the BFI screening of Planet of the Daleks. Show notes here.

On this episode Mark (@TrapOne_) is joined by Ruth Long (@UndiscoveredAdv) and Samuel Maleski (@LookingForTelos) for an update on the eagerly-anticipated Clara Oswald: The Untold Adventures. Show notes here.

This week Chris McKeon (@gentlemancmm) joins Mark (@TrapOne_) to talk about Terror of the Autons. Show notes here.

On this episode Mark (@TrapOne_) and Erik (@sjcAustenite) 'celebrate' turning 40 with a story from Doctor Who's 40th year - Scream of the Shalka. Show notes here.

Mark (@TrapOne_) and Jason (@drwhonovels) talk about the Season 18 blu-ray boxset. Show-notes here.

Pete Lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Conrad Westmaas (@HairoftheHound_) report from the Fenric Day of the Utopia convention.

In a special one-off Cap One Podcast Mark (@TrapOne_) and Jason (@jangomac72) discuss the landmark Marvel movie Avengers: Endgame. Contains spoilers.

In order to unlock a podcasting impasse Mark (@TrapOne_) has used slave workers to mine a ruined city in search of Lawrence (@Loll73). Revived from suspended animation, can Lawrence bring the element of intuition to this Destiny of the Daleks review? Show notes here.

Denise (@CupOfTea69) and Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess) join Mark (@TrapOne_) to discuss Galaxy 4 on this week's podcast. Check out the show notes, including Denise's Maaga cosplay, here.

The Macra Terror animation discussed by Keith Say (@50dw50), John Feetenby (@Feexby23) and Mark McManus (@QuarkMcMalus). Show notes here.

In this episode I visit the excellent Museum of Classic Sci-Fi in Allendale and speak to Neil Cole about his fantastic Doctor Who collection of original props and costumes. Show notes here.