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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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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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 who-pewter-chess-from-danbury.html">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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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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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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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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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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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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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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(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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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. More photos of the toys on display 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

(01:16:15) 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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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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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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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 the Angels”, parts 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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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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(00:00:00) The opening audio clip here is from the garden party scene in “Russian Roulette”, S02E02 of “Secret Army”. The video clip can be seen here.

(00:01:12) The opening music in this podcast episode is the opening theme from “Secret Army” which can be seen here.

(00:05:25) The cartoon of Gromitt meeting K-9 can be seen here.

(00:05:52) Clifford Rose (24 October 1929 – 6 November 2021) was a British actor who appeared in too many things to list but, for our purposes, is most noted for his role as Rorvik in the Fourth Doctor story “Warriors’ Gate” and, for Mark and Doc, his role as Ludwig Kessler in “Secret Army”.

(00:08:40) The second audio clip here is from “Hymn to Freedom”, S01E12 of “Secret Army”. The longer video clip 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.

(01:11:57) The closing music in this podcast episode is the closing theme from “Secret Army” which can be seen here.

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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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(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.

(00:25:07) There was an uncredited extra in every episode of “The Young Ones” now being referred to as the fifth housemate.

(00:28:46) This sketch is based on this recent episode of the BBC’s “University Challenge” and can be seen here. The relevant footage occurs around the start from 00:03:15.

(01:06:25) “The Arabian Knights” was an animated segment of “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour”.

(01:08:00) Location filming for the Victorian house in this story was at Grim’s Dyke, a house and estate in Harrow Weals in northwest London. The house is best known as the home of the dramatist W.S. Gilbvert of the opera partnership Gilbert and Sullivan.

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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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(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.

(00:06:48) The clip from “Brass Eye” which convinced John Challis that Noel Edmonds had shot Clive Anderson can be found 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.

(00:33:21) At “Capitol”, the 40th anniversary convention of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society in 2016, Hayden was asked to try on a Gallifreyan soldier’s uniform for reasons which we’ve forgotten and he took the opportunity to be photographed with guests (left to right) Daphne Ashbrook, Fraser Hines and Yee Jee Tso.

(00:35:55) As is surely common knowledge, each host of the Diddly Dum podcast upon arrival is presented with an engraved silver Edwardian cigarillo case. With one exception, all hosts have kept these in the inside pockets of their crushed velvet smoking jackets over their hearts as protection against assassin’s bullets from rival podcasts. The one exception is Mark who uses it to keep his fags in.

(00:39:45) The Grandpa Simpson onion story comes from S04E17 (“Last Exit to Springfield”) of “The Simpsons” and the clip can be seen here.

(01:01:02) This “Kenneth Williams as Nyder” clip appears at around 00:37:50 into Diddly Dum Podcast #118 (“The Amazing World of Tom Baker”) and can be found here.

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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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(00:03:12) Russell’s photo of him looking over his shoulder at his past self (together with the comment “RTD?” can be found on his Instagram page here.

(00:33:16) The Reverend Captain Hullo Porro (colloquially known as the Rev) was a host on Diddly Dum episodes 001 to 027.

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(00:03:15) The photo of Tom Baker bidding farewell to his road-working colleagues after he was cast as Doctor Who can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:08:42) The “Spitting Image” inspired music video accompanying “Land of Confusion” by Genesis can be found here.

(01:03:30) The photo of David Bradley, Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith cosplaying as “The Three Doctors” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:46:50) “The Pitch of Fear” was a comedy sketch parodying the pitch meeting for the initial run of Doctor Who. It was the first of three sketches produced for BBC2’s “Doctor Who Night” in 1999, alongside “The Web of Caves” and “The Kidnappers”.

(00:59:45) Diddly Dum’s full interview with Anneke Wills at Capitol³ starts 21 mins into our podcast episode 095 “Rogues, Vagabonds & Actors” which can be found here.

(01:03:30) The photo of David Bradley, Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith cosplaying as “The Three Doctors” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(01:04:41) The “Life of Brian” reference at this point is explained on our Tumblr page here.

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To mark the podcast’s 150th episode, the Four Faces of Delusion gather on 20th July to look at the 50th anniversary story “The Day of the Doctor”. And they meet themselves travelling back in time from 29th July to bring news of a big announcement.

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(00:02:12) The 1976 British Isles heat wave led to the second hottest summer average temperature in the UK since records began. At the same time, the country suffered a severe drought. This drought is referred to by our Australian cousins as “wasn’t it mild that day?”.

(00:02:18) Standpipes were a common sight on the streets of the UK during the heatwave and drought of 1976 to replace discontinued domestic water supplies.

(00:02:29) The famous ladybird plague of 1976.

(00:22:36) Jubblies were a frozen drink.

(00:04:46) Margaret Thatcher’s famous use of the “Royal We” in 1989 can be seen here.

(00:30:52) Martin Belam’s article “Exterminate! Exterminate! Why it’s time for Doctor Who to die” in The Guardian of 20 July 2021 can be found here.

(00:32:36) “The Target Storybook” was a collection of short stories released on 24 October 2019.

(00:46:27) Si Hart’s review of Hayden’s book “Child Out of Time: Growing Up With Doctor Who in the Wilderness Years” can be found on the WeAreCult website here.

(00:48:00) Jeremy Bulloch who played Hal the Archer in “The Time Warrior” and Boba Fett in “Star Wars” is here in “Summer Holiday”.

(00:51:05) Millie McKenzie (for it is she) can be found at @cowbearcreates on Twitter and at @cowbearcreations on Instagram. Examples of her work can be bought at redbubble.com. The specific photos Mark refers to can be found here.

(00:56:48) In a strong field, two of Hayden’s jammiest ever moments were his accidental double appearance in “The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot”, the 2013 comedy spoof made for Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(01:39:30) The famous loping walk of Brackett the butler from “Chigley” can be seen at the start of this video clip. The Sweeney additions are not relevant.

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Our former co-host, Matt Charlton, joins us again for our long-awaited retrospective of the Third Doctor’s era, in which we reveal the results or our poll of your Top Five Fave Jon Pertwee stories.

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(00:02:18) Tiffany Pollard mistakenly thinks David Gest is dead on UK Celebrity Big Broher 2016

(00:32:12) The Capitol V convention has been re-re-arranged for Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April 2022.

(01:19:24) Paul Cornell’s review of “Terror of the Autons” from DWB 112, April 1993 can be seen here.

(01:20:05) The Paul Cornell story Matt mentions here in which the Third Doctor is shown playing cards in a gentlemen’s club would seem to be this one in Titan Comics’s “The Third Doctor #1”.

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Mark from the “42 to Doomsday” podcast joins us and chooses the Fifth Doctor story “Frontios” to discuss. He also brings along David Banks’s “Cybermen” book to present to The Whoseum. Along the way, we look at the ethics of getting your todger out at work.

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(00:01:35) Our guest on this episode is Mark from the notorious 42 to Doomsday podcast.

(00:01:59) The “friends, romans, countrymen” line here is of course a tribute to the death speech of Julius Caesar as performed in the film “Carry on Cleo” by Kenneth Williams.

(00:02:21) Issi Noho was the eponymous main character in a series of books and children’s TV programmes programmes created, written and narrated by author Keith Chatfield. 52 episodes of the television programme were produced for Thames Television between 1974 and 1978. Issi Noho is a panda with magic powers. His magic results from completing the vacant square in a series of magic number squares that he inherited from his Chinese ancestors. In a magic square the numbers must come to the same total in whichever direction they are added up, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Issi’s poor arithmetic causes frequent mathematical errors, with unexpected and humorous consequences. Issi’s name comes from the middle letters of THIS SIDE UP, USE NO HOOKS. These were the words on the packing case in which he was discovered by the children, Sally and Andrew. Issi had camouflaged his packing case with branches and leaves and the children could only see the middle letters ISSI NOHO, which they took to be his name.

(00:10:10) In 1991, the BBC and Grundy released a video game for Commodore based on the TV soap opera “Neighbours”.

(00:12:50) As an idea for a possible working title for the Diddly Dum Podcast, “Clockwork Rocket Ship” was inspired by a line from the song “Womble of the Universe”. This was a single by British novelty pop group the Wombles and appears on their 1974 album “Keep on Wombling”, a partial concept album with the first side following singer Orinoco through a series of dreams. The styles included pop, rock and classical and the The album spent six weeks in the UK album charts, peaking at number 17. #The Wombles featured musicians dressed as the characters from the children’s TV show “The Wombles” (voiced of course by Doctor Who legend Bernard Cribbins). Songwriter and record producer Mike Batt wrote and also performed many commercially successful singles and albums as the Wombles with other collaborators. In 2011, the band played at The Glastonbury Festival.

(00:14:36) This musical snatch is of course from “Mickey”, the 1981 song recorded by American singer and choreographer Toni Basil on her debut album “Word of Mouth”. Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as “Kitty”, it was first recorded by UK music group Racey. Toni Basil changed the name from Kitty to Mickey to make the song about a man. Reissued in January 1982, “Mickey” quickly became a substantial UK hit, reaching number 2. It was issued in Australia by April, where over the summer it rose to number 1.

(00:25:55) “Kklak: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos” collects the entirety of Achilléos’ Doctor Who artwork in chronological order, along with commentary from Achilléos himself (as well as some fans) – presenting the definitive guide to his seminal work. The book also includes a small contribution from twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi and a foreword from Achilléos’ long-time friend and collaborator, the late Terrance Dicks. Featuring every one of Achilléos’ Doctor Who designs, as well as never before seen material giving insight into his creative process, Kklak: the Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos is released 2020 by Candy Jar Books.

(00:41:42) Hard work by the Diddly Dum Restoration Team on cleaning up the soundtrack of “Frontios” has revealed the original purpose of the TARDIS roundels and the relevant video clip can be found here.

(00:47:45) The Mighty Bhoosh character Charlie appears in Series One, Episode Six “Charlie”. The protagonist of Vince Noir’s books, Charlie is made of used bubblegum, has a mustache, and wears a bowler hat. At one point in time, Charlie had Inuits living inside of him. They later died, for which Charlie feels great guilt. He is real, despite Howard Moon’s scornful disbelief when told Charlie’s life story, and arrives at the zoo to take revenge on Dixon Bainbridge and Hamilton Cork for their attempt to steal his life’s story.

(01:09:15) “Doctor Who: Cybermen” is a combination fiction/non-fiction book that explores the history of the Cybermen in Doctor Who (using a style that mixes non-fiction documentary with in-universe history). The book’s author, David Banks, portrayed the Cyber-leader in several television episodes, as well as the Doctor during one performance of “The UItimate Adventure”.

(01:14:00) The “Dalek book” which Mark is referring to at this point is “The Official Doctor Who and the Daleks Book“, a reference book/guide about the Daleks written by John Peel and Terru Nation. A guide to each Dalek episode up through “Revelation of the Daleks” comprised most of the book, effectively telling the story of the Daleks in the real world. Also featured was “The History of the Daleks”, a retelling of Dalek history from an in-universe perspective. Other features include information on other Dalek media and merchandise, and story outlines for early or unproduced stories.

(01:01:16) “The ArcHive Tapes“, later released as “The ArcHive Tapes: Cybermen – The Hypothesised History Of The Cyber Race“, were an audio adaptation of the in-universe biographical elements of the David Banks book “Doctor Who; Cybermen”. The tapes recount Banks’ interpretation of the history of the Cybermen. The series comprises a set of four audiocassettes. The series was narrated and produced by David Banks.

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During Hayden’s paternity leave, former Diddly Dum host, Matt Charlton, has rallied to the colours for this episode and has chosen the Third Doctor story “Colony in Space” for us to review. Along the way, we reminisce about his era of the podcast (eps 028-059) when his side of episodes were often recorded from the top deck of a 192 bus, and his discovery that he’s distantly related to some stars of Doctor Who.

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(00:40:45) 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.

(00:54:35) John Leeson’s signed photo for us as “The War Bungle” can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(01:44:52) and-doctor-who.html">Frank Bellamy’s specially commission artwork for the Radio Times to accompany the launch of “Colony in Space” can be found here.

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As our own Hayden begins his paternity leave, Aussie podcaster David Kitchen teleports in (transmats surely) for a look at First Doctor stories “The Rescue” and “The Romans”.

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(00:02:16) Our guest on this podcast is long-time friend of the show and fellow podcaster David Kitchen from The Doctor Who Show Podcast, The Goodies Pirate Podcast and Space Fall: A Blake’s 7 Podcast.

(00:10:05) James Follett (1939 – 2021) was an English author and screenwriter. Among many things, he wrote “Earthsearch”, a science fiction radio series first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981. The eyeball Earth artwork accompanying this podcast is a tribute to the cover art of the “Earthseach” novelisation. The clip which we play here is from “Earthsearch 1” episode 5: “The Pools of Time”.

(00:55:20) Doc’s personal blog can be found at https://docwhom.wordpress.com/. Doc’s voyage through the First Doctor’s era, looking at how the Doctor changes how he addresses Ian can be found by clicking in the menu on the “Name Dropping” category.

(01:10:05) “Quo Vadis” is a 1951 American epic historical drama film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in Technicolor. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sam The film stars Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, and Peter Ustinov. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards (though it won none), and it was such a huge box office success that it was credited with single-handedly rescuing MGM from the brink of bankruptcy.

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We present the final results of our poll to find the Top 5 Fave stories of the Eleventh Doctor’s (Matt Smith’s) era. Along the way, our fearless exposé of financial doping identifies “the Manchester City of Doctor Who stories”.

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(00:02:16) Our own Hayden’s appearance on the “Lunch Hour Geek Out” podcast can be found here. Hayden discusses his guilty pleasures- the awful pieces of entertainment from across the decades that he loves so much? Includes discussions of peak Roger Moore, Bat Nipples, Saucy Hair Metal Lyrics, Phil Collins, Star Wars, Michael Bay, Top Gear and barrel-scraping reality TV.

(01:49:46) This audio clip is taken from Tom Baker’s 2010 “In Confidence” interview with Laurie Taylor.

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The Diddly Dummers celebrate the podcast’s seventh birthday with a review of the New Year’s Day special “Revolution of the Daleks” and a look at our Christmas presents.

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(00:02:30) A photo of the ceiling tiles in Doc’s boyhood bedroom can be found on our Tumblr page here. Fans od “Blakes 7” will understand why it looked to him like one of their space-scapes.

(00:05:34) A photo of Hayden’s completed multi-Doctor jigsaw can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:49) For those not old enough to remember the nicotine/annual reference, an explanation can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:07:36) Photos of Doc’s Eaglemoss figures can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:09:20) Photos of Mark’s B&M figures can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:13:05) Photos of Hayden’s B&M figures can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:13:38) The Goodies Pirate Podcast can be found here.

(01:02:20) If you haven’t already sent us your Top 5 Fave Eleventh Doctor stories for our Matt Smith retrospective, you can still do so. The easiest way is probably to reply to this tweet. Please remember that two-parters like “Time of Angels”/”Flesh and Stone” count as a single story for voting purposes and that we are treating the 50th anniversary special, “Day of the Doctor” as a Matt Smith story.

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The Three Who Drool assemble in The Whoseum for their annual Christmas gameshow podcast (which is Pertwee-themed this year), playing “Carnival of Monsters”, “The Feast of Stevens”, “Play Your Gel Guards Right” and “Who Said What”. Along the way, they present their most Christmassy Pertwee stories, open their Secret Santa gifts and stock up on mince pies in preparation for that seasonal pillar of the Diddly Dum Podcast, the “Gold Run” quiz looking back on our last 12 months of podcasting. Our “Gold Run” game screen can be seen above if you’d like to follow along.

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(00:04:05) You can hear Hayden’s appearance on the “Vision on Sound” show on the radio station Fab Radio International. Podcasts of the shows can be found at Visiononsound.blogspot.com.

(00:11:15) Bet Lynch was a prominent character in UK soap “Coronation Street”, being variously the barmaid and landlady of The Rovers Return pub. The scene where she leaves her keys on the bar can seen about 23:30 into this clip.

(00:13:05) Pics of our Secret Santa gifts can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:48:00) The “Top Trump” cards used in our “Play Your Gel Guards Right game can be seen on our Tumble page here.

(01:05:42) 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.

(01:18:30) Gruntleigh the Ogron (friend of the show) can be found at his Twitter account here.

(01:20:14) 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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We reveal the results of the poll to find our listeners’ top five stories from the era of the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy. The Diddly Dummers felt that any occasion related to announcing votes merited an imposing location so we got an intern to hire a conference suite at the swankiest hotel in Mummerset.

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(00:06:53) The private cine film footage taken by Carole Ann Ford during the rehearsals for “The Dalek Invasion of Earth” can be found here.

(00:14:21) The James Bond comic strip ran in the Daily Express newspaper from 1958 to 1993. Photos of the Hayden’s books of these collected strips can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:22:14) Photos of some of Hayden’s Doctor Who figurines can be seen on our Tumblr page here and here and here.

(00:48:32) “The Worm That Turned” was a story within “The Two Ronnies” TV show in which Diana Dors guest-starred as the Commander of the State Police in this spoof piece of dystopian fiction set in 2012 in which women rule England. Male and female gender roles are completely reversed, even down to men having women’s names and vice versa. Men are housekeepers and wear women’s clothes, and law and order is managed by female guards in boots and hot pants. Big Ben is renamed Big Brenda, the Tower of London is renamed Barbara Castle and the Union Jack becomes the Union Jill. The watching of chauvinistic films is prohibited, so upset duo Janet and Betty prepare to escape to Wales.

(01:16:15) Andrew Cartmel’s book “Script Doctor” can be bought here.

(01:20:00) battlefield.html?fbclid=IwAR2wFA-B6b1S0DT0wInV0_UVodhH4sal2kUcYTOVaanxJZILm9vE7-417QM">The Paul Scoones blog we refer to can be found here.

(02:00:30) Since we recorded this podcast, we’ve remembered what the “42 to Doomsday” boys’ reference to “Search Out Science” was. “Search Out Space was a special edition of “Search Out Science”, a children’s education programme in which Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred appeared as the Seventh Doctor and Ace. John Leeson provided the voice of K9 for the first time since The Five Doctors. It was broadcast nearly a year after Survival, which marked the end of the original Doctor Who series.

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The Three Who Drool travel to a local lighthouse to take a look at the Fourth Doctor story “The Horror of Fang Rock”. Along the way, we revisit Hayden’s childhood reading habits, Doc regales us with tales of cob-a-coaling, Hayden casts John Noakes and Roger Moore in Doctor Who, and Mark reveals which 1970s TV show was “a little like The One Show but even less interesting”.

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(00:02:18) You can hear Hayden’s appearance on the “Vision on Sound” show at 7pm on Sunday 1st November 2020 on the radio station Fab Radio International. Podcasts of the shows can also be found at Visiononsound.blogspot.com.

(00:04:08) Our Top Scary Moments can be found in our podcasts #121 and #122 which can be found here and here.

(00:06:04) Cob-a-Coaling.

(00:09:06) The Hovis Music, occasionally known as Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” was famously used in a UK bread commercial on TV.

(00:10:37) Hayden’s reading record books can be seen on our Tumbr page here and here and here.

(00:18:50) The original radio series of “The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy” was adapted for full-cast two vinyl albums, with incidental radiophonic music provided by Paddy Kingsland. These have now been re-released on vinyl and CD. The original cover art can be seen here and here. The book which Doc has been reading is “Don’t Panic” by Neil Gaiman.

(00:23:40) Kevin (for it is he) Davies was interviewed by Hayden on our podcast #40 which can be found here.

(00:23:54) The panel of Christopher Hitchens, Salman Rushdie and Mos Def can be seen here.

(00:32:10) “Pebble Mill at One” was a British television magazine programme that was broadcast live on weekdays at one o’clock on BBC1, from 2 October 1972 to 23 May 1986, and again from 20 October 1991 to 25 May 1996. It was transmitted from the Pebble Mill studios of BBC Birmingham, and uniquely was hosted from the centre’s main foyer area, rather than a conventional television studio.

(01:00:14) “Leela in a baggy jumper” – this audio clip is by former co-host The Rev and can be found at around 01:03:55 into our podcast #001. This podcast would normally be found here but, in early 2020, with a shock, we finally reached our blog storage limit. To give us time to mull over the practicalities and costs of upgrading or seeking another host, we started deleting our early podcasts from this blog in order to make space for new ones. However, they’re saved forever or our own hard drives so, if you’re yearning to listen to these early podcasts, email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk and we’ll be happy to send them to you in some other way.

(01:09:12) The “Max Headroom” clip can be found here together with a mix of news reports.

(01:22:41) “There’s somebody at the door” was a catchphrase from “The Pink Windmill Show” from the mid-1980s.

(01:24:20) One version of the ” Cob a Coaling” song can be found here.

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The Four Faces of Delusion this week take a look at the recently released animation of the missing Second Doctor story “Fury From the Deep”.

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The Diddly Dumbers take a look at the Series 3 Tenth Doctor story “Gridlock”.

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(00:02:37) Pip Madeley’s scam news report on classic Doctor Who returning to BBC2 can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:10:45) This audio clip comes from about 30 mins into Diddly Dum Podcast #67 which can be found here.

(00:11:27) A split-screen video clip comparing the 2017 UK BD cut of “Power of the Daleks” to the 2020 UK BD cut can be found here.

(00:13:36) Vworp Vworp re-issues of Volumes 1&2 and 3 can be ordered here.

(00:17:21) Mark’s tweet of Caitlyn going to pieces at the climax of “Doomsday” can be found here.

(00:46:08) Ratz was a cartoon character on continuity for Children’s BBC in the early 1990s and a clip of him can be seen here.

(00:51:54) Swifty Frisko was a newsreader character from “The Ballad of Halo Jones” in 2000AD comic. A picture of her can be seen on our Tumble page here.

(00:52:10) Max Nornal was a character in “Judge Dredd” in 2000AD comic. A picture of him can be seen on our Tumble page here.

(00:52:30) “Terror Tube” was a story in 2000AD prog 167. A picture of it can be seen on our Tumble page here.

The Four Faces of Delusion present their long-delayed Fifth Doctor retrospective in which they take a look at the results of listeners’ votes for the Top 5 Fave stories.

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(00:08:12) Earl Cameron CBE (8 August 1917 – 3 July 2020) was a Bermudian actor who lived and worked in the United Kingdom. Along with Cy Grant, he was one of the first black actors to break the “colour bar” in the United Kingdom.

(01:40:00) We’d like to draw your attention to “Regenerations”, a charitable anthology to which Simon has contributed and which has now been confirmed as coming out on 3rd August and can be pre-ordered now at this link. 

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Simon Brett rejoins us for part two of our Comics and Strips special in which we continue looking at Doctor Who comic strips and other comics of our youth and later.

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(00:05:50) “The Infinity Gauntlet” is an American comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of an eponymous, six-issue limited series written by Jim Starlin and pencilled by George Pérez and Ron Lim, that was published from July to December 1991, and a number of tie-in books into which the storyline crossed over. Samples of frames and artwork can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars”, commonly known as “Secret Wars”, is a twelve-issue American comic book crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Shooter with art by Mike Zeck and Bob Layton. Samples of frames and artwork can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “The Amazing Spider-Man” is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously, with a brief interruption in 1995, until its relaunch with a new numbering order in 1999. Samples of frames and artwork can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “The Galactus Trilogy” is a 1966 three-issue comic book story arc that appeared in “Fantastic Four” #48-50. Written, plotted and drawn by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee for Marvel Comics, it introduced the characters Galactus and the Silver Surfer. Samples of frames and artwork can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “Deadpool” is a comic book anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. Since 1993 he has starred in several ongoing series, as well as a number of limited series and one-shots. 

(00:06:50) “Deadpool: The Dead Presidents” is from the Third Series (2013) #1-6 of “Deadpool”. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:06:50) “Deadpool: The Good The Bad and The Ugly” is from the Third Series (2013) #13-19 of “Deadpool”. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:07:10) “Daredevil: The Man Without Fear” is a 1993 five-issue comic book miniseries starring Daredevil, written by Frank Miller, illustrated by John Romita Jr. and published by Marvel Comics. The series explores the origins of the hero Daredevil. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:07:15) “Daredevil: Born Again” is a 1986 comic book story arc that appeared in the Marvel Comics series “Daredevil”. Written by Frank Miller, and drawn by David Mazzucchelli, the storyline first appeared in Daredevil #227–231. It was later reprinted in graphic novel format along with the previous issue #226, and a follow-up story arc from Daredevil #232–233, which resolves some loose ends from the original story arc. Because of this, this follow-up story arc has become generally considered part of “Born Again”. The story details Daredevil’s descent into insanity and destitution at the Kingpin’s hands, as well as a subsequent struggle to build a new life for himself. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:12:17) “X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga” is an extended X-Men storyline in the fictional Marvel Comics Universe, focusing on Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force. It was written by Chris Claremont with art by John Byrne. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:12:17) “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is a storyline in the Marvel Comics comic book “The Uncanny X-Men” issues #141–142, published in 1981. It deals with a dystopian future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps. An adult Kate Pryde transfers her mind into her younger self, the present-day Kitty Pryde, who brings the X-Men to prevent a fatal moment in history that triggers anti-mutant hysteria. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

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(00:14:05) The “Teen Titans” are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, often in an eponymous monthly series. As the group’s name suggests, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC’s premier superheroes in the Justice League. The original team later becomes known as the Titans when the members age out of their teenage years, while the Teen Titans name is continued by subsequent generations of young heroes. First appearing in 1964 in The Brave and the Bold #54, the team was formed by Kid Flash (Wally West), Robin (Dick Grayson), and Aqualad (Garth) before adopting the name Teen Titans in issue 60 with the addition of Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) to their ranks. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:15:40) “Marvel Team-Up” is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as the lead “team-up” character in all but ten of its 150 issues, and in six of its seven Annuals. Edition #59 features a team-up between Spider-Man, Yellow Jacket and The Wasp vs Equinox. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:16:05) “Super-Villain Team-Up” is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both series featured supervillains as the protagonists. The first series started in 1975 with two giant-size issues before launching as a regular series, and was mostly bi-monthly during its existence. It initially teamed up Doctor Doom and the Sub-Mariner, who had lost his own series. Edition #5 features a team-up between Doctor Doom and The Sub-mariner vs the Fantastic Four. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:18:00) “Batman: Year One” is an American comic book story arc published by DC Comics which recounts the superhero Batman’s first year as a crime-fighter. It was written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli, colored by Richmond Lewis, and lettered by Todd Klein. Batman: Year One originally appeared in issues #404–407 of the comic book title Batman in 1987. As well as recounting Batman’s beginnings and early years in his crime-fighting career, the story simultaneously examines the life of recently transferred Gotham police detective James Gordon – eventually building towards their first encounter and their eventual alliance against Gotham’s criminal underworld. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:18:00) “Batman: The Cult” is a four-issue comic book mini-series. It was published by DC Comics in their prestige format books and released in 1988. It was written by Jim Starlin, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson, colored by Bill Wray and edited by Denny O’Neil. The story follows the machinations of Deacon Blackfire and his band of homeless followers who have kidnapped Batman before the events of this story. Following a lengthy period of captivity Batman slowly succumbs to brainwashing. Batman is eventually freed from the cult but takes a long time to recover from his treatment at their hands. The story also delves into other territory. Gotham City politicians are assassinated by Blackfire’s party of followers. An attempt on Commissioner Gordon’s life is tried by Blackfire’s group, leaving the commissioner in a hospital. Beyond Gotham authorities to protect the city, the national guard is called in, then the military and martial law is declared on Gotham. The series also features the second Robin, Jason Todd. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:18:00) “Batman: The Long Halloween” is a 13-issue American comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. It was originally published by DC Comics in 1996 and 1997. Taking place during Batman’s early days of crime fighting, “The Long Halloween” tells the story of a mysterious killer named Holiday, who murders people on holidays, one each month. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:18:12) “Batman: Death in the Family” is a four-issue, 1988 Batman comic book storyline published by DC Comics. The story was written by Jim Starlin and illustrated by Jim Aparo, while Mike Mignola designed each cover. The story follows Jason Todd/Robin’s quest to be reunited with his birth mother after being relieved of his duties by Batman. During his journey, however, the Joker kidnaps and tortures him, eventually killing him. The storyline is notable for its 900 number voting system, in which fans were allowed to call two separate numbers and chose whether Jason would survive the Joker’s torture or die because of it. Over 10,000 votes were cast, with a narrow majority in favor of killing the character. Frames and artwork and the phone poll advert related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:21:20) Jonathan Hickman (born September 3, 1972) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the “Marvel NOW!” relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars.

(00:21:47) “Crisis on Infinite Earths” is an American comic book published by DC Comics. The series, written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, was first serialized as a 12-issue limited series from April 1985 to March 1986. As the main piece of a crossover event, some plot elements were featured in tie-in issues of other publications. Since its initial publication, the series has been reprinted in various formats and editions. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:43:05) John Ridgway is a British comics artist who began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson’s Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer. In 1984 Ridgway became a full-time professional, broadening his employment to include 2000 AD, Guttenberghus, Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

(00:43:05) Frobisher is a fictional character who appeared in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip in the 1980s. He was a companion of the Sixth and Seventh Doctors. Frobisher is a Whifferdill, one of a shape-changing extraterrestrial race. What is assumed to be his natural form, as seen in his first comic strip appearance, is humanoid, pale yellow in colour, three to four feet in height, with a round, featureless head, and wearing spectacles. However, he preferred to spend his free time in the form of a penguin.

(00:45:20) “Once Upon a Time-Lord” was a Sixth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine (issues 98-99, 1985). It is notable for having several pages written out in story form with accompanying comic panels. With its end, it concluded both the Voyager and Astrolabus themes that had started in this incarnation’s second strip, “Voyager”. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:44:34) “Rupert Bear” is a children’s comic strip character created by British artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the Daily Express newspaper on 8 November 1920. Unlike most modern comic strips, Rupert Bear has always been produced in the original form of strip with illustrations accompanying text, called “text comics”, as opposed to text being incorporated into the art in speech bubbles etc. Bestall developed the classic Rupert story format: the story is told in picture form (generally two panels each day in the newspaper and four panels to a page in the annuals), in simple page-headers, in simple two-line-per-image verse and then as running prose at the foot.

(00:47:18) “Voyager” was a Sixth Doctor comic published in Doctor Who Magazine (issues 90-94, 1984). It introduced the character of Astrolabus and began the Voyager arc. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:51:40) “The World Shapers” was the final regular Doctor Who Magazine (issues 127-129, 1978) comic strip to feature the Sixth Doctor. It featured the death of Jamie McCrimmon, a fate which, as of 2020, has not been contradicted in any medium. It has also attracted attention because it was written by legendary comic scribe Grant Morrison. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:57:46) “Buster” was a British comic which began publication in 1960, originally published by IPC Magazines Ltd under the companies comic division Fleetway, then by Egmont UK Ltd under the same imprint until its closure in 2000. Despite missing issues due to industrial action during its run, the comic published 1,902 issues in total. The comic carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, featuring the title character Buster and a host of other characters. Frames and artwork related to this can be found on our Tumblr page here.

Simon (for it is he) Brett returns to The Whoseum to engage the Diddly Dummers in chat about comic strips and comics – whether Doctor Who related or not. We end up spending so much time eulogising over our favourite strips that we have to do a part two next week. But before that, we celebrate a podcasting landmark.

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(00:22:20) “The Iron Legion” was a Fourth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Weekly (issues 01 – 08) in 1979. See some of the strips on our Tumblr page here.

(00:24:25) “The Star Beast” was a Fourth Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Weekly (issues 19 – 26) in 1980. See some of the strips on our Tumblr page here.

(00:29:30) “25 Glorious Years” was a Doctor Who reference book published by W. H. Allen in 1998. Photos of the autographs and the Lee Sullivan drawing which Mark found on the flyleaf when he bought it from a second hand bookshop can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:33:09) “Junk-Yard Demon” was a Fourth Doctor comic strip released in Doctor Who Magazine (issues 58 – 59) in 1981. See some of the strips on our Tumblr page here.

(00:39:08) “From Hell” was a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published in serial form from 1989 to 1998. The full collection was published in 1999 by Top Shelf Productions. Set during the Whitechapel murders of the late Victorian era, the novel speculates upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. The novel depicts several true events surrounding the murders, although portions have been fictionalised, particularly the identity of the killer and the precise nature and circumstances of the murders.

(00:39:38) “Promethea” is a comic book series created by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III and Mick Gray. It tells the story of Sophie Bangs, a college student from an alternate futuristic New York City in 1999, who embodies the powerful entity known as Promethea whose task it is to bring the Apocalypse.

(00:53:15) The changing socio-economic faces of Fudge Higgins – Thatcher’s Child to Blair Clone – can be found on our Tumble page here.

(00:54:215) “Tank Girl” is a British comic book created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin. The eponymous character Tank Girl (Rebecca Buck – later revealed to have been born as Fonzie Rebecca Buckler) drives a tank, which is also her home. She undertakes a series of missions for a nebulous organization before making a serious mistake and being declared an outlaw for her sexual inclinations and her substance abuse. The comic centres on her misadventures with her boyfriend, Booga, a mutant kangaroo. The comic’s style is heavily influenced by punk visual art, and strips are frequently deeply disorganized, anarchic, absurdist, and psychedelic. The strip features various elements with origins in surrealist techniques, fanzines, collage, cut-up technique, stream of consciousness, and metafiction, with very little regard or interest for conventional plot or committed narrative. The strip was initially set in a futuristic Australia, although it drew heavily from contemporary British pop culture. A selection of frames can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:56:58) “Love and Rockets” (often abbreviated L&R) is a comic book series by the Hernandez brothers: Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario. It was one of the first comic books in the alternative comics movement of the 1980s. The Hernandez brothers produced stories in the series independently of each other. Gilbert and Jaime produced the majority of the material, and tended to focus on particular casts of characters and settings. Those of Gilbert usually focused on a cast of characters in the fictional Central American village of Palomar; the stories often featured magic realist elements. The Locas stories of Jaime centered on a social group in Los Angeles, particularly the Latin-American friends and sometime-lovers Maggie and Hopey. A selection of frames can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:57:22) Mark’s page of original John Hicklenton “Nemesis the Warlock” artwork can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(01:01:40) “The Tides of Time” was the first Fifth Doctor comic story published in Doctor Who Monthly issues 61 – 67 (1982). See some of the strips on our Tumblr page here.

(01:05:05) “Stars Fell on Stockbridge” was a Fifth Doctor comic strip released in Doctor Who Magazine (issues 68 – 69) in 1982. See some of the strips on our Tumblr page here.

(01:09:30) “The Stockbridge Horror” was a Fifth Doctor comic strip released in Doctor Who Magazine (issues 70 – 75) in 1982-83. See some of the strips on our Tumblr page here.

(01:14:20) “Skywatch-7” was a comic story released in Doctor Who Magazine issue 58 and Winter Special in 1981. See some of the strips on our Tumblr page here.

Join the Three Who Drool as we take a look at the Seventh Doctor story “Time and the Rani”. Along the way, Hayden and Mark smuggle the Morbius brain tank into Doc’s bedroom. 

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(00:00:00) The whole basis behind the Morbius brain tank skit relates to a frequently related experience of Doc’s at the Blackpool Doctor Who Exhibition as a young boy and can be found described at greater length in our podcast #54 at 01:02:47.

(00:03:05) The sketch of John Nathan-Turner which Mark drew inside Hayden’s birthday card can be seen on our Tumblr site here.

(00:06:02) “The Coming of Galactus” art which is thought to have inspired the “The Doctors” TARGET cover art can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:09:57) Sean Arnold earned undying glory (as far as Doc’s corcerned) for his portrayal of Commander Telson in James Follett’s seminal radio sci-fi series “Earthsearch” which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between January and March 1981.

(00:10:34) “Jubilation T Cornpone” is of course a song from the musical “L’il Abner”.

(00:12:16) “The Ascent of Man” is a 13-part British documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first broadcast in 1973; it was written and presented by British mathematician and historian of science Jacob Bronowski. The relevant audio clip is from the episode “Knowlege and Certainty and can be see here.

(00:22:12) The Harry Enfield “Goodfellas” sketch can be seen here.

(00:49:55) Andrew Cartmel guested on episode 16 of the Diddly Dum Podcast in 2014 which can be found here.

(00:56:20) “Vision On” was a British children’s television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1976 and designed specifically for children with hearing impairment. It starred among others Sylvester McCoy.

(00:56:32) Bonnie Langford’s path to stardom may well have started 00:35:45 into this combination of clips from “The Russell Harty Show”.

(01:11:08) The Walls Sky Ray commercial from 1967 can be found here.

(01:32:05) “Triangle” is a BBC Television soap opera broadcast in the early 1980s, set aboard a North Sea ferry which sailed from Felixstowe to Gothenburg and Gothenburg to Amsterdam. The show ran for three series before being cancelled, but is still generally remembered as “some of the most mockable British television ever produced”. The scripts involved clichéd relationships and stilted dialogue, making the show the butt of several jokes—particularly on Terry Wogan’s morning Radio 2 programme—which caused some embarrassment to the BBC.

(01:34:32) “Script Doctor: The Inside Story of Doctor Who 1986-89” is Andrew Cartmel’s memoir of this time based on his diaries written sometimes on set and sometimes not even in the diary itself but on the back of scripts. Illustrated with 32 pages of photographs, many of them not published before, this is a vivid account of life in the Doctor Who production office in the late eighties.

(01:35:08) This audio clip occurs about 00:15:15 into episode 13 of the Diddly Dum Podcast in 2014 which can/could be found here.

(01:41:59) Photos of the Tetrap gun and the Kang crossbow gun which Mark presented to The Whoseum can be seen on our Tumblr site here.

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Strap on your seatbelts and move all fragile ornaments to a position of safety as we take a look at 1977 4th Doctor story “The Talons of Weng-Chiang”.

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We mark Hayden’s 100th episode of the Diddly Dum Podcast by looking at the Second Doctor story “The Web of Fear”. Along the way, our erstwhile co-host The Rev commits Hayden and Mark to portraiture, Nyssa and Tegan bang on the TARDIS bathroom door to hurry Adric up, Doc presents a document from the 1930s to The Whoseum and we step out in front of The Whoseum to join in our local Thursday night clap for the NHS.

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The Diddly Dummers’ friendship is sorely tested as we take a good look at “The Horns of Nimon”.

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(00:17:02) Andy (The Rev) can also be found showing his unique brand of music on the Facebook group “Captain Coronas Isolation Open Mic Group”.

(00:17:49) #CONtacthasbeenmade will be showing a selection of filmed panels from the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s first four “Capitol” conventions on their DWASONLINE Youtube channel and Facebook and Instagram sites. These are being run in support of NHS Charities Together and Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services and we hope that you’ll be able to donate something while watching the videos.

(0025:20) The Doctor Who Appreciation Society Announces the Return of TARDIS Magazine. TARDIS was one of the earliest Doctor Who Fan magazines (fanzines) and was first published in 1975 by Andrew Johnson. In the summer of 1976 the newly formed ‘Doctor Who Appreciation Society’ took on the publication of the magazine. Over the next few years, TARDIS went from strength to strength. It started as hand duplicated title, soon acquiring ‘photo pages’ which were inserts produced by offset litho. Later on, TARDIS become professionally printed itself, and in 1979 it saw colour for the first time. TARDIS was always supplied as an addition to DWAS membership until it was absorbed into the Society’s newsletter ‘Celestial Toyroom’ in 1987. TARDIS subsequently ceased publication as CT itself moved away from its traditional newsletter format and became a magazine in its own right.

Between April 1997 and December 1998, the Society resurrected TARDIS as a quarterly publication alongside Celestial Toyroom but then retired the title again, with a brief return as a one-off special in 2003 celebrating the show’s 40th anniversary.

The world of Doctor Who fandom has changed beyond recognition since then, and nowadays there are very few printed fan magazines. Celestial Toyroom remains the staple of the DWAS’s own output giving air to wide range of views. Many writers have started with items in CT before moving on to more mainstream publications including ‘Doctor Who Magazine’. DWAS has recognised the changing landscape and CTs sister publication, Cosmic Masque is now published as a download at our website. ‘The Celestial Toyroom Annual’ is released principally as an eBook with a limited run print copy also available.

Whereas fandom is a very ‘virtual experience’ these days, we remain convinced that there is a solid, sustainable demand for printed magazines, produced by fans for fans. As such, the Doctor Who Appreciation Society is very pleased to announce the return of ‘TARDIS’.

Volume 16 of TARDIS will begin publication in the summer of 2020. Under the editorship of Robbie Dunlop, it will be an entirely commissioned features-based magazine, published three times per year as a vibrant A4 title. It will be available to all fans from DWAS’s company Space Rocket Ltd, with DWAS members given the opportunity to buy directly from the Society at a substantial discount. We will continue our tradition of supporting charities through our output with each edition raising funds for a worthy cause.

The price and ordering information will be announced soon with the first issue of the new volume following shortly afterwards. In the meantime, Celestial Toyroom continues on its monthly publications schedule, giving members the opportunity to express their views on all aspects of Doctor Who. A new edition of Cosmic Masque, our fiction and reviews title, will also be released for download in the summer and a new ‘Celestial Toyroom Annual’ for 2021 is in the planning stages now.

On the podcast, we will keep providing you with information about the relaunch by the Doctor Who Appreciation Society of their “TARDIS” magazine.

Some front covers of past issues of “TARDIS” can be found on our Tumblr page here and here.

(00:45:55) This audio clip is from the “Frasier” season 3 episode “Martin Does it His Way”.

(00:47:20) Major Bloodnok’s stomach boing.

(01:02:21) “How Many Nimons?” – We pinched this audio clip from the Youtube channel of KoloSigma1 but it deserves to be seen and heard in its entirety.

(01:32:53) “Ronnie Barker in the line up” – Hayden is here referring to the famous sketch about class from “The Frost Report”.

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We’ve done podcasts about past and future conventions. We’ve done podcasts about organising conventions. We’ve done podcasts about attending conventions. The only topic remaining was postponing conventions during global pandemics. Oh, that old chestnut, we hear you cry. Tony Jordan returns to The Whoseum to relate the palaver of having to postpone “Terrance Dicks: A Celebration” and “Capitol 5” during lockdown.

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Welcome to our long-promised retrospective look at the Ninth Doctor’s era, otherwise  known as Series One of New Doctor Who from 2005. Hear the results of our faithless listeners’ votes for their Top Five stories.

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(00:30:28) “Child Out of Time” is Hayden’s memoir of growing up in the Doctor Who Wilderness Years.

(01:03:56) Our “Universe Song” mix is of course made up in part from Monty Python’s Universe Song from “The Meaning of Life”, and in part from the Courts furniture store TV commercial from the 1990s.

(01:05:56) This audio clip is from the DVD commentary on “Rose” by Russell T Davies, Phil Collinson and Julie Gardner.

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We review the climactic two episodes of Series 12 of Doctor Who – “Ascension of the Cybermen” and “The Timeless Children”. Along the way, we visit Chris Chibnall’s tattoo parlour and we speculate as to where so many of the Matrix scenes could have been located with a bit of imagination.

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Security is tight as Tony Jordan, eminence grise (and never was an eminence griser) of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, visits the Whoseum to look forward to the Terrance Dicks celebration on 15th March 2020, organised jointly by the DWAS and The Whoovers. Tony also presents to the Whoseum his mint condition first edition of “The Making of Doctor Who” by Terrance Dicks & Malcolm Hulke.

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(00:13:24) On “Private Passions” on BBC Radio 3, impressionist Jan Ravens talks to Michael Berkeley about her passion for both speaking and singing voices.

(00:13:38) Doc can be heard guesting on “The Doctor Who Show” podcast in February 2020 here.

(00:30:45) The Doctor Who Appreciation Society will host “The Capitol Five”, a full scale, two day event which will take place at the Crowne Plaza, London Gatwick over the weekend of the 25th & 26th April 2020. As with all DWAS events, The Capitol Five will offer a mix of guests panels, on screen presentations, autographs, photo studio, merchandise and much more.

(00:39:38) “The Making of Doctor Who” was a non-fiction work by Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke published by Piccolo Books. The first edition was principally written by Hulke in 1972. It was later followed by a second edition, rewritten by Dicks in 1976 from Target Books. It stands as the first professionally published non-fiction book about the series.

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We review “Can You Hear Me?” and “The Haunting of Villa Diodati”. Along the way, gasp in disbelief as Mark recalls having an original Ovaltiney in the back of his cab and recoil in horror as Hayden ripostes with the news that his great-grandma knew the model in the Nimble Bread commercial.

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(00:05:12) Ovaltineys or League of Ovaltineys was a children’s club developed in the 1930s to promote the sale of Ovaltine brand drink in the UK. The Ovaltineys song can be heard here.

(00:07:34) “The Lurking” is a horror novella by our own Hayden Gribble which has just been published. Rob is a hopeless loser in the game of life. With work, his relationship with his long suffering girlfriend Claire, with everything in general. Tonight he will change for the better, make a fresh start by taking it to the next step and propose to her. But fate has other intentions.After an accident that leaves him stranded, Rob takes shelter in an abandoned aircraft hangar and soon discovers that he is not alone. There is something lurking in the darkness, taunting him, haunting his every movement. Soon trapped in a living nightmare, Rob must learn the terrible truth of his tormentor and escape its clutches before it is too late…

(00:11:25) Brenda from Bristol reacts to the news of a General Election in April 2017.

(00:13:25) Russell T Davies appears on “Desert Island Discs” to share the eight tracks, book and luxury he would want to take to if cast away to a desert island.

(00:38:50) This “What’s up with you today?” line is from “Major Star”, the third episode of “Blackadder Goes Forth”.

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This week, we review “Fugitive of the Judoon” and “Praxeus”. Along the way, we pay tribute to the late Nicholas Parsons with a selection from Doc’s “Golden Age” of Just a Minute.

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(00:02:44) Nicholas Parsons CBE (10 October 1923 – 28 January 2020) was an English actor and radio and television presenter. He was the long-running presenter of the comedy radio show Just a Minute and hosted the game show Sale of the Century during the 1970s and early 1980s.

(00:04:23) “Just a Minute” is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy and television panel game, chaired, with a few exceptions, by Nicholas Parsons from 1967 until 2019. The object of the game is for panellists to talk for sixty seconds on a given subject, “without hesitation, repetition or deviation”.

(00:06:38) Our own Hayden has just published another of his books, “Tales from Another Me,” documenting from 2007 until 2010 his thoughts, dreams, nightmares and desires through a collection of poems. This selection illustrates how the world looked through the eyes of a teenager – lost in the noisy digital age – trying to find his way in an exciting yet confusing world against a backdrop of friendships, romance, work life, sex, drugs, alcohol, the rise of Facebook and the stranglehold that the economic recession had on a the youth of the time.

All proceeds will be going to the MindUK mental health charity.

You can get hold of Hayden’s book here: Amazon

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You can get hold of Hayden’s book here: Waterstones

(00:16:48) “From Hell” is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published in serial form from 1989 to 1998. The full collection was published in 1999 by Top Shelf Productions. Set during the Whitechapel murders of the late Victorian era, the novel speculates upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. The novel depicts several true events surrounding the murders, although portions have been fictionalised, particularly the identity of the killer and the precise nature and circumstances of the murders.

(00:39:20) The Doctor Who Monthly comic strip Mark is referring to here is  “The Stockbridge Horror” which appeared in issues #70 to #75. The particular frame Mark is referring to where an image of the TARDIS is dug up can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:55:12) “Game On” was a British sitcom which ran for three series and aired on BBC2 from 1995 to 1998. The central characters are three childhood friends from Herne Bay in Kent; laddish agoraphobe Matthew Malone (Ben Chaplin in the first series and Neil Stuke in the second and third), man-eater Amanda “Mandy” Wilkins (Samantha Janus), and wimpish Martin Henson (Matthew Cottle). When in their twenties, the trio move into and share a flat in Battersea, south-west London, which Matthew bought with his inheritance, and the series follows their lives as flatmates.

(01:09:20) The reference to Arthur Dent throwing the Nutrimatic Cup comes of course from “The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (Fit the Tenth).

(01:32:34) “Last Tango in Halifax”is a British comedy-drama series that began broadcasting on BBC One in 2012. Screenwriter Sally Wainwright loosely adapted the story of her mother’s second marriage.The series stars Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as Alan and Celia. The series has been praised for its depiction of the older generation, strong acting, and believable dialogue. “Last Tango in Halifax” accrued four nominations for the 2013 British Academy Television Awards and won the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series.

Our guest this week is Brendan from the Flight Through Entirety podcast who joins us to mull over “Orphan55” and “Nicola Tesla’s Night of Terror” before proceeding into The Whoseum’s exhibition hall to present us with his copy of the “Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors” video game from the 1990s.

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(01:41:50) “Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors” is a PC video game released in 1997 by BBC Multimedia. All of Anthony Ainley’s recorded scenes as the Master from this game were included on the DVD release of “Survival” but without the background music played in them. The game can be found here on myabandonware.com.

(01:53:20) Mark remembered on reflection that “Dalek Attack” is actually not the name of the game he’s referring to here.

(01:53:36) These audio files from the “Deus Ex Machina” game can be found and explained on our blog here.

(01:59:04) “Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror” is a game for the Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro and Commodore 64. It was first released by Micro Power on the BBC Micro in 1985, and on the Amstrad CPC & C64 in 1986.

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As ever at this time of year, we wish you a Happy New Year and ourselves a Happy Birthday as we complete our sixth year of podcasting. This week we review “Spyfall” parts 1 & 2 and along the way we pay tribute to the late Neil Innes. And yes, we know it’s Bruce.

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The game board above tells us that another year has turned around and we’ve reached our famous Christmas games podcast. We present the “Working Titles” game, the “Who Is That?” game adapted from “The Doctor Who Role Playing Game”, the “Who Said What?” game and, as ever, we climax with our annual Blockbusters Gold Run looking back over the last 12 months. Along the way we glance at the Series 12 trailer and guest star reveals.

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Here’s the second half of our Scariest Moments in Doctor Who podcast. Hear us quickly discover an urgent need for a thesaurus as we run out of synonyms for “unsettling”. Along the way, Hayden rediscovers some old school books and his missed career in central casting, and we all go kick-boxing on the Rec.

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(00:19:00) Extract pages from Hayden’s old school books and reading record books can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:28:47) Russell T Davies appears on “Desert Island Discs” to share the eight tracks, book and luxury he would want to take to if cast away to a desert island.

(00:55:05) Charlie Brooker’s “Screenwipe” on Doctor Who series 2.

(00:57:36) Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known by the stage name Aphex Twin, is a British electronic musician. He is best known for his idiosyncratic work in styles such as techno and ambient music in the 1990s, and has also been associated with the electronic subgenre known as intelligent dance music.

(01:01:56) Snugbury’s straw Dalek.

(01:04:35) The Deborah Watling co-venture reference refers to an anecdote from Hayden’s youth which can be found at timeframe 01:36:40 on our podcast #54 “Conventionality Belongs to Yesterday”.

(01:17:34) This TV commercial for the Battleship game can be found here.

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For Hallowe’en, we and our listeners present our scariest moments from Doctor Who and from childhood in general.

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(00:07:00) The revival of Hayden by electrodes is of course a tribute to the scene in Carry on Screaming (1966) where Fenella Fielding revives Kenneth Williams.

(00:39:22) “Ghost Town” is a song by the British two-tone band the Specials, released on 12 June 1981. The song spent three weeks at number one and 10 weeks in total in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. Addressing themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation, unemployment and violence in inner cities, the song is remembered for being a hit at the same time as riots were occurring in British cities. Internal tensions within the band were also coming to a head when the single was being recorded, resulting in the song being the last single recorded by the original seven members of the group before splitting up. However, the song was hailed by the contemporary UK music press as a major piece of popular social commentary, and all three of the major UK music magazines of the time awarded “Ghost Town” the accolade of “Single of the Year” for 1981. The skeleton cover art with gave Hayden the heeby jeebies can be found on our Tumble page here.

(00:40:57) David Bailey shot a striking poster in 1984, commissioned in protest against the fur trade by anti-fur organisation Lynx in 1984 and was part of a campaign for Greenpeace. A TV commercial of the same theme with music by Vangelis was produced in the following year.

(00:41:32) “Lonely Water” (widely known as “The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water”) is a 1973 British Public Information short film made for the Central Office of Information (COI). The film aimed to warn children of the dangers of careless or foolhardy behaviour in the vicinity of water, and was shown regularly on TV for several years during breaks in children’s programming. Lonely Water is widely recalled as one of the most memorable and chilling of PIFs. In a poll carried out by the BBC on the 60th anniversary of the COI in 2006, Lonely Water was chosen as the UK’s fourth-favourite PIF of all time and the highest ranked one-off production. Dozens of comments attested to the film’s power and lasting impact on 1970s children.

(00:43:54) An example of the source of horror for Hayden on many an unsuspected VHS tape.

(00:44:44) The 1990s truly were a scary time for Hayden, even the Tango adverts.

(00:45:03) The Gotan Tango doll promotion which ensnared Mark.

(00:46:40) 1959 Strand cigarettes advert.

(00:56:50) As the original Cybermen return, fans around the world pray they’ve retained their unique “sing-song” voices. By @pipmadeley.

(01:49:43) This refers to the “Dalek 63.887” Youtube channel here.

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We present our retrospective of William Hartnell’s First Doctor era, where we reveal the results of our Top 5 Stories poll among our listeners.

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(00:41:41) The Weetabix TV advert during this intermission can be found here.

(00:54:10) The Reverend Captain Hullo Porro (better known to his friends and admirers as The Rev – better known to his family as Andy) is one of the three founding hosts of the Diddly Dum Podcast and one of our active hosts from podcasts 01 to 27 (because once a Diddly Dum host, always a Diddly Dum host).  The magnificent artwork which accompanied our first 27 podcasts was the work of the Rev and can been seen at the start of our commemorative podcast 100 video here. His professional artwork can be seen here.

(00:54:54) The specialist Viking horn afforded to Mark here for his “Rassilon’s Horn” moment comes of course from the 1958 film “The Vikings”. It can be heard as a central theme of the film’s music soundtrack and seen 2 mins 15 secs into this video clip.

(01:03:25) My trawl through the whole Hartnell era in order to trace his character development through his different means of addressing Ian can be found on my own blog here.

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An minor Earth tremor shook Doctor Who fandom as we lost a pillar of our childhood in Uncle Terrance Dicks. This week we pay tribute to the great man. Then we repair to the Whoseum’s Olympic-sized bathroom to each present an exhibit for display on the theme of Doctor Who toys.

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(00:41:35) The Trailer for the Season 26 Blu-ray box-set can be found here.

(00:43:59) The Doctor Who Sky Ray ice lolly commercial can be found here.

(00:51:33) A photo of Hayden’s Daypol cyberman can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:52:25) Kroton the Cyberman appeared in Doctor Who Magazine as a companion of the Eighth Doctor. Kroton still retains human feelings despite undergoing cyber-conversion. Kroton first appeared in the comic strip Throwback — The Soul of a Cyberman, published in Doctor Who Weekly #5-#7 (as it then was), written by Steve Moore and drawn by Steve Dillon.

(01:00:50) Pics of Mark’s Doctor Who 25th Anniversary set by Dapol can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(01:03:35) Pics of Mark’s “Build Your Own Giant Robot” set can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(01:10:40) Pics of Doc’s 1976 Dalek bubble bath by Water Margin can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(01:12:20) The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on 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.

(01:13:16) Louise Jameson’s 1977 appearance on Multi Coloured Swap Shop can be seen here.

(01:14:28) Pics of Hayden’s Noddy bubble bath can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(01:14:43) The Matey bubble bath TV commercial sung by Mark can be seen here.

(01:15:35) Pics and details of Mark’s Judge Dredd soap can be seen on our Tumblr page here and details dredd-soap.html">can be found here.

At last, we’ve finished counting the many votes which came in and in this podcast we announce the results of our poll for the Top Five Tom Baker stories.

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(00:23:37) Rassilon’s Horn was a meme from the early days of the Diddly Dum Podcast when one of us would blow a horn without warning and require another to hold forth on a given subject for 60 seconds.

(00:54:40) This Victoria Wood Coronation Street sketch can be viewed here.

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Over two consecutive weekends in June, the Diddly Dumbers attended the “Planet of the Daleks” event at the BFI, the “Maximum Power” Blakes 7 event in Steventon  and the “An Afternoon at Devil’s End” event at Aldbourne. Tune in as we regale you with our adventures.

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(00:40:26) Photos of our visit to Avebury can be found on our Tumble page here and here.

(00:44:35) Johnny Who Entertainments produces not for profit fan films in the Dr Who and Blakes 7 Universe. A trailer for the “The Curse of Devil’s End” being filmed during our visit can be found here.

(00:46:30) Mark’s selfie with John Levene, together with other photos can be found on our Tumblr page here and here.

(00:52:16) “Maximum “power” was a celebration of Blakes 7 held in Steventon on Sunday 23rd June 2019. Photos of the event can be found on our Tumblr page here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here.

(01:14:15) “An Afternoon at Devil’s End” was organised by @WhosAtThePlayhouse. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here and here and here and here.

(01:19:20) John Levene hosting the 2002 Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards.

(01:37:45) “Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus”, edited by Daleks creator Terry Nation, was a British omnibus published in 1976, especially for Marks and Spencer. It featured a collection of articles and photographs related to the Daleks as they had appeared in Doctor Who, as well as abridged and illustrated reprints of the novelisations “Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks” and “Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks” by Terrance Dicks. Some of the book’s pages can be found on our Tumblr page here.

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Hayden relates his experience of finally watching Blakes 7, Series A and then binge-watching I, Claudius. We also include our interviews from Capitol IV with The Sons of Skaro and Peter Purves. Along the way, we struggle to control the Whoseum computer’s fixation with paying tribute to the late Doris Day.

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(00:44:32) Formed in 2016, Sons of Skaro are a Charity Find Raising group of Dalek builders, owners and enthusiasts. Six short videos of the Sons of Skaro Daleks in the hotel lifts at Capitol IV can be found on our Youtube channel here.

(01:27:25) The Big Finish audio referenced by Peter as the prequel to The Rescue is “The Crash of the UK-201”. It stars Peter Purves and Maureen O’Brien and can be found here.

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That drone you can hear filling the air is not the Diddly Dummers talking, it’s the sound of the Diddly Dum airship returning our heroic podcasters to The Whoseum where Hayden awaits, eager to pump them vigorously in the debriefing room for tales of the DWAS Capitol IV convention. This podcast episode includes our interviews at Capitol with former Doctor Who Magazine editor, John Freeman (just think of an even better looking Tom Spilsbury), and DWAS Capitol supremo and theatre buff, Tony Jordan (just think of an older Steven Berkoff). Along the way, we disclose the source of Hayden’s jamminess and we play a few rounds of “Who Said What?”.

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(00:07:44) According to free newspaper The Metro and The Daily Star (not organs fames for their investigative journalism),Doctor Who is planning a Christmas special for this year after previously confirming that the show would not return until 2020. However, it may not be insignificant that the article linked here says that “Metro.co.uk have contacted Doctor Who representatives for comment” and then moves on without suggesting that Doctor Who has even replied.

(00:11:41) Evidence of Hayden’s 10km practice run can be found on our Tumblr page here for any doubters.

(00:24:31) John Freeman is a writer, editor and creative consultant and publisher of the comics and other media news site downthetubes.net. John worked as both a designer and editor or Doctor Who Magazine in its earlier years. John’s work on “Crucible” can also be found here. He can be found on Facebook here and on Twitter here.

(00:58:22) Six short videos of the Sons of Skaro Daleks in the hotel lifts can be found on our Youtube channel here.

(01:06:14) Doc’s Morbius monster figure has at least eleven points of articulation and a press pass.

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A brief look back on what happened on Sunday at the Capitol IV convention plus an interview with artist Colin Howard.

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Many thanks to Colin Howard for his time and enthusiasm. Colin’s work can be found on his website here and he can also be found on Twitter @ColinHowardArt.

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A look back on what happened on Saturday at the Capitol IV convention plus an interview with writer Una McCormack.

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In a shortish podcast this week, we look forward to the Season 10 Blu-ray box-set, we look at how watching the box-sets already issued has caused us to re-evaluate those eras and we celebrate retro comics. We end the podcast by averting (or ignoring) a minor war before boarding the Diddly Dum airship to travel to the DWAS Capitol IV convention where we’ll be the official podcast this coming weekend.

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We take a look at the new animated release of the Second Doctor story “The Macra Terror” and review the other animated releases over the years. Along the way, Hayden tells how he once disappointed Christopher H Bidmead, Doc’s habit of unconsciously singing in lifts is revealed and Mark uncovers a clandestine star extra in the Macra animation.

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The Five Faces of Delusion (temporarily reduced to Three) welcome Tony Jordan, one of the DWAS head honchos, back to The Whoseum to talk with us about The Capitol IV convention in April.

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As a sign that the High Council of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society have short memories, they have once again kindly invited the Diddly Dum Podcast to be the official podcast of their Capitol IV convention on 27/28 April this year.

This week, we take a look at Seventh Doctor story “The Happiness Patrol” from 1988. Along the way, the late Graeme Curry is celebrated at Hayden’s workplace (of all places), Mark agonises over the temptations of a 7-disc vinyl set of Dalek Master Plan and we decide that our favourite flavour of Candyman execution is Splatter Orange.

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(00:04:43) Andy Scott is a Welsh musician and songwriter best known for being the lead guitarist and a backing vocalist in the band Sweet.

(00:08:07) Operation H.A.T.E. a fantasy adventure novella from the pen of Richard Franklin, better known as Captain Yates from Doctor Who.

(00:28:46) Doc has appeared on Episode 7 of “Desert Island Picks”, a series running on the Strangers in Space podcast which is the successor to the Blue Box Podcast.

(01:14:40) “Night of the Living Dead” is a 1968 American independent horror film written, directed, photographed and edited by George A. Romero, co-written by John Russo, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O’Dea. The story follows seven people who are trapped in a rural farmhouse in western Pennsylvania, which is besieged by a large and growing group of “living dead” monsters. “Night of the Living Dead” led to five subsequent films between 1978 and 2010, also directed by Romero, and inspired two remakes; the most well-known remake was released in 1990, directed by Tom Savini. The audio clip used here in our podcast is from the 1985 film and can be seen here.

(01:34:43) The song we finish with is, of course, “Block Buster!”, the 1973 single by The Sweet which spent 5 weeks at the top of the UK singles charts and can be seen being performed on “Top of the Pops” here.

This week marks the 5th birthday of the Diddly Dum Podcast and we look back at the New Year’s Day special, “Resolution”. Along the way, we play some games left over from Christmas and Mark reveals his moment of 2018.

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The traditions of our Christmas episode have been slightly derailed by the timing of Series 11. But, having looked at “It Takes You Away” and “The Battle of Ranskoor Avenue”, we finally get stuck into some Christmas games, including of course our fifth Christmas Gold Run.

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(01:00:10) “One Froggy Evening” is a 1955 American animated musical short film.

(01:01:26) “Psychomania” (a.k.a. “The Death Wheelers”) is a 1973 British horror-cult film starring Nicky Henson, Beryl Reid, George Sanders (in his final film) and Robert Hardy.

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Hayden returns from his trip to Austria (and the obligatory Sound of Music tour) to join us for a review of Kerblam! and The Witchfinders.

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(00:01:16) Photos from Hayden and Sophie’s trip to Austria and the Sound of Music tour can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:16:19) Hilda Ogden singing in the Coronation Street of bygone days.

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06.jpg" alt="" width="529" height="397">This week, we look at “The Tsuranga Conundrum” and “Demons of the Punjab”. Along the way, Mark visits Devil’s End and Avebury, while he and Hayden talk about the “Bohemian Rhapsody” film to Doc’s mystification.

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(00:12:46) Queen – Live at the Rainbow (1974).

(00:14:35) You can find photos of Mark’s visit to Aldbourne on our Tumblr page here.

(00:22:45) The Twilight Zone – “Nightmare at 20,000 feet”.

(00:43:20) Digital Spy article – “Doctor Who series 11, episode 6 review: Demons of the Punjab proves how dramatically the show has changed” – Morgan Jeffery.

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This week, we are locked away in the Whoseum panic room, looking back at “Rosa” and “Arachnids in the UK”.

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(00:01:25) This audio clip from “The Devil You Know”, ep 5 of series 2 of “Yes Minister”.

(00:48:58) “Rosa”is reviewed in episode 128 of the “Discussing Who” podcast which can be found here.

(00:52:17) This audio clip comes from the “Frasier” episode: “There’s Something About Dr Mary”.

(01:00:04) This audio clip of Christopher Hitchens is from a panel in 1995 discussing the history of the previous 50 years which can be found here and which begins about 48 mins into the video.

(01:37:08) This clip comes from “The Story of Common People” which can be found here.

(01:49:35) The reference to daffodils here harks back to the 1959 film “Carry On Nurse” in which Wilfrid Hyde-White’s character has his temperature taken in an unusual manner.

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We review “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” and “The Ghost Monument”.

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(00:01:25) Radio Rassilon podcast.

(00:00:00) Doctor Who Grumpcast podcast.

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Sneaking through the “Aussie Podcasters” channel at Heathrow for their long-promised, long-delayed visit to the Whoseum this week are Rob and Mark from the “42 to Doomsday” podcast. Mark presents us with his back catalogue of “Doctor Who Bulletin” fanzines and Rob presents us with his copy of “The Doctor Who Technical Manual”.

Along the way, we compare the relative merits of Adelaide, Sydney and Perth, while mulling over Australian house prices and the role played by pink shorts in Australian democracy.

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(00:00:00) You’ll note that, in a fit of nostalgia promoted by the podcast 100 memoryfest, we’ve reverted to the original Diddly Dum Podcast theme music which opened our very first podcast. Put together by our own Al No and once described as “the Sisters of Mercy meets Delia Derbyshire”.

(00:01:18) The short story being read out by Doc here is “Roses” from DWM214, written by this week’s guest, Rob. See the shownote below at 01:08:56.

(00:01:57) Our guests this week are Rob and Mark of the “42 to Doomsday” podcast whose blog can be found here, and who can be found on Twitter here and on Facebook here.

(00:25:10) The day pink shorts helped to fight for democracy in Adelaide.

(00:41:45) Paul Cornell’s theory that the Third Doctor was an establishment figure appeared in “Doctor Who Bulletin” issue 112 in April 1993. A copy of the text of that article can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:57:12) “Doctor Who Bulletin” began life in the early 1980s as an amateur fanzine dedicated to Doctor Who.

(01:01:56) John Nathan Turner chomping on a copy of “Doctor Who Bulletin”.

(01:08:35) Embossing tape is a labeling medium usually of hard plastic. Embossing tape is used with embossing machines, often handheld. The company name and trademark “Dymo” is often associated with this sort of label.

(01:08:45) All the references to Doctor Who Magazine issue 214 (July 1994) arise from “Roses”, a short story which Rob had published on page 34 as part of DWM’s “Brief Encounters” series. A scan of the page can be found on our Tumblr page here. At this week’s podcast opens, Doc can be found reading out the start of this story this week just before Rob and Mark ring the doorbell.

(01:09:07) A scan of the “DWB Interview File” advertisement from DWM214 be found on our Tumblr page here.

(01:16:46) “Travers & Wells”, written by Rob, was the third novel in the Lethbridge-Stewart line of hardcover novellas, released by Candy Jar Books in 2017.

(01:19:04) A scan of the “Fanzine Trap” feature from DWM214 can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(01:24:57) “The Doctor Who Technical Manual” was a Doctor Who reference book published by in 1983 and written by Mark Harris. Scans of a few pages can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(01:29:52) “The Doctor Who Pattern Book“ was an activity book published by W.H. Allen in 1987 and written by Mark Harris. The pictures used on Rob and Mark’s blog can be found here.

(01:31:08) “Doctor Who and the Daleks Omnibus”, edited by Daleks creator Terry Nation, was a British omnibus book published in 1976, especially for Marks and Spencer. It featured a collection of articles and photographs related to the Daleks as they had appeared in Doctor Who, as well as abridged and illustrated reprints of the novelisations of “Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks” and “Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks” by Terrance Dicks. The anatomy of a Dalek cutaway can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(01:34:04) “Build the TARDIS” was an activity book published by Target Books and W. H. Allen.

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Here’s part two of our celebratory 100th podcast, looking back on clips from the past 99 episodes.

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We’ve also put together a movie collection of all the various artwork which had accompanied our last 99 podcasts which can be found on our Youtube channel here.

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At long last, here’s our 100th podcast. Quite a landmark for us so we’ve chosen to make it a nostalgic one, looking back over our last nearly five years. We’ve put together a montage of clips of our least worst bits and we’ve been very self-indulgent. Which makes it a rather long podcast, even for us. That’s why we’ve split it into 2 halves – Episode 100a and Episode 100b – which you can download separately rather than trying to cope with one whacking great audio file.

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We’ve also put together a movie collection of all the various artwork which had accompanied our last 99 podcasts which can be found on our Youtube channel here.

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Our 100th podcast will be going online today. As a taster, here’s our third trailer…

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Our 100th podcast will be going online within days. As a taster, here’s our second  trailer…

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Our 100th podcast will be going online within days. As a taster, here’s our first trailer…

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In the penultimate podcast before our 100th celebrations, Mark tells all about the Who at Hoylake convention where he stalked Matthew Waterhouse and was hailed by Richard Franklin as a campaigner against the ivory trade, Jurgen Klinsmann awakes from centuries of deep sleep (in the Tottenham attack) and, as we take a look at “The Ark in Space”, we hear how the life cycle of the wasp traumatised Mark as a boy.

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(00:00:40) Lest anyone think that Mark’s desire for a “ninety-nine” was in some way obscene, a 99 Flake can refer to an ice cream cone with a Cadbury Flake inserted in it.

(00:02:31) “The Peter Cushing” is a pub in Whitstable, Kent.

(00:03:51) This music clip is from “Summer in the City” by The Lovin’ Spoonful from 1966.

(00:04:52) “The Vault” is a book by Marcus Hearn.

(00:06:05) The radio script for an episode of a proposed Doctor Who radio series, to be made in the late sixties, and starring Peter Cushing as the Doctor, was to be called “Journey into Time” and was written by Malcolm Hulke .The article Mark refers to can be found in Issue 3 of the production research magazine “Nothing at the End of the Lane” which is sold out now but can be bought and downloaded as a PDF for a mere £2 at this link. The article Hayden refers to can be found missing-radio-script.html?m=1">here at the Doctor Who News site.

(00:08:45) Peter Firmin was the designer who co-created with Oliver Postgate the children’s TV shows Ivor the Engine, Bagpuss, The Clangers and others.

(00:09:50) This clip is from “The Dragon”, episode 5 of “Ivor the Engine”.

(00:11:50) “Players” is a BBC Books original novel written by Terrance Dicks and featuring the Sixth Doctor and Peri.

(00:18:26) The Stewart Lee joke is from his “Content Provider” show.

(00:23:40) Mark attended the “Who at Hoylake” convention.

(00:31:14) A photo of Mark in his VETOED t-shirt can be found on our Tumblr page here. A link to the BOSS t-shirt can be found here.

(00:32:00) Photos of Mark’s mulitply-signed convention programme can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:34:17) Richard Franklin played corrupt businessman Denis Rigg in the TV soap “Emmerdale Farm” (now “Emmerdale”) from 1988 to 1989. His character was crushed to death by a cow as a horrified Joe Sugden (Frazer Hines) looked on, as discussed in Diddly Dum Podcast #70 (“Surfeit of Beef”). The death scene photo which we never asked Richard Franklin to sign in the end can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:38:40) The photo of Matthew Waterhouse using a Viewmaster can be found on our Tumblr page here.

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In this podcast, the Diddly Dumbers present some more exhibits to The Whoseum. Mark presents a gun prop which is a crossover between Doctor Who and The Tomorrow People, Hayden presents a book on the TARGET novelisations, Allan presents his wedding cake and Doc present the “I Claudius” DVD box-set. Along the way, Mark meets John Leeson (in a rare incarnation) by the seaside.

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(00:01:26) In June, our own Mark attended his third consecutive “Sci-Fi By The Sea” convention. A few of his photos can be found on our Tumble page here and here.

(00:05:41) Samantha Womack (née Janus) starred in “Game On”, a British sitcom which ran for three series on BBC2 from 1995 to 1998.

(00:07:59) John Leeson (born 1943) is of course a British actor who is known for playing the original Bungle in iconic children’s TV show “Rainbow” and for voicing K-9 in “Doctor Who”.

(00:10:07) It was on Diddly Dum Podcast episode 42 (Apprentice 2 A Pilot) that our former co-host Matt Charlton revealed that, so patently horrific was the first incarnation of Bungle from “Rainbow” and so apt to become a repressed memory, that he and his friends referred to him as The War Bungle. The clip occurs about 1 hour 28 mins into the podcast which can be found here.

(00:13:00) John Leeson’s signed photo for us as “The War Bungle” can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:16:55) Doctor Who Figurines – Eaglemoss Collections.

(00:19:00) Photos of Hayden’s signed book in Waterstones can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:20:25)  Hayden’s new book “Captain Random vs The Sandman” is now published and photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:25:39) Allan and Mark appear on Miles Northcott’s “Doctor Who’s Line is it Anyway?” podcast, episode 73 “The Vegetation” which can be found here.

(00:43:45) “Hit and Run”, Episode 5 of Season 2 of “The Sweeney”, featuring Patrick Troughton can be viewed here. The “slag” scene occurs about 4 mins into the video.

(00:44:32) The trailer for “The Scars of Dracula”, featuring Patrick Troughton, can be viewed here.

(00:45:33) It was on Diddly Dum Podcast episode 71 (Dead Links) that Mark immortalised the use of the Dalekmania TARDIS prop in The Avengers episode “Target”. The section begins about 48 mins into the podcast which can be found here. The clip of the prop being blown up can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

(00:47:15) “The Tomorrow People” is a British children’s science fiction television series produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran from 1973 to 1979. A remake appeared in 1992. 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 opening title sequence can be seen here.

(00:51:00) “A Man For Emily” is the third episode of season three of the original series of “The Tomorrow People”. Peter Davison in all his semi-naked glory can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:51:11) Photos of the gun prop being presented by Mark this week can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:56:09) “The TARGET Book” by David J Howe.

(01:07:28) Photos of Allan and Erica’s wedding cake can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(01:12:00) “I, Claudius” is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves’ I, Claudius and Claudius the God. Written by Jack Pulman, it starred Derek Jacobi as Claudius. The series covers the history of the early Roman Empire, told from the perspective of the elderly Emperor Claudius who narrates the series.

(    ) “The Lion in Winter” is a 1968 historical period drama film based on the Broadway play by James Goldman. It was directed by Anthony Harvey, written by James Goldman, and produced by Joseph E. Levine, Jane C. Nusbaum and Martin Poll from Goldman’s adaptation of his own play, The Lion in Winter. The film stars Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn, John Castle, Anthony Hopkins (in his film debut in a major role), Jane Merrow and, in early appearances, Timothy Dalton (in his film debut) and Nigel Terry. The film was a commercial success (the 12th highest-grossing film of 1968) and won three Academy Awards, including one for Hepburn as Best Actress (tied with Barbra Streisand). There was a television remake in 2003.

(01:37:17) The closing music is Eleanor’s arrival at Chinon from “The Lion in Winter”.

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Hayden finally returns to the fold from his radio sabbatical as we take a final look back on the DWAS Capitol³ convention. Our chat ranges from convention guests being press ganged in France to 007 films with a Carry On cast via Peter Gabriel impersonators.

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(00:08:42) The Seventeenth Kind is a science-fiction comedy film, an adaptation by director Andy Collier of a short story by Michael Marshall Smith that satririses The Shopping Channel. It stars Tony Curran, Sylvester McCoy, Brian Blessed, Lucy Pinder, Ralph Brown and Miriam Margolyes. It was released in 2014.

(00:08:24) Lucy Katherine Pinder (born 20 December 1983) is an English model and actress. After outing herself as a Conservative supporter on Big Brother, she was given a slot on the BBC’s The Daily Politics.

(00:08:42) Animal activist Brian Blessed had a heated disagreement with farmers while hosting a pig and poultry dinner in Warwickshire. The actor (81) was dressed as a Tudor king and had been asked what laws he would enact were he a ruling monarch. Blessed, who has campaigned against badger culling in the past, said he would ban the practice. Farmers then began airing their discontent at the former Flash Gordon actor, with one allegedly shouting and swearing at him, according to The Sun. Blessed reportedly responded with an expletive-laden tirade: “You’re all c****, I hope you all die of TB.” He then said it had been a bad idea for him to host a pig and poultry farmers’ event and left.

(00:26:16) Michael Parkinson’s interview with Meg Ryan.

(00:32:40) “Who’s Next” by Derrick Sherwin.

(00:39:56) Wirral Ways to Recovery is a free and confidential drug and alcohol service for adults (including offenders), young adults, families, carers and affected others in Wirral. CGL leads the Wirral Ways to Recovery partnership. They provide a range of treatment, recovery and support services for those who have concerns about their drug or alcohol use. Their goal is to support service users to achieve and maintain their own vision of recovery. They believe that any individual can change the direction of their life and live life to its full potential.

(00:40:20) At the time of going to press, this year’s Alan Gribble Trophy in memory of Hayden’s dad has raised £695 of its £1,000 target. You can still follow this link to show your support by making a donation.

(00:43:55) The photo of the four Diddly Dummers around the TARDIS console can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(00:47:35) The Capitol IV returns on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April 2019.

(00:49:04) The closing sequence of Bagpuss.

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