Episode 116 - We are back talking Daleks but not the ones you were expecting! To celebrate the publication of The Evolution Of The Toy Dalek-Collecting Through The Ages we are joined by author Alex Storer and contributor (and fellow Victorian!) Mark Dunne who talk about how the Dalek toys evolved from the halcyon (and out of proportion) days of Dalekmania being manufactured by companies such as Louis Marx, Pailitoy, Severn Models, Dapol and bring us bang up to date with Character Options.

They discuss how the book evolved from e-book to a physical tome, what new research they uncovered and how the recreation of key scenes used from the program were recreated on a model scale for the fantastic pictures found throughout!

All this plus what was used to build out the Dalek army on the planet Spiridon and find out how a Palitoy Talking Dalek met its untimely end!

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Alex's Blog: https://thelightdreams.wordpress.com/category/news/

Mark's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheDocMD74

Suprise! To help ring in 2025 we present a slightly (okay, a lot!) self indulgent reading of Rob's fiction piece titled A Celebration that appeared in issue 100 of the Doctor Who Club of Victoria's fanzine Sonic Screwdriver where the various (canon) incarnations gather together at their favourite restaurant to celebrate the arrival of a certain special someone. But will the Guest of Honour turn up?!

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year - 42 to Doomsday will return in 2025!

Episode 115 – It’s a miracle as the Four Wise Men (Rob, Mark, Dave and Richard) reunite to end the year on a high (?) note for our Ninth Annual Staff Christmas Party to discuss all things Doctor Who.

After acknowledging the state of the world in our opener, we down several G&T’s to get into the spirit(s) of the season and then take a sharp turn right and examine the Top 5 crimes the Doctor has committed. Marvel as Richard gets all Jim Bakker with his selections viewed through a Biblical (Old Testament, baby!) lens.

The Target Book Club is back in a session as we dig deep into Cybermen story novelisations from the 60’s and 80’s. Are they 'excellent' or a load of old Mondas?

The Fanwank of the Year Award is back! Some of the ‘usual suspects’ make a return (cough Big Finish cough) but will the current production team and its organ the Cardiff Pravda escape unscathed?

All this plus Richards ‘theory’ about Rogue, the hiring of intimacy co-ordinators and a letter from a listener!

42 to Doomsday will return (sporadically and whenever we get sign off from the men with the butterfly nets) in 2025!