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The Underwater Menace

The Underwater Menace

Conrad (@HairoftheHound_), Keith (@50dw50) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) dive into the 1967 Patrick Troughton story, The Underwater Menace. Order The Underwater Menace on vinyl here.
01:00:3105/06/2020
Season 14 Blu-Ray Collection

Season 14 Blu-Ray Collection

Colin (@colin_neal), Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss the Season 14 Blu-Ray Collection collection. Links Knowing Me, Knowing Who - Pete's playlist of the UK number ones during Season 14. Time Scope charity anthology The Nest Cottage Chronicles on Audible
02:06:0529/05/2020
The Final Game Confidential - Part Four

The Final Game Confidential - Part Four

The Final Game writer Chris McKeon (@StudioGlove) and members of the cast discuss their favourite Doctor Who monsters and what makes a classic monstrous foe for the Doctor. Then Chris talks about writing this instalment of the epic Final Game. Featuring Marshall Tankersley (@soundsmythprod), Terry Cooper (@13WottonRoad), Denise Sutton (@CupOfTea69), Jonny Robinson and Lee Rawlings.
02:30:0410/05/2020
The Sun Makers

The Sun Makers

John (@Feexby23), James (@Jikster2009) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) take a trip to Pluto to discuss revolting citizens, sexism and a wall of boobs.
01:40:5901/05/2020
The Faceless Ones

The Faceless Ones

Colin (@colin_neal), Conrad (@HairoftheHound_) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) check out the new animation of The Faceless Ones. The door handle scene which Conrad mentions is here. Ben and Maria Craze video here. Operation Grand Slam blog here. Special thanks to Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess) for the Ben Jackson Klaxon.
01:07:5325/04/2020
Series 12 Review

Series 12 Review

Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess), Erik (@sjcaustenite) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) look back over series 12 of Doctor Who. Order Series 12 here. The new short story by Paul Cornell is The Shadow Passes. Erik's podcasting oeuvre: The Writer's Room, The Real McCoy, The Teachover, and So Much Stuff to Sing.  
01:32:4320/04/2020
Season 26 Blu-Ray

Season 26 Blu-Ray

On this episode Jason (@jangomac72), Simon (@UncleBeard1978) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss the Season 26 collection Blu-Ray boxset.  This podcast was recorded on Thursday evening, when in the UK we show our appreciation for the NHS with applause. Check out @ZebrasAreCrazy's Lego Death Star video here.
01:29:2510/04/2020
Revelation of the Daleks by Eric Saward

Revelation of the Daleks by Eric Saward

Keith (@50dw50), Jason (@drwhonovels) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) pay their last respects to Eric Saward's Target novelisation of his Sixth Doctor story Revelation of the Daleks.   We also discuss Russell T Davies' Rose prequel, Doctor Who and the Time War, and sequel, Revenge of the Nestene.
01:20:3806/04/2020
Dalek Attack: Blockade

Dalek Attack: Blockade

Denise (@cupoftea69), Lawrence (@Loll73) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) join the Anti-Dalek Force on their never-ending battle to defeat the evil Daleks.
01:29:0526/03/2020
The Timeless Children

The Timeless Children

Timeless Children Colin (@colin_neal), Pete (@prof_quiteamess), Keith (@50dw50) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) set course for Gallifrey in this series finale podcast.
01:07:3504/03/2020
Maximum Prognostication

Maximum Prognostication

Keith (@50dw50), Conrad (@hairofthehound_), Simon (UncleBeard1978), Colin (@colin_neal), Jason (@drwhonovels), Chris (@KosmicKris), Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess), Simon (@daddaughterdr), James (@Jikster2009) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) share some theories and predictions ahead of The Timeless Children.
38:0029/02/2020
Ascension of the Cybermen

Ascension of the Cybermen

The last vestiges of humanity, Jason (@drwhonovels), Chris, (@KosmicKris) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus), battle the Ascension of the Cybermen.
01:20:0429/02/2020
The Haunting of Villa Diodati

The Haunting of Villa Diodati

Sophie (@shopilestweets), Conrad (@hairofthehound_) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss The Haunting of Villa Diodati. The BBC Sounds Frankenstein audiobook is here and the odd documentary The Strange Affair of Frankenstein is here. A Future in Five Minutes: the Biography of Jacqueline Hill by Louise Bremner is available here.  
01:30:2620/02/2020
Can You Hear Me?

Can You Hear Me?

On this episode Beth (@0hMyst4rs), Sam (@LookingForTelos) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss Can You Hear Me? You can find Sam's book on series 11, Sheffield Steel: Volume 1 here. You can, and should, also follow @thetimeladies_, @GDAYOFTHEDOCTOR and @MediaDoWntime  
01:27:3613/02/2020
Praxeus

Praxeus

Kate (@KateCol17), Simon (@daddaughterdr) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss Doctor Who series 12, episode 6: Praxeus. Find Simon's brilliant blog about watching Doctor Who with his daughter here. Kate has written for The Untold Adventures (@ClaraOswaldTUA).
48:2506/02/2020
Fugitive of the Judoon

Fugitive of the Judoon

Denise (@CupofTea69), Chris (@StudioGlove) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) take on Fugitive of the Judoon. The article from The Mirror which is mentioned can be found here. The tweet with the disembodied Judoon head is here. And you can hear Chris' Doctor Who audio drama, The Final Game, just here.
01:30:3029/01/2020
Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror

Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror

Simon (@UncleBeard1978), James (@Jikster2009) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror. Special guest report from Jason (@DrWhoNovels). Show notes here.
01:19:0623/01/2020
Orphan 55

Orphan 55

  Conrad (@hairofthehound_), Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) take a trip to the Tranquility Spa Resort for a relaxing podcast about Orphan 55.
01:09:1915/01/2020
Spyfall Part Two

Spyfall Part Two

Colin (@colin_neal), Jason (@drwhonovels) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) talk Spyfall Part Two. Check out Jason's blogs on Spyfall Parts One & Two
01:09:1912/01/2020
The Final Game Confidential - Part Three

The Final Game Confidential - Part Three

The Final Game which is an epic story 7 part story that pits the Third Doctor and Roger Delgado’s Master against each other one final time. You can hear the first three episodes of The Final Game here: Part One Part Two  Part Three The cliffhanger to the second episode of The Final Game saw the Daleks arrive, so this podcast is all about these iconic monsters. I asked the cast and writer about the first time they encountered the Daleks on screen, their favourite Dalek stories and what they think is the enduring appeal of the Doctor’s most famous foes. In the second part of the podcast you’ll hear the writer of The Final Game, Chris McKeon, share his thoughts on both the Daleks and the writing of the episode.
02:53:0709/01/2020
Spyfall Part One

Spyfall Part One

Denise (@CupofTea69), Keith (@50dw50) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) go undercover to investigate Spyfall Part One.
54:2405/01/2020
The Rise of Skywalker

The Rise of Skywalker

The geeks speak! The galaxy has heard a mysterious podcast, a review of the new Star Wars movie in the voice of a Doctor Who podcast. JASON MCCLOUGH-REN joins the diabolical DARTH MCMANUS for a holiday special - "It's a Trap!" One Podcast... ***Contains spoilers***
01:50:2930/12/2019
The Web Planet

The Web Planet

An unknown force has pulled the Trap One Podcast off-course and forces Simon (@UncleBeard1978), James (@Jikster2009) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to land on the mysterious planet Vortis.     
01:03:2413/12/2019
The Sinister Sponge

The Sinister Sponge

John Feetenby (@feexby23), Pete Lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Mark McManus (@Quark McMalus) journey into the strange world of the Doctor Who annual stories.  
01:39:3408/12/2019
The Target Storybook

The Target Storybook

Jason (@drwhonovels) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) talk through the stories in The Target Storybook collection. Show notes here.
02:01:2604/12/2019
The Curse of Fenric at the BFI

The Curse of Fenric at the BFI

A special report from Colin Neal (@colin_neal), Pete Lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess), Simon Hart (@Si_Hart) and Steven Alexander (@stealexanderuk) at the BFI for the screening of The Curse of the Fenric and Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner.
19:3924/11/2019
Chris McKeon remembers Terrance Dicks

Chris McKeon remembers Terrance Dicks

Regular listeners to The Trap One Podcast might remember that a few weeks we put together a tribute to the legendary Doctor Who writer Terrance Dicks following his death in August. It features contributions from lots of Trap One regulars and a great interview with the man himself courtesy of the Whoovers. That episode is available to listen to here. One of the contributors was Chris McKeon, writer of the Sixth Doctor novel Time’s Champion and the Third Doctor fan audio series The Final Game, which you can check out here. With his usual enthusiasm and generosity Chris recording a piece that was much longer than I could use in the Terrance Dicks episode, but it’s a very comprehensive, knowledgeable and personal look at Terrance’s Doctor Who work, in particular in covering his career after being script editor and then writing so many of the Target novels that I thought I’d put it out as a podcast on its own - Chris McKeon Remembers Terrance Dicks.
01:15:2623/11/2019
A Pile of Good Things

A Pile of Good Things

Ginger Hoesly (@Kataoi) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to talk about her Eleventh Doctor charity zine A Pile of Good Things.  You can follow the zine on Twitter as @rathzem and visit the website here.  Check out Ginger's fantastic designs and products at Randomthunk.com
27:5917/11/2019
Max Warp

Max Warp

Denise and Mark discuss the Big Finish story Max Warp on the occasion of its vinyl release.
40:2415/11/2019
Master Pieces

Master Pieces

Paul Driscoll (@padriscoll) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to discuss Master Pieces, the charity short story anthology all about The Master, which he has edited in aid of the Stroke Association. Show notes here.
18:5809/11/2019
Season 23 Blu-Ray

Season 23 Blu-Ray

On the 100th edition of The Trap One PodcastMark (@QuarkMcMalus), Keith (@50dw50) and Colin (@colin_neal) are taken out of time to celebrate the Trial of a Time Lord blu-ray collection.  Find the show-notes here.
01:26:1904/11/2019
The Abominable Snowmen

The Abominable Snowmen

Conrad Westmaas (@HairoftheHound_) joins Mark McManus (@QuarkMcMalus) to celebrate this 1967 Patrick Troughton story to mark its release on vinyl. See the show notes.
47:0725/10/2019
Mission to the Unknown

Mission to the Unknown

Join Pete Lambert (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Mark McManus (@QuarkMcMalus) on a dangerous mission... to the Unknown! Show notes here.
42:5018/10/2019
Locum Doctors

Locum Doctors

On this episode Keith (@50dw50), (@JangoMac7 ) & (@QuarkMcMalus) debate recasting the classic Doctors. Show notes here.
01:04:3004/10/2019
The Final Game Confidential - Part Two

The Final Game Confidential - Part Two

The second episode of The Final Game is out now (https://youtu.be/56y9oGnBBuE). In this podcast the cast and writer share their memories of the Master and their favourite Doctor Who cliffhangers!
03:21:5729/09/2019
Terrance Dicks

Terrance Dicks

On this episode Jason Miller (@Drwhonovels) joins Mark McManus (@QuarkMcMalus) to discuss the writing of Doctor Who legend Terrance Dicks, who passed away 29 August 2019. This episode also features contributions from Chris Newman (@KosmicKris), Keith Say (@50dw50), Jason McClaughlin (@jangomac72), Simon Fox (@UncleBeard1978), Chris McKeon (@gentlemancmm) and Steve Hatcher (@Stephen_Hatcher). With a special mini-episode of The Highlanders Podcast by John Feetenby (@Feexby23) and Lawrence Sutcliffe (@Loll73) and readings by Denise Sutton (@CupOfTea69). Exclusive Terrance Dicks interview recordings courtesy of the mighty Whoovers (@Whoovers). Show notes here.  
02:16:1116/09/2019
Vworp Report

Vworp Report

Mark (@QuarkMcMalus), Denise (@CupofTea69), Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess) and Colin (@colin_neal) in a flashcast from the excellent Vworp 2 convention in Manchester. Show notes and photos here.
12:5209/09/2019
Death and the Queen

Death and the Queen

Colin (@colin_neal) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) review Death and the Queen from Big Finish, to mark its vinyl release.
44:2906/09/2019
Season 10 Blu-Ray

Season 10 Blu-Ray

Denise (@CupofTea69) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss the Blu-Ray release of season 10, and much more. Show notes here.
01:11:2631/08/2019
The Meddling Monk

The Meddling Monk

Chris McKeon (@gentlemancmm) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to talk about the adventures of that mysterious wanderer in time and space known only as... the Meddling Monk! Show notes here.
01:11:3020/08/2019
Resurrection of the Daleks by Eric Saward

Resurrection of the Daleks by Eric Saward

On this episode Jason Miller (@drwhonovels) joins Mark McManus (@QuarkMcMalus) to discuss Eric Saward's novelisation of his 1984 story, Resurrection of the Daleks. Special guest reading by Hayden Gribble (@Gribbla12). Contains spoilers. Show notes here.
01:18:5012/08/2019
The Final Game Confidential - Part One

The Final Game Confidential - Part One

In part one of this behind-the-scenes look at the epic Third Doctor audio adventure The Final Game you'll meet the cast (of whom much more in future instalments) and get a very in-depth insight into the writing process with Chris McKeon (@gentlemancmm).
06:37:3102/08/2019
The Evil of the Daleks

The Evil of the Daleks

On this episode Keith (@50dw50) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to discuss the 1967 Doctor Who story, The Evil of the Daleks. Show notes here.
01:15:0519/07/2019
Whooverville XI

Whooverville XI

On this episode Steve Hatcher (@Steve_Hatcher) joins Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) to talk Big Finish Day 2019, Whooverville XI and Master Pieces, with an exclusive announcement about an upcoming Whoovers event. See the show notes here.
36:4112/07/2019
On the Hoof

On the Hoof

James (@Jikster2009), Simon (@UncleBeard1978) and Conrad (@HairoftheHound_) report from the Afternoon at Devil's End event in Aldbourne. Check out the photos from the event here.
19:5127/06/2019
Planet of the Daleks at the BFI

Planet of the Daleks at the BFI

On this episode Colin (@colin_neal) and Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess) report from the BFI screening of Planet of the Daleks. Show notes here.
15:0915/06/2019
Clara: The Untold Adventures update

Clara: The Untold Adventures update

On this episode Mark (@TrapOne_) is joined by Ruth Long (@UndiscoveredAdv) and Samuel Maleski (@LookingForTelos) for an update on the eagerly-anticipated Clara Oswald: The Untold Adventures. Show notes here.
01:14:1214/06/2019
Terror of the Autons

Terror of the Autons

This week Chris McKeon (@gentlemancmm) joins Mark (@TrapOne_) to talk about Terror of the Autons.  Show notes here.
01:29:3506/06/2019
Scream of the Shalka

Scream of the Shalka

On this episode Mark (@TrapOne_) and Erik (@sjcAustenite) 'celebrate' turning 40 with a story from Doctor Who's 40th year - Scream of the Shalka. Show notes here.
01:04:3330/05/2019
Season 18 Blu-Ray

Season 18 Blu-Ray

Mark (@TrapOne_) and Jason (@drwhonovels) talk about the Season 18 blu-ray boxset.  Show-notes here.
01:13:3419/05/2019