In early November 2025, the veteran character actor, arguably most famous Time Lord of the all, Tom Baker was formally honoured by the Crown with an MBE for Services to Television. With a small number of friends and colleagues in attendance... One of whom was photographer Oliver McNeil.

Oliver's quite the character himself; a trusted personal friend and sometime creative collaborator of the Fourth Doctor legend. He joins us for this exclusive interview with regular Dan Hadley.

Their conversation covers not only Tom Baker's investiture itself, but their long friendship and Oliver's own extraordinary creative range. Enhanced with his own captivating photography for this video edition of our long-running Doctor Who Podcast on the Fandom Podcast Network HERE:

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Resuming our reviewing and revelling through time & space now, to tie in with the release of Season 13 of classic Doctor Who on Blu Ray: stopping off on the Planet Of Evil itself... The second story of this fan favourite run starring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen gets quite a set of reactions from the regular Type 40 reviewers, Antony, Simon, Sarah and Dan! Will you be on the dark side of the light side of this atmospheric 4-parter from 1975? Type 40 is our long running Doctor Who podcast for the Fandom Podcast Network available across all major podcatchers and in this enhanced video edition HERE:

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Episode 159: FAQ with Antony Wainer

There can’t be many Doctor Who fans who’ve not found themselves on the other end of a grilling by friends, family, co-workers or other fans concerning their precise history with the series! And it’s so often the same batch of questions and queries fired our way in short order…

They’re the most Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travellers: the backbone of this strand of shows within our long running Doctor Who podcast, stretching right the way back. Blowing the dust off the casket to reach back to those scrolls, we’ve found the perfect person to relaunch the umbrella series. Our very own Antony Wainer! Formerly the media spokesperson for the Official Doctor Who Appreciation Society, Antony is as full of great stories and enviable anecdotes as ever. And makes easy work of the FAQ’s as despatched by regular hosts Sarah, Charlotte and Dan! You can listen in HERE now:

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Episode 158: The Great Deflector

Doctor Who: the world’s longest running, best loved Science Fiction and fantasy TV series – is on “Pause”. Following a disastrous relaunch co-production between BBC Studios, Bad Wolf Studios and Disney+ a little more than 18 months ago…

What’s gone wrong?

Why?

Who’s to blame? That’s all up for debate! In the short term, all eyes and ears are on still present showrunner and head writer Russell T Davies. The Type 40 roundtable of Time Agents have gathered to process two interviews RTD has given, in recent weeks. For any indication as to where things are at with the Time Lord. Our discussion was recorded as live with regular host Dan Hadley taking comments from multiple platforms, back in the cloister room. You can listen in HERE now:

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Type 40 • A Doctor Who Podcast Episode 157:

The State of 2025 with Ken Deep For Doctor Who Podcast Day 2025

To mark the 20th birthday of Doctor Who podcasting itself, one of the voices of that historic show, Podshock joins regular host Dan Hadley for this long form conversation. Exploring where the Doctor Who series and it's fandom find themselves, in the wake of that ending to yet another Doctor's tenure in the TARDIS...

Ken Deep is a writer, convention organiser and educator who's well known and respected within the Doctor Who community. He's returned to our own podcast for this candid, no holds barred airing of differences! As well as to explore so, so much common ground: that which brings us all together, either behind the mic's or hitting play? Doctor Who. Oh and Doctor Who podcasting itself, of course!

All's far from harmonious, out there in the Whoniverse. With everyone or anyone who knows anything at all, being tight-lipped! No danger of that on this special Doctor Who Podcast Day episode of Type 40: A Doctor Who Podcast. Now entering our 8th year of reviews, previews, interviews, geek outs and deep dives. Listen for yourself HERE:

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Episode 156: The Time Meddler Review

Resuming our randomised, rambunctious revelling’s in Doctor Who adventures from across the decades on Type 40! Our regular panels primed, prepped and positively raring to go, for better or worse… The second season of the classic era closed out with The Time Meddler by Dennis Spooner. Taking the Doctor, his companion Vicki and stowaway space pilot Steven back to 1066 where someone is meddling with Earth history? Regular panellists Sarah, Charlotte, Simon and Dan get together to compare notes and rate the 4-part story in time-honoured fashion. What will they make of this monumental piece of the series history? Come with us on this latest edition of the Fandom Podcast Network’s long running Doctor Who Podcast HERE:

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Episode 154: Quizzed with Daisy Ashford and Sadie Miller At Whooverville 15

It’s that time again: a special episode of our Doctor Who Podcast. recorded completely LIVE on stage with special guests and an audience of companions, friends and fellow fans at the hugely popular Whooverville convention…

You regular hosts Simon Horton and Dan Hadley returned to QUAD in Derby to host a panel with two terrific guests. Playing along with questions both serious and not so much, pulled from a TARDIS tin at complete random! Daisy Ashford and Sadie Miller are actresses who’ve become familiar to Doctor Who fans in recent years, playing Liz Shaw and Sarah Jane Smith on audio for Big Finish Productions. Great sports here with no scripts or the faintest idea what’s coming next!?

Our thanks to The Whoovers convention organisers Stephen Hatcher & Andrew-Mark Thompson. Garfield Productions who filmed the panel. And of course to Sadie and Daisy for their trust and company that day. Whether you’re listening or watching we know you’ll enjoy this one-off conversation to stream or download HERE:

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