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Welcome to another Doctor Who interview from Who Corner to Corner!

In this week's AWESOME episode we speak to LUKE HOLLANDS, author of the 2025 Big Finish Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips Opportunity winner: The Wednesday That Wasn't!

We discuss how Luke finally got his break with Big Finish after years of never giving up and the TERRIBLE EVENT that provided him with the inspiration for the story!

PLUS:

• His reaction to receiving the news of his win!
• The Big Finish experience!
• Writing for the 13th Doctor!
• The (not so) Wilderness Years!
• K-Pop Demon Hunters!
• Star Wars!
• And yes... a little bit of Avatar because Geoff is STILL excited by this! (and why not?)

All this AND MORE!

WHO CORNER TO CORNER - The POSITIVE Doctor Who podcast!

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and welcome
02:56 Celebrating the Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity
05:59 Luke's Journey to Winning the Contest
09:06 The Impact of Doctor Who on Luke's Life
12:00 Exploring the Wilderness Years of Doctor Who
14:57 The Evolution of Fandom and Media Consumption
17:56 Nostalgia and the Value of Physical Media
21:36 The Inspiration Behind the Story
22:29 Lost Things and Their Significance
24:12 Crafting the Narrative: A Day Lost
26:45 Character Development and Writing Process
28:33 The Role of Edna: A Formidable Character
30:22 Writing for the 13th Doctor
32:14 Production Insights and Collaborations
36:03 The Spirit of Douglas Adams in the Story
41:23 Understanding Character Depth
44:52 The Balance of Humour and High Concept
47:49 Exploring Doctor Who's Villains
52:36 The Journey of a Writer
56:25 Quarks vs. Krotons: The Ultimate Debate
01:01:39 TSV: Exploring Spy Thrillers and Classic Characters
01:03:36 TSV: The Art of Storytelling in Film and TV
01:06:05 TSV: The Magic of Movie Making and Technology
01:09:20 TSV: Diving into Star Wars: The Acolyte
01:12:02 TSV: The Mandalorian and Grogu
01:17:27 Wrap up!

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It’s the start of the Space Year 2026 and Doctor Who fans around the world have already started counting down to Christmas, ourselves included!

But why are we wishing the year away before it’s even begun? The answer is simple: Because Christmas 2026 is the soonest we get to see a brand new episode of Doctor Who on the TV!

However! All is not lost! As it turns out, the wilderness ahead is actually packed full of new (and old) Doctor Who: new Target novelisations, new stories from Big Finish and a whole raft of releases on bluray and DVD, not to mention a brand new cross-platform adventure featuring the Fugitive Doctor!

Please join us and listen up as we dive into the sea of PR-hype, chit-chat and rumours to unpack just what we’re going to be watching, listening to and reading in the months ahead and try to glean a few clues as to what the future of Doctor Who might look like!

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to the Podcast
02:53 The Doctor Who Drought
10:08 Nostalgia vs. New Directions
20:04 Looking Ahead: Circuit Breaker and Future Stories
25:42 Series Review and Character Development
28:40 Political Themes vs. Romantic Elements
30:30 Classic Series Blu-ray Releases
32:43 Exciting New Doctor Who Merchandise
35:36 Upcoming Big Finish Productions
38:17 Target Novelizations and New Releases
39:42 Celebrating the Eighth Doctor
41:00 The Time Space Visualiser - featuring Avatar 3 (no surprises there!)

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In this very special episode we go behind the scenes of our BRILLIANT original Doctor Who audio drama productions!

From humble audiobook-style beginnings to full-cast, full-size epic adventures; from Christmas Elves stealing presents and lost love in the London fog to Halloween monsters, time-travelling detectives from the future, invasive ants, eternal winters on an alien moon and planetary invasions on a massive scale, we've certainly done our best to keep the humble Doctor Who fan entertained with brand new stories that push the Doctor's adventures into new realms!

So, listen up as we talk about how it all began and where it's going, and pay tribute to the wonderful writers, musicians, artists and actors who've helped us achieve our dream of creating original Doctor Who stories for likeminded fans across the world!

And if you havent listened to our audio dramas yet, well... firstly why not? ... we have some clips for you from all of them to whet your appetite!

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Our friend Al Dewar joins us for a veritable bonanza of Who chat, bursting at the seams and straining to contain such an epically wide range of topics and off-topic swerves including…

A look at the newly re-edited The Sea Devils - with NO TITLE SEQUENCE!

The first couple of episodes of a show Geoff DGAF about - TWBTLATS aka The War Between The Land and The Sea! What did we think of it?!

Al gives us a run down of You Dare - the latest Nine and Rose audio from Big Finish!

Paul gets extraordinarily ranty about cinema and thinks a TV is better for seeing a film than an IMAX! (I love a good rant - Paul)

Geoff waffles about Avatar (again) and regales you all with a terror filled tale about drone flying in high winds!

And, we take a look at the recent Wrarth Warrior figures and get some hints about next years Who figures! Or do we? You’ll have to listen to find out!

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The TARDIS is under attack and the Doctor is running out of time!

Meanwhile, Lia and her mysterious new friend Rebel are forced to run underground as the invasion of the Unseen Enemy reaches its closing stages!

With an entire planet and its people heading towards annihilation, can the Doctor and Dan solve the mystery at the heart of the TARDIS and rescue their friends?

Listen now to the devastating and climactic conclusion of our epic sci-fi adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor!

The Princess and The Rebel: Part 2

Written by

Paul Laville

Starring Katie Haynes as The Doctor

Isabel Hinchcliffe as Lia

Paul Laville as Rebel and Dan

Freya Laville as Director Shaan

Theme by Alex Rooney

Art by Bluebox Artworks

Audio Production by Geoff Cockwill

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Following the trail of Yasmin Khan, the Doctor, Dan and new companion Lia find themselves caught up in a brutal invasion.

Surrounded by deadly, robotic war machines and with the TARDIS under attack from an unseen enemy, the Doctor and her companions race against time to solve a reality-bending mystery and save a world from apocalypse!

An original Thirteenth Doctor audio drama from WHOC2C.

The Princess and The Rebel: Part 1

Written by

Paul Laville

Starring Katie Haynes as The Doctor

Isabel Hinchcliffe as Lia

Paul Laville as Rebel and Dan

Freya Laville as Director Shaan

Theme by Alex Rooney

Art by Bluebox Artworks

Audio Production by Geoff Cockwill

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One of Doctor Who's most prolific writers, LISA MCMULLIN joins us in this episode to chat about her BRAND NEW audio for Big Finish, LIONESSES IN WINTER which features Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor and Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan.

We reviewed Lionesses in our last podcast (so check it out!) and thankfully (spoiler alert!) we both loved it - so no embarrassing conversations there!

Instead we had a great chat with Lisa discussing not only the inspiration behind Lionesses in Winter but also the projects she could only hint at the last time she joined our show in February 2023! These include stories for Call Me Master, The Ninth Doctor and Rose, The Fugitive Doctor Adventures and many many more!

PLUS! Geoff gets angry about AI, Paul chokes on his cuppa tea, AND we subject Lisa to our TIME SPACE VISUALISER so she can tell us what she's been enjoying outside the worlds of Doctor Who!

Yes, it's all kicking off here at WHO CORNER TO CORNER so why not jump in and join us wherever you are, whatever you're doing, and indulge in some good ole fashioned Doctor Who related chit chat!

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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the castle not a creature was stirring....

At least until Paul and Geoff crash in with mince pies and brandy to review the third original audio drama from Big Finish featuring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor!

Whilst Paul digs deep into his GCSE History knowledge*, Geoff explodes with joy as the Doctor and Yaz embark on a romp through the court of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitane.

Lisa McMullin's tale of mirror universes, ghostly voices, Christmas carols out of time and imaginary childhood companions moves at a pace and the stakes grow ever higher until the universe itself is threatened!

So jump in and join us as we explore LIONESSES IN WINTER along with contributions from our friends on Facebook, X and BlueSky!

PLUS we also chat about other things we've been watching and reading outside the worlds of Doctor Who in our popular feature, THE TIME SPACE VISUALIZER!

* Not what Geoff would call it...

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