Power of 3

About Power of 3

A podcast discussing Doctor Who-related items, more often than not in threes, whether stories, guests, or anything else. Featuring a regular team of hosts, including Kenny Smith, and David Steel (not the former Liberal Party MP, MSP and leader). Our other regular conspirators are Dr John Bollan, Stephen Day and Matt Michael, with irregular appearances from the podcast's founding father, Tom Harris (the former Labour MP). We also welcome a host of great Doctor Who guests, using "Kenny's bottomless address book" (c) David Steel.

Publisher

Kenny Smith

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Aug 2019

Latest episode

20 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

571 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Sept 2026

   567: Horror of the Space Snakes

   Snakes... on a moonbase? Yes, that's exactly what this book is about! Join us as we take a look at Gary Russell's Eleventh Doctor novel which took our favourite Time Lord to the moon (before it hatched into a space dragon), where he encountered some serpents. Find out how this book came to be, what Gary misremembered about being in the book, plus we have our usual readings from the novel and reviews too.

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   566: The Circus of Destiny

   When you think of the name of writer Ben Steed, the chances are, you'll think of the three episodes he wrote for Blake's 7. Maybe you know his work from 80s ferry-based soap Triangle. Or, perhaps, you might remember his ITV sci-fi kids show Kappatoo. But did you know he had a script for Doctor Who under consideration for Season 21? Well, now you do! Courtesy of our friend Richard Bignell, we present Ben's story, The Circus of Destiny, with his outline brought to life by our talented team of readers. Then, we discuss the story and decide whether it was the right decision not to produce it for television. Let us know what you think!

3. 

   13 Sept 2026

   565: Grave Matter

   Every now and then, along comes a Doctor Who adventure that's just scary. Grave Matter, by the late, great Justin Richards, is very much one of those novels - mysterious goings on, on an island off the coast of Britain. We welcome Justin's son Julian to talk through some of the creative process his dad had for this book, and we present details of the unpublished prologue from Grave Matter, plus other fascinating writings from the author. Plus, of course, the usual readings from the novel, with added era-authentic music!

Who has been a guest on Power of 3

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Louie Stowell
• Tom Harris
• Andrew Orton
• Nicholas Briggs
• Steve Cole

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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