Diddly Dum Podcast
- Description:
- Far more than just another Doctor Who podcast.
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- Episodes:
- 309
- Average Episode Duration:
- 00:00
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 00:00
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 0 minutes and 0 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 8 June 2024 (4:07pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 2 June 2024 (3:16pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 12 days, 6 hours, 26 minutes and 2 seconds
Diddly Dum Podcast Episodes
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 198 – Ill Met By Fleshlight
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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.
(00:20:00) This audio clip is from “Casino Royale” and can be seen here.
(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.
(01:06:30) The video for “True Faith” by New Order can seen here.
(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
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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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SHOW NOTES
(00:40:20) The Bugs Bunny cartoon “People Are Bunny” can be found here.
(01:10:09) This audio clip is from “Over to Pam”, an episode of “Victoria Wood Presents” and can be seen here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #196 – Up the Junction
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Tony Jordan joins us to look back at the DWAS “Capitol Seven Wonders” convention in April.
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SHOW NOTES
(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.
(00:57:35) The banner made by Connor Adkins can be seen on our Tumblr page here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #195 – Raising Capitol
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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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SHOW NOTES
(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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #194 – Your Musing and Your Friend
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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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SHOW NOTES
(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.
(01:19:23) 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.
(01:43:05) 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
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“Gareth Kavanagh and Ian Winterton join us to take a look back at the recently published Volume 6 of “Vworp Vworp” magazine and forward to the imminent “The Philip Hinchcliffe Years – The DNA of Doctor Who” book. “Gareth Kavanagh and Ian Winterton join us to take a look back at the recently published Volume 6 of Vworp Vworp magazine and forward to the imminent “The Philip Hinchcliffe Years – The DNA of Doctor Who” book.
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SHOW NOTES
(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.
(00:37:35) 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.
(01:26:20) “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
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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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SHOW NOTES
(00:15:49) The Rev interviewing Louise Jameson at Bridlington Comic Con 2021 can be seen on Youtube here.
(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
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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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SHOW NOTES
(00:49:26) This clip of Hilda Ogden singing comes from this episode of “Coronation Street”.
(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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #190 – Hab Ich Das Recht
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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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SHOW NOTES
(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.
(01:10:45) The Secret Lemonade Drinker was a UK TV advert from the 1970s.
(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
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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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SHOW NOTES
(00:00:00) Our guest on this podcast is FOTS Tim Burrows from the “Missing Episodes” podcast.
(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
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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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SHOW NOTES
(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.”
(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?
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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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SHOW NOTES
(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.
(00:46:45) 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.
(01:27:06) 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
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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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SHOW NOTES
(00:00:00) Our guest on this podcast is none other than long-time FOTS Mark from the “42 to Doomsday” podcast.
(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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 185 – Meat is Murder
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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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SHOW NOTES
(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”).
(00:57:33) “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
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Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics joins us to look at “Love & Monsters”.
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SHOW NOTES
(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.
(00:31:45) The Robert McKee “Story” book referred to here is “Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting”.
(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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 183 – The Algy Ward Memorial Podcast
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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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SHOW NOTES
(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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 182 – Rob Shearman
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We present our interview from the “Capitol Six” convention with Rob Shearman.
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SHOW NOTES
(00:16:03) Hayden was interviewed by the BBC for his thoughts on Matt Smith’s departure from the BBC.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 181 – Giving Some Stick
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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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SHOW NOTES
(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”.
(00:26:16) 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
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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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SHOW NOTES
(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.
(00:38:18) Mark’s selfie with Annette Badland can be seen on our Tumblr 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
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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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(00:35:10) 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
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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”.
(00:08:00) 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.
(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
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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.
(00:03:40) “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.
(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
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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.
(00:45:16) This audio clip is from “The Tom Baker Years”.
(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
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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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 174 – The Kamelion Circuit
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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
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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.
(00:28:40) 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.
(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.
(01:04:20) The pink Pertwee book is better known as the 1971 Doctor Who Annual.
(01:10:35) Is it Sgt Benton in the 1971 Doctor Who Annual? Guess for yourself on our Tumblr page here.
(01:28:00) Phil Morris’s appearance on “The One Show” as Indiana Jones can be seen 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”).
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 172 – Rob Shearman & Gary Russell
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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 Gary’s inaugural Terrance Dicks Writers Award trophy can be seen on our Tumblr page here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 171 – Riverside Review
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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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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 170 – Cider With Terrance
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Tony Jordan of DWAS fame joins us to look forward to the “Terrance Dicks – A Celebration” event on October 2nd. We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
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(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.
(00:45:40) 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
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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
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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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(00:08:10) 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.
(01:19:50) 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
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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
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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
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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.
(00:21:00) The Seacon article in The Guardian which Dez refers to here can be seen on our Tumblr page here.
(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
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsAt 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.
(00:21:00) The Seacon article in The Guardian which Dez refers to here can be seen on our Tumblr page here.
(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
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We take a look back at the Easter special “Legend of the Sea Devils”.
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(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.
(00:38:30) 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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 163 – Capitol Appreciation
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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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 162 – Operating Capitol
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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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(00:44:20) “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
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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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(00:26:10) “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.
(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
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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”.
(00:29:30) 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.
(00:35:55) “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”.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 159 – The Trouble With Trebles
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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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 158 – Whoot-a-Gary
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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.
(00:24:00) 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.
(00:27:05) 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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 157 – For Flux Sake
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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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SHOWNOTES
(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.
(01:26:30) Craig Ferguson’s Doctor Who cold open can be seen here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 156 – The Stone Jape
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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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SHOWNOTES
(00:55:25) chakoteya.net is a very useful site for Doctor Who scripts.
(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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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 155 – Half Circle
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We review the first two episodes of “Doctor Who: The Flux” – “The Halloween Apocalypse” and “War of the Sontarans”. Along the way, we mourn the loss of Clifford Rose and Bob Baker.
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SHOWNOTES
(00:05:25) The cartoon of Gromitt meeting K-9 can be seen here.
(00:50:57) The Commodore 64 console on Karvanista’s spaceship can be seen here.
(00:51:35) Clips of the three Commodore 64 games Mark remembers from his youth can be seen here: Bumping Buggies – The Way of The Exploding Fist – Tir Na Nog.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 154 – Knightsbridge – Deansgate – Tib Street
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The Diddly Dummers assemble to take a look at Second Doctor story “Evil of the Daleks”. Along the way, we mark Diddly Dum’s shock appearance on University Challenge and launch our campaign against the scalpers.
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SHOWNOTES
(00:01:42) Rick Jones was a Canadian-born television presenter and folk musician, best known for his work in BBC children’s television programmes “Play School” (1964–1973) and “Fingerbobs” in 1972.
(00:01:42) “Fingerbobs” is a British children’s television programme made by Q3 for the BBC. Only thirteen episodes were ever made and were regularly repeated until December 1984. Presented by mime artist “Yoffy” (played by Canadian actor Rick Jones), each ten-minute episode told a story centred on a paper finger puppet animal and usually involved collecting various items (such as pebbles or feathers) to make up another object at the end. Each finger puppet had their own song.
(00:03:30) “Play School” is a British children’s television series produced by the BBC from 1964 to 1988 and aimed at pre-school children. Each programme followed a broad theme and consisted of songs, stories and activities with presenters in the studio, along with a short film introduced through either the square, round or arched window in the set.
(00:05:15) Cosmo Canyon is a location in role playing video game “Final Fantasy VII“.
(00:23:00) This clip is from an episode of “Eight Out of Ten Cats” and can be seen here.
(01:06:25) “The Arabian Knights” was an animated segment of “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour”.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 153 – Isn’t it Byronic
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Our series of retrospectives of each Doctor’s era reaches Paul McGann, the Eighth Doctor – which in practice ends up being a review of “The TV Movie” and “Night of the Doctor”.
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SHOWNOTES
(00:00:02) Our Night at the Opera cold open is, of course, a reflection of the Madame Butterfly scene in “The TV Movie” where Grace is summoned from the opera. Fans of “Frasier” may also recognise tributes to the S07E15 episode “Out With Dad” which can be seen here.
(00:07:25) “Get Some In” is a British TV sitcom featuring Tony Selby about National Service life in the Royal Air Force, broadcast between 1975 and 1978 by Thames Television.
(00:17:20) The pull-out special from the Spring Bank Holiday edition of “Radio Times”, celebrating the broadcast that week of “Doctor Who: The TV Movie” can be found on our Tumblr page here. It shows the seven incarnations of the Doctor leading up to Paul McGann. We have also refashioned this to show the seven hosts of the Diddly Dum podcast which are (anti-clockwise from 1 o’clock round to 5 o’clock) Al No, The Revd Cpt Hullo Porro (The Rev), Matt Charlton, Allan Lear, Hayden Gribble, Mark John and Doc Whom. All these thumbnail sketches were done by the Rev himself (@skaromedia) at various times in the podcast’s existence.
(00:22:40) “Child Out of Time” is Hayden’s memoir of growing up in the Doctor Who Wilderness Years.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 153 – Isn’t it Byronic
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsOur series of retrospectives of each Doctor’s era reaches Paul McGann, the Eighth Doctor – which in practice ends up being a review of “The TV Movie” and “Night of the Doctor”.
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@diddlydumpodcast
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:02) Our Night at the Opera cold open is, of course, a reflection of the Madame Butterfly scene in “The TV Movie” where Grace is summoned from the opera. Fans of “Frasier” may also recognise tributes to the S07E15 episode “Out With Dad” which can be seen here.
(00:07:25) “Get Some In” is a British TV sitcom featuring Tony Selby about National Service life in the Royal Air Force, broadcast between 1975 and 1978 by Thames Television.
(00:17:20) The pull-out special from the Spring Bank Holiday edition of “Radio Times”, celebrating the broadcast that week of “Doctor Who: The TV Movie” can be found on our Tumblr page here. It shows the seven incarnations of the Doctor leading up to Paul McGann. We have also refashioned this to show the seven hosts of the Diddly Dum podcast which are (anti-clockwise from 1 o’clock round to 5 o’clock) Al No, The Revd Cpt Hullo Porro (The Rev), Matt Charlton, Allan Lear, Hayden Gribble, Mark John and Doc Whom. All these thumbnail sketches were done by the Rev himself (@skaromedia) at various times in the podcast’s existence.
(00:22:40) “Child Out of Time” is Hayden’s memoir of growing up in the Doctor Who Wilderness Years.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 152 – RTD2
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The Diddly Dummers re-assemble at short notice to record a special podcast with their reactions to the bombshell news of Russell T Davies returning to Doctor Who as showrunner.
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SHOWNOTES
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 152 – RTD2
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Diddly Dummers re-assemble at short notice to record a special podcast with their reactions to the bombshell news of Russell T Davies returning to Doctor Who as showrunner.
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
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Email us at diddlydumpodcast@diddlydumpodcast
SHOWNOTES
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched anything from.
