We’ve had a wonderful opening week with the Hamster Book Club - thank you to everyone who has pressed play and retweeted and spread the word! It’s been a terrific launch, with the listens going up every day. Here’s what we’ve been up to this week ❤️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

Just what does the 'showrunner' of Doctor Who circa the late nineties have to say about his time editing the books, about Sam Jones, Fitz Kreiner and a really experimental period of the books. @jonarnold.bsky.social and I investigate. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

@dwcoverstory.bsky.social joins me to interview the dazzlingly creative author @paulmagrs.bsky.social about his Doctor Who work, old and new, and in particular 1001 Nights in Time and Space & Party Like It's 1998! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

Cartoon c/o "TV21" issue 48 (dated 18/12/65). #DoctorWho

The Who book chat equivalent of a big Christmas lunch. Yes, even the sprouts.

The opening week continues with a bumper two part episode on Lawrence Miles’ Interference! @dwcoverstory.bsky.social @grumpy2eb.bsky.social & @jonarnold.bsky.social join me to tackle this epic,where life for the Doctor, Sam and Fitz will never be the same again… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

Welcome to the Hamster Book Club - the Doctor Who Book Podcast! Debate, laughter, friendship, insight…we love Doctor Who books and we hope you do too! With artwork from @devondan.bsky.social & a new theme by @jameslark.bsky.social Like & Subscribe ❤️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

I'm wanting some different Kinda/Snakedance soundbites for the Maran Chess Club. So gimme some quotes below pretty please.

Solstice sunrise ☀️

*whisper* The Dark is Rising serial on BBC Sounds is very very good (especially the Johnny Flynn score) but the 90s version with Ronald Pickup as Merriman is even better (and needs a 4Extra rerun, please and thank you. Until then You might find it elsewhere?)

New Dalek just dropped! Early Christmas present to myself 🎁

Welcome to the family!

New Dalek just dropped! Early Christmas present to myself 🎁

Coming Jan 1st - Hamster Book Club - we’ve got a wealth of previously published episodes, new episodes, interviews, artwork and a spanking new theme and original audio stories! @devondan.bsky.social @jameslark.bsky.social J’adore Doctor Who Books!

#BeatlesAdvent Day 1 Newspaper ad for screenings of A Hard Day's Night, brought back to cinemas at Christmas 1964.

So please with how these mugs have turned out. Really grateful to Joe @docoho44.bsky.social for asking me to create the artwork for the Hamster Book Club, an absolute joy to work on. #doctorwho #doctorwhofanart #doctorwhobooks

Hamster Book Club ‘Trix’ - original short story For @dwcoverstory.bsky.social - who has long been frustrated at a lack of backstory and explanation for Patricia ‘Trix’ MacMillan. So I thought I would write my own. Art thanks to @devondan.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

Will the real Patricia MacMillan please stand up

I found this clip on my laptop, I think its a protest against the devalution of the pound in Downing Street. I wonder how protesters got hold of what is obviously a BBC #Dalek. I'll just have to wait for the ‪@dalek6388.bsky.social‬ video on it 🤣

Another clip I found on my laptop. No better why to publicise a new #Dalek than film than Jersey's Battle of the Flowers.

I loved this book and loved talking about it! Bring on Party Like it's 1999! (And all the other years!) 🎉

The greatest gift we can think of - an anthology of short stories celebrating the eighth Doctor range. Sam Jones, Fitz Kreiner, Compassion, Anji Kapoor, Iris! Just a delight to talk about. @dwcoverstory.bsky.social @jonarnold.bsky.social @grumpy2eb.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

"We didn't burn him!" The Antiques Roadshow never fails to deliver on the weird shit of the week

"We didn't burn him!" The Antiques Roadshow never fails to deliver on the weird shit of the week

This is what we did today. We opened a bookshop. Panda’s Books and Records is now open for business.

Cuppa with my faves 😊 Thanks @docoho44.bsky.social! Being part of the Hamster Book Club with @grumpy2eb.bsky.social and @jonarnold.bsky.social is one of my favourite things 📚

What a Christmas that was! 🎁

Hamster Book Club Merchandise has arrived! @devondan.bsky.social

I think that Doctor Who could have a big resurgence in a few years time, when the Gen Zs who grew up with the show have kids that are old enough to watch with them.

Proud new member of the Pink Pertwee Club 🩷

Homemade Dalek suit! My dad made this for me when I was 7 and I loved it so much. I've been trying to find a photo for ages.

I got my Doctor Who Season 13 in the post, so have done a deep dive into the artwork I created - and some that didn't make the cut. If that's your interest, head on over to: vm.tiktok.com/ZNdcSufxP/

Homemade Dalek suit! My dad made this for me when I was 7 and I loved it so much. I've been trying to find a photo for ages.

Eartha Kitt, Sylvester McCoy and Garfield all on the same bill. What a time to be alive.

Not the greatest panto poster but i saw this as a kid & had no idea how weird it was that Eartha Kitt was involved

If you're a #DoctorWho fan who cares about sensitive video restoration that preserves the integrity of the original images, and is concerned about the introduction of unintended artefacts from the use of AI, please watch this short video, share widely and discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...

If I had a spare £250 this would have come home with me

As well as the prop hunt thing, I also do some doodling. Here are some recent robot related remarques. And if you want to know my opinions on Kerblam! check out my debut appearance on Hamster With A Blunt Pen Knife with @docoho44.bsky.social

If I had a spare £250 this would have come home with me

As we're WELL into spooky season now, might I take this chance to once again recommend my 1970s-set ghost story The Apparition Phase, which first came out in 2020. As I always say, if you like ghosts, chances are you'll like this. Whoooo! etc. www.waterstones.com/book/the-app...

Charity shop treasures pt 2 1971 TV Comic featuring levitating Pertwee and festive Avengers!

Charity shop treasures pt 2 1971 TV Comic featuring levitating Pertwee and festive Avengers!

Today's charity shop treasures - pt 1 A gorgeously illustrated 1976 Puffin annual. I didn't know that they did these, so it was a nice find.

Four absolute bangers get the full Nostalgia Tours treatment. Plenty of love to go round in this one.

Eight and his companions will all be waiting for you in the all new Hamster Book Club! Coming soon! Artwork by the fabulously talented @devondan.bsky.social

ON THIS DAY... 59 years ago, The Tenth Planet was first broadcast on BBC1. Originally broadcast from 8th - 29th October 1966. Ratings: Episode One - 5.5 million. Episode Two - 6.4 million. Episode Three - 7.6 million. Episode Four - 7.5 million. Art by Lee Johnson 🎨 #DoctorWho

Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)

We’re rebranding with brilliant new artwork and a terrific logo for The Hamster Book Club - you’ll be seeing art for Benny, Ace, Compassion, Sam and more! In January, the Book Club will become its own podcast with fresh interviews, lots of exciting new episodes and all the old eps transferring!