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Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
154 episodes
2 days ago
Rebecca Chapman and Kenny Smith travel through time, space, comics, audios, books, records and more, as they chat about everything and anything to do with Paul McGann's eighth incarnation of Doctor Who
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Rebecca Chapman and Kenny Smith travel through time, space, comics, audios, books, records and more, as they chat about everything and anything to do with Paul McGann's eighth incarnation of Doctor Who
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Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.18 The Ancestor Cell

We're sorry!This one took a lot longer to bring to you than originally planned!

Matt and Kenny discuss the concluding adventure on the Compassion Arc, as the Doctor returns to Gallifrey.

And special guests Steve Cole and Peter Anghelides discuss the writing of the novel.

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1 month ago
1 hour 26 minutes 32 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.17 The Banquo Legacy (EDA 35)

There's a murder mystery to be solved, in a creepy old house.

The Doctor, Fitz and Compassion arrive, and this novel by Andy Lane and Justin Richards has a fascinating history, having originally been written without the Doctor.

Andy joins us to reveal more.

(With apologies for the varying sound quality on the interview)

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1 year ago
1 hour 8 minutes 42 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.16 The Space Age (EDA 34)

The Doctor, Fitz and Compassion arrive in a gleaming chrome-city, with hover cars, and all the mod cons you could possibly want - and it's the year 2019.

But what's happened to the Mods and Rockers, who are still fighting each other?

We speak with author Steve Lyons, editor Steve Cole, and feature an audio clip from the spin-off release featuring the aliens from this book, the Makers.

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1 year ago
59 minutes 37 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.15 Coldheart (EDA 33)

It's Doctor Who vs the pus-y worms!

We chat with Trevor Baxendale about his second EDA, as the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Compassion encounter the Spulver worms.

Editor Steve Cole pops by too, and we have our usual three readings from the novel.

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1 year ago
1 hour 11 minutes 14 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
9.1 The Stuff of Legend - Live

Paul McGann and India Fisher have played the Doctor and Charley Pollard, live, on stage, in front of four theatre audiences.

Of course, Pieces of Eighth was there to cover this - with unprecented access before, during and after the production.

We bring you exclusive chats with author Robert Valentine, director Barnaby Edwards, and Alex Macqueen, the Master himself.

And Kenny and Matt are joined by other fans to share their thoughts on the production, mostly live, outside the Cadogan Hall.

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1 year ago
48 minutes 33 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.14 The Fall of Yquatine (EDA 32)

The Doctor and Fitz are on the run, in Compassion, their new TARDIS.

She reacts badly when the Doctor tries to fit a randomiser into her, and throws her friends out onto an alien world.

Editor Steve Cole and author Nick Walters discuss this book, as well as Matt and Kenny's thoughts on it - plus the reviews from DWM and I, Who 2!

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1 year ago
1 hour 14 minutes 40 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.13 The Shadows of Avalon (EDA 31)

The Shadows of Avalon caused a lot of excitement when it was first announced.

Not only did it mark the return of Paul Cornell to writing Doctor Who, after his triumphant New and Missing Adventures work, but it brought back the Brigadier, and introduced a new incarnation of Romana.

It also had an astonishing daring moment that really did seem audacious at the time.

We're joined by editor Steve Cole, as Kenny and Matt discuss the novel and its impact, with archival quotes from Paul Cornell.

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1 year ago
1 hour 12 minutes 53 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.12 Parallel 59 (EDA 30)

The Doctor and Compassion have been separated from Fitz. They're on one world, he's on another, living his best life.

But what on earth is going on? Co-author Steve Cole talks to us about writing this EDA.

And we finally discover who Natalie Dallaire is - and she's 100% real!

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1 year ago
1 hour 4 minutes 58 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.11 Frontier Worlds (EDA 29)

Remember when the Doctor and his friends had an action packed adventure with a giant vegetable monster?

No, not THAT one, we're talking about Frontier Worlds, by Peter Anghelides, who reveals the story's working title, his original idea for the cover, and more.

Editor Steve Cole drops in too, as Kenny and Matt discuss this Bond-inspired read.

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1 year ago
1 hour 18 minutes 42 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.10 The Taking of Planet 5 (EDA 28)

Some corners of the universe have bred the most terrible things - they must be fought.

The Doctor, Fitz and Compassion are set to encounter an old enemy of his - the Fendahl! We take a look at The Taking of Planet 5.

Joining us, as ever, are editor Steve Cole, plus writers Mark Clapham and Simon Bucher-Jones.

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1 year ago
1 hour 13 minutes 7 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.9 The Blue Angel (EDA 27)

The Doctor, Fitz and their new friend Compassion are off to the Obverse.

The trio encounter a giant jade elephant, and a host of other strange, strange creatures, as well as humans on a spaceship.

And if that wasn't enough, along comes the newly-regenerated Iris Wildthyme!

We chat with editor Steve Cole and co-author Paul Magrs, about how this little gem came to life.

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1 year ago
1 hour 4 minutes 35 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.8 Interference: Book Two - The Hour of the Geek (EDA 26)

We continue our look at the controversial Interference, as we examine its legacy in the Doctor Who universe.

Kenny and Matt discuss how they felt about it, as well as the Third Doctor's 'new' regeneration, featuring archival quotes from author Lawrence Miles.

We also chat to former Big Finish producer Gary Russell, about bringing Sam Jones to life on audio... for a day... before she disappeared.

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1 year ago
1 hour 18 minutes 12 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.7 Interference Book One: Shock Tactic (EDA 25)

It's hard for fans today to perhaps gauge how important was for Doctor Who fans in the dying days of the 20th century.

Lawrence Miles's two-part novel was discussed for months afterwards, and even now, still provokes an interesting debate.

We feature range editor Steve Cole, and feature an archive interview with Lawrence Miles, read for us by James Hadwin-Bennett.

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1 year ago
1 hour 19 minutes 41 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.6 Autumn Mist (EDA 24)

The end is near for Samantha Jones's travels with the Eighth Doctor and Fitz.

But before she departs, she and her friends need to survive SS officers and a beings from another dimension.

As ever, author Steve Cole joins us with his insights, while David A McIntee recalls his experiences of writing the book.

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1 year ago
1 hour 10 minutes 45 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.5 Unnatural History (EDA 23)

Jonathan Blum and Kate Orman return for their third (and final) Eighth Doctor Adventure.

We chat with Jon about writing a story that's a sequel to the TV Movie, and range editor Steve Cole drops by too.

And did you know - this story features the Doctor's dad...? (Possibly)

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1 year ago
1 hour 15 minutes 2 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.4 Dominion (EDA 22)

This episode of Pieces of Eighth takes us to Sweden... and there's not a Muppet chef in sight.

We discuss this 1990s take on UNIT, and are joined by editor Steve Cole and writer Nick Walters, as we discuss the 22nd Eighth Doctor novel from the BBC Book.

Kenny and Matt also discuss the DWM review of Dominion.

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1 year ago
1 hour 6 minutes 40 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.3 Revolution Man (EDA 21)

We're heading back to the 1960s with the Doctor, Sam and Fitz.

There's a revolution in the air - and something else that smells a bit funny.

We're joined by range editor Steve Cole and author Paul Leonard, to discuss this EDA which was a big favourite of both Matt and Kenny when it was first published.

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1 year ago
1 hour 1 minute 5 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.2 Demontage (EDA 20)

The Doctor and Sam have a new friend onboard the TARDIS - his name's Kreiner. Fitz Kreiner.

Find out what happens on Space Station Vega, and how it ties in with a host of other books in the expanded Whoniverse.

We chat with Julian Richards, son of author Justin, as well as books range editor Steve Cole, and cover artist Tony Fleetwood.

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1 year ago
1 hour 19 minutes 59 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
8.1 Doctor Who and the Taint (EDA 19)

We're back - at long last - for a brand new season of episodes.

Kenny is joined by Matt Michael for this run of 18 episodes, as we take a look back at the Eighth Doctor novels from BBC Books, starting with the arrival of Fitz Kreiner in Doctor Who and the Taint.

We've got lots of new content for you - the original character outline, his DWM reveal, plus what the DWM review said at the time, as well as chats with author Michael Collier (COUGH, COUGH), editor Steve Cole, and Rebecca Levene, who helped to co-create Fitz.

Our new series starts here...

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1 year ago
1 hour 13 minutes 46 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
7.8 Winter of the Demon

And so, we're nearly there - Christmas is just a day away.

But we're going back to 21 December for today's episode, as we celebrate Winter of the Demon, Roy Gill's Eighth Doctor adventure with Charley and Audacity, which was released earlier this month.

We chat to Roy, sound designer Benji Clifford - and India Fisher pops by too!

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1 year ago
47 minutes 56 seconds

Doctor Who - Pieces of Eighth
Rebecca Chapman and Kenny Smith travel through time, space, comics, audios, books, records and more, as they chat about everything and anything to do with Paul McGann's eighth incarnation of Doctor Who