Hey, Who fans, and welcome to Episode 431.

Happy New Year, you lot. We hope you had a great Christmas and are now already cracking on your 2026 plans.

There's not a huge amount of Doctor Who news currently, but to kick things off, we celebrate Tom Baker's remarkable 92nd birthday. It’s incredible to see him still vibrant and full of life, a true icon of the show. Plus: Doctor Who director (and in the news for his announcement about a Blake's 7 reboot) Peter Hoar talks about something being a-miss in the recent Disney era; the BBC is getting close to announcing content for YouTube; three new Target novelisations and our Matt has put out our first Big Finish review of 2026 for The Thirteenth Doctor's latest story The Return of the Doctor.

Links to the things mentioned in this episode:

Peter Hoar's comment on Doctor Who at Deadline

BBC's soon-to-be-announced content deal with YouTube

New Target books announcement from the official Doctor Who channel

Matt's review of The Doctor Returns from Big Finish

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