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Power of 3
A podcast discussing Doctor Who-related items, more often than not in threes, whether stories, guests, or anything else. Featuring a regular team of hosts, including Kenny Smith, and David Steel (not the former Liberal Party MP, MSP and leader). Our other regular conspirators are Dr John Bollan, Stephen Day and Matt Michael, with irregular appearances from the podcast's founding father, Tom Harris (the former Labour MP). We also welcome a host of great Doctor Who guests, using "Kenny's…
Episodes
Power of 3400: The Dalek Generation
It's our 400th episode, and we're marking it with Daleks! We welcome the Emperor Dalek himself, Nicholas Briggs, to discuss his 2013 novel The Dalek…
Power of 3399: Fear Death By Water
Are you missing the FIfteenth Doctor already? Fear not - we're able to help you out, as we discuss the latest original Doctor Who novel from BBC Books, Fear…
Power of 3398: The Hollow Men
When BBC Books launched the PDAs, there was a real system shock for readers of the Virgin New Adventures range. All of the developments and ongoing story arcs…
Power of 3397: Optional Extras 16 - The Fourteenth Doctor and The Meep
Who was surprised this week with the reveal of the latest in Character Options' action figure range of exclusive Vortex figures? We speak to Al Dewar about the…
Power of 3396: Whoniverse to Tooniverse
BBC Three recently broadcast a ninth episode of Doctor Who Confidentially Unleashed Work Experience, celebrating 20 years of Doctor Who being produced in…
Power of 3395: Killing Ground
The Sixth Doctor is back - and he's up against one of his oldest foes. Killing Ground, by Steve Lyons, features the Doctor with his new travelling companion…
Power of 3394: The Black Archive - Logopolis
Logopolis - the final adventure of the Fourth Doctor - is put under the microscope in the latest release from the Black Archive. We speak to Jonathan Hay about…
Power of 3393: Fear of the Dark
Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? Those mysterious sounds you hear after midnight? Then get ready to join the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa…
Power of 3392: Time to Ncut Off
And that's it - the era of another Doctor is over and done with. Ncuti Gatwa - Doctor no more! John, Steevie and Dave gather to share their thoughts on the…
Power of 3391: Last Man Running
We head into a mini-era of Fourth Doctor PDAs, as we feature the first of four novels written for the range by Chris Boucher. Former range editor Steve Cole…
Power of 3390: Omega - Supreme
Well, who saw that twist coming at the end of last Saturday's episode of Doctor Who? We didn't! The Rani is trying to resurrect Omega, the co-founder of Time…
Power of 3389: The Silent Stars Go By
Remember when the Eleventh Doctor faced his old foes, the Ice Warrior, for the first time? We're not talking about an encounter on a submarine in Cold War…
Power of 3388: Lucky Story Song Contest
Today's episode title might sound like an anime, but Lucky Story Song Contest is our look at the latest three Doctor Who episodes. What do Dave, Steevie, John…
Power of 3387: The Indestructible Man
5, 4, 3, 2, 1... The Power of 3 is go! Simon Messingham joins Dave and Kenny to discuss his Second Doctor Missing Adventure The Indestructible Man. They talk…
Power of 3386: New Model Army
Daleks, conquer and destroy! Daleks, conquer and destroy! (Or, Daleks conquer shops with toys) There's a fascinating new book out from Telos Publishing…
Power of 3385: The Good Doctor
The Interstellar Song Contest is on its way to our TV screens, for Juno Dawson's first TV Doctor Who credit. But, we've turned back the clock to 2018 and spoke…
Power of 3384: Mac Book Pro
Malcolm Hulke is someone who fandom has been talking about once again after the release of the Season 7 blu-ray. Looking for Mac put him in focus, and now, a…
Power of 3383: Terminal of Despair
We're back with the Eleventh Doctor, as we look at another adventure originally published in the 2-in-1 series. We've already featured Web in Space!, so today…
Power of 3382: Robots, Lux and The Well
Doctor Who's back on our screens, and in traditional Power of 3 style, we're looking at three stories. We've reunited Dave, Steevie, John and Kenny, who talk…
Power of 3381: Invasion of the Cat-People
We make a welcome return to Virgin Publishing for our latest Doctor Who Book Club release. Today's novel make purr-fect sense, as we speak to Gary Russell…
Power of 3380: The War Games in Colour - on Blu-ray
We were amazed by it at Christmas, and now, we can boggle at it on blu-ray. Yes, The War Games in colour has been given its physical release, and we can…
Power of 3379: The Witch Hunters
We're back with the First Doctor in an exciting adventure in time and space. We joined him, Ian, Barbara and Susan as they travel back to America at the time…
Power of 3378: Jean Marsh
We sadly learned that another member of the Doctor Who family had passed away at the weekend. Jean Marsh - better known to fans as Princess Joanna, Morgaine…
Power of 3377: Diamond Dogs
We're back in the realm of the Twelfth Doctor today, as we join him in print. Mike Tucker is back to talk about his second novel featuring Peter Capaldi's…
Power of 3376: Hitch-Hiking for 30 Years in the TARDIS
Remember when 30 Years in the TARDIS was the most exciting thing in the world? We do! Today, we're joined by Kevin Jon Davies to discuss his new book 42 - The…
Power of 3375: Shroud of Sorrow
We travel back to 2013 for a novel that was released early in the 50th anniversary year. Shroud of Sorrow is today's book being put under the microscope, and…
Power of 3372: Rose - The Power of 3 Commentary
We conclude our celebratory week of 20 years of 21st century Doctor Who, with a special episode. Dave and Kenny put on the DVD of Rose, that first episode…
Power of 3370: The Quest is the Quest
When you're a Doctor Who fan, you're going to be a completist in some way. You'll want every Target novelisation, BBC Video, blu-ray, action figure, New…
Power of 3371: The Clockwise Man
We mark the triumphant return of Doctor Who to our televisions screens in this week's book club. Dave and Kenny have re-read the first of the New Series…
Power of 3373: The Story of Martha
We're putting The Story of Martha under the microscope today. This was an unusual release at the time from BBC Books, as it was an anthology, with a framing…
Power of 3374: Approving the Doctor - with Dave Turbitt (part one)
As we mark 20 years since the return of Doctor Who, we turn the clock back to those early glory days. We're delighted to be joined by Dave Turbitt - another…
Power of 3366: Peter Capaldi - Sweet Illusions
Peter Capaldi is back - not as the Doctor, but for the release of his second album, Sweet Illusions. He's been doing some publicity for the album, and the…
Power of 3367: The Fant-art-stic Jeff Cummins
Jeff Cummins is a legend in not just the world of Doctor Who art, but in music too. Jeff today tells us about his incredible career, which has seen him paint…
Power of 3368: Illegal Alien
Today's book club adventure takes us into the era of Sylvester McCoy. We take a look at the BBC's first Seventh Doctor story in the Past Doctor Adventures…
Power of 3365: The Shadow in the Glass
We return to our classic Doctors in sequence today, after last week's jump back to tie in with Season 7 on blu-ray. Today, we're looking at a Sixth Doctor…
Power of 3363: House of Plastic
With Season 7 having arrived on blu-ray this week, we're bringing you a bonus episode with another Auton attack. We're delighted to be joined by the fantastic…
Power of 3361: The Making of Season 7 on Blu-ray - part two
The concluding part of our preview of the Season 7 blu-ray set is here! Today, we're joined by our old pals Richard Bignell, Chris Chapman and Toby Hadoke, to…
Power of 3360: The Making of Season 7 on Blu-ray - part one
Season 7 on blu-ray is so close, you can almost feel its fire... We bring you the first of two episodes looking at the creation of this highly-anticipated…
Power of 3364: Agent of the Daleks
The Daleks are back to face the First Doctor! We're looking at new BBC Aubiobook, Agent of the Daleks, which is performed by Maureen O'Brien. We speak to…
Power of 3362: The Devil Goblins From Neptune
With Season 7 being released on blu-ray today, we're heading back to the days of Jon Pertwee's first season as the Doctor. Here, we have him facing UNIT's…
Power of 3359: Deep Blue
We continue to count our way up through the Doctors on our Book Club episodes, as we reach the fifth incarnation today. The acclaimed horror writer Mark Morris…
Power of 3358: The Black Archive - Silver Nemesis
Silver Nemesis is a story we've featured a lot on the Power of 3 over the last few months. We've talked to its writer Kevin Clarke, Cyberleader David Banks…
Power of 3357: A Device of Death
Our Book Club Mondays welcome back the always delightful Christopher Bulis. Fifty years ago, Tom Baker's first season was airing, so we drop into the events of…
Power of 3356: Optional Extras 15
We're back with Character Options's Al Dewar, as we turn back the clock to some previous releases. Today, we're putting series five under the microscope, as we…
Power of 3355: Verdigris
We're going back to the seventies for today's Power of 3 book club. We board the number 22 bus to Putney Common, and join Iris Wildthyme and her friend Tom, as…
Power of 3354: JNT Day
The Power of 3 has hit the road once again. Dave and Kenny made the trip down the M74/M6 to Manchester, for John Nathan-Turner Day, which was held at the…
Power of 3353: Combat Rock
Our book club release today take a look at the Second Doctor adventure Combat Rock. Author Mickey Lewis joins us to discuss his work on this novel, which…
Power of 3352: Optional Extras 14 - Ask Al 3
He's back - again! Character Options's Al Dewar returns to the Power of 3 to discuss action figures once more. Al replies to more of your questions, giving…
Power of 3351: The Time Travellers
After a look at some new series books on the Power of 3 book club, we return to the First Doctor's era. Today, we are joined by Simon Guerrier to discuss his…
Power of 3350: Stephen Wyatt - Me and Him and Who
There's no hiding the fact that John Nathan-Turner is one of the most controversial figures in the history of Doctor Who. As the show's producer from…
Power of 3349: Combat Magicks
Our book club listening takes us into the era of the Thirteenth Doctor, for just the third time. We've previously featured David Solomons's novels, which were…
Power of 3348: Optional Extras 13 - Ask Al 2
We welcome back Al Dewar for another of our semi-regular podcast series, Ask Al. This is where we give Al your questions about the Character Options action…
Power of 3347: Deep Time
We're back looking at the novels of the Twelfth Doctor era. Today, Deep Time goes under the microscope, as we speak with author Trevor Baxendale. We also…
Power of 3346: The Music of Dudley Simpson by Jess Jurkovic
Doctor Who fans can be so creative - look at the way the Blu-ray collection is meticulously restored. But Jess Jurkovic is doing something entirely different -…
Power of 3345: Sick Building
We head back to the era of the Tenth Doctor, as we look another of the original novels published in 2007. Writer Paul Magrs joins us to discuss his fun novel…
Power of 3344: Season 7 Blu-ray Reveal
Happy New Year! We kick off 2025 with an episode feature the Power of 3 OG - yes, we've persuaded Grandfather Time himself, Tom Harris, to make an appearance…
Power of 3343: Web in Space!
We return to the Doctor Who two-in-one novels, which featured the exploits of Matt Smith's Time Lord. We look at Web in Space! (reprinted in a solo volume as…
Power of 3342: Tales of Trenzalore (part two)
We reach the concluding part of our look at the Tales of Trenzalore novel from early 2014. Today, John and Kenny take a look at Strangers in the Outland, by…
Power of 3341: Tales of Trenzalore (part one)
It seems apt to bring you some extra Christmas-themed episodes given we've just featured The Time of the Doctor. In a two-part series, we're bringing you a…