{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Why Doctor Who companions outshine the Doctor, with Philip Bates","description":"We're delighted to welcome back Philip Bates for this week's podcast. Recorded a few weeks before Series 15, Philip and Christian Cawley discuss his work on Companions: More Than Sixty Years of Doctor Who Assistants.\n\nOriginally published back in 2013 as 50 Years of Doctor Who Assistants by Andy Frankham-Allen, Philip has contributed a huge swathe of new material to this new edition.\n\nAfter all, he's the editor of The Doctor Who Companion, so who better to work on the revision?\n\nThe book has been out for a few months, but now is hitting shelves in bookshops around the UK, although you can also buy it direct from publisher Candy Jar Books, or from Amazon (https://amzn.to/4l6oepf) .\n\nShownotes\n\nCompanions: More Than Sixty Years of Doctor Who Assistants (https://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/companions.html) by Philip Bates & Andy Frankham-Allen\nThe Doctor Who Companion\n (https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/)\n\nMeanwhile, we're working on a podcast looking back at Doctor Who Series 8, with many of the contributors who popped up on a weekly basis with James. You'll get that first on Patreon!\n\nPatreon benefits\n\nSupporters of the podcast on Patreon got this week’s show ad-free and early. Sign up (https://www.patreon.com/kasterborous) to enjoy the same benefits.\n\nGet in touch\n\nSubscribe to our podcast? Then head to Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kasterborous-doctor-who-podkast-with-a-k/id1045277918) to leave a rating and review. Any new reviews will be read out.\n\nNot on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a review somewhere else, send the link over on Twitter (http://twitter.com/kasterborousUK) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thekasterborous) or editor@kasterborous.co.uk (mailto:editor@kasterborous.co.uk) , and you’ll get a mention.","author_name":"Kasterborous Classic TV: Exploring Doctor Who & Classic Sci-Fi","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/1495844-kasterborous-classic-tv-exploring-doctor-who-classic-sci-fi","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42848229/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}