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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 3340: The Unquiet Time of the Husbands
Merry Christmas! It's the annual Power of 3 episode where we take a look at three festive episodes, as the ghost of Christmas past looms over us all. Today…
Power of 3339: Joy to the World - A Preview
There's only one more day to go until the big day... new Doctor Who day. Oh, and Christmas Day as well. Dave, Kenny and Jo look back over season one with the…
Power of 3338: Christmas on a Rational Planet (New Adventures #52)
It's Christmas week, so it's only fair that we take a look at a Doctor Who novel with a festive title. It was released in July 1996, at the height of summer…
Power of 3336: Eden Rebellion
The Fifteenth Doctor is back in an all-new adventure - and we're not talking about Joy to the World (yet!). Today, we take a look at the latest original novel…
Power of 3335: The Daily Doctor
If we all lived our lives a little more like our favourite Time Lord*, then things might be a little less manic. Well, that's assuming we prefer the Doctor…
Power of 3337: The Murder Game
It's only a few days until the broadcast of the Second Doctor in colour! As we get ready for The War Games, we've dug out a classic Second Doctor adventure…
Power of 3334: The Kandy Man & The Making of the Making of Silver Nemesis
Better late than never, we bring you two more exclusive Season 25-related interviews. We spoke to David John Pope about playing the Kandy Man, and Eric Luskin…
Power of 3333: The Black Archive
If you like being made to think about your Doctor Who viewing, the chances are you'll be more than aware of the Black Archive series. Launched by Obverse Books…
Power of 3332: Coming soon - The Savages: Animated!
It's official - the next Doctor Who animation is another First Doctor tale. The Savages is being brought back to life, as all four episodes have been recreated…
Power of 3331: Empire of Death (2004)
Remember when the Doctor encountered Queen Victoria, when she was mourning her husband, Prince Albert, and had an adventure in Scotland? Yes, of course we're…
Power of 3330: Doctor Who - The Official Annual 2025
It's that time of the year when we all get excited - there's a new Doctor Who Annual on the way. Gone are the days of Mission for Duh and X Rani and the Ugly…
Power of 3329: Harry Sullivan's War
It's back for a new lease of life in 2024, just in time for Christmas. Some 38 years after it was originally published, Harry Sullivan's War has been released…
Power of 3328: The Adventures Before
Have you even wondered what happened to certain characters on Doctor Who, and what they did before we meet them on TV? If so, then The Adventures Before is the…
Power of 3326: The Gold Archive
UNIT has been part of Doctor Who since 1968, there to support the Doctors in their moments of need. But what really happened before and after the Doctor…
Power of 3325: The Doctor Who Production Diary - William Hartnell
It's an amazing time to be a fan of Doctor Who research into its earliest days. On top of Simon Guerrier's biography of David Whittaker and Paul Hayes's Pull…
Power of 3324: The Shining Man
It's been a while since we featured a novel with the Twelfth Doctor, so here we go! Today, we're turning back the clock to 2017, when the Doctor and Bill faced…
Power of 3327: Pting, Punjab and Parcels
The team continue their story-by-story journey through the adventures of the Thirteenth Doctor. Today, Steevie, Kenny and John face The Tsuranga Conundrum…
Power of 3323: Unearthing The Time Team
There's a new compilation of Doctor Who art on the way - and YOU can make it happen. Today, we're delighted to welcome back Will Brooks (woop woop!), as he…
Power of 3321: The War Games In Colour
It's official - the second sixties Doctor Who story to be colourised is The War Games. We've gone behind the scenes on it to chat with editor Ben Cook and…
Power of 3320: Doctor Who Family Tree - The Box of Delights
It's been a long time since we did a Doctor Who Family Tree episode. These are episodes where we find people with Doctor Who connections, working together on…
Power of 3319: Charles Darwin and the Silurian Survival
The Doctor's always running into people from Earth's past on TV, in a genre now known as the 'celebrity historical'. Here, we have David Tennant's Tenth Doctor…
Power of 3318: Frida Kahlo and the Skull Children
A range of Doctor Who fiction has begun, with the new Icons series. This sees different incarnations of the Doctor encountering famous people from Earth's…
Power of 3317: The Eye of the Giant
We welcome back an old friend to the Power of 3, as author Christopher Bulis joins us for another conversation. Today, Chris is talking about The Eye of the…
Power of 3316: The Time-Travelling Almanac
It's 1 December - which means Christmas is very close indeed. There's a plethora of new books out in time for the festive season, and we'll be chatting with…
Power of 3315: Optional Extras 12
What a busy few weeks it's been for fans of Doctor Who action figures. Not only were the Character exclusive Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday figures releases…
Power of 3314: The Sirens of Time Redux (2024)
Today's a very special day - Big Finish is issuing its main 25th anniversary release - The Sirens of Time (Redux). Writer/musician/sound designer/executive…
Power of 3313: Dying in the Sun
Hooray for Hollywood! We're taking a trip across the Atlantic to tinseltown, Los Angeles, as we join the Second Doctor, Ben and Polly, for Dying in the Sun. We…
Power of 3322: Doctor Who - The Official Guide
Remember those days, of getting picture books packed full of information about things you loved, whether space, animals or cars? There's a new edition of the…
Power of 3312: The Sirens of Time (1999)
It's November 23 once more. And to celebrate not only Doctor Who's 61st birthday, but the 25th anniversary of Big Finish's Doctor Who range, we're taking a…
Power of 3311: BBC Audio 2024
BBC Audiobooks has released an incredible number of productions this year - with more several hundred hours of audio entertainment. We're talking with Michael…
Power of 3310: William Russell at 100
This episode of the Power of 3 is released in honour of what would have been William Russell's 100th birthday. Sadly, the actor passed away earlier this year…
Power of 3309: Superior Beings
With a title like Superior Beings, you could be forgiven that this Fifth Doctor PDA features the Daleks. But it doesn't! The Doctor and Peri instead encourter…
Power of 3308: The Wheel in Space
The Wheel in Space is one of those Doctor Who stories that's sometimes overlook. One third of it still exists in the BBC archives, with the other four episodes…
Power of 3307: The Man in the Velvet Mask
The Power of 3 Book Club turns back the clock to 1996 and the days of the Missing Adventures. Today, we take a look at The Man in the Velvet Mask, which was…
Power of 3306: Doctor Who On Ghost Beach
We bring you our second episode looking at the new Fifteenth Doctor audiobooks. Today, we're putting Doctor Who on Ghost Beach under the spotlight - and yes…
Power of 3304: Rain of Terror
Did you know that there's a lost Ninth Doctor adventure from BBC Books? Mike Tucker was originally scheduled to write it, but a clash with other work meant it…
Power of 3305: Sting of the Sasquatch
Series 14/season one/the first one with the Fifteenth Doctor is being extended again! Woohoo! We take a look at Sting of the Sasquatch, the new release from…
Power of 3303: Forever Autumn
It's Halloween! Are you ready to be scared? Dave and Kenny today take a look at Forever Autumn, the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones novel set on 31st October…
Power of 3302: Mike Tucker - Season 25
Season 25 is finally out on blu-ray, and we're all enjoying the lovely new extra content and archival gems. Today, we're delighted to bring you some anecdotes…
Power of 3301: Rags
It's Halloween week, and we're getting into the spooky and scary mood with a Third Doctor PDA. We're looking at Rags, released by BBC Books in March 2001, and…
Power of 3300: Tom Baker - Live in Paisley (1993)
We've done it! We've made it to 300 episodes - welcome to our party! We're celebrating our big episode, which has taken us just over five years to reach, with…
Power of 3299: The Making of Season 25 on Blu-ray - 2
We're just four days away from the official release of Season 25 on blu-ray. Of course, some people will get their copies a day or two early, leaving the rest…
Power of 3298: The Making of Season 25 on Blu-ray - 1
There's not long to go now - just a few days until we can see Season 25 in full HD glory. To celebrate, we've spoken to two of the people involved in the…
Power of 3297: Heritage
As Season 25's blu-ray edges ever closer, we're taking a look at a Seventh Doctor book today. Here, he and Ace encounter a world full of secrets, after a…
Power of 3296: Optional Extras 11 - The Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby
They're HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE! At last, the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday figures have been revealed to the world, and are now on sale from the Character…
Power of 3295: Behind the scenes - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Our look at the making of the stories of Season 25 concludes, as we discuss The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. It was an in-tents experience for all involved…
Power of 3294: The Underwater War
Q. What does this book have in common with the first Harry Potter book? A. It has a slightly different title in America! Published as The Underwater War in the…
Power of 3293: Behind the scenes - The Happiness Patrol
We continue our chats with the people who made the stories, that are set for blu-ray release. With Season 25 just a couple of weeks away, our Who influencers…
Power of 3292: Behind the scenes - Silver Nemesis
Doctor Who's 25th anniversary season is just a couple of weeks away on blu-ray. As we countdown to its release, we've got a host of special episodes ready to…
Power of 3291: The Good, The Bad and the Alien
Our look at those sometimes overlooked Eleventh Doctor novels continues today. We put The Good, The Bad and The Alien (the other half of System Wipe, which we…
Power of 3290: Optional Extras 10 - Emperor Davros and Resurrection Daleks
There's new action figures on the way to B&M... So, as ever, Al Dewar joins the Power of 3 for another exclusive chat about creating these figures. We discuss…
Power of 3289: System Wipe
The Doctor, Amy and Rory are in trouble... again! This time, the Doctor's trapped in a virtual world, which is shutting down, while his companions face trouble…
Power of 3288: It Belongs In A Museum - The Second Doctor
Have you ever watched a classic Doctor Who story, seen something on screen and thought... "I wonder if that prop still exists?" If so, then the chances are…
Power of 3287: Heart of Stone
We're continuing to bring you more Eleventh Doctor adventures in print this week - but it's probably not the one you were expecting! We're taking a look at the…
Power of 3286: Racing, Rosa and 'Rachnids
An alien world, America in the past, and Sheffield in the present day. It can only mean one thing! John, Steevie and Kenny continue their viewing of the…
Power of 3285: Paul Simpson - The Unsung Hero
Here's a bonus episode of The Power of 3 for you. We love our books, and today, we celebrate Paul Simpson, who has worked behind the scenes on a large number…
Power of 3284: The Way Through The Woods
It's another manic Monday, as we return to the land of Doctor Who publishing. We're looking at another Eleventh Doctor adventure in our latest escapade, as we…
Power of 3283: The DNA of Doctor Who: Philip Hinchcliffe
There's a fantastic new text out, kicking off a whole new range, from Roundel Books. Today, we're chatting with editor Gary Russell about The DNA of Doctor…
Power of 3282: Paradox Lost
We join the Doctor, Amy and Rory as they crash through time, quite literally, after an encounter with damaged robot. What could be more Steven Moffat, than…
Power of 3281: The Making of Slipback
Remember when Doctor Who was put on hiatus, back in 1985? To help bridge the gap between Seasons 22 and 23, a six-part radio story was broadback on Pirate…