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Ant and Barry go boldly into reviewing the first episode of the new season of Picard.

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The Doctor and Leela have to solve a murder, oh make that two murders, hold a third, wait, four murders!?! Come on guys get on this already. Robots may be involved.

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The Unicorn and the Wasp; Adam, Kirby, Mary, Debbie and Ben talk about this whodunnit story. We also have a small amount of feedback, news and What We Watched This Week.

Time to answer more of your questions. So join Deb, Kat, and Tansy as they answer listener questions - some of which may have been sitting around for a while! That's right, it's another edition of Ask Verity! Anything!

Do you have questions for a future AVA? Let us know in the comments!

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Unsure of why he keeps doing this to himself, Matt has again set himself another needlessly ridiculous Doctor Who based challenge. This time he decided to listen to all of series one of 'Lady Christina' in one day (a decision he makes about half way through this project.

Thankyou to the always excellent Jake from the always excellent 'Married to who' podcast for his listener pick suggestion and his kind donation to last year's 'Wheelie Big Quiz'.

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For the fourth year running, Big Finish has debuted a special release to mark International Women's Day. Today's release is called The Eighth of March - Protectors of Time and is available from https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-eighth-of-march-2-protectors-of-time-2591

To celebrate we are joined by director Helen Goldwyn to talk about the history of the Big Finish special releases over the last four years, and what we can expect from this exciting new adventure. 

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On this very special flashcast Pete (@Prof_Quiteamess), Simon (@Si_Hart) and Jason (@jason_jtt) report from the BFI screening of Revelation of the Daleks.

This week on Radio Free Skaro: Russell T Davies teases imminent production of Doctor Who, a historic anniversary, more speculation on BBC America’s future with Doctor Who, a monumental day to look back at in The Timelash, and Emily Cook drops by to talk about Doctor Who Magazine 575!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The Timelash
• Russell T Davies at Wolf Studios
• Doctor Who Magazine 575
• Chicago TARDIS 2022 first guests
• Big Finish Stranded 4 due April
• Big Finish First Doctor Adventures – The Outlaws due April
• Big Finish UNIT: Nemesis – Agents of the Vulpreen released
• Totally Tasteless: The Life of John Nathan-Turner reprint due March 14
• Disgusted, Mary Whitehouse
• Mary Whitehouse diaries
• Inside the Mary Whitehouse diaries

Interview:

• Emily Cook

This week on Radio Free Skaro: Russell T Davies teases imminent production of Doctor Who, a historic anniversary, more speculation on BBC America’s future with Doctor Who, a monumental day to look back at in The Timelash, and Emily Cook drops by to talk about Doctor Who Magazine 575!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The Timelash
• Russell T Davies at Wolf Studios
• Doctor Who Magazine 575
• Chicago TARDIS 2022 first guests
• Big Finish Stranded 4 due April
• Big Finish First Doctor Adventures – The Outlaws due April
• Big Finish UNIT: Nemesis – Agents of the Vulpreen released
• Totally Tasteless: The Life of John Nathan-Turner reprint due March 14
• Disgusted, Mary Whitehouse
• Mary Whitehouse diaries
• Inside the Mary Whitehouse diaries

Interview:

• Emily Cook

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Remembrance of The Daleks - Audio Commentary Part 2

In this episode, Phil and Scott continue with their audio commentary for Remembrance of the Daleks. This time they sit down and watch episodes 3 and 4 in which Ace is betrayed (again!) and a bunch of racists get their comeupance from another bunch of racists!

And Phil still gets confused with all the Dalek factions but heh, the Special Weapons Dalek is still cool!

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Remembrance of The Daleks - Audio Commentary Part 2

In this episode, Phil and Scott continue with their audio commentary for Remembrance of the Daleks. This time they sit down and watch episodes 3 and 4 in which Ace is betrayed (again!) and a bunch of racists get their comeupance from another bunch of racists!

And Phil still gets confused with all the Dalek factions but heh, the Special Weapons Dalek is still cool!

Dalek helmets, Time Corridon'ts and about fifty different plots coalesce in this terrible/wonderful companion exit serial

The post C134 Resurrection of the Daleks appeared first on Who Back When | A Doctor Who Podcast.

It's the last novelization of 1975, and the end of the first season of Doctor Who Literature. In a slight format change, Jason goes deep into the memory banks to explain a curious notation that he wrote on the inside cover of the book back in 1985.

We're joined then by Jason's good friend Mark from the Trap One Podcast to discuss what the novelization of "The Three Doctors" means to us. Plus many other stories of having met now-deceased Doctor Who greats at conventions over the years, and how has the language of fandom changed over the years, and what makes a multi-Doctor story tick, and, does "Twice Upon a Time" count as a multi-Doctor story?

And, after the interview with Mark, Jason goes deep to discuss what changes Terrance made between screen and script. Is this book better or worse than Jason remembered it from his last read-through? What is the significance of the words "purple" and "flute"? And where, oh, where is the First Doctor?

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Steven Clare review Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead and Ghostbusters: Afterlife, talk about the London Spring Comic Con, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:39 — Welcome!
• 02:30 – News:
• 02:42 — Doctor Who: Billie Piper back and The Colin Baker unbound.
• 05:41 — Stranger Things: Season four split and five to end it.
• 08:58 — Henry Lincoln: DEAD!
• 10:41 — Star Wars: John Williams’ musical return.
• 11:32 — Doctor Who: D&D RPG.
• 14:40 – Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
• 39:05 – London Comic Con Spring 2022.
• 50:32 – Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead.
• 66:10 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 66:27 – Crumbly’s Corner
• 69:18 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 70:09 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Big Finish.
• Wikipedia: Stranger Things.
• Wikipedia: Henry Lincoln.
• Star Wars.
• Wikipedia: John Williams.
• Cubicle 7 (Makers of the Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game).
• Wikipedia: Ghostbusters: Aferlife.
• London Comic Con Spring.
• Wikipedia: The Unquiet Dead.
• BBC: Doctor Who – The Unquiet Dead.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Sunday, 6 March 2022 saw Christopher Eccleston make an appearance at the Supanova pop culture convention in Melbourne, Australia.

Our Dave went along and, as well as obtaining an autograph from the 9th Doctor, also sat in on his Q&A panel later in the day.

What was said? What was the day like in general? 

This is a quickly made, no-frills podcast we're making to capture the moment - and Dave's thoughts - rather than waiting for the flagship monthly podcast which doesn't drop until March 27, literally another three weeks away.

Enjoy!

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Our guest this month is the always positive and upbeat Doctor Who podcaster, Nicole Hill of Who Watch & Black TARDIS!  Nicole joins us to talk about her fan journey, how she got into podcasting, and her recent trip to Gallifrey One!

Then Nicole brings her Pick of the Month, the recent CW superhero smash hit, Black Lightning!  We discuss the cultural impact of the show, how it relates to other CW superhero shows, and how it modernizes the original source material.  

Enjoy the show!  See you next month!

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We welcome back Ellie (a.k.a. TARDIS Monkey) to this episode for the second half of our discussion about a couple of stories featuring villages that are really cut off from civilisation: Season 8's The Daemon, with the 3rd Doctor and 13th Doctor story Village of the Angels from the most recent Flux series. This second half predominantly features Angels, but we talk about the wider Flux story and the links between the two stories.

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Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/

Gav's book Doctor Who: Dalek Combat Training Manual can be found here (other retailers are available) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785945327/

Also find his excellent YouTube series Terry Nation Army here: https://youtube.com/user/Dalek6388. And they've started a new podcast here: https://dalek6388.podbean.com/ which you should definitely listen to, once you've heard this.

Richard has another podcast with co-host Emily, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. Episode 8 is a chat with former senior civil servant Clare and you can hear a trailer at the end of this episode.

The opening music is Three Guitars Mood 2 and, yes, that is Richard playing the ukulele and kazoo on possibly the worst ever version of the Doctor Who theme tune at the end.

The British Film Institute celebrate the imminent release of Season 22 on blu-ray with with a screening of the Sixth Doctor story, Revelation of the Daleks. Join James and Phil from the South Bank of the Thames for a special edition of the DWP as they bring you an on-set report from the comfort of a smelly old alley. Don’t miss it!

The British Film Institute celebrate the imminent release of Season 22 on blu-ray with with a screening of the Sixth Doctor story, Revelation of the Daleks. Join James and Phil from the South Bank of the Thames for a special edition of the DWP as they bring you an on-set report from the comfort of a smelly old alley. Don’t miss it!

The British Film Institute celebrate the imminent release of Season 22 on blu-ray with with a screening of the Sixth Doctor story, Revelation of the Daleks. Join James and Phil from the South Bank of the Thames for a special edition of the DWP as they bring you an on-set report from the comfort of a smelly old alley. Don’t miss it!

Ross and Vic travel to the UNIT Era with The Doctor and Jo.  We talk Ogrons, Daleks, and singing sweet shop owners.

David provides a vegan burger update, Matt exclusively reveals the casting of the 14th Doctor, and together they discuss the penultimate episode of Series 12 - "Ascension of the Cybermen".

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Over the course of season three, we're going to be meeting the people involved in the making of the Big Finish Mary Shelley Trilogy, a trilogy in four parts.

Kenny and Becca kick off their journey with a trip to Austria, as we discover how Mary's Story came about, as Jonathan Morris reveals he wasn't intended to be involved as its writer, and sound designer Thea Cochrane (another Scottish person - so Kenny's pleased!) reveals how she did the sound design.

Brace yourselves - it's a stormy night out there at the Vila Diodati!

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This week in a change of plan, here’s audio of Mandip Gill’s panel at London Film and Comic Con Spring, the new series re-watch resumes next week.

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„Aber was tut man nicht alles für seinen Kopf?“

Viel Grund zur Freude gibt es in der heutigen Episode des Whocasts. Denn neben wirklich sehr lieber Hörerpost, freuen sich Mary und Raphael über ein lang fälliges Wiederhören, die aktuellen Neuigkeiten rund um Doctor Who, ein kleines Gewinnspiel und vor allem über unser neues Titelthema.

Dir hat die Folge gefallen? Dann gib uns doch einen Kaffee aus!

On this month's podcast, the Wanderers cover Doctor Who: Time in Office and Doctor Who: Last of the Cybermen!

QotM: What Doctor Who merchandise are you tempted by, OR, if you’re not tempted by any of it, what Doctor Who merchandise WOULD you be tempted by if they made it?

So Here are the Things.../Listener Mailbag/Who News

Big Finish: Time in Office (Trevor 9, Charlie 7.5, Connor 8, David 8.25) Big Finish: Last of the Cybermen (Trevor 6.5, Charlie 7, Connor 8.5, David 7.75)

Hosts:

• Trevor  Trevsplace
• Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy
• David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian   Twitch DraconianProgeny
• Connor YouTube: The Deadly Emerald

Join us next month for our reviews of Doctor Who: The Exxilons, Doctor Who: The Darkness of Glass, Doctor Who: Requiem for the Rocket Men, and Doctor Who: Death Match.

You're tried the Silurians, now try the Sea Devils! And just for a limited time offer, get a side of the Master for free! It's all you can eat Sea Devil Days here at Who's Doing What Now with this commemorative bib featuring the Doctor and Jo Grant, don't miss it!

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James Kettle has been writing audio drama for the last few years and took some time out to chat with us about his background in comedy and play writing, how he came to be writing for Big Finish for both the Doctor Who and Blake's 7 lines and the process of writing an audio play. 

We recommend grabbing a copy of all the releases we discussed from https://www.bigfinish.com/

The Diary of River Song Volume 7

Doctor Who: Shadow of the Daleks

Doctor Who: The Blazing Hour

Missy and the Monk

The Diary of River Song: New Recruit

Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures - Lost Warriors

Doctor Who: Stranded Volume 3

The Worlds of Blake's 7: The Terra Nostra

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Is it Susan? IT'S NEVER SUSAN! Join Deb, Tansy, and Kat as they discuss not only the meme, but why they think it needs to be Susan. Along the way they delve into Susan's leaving story "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" and its many twists and tropes.

Do you think Susan's story needs a bit of closure? Drop us a tweet or let us know in the comments!

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Happy things:

• Deb - Head Over Feels Fanvid Happy Hour!
• Tansy - Shout out to the late Stewart Bevan, iconic welsh heart-throb of 1970s Doctor Who!

Links: Warren's fanvid Extra-special thanks to this week's editor, Steven Schapansky of Castria! Support Verity! on Patreon

Joe and Toni are joined by Christine Cherry and Hallie Larsson to discuss Tommy Wiseau's TikTok, signifier salad, and the friends we made along the way in the new Doctor Who episode The Vanquishers. Plus: thoughts on Eve of the Daleks.

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Joe and Toni are joined by Christine Cherry and Hallie Larsson to discuss Tommy Wiseau's TikTok, signifier salad, and the friends we made along the way in the new Doctor Who episode The Vanquishers. Plus: thoughts on Eve of the Daleks.

This episode was originally a Patreon exclusive. If you're interested in being a Friend of Rassilon, click here.

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As promised if you have been listening to the main show, Matt has been playing each episode of the 'Doctor Who Adventure Game' video games. Can his love of computer games overcome his disdain of Doctor Who to convert him into a card carrying Whovian?

Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.

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Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, split, in front of 2021 Doctor Who episode ‘The Vanquishers’, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Sontarans are double crossing, Karvanista loses a lot of family and the Doctor’s straddling three time zones. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy The Vanquishers…

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: The Vanquishers.
• BBC: Doctor Who – The Vanquishers.
• Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Waffle On about Fight Club

Hello and welcome to this months edition of Waffle On in which Meds and Kell talk about this 1999 David Fincher movie, Fight Club. It stars Brad Pitt and Edward Norton and has gained a cult following since its release on home media. It didnt do too well when released on the big screen (we have no idea why that was the case) but, as mentioned, has gained huge popularity. The lads chat a little about the re-release The Godfather (celebrating its 50th anniversary) and a little about the upcoming dramatisation of The Ipcress File. 

Please do share our little podcast and do come along and join us on the social medias such as Facebook. 

It’s the week after Gallifrey One and Steven is full of stories, adventures and happy thoughts about his experiences at the con, as all three of those Who Rule look forward to the recently announced 33 1/3 edition of Gallifrey One in 2023. Plus we dip into the distant past via The Timelash, talk VCR archeology and network TV, and plow through a veritable mountain of audio and dolly tat, and more! Your ears are required!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The Timelash
• Gallifrey One 2022 Recap
• Gallifrey One 2023 will be February 17-19
• Season 17 North American Blu-Ray moved up to April 5
• Dead Air vinyl due on Record Store Day, April 23
• The Code of Flesh audio due Oct 6, 2022
• The Ice Kings audio due Jan 5, 2023
• The Time Monster audio due Mar 16, 2023
• Warriors of the Deep audio due May 4, 2023
• The Fires of Pompeii audio due Jul 14, 2022
• The Zygon Invasion audio due Jul 14, 2022
• The Eaters of Light audio due Jul 14, 2022
• Big Finish Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon due October
• Big Finish Gallifrey War Room begins July 2022, wraps up Feb 2025
• Big Finish Torchwood One: Nightmares due Apr 2022
• Big Finish Bayban Ascending audio book available
• Warriors of the Deep Character Options action dollies set
• Hallmark itty bittys 4th Doctor and Dalek plush set available
• Cubicle 7 announces Doctors & Daleks RPG, and a separate RPG using D&D 5e rules
• Cutaway Comics Gods and Monsters kickstarter
• Stewart Bevin died
• Henry Lincoln died

It’s the week after Gallifrey One and Steven is full of stories, adventures and happy thoughts about his experiences at the con, as all three of those Who Rule look forward to the recently announced 33 1/3 edition of Gallifrey One in 2023. Plus we dip into the distant past via The Timelash, talk VCR archeology and network TV, and plow through a veritable mountain of audio and dolly tat, and more! Your ears are required!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The Timelash
• Gallifrey One 2022 Recap
• Gallifrey One 2023 will be February 17-19
• Season 17 North American Blu-Ray moved up to April 5
• Dead Air vinyl due on Record Store Day, April 23
• The Code of Flesh audio due Oct 6, 2022
• The Ice Kings audio due Jan 5, 2023
• The Time Monster audio due Mar 16, 2023
• Warriors of the Deep audio due May 4, 2023
• The Fires of Pompeii audio due Jul 14, 2022
• The Zygon Invasion audio due Jul 14, 2022
• The Eaters of Light audio due Jul 14, 2022
• Big Finish Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon due October
• Big Finish Gallifrey War Room begins July 2022, wraps up Feb 2025
• Big Finish Torchwood One: Nightmares due Apr 2022
• Big Finish Bayban Ascending audio book available
• Warriors of the Deep Character Options action dollies set
• Hallmark itty bittys 4th Doctor and Dalek plush set available
• Cubicle 7 announces Doctors & Daleks RPG, and a separate RPG using D&D 5e rules
• Cutaway Comics Gods and Monsters kickstarter
• Stewart Bevin died
• Henry Lincoln died

It’s here – two months late, but it’s here! Jump on board the Campervan as James, Brent, Drew and Ian stare into the official DWP crystal ball and make their Who predictions for 2022. That’s not before they step back in time to February 2021 and review those the team made last year! Fun, jollity, hilarity and inaccuracy ensure.

As per usual, you can get in touch with the campervan crew in the usual ways – send an email to feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, find us on Twitter or on Facebook. Let us know what you think the Whoniverse will deliver to fans this year.

Enjoy the show!

It’s here – two months late, but it’s here! Jump on board the Campervan as James, Brent, Drew and Ian stare into the official DWP crystal ball and make their Who predictions for 2022. That’s not before they step back in time to February 2021 and review those the team made last year! Fun, jollity, hilarity and inaccuracy ensure.

As per usual, you can get in touch with the campervan crew in the usual ways – send an email to feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, find us on Twitter or on Facebook. Let us know what you think the Whoniverse will deliver to fans this year.

Enjoy the show!

It’s here – two months late, but it’s here! Jump on board the Campervan as James, Brent, Drew and Ian stare into the official DWP crystal ball and make their Who predictions for 2022. That’s not before they step back in time to February 2021 and review those the team made last year! Fun, jollity, hilarity and inaccuracy ensure.

As per usual, you can get in touch with the campervan crew in the usual ways – send an email to feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, find us on Twitter or on Facebook. Let us know what you think the Whoniverse will deliver to fans this year.

Enjoy the show!

We open by paying tribute to two big names from the Doctor Who family who we lost this past week, an actor from the 1970s and a writer from the 1960s.

In the first part of the program, Jason -- having run out of blog posts to adapt, had to write half of this week's script from scratch -- takes us on a journey through Terrance Dicks' word-pictures, editorial additions and omissions, and lyrical evocation of the senses, in his novelization of "Planet of the Spiders", which is set half on a planet of the spiders, and half on a planet of the Buddhists.

In the second part of the program, Jason is joined by Graeme Burk from "Reality Bomb" to discuss the book, the origins of our Target collections, Graeme's memorable weekend with Terrance Dicks in the year 2000, whether or not the Eighth Doctor Adventures books stand the test of time... and Graeme joins me in a new segment, a game of Twenty Questions, before announcing his latest book.

Please listen to the special Terrance Dicks episode of Reality Bomb.

You can also find some of Graeme's acclaimed Doctor Who non-fiction here.

This week's episode features the vocal talents of Dooley Wilson.

February 2022 saw the release of Doctor Who: Short Trips Volume 11. - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-short-trips-volume-11-2362

This time we speak with Aussie writer Paul F. Verhoeven, who has contributed the story "Fear of Flying" to the set. 

We find out some of Paul's history and talk about his long-term fandom, especially of Big Finish, and how he got the writing gig in the first place. 

Our strong suspicion is that this won't be the last we hear from Paul. 

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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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SHOWNOTES

(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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