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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 3161: Judgement of the Judoon
Klo! Fo! To! Gro! Sho! Rho! Or, in England, welcome to another episode of the Power of 3! Today, Dave and Kenny discuss Judgement of the Judoon, by the lovely…
Power of 3160: The Underwater Menace
Stand by for our longest episode EVER! This look at the making of the latest animated released from the BBC clocks in at just under two hours! John, Steevie…
Power of 3159: Liberation of the Daleks
We've reached the current (for now!) Doctor, with the fourteenth incarnation of the Time Lord. Since we don't have any books featuring him, we've instead got a…
Power of 3158: The Secret in Vault 13
"I've got the key, I've got the secret..." So sang the Urban Cookie Collective. One thing we do know is that they didn't have the key to open Vault 13, and…
Power of 3157: Royal Blood
All bow before us! Not that we've got tickets on ourselves, but this episode of the Power of 3 is all about Royal Blood. Kenny and Dave discuss this novel…
Power of 3156: Touched by an Angel
We've hit the era of the Eleventh Doctor - and a monster from the TV series has arrived. Kenny and Dave discuss Touched By An Angel - in depth - and have a fun…
Power of 3155: Sting of the Zygons
We've reached the second Scottish Doctor Who, as we delve into a story with a sting in the tale (getting?). We speak with writer Steve Cole about this Tenth…
Power of 3154: The Stealers of Dreams
The Power of 3's look at Doctor Who novels materialises (fully) in the 21st century era of the show. Today, Kenny and the returning Dave discuss The Stealers…
Power of 3153: Engines of War
"War changes everyone... even the Doctor" - so declares the cover of Engines of War. This is the only novel to date which features the War Doctor, and today…
Power of 3152: The Book of the Still
It's been eight episodes in eight days so far, so Dave's going to have the day off. Kenny is joined by his Pieces of Eighth semi-regular co-host Matt Michael…
Power of 3151: Birthright
We arrive in the era of the New Adventures for today's episode of The Power of 3. We discuss the 17th New Adventure, Birthright, and have a chat with author…
Power of 3150: Business Unusual
It's the joy of six on The Power of 3 today. The Sixth Doctor and Melanie Bush meet for the first time in today's adventure, Business Unusual, as we're joined…
Power of 3149: Zeta Major
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November... as it's the day we release our look at Zeta Major, the Fifth Doctor Previous Doctors Adventure from the BBC…
Power of 3148: Drift
We're dreaming of a white November... Well, we're not really, but today's book is Drift, a Fourth Doctor BBC Book with a wintry setting. Kenny and Dave chat…
Power of 3147: Amorality Tale
Our anniversary adventure takes us to London on our third day of celebrating Doctor Who's 60th anniversary. Dave and Kenny celebrate the Third Doctor adventure…
Power of 3146: The Dark Path
Our celebration of 60 years of Doctor Who continues, as we turn back the clock to one of the final Missing Adventures to be published by Virgin. We have a chat…
Power of 3145: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The 60th anniversary month begins, and we're looking at a story from the Doctors each day, in novel form. We start with a rare chat with the prolific…
Power of 3144: The Eleventh Doctor - Chronicled!
Over the past few years, Jacob Dudman's uncanny take on the Eleventh Doctor for Big Finish has become a surprise hit. There's a special episode on the way this…
Power of 3143: Optional Extras 4 - B&M Wave 2 2023
We're back in the exciting - and controversial - world of Doctor Who action figures. Al Dewar returns to discuss the recently-revealed second batch of B&M…
Power of 3142: We're All Doomed!
The clock's ticking for Doom, the universe's greatest assasin (just don't tell Brian the Ood that). This week, we've got exclusive chats with the writer of the…
Power of 3141: Genesis of the LP
We complete our round-up for the classic Doctor Who audio stories (i.e. pre-Big Finish). We hadn't take a listen to the good old Genesis of the Daleks LP, so…
Power of 3Optional Extras 2: The Big Finish Figures
We bring you the second Optional Extras episode, in which Al Dewar from Character Options tells Kenny how the Big Finish action figure wave came to exists…
Power of 3Optional Extras 1: B&M 2021 Wave 1
Al Dewar from Character Options chats action figures with Kenny Smith, from the 2021 first B&M wave. (This episode was originally hosted over on Pieces of…
Power of 3140: Optional Extras 3 - B&M Wave 1 2023
There's a new wave of Doctor Who action figures in B&M stores in the UK. We chat with Al Dewar from Character Options about them, and there's a few surprises…
Power of 3139: Season 20 - Terminus
Just when you thought we'd finished with Season 20 (and so did we!), here's one more to make it three. We've an exclusive chat with author Stephen Gallagher…
Power of 3138: The Making of Season 20 on Blu-ray - part two
THE second part of the preview of the Season 20 blu-ray preview is here! We hear from Chris Chapman about the new documentary on the making of The King's…
Power of 3137: The Making of Season 20 on Blu-ray - part one
WE'RE just over a week away from the release of the highly-anticipated Season 20. As ever, when there's a new release, we speak with some of the people…
Power of 3135: Josephine and the Argonauts
We're back in the land of fiction this week, for a chat about a new Doctor Who book. The prolific Paul Magrs joins us to talk about his new novel, Josephine…
Power of 3134: Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith at 80
It's hard to believe, but the first Scottish Doctor Who turns 80 on 20 August 2023. In this week's episode, John, Steevie and Kenny celebrate the man who…
Power of 3133: The Fanzine Book
IF YOU were a Doctor Who fan in the 70s, 80s and 90s, the chances are that you bought at least on Doctor Who fan magazine (or fanzine!). A new book from Telos…
Power of 3132: Steven: Tailor
It's one half of a special episode to mark Doctor Who podcast day! In this part, Kenny and Dave discuss their love of Doctor Who podcasts, and then have a chat…
Power of 3131: Season 20 Revealed
It only happens in the gravest of emergencies - Tom Harris returns to the Power of 3, alongside Dave and Kenny! Our OG (Dave uses the term - we assume it…
Power of 3130: The Zygon Invasion
The Power of 3 concludes its current batch of interviews with the writers of the 2023 Target novelisations with this episode. We're joined by Peter Harness…
Power of 3129: Planet of the Ood
The Power of 3 continues its exclusive chats with the writers of the new batch of Target novelisations. This week, it's a former Scottish resident who Kenny…
Power of 3128: Warriors' Gate
The Power of 3 continues its delve into the new novelisations that are on the way from Target Books. Kenny, Steevie and John have a chat about Warriors' Gate…
Power of 3127: The Myth Fakers
Have you ever wanted an Amelia Rumford action figure/doll? Or a Rani action figure from Dapol? And the Doctor Who Crossword book on audio? Of course you have!…
Power of 3126: The Waters of Mars
This week, we take a look at another Tenth Doctor story from television, which has been given the novelisation treatment. Kenny and Steevie discuss the TV…
Power of 3125: The Pesky Toms
The Power of 3 team turn on the UHF radios to tune into BBC Radio for Schools, and whip out the vinyl, as they listen to Exploration Earth: The Time Machine…
Power of 3124: The Fires of Pompeii
It's been a while since we had a chat with someone from Doctor Who on the telly, so this week, we speak with James Moran about how he came to write The Fires…
Power of 3123: Missing Episodes and Mel
It's been a busy week on the ol' missing episodes front! After the sad passing of film collector Terry Burnett, it was revealed that some of his collection of…
Power of 3122: The Lost World
It's something that most classic era fans are fascinated by - The Lost Stories, those scripts that were planned for TV, but ultimately, never made. This week…
Power of 3121: Go! Go! Go! (For Miles)
With 20 May being the anniversary of the passing of Jon Pertwee, we're celebrating his final two adventures as the Doctor. John, Steevie and Kenny dig out The…
Power of 3120: Novel Experiences
Kenny and Dave made a trip to Derby on Saturday, 13 May 2023, for the Novel Experiences convention. And they've made a podcast about it! We also chat to the…
Power of 3119: Hooray for Blu-Ray
Kenny and Dave are being in the Power of 3 mobile studio. Join them as they discuss which series they'd most like released as part of Doctor Who: The…
Power of 3118: A Familiar TARDIS Tennant
We're just six months away from David Tennant's triumphant return as the Doctor. To discuss our thoughts on what we know about the upcoming three specials for…
Power of 3117: Scary Monsters
Join Kenny and Dave as they take a road trip to Edinburgh, to see the Worlds of Wonder Doctor Who exhibition. The pair start off in the Power of 3 mobile…
Power of 3116: Three to Doom's Day
The BBC recently announced its "special multi-platform story will celebrate Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary by introducing a brand-new character on a 24-hour…
Power of 3115: Shame!
It's another of our interview episodes, as we welcome Brigadier Bambera herself, Angela Bruce, to The Power of 3. Kenny and Dave kick off with a chat about…
Power of 3114: SFXy Boy
It's another exclusive chat - SFX editor Darren Scott. In his first-ever podcast interview, Darren reveals how he went from writing an interactive version of…
Power of 3113: The Making of Season 9 on Blu-ray
Look what happens... we take a nine month break, and then come back and bring you three episodes in three weeks... Typical! This week, Tom, Dave and Kenny…
Power of 3112: The Conventional Approach
For those who didn't know, our Kenny was recently in Los Angeles, attending the Gallifrey One convention. He was part of the Big Finish team that crossed the…
Power of 3111: The Making of Season 2 on Blu-ray
After a lengthy break, the OG are back! Tom, Dave and Kenny chat about Season 2, recently released on blu-ray, and they're joined by some special guests…
Power of 3110: The Making of Season 22 on Blu-ray
Season 22 is out on bluray next week, and to mark the occasion - one day after Kenny's birthday on 19 June - we meet some of the people involve in its…
Power of 3109: Water Good Idea
This week, we're back with another interview episode. Kenny has a chat with Joshua Pruett, the writer of The Tides of the Moon in Water Worlds, the first of…
Power of 3108: John Peel - Timewyrm: Genesys
The Power of 3 returns with an episode celebrating the New Adventures. On June 20 this year, it's 31 years since the release for Virgin Publishing's first…
Power of 3107: Ncuti Doc Thing
Ncuti Gatwa IS the Doctor - that's what DWM will be telling us very soon! The Power of 3 returns after a wee holiday, to celebrate the casting of the new…
Power of 3106: Crystal Clear
We're back after a wee break. This week, we've got an in-person interview which Kenny conducted in Glasgow with Rebecca Thornhill, who starred in Doctor Who -…
Power of 3105: Sontar Ha!
We've a celebrity introduction to this week's episode! Join Kenny, John and Steevie as they have a sit down to chat about the Sontarans, which recently…
Power of 3104: A Tomb With A View
It's the Power of 30! We're turning the clock back to 1992, as we discuss the recovery of The Tomb of Cybermen - once proclaimed as "the greatest return of…
Power of 3103: Go Forth
The Power of 3 lives up to its name, with three special guests! We're looking at The Way of the Burryman and The Forth Generation, the concluding two-part…