The Maran Chess Club

Mr Si Hart returns to the Maran Chess Club for another dose of Christopher H. Bidmead goodness. This time in Target form with Frontios!

What if Cockerill was actually an amazing character?

What if a character from a Pertwee story grew?

And what if a writer finally did something with Turlough being an alien?

Mr Paul Quinn returns for more books n stuff. So empty your mind and get ready for some enthusiastic stroking as Paul and Luke talk all about the Target novel Black Orchid, by Terrance Dudley.

Wait a King John reference?

I don't like cricket. Oh no.

The Time Lords will steer the Doctor towards some low stakes problems for fun.

Jo Short has never seen Enlightenment before now. So this week on the Maran Chess Club she joins Luke to talk all about it.

Who wins the chess battle of the ages? Tegan or Turlough?

Prepare yourself for Cackling, laughing and chuckling

This week Rod Brown returns to the Maran Chess Club to talk about his Big Finish Short Trip, The Meaning Of Red & The Fifth Doctor Adventures story Psychodrome by Jonathan Morris.

Just how many Red Dwarf's in one is this?

Listen in awe as Rod & Luke almost drown in a kitchen sink...... of ideas.

We always do stories that melt our brains.

It's also episode 25!!!!!!!

Parental advisory: In this episode of the Maran Chess Club, Iain Martin joins Luke to talk all about Carol Ann Phaorred.... Actually no they talk about the Virgin Missing Adventure, Cold Fusion by Lance Parkin.

Witness Saward laughing at Luke wearing nothing but a nappy.

Listen as Iain makes sure Luke shuts up about Blake's 7 & the Underwater Menace.

Experience the horror of Chess humbling.

Journey with Alex Wilcock and Luke as they venture forth to an unnamed planet in the future. Where they do a lot of magic tricks. It's time for the Big Finish Adaptation of Lance Parkin's Cold Fusion.... by Lance Parkin.

So are you arthouse or macho?

Nathan Bottomley returns and together with Luke they fix Black Orchid. So put on your best fancy dress costume (or steal someone else's), because it'll be a real hoot!

Enjoy the adventures of a certain cabin boy.

Dream about an ending where George falls on his mother.

Whose winning, Kinda or Snakedance? (no please tell me)

On this episode of the Maran Chess Club, Lucy McCal returns for more season 19 goodness. Yes we mean goodness. That's right fellow thespians turned highwaymen its time for the Visitation!

Was the android the inspiration for Colin's jacket?

How good are Tereleptil arts and crafts?

And get ready for the Plague 2 Electric Boogaloo.

On the Maran Chess Club this week Dylan Rees joins Luke for a Stephen Gallagher Double bill. Have a listen while wondering around the forbidden zone or a virtual reality hellscape, because its time for Terminus & Nightmare Country.

Spoilers for Nightmare Country. Give it a listen!

One day we might cover a past Traken by Lance Parkin.

Evil. Lasagna.

This week on the Maran Chess Club, Luke fulfills his promise with Paul Quinn to read a good book this time. So take some hydromel & hide in the vents as they talk all about Stephen Gallagher.... errrr John Lydecker's Terminus!

Nyssa leaves to break bad.

GallaGER or GallaHER?

Are pharmaceutical companies evil? Yes. Yes they are.

This week on the Maran Chess Club, Kieran Pell joins Luke to express how little fear they experienced reading Fear Of The Dark by Trevor Baxendale.

Is doubling down on perceived wetness a good idea?

It's every Davo trope in a blender along with celery.

We needed a Crystal Bucket.

Spoilers in this episode.

This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mark Rawlins & Joe Ford join Luke to talk all about the recent Big Finish Audio epic Hooklight! One of us didn't like it, one of us is in the middle & one of us loved every second.

Prepare for fights.

Learn how to romance Tegan.

Be careful what you put on covers.

This time on the Maran Chess Club, Gareth Bowley joins Luke on a trip to the far far future. It's time for Frontios! So steal a satsuma and don't be unaccountable, join us!

You want more Gravis? Oh we've you covered. He sings, he dances, he wraths.

It's nice to know that with everything going wrong that the washing machines work.

Have I mentioned it's GRAVIS TIME!?

This week on the Maran Chess Club, Dan Hollingsworth joins Luke to talk all about Mawdryn Undead & the Big Finish Audio, Time In Office.... or Yes, Lord President.

Are Mawdryn's people Rogue Shobogans?

Leela likes gun stories more than frock ones

Poor Hippo. He's bad.

On the Maran Chess Club this week, Nathan Bottomley joins Luke to talk all about the Blowholes Of Androzani (Minor).

Prepare yourself for two Aussie lads who didn't have to get up at the crack of dawn to record!

Get ready for a Roger Limb soundtrack Luke likes.

Find out what was cut out for Aussie transmission.

Andrew Batty is back! Together with Luke they go on a Time-Flight piloted by the amazing Captain Stapley.

Why does the Master need slaves from the future?

Hayter's gonna hate.... and bang on about ultra sonics and radiation.

Discover why Captain Stapley is perfect companion material.

This week Joe Ford returns to talk about Fanfare For The Common Men & the brownest story ever Arc Of Infinity.

Listen as Luke mixes up John Farnham's Sadie the Cleaning Lady with Sexy Sadie. Beatles fan card revoked!

Wonder at how the Time Lord's suck at interior design.

And be shocked that no one gets stoned in Amsterdam!

Maths! MATHS! This week on the Maran Chess Club, Rod Brown is here to talk all about Iterations Of I and the underrated Planet of Fire.

Listen to Luke melt as he tries to explain imaginary math.

Turlough should go on to play the Trionic Game of Thrones.

The Master gets small after trying to make his gun.... bigger.

This week on the Maran Chess Club, Mr Andy, Luke's co-host of the Never Open Podcast watches Doctor Who for the first time. Is it something good? Nah it's Warriors of the Deep.

Find out about the adventures of Ginger & Church Lady

Listen as Luke & Andy beat a dead green horse.

Prepare yourself for the karate kick of DOOM!