On Saturday May 7th, 2016, I’ll be guesting at the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s 40th anniversary weekend at the Arora Hotel, Gatwick.

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No idea what I’ll be doing. No doubt spouting the usual old nonsense to anyone who cares to listen. I’ll just be one in a very big list of show-related figures, some with a much closer association  than I can muster.

But speaking of the usual old nonsense, some time back I did a long interview with Toby Hadoke at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre (in the bar, not on the stage) for his ongoing podcast series Who’s Round. The first part’s out already and can be found here:

“In honour of the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who in 2013, Toby Hadoke has embarked on an epic quest: interview someone from every single Doctor Who story. Feeling Doctors or companions are a bit too easy, he travels the country meeting legends of the show’s history both in front of and behind the camera, and chats to them about both Doctor Who itself and the lives his interview subjects have led since (and, indeed, before).

“The interviews are in the form of podcasts on the Big Finish website, which you can download or stream here, or subscribe to on iTunes. All episodes are free, so if you’ve enjoyed Toby’s chat, all he asks is that you give a donation to a charity nominated by the interview subject.”

The released instalments of my spoutings will be interspersed with Toby’s Paul Joyce interview. Paul was the director on Warriors’ Gate and his angle on the events can differ from my own. The more you learn about this fraught production, the less surprising that becomes.