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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #204 – Another Case for Captain Zep

  14 October 2024 (2:40pm GMT)
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  After half a century, Doc finally completes his full run of Doctor Who stories as we look back on Sixth Doctor debut story “The Twin Dilemma”.

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  (00:01:09) The songs which top and tail this podcast are from a “Lady Penelope Investigates” LP produced by Century 21 Records in 1966 and acquired by Doc at a school Bring & Buy sale in the early 1970s. The LP cover can be seen on our Tumblr page here and the songs themselves can be found here.

  (00:03:22) Breakaway was a brand of chocolate-covered digestive biscuit from Nestlé, which started production in 1970 in the United Kingdom, manufactured by Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery. Nestlé acquired the brand in 1988. It was discontinued in February 2024 after 54 years due to falling sales.

  (00:28:19) Of the several incarnations of “The Tomorrow People”, the one Mark is referring to here is the British children’s science fiction television series produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran from 1973 to 1979. All incarnations of the show concerned the emergence of the next stage of human evolution (Homo novis) known colloquially as Tomorrow People. Born to human parents, an apparently normal child might at some point between childhood and late adolescence experience a process called ‘breaking out’ and develop special paranormal abilities. These abilities include psionic powers such as telepathy, telekinesis, and teleportation. However, their psychological make-up prevents them from intentionally killing others. The theme music and opening credits were fabulous.

  (00:43:30) “Captain Zep – Super Space Detective” s a British television children’s series produced by the BBC between 1983 and 1984. Constructed as part drama and part quiz game, “Captain Zep” featured mysteries that would be solved by the child audience in the studio, along with a write-in competition for viewers. The child audience were dressed in futuristic clothes and had gelled hair. The series was also notable for its combination of live action and animation, where the cast would interact with drawn alien characters amidst drawn backgrounds.

  (00:45:56) “The Comeuppance of Captain Katt” was written and directed by Peter Grimwade as part of ITV’s “Dramarama” series.

  (00:47:50) “Whizzer and Chips” was a British comics magazine that ran from 1969 to 1990, when it merged with the comic “Buster”. The format of “Whizzer and Chips” presented the comic as being divided into two separate parts — a novel idea at the time. One part was called Whizzer and the other was called Chips, with Chips existing as a separate pull-out section in the middle. The slogan “Two comics in one, double the fun!” was used.

  (00:49:07) This audio clip is from “Rough Justice”, episode 18 of “Porridge”, a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The sitcom focuses on two prison inmates, Norman Fletcher (played by Barker) and Lennie Godber (played by Beckinsale), who are serving time at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. The show’s title is a 1950s British slang term for a prison sentence, derived from the traditional breakfast that used to be served in British prisons.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #203 – Don’t Tell Him, Vardan!

  20 September 2024 (8:46pm GMT)
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  After much thought, our old chum Suky Khakh chooses 4th Doctor story “Invasion of Time” for us to review.

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  SHOW NOTES

  (00:01:09) Our guest is Suky Khakh of the “Around the Console” podcast, the “Trek This Out” podcast and the “Take Your Seats” podcast.

  (00:04:52) The helpful Erika Ensign (a.k.a. @hollygodarkly) is a denizen of the famed Verity podcast.

  (00:09:24) Pictures of Mark’s action figure of Grand Mofff Tarkin can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:15:17) Mark’s new-found friend on Twitter is @daemonsmatt.

  (00:19:18) “Campion” is a British television mystery drama broadcast on the BBC in 1989 and 1990 and adapted from the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. The series starred Peter Davison as Albert Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg.

  (00:20:12) “Butterflies” is a British sitcom written by Carla Lane that aired on BBC2 from 1978 to 1983.

  (00:26:57) The Whoovers are a group of Doctor Who fans based in Derby UK, who meet twice monthly alternating between in-person gatherings and online meetings via Zoomville. They also organise the annual Whooverville convention and, since 2018, have hosted Big Finish Day.

  (00:28:47) The “Vision On Sound” podcast takes a nostalgic journey through the television vaults, and Martin Holmes and his guests investigate, discover, enjoy, and chat about a whole world of televisual delights, with some occasional nonsense thrown in from time-to-time.

  (00:29:22) “Shelley” is a British sitcom made by Thames Television and originally broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1984 and from 1988 to 1992. It stars Hywel Bennett as Dr James Shelley, a sardonic, perpetually unemployed anti-establishment ‘freelance layabout’ with a doctoral degree.

  (00:35:44) “Screen Test” is a children’s game show that aired on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. It was first hosted by Michael Rodd from 1970 to 1979, then by Brian Trueman from 1979 to 1983 and finally by Mark Curry in 1984. It involved its contestants seeing clips from films, and then being asked questions about the films to test their memories of them.

  (00:36:25) “Chorlton and the Wheelies” is an animated children’s television series created by Cosgrove Hall Productions which ran from 1976 until 1978 on ITV. 40 episodes were produced. The show followed the adventures of Chorlton, an anthropomorphic “happiness dragon”, in “Wheelie World” (where people moved on wheels instead of legs). The eponymous lead character gets his name from the suburb of Manchester in which the Cosgrove Hall studio was based.

  (00:36:59) Brian Keith “Herbie” Flowers (19 May 1938 – 5 September 2024) was an English musician specialising in bass guitar, double bass and tuba. He was a member of groups including Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky and was also a prolific session musician. Flowers contributed to recordings by Elton John, Camel, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Roy Harper, David Essex, Al Kooper, Bryan Ferry, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. He also played bass on “Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds”.

  (00:39:05) “The Water Margin” is a Japanese television series based on the 14th-century book Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Made in two seasons of 13 episodes each by Nippon Television it was shown in Japan in 1973 and 1974 as “Suikoden”. For an English-language version, it was adapted by David Weir without translations, using only brief plot synopses. The dubbed version, narrated by Burt Kwouk, was shown by the BBC from 1976 to 1978.

  (01:18:18) “Shardlake” is a series of historical mystery novels by C. J. Sansom, set in 16th century Tudor England. The series features barrister Matthew Shardlake, who, while navigating the religious reforms of Henry VIII, solves crime and tries to avoid getting caught up in political intrigue. The first six books are set during the reign of Henry VIII, while the seventh, Tombland, takes place two years after the king’s demise. Sansom said before his death that he planned to write further Shardlake novels taking the lawyer into the reign of Elizabeth I.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 202 – William Russell

  17 August 2024 (4:12pm GMT)
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  We pay tribute to William Russell by looking back at First Doctor story “The Chase”.

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  (00:02:01) “Sorry!” is a television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1981 to 1988 starring Ronnie Corbett and centres on Timothy Lumsden who, 41 years old, still lives at home with his domineering mother and henpecked father.

  (00:17:10) This reference is from “Phoenix Nights” S01E04 (“Singles night”) and the clip can be seen here.

  (00:27:43) The screen test for Ben Hur (1959) between William Russell and George Baker can be found here.

  (00:39:14) “Robo-Hunter” is a recurring strip in the British Comic 2000 AD, initially written by John Wagner and illustrated by Ian Gibson. The series stars Sam Slade, a laconic, ageing, cigar-smoking bounty hunter of robots that have gone renegade. In the first storyline, “Verdus” (also known as “The Robot Planet”), published between 1978 and 1979, Slade is dispatched to a distant colony planet to solve the mystery of its vanished colonists.

  (00:48:25) This song is from “Lady Penelope Investigates”, a gramophone record released by Century 21 Records in November 1966. It is a compilation LP of their 1966 records F.A.B. and The Stately Homes Robberies.

  (00:56:40) In 1928, the young architect Georgii Krutikov, in defending his diploma work at VKhUTEIN, presented a thesis project completely insane for the time, a “City of the Future,” which immediately became a sensation. The concept of a “flying city” was as follows: the architect proposed to leave work, leisure, and tourism on the ground, while living areas would be moved to communes floating in the clouds of the city. The upside-down-Dalek-like picture Doc remembered being on the Rev’s online profile can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:00:12) “Shelley” is a British sitcom made by Thames Television and originally broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1984 and from 1988 to 1992. It stars Hywel Bennett as Dr James Shelley, a sardonic, perpetually unemployed anti-establishment ‘freelance layabout’ with a doctoral degree.

  (01:08:40) Doc’s reviews of the William Russell era, counting the Doctor’s changing modes of address for Ian can be found on his blog here.

  (01:14:12) Bridlington Comic Con 2024 will take place on Sunday 15th September 2024 (11am – 4pm) at the Bridlington Spa and will include: Special guests, Cosplay contest with prizes to be won, Photo opportunities, Comic artists and authors, Prop Displays, Virtual reality gaming, Talks, panels, Q&As, quizzes, Drawing workshops with our artists, Creative zone for adults and kids, Movie cars.
  And much more to be announced! Tickets for Bridlington Comic Con 2023 are now available and you can also buy in person from the Bridlington Spa box office. These tickets entitle you to  early entry from 11am. Pay on the door beings at midday.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 201 – Capitol 7 Interviews

  20 July 2024 (4:01pm GMT)
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  Here are our 3 interviews from the DWAS Capitol 7 event this year. Having interviewed James Goss and Rich Tipple, we thought we’d never meet anyone else as genuinely lovely. Then Graeme Harper entered the room and Mark and Doc swooned dramatically onto a Louis XV chaise longue.

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  (00:03:25) James Goss is a writer and producer, known both for his work in cult TV spin-off media, including tie-in novels and audio stories for Doctor Who and Torchwood, and for his fictional works beyond established universes.

  (00:21:06) Rich Tipple is a colourisation artist that specialises in content creation for online, print and broadcast television. He’s best known for his work colourising the 1960’s era of Doctor Who.

  (00:42/:49;12:30) Graeme Harper is a television director. He is best known for his work on Doctor Who, for which he is the only person to have directed episodes of both the original run (1963–89) and revived run (2005–) of the programme. Doctor Who Magazine has described him as “the longest-serving crew member on Doctor Who.”

  (00:58:03) Our tribute to Douglas Camfield can be found on our Youtube channel here. It was inspired by our own Mark’s eulogising of Dougie at about 01:11:00 into our review of “The Invasion” in podcast #178 which can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #200 – Walkies!

  5 July 2024 (10:53pm GMT)
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  We mark our 200th podcast (because no-one else could be bothered to) by taking a look at “The Legend of Ruby Sunday” and “Empire of Death”.

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  SHOW NOTES

  (00:09:50) Dalek Two Zero and Roboman who will be at the Rev’s wedding next year can be found here.

  (00:12:30) Our own Doc and Mark can he heard guesting on Mark Cockram and Iain Martin’s “All Of Time And Space” podcast reviewing “The Krotons”.

  (00;12:30) The multiple podcast blimps helping us to steal The National Museum of Wales can be heard here on our podcast #194.

  (00:35:52) “A butcher’s” is short for “Butcher’s Hook” which is Cockney rhyming slang for “a look”. So “I had a butcher’s at” means “I had a look at”.

  (00:38:16) The ICON/CON picture Mark is referring to can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:39:11) Then Prime Minister Theresa May walked onto the stage at the 2018 Conservative Party conference for her keynote speech by boogieing to “Dancing Queen”.

  (00:56:46) The site we use to find transcripts of all Doctor Whop episodes ASAP is chakoteya.net.

  (01:13:35) “The Frame” was a 24-issue fanzine that ran from February 1987 to Spring 1993. It was different from most other fanzines in that its articles tended to focus on production personnel — especially designers — who had previously been ignored by the fan community. It was further significant because its writers went on to publish professional Doctor Who works, some of which re-used the content of The Frame. It was edited and published by David Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker. The cover which the Rev refers to here is that of issue 8 which can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:23:39) The “Television is bad for your eyes” sketch from S03E07 of “Monty Python”.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #199 – Chekov’s Earrings

  17 June 2024 (8:36pm GMT)
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  As our Mark recuperates in the Whoseum Zero Cabinet, we take a look at “Dot and Bubble” and “Rogue”.

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  (00:04:26) Terry Butcher suffered a deep cut to the forehead while playing for England in a crucial World Cup qualifier in Sweden in 1989. The resulting photo (shown on our Tumblr page here) gave hope to all who believe that bravely carrying bloody injuries is more important than winning matches.

  (00:04:32) The accident prone “Mr Bump” is one of the “Mr. Men” series of British children’s books written and illustrated by author Roger Hargreaves which began publication in August 1971.

  (00:20:35) Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s.

  (00:24:26) The Jonathan Groff interview in the “Radio Times” can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 198 – Ill Met By Fleshlight

  2 June 2024 (3:16pm GMT)
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  We review “Boom” and “73 Yards”.

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  SHOW NOTES

  (00:04:12) The introduction to the Monty Python Spanish Inquisition sketch can be seen here.

  (00:06:19) Riverside Studios are bringing back Doctor Who with a special presentation of the two part finale, The Legend Of Ruby Sunday and Empire Of Death on Friday 21 June. DWAS followers are entitled to a 15% ticket discount by using code DOCTORWHO15 at checkout.

  (00:20:00) This audio clip is from “Casino Royale” and can be seen here.

  (00:30:37) For any youngsters listening (i.e. anyone not expecting to start collecting their pension before the Sixteenth Doctor is cast), Mark’s glam joke here is of course a reference to “Tiger Feet” by Mud (1974).

  (00:41:14) This BBC One Wales continuity announcement can be seen here.

  (00:41:49) Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s “One Leg Too Few” sketch can be seen here.

  (00:43:02) Proof that Jon Pertwee owned a burger shop.

  (01:01:45) The website for The UK Metric Association, the sinister brainwashing cult which has ensnared the Rev, can be found here.

  (01:06:30) The video for “True Faith” by New Order can seen here.

  (01:16:36) “Village of the Damned” is a 1960 British sci-fi horror film adapted from the novel “The Midwich Cuckoos” by John Wyndham.

  (01:19:21) Aneurin “Nye” Bevan (15 November 1897 – 6 July 1960) was a Welsh Labour Party politician, noted for tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee’s government in which he spearheaded the creation of the British National Health Service. He is also known for his wider contribution to the founding of the British welfare state. He was first elected as MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, and used his Parliamentary platform to make a number of influential criticisms of Winston Churchill and his government during the Second World War. Before entering Parliament, Bevan was involved in miners’ union politics and was a leading figure in the 1926 general strike. Bevan is widely regarded as one of the most influential left-wing politicians in British history.

  (01:29:00) The first episode of the “Guess Who” podcast is now available and links to it can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 197 – June’s Tune

  17 May 2024 (10:30pm GMT)
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  We review “Space Babies” and “The Devil’s Chord” and youngsters Mark and the Rev explain TikTok to oldster Doc.

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  (00:20:49) Our discussion of “Robophobia and the Uncanny Valley” starts at around 00:44:20 on our podcast #88 (“Tell-Tale Trews”).

  (00:40:20) The Bugs Bunny cartoon “People Are Bunny” can be found here.

  (00:46:40) “Interceptor” was a British game show shown on the ITV network during the summer of 1989, with one last episode held back and shown on 1 January 1990 for a New Year special. The show was hosted by former tennis player and Treasure Hunt sky-runner Annabel Croft. The eponymous Interceptor was played by actor Sean O’Kane. Only eight episodes (one series) were made (after an un-aired test pilot). It was re-run on digital TV channel Challenge many times between 2001 and 2015. A public vote on UKGameshows in 2002 saw the series voted the UK’s 13th best game show.

  (01:10:09) This audio clip is from “Over to Pam”, an episode of “Victoria Wood Presents” and can be seen here.

  (01:19:48) “Subspace Rhapsody” is the ninth episode of the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. In this episode, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) encounter a naturally occurring fold in subspace which, when interacted with, causes the entire crew to start singing their private thoughts and feelings. The episode is a musical, the first in the history of the Star Trek franchise.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #196 – Up the Junction

  10 May 2024 (9:28am GMT)
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  Tony Jordan joins us to look back at the DWAS “Capitol Seven Wonders” convention in April.

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  (00:11:00) The cartoon of “Up the Junction” by The Squeeze can be seen on Youtube here.

  (00:19:45) The “Guess Who Podcast” will be findable here.

  (00:23:10) Photos of the Daleks at the convention can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:29:15) Sophie presenting Sylvester with his DWAS Lifetime Achievement award can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:31:20) Photos of Huw Dennis cosplaying can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:41:22) A photo of Paul Cornell receiving his Terrance Dicks Writers Award can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:48:15) The video of Terrance Dicks appearing in the middle of the Jon Culshaw interview at The Capitol 2 convention in 2017 can be seen on the DWAS Youtube page here.

  (00:57:35) The banner made by Connor Adkins can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #195 – Raising Capitol

  16 April 2024 (5:23pm GMT)
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  Tony Jordan from the Doctor Who Appreciation Society joins us to look forward to the Capitol Seven Wonders convention on 27/28 April.

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  (00:00:00) The DWAS Capitol Seven Wonders convention is on the weekend of 27/28 April 2024 at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham, M6 Jct 7.

  (00:21:04) Tony’s interview with Steven Berkoff at Capitol 4 in 2019 can be found on the DWAS Youtube channel here.

  (00:36:34) Tom’s Refurbishments.

  (00:39:24) Here is Dave Kitchen’s snapped photo of someone in the Jodie autograph queue at SupaNova Melbourne reading our own Hayden’s magnum opus “A Child Out of Time: Growing Up With Doctor Who in the Wilderness Years” can be seen here.

  (00:41:29) Glass Crocodile – stained glass suncatchers.

  (00:42:56) This year’s Capitol is supporting Blue Cross, a registered animal welfare charity in the UK, founded in 1897. The charity provides veterinary care, offers expert behavioural help, and finds homes for pets in need. Their pet bereavement service supports those who are struggling to cope with the loss of a much-loved pet.

  (00:43:08) This year’s Capitol is supporting the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) which operates and funds three air ambulances covering six Midlands counties including Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands.

  (00:44:04) Cutaway Comics is a British imprint of comics and graphic novels, founded by the alumni of the editorial staff of Vworp Vworp! magaazine.

  (00:44:28) Mooncrest Models are makers of limited edition, ready-made display models, model kits, prop parts and costume accessories.

  (00:44:38) Fio Threthewey is a writer and artist known for their love of Doctor Who, Arthurian Legend and 80s cult classics. Alongside working for the Lancet as a Deputy Operations Manager he has written a variety of audio dramas and short stories for Big Finish Productions for their Doctor Who box sets, most recently writing for the Gallifrey War Room Series both ‘The Last Days of Phaidon” (2022), and “Transference” (2023).

  (00:44:38) Georgia Cook is an illustrator and writer from London, specialising in speculative fiction, horror and fantasy. She is the winner of the 2020 LISP Flash Fiction Award, has work published in Baffling Magazine, Luna Station Quarterly, and Vastarien Lit, and has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Reflex Fiction Award, among others. She also writes for the Doctor Who range with Big Finish, and regularly writes and narrates for the horror anthology podcasts ‘Creepy’, ‘The Other Stories’, and ‘The Night’s End’.

  ​(00:44:44) Gale Force Nine (GF9) is a game company focused on making thematic, engaging games and premium gaming accessories.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #194 – Your Musing and Your Friend

  1 April 2024 (11:59am GMT)
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  The Diddly Dummers present 3 items for display at The Whoseum. Along the way, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of that cultural titan – Piccadilly Radio.

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  (00:06:11) The “Putting on the Ritz” scene from “Young Frankenstein can be seen here.

  (00:08:52) The Rev’s plastic yellow robot radio can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:10:08) The BBC Radio 2 comedy series “A Proper Charlie” can be found here.

  (00:10:45) Photos of Piccadilly Radio can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:14:00) The relevant film still from “Back to the Future” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:22:30) The Rev’s song in tribute to Arthur C Clarke and featuring Dave Myers can be found here.

  (00:29:20) Photos of The Rev’s birthday tour of the Coronation Street set can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:31:30) The prints which The Rev bought from The Lowry can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:36:19) The custom-made figures used in Mark’s game can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:03:55) Items knitted by The Rev’s mum and inspired by the “Doctor Who Pattern Book” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:19:23) A selection of pages from the “Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:21:13) Volume 4 of “Vworp Vworp” magazine can be bought here. It includes “The Pollen Street Irregulars”, an analysis of the “Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus” by long-time friend of the podcast Simon Brett. Simon drew our 1963 variation (above) of the original Piccadilly Radio logo.

  (01:40:21) A photo of The National Museum of Wales and one of Mark’s mum giving Rodin’s “The Kiss” her “Kenneth Williams” look can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:43:05) The “Big Mong” gorilla in Caerphilly (a photo can be found on our Tumblr page here) was raised by Mark during his first podcast episode #60 (“Murray’s Mint”). The giant model gorilla apparently found abandoned more recently is reported here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 093 – Shoo Pastry

  9 February 2024 (5:59pm GMT)
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  (00:00:00) Our guests on this podcast are friends of the show, Gareth Kavanagh and Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics and Vworp Vworp fame.

  (00:07:50) “A Meeting on the Common” is an 18 minute animation of the much loved alternative opening to Doctor Who, as told by David Whitaker in his classic 1964 novelisation “Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks”. The animation features on the free DVD accompanying the latest Vworp Vworp magazine (volume 6) and is directed and animated by Mel Meanley, adapted by Ian Winterton and stars Stephen Noonan (the Doctor), Adam Grayson (Ian), Helen Stirling-Lane (Barbara) and Kerry Ely (Susan)

  (00:16:07) “An Exciting Adventure with David Whitaker” by Simon Guerrier celebrates the extraordinary, little-known life of one of its chief architects, David Whitaker. As the show’s first story editor, he helped to establish the compelling blend of adventure, imagination and quirky humour that made – and continues to make – the series a hit. David commissioned the first Dalek story, and fought for it to be made when his bosses didn’t like it. Regeneration, the TARDIS being alive, the idea of Doctor Who expanding to become a multimedia phenomenon in comics, books and films… David Whitaker was all over it. Yet very little was known about this key figure in Doctor Who history – until now. Why did he fall out with Irving Berlin? Was he really engaged to Yootha Joyce? And how did an assignment to Moscow badly affect his career? The book can be bought here.

  (00:16:40) The penny which dropped midway through Doc’s surprisingly detailed telling of the blacklisting of David Whitaker following the Moscow conference turns out to have been perfectly correct. Doc’s wealth of information did indeed come entirely from Simon Guerrier‘s article “Mission to Moscow” which appeared in the BBC magazine “The Essential Doctor Who – Adventures in Space” (2017) and which Doc did indeed come upon while recently researching for our review of “Ambassadors of Death” for podcast 189. Simon’s article can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:25:16) Sylvester Sneakley (a.k.a.) The Hooded Claw was of course the dastardly villain of “The Perils of Penelope Pitstop”.

  (00:33:35) “The Philip Hinchcliffe Years – The DNA of Doctor Who”. Get ready for the ultimate book on the Philip Hinchcliffe years of Doctor Who! A brand new title spearheading the launch of a new range of beautiful large format books! “It’ll be a different kind of book that’s been written, I think, about Doctor Who” (Philip Hinchcliffe). From Morbius to Krynoids, Eldrad to Wirrn, ROUNDEL PUBLISHING takes an in-depth look with unrivalled access to the architect of some of the most revered years of Doctor Who’s history! Available in softback, hardback or deluxe hardback options including the option to receive signed copies, exclusive art prints and even the chance to get a personal message from Philip himself! The first in a brand-new series of lavish books examining the key creatives behind Doctor Who – THE DNA OF DOCTOR WHO takes a look at the creatives involved in making Doctor Who through the lens of newly-commissioned essays examining key themes, critical responses and reflections on the era in question. The book is currently available for pre-order.

  (00:37:35) Richard Lewis Hearne (1908 – 1979) was a British actor, comedian, producer and writer. He is best remembered for his stage and television character Mr Pastry. He was interviewed for the role of the Fourth Doctor after the departure of Jon Pertwee, but a disagreement over his interpretation of the role (he wanted to play the Doctor as Mr Pastry) led to no offer being made by the producer, Barry Letts. The role was subsequently offered to Tom Baker. In 1976, Richard Hearne appeared as Mr Pastry on the BBC’s old time music hall show, “The Good Old Days”.

  (00:47:37) Arthur Atkinson was a fictional character from the BBC’s sketch comedy “The Fast Show”, played by Paul Whitehouse. He had a terrible singing voice and was made to mime to someone else’s material.  Later, he would be cast in his own sitcom (Blame Arthur!) and would cameo in the 70’s sex comedy Confessions of a Door to Door Cucumber Salesman. He can be seen on Youtube here.

  (01:04:00) The letterhead of Mary Whitehouse’s National Viewers’ and Listeners’ Association can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:06:47) This audio clip is from “Fawlty Towers – The Hotel Inspectors” and of course features Bernard Cribbins.

  (01:18:18) “The Philip Hinchcliffe Years – The DNA of Doctor Who”. Get ready for the ultimate book on the Philip Hinchcliffe years of Doctor Who! A brand new title spearheading the launch of a new range of beautiful large format books! “It’ll be a different kind of book that’s been written, I think, about Doctor Who” (Philip Hinchcliffe). From Morbius to Krynoids, Eldrad to Wirrn, ROUNDEL PUBLISHING takes an in-depth look with unrivalled access to the architect of some of the most revered years of Doctor Who’s history! Available in softback, hardback or deluxe hardback options including the option to receive signed copies, exclusive art prints and even the chance to get a personal message from Philip himself! The first in a brand-new series of lavish books examining the key creatives behind Doctor Who – THE DNA OF DOCTOR WHO takes a look at the creatives involved in making Doctor Who through the lens of newly-commissioned essays examining key themes, critical responses and reflections on the era in question. The book is currently available for pre-order.

  (01:26:20) “Cutaway Bunker Podcast”.

  (01:32:30) Gareth appeared on our podcast #32 which can be found here.

  (01:34:48) This is of course based on the “J. R. Hartley” Yellow Pages commercial.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #192 – Operation Stone Age

  27 January 2024 (6:17pm GMT)
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  On the podcast’s 10th anniversary, we are joined from the early history of Diddly Dum by the Rev to take a look at “The Church on Ruby Road”.

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  (00:00:00) One of the original three co-hosts of the Diddly Sum Podcast, the Rev (a.k.a the Reverend Captain Hullo Porro) was responsible for much of our early artwork and our logo.

  (00:11:20) The signed photo of and by John Leeso (a.k.a. K-9 and the War Bungle) can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:15:49) The Rev interviewing Louise Jameson at Bridlington Comic Con 2021 can be seen on Youtube here.

  (00:18:37) The bane of our Mark’s great-aunt’s bedding, “Tiger Feet” by Mud, released in January 1974, was the first of three number No. 1 singles for the band, in the UK.

  (00:21:18) “Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs (Lowry’s Song)” is a folk song by English duo Brian and Michael. It was released as their first single in late 1977. The song reached number one in the UK for 3 weeks in April 1978.

  (00:28:58) A photo of a youthful Doc with his DIY Dalek kit can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:31:20) “The Theme from Abslom Daak – Dalek Killer”, composed by Dominic Glynn and Martin Smith, and performed by The Slaves of Kane, was released in 1990 as part of a promotional flexi disc in Doctor Who Magazine. This sampled “Peaches” by The Stranglers with the Doctor Who theme.

  (00:33:45) Mick Herron’s “Slough House” series of spy novels can be found here and has been adapted for TV as “Slow Horses” on Apple here.

  (00:57:38) David Bowie talking about his first sight of The Rolling Stones can be seen here.

  (01:05:42) A history of Manchester Town Hall’s giant Father Christmases can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #191 – Commando Claus

  17 December 2023 (2:47pm GMT)
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  Join us for our traditional Christmas podcast in which we take a general overview of the 3 anniversary specials and then dive into our games: “Guess Who?”, “Whoseum – Whose Scene, Hmm?” and our annual Gold Run looking back on the last year of podcasting.

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  (00:17:40) The Raleigh Chopper is a children’s / young adults bicycle, a wheelie bike, manufactured and marketed from the 1960s to 2005 by the Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham. Its unique design became a cultural icon and is fondly remembered by many who grew up in that period.

  (00:49:26) This clip of Hilda Ogden singing comes from this episode of “Coronation Street”.

  (01:03:39) As promised, all the Classic scene stills from our game of “Whoseum – Whose Scene, Hmmm?” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:19:14) The longest standing tradition of the Diddly Dum Podcast is our Christmas Blockbusters Gold Run – a quiz on the previous year’s podcast in the style of TV’s “Blockbusters”. The game board for this year’s Gold Run can be found at the top of this blog entry.

  (01:36:35) All the references to Advent Crowns and Blue Peter and the Chalk Farm Salvation Army Band are inspired of course by the traditional “Blue Peter” show nearest to Christmas of which examples can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #190 – Hab Ich Das Recht

  18 November 2023 (11:42am GMT)
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  The Diddly Dummers are joined by long-term FOTS Suky Khakh to look back at 4th Doctor story “Genesis of the Daleks”.

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  (00:00:00) The music starting this podcast is “Hab Ich Das Recht” is the German version of “Have I the Right”, the debut single and biggest hit of British band The Honeycombs.

  (00:02:25) Our guest is Suky Khakh of the “Around the Console” podcast, the “Trek This Out” podcast and the “Take Your Seats” podcast.

  (00:49:44) “Daleks! Genesis of Terror” is a full cast version of Terry Nation’s first draft of episode one of Genesis of the Daleks by Big Finish, with Nicholas Briggs providing the stage directions, plus readings by individual cast members of the storylines for the other episodes.

  (00:49:44) “We Are the Daleks” is a story specially written by Terry Nation for the special edition of the Radio Times celebrating the 10th anniversary of Doctor Who in 1973. This can be found in the November 2023 section of our Tumblr page.

  (01:10:45) The Secret Lemonade Drinker was a UK TV advert from the 1970s.

  (01:21:08) “Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus“, edited by Terry Nation, was an omnibus published in 1976, especially for Marks & Spencer. It featured a collection of articles and photographs related to the Daleks, as well as abridged and illustrated reprints of the novelisations “Planet of the Daleks” and “Genesis of the Daleks”.

  (01:23:59) This recording of Bertrand Russell can be found here.

  (01:25:26) The T S Eliot in a taxi anecdote is related by Kenneth Williams and is an extract from “An Audience With Kenneth Williams”.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #189 – Wink Wink Bang Bang

  8 November 2023 (12:19pm GMT)
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  Tim Burrows of the Missing Episodes Podcast joins us to look at Third Doctor story “The Ambassadors of Death”.

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  (00:00:00) Our guest on this podcast is FOTS Tim Burrows from the “Missing Episodes” podcast.

  (00:03:24) “Film is Fabulous!” is an initiative by film collectors, cinema lovers and vintage television enthusiasts. Its aim is to encourage collectors in the United Kingdom to create a list of their films and to add this with clear instructions to their Will.

  (00:03:56) The episode of Tim’s podcast where he interviews Paul Vanezis is Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast – Special Edition – Film Collectors (dated 13/09/2023) and can be found here.

  (00:15:10) Rather than write it ourselves, we thought it easier to lift this description from an online forum: “In 1992, a fan named Roger K. Barrett claimed to have a videotape of The Tenth Planet and offered to sell it to some Doctor Who fans and the BBC, including Ian Levine, a well-known fan and one time unofficial continuity adviser to the programme. However, Barrett turned out to be an alias and the existence of the episode a hoax. In a mini-documentary titled “Missing in Action” (aired during a 1993 BBC One repeat of Planet of the Daleks), Levine said that he experienced “the absolute utter depths of despair when we found out that it was just a blank tape and it was all a hoax”, expressing his desire to get hold of Barrett and “choke him until I found out why he misled everybody.” Unfortunately, hoaxes of this kind are not uncommon in Doctor Who fandom, with people like Barrett more than willing to exploit the hope that copies of the missing episodes may still exist somewhere waiting to be recovered.” The Missing in Action documentary can be seen here and the Roger K. Barrett stuff starts at about 00:04:25.

  (00:34:07) The gorilla cage change scene from “Diamonds Are Forever” can be scene here.

  (00:55:50) “Five Go Mad in Dorset” was the first of three Five Go Mad specials from the long-running series of The Comic Strip Presents… television comedy films. It first aired on the launch night of Channel 4 (0/11/1982).

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #188 – OK to Kid A

  29 October 2023 (6:58pm GMT)
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  We are joined by Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics fame to look at Fifth Doctor story “Castrovalva”.

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  (00:00:00) Our guest on this podcast episode is FOTS Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics fame. Cutaway Comics can be found here and here.

  (00:13:42) Ian’s “Cutaway Bunker” podcast can be found here and here.

  (00:17:49) The “Scarred for Life” podcast can be found here and here.

  (00:20:16) The “Atomic Hobo” podcast can be found here and here.

  (00:22:12) “Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks”

  (00:27:12) The fabulous “Vworp Vworp” magazine can be found here and here.

  (00:31:00) Cutaway Comics’ kickstarter for “Inferno – The World Dies Screaming” can be found here.”

  (00:34:02) Stephen Gallagher’s Tharils-themed “Faustine – Gods and Monsters” is the second chapter in the GODS AND MONSTERS stories – a new seven-part prestige comic mini-series from Cutaway Comics.

  (01:26:40) The cover of the “Blue Peter Tenth Book” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #187 – Who’s the Nose?

  7 October 2023 (9:02am GMT)
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  Dave Kitchen joins the Diddly Dummers with tales of his recent trip to Europe and to look back on 4th Doctor story “Masque of Mandragora”.

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  (00:00:00) Our opening sketch was of course inspired by the garden party scene in “Russian Roulette”, S02E02 of “Secret Army”, a clip of which can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

  (00:03:53) Our guest on this podcast is none other than long-time FOTS Dave Kitchen from such podcasts as “The Doctor Who Show“, “Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast“ and “The Goodies Pirate Podcast“.

  (00:06:47) Photos from Dave’s 2023 visit to Portmeirion can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:10:55) Photos from Dave’s 2023 visit to to (a) the site of Le Restaurant Candide, La Grande Place, Brussels, (b) the site of the Dalek’s emergence from the Thames in “The Dalek Invasion of Earth” TV serial, (c) the site of the Eye of Orion, and (d) Coal Hill School can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:46:45) This clip is from “The Patron of the Arts” from Series 2 of “Yes Prime Minister”.

  (00:47:31) This clip is from “Zeus, By Jove”, episode 9 of the BBC’s “I Claudius” drama series.

  (01:10:40) A clip of the scene where the Doctor lifts Sarah off the floor and swings her behind the TARDIS can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:15:18) “Secret Love” is a song composed by Sammy Fain (music) and Paul Francis Webster (lyrics) for “Calamity Jane“, a 1953 musical film in which it was introduced by Doris Day in the title role.

  (01:27:06) A longer version of this clip from “The Generation Game” can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

  (01:27:35) The brief parodies of “The Generation Game” by The Goodies can be seen about 20 mins into “The Goodies: Politics” (S08E01) and about 8 mins 30 secs into “The Goodies: Change of Life” (S09E05) 00:08:30 into the episode

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCST 186 – Great Balls of Fire

  16 September 2023 (3:11pm GMT)
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  The Diddly Dummers are joined by Mark from the “42 to Doomsday” podcast to take a look at 1984’s “Planet of Fire”.

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  (00:00:00) Our guest on this podcast is none other than long-time FOTS Mark from the “42 to Doomsday” podcast.

  (00:24:52) The artist’s representation of Peri on the front cover of Issue 75 of the “Doctor Who – In Vision” magazine can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:32:36) “Manic Miner“, “Jet Set Willy” and “Atic Atac” were computer games for the ZX Spectrum in the 1980s.

  (00:39:40) Edward Highmore’s manspreading publicity photo can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:17:05) “The Comeuppance of Captain Katt” was written and directed by Peter Grimwade as part of ITV’s “Dramarama” series.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 185 – Meat is Murder

  6 September 2023 (4:02pm GMT)
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  With Hayden’s continuing sabbatical, the average age of the Diddly Dum hosts has skyrocketed. Doc and Mark find themselves stranded in Sydney and take the opportunity to review “The Two Doctors”.

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  (00:05:15) “The Ascent of Man” is a 13-part BBC documentary television series first broadcast in 1973. It was written and presented by Polish-British mathematician and historian of science, Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of “personal view” documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark’s 1969 series “Civilisation“, the series received acclaim for Bronowski’s highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long, elegant monologues, and its extensive location shoots. Dr Bronowski’s vile and offensive remarks about the Manchester weather is the final ssene of episode 4 (“The Hidden Structure”).

  (00:07:25) Join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Singers, directed by Alastair King, as they celebrate the glorious musical sounds of Doctor Who in this special 60th anniversary concert for Radio 2.

  (00:57:33) “Brass” is a British television comedy drama, made by Granada Television for ITV and eventually Channel 4. “Brass” is northern English slang for “money” as well as for “effrontery”. The series was set primarily in Utterley, a fictional Lancashire mining town in the 1930s, Brass satirized working-class period dramas of the 1970s, most significantly “When the Boat Comes In“. Unusually for ITV comedies of the time.

  (01:03:00) This clip is from the “Fawlty Towers” episode “The Psychiatrist”.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 184 – Uptown Double Banking

  27 July 2023 (5:22pm GMT)
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  Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics joins us to look at “Love & Monsters”.

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  (00:00:00) Our guest on this episode is Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics. Cutaway Comics is a new British imprint of comics and graphic novels drawn from the darker recesses of a dangerous, unpredictable cutaway universe. From the creators of the acclaimed Vworp Vworp! Magazine, they star some of the most enigmatic characters to have graced our screens. Beginning with a four-issue limited series written by Eric Saward (Doctor Who) and featuring the mercenary Lytton (as portrayed by Gangster’s Maurice Colbourne), Cutaway Comics is also bringing you art from the UK’s hottest artists including Barry Renshaw (Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog). Cutaway Comics is inspired by the so-called ‘backup’ strips of Doctor Who Weekly, which delved deeper into the characters and cultures of the Doctor Who universe away from the Doctor. Stay tuned for some exciting and unprecedented explorations of the worlds of Doctor Who and beyond. Ian also appears on the Cutaway Bunker podcast.

  (00:05:00) Ian and Gareth’s interview with the Diddly Dummers can be found on their own “Cutaway Bunker” podcast here.

  (00:10:46) The Lass O’ Gowrie is a pub in the centre of Manchester once run by friend of the show and Ian’s partner in crime, Gareth Kavanagh, and once a haven for Doctor Who fans.

  (00:13:50) “Hot Dog Magazine” was a film magazine published in the UK between 2000 and 2003. The “Taxi Driver” cover of its first issue can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:22:54) Mark’s former band, Midwich, can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:25:19) Some of the loveliest artwork ever to accompany the Diddly Dum Podcast was drawn and painted by our own Andy (The Rev) and a few example can se seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:31:45) The Robert McKee “Story” book referred to here is “Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting”.

  (00:47:45) “The Sixth Commandment” is a four-part BBC true-life crime drama, written by Sarah Phelps and directed by Saul Dibb. Based on the murder of Peter Farquhar and the death of Ann Moore-Martin, the series began to air on BBC One on 17 July 2023.

  (00:48:35) The making of “Yes, Minister” book referred to here is “A Very Courageous Decision: The Inside Story of Yes Minister” by Graham McCann.

  ( ) “Why Don’t You…? (originally Wdyjsoytsagadslbi?: Why don’t you just switch off your television set and go and do something less boring instead?) was a BBC children’s television series broadcast in 42 series between 20 August 1973 and 21 April 1995. It was originally broadcast in the morning during the school summer holidays. The format consisted of groups or “gangs” of children responding to letters from viewers who wrote into the show suggesting games, ‘makes’ and days out. Typically these were arts-and-crafts activities or games and magic tricks children could learn to impress their friends. Russell T Davies was later at one time a producer and director for “Why Don’t You…?”. Under Davies’s direction, the format of the series shifted from magazine show to drama.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 183 – The Algy Ward Memorial Podcast

  12 July 2023 (8:51am GMT)
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  The Human Palindrome himself, friend (and even co-parent) of the podcast, Mark Cockram, joins us to look at the two-parter finale of Series 5: “The Pandorica Opens” and “The Big Bang”. This is in no way a podcast about Algy Ward – our own Mark just felt that his passing hadn’t had much attention.

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  (00:02:41) Our guest is one of the oldest friends of the podcast, Mark Cockram.

  (00:03:03) Mark Cockram first guested on the Diddly Dum Podcast episode 36 in June 2015. The episode can be found here. If you have trouble finding or playing it, drop us an email at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk and we’ll send you a copy from the vaults.

  (00:04:00) Mark Cockram first guested on the Diddly Dum Podcast episode 58 in June 2016. The episode can be found here. If you have trouble finding or playing it, drop us an email at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk and we’ll send you a copy from the vaults.

  (00:09:35) Mark hosts the “NerdologyUK” podcast with a different invited guest every week to discuss TV, Movies, Books and more. The Twitter account can be found here.

  (00:09:35) Mark Cockram and Iain Martin co-host the “All of Time and Space” podcast reviewing all of the Doctor Who canon in chronological order with invited guests. Their Twitter account can be found here.

  (01:28:20) The favourite outfit described by Wendy here was the one she wore in “Seeds of Death” and can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 182 – Rob Shearman

  29 May 2023 (4:43pm GMT)
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  We present our interview from the “Capitol Six” convention with Rob Shearman.

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  (00:16:03) Hayden was interviewed by the BBC for his thoughts on Matt Smith’s departure from the BBC.

  (00:52:00) Rob Shearman’s article of “Caves of Androzani” from DWM413 when it won the Mighty 200 poll can be found on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 181 – Giving Some Stick

  22 May 2023 (4:00pm GMT)
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  We look back on the Capitol 6 convention via a vaguely Eurovision theme before presenting our interview with Gary Russell and Phil Ford.

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  (00:03:23) Here’s Hannah Waddingham being sublime at the Eurovision Song Contest final and explaining our segueing into la Francais.

  (00:04:25) “Ted Lasso” is an American sports comedy drama television series following an American college football coach who is hired to coach an English soccer team with the secret intention that his inexperience will lead it to failure, but whose folksy, optimistic leadership proves unexpectedly successful.

  (00:05:54) The trailer for the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials can be seen here.

  (00:10:20) Catherine Tate reads out the UK jury results on the Eurovision Song Contest final.

  (00:19:20) “Stop getting Bond wrong” comes from “I’m Alan Partridge”.

  (00:23:47) “Brit Sci-Fi” will be a celebration of iconic science fiction films, TV programmes, books, comics, games and art.

  (00:26:16) Hayden’s 2 year old son, William, sees Colin Baker’s 7th Doctor in Mr Tumble.

  (00:32:45) On May 8 2006, BBC News 24 wanted to interview technology journalist Guy Kewney about the Apple Corps v Apple Computer legal dispute. By mistake, they interviewed Guy Goma, a Congolese-French business studies graduate from the Republic of the Congo, who came to the BBC for a job interview as a data cleanser. The incident became one of the most known bloopers at the BBC.

  (00:32:57) Hayden was interviewed by the BBC for his thoughts on Matt Smith’s departure from the BBC.

  (00:36:48) “Tom’s Refurbishments” can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 180 – Don’t Dump William Emms in the River

  30 April 2023 (8:48pm GMT)
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  We welcome back the eminence grise of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, Tony Jordan, to look back on April’s “Capitol Six Decades” convention with us. We include our interview with Dean Hollingsworth who played an android in “Timelash”, a bus conductor in “Greatest Show in the Galaxy” and a crucial role in Christopher Eccleston’s career.

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  (00:00:00) Photos of all the various panels and activities this year can be found on the DWAS Facebook page, their Twitter account and their Instagram account.

  (00:07:45) The two photos ten years apart where only Wendy doesn’t change can be seen on Tony’s Facebook page here.

  (00:11:16) A photo of Colin Baker receiving his Outstanding Contribution to Doctor Who award can be seen on the DWAS Facebook page here.

  (00:13:40) A photo of Steven Moffat’s “Terrance Dicks Writers Award” trophy at the final night of his West End show can be seen on Steven’s Instagram page here.

  (00:13:46) The thread of banter between Steven Moffat, Russell T Davies, Michelle Gomez and pals as the latter try to conceal their seething envy at his award can be seen on Steven’s Instagram page here.

  (00:15:28) A video clip of Steven Moffat receiving his “Terrance Dicks Writers Award” can be seen on the DWAS Facebook page here.

  (00:22:30) “Doctor Who: Prisoners of London”, the Big Finish audio novel written and narrated by Matthew Waterhouse can be pre-ordered on the Big Finish website here.

  (00:38:18) Mark’s selfie with Annette Badland can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:42:45) A video clip of John Leeson receiving his Outstanding Contribution to Doctor Who award can be seen on the DWAS Facebook page here.

  (00:48:50) The “Cutaway Bunker” podcast can be found here.

  (00:49:50) “Tom’s Refurbishments” can be found here. Photos of our meeting with Dalek Draco can be found on our Tumblr page here and here.

  (01:05:05) Dean Hollingsworth appeared in two Doctor Who television stories: as an android in “Timelash” and the bus conductor in “The Greatest Show in the Galaxy”. He also provided the uncredited voices of a Psychic Circus advertisement and an advertising satellite in the latter. Dean will be appearing in the soon to be released “Last Flamingo of the Red Summer Sunset”.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 179 – Capitol Rising

  1 April 2023 (11:11am GMT)
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  The Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s representative on Earth, Tony Jordan, visits us for our last podcast before the DWAS “Capitol Six Decades” convention to look forward to what lies in store for us.

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  (00:02:14) The Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s “Capitol Six Decades” will be held on the weekend of 15th and 16th April 2023 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Gatwick. All tickets have been sold out but the details can be found here.

  (00:08:40) Photos of Hayden modelling, not cosplaying (there is a difference) a Time Lord soldier’s uniform at Capitol in 2016 can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:30:15) At the “Sci-F By The Sea” at Herne’s Bay in 2018, our own Mark persuaded John Leeson to autograph a photo of himself as The War Bungle.

  (00:35:10) Here we were discussing Callum Weston’s – @TheDinopuff – animation of Episode One of First Doctor story “The Celestial Toymaker” which can be found here.

  (00:35:40) The animated lego version of “The Celestial Toymaker” which Mark is referring to here can be found here.

  (00:36:30) Mark’s treasured gun props from “Paradise Towers” and “Time and the Rani” were discussed in our podcast episode #135 (“Run Like a Lakertyan”) and can be seen on our Tumblr page here and here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 178 – International Electro People

  24 March 2023 (6:55pm GMT)
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  We take a look at the Second Doctor story “The Invasion”.

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  (00:00:00) We open this podcast with “Electro People” which of course was the music played over the closing credits of “The Kenny Everett Television Show”.

  (00:02:42) A photo of Hayden’s copy of “Battlefield” signed by Chris Achilleos can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:08:00) Scans of Gary Whipp’s synopses can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:11:20) The 2000AD books being published by Rebellion can be seen here.

  (00:13:26) Mark’s “Children of the Stones” album and goodies can be seen here. The folk/horror Twitter account he refers to is @folk_horror. Mark’s “Happy Day” fridge magnet can be seen on our Tumble page here.

  (00:17:30) The photo of Kit Pedler’s gravestone taken by Mark in 2017 can bee seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:58:50) “World of Sport” was a television sport programme which ran on ITV between 1965 and 1985 in competition with the BBC’s “Grandstand”. Like “Grandstand”, the programme ran for several hours every Saturday afternoon. Its Don Harper theme music can he found here.

  (00:59:36) In 1974 Don Harper re-arranged Ron Grainer’s Doctor Who theme music as part of the “Homo Electronicus” album.

  (01:11:94) We have put together a montage of video clips to accompany Mark’s panegyric to Douglas Camfield’s direction of this story and it can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 177 – Pat Troughton

  2 March 2023 (10:37pm GMT)
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  We finally present the result of our poll of listeners’ Top 5 Fave Pat Troughton stories as part of our retrospective of the Second Doctor era.

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  (00:01:15) “Vworp Vworp”, possibly the finest Doctor Who fan magazine ever, can be ordered here.

  (00:01:25) Vesuvius was a robot character in “The Iron Legion”, a Fourth Doctor comic strip published in the first 8 issues of “Doctor Who Weekly”. A model of Vesuvius has recently been made by Phil Stevens which can be seen here.

  (00:02:13) In 1988 Bluebird Toys UK released ‘Doctor Who in the Domain of the Daleks’. This playset was the shape of a Dalek and when opened it became the Dalek Headquarters. It contained a TARDIS with doors opening outwards and inside you could see the console room, a silver Dalek (with a ball bearing in its base) the 4th Doctor and at the top the Emperor Dalek. You could push back the front of the Emperor Dalek’s dome to reveal Davros (as seen in ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’ 1988).

  (00:03:40) “War of the Daleks” was a board game released by Denys Fisher in 1975. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here. The TV advert from the time for the game can be seen here.

  (00:07:35) Danbury Mint issued a Doctor Who themed chess set in 1994. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here. The pieces can be found listed here.

  (00:07:40) “Doctor Who: The Game of Time and Space” was released in 1980. See photos on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:09:55) Trextasy is a T-Rex tribute band. Photos of the gig Hayden took his mum to on her birthday can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:11:20) “The Doctor Who Years^“ was a streaming video, charting the history of Doctor Who on BBCi’s official Doctor Who website, where it is no longer available for viewing. It was produced to coincide with the return of the series to BBC Television screens in 2005, and was intended to present a potted history of the original Doctor Who series, broadcast between 1963–1989, in a manner which would be entertaining to new viewers, unfamiliar with the original series. The video was presented in three parts, The Sixties, The Seventies and The Eighties and featured material from every Doctor Who serial, presented chronologically and accompanied by narrative text and pop music that had featured in the UK Singles Chart at the time the clips were originally broadcast.

  (00:14:02) “Some Mothers Do Ave Em” was a BBC sitcom, created and written by Raymond Allen and starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice. It was first broadcast in 1973 and ran for two series, including two Christmas specials in 1974 and 1975. After a three-year absence, the programme returned for a third series in 1978 and again in 2016 for a one-off special. The series regularly garnered 25 million viewers and was broadcast in 60 countries. The series follows the accident-prone Frank Spencer and his tolerant wife Betty through Frank’s various attempts to maintain a job, which frequently end in disaster. The sitcom was noted for its stunt work, performed by Crawford himself, and it featured several well-known and much-lampooned catchphrases that have become part of British popular culture. The famous roller skating scene (featuring Hayden’s dad’s best friend) can be seen here. A judiciously edited version of this highlights where Hayden senior’s friend appears and can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

  (00:16:08) Ncuti Gatwa’s latest costume compared with the one worn by Lenny Henry in his 1980s Doctor Who spoof can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:18:26) This audio clip from Eastenders can be seen here.

  (00:54:32) Mike Smash and Dave Nice are two fictional television characters who first appeared in the early 1990s TV sketch show Harry Enfield’s Television Programme. They were played by comedians Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield respectively. They are parodies of a certain style of ageing celebrity BBC Radio 1 disc jockey who started out with the station in the 1960s and stayed there until the mid-1990s. The characters incorporated the personalities, character traits and lifestyles of several different real-life DJs. The characters reference such DJs as Tony Blackburn, Dave Lee Travis, Simon Bates, Alan Freeman, Mike Read, Peter Powell, Noel Edmonds and Jimmy Savile amongst others. Any resemblance to what Hayden comes out with is purely coincidental.

  (01:23:22) The “Tom Baker: In Confidence” interview from 2010 can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 176 – Stain on the Viaduct

  25 January 2023 (8:40pm GMT)
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  We pay tribute to Chris Boucher by reviewing the 4th Doctor story “Image of the Fendahl”.

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  (00:04:59) The “Herts and Essex Antiques Centre” in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.

  (00:06:10) A pic of William triumphantly brandishing his giant Thunderbird One on Christmas Day can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:08:35) Hayden’s Gran Torino car, 4th Doctor in Bessie and Han Solo models can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:45:16) This audio clip is from “The Tom Baker Years”.

  (00:53:15) This audio clip is from a scene between Leo McKern and John Hurt from “A Man For All Seasons” (1966) which can be seen here.

  (01:04:02) This audio clip of Matt Berry is from a “What We Do In The Shadows” scene which can be seen here.

  (01:06:01) The death of Don Brennan can be seen on this clip from “Coronation Street”.

  (01:14:40) This audio clip is from “The Tom Baker Years”.

  (01:23:22) The video of Marc Bolan rising on a pentagram/star while singing “Dreamy Lady” can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 175 – Jetblack Desiato

  22 December 2022 (12:10pm GMT)
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  The Diddly Dummers gather for their traditional Christmas podcast and, having looked at the latest news, they begin the fun and games.

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  (00:07:15) Paul Darrow’s most extreme overacting can be seen here.

  (00:10:15) The appearance of The Stranglers on the Dutch Show “Top Pop” in 1977 can be seen here.

  (00:32:21) Our Penny Mordaunt quiz question on Twitter can be found here.

  (00:37:58) Our podcast’s new Mastodon account can be found here.

  (01:10:15) The longest standing tradition of the Diddly Dum Podcast is our Christmas Blockbusters Gold Run – a quiz on the previous year’s podcast in the style of TV’s “Blockbusters”. The game board for this year’s Gold Run can be found at the top of this blog entry.

  (01:24:10) All the references to Advent Crowns and Blue Peter and the Chalk Farm Salvation Army Band are inspired of course by the traditional “Blue Peter” show nearest to Christmas of which examples can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 174 – The Kamelion Circuit

  16 November 2022 (6:25pm GMT)
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  We review “Power of the Doctor” and, along the way, look at new Disney rumours and debate which companions have had the least affectionate exits.

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  (00:01:14) A nice tribute to the late Kevin O’Neill can be found here.

  (01:26:14) The Connie Huq documentary referred to here was the BBC’s “Kids TV: The Surprising Story”.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 173 – Muller Lite

  1 November 2022 (8:21pm GMT)
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  Tim Burrows from the “Missing Episodes” podcast joins us to present three items for permanent exhibition in the Whoseum – the three 1965 Muller books, some suspiciously man-sized cryogenic capsules and the DVD of “The Underwater Menace”.

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  (00:00:00) Our guest on this podcast is Tim Burrows from the “Missing Episodes” podcast.

  (00:03:45) This audio clip comes from the start of our podcast #119 where we carried TV coverage of Hayden’s and Sophie’s wedding.

  (00:19:15) This audio clip comes from about 00:15:00 into our podcast #147 (“The Shelfless Society”) where former Diddly Dum host Matt Charlton was paying a return visit to the Whoseum.

  (00:28:40) Photos of the covers of the three Frederick Muller books can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:29:45) Photos of Tim’s mini Yetis can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:39:15) This audio clip of Mark’s cupboard in Canterbury anecdote comes from about 00:45:00 into our podcast #64 (“Fury From the Deep Pan”).

  (01:00:55) “Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus”, edited by Terry Nation, was published in 1976, especially for Marks and Spencer. It featured a collection of articles and photographs related to the Daleks as well as abridged and illustrated reprints of the novelisations “Planet of the Daleks” and “Genesis of the Daleks” by Terrance Dicks. Examples of the page artwork can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:01:20) “The Amazing World of Doctor Who” was a 1976 promotional book offered by Ty-phoo Tea. It was available by mail order from Ty-phoo. A photo of the page featuring the Fourth Doctor, Sarah and Harry as you’ve never seen them before can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:02:30) “Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space” was a forty-six-page novella published in 1966 in the same format as the Doctor Who annual releases.

  (01:04:20) The pink Pertwee book is better known as the 1971 Doctor Who Annual.

  (01:07:35) Liz Shaw from “The Mind Extractors” story in the 1971 Doctor Who Annual can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:10:35) The Brigadier as Gene Hackman in a false moustache in the 1971 Doctor Who Annual can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:10:35) Is it Sgt Benton in the 1971 Doctor Who Annual? Guess for yourself on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:10:35) The Third Doctor as Herman Munster in the 1971 Doctor Who Annual can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:28:00) Phil Morris’s appearance on “The One Show” as Indiana Jones can be seen here.

  (01:23:00) Jon Prebble’s “BroaDWcast”, his comprehensive online guide to the foreign airdates and worldwide transmissions of classic era Doctor Who, can be found here.

  (01;30:00) Tim’s interview with Paul Scoones can be found on his “Missing Episodes” podcast #3 (“The Crusade”) and podcast #3 (“Bonus Episode”).

  (01:30:35) This audio clip of Kevin Davies comes from our interview with Kevin on our podcast #40 (“Kevin Davies”).

  (01:50:00) The tale of our own Doc working his way through the First Doctor era and recording the different and developing ways in which he addresses Ian can be found on his personal blog here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 172 – Rob Shearman & Gary Russell

  20 October 2022 (1:20am GMT)
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  At the “Terrrance Dicks – A Celebration” event at Riverside Studios on 2nd October 2022, we managed to corner Rob Shearman and Gary Russell for interviews-cum-chats which we present here. Many thanks to Rob and Gary for being so generous with their time and so generally lovely to us.

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  A photo of the flyleaf of Hayden’s “Dalek” TARGET novelisation signed and personalised by Robert Shearman can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  A photo of the flyleaf of Hayden’s “The TV Movie” TARGET novelisation signed and personalised by Gary Russell can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  A photo of Gary’s inaugural Terrance Dicks Writers Award trophy can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  The section of Doc’s blog on “Name Dropping”, analysing the different and changing ways in which the First Doctor addresses Ian over his era can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 171 – Riverside Review

  13 October 2022 (4:42pm GMT)
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  We take a look back at the “Terrance Dicks – A Celebration” event at The Riverside Studios, Hammersmith on 02 October 2022.

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  (00:19:36) Photos of Hayden’s copy of the “Day of the Doctor” novelisation signed by Steven Moffat can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:19:36) Photos of Hayden’s “been through the wars” copy of “The TV Movie” novelisation signed by Gary Russell can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:19:36) Photos of Hayden’s copy of “Dalek” novelisation signed by Rob Shearman can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 170 – Cider With Terrance

  18 September 2022 (2:23pm GMT)
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  (00:13:05) Many of the panels which take place at the DWAS Capitol conventions can be seen on their Youtube channel. The one involving Terrance Dicks’s surprise appearance and moderated by our own Allan is here.

  (00:13:15) Postponed from its original date in March 2020 by CoVid, The Doctor Who Appreciation Society and The Whoovers, in partnership with the family of Terrance Dicks is delighted to be able to announce the return of our special event ‘Terrance Dicks – A Celebration’. This one day event will take place on Sunday 2nd October 2022 at Riverside Studios, Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London. Doors will open at 1000 hrs with the event running 1100 – 1700 hrs. Tickets are £40 each (plus booking fee). Autographs will be available to purchase on the day, there will also be a photo studio run by TTL Productions. The event is to raise funds for Save The Children which, for many years, was Terrance’s chosen charity (and as such, a DWAS members discount is not available on this occasion). Tickets can be booked online at this link.

  (00:14:47) The Whoovers was created in 1999 by a group of Doctor Who fans. They meet on the first Friday of every month at 19:30 at the QUAD, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby. DE1 3AS.

  (00:45:40) A photo of Tony standing proudly by his new TARDIS on our Tumbler page here.

  (00:47:22) Photos of the Doctor Who artwork on the Platinum Jubilee buses can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:53:09) “Expect the unexpected” – this audio clip is, of course, from “The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Fit the Tenth).

  (00:54:44) The “I should give it a minute” clip from “Carry On Spying” can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

  (00:55:25) The “Fakir! Off!” clip from “Carry On Up The Khyber” can be seen on Youtube here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 169 – Bernard Mandril

  29 August 2022 (4:26pm GMT)
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  We take a look at 4th Doctor story “The Nightmare of Eden”.

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  (00:01:15) A photo of Hayden and Dave Kitchen at a “Frontier in Space” scene location on the South Bank can be seen on our Tumblr page here. You will see how understandable it was to mistake them for returning Ogrons.

  (00:04:23) The House on the Hill Toy Museum in Stansted Moutfichet can be found here. Some photos of Hayden and his son visiting the museum can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00;08:26) “Omega Unplugged” by Cutaway Comics can be found here.

  (00:09:01) Panels from John Ridgeway’s comic art for Doctor Who Weekly and 2000AD can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:15:12) These two “Jackanory” audio clips come respectively from Bernard Cribbins reading “Mortimer’s Glass” and from Kenneth Williams reading “The Dribblesome Teapot”.

  (00:16:32) “A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss” can be found here.

  (00:44:20) “Big Elephant”, S01E03 of “Target” can be found here.

  (01:00:56) The “Drugs” episode of “Brass Eye” can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 168 – An Earthly Child

  29 July 2022 (9:49pm GMT)
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  We take a look at the two Peter Cushing Dalek films released in the 1960s at the height of Dalekmania. Along the way, Mark meets a fellow podcaster, Mark’s sister chances to meet our listener and we binge-watch Bond at the cinema.

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  (00:04:06) Remain-voting – oops sorry – Leave-supporting MP, Liz Truss, inspires the nation with a speech at the Liberal Democrat – oops sorry – Conservative Party conference.

  (00:08:10) As must be widely known by now (from QI if nothing else), Peter Cushing lived in Whitstable, a seaside town not far from our Mark’s home in Kent. Landmark’s include Cushing’s View (his memorial bench) and The Peter Cushing pub.

  (00:24:58) Russell T Davies’s acceptance speech for his award for “It’s a Sin”.

  (01:00:40) Roy Castle with Buddy Rich and Sammy Davis Jnr on the “Parkinson” show in 1982.

  (01:01:40) Roy Castle breaks the world record for the fastest tap dancing (24 taps per second) in 1973.

  (01:07:25) A scan from issue 28 of TV Century 21 comic where Lady Penelope meets he cast can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:19:50) The Dalek spaceship also appears in “The Body Stealers” as shown on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:25:00) Ray Brooks voices “Mr Benn”.

  (01:28:05) TV commercial for Harp lager from the 1970s.

  (01:28:37) Sugar Puffs ran another competition for the second film.

  (01:30:00) The scene from “Dr Nora” (“Frasier” S06E20).

  (01:31:55) Young John Streeter wins a prop Dalek in a competition.

  (01:32:25) British Telecom “Hola” TV commercial with the film poster in the background.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 167 – Prometheus Rewatched

  11 June 2022 (3:44pm GMT)
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  We finally come to our long-delayed retrospective of the Tenth Doctor’s era and reveal the results of your votes on your top 5 David Tennant Stories.

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  (00:12:40) The Metebilis Two Preference Revealer can be found here.

  (01:20:11) Charlie Brooker’s “Screenwipe” review of series 2 of Doctor Who can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 166 – Beyond Excited

  31 May 2022 (8:04am GMT)
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  The Four Faces of Delusion chat about the latest casting announcements.

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  (00:29:03) This clip is from “Something About Dr Mary”, S07E16 of “Frasier”.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 165 – Messrs. Comics

  8 May 2022 (6:37pm GMT)
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  At the DWAS “The Capitol V” convention in April, we recorded an interview with those panjandrums of the comics world, Dez Skinn and Gareth Kavanagh, which we present in full here.

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  (00:00:00) Dez Skinn is a British comic and magazine editor and author of a number of books on comics. As head of Marvel Comics’ operations in the UK in the late 1970s, Dez reformatted existing titles, launched new ones, and acquired the BBC license for “Doctor Who Weekly”. After leaving Marvel UK, Dez founded and edited “Warrior”, which featured key works by Alan Moore. Called by some the “British Stan Lee”, Dez is one of British comics’ most influential figures (it says here). Dez’s website can be found here.

  (00:00:00) Gareth Kavanagh is of course one of the legendary (i.e. we’re not entirely convinced that he actually exists but the stories about him are legion) eminences grises behind the “Vworp Vworp” fanzine and the Cutaway Comics imprint.

  “Vworp Vworp” is a fanzine celebrating Doctor Who in comic strip form, as well as Doctor Who artwork in general and the history of “Doctor Who Magazine”.

  Cutaway Comics is a new British imprint of comics and graphic novels drawn from the darker recesses of a dangerous, unpredictable cutaway universe. From the creators of Vworp Vworp! Magazine, they star some of the most enigmatic characters to have graced our screens. Beginning with a four-issue limited series written by Eric Saward (Doctor Who) and featuring the mercenary Lytton (as portrayed by Gangster’s Maurice Colbourne), Cutaway Comics is also bringing you art from the UK’s hottest artists including Barry Renshaw (Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog). Cutaway Comics is inspired by the so-called ‘backup’ strips of Doctor Who Weekly, which delved deeper into the characters and cultures of the Doctor Who universe away from the Doctor. Stay tuned for some exciting and unprecedented explorations of the worlds of Doctor Who and beyond.

  (00:21:00) The Seacon article in The Guardian which Dez refers to here can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:38:15) “Garth” was a comic strip in the British newspaper Daily Mirror that ran from 24 July 1943 – 22 March 1997. It belonged to the action-adventure genre and followed the exploits of the title character, an immensely strong hero who battled various villains throughout the world and in different eras. It was widely syndicated in English-speaking countries. 1960s Australian fast bowler Garth McKenzie was nicknamed after its hero.

  (00:38:15) “George and Lynne”, the liberated couple created by writer Conrad Frost, first appeared in the British newspaper The Sun in 1976 and their adventures continued to appear until 2010.

  (00:50:40) The “Guy Fawkes” pub in York can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 165 – Messrs. Comics

  8 May 2022 (6:37pm GMT)
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  (00:00:00) Dez Skinn is a British comic and magazine editor and author of a number of books on comics. As head of Marvel Comics’ operations in the UK in the late 1970s, Dez reformatted existing titles, launched new ones, and acquired the BBC license for “Doctor Who Weekly”. After leaving Marvel UK, Dez founded and edited “Warrior”, which featured key works by Alan Moore. Called by some the “British Stan Lee”, Dez is one of British comics’ most influential figures (it says here). Dez’s website can be found here.

  (00:00:00) Gareth Kavanagh is of course one of the legendary (i.e. we’re not entirely convinced that he actually exists but the stories about him are legion) eminences grises behind the “Vworp Vworp” fanzine and the Cutaway Comics imprint.

  “Vworp Vworp” is a fanzine celebrating Doctor Who in comic strip form, as well as Doctor Who artwork in general and the history of “Doctor Who Magazine”.

  Cutaway Comics is a new British imprint of comics and graphic novels drawn from the darker recesses of a dangerous, unpredictable cutaway universe. From the creators of Vworp Vworp! Magazine, they star some of the most enigmatic characters to have graced our screens. Beginning with a four-issue limited series written by Eric Saward (Doctor Who) and featuring the mercenary Lytton (as portrayed by Gangster’s Maurice Colbourne), Cutaway Comics is also bringing you art from the UK’s hottest artists including Barry Renshaw (Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog). Cutaway Comics is inspired by the so-called ‘backup’ strips of Doctor Who Weekly, which delved deeper into the characters and cultures of the Doctor Who universe away from the Doctor. Stay tuned for some exciting and unprecedented explorations of the worlds of Doctor Who and beyond.

  (00:21:00) The Seacon article in The Guardian which Dez refers to here can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:38:15) “Garth” was a comic strip in the British newspaper Daily Mirror that ran from 24 July 1943 – 22 March 1997. It belonged to the action-adventure genre and followed the exploits of the title character, an immensely strong hero who battled various villains throughout the world and in different eras. It was widely syndicated in English-speaking countries. 1960s Australian fast bowler Garth McKenzie was nicknamed after its hero.

  (00:38:15) “George and Lynne”, the liberated couple created by writer Conrad Frost, first appeared in the British newspaper The Sun in 1976 and their adventures continued to appear until 2010.

  (00:50:40) The “Guy Fawkes” pub in York can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 164 – Attention All Shipping

  28 April 2022 (8:14am GMT)
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  We take a look back at the Easter special “Legend of the Sea Devils”.

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  (00:00:00) Our opening music is, of course, “Sailing By” – the introduction to BBC Radio’s late night “Shipping Forecast”.

  (00:11:24) Tickets are already on sale (by following this link) for the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s “The Capitol Six Decades” convention in 2023 on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th April at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Crawley. Once you’ve bought your ticket, you will be emailed a booking code to use to get the negotiated reduced hotel room rate of £64 per night for the convention by phoning 01293 608608.

  (00:12:09) Our clip in tribute to the Rev’s cat, Astrid, is taken from about the 00:29:30 point in our podcast #019 (“Deep into the Dalek”) which can be found here.

  (00:15:22) Clayton Hickman’s PDF download of the box artwork for the 1982 Suchard Doctor Who Easter Egg can be found here.

  (00:38:30) This Radio Times interview with Chis Chibnall can be found here.

  (00:56:24) This Radio Times interview with Ella Road can be found here.

  (01:20:18) The conveyor belt was the traditional climax to The Generation Game and starts about 6 mins into this clip.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 163 – Capitol Appreciation

  16 April 2022 (11:15am GMT)
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  We gave Tony Jordan a week to recover his voice and strength before inviting him to rejoin us to look back on The Capitol V convention.

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  (00:09:35) Dez Skinn can be seen with the first volume of his new autobiography here.

  (00:21:40) Natasha’s tweet showing the award she received for her husband Chris Achilleos can be seen here.

  (00:28:30) The two incarnations of Huw Dennis’s Brigadier cosplay can be seen here.

  (00:29:57) Our own Mark can be seen with the First Doctor and the Dalek guarding the entrance to The Space Museum exhibition here.

  (00:43:25) Elsa Dicks can be seen presenting the inaugural Terrance Dicks Award For Writers to Gary Russell here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 162 – Operating Capitol

  22 March 2022 (8:57pm GMT)
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  Tony Jordan joins for our traditional podcast looking forward to the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s “The Capitol V” convention in April.

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  (00:01:08) The running joke (funny peculiar, not funny haha) about introducing DWAS illuminati in the style of Roberta Tovey dates back to the appearance on the podcast of DWAS Co-ordinator Paul (as his will so mote it be) Winter on our podcast #54 and of course refers to the single “Who’s Who” sung by Roberta Tovey and released by Polydor Records in 1965 to cash in on the popularity of the first Dalek movie.

  (00:07:07) “Liftshafts of the Daleks” was one of the highlights of The Capitol IV and several video clips of it can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

  (00:24:00) Tony Jordan’s interview panel with Steven Berkoff at The Capitol IV can be seen on the DWAS Youtube channel here.

  (00:28:38) Our own Allan Lear’s interview panel with Jon Culshaw and the surprise arrival midway of Terrance Dicks at The Capitol IV can be seen on the DWAS Youtube channel here.

  (00:34:20) Tony Jordan’s interview panel with Katie Manning and Stuart Bevan at The Capitol IV can be seen on the DWAS Youtube channel here.

  (00:44:20) “Vworp Vworp! The Doctor Who Fanzine” can be found and ordered here.

  (00:44:20) “Cutaway Comics” can be found and ordered here.

  (01:04:36) The “I am not by nature a gregarious person” line is a Kessler quote from “Scorpion”, S02E06 of “Secret Army”.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 161 – And William Begat William

  16 March 2022 (8:20pm GMT)
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  We pay tribute to Stuart Bevan and to Lynda Baron and take a look at First Doctor story “The Gunfighters” Along the way, we celebrate Mark’s 100th podcast and Hayden discovers a family connection to Doctor Who.

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  (00:00:00) Information on Dorothy Rose Gribble, the latest addition to Hayden’s family, can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:26:10) “Come Outside” is a British educational children’s television series that ran from 23 September 1993 to 18 March 1997, presented by and starring Lynda Baron as Auntie Mabel and her dog Pippin. It remains one of the BBC’s most successful and watched children’s programmes of all time. Lynda’s song which we play on the podcast can be seen here on Youtube.

  (00:35:50) Deforrest Kelley’s main scene from “Gunfight at the OK Corral” (1957) can be seen on Youtube here.

  (00:46:00) Professor Matthew Matic is a main character from the TV series “Fireball XL5” and acts as the navigator for the spaceship Fireball XL5. He has extensive experience with computers and robotics as well.

  (00:47:14) Sean Pertwee’s and Trevor Laird’s rendition of the “Fireball XL5” theme song from the film “Love Honour and Obey” can be seen on Youtube here.

  (01:01:00) Steven’s facial reaction to being named Steven Regret can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 160 – Echoes of Echo

  27 February 2022 (4:54pm GMT)
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  We review the Fifth Doctor story “Warriors of the Deep” and, as the Sea Devils stalk around to the beat of Adam and the Ants’ “Prince Charming”, we celebrate a landmark for representation in Doctor Who casting.

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  (00:00:00) This podcast opens with the theme music from “On The Move” (see below).

  (00:18:33) “This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor” is a nonfiction book by the British comedy writer Adam Kay, published in 2017. It is a collection of diary entries written by Kay during his medical training from 2004 to 2010. This has been televised as “This Is Going to Hurt”.

  (00:20:28) Addenbrooke’s Hospital is an internationally renownedteaching hospital and research centre in Cambridge, with strong affiliations to the University of Cambridge.

  (00:24:54) “A Fix with Sontarans” is a specially written Doctor Who segment produced for the BBC children’s programme “Jim’ll Fix It” featuring Colin Baker in character as the Sixth Doctor. It was broadcast on 23 February 1985. Later pressings of the Region 2 DVD removed the segment due to the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal.

  (00:29:30) Barry Cryer (23 March 1935 – 25 January 2022) was an English writer, comedian, and actor. As well as performing on stage, radio and television, Cryer wrote for many performers including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Corbett, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richard Pryor, Spike Milligan, Mike Yarwood, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise. The interview with Mark Lawson can be seen here.

  (00:35:25) Donald Gee (28 September 1937 – 14 January 2022) appeared in two Doctor Who television stories: as Major Ian Warne in “The Space Pirates” and Eckersley in “The Monster of Peladon“.

  (00:35:55) “On the Move” is a British television series made by the BBC and first broadcast in 1975 and 1976 in 50 ten-minute episodes. On the surface a lightweight soap opera, it was in fact an educational programme aimed at adults with literacy problems, and linked to a national campaign at the time. Up to 17 million people watched the series, and it was credited with removing some of the stigma attached to illiteracy.

  (00:37:10) Jeremy Irons made an early career appearance on the BBC’s “Playaway” in 1975.

  (00:39:02) “Vision On” was a British children’s television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1976 and designed specifically for children with hearing impairment. The music under Doc’s little homily at this point is “Left Bank One” by The Noveltones which was the music accompanying the “Gallery” section of “Vision On”.

  (00:53:48) “Reaping and Sowing” is sung here by the character Greg Preston (played by Ian McCulloch) at about the 37:46 point in “The Corn Dolly), episode 4 of “The Survivors”, a British post-apocalyptic fiction drama television series created by Terry Nation at the BBC and broadcast from 1975 to 1977.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 159 – The Trouble With Trebles

  24 January 2022 (3:27pm GMT)
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  This podcast marks Diddly Dum’s 8th birthday and we take a look at “Eve of the Daleks” after paying tribute to Chris Achilleos.

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  (00:02:20) A photo of Mark’s K-9 enamel badge can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:03:50) A photo of Mark’s Keys of Marinus B&M set can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:12:10) This interview where Hayden visited Chris Achilleos’s home in 2016 was originally included at 01:06:50 into our podcast #049 (“Chris Achilleos”) which can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 158 – Whoot-a-Gary

  22 December 2021 (9:59am GMT)
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  Our eighth Christmas podcast is full of the presents, memories and advent crowns. Mark has invented a brand new game. And all topped off with the annual Gold Run looking back on the year.

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  (00:07:10) A photo of Doc’s Secret Santa gift can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:10:53) A photo of Hayden’s Secret Santa gift can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:13:55) A photo of Mark’s Secret Santa gift can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:16:47) “War of the Daleks” is a kind of sci-fi Space-Ludo with Dalek. The game involves moving card Dr Who figures around a circular playing area aiming to get to the “control center” whilst avoiding the Daleks. The Daleks themselves are faithful plastic renditions about three quarters of an inch tall, inserted into concentric slots cut into the board. When the pale blue “control centre” hub in the middle of the board is rotated, the card disc underpinning these concentric slots also rotate, causing the Daleks to move around the board and “capture” hapless players. If a player makes it to the central hub, they have a chance to destroy the control centre by lifting it up. Doing so reveals four panels one of which depicts the “King Dalek.” If he’s next to you he exterminates you and you start again!

  (00:20:00) A photo of Kroton, Hayden’s emaciated Dapol Cyberman, can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:23:18) Doc took far too much time out of editing our last podcast to fake a 20 year old tweet from his dad, flogging his valued Beano collection. The tweet can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:24:00) Pink Floyd followed up 1995’s “Pulse” album with another live album in the new millennium: “Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81,” a document of the band’s performances at Earl’s Court, London, two decades earlier. The album was released in Europe on March 27, 2000; in the United States on April 18. Hayden discovered that his dad appears on the album cover art photos as he attended this live show. The relevant photo can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:26:08) Of the seven Dalek “annuals” published, Doc is referring here to the four published between 1976 and 1979. The 1970s annuals were far more narratively integrated than the 1960s efforts. They tell the tale of the Anti-Dalek Force (ADF) and have a regular “cast” that includes Space Major Joel Shaw and Mark Seven, an android agent.

  (00:27:05) TARDIS money box.

  (00:27:25) Cyberman door guard.

  (00:27:50) “Doctor Who and the Pescatons” first original, officially licensed audio drama based upon Doctor Who. Originally released by Argo Records, the story featured Tom Baker and Elisabeth Salden, as the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. It was divided into two episodes, complete with opening and closing themes, simulating the televised series. The radio-cassette player which Doc received that Christmas (1976?) and for which the accompaniment was this Pescatons audio cassette can be seen here.

  (00:35:30) The BookTrust Christmas appeal raises money to send surprise festive book parcels to children who are vulnerable or in care. This year, it’s even more vital to support children who may not be looking forward to Christmas. And so we plan to give out more parcels than ever before and to reach 16,000 children – that’s 1,750 more than last year. Half will be sent to children in care who may be spending their first Christmas away from their families, and the other half will be given out through community foodbanks to children in families facing challenging circumstances. Donate £10 to send one book parcel to one child. Any additional funds raised by the appeal will support our work with children through the year.

  (00:38:06) This recording of Tom Baker encountering a former child in care on Oxford Street comes from his 2010 “In Confidence” interview with Laurie Taylor which can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 157 – For Flux Sake

  13 December 2021 (6:55pm GMT)
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  We take a look at “Survivors of the Flux” and “The Vanquishers”, the final two episodes of “The Flux season. Along the way, Mark has an exciting parcel to open and we reflect on childhood toys torn from our grasp.

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  (00:01:31) Further details on the rediscovery of the picture negative of episode 7 of “The Daleks” can be seen here.

  (00:05:29) A photo of some of the goodies in Mark’s exciting parcel can be seen on our Tumblr page here. And the tweet announcing his competition win can be seen here.

  (00:06:41) The Unreality Store can be found here.

  (00:13:10) The ASDA commercial for the original Millennium Falcon can be seen here (starts at 00:04:29).

  (00:45:18) The Nazis sketch from “That Mitchell & Webb Look” can be seen here.

  (01:06:32) Our own version of the end credits of “Survivors of the Flux”, including a tribute to Jimmy Perry and David Croft can be seen here.

  (01:26:30) Craig Ferguson’s Doctor Who cold open can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 156 – The Stone Jape

  28 November 2021 (6:05pm GMT)
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  A Weeping Angel attack on The Whoseum seems to catapult Mark back to the 1970s where he hears voices in the walls. Do the stones of our retreat act as a recording medium? Meantime, we take a look at “Once, Upon Time” and “Village of Angels”, pars 1 and 2 of “The Flux”.

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  (00:00:00) On listening to our opening scene here, we’re sure that you won’t be that suprised that we recently rewatched “The Stone Tape”.

  (00:47:25) Mark’s cruel “doing a Boris” jibe at Doc as he got lost in his podcast notes refers to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech on 22 November 2021 which can be seen here.

  (00:38:59) The John Simm TV commercial referred to here dates back to around 1997 (we think) and can be seen here.

  (00:55:25) chakoteya.net is a very useful site for Doctor Who scripts.

  (01:09:25) The photo of Mark and Scott, his Blake Harrison-lookalike friend, can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:20:00) “Conspiracy” is a 2001 British / American made-for-TV film that dramatises the 1942 Wannsee Conference. Using the authentic script taken from the only surviving transcript recorded during the meeting, the film delves into the psychology of Nazi officials involved in the “Final Solution of the Jewish Question” during World War Two. There is a DVD available.

  (01:27:42) The “Bus Stop Peggy” clip can be seen on our tweet here.

  (01:37:25 We met the Sons of Skaro at the DWAS Capitol IV convention in 2019.

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