Diddly Dum Podcast
- Description:
- Far more than just another Doctor Who podcast.
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- Episodes:
- 315
- Average Episode Duration:
- 00:00
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 00:00
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 0 minutes and 0 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 31 October 2024 (10:09am GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 14 October 2024 (2:40pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 12 days, 11 hours, 2 minutes and 0 seconds
Diddly Dum Podcast Episodes
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 109 – Helen A, Milk Snatcher?
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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.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC109 – Helen A, Milk Snatcher
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SHOWNOTES
(00:01:35) The photo of stacks of S18 box-sets which Hayden refers to can be found on the DWAS Instagram page here.
(00:26:10) The “Brass Eye” Heavy Electricity sketch can be found here.
(00:22:00) The Daleks’ Master Plan Exclusive Edition Vinyl LP.
(00:42:15) “Dead Head” is a four-part crime thriller scripted by Howard Brenton and directed by Rob Walker.
(00:47:18) “Hard to be a God” is a 1964 science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky set in the Noon Universe.
(00:48:36) The “Metropolissy with lightning” cover art which Doc is remembering but wrongly attributing to “Paranoia” is actually this cover art for “Deus Ex Machina”, the video game by Automata from the 1980s discussed in our podcast 007 (at 00:12:00) and our podcast 069 at (00:19:48). That game contained voiceovers by Jon Pertwee himself, the audio files of which can be found on our blog here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 108 – Traction by HAVOC
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This time, we apply the principles of Brexit negotiations to arrive at our top 5 Capaldi era stories…and end up with results that nobody wanted. The we look in detail at the number one story and each pick our favourite Capaldi moments. Along the way, Hayden bumps into Superman on a stag weekend and Mark gets mistaken for Bob Geldof by the guitarist from The Sweet.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC108 – Traction by HAVOC
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SHOWNOTES
(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.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 107 - Please Use Other Footpath
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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.
MP3 Direct Download Link = ddpc107 – please use other footpath
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SHOWNOTES
(00:09:02) Photos of some of Mark’s Who-related Christmas presents for Polly can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:45:56) Tony Martin is a farmer from Norfolk, England, who shot a burglar dead in his home in August 1999.
(01:10:44) Mark’s “paintroller” line refers to this.
(01:16:54) In 2000AD’s “Judge Dredd”, Smokatoriums are buildings located across Mega-City One which allow citizens to freely smoke tobacco as much as they want (Due to it being a crime to smoke in public), these buildings require guests to wear hazmat suits so as not to choke on all the smoke excreted.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 106 - Writing by Kermittee
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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.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC106 – Writing by Kermittee
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SHOWNOTES
(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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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 105 - Sonic Inhaler
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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.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC105 – Sonic Inhaler
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SHOWNOTES
(00:16:19) Hilda Ogden singing in the Coronation Street of bygone days.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 104 - Podcasters of the Stones
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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.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC104 – Podcasters of the Stones
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SHOWNOTES
(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”.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 103 - This Looks Like a Fine Chair
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This week, we are locked away in the Whoseum panic room, looking back at “Rosa” and “Arachnids in the UK”.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC103 – This Looks Like a Fine Chair
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SHOWNOTES
(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”.
(01:37:08) This clip comes from “The Story of Common People” which can be found here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 102 - The Woman Who
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We review “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” and “The Ghost Monument”.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC102 – The Woman Who
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SHOWNOTES
(00:01:25) Radio Rassilon podcast.
(00:00:00) Doctor Who Grumpcast podcast.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 101 - 42 to Whomsday
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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.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC101 – 42 to Whomsday
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SHOWNOTES
(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.
(00:57:12) “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”.
(01:08:45) 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.
(01:19:04) 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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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 100b - From Bagpuss to Algernon (part two)
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Here’s part two of our celebratory 100th podcast, looking back on clips from the past 99 episodes.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC100 – From Bagpuss to Algernon – part two
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 100a - From Bagpuss to Algernon (part one)
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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.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC100a – From Bagpuss to Algernon – part one
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SHOWNOTES
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Episode 100 imminent - Trailer #3
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsOur 100th podcast will be going online today. As a taster, here's our third trailer...
MP3 Direct Download Link = Diddly Dum Remastered Trailer for EP100 (3)
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Episode 100 imminent - Trailer #2
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsOur 100th podcast will be going online within days. As a taster, here's our second trailer...
MP3 Direct Download Link = Diddly Dum Greatest Hits Compilation Trailer for EP100 (2)
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Episode 100 Imminent - Trailer #1
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsOur 100th podcast will be going online within days. As a taster, here’s our first trailer…
MP3 Direct Download Link = Diddly Dum On Ice Trailer for EP100 (1)
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 099 - Hollyoaks at Top Shop
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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.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC099 – Hollyoaks at Top Shop
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SHOWNOTES
(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 PS2 at this link. The article Hayden refers to can be found here at the Doctor Who News site.
(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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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 098 - The Return of The War Bungle
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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.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC098 – The Return of The War Bungle
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SHOWNOTES
(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 (nee 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”.
(00:13:00) 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.
(00:43:45) “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.
( ) “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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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 097 - Where's Wally K Daly?
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Hayden finally returns to the fold from his radio sabbatical as we 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.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC097 – Where’s Wally K Daly
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SHOWNOTES
(00:26:16) Michael Parkinson’s interview with Meg Ryan.
(00:32:40) “Who’s Next” by Derrick Sherwin.
(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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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 097 - Where's Wally K Daly?
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsHayden 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.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC097 – Where’s Wally K Daly
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SHOWNOTES
(00:26:16) Michael Parkinson’s interview with Meg Ryan.
(00:32:40) “Who’s Next” by Derrick Sherwin.
(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.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 096 - Physically Ruined, Spiritually Enriched
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This podcast comes to you again from Capitol 3, the Doctor Who Appreciation Society convention for which Diddly Dum has been acting as the official podcasting partner (oooh, get us!). Following our review of Saturday’s activity, we bring you updates on all of Sunday’s activity including interviews with Tony Jordan, Jeff Cummins and Mark Barton Hill, while Simon Meade reminisces about Panopticon 1 and 2.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC096 – Physically Ruined, Spiritually Enriched
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SHOWNOTES to follow in next 24 hrs (when we’ve had some sleep)
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 096 - Physically Ruined, Spiritually Enriched
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This podcast comes to you again from Capitol 3, the Doctor Who Appreciation Society convention for which Diddly Dum has been acting as the official podcasting partner (oooh, get us!). Following our review of Saturday’s activity, we bring you updates on all of Sunday’s activity including interviews with Tony Jordan, Jeff Cummins and Mark Barton Hill, while Simon Meade reminisces about Panopticon 1 and 2.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC096 – Physically Ruined, Spiritually Enriched
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SHOWNOTES
(00:08:06) On Saturday 30 June 2018, Simon Meade is presenting NERVA at The Hub, High Wycombe. This will be a celebration of the creative crews who worked behind the scenes during the making of Doctor Who from 1963 to 1989. Tickets can be obtained from The Ark in Space Facebook Group or @ClassicDW on Twitter.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 095 - Rogues, Vagabonds & Actors
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This podcast comes to you from our luxury hotel suite at Capitol 3, the Doctor Who Appreciation Society convention for which Diddly Dum has been acting as the official podcasting partner (oooh, get us!). We bring you updates on all of Saturday’s activity and an extended interview with the fabulous Anneke Wills.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC094 – Rogues, Vagabonds & Actors
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 095 - Rogues, Vagabonds & Actors
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis podcast comes to you from our luxury hotel suite at Capitol 3, the Doctor Who Appreciation Society convention for which Diddly Dum has been acting as the official podcasting partner (oooh, get us!). We bring you updates on all of Saturday’s activity and an extended interview with the fabulous Anneke Wills.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC095 – Rogues, Vagabonds & Actors
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Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 095 - Rogues, Vagabonds & Actors
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis podcast comes to you from our luxury hotel suite at Capitol 3, the Doctor Who Appreciation Society convention for which Diddly Dum has been acting as the official podcasting partner (oooh, get us!). We bring you updates on all of Saturday’s activity and an extended interview with the fabulous Anneke Wills.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC095 – Rogues, Vagabonds & Actors
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Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 094 - Jordan's Alive!
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This week’s podcast opens with the motorcade of Tony Jordan sweeping up to the Diddly Dum Whoseum as the DWAS head honcho visits us to look forward to the looming Capitol3 convention.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC094 – Jordan’s Alive
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SHOWNOTES
(00:09:15) Mark Barton Hill is a guest at Capitol3.
(00:11:40) Our own Allan appearing on Sky News to talk about the casting of Jodie Whittaker and appearing on BBC News to talk about Tom Baker’s cameo in the Shada animation.
(00:14:21) Mike Tucker is a guest at Capitol3.
(00:49:49) Tony’s interview with Royce (Voice of the Daleks) Mills is on Youtube. Tony talks to Royce Bout his time on Doctor Who and his career on the stage and on TV. This is the first part of their stage panel and this is the second part.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 094 - Jordan's Alive!
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis week’s podcast opens with the motorcade of Tony Jordan sweeping up to the Diddly Dum Whoseum as the DWAS head honcho visits us to look forward to the looming Capitol3 convention.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC094 – Jordan’s Alive
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SHOWNOTES
(00:09:15) Mark Barton Hill is a guest at Capitol3.
(00:11:40) Our own Allan appearing on Sky News to talk about the casting of Jodie Whittaker and appearing on BBC News to talk about Tom Baker’s cameo in the Shada animation.
(00:14:21) Mike Tucker is a guest at Capitol3.
(00:49:49) Tony’s interview with Royce (Voice of the Daleks) Mills is on Youtube. Tony talks to Royce Bout his time on Doctor Who and his career on the stage and on TV. This is the first part of their stage panel and this is the second part.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 093 - Peter Patter
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But eventually we get down to our tribute to the late Peter Miles by taking a look at the Season 7 (1970) story – The Silurians. Along the way, we look at Peter’s work with Dusty Springfield, Jim Davidson latter career as a sex symbol and the most bad-ass recurring villain of the Pertwee era (it’s not what you may think).
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC093 – Peter Patter
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Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) One of Peter Miles’s lesser-known activities was as a jazz singer and, 50+ years ago, he duetted with his friend Dusty Springfield on “Can’t We Be Friends”. This track has recently been released by a major record company. Peter can be seen at 10 mins into this video clip contributing to a South Bank Show looking at Dusty Springfield.
(00:11:25) The XS Malarkey Comedy Club.
(00:21:50) The Who at the Hoylake convention.
(00:54:56) “Colour Me Kubrick: A True…ish Story” (released in the US as Color Me Kubrick) is a Franco-British comedy-drama film directed by Brian W. Cook, released in 2005. The film stars John Malkovich as Alan Conway, a man who had been impersonating director Stanley Kubrick since the early 1990s. One of the biggest scams is when Conway promises to help establish Lee Pratt (Jim Davidson) as a headliner act in Las Vegas. Pratt is a British entertainer who’s had limited success as a flamboyant dancer and stage singer. Pratt is described as a “low-rent Liberace with an Elvis gleam in his eye.” The singing clip can be found here.
(01:31:00) One of Peter Miles’s lesser-known activities was as a jazz singer and, 50+ years ago, he duetted with his friend Dusty Springfield on “Can’t We Be Friends”. This track has recently been released by a major record company. Peter can be seen at 10 mins into this video clip contributing to a South Bank Show looking at Dusty Springfield.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 093 - Peter Patter
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsBut eventually we get down to our tribute to the late Peter Miles by taking a look at the Season 7 (1970) story – The Silurians. Along the way, we look at Peter’s work with Dusty Springfield, Jim Davidson latter career as a Liberace impersonator and the most bad-ass recurring villain of the Pertwee era (it’s not what you may think).
Plus we make a singular phone call to Hayden.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC093 – Peter Patter
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) One of Peter Miles’s lesser-known activities was as a jazz singer and, 50+ years ago, he duetted with his friend Dusty Springfield on “Can’t We Be Friends”. This track has recently been released by a major record company. Peter can be seen at 10 mins into this video clip contributing to a South Bank Show looking at Dusty Springfield.
(00:11:25) The XS Malarkey Comedy Club.
(00:21:50) The Who at the Hoylake convention.
(00:54:56) “Colour Me Kubrick: A True…ish Story” (released in the US as Color Me Kubrick) is a Franco-British comedy-drama film directed by Brian W. Cook, released in 2005. The film stars John Malkovich as Alan Conway, a man who had been impersonating director Stanley Kubrick since the early 1990s. One of the biggest scams is when Conway promises to help establish Lee Pratt (Jim Davidson) as a headliner act in Las Vegas. Pratt is a British entertainer who’s had limited success as a flamboyant dancer and stage singer. Pratt is described as a “low-rent Liberace with an Elvis gleam in his eye.” The singing clip can be found here.
(01:31:00) One of Peter Miles’s lesser-known activities was as a jazz singer and, 50+ years ago, he duetted with his friend Dusty Springfield on “Can’t We Be Friends”. This track has recently been released by a major record company. Peter can be seen at 10 mins into this video clip contributing to a South Bank Show looking at Dusty Springfield.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 092 - Who Unearthed Tom Baker?
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Four of the Five Four Faces of Delusion have been listening this week to the audiobook of “Who on Earth is Tom Baker”, the great man’s autobiography, and have gathered to find the maximum number of tangents to shoot off at while discussing the masterpiece.
Along the way, we take a well-earned cup of tea until rain forces us indoors,we look at boys’ comics of yesteryear, and we find out what Doc as a boy wanted to be when he grew up.
MP3 Direct Download = DDPC092 – Who Unearthed Tom Baker
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
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Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) “Who on Earth is Tom Baker?” is the autobiography of the great man, published in 1997. Tom can be found reading the audiobook here (assuming you still have a cassette player.
(00:15:25) The purportedly final episode of the “42 to Doomsday” podcast can be found here.
(00:19:01) Kevin (Jon) Davies, was the mastermind of “More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS” and jammy meeter of Douglas Adams in his youth. The whole of podcast #40 was devoted to Hayden’s interview with Kevin in 2015 and can be found here.
(00:23:18) Rafaella Carra Raffaella Maria Pelloni, better known as Raffaella Carra, born 18 June 1943, Bologna) is an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, and actress. In 1977, she had her only entry to the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 9, with “Do It, Do It Again”.
(00:34:24) The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-45” by Nicholas Stargardt.
(00:38:12) Tom Baker: In Confidence (2010).
(00:41:18) “Boys’ Weeklies” is an essay by George Orwell in which he analyses those weekly story-paper publications for boys which were current around 1940. The essay deals primarily with the School Stories published in The Magnet and The Gem and also with the ‘Tuppenny Bloods’ published by D.C. Thomson.
(01:09:57) “Late Night Story was a TV series broadcast on BBC2. Over Christmas 1978, it starred Tom Baker reading to camera four macabre stories on the theme of childhood. These stories were “The Photograph” by Nigel Kneale, “The Emissary” by Ray Bradbury, “Nursery Tea” by Mary Danby, “The End of the Party” by Graham Greene. The fifth story, “Sredni Vashtar” by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), was unscreened owing to a BBC strike. The full set can be found as extras on the “Key to Time” DVD box-set.
(01:14:43) Tom Baker appearance on “This is Your Life” (2000) can be found here.
(01:22:32) "The Guardians", a dystopian political thriller, is a television drama series of 13 60-minute episodes made by London Weekend Television and broadcast in the UK on the ITV network between 10 July 1971 and 2 October 1971. The complete series DVD box-set can be bought online here or here.
(01:24:25) “An Hour With Jon Pertwee” was a BBC radio show.
(01:26:10) “Who’s Next?” is the memoir of Derrick Sherwin.
(01:29:34) As our Easter Egg closing trest, Rafaella Carra visits The Whoseum to sing “Do It, Do It Again”.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 092 - Who Unearthed Tom Baker?
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsFour of the Five Four Faces of Delusion have been listening this week to the audiobook of “Who on Earth is Tom Baker”, the great man’s autobiography, and have gathered to find the maximum number of tangents to shoot off at while discussing the masterpiece.
Along the way, we take a well-earned cup of tea until rain forces us indoors,we look at boys’ comics of yesteryear, and we find out what Doc as a boy wanted to be when he grew up.
MP3 Direct Download = DDPC092 – Who Unearthed Tom Baker
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) “Who on Earth is Tom Baker?” is the autobiography of the great man, published in 1997. Tom can be found reading the audiobook here (assuming you still have a cassette player.
(00:15:25) The purportedly final episode of the “42 to Doomsday” podcast can be found here.
(00:19:01) Kevin (Jon) Davies, was the mastermind of “More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS” and jammy meeter of Douglas Adams in his youth. The whole of podcast #40 was devoted to Hayden’s interview with Kevin in 2015 and can be found here.
(00:23:18) Rafaella Carra Raffaella Maria Pelloni, better known as Raffaella Carra, born 18 June 1943, Bologna) is an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, and actress. In 1977, she had her only entry to the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 9, with “Do It, Do It Again”.
(00:34:24) The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-45” by Nicholas Stargardt.
(00:38:12) Tom Baker: In Confidence (2010).
(00:41:18) “Boys’ Weeklies” is an essay by George Orwell in which he analyses those weekly story-paper publications for boys which were current around 1940. The essay deals primarily with the School Stories published in The Magnet and The Gem and also with the ‘Tuppenny Bloods’ published by D.C. Thomson.
(01:09:57) “Late Night Story was a TV series broadcast on BBC2. Over Christmas 1978, it starred Tom Baker reading to camera four macabre stories on the theme of childhood. These stories were “The Photograph” by Nigel Kneale, “The Emissary” by Ray Bradbury, “Nursery Tea” by Mary Danby, “The End of the Party” by Graham Greene. The fifth story, “Sredni Vashtar” by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), was unscreened owing to a BBC strike. The full set can be found as extras on the “Key to Time” DVD box-set.
(01:14:43) Tom Baker appearance on “This is Your Life” (2000) can be found here.
(01:22:32) "The Guardians", a dystopian political thriller, is a television drama series of 13 60-minute episodes made by London Weekend Television and broadcast in the UK on the ITV network between 10 July 1971 and 2 October 1971. The complete series DVD box-set can be bought online here or here.
(01:24:25) “An Hour With Jon Pertwee” was a BBC radio show.
(01:26:10) “Who’s Next?” is the memoir of Derrick Sherwin.
(01:29:34) As our Easter Egg closing trest, Rafaella Carra visits The Whoseum to sing “Do It, Do It Again”.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 091 - Panem et Circenses
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds“Imagine a world created by George Orwell, Aldous Huxley and the Marx brothers”. Yes, it’s the Diddly Dum Whoseum, put once more to its proper role as a repository for Doctor Who memorabilia. The themes of the items presented this week by the podcasters is food and board games, with a linking theme of Daleks.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC091 – Panem et Circenses
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:05:03) “The Guardians”, a dystopian political thriller, is a television drama series of 13 60-minute episodes made by London Weekend Television and broadcast in the UK on the ITV network between 10 July 1971 and 2 October 1971. The complete series DVD box-set can be bought online here or here.
(00:08:34) “EBC1″ – a.k.a “Emu’s Broadcasting Company” (1975-1980) was a children’s television series featuring Rod Hull and Emu running their own television station, which parodied many BBC series of the time. Supporting Rod Hull and his emu puppet were Billy Dainty who played a James Bond pastiche called Captain Perceval and Barbara New who played the tea lady. For those of a certain generation, this show was memorable for its Doctor Who parody, “Doctor Emu”.
(00:17:49) “Robert Homes: A Life in Words” by Richard Molesworth.
(00:18:58) “Space Spinner 2000” is a podcast where two friends from the US try to make sense of the UK’s 2000AD, the Galaxy’s Greatest comic, one month of issues at a time!
(00:21:08) “Invasion” was a series created by Pat Mills and mostly written by Gerry Finley-Day that appeared in the first 51 editions of the weekly comic 2000 AD.
(00:21:50) The Heavy Metal Kids (in 2000ad comic) were gigantic construction robots used for heavy demolition.
(00:24:30) “Crackerjack!” was a British children’s television series that aired on the BBC 1955 until 1984 (except during 1971). “Double or Drop” was a quiz game in the show where each of three contestants was given a prize to hold for each question answered correctly, but given a cabbage if they were incorrect. They were out of the game if they dropped any of the items awarded or received a third cabbage. While the winner took his or her pick from a basket of toys, every runner-up won a much-envied marbled propelling pencil as a prize, which became so popular that in 1961 Queen Elizabeth was presented with Crackerjack! pencils for Anne and Charles. In March 1975, the show included a Doctor Who based sketch, “Hallo, My Dalek”.
(00:25:15) “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.
(00:28:10) “Frustration” board game and “Headache” board game were very similar.
(00:29:40) The free transfers which came with Issue One of Doctor Who Weekly in 1979.
(00:32:26) “Panzer Pranks” board game.
(00:36:22) “Doctor Who: The Game of Time and Space” was released in 1980. See photos on our Tumblr page here.
(00:48:41) Danbury Mint issued a Doctor Who themed chess set in 1994. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here. The pieces can be found listed here.
(00:56:26) In 1965, Louis Marx issued the “Dr Who the Mysterious Daleks” with “Amazing Robot Action” (later known as bump and go) daleks which came in black or silver/grey both with two gold bands. These very successful battery-operated daleks altered direction when they bumped into something and were re-released in several versions. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:59:21) A photo of the Click-and-Catch toy can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:03:00) The coin-operated Dalek ride was manufactured by Edwin Hall & Co between 1964 and 1967 and distributed by Edward Saville Amusements. A photo can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:04:34) In 1975, Wall’s launched the Dalek Death Ray ice lolly. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:13:40) Dr Who’s Space Adventure Book was a 1967 magazine published as a part of the Doctor Who/Dalek licensing agreement enjoyed by Wall’s Ice Cream. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here and here and here and here and here. The TV commercial can be seen here.
(01:16:30) Dr Who and the Daleks sweet cigarettes were 1964 tie-in food products manufactured by Cadet Sweets. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:21:00) Nestle’s Doctor Who milk chocolate was a licensed product from the 1970s. At least two series of milk chocolate bars were produced by Nestle. One was issued in 1971, coinciding with the broadcast of season 8. Photos can be found on our Tumble page here.
(01:25:35) Doctor Who baked beans were offered by Crosse & Blackwell in 1977. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 091 - Panem et Circenses
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds
“Imagine a world created by George Orwell, Aldous Huxley and the Marx brothers”. Yes, it’s the Diddly Dum Whoseum, put once more to its proper role as a repository for Doctor Who memorabilia. The themes of the items presented this week by the podcasters is food and board games, with a linking theme of Daleks.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC091 – Panem et Circenses
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:05:03) “The Guardians”, a dystopian political thriller, is a television drama series of 13 60-minute episodes made by London Weekend Television and broadcast in the UK on the ITV network between 10 July 1971 and 2 October 1971. The complete series DVD box-set can be bought online here or here.
(00:08:34) “EBC1″ – a.k.a “Emu’s Broadcasting Company” (1975-1980) was a children’s television series featuring Rod Hull and Emu running their own television station, which parodied many BBC series of the time. Supporting Rod Hull and his emu puppet were Billy Dainty who played a James Bond pastiche called Captain Perceval and Barbara New who played the tea lady. For those of a certain generation, this show was memorable for its Doctor Who parody, “Doctor Emu”.
(00:17:49) “Robert Homes: A Life in Words” by Richard Molesworth.
(00:18:58) “Space Spinner 2000” is a podcast where two friends from the US try to make sense of the UK’s 2000AD, the Galaxy’s Greatest comic, one month of issues at a time!
(00:21:08) “Invasion” was a series created by Pat Mills and mostly written by Gerry Finley-Day that appeared in the first 51 editions of the weekly comic 2000 AD.
(00:21:50) The Heavy Metal Kids (in 2000ad comic) were gigantic construction robots used for heavy demolition.
(00:24:30) “Crackerjack!” was a British children’s television series that aired on the BBC 1955 until 1984 (except during 1971). “Double or Drop” was a quiz game in the show where each of three contestants was given a prize to hold for each question answered correctly, but given a cabbage if they were incorrect. They were out of the game if they dropped any of the items awarded or received a third cabbage. While the winner took his or her pick from a basket of toys, every runner-up won a much-envied marbled propelling pencil as a prize, which became so popular that in 1961 Queen Elizabeth was presented with Crackerjack! pencils for Anne and Charles. In March 1975, the show included a Doctor Who based sketch, “Hallo, My Dalek”.
(00:25:15) “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.
(00:28:10) “Frustration” board game and “Headache” board game were very similar.
(00:29:40) The free transfers which came with Issue One of Doctor Who Weekly in 1979.
(00:32:26) “Panzer Pranks” board game.
(00:36:22) “Doctor Who: The Game of Time and Space” was released in 1980. See photos on our Tumblr page here.
(00:48:41) Danbury Mint issued a Doctor Who themed chess set in 1994. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here. The pieces can be found listed here.
(00:56:26) In 1965, Louis Marx issued the “Dr Who the Mysterious Daleks” with “Amazing Robot Action” (later known as bump and go) daleks which came in black or silver/grey both with two gold bands. These very successful battery-operated daleks altered direction when they bumped into something and were re-released in several versions. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:59:21) A photo of the Click-and-Catch toy can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:03:00) The coin-operated Dalek ride was manufactured by Edwin Hall & Co between 1964 and 1967 and distributed by Edward Saville Amusements. A photo can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:04:34) In 1975, Wall’s launched the Dalek Death Ray ice lolly. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:13:40) Dr Who’s Space Adventure Book was a 1967 magazine published as a part of the Doctor Who/Dalek licensing agreement enjoyed by Wall’s Ice Cream. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here and here and here and here and here. The TV commercial can be seen here.
(01:16:30) Dr Who and the Daleks sweet cigarettes were 1964 tie-in food products manufactured by Cadet Sweets. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:21:00) Nestle’s Doctor Who milk chocolate was a licensed product from the 1970s. At least two series of milk chocolate bars were produced by Nestle. One was issued in 1971, coinciding with the broadcast of season 8. Photos can be found on our Tumble page here.
(01:25:35) Doctor Who baked beans were offered by Crosse & Blackwell in 1977. Photos can be found on our Tumblr page here.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 090 - What Becomes of the Broken Hartnells?
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It’s the podcast’s 4th birthday and the Five Faces of Delusion are reviewing “Twice Upon a Time”. Along the way, we find a connection between “Box of Delights” and early breathalyser tests, we howl for The North, and we look at the pros and cons of having superfans as showrunners and writers.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC090 – What Becomes of the Broken Hartnells
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:06:07) A picture of the UNIT badge Mark gave Polly for Christmas can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:06:49) A picture of Hayden’s TARDIS cabinet can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:13:58) Tony Slattery is an English actor and comedian.
(01:00:25) This clip comes from the final episode of “Blackadder Goes Forth”.
(01:27:52) Hayden’s book “A Child Out Of Time” continues to do well.
(01:47:56) This clip of Jim Broadbent and Victoria Wood comes from her TV play “Staying In”.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 090 - What Becomes of the Broken Hartnells?
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsIt’s the podcast’s 4th birthday and the Five Faces of Delusion are reviewing “Twice Upon a Time”. Along the way, we find a connection between “Box of Delights” and early breathalyser tests, we howl for The North, and we look at the pros and cons of having superfans as showrunners and writers.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC090 – What Becomes of the Broken Hartnells
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:05:21) ECANOTMA is short for “Everything’s Connected And None Of This Means Anything”, a book written by former Diddly Dum host Al No.(00:06:07) A picture of the UNIT badge Mark gave Polly for Christmas can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:06:49) A picture of Hayden’s TARDIS cabinet can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:13:58) Tony Slattery is an English actor and comedian.
(01:00:25) This clip comes from the final episode of “Blackadder Goes Forth”.
(01:27:52) Hayden’s book “A Child Out Of Time” continues to do well.
(01:47:56) This clip of Jim Broadbent and Victoria Wood comes from her TV play “Staying In”.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 089 - Galen's Alive!
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds
Find out how being stuck in a snow drift without petrol in the Whoseum’s antique Rolls Royce still didn’t frustrate our marking Diddly Dum’s fourth Christmas with our traditional gameshow.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC089 – Galens Alive
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:08:50) “Blue Peter at 50” narrated by Tom Baker and originally broadcast by the BBC on 11 Oct 2008.
(00:11:07) English musician Neil Innes sued the band Oasis claiming their song “Whatever” borrowed portions of his song “How Sweet to Be an Idiot”. Innes and Oasis settled a plagiarism lawsuit and Innes received songwriting credit.
(00:21:45) Allan received from his Secret Santa the Podcaster Options boxed play set of the “Allan & Erica Return From Cardiff” story, a photo of which can be found on our Tumblr page here. This refers to March 2017 when Allan and his missus Erica visited the Doctor Who set in Cardiff at Matt Lucas’s. As they prepared to return home, they spied a golden Ice Warrior prop (from “Empress of Mars”) in a skip. Only the lack of a roof-rack prevented them from taking it back to The Wirral with them. The whole story can be heard on our podcast #73 here (around 4 mins in).
(01:07:12) 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 on our Tumblr page here. Also see below these Show Notes.
(01:13:30) Our tribute to The War Bungle can be found on our Youtube page here.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 089 - Galen's Alive!
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsFind out how being stuck in a snow drift without petrol in the Whoseum’s antique Rolls Royce still didn’t frustrate our marking Diddly Dum’s fourth Christmas with our traditional gameshow.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC089 – Galens Alive
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:08:50) “Blue Peter at 50” narrated by Tom Baker and originally broadcast by the BBC on 11 Oct 2008.
(00:11:07) English musician Neil Innes sued the band Oasis claiming their song “Whatever” borrowed portions of his song “How Sweet to Be an Idiot”. Innes and Oasis settled a plagiarism lawsuit and Innes received songwriting credit.
(00:21:45) Allan received from his Secret Santa the Podcaster Options boxed play set of the “Allan & Erica Return From Cardiff” story, a photo of which can be found on our Tumblr page here. This refers to March 2017 when Allan and his missus Erica visited the Doctor Who set in Cardiff at Matt Lucas’s. As they prepared to return home, they spied a golden Ice Warrior prop (from “Empress of Mars”) in a skip. Only the lack of a roof-rack prevented them from taking it back to The Wirral with them. The whole story can be heard on our podcast #73 here (around 4 mins in).
(01:07:12) 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 on our Tumblr page here. Also see below these Show Notes.
(01:13:30) Our tribute to The War Bungle can be found on our Youtube page here.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 088 - Tell-Tale Trews
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds
This week, we take a look at the Season 14, Fourth Doctor story “Robots of Death”. Along the way, we ask who was the hardest Doctor, Mark recalls being at the 1988 gig when Alice Cooper very nearly did hang himself and we salute the passing of heroes in Paddy Russell, Dudley Simpson, Scott Fredericks, Keith Barron and Rodney Bewes.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC088 – Tell Tale Trews
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:06:17) Allan and Erica visit the capital to see Tony Slattery’s show.
(00:10:38) Mark visits the capital to see Alice Cooper’s UK tour. This reminds him of the Alice Cooper gig he attended in 1988 when an on-stage hanging nearly went wrong.
(00:19:43) The Doctor Whop clip from this year’s BBC Children in Need night.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 088 - Tell-Tale Trews
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis week, we take a look at the Season 14, Fourth Doctor story “Robots of Death”. Along the way, we ask who was the hardest Doctor, Mark recalls being at the 1988 gig when Alice Cooper very nearly did hang himself and we salute the passing of heroes in Paddy Russell, Dudley Simpson, Scott Fredericks, Keith Barron and Rodney Bewes.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC088 – Tell Tale Trews
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:06:17) Allan and Erica visit the capital to see Tony Slattery’s show.
(00:10:38) Mark visits the capital to see Alice Cooper’s UK tour. This reminds him of the Alice Cooper gig he attended in 1988 when an on-stage hanging nearly went wrong.
(00:19:43) The Doctor Who clip from this year’s BBC Children in Need night.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 087 - All of Our Dinosaurs Are Missing
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This week, we take a look at Earthshock (the Season 19, Fifth Doctor story from 1982) and we lift the lid on the long-concealed scandal of overenthusiastic sentry-extras in Doctor Who.
Along the way, we take a good look at coarse acrostics, David Banks’s career as a soap star and Beryl Reid’s lookalike. And, if any of you think that a school bully breaking one of his toys in Hayden’s book was the most heartbreaking thing you’ve ever heard about, then our swerve down the side road of the Planet of the Apes TV Series from 1974 and how it inspired a young Mark’s imagination may well leave you in tears.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC087 – All of Our Dinosaurs Are Missing
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SHOWNOTES
(00:01:19)
(00:21:19) A scan of this Private Eye article can be found on Doc’s personal blog here.
(00:26:52) Our suggestion of what the DWM Reminder Room might look like can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:44:10) “Planet of the Apes” is an American science fiction television series that aired on CBS in 1974. The series stars Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Mark Lenard and Booth Colman. It is based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle. The series starred Roddy McDowall as Galen, a young chimpanzee that is sent by Zaius with Urko to ensure the safety of two humans that have survived a crash landing on Earth. McDowall previously played Cornelius and Caesar throughout the various film versions. Mark’s Galen doll, now sadly lost to a tragically heroic death by a laser defence system, can be seen here.
(01:01:00) The “cold open” song from Craig Ferguson’s show can be found here.
(01:12:49) “Not On Your Nellie” is a British sitcom that ran from 1974 until 1975. It starred veteran actress Hylda Baker as Nellie Pickersgill, a Bolton woman who moves to London to help run her ailing father’s Chelsea pub. Seventeen episodes of the series were produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network.
(01:14:56) Our suggestions of what the cyber sentries are gossiping about can be found on our Tumblr page here. The scene of the overenthusiastic Tommy from “The Pandorica Opens” can be found on our Tumblr page here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 087 - All of Our Dinosaurs Are Missing
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis week, we take a look at Earthshock (the Season 19, Fifth Doctor story from 1982) and we lift the lid on the long-concealed scandal of overenthusiastic sentry-extras in Doctor Who.
Along the way, we take a good look at coarse acrostics, David Banks’s career as a soap star and Beryl Reid’s lookalike. And, if any of you think that a school bully breaking one of his toys in Hayden’s book was the most heartbreaking thing you’ve ever heard about, then our swerve down the side road of the Planet of the Apes TV Series from 1974 and how it inspired a young Mark’s imagination may well leave you in tears.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC087 – All of Our Dinosaurs Are Missing
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:21:19) A scan of this Private Eye article can be found on Doc’s personal blog here.
(00:26:52) Our suggestion of what the DWM Reminder Room might look like can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:44:10) “Planet of the Apes” is an American science fiction television series that aired on CBS in 1974. The series stars Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Mark Lenard and Booth Colman. It is based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle. The series starred Roddy McDowall as Galen, a young chimpanzee that is sent by Zaius with Urko to ensure the safety of two humans that have survived a crash landing on Earth. McDowall previously played Cornelius and Caesar throughout the various film versions. Mark’s Galen doll, now sadly lost to a tragically heroic death by a laser defence system, can be seen here.
(01:01:00) The “cold open” song from Craig Ferguson’s show can be found here.
(01:12:49) “Not On Your Nellie” is a British sitcom that ran from 1974 until 1975. It starred veteran actress Hylda Baker as Nellie Pickersgill, a Bolton woman who moves to London to help run her ailing father’s Chelsea pub. Seventeen episodes of the series were produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network.
(01:14:56) Our suggestions of what the cyber sentries are gossiping about can be found on our Tumblr page here. The scene of the overenthusiastic Tommy from “The Pandorica Opens” can be found on our Tumblr page here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 086 - Wobbles on Cobbles
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The Five Faces of Delusion discuss “Remembrance of the Daleks” (the season 25 Seventh Doctor story from 1988).Along the way, Hayden’s book “A Child Out of Time” is finally published and Mark considers having Ace’s T-shirt design tattooed on his forearm.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC086 – Wobbles on Cobbles
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SHOWNOTES
(00:01:42) “Child Out of Time” is our own Hayden’s long-awaited book telling the story of how, having been born in the year Doctor Who was cancelled, he still managed to grow up loving Doctor Who during its Wilderness Years. Copies are hoped to be in the shops by Christmas. Until then, paperbacks can be purchased on Amazon (here) as can Kindle editions (here). Hayden’s own website (here) and his Facebook author page (here) give more details.
(00:03:20) “The Six Ages of Podcasting” – Hayden is here referring to episode 5 of the Diddly Dum Podcast back in February 2014 (actually titled “The Six Ages of Fan”) in the days when Hayden was a mere listener to the podcast and hadn’t yet morphed into a mover and a shaker. In the episode, we discussed how the life of the fan changes as we grow older. The episode was also noted for the gorgeous art which The Rev (@skaromedia https://skaromedia.deviantart.com/) drew and painted to accompany it which can be found on our Tumblr page (here).
(00:09:21) Clayton Hickman’s designs for Redbubble (as plugged by our own Mark) can be found here. One of the T-shirts of Clayton’s designs can be seen modelled here by our own Mark.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 086 - Wobbles on Cobbles
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Five Faces of Delusion discuss “Remembrance of the Daleks” (the season 25 Seventh Doctor story from 1988).Along the way, Hayden’s book “Child Out of Time” is finally published and Mark considers having Ace’s T-shirt design tattooed on his forearm.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC086 – Wobbles on Cobbles
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:01:42) “Child Out of Time” is our own Hayden’s long-awaited book telling the story of how, having been born in the year Doctor Who was cancelled, he still managed to grow up loving Doctor Who during its Wilderness Years. Copies are hoped to be in the shops by Christmas. Until then, paperbacks can be purchased on Amazon (here) as can Kindle editions (here). Hayden’s own website (here) and his Facebook author page (here) give more details.
(00:03:20) “The Six Ages of Podcasting” – Hayden is here referring to episode 5 of the Diddly Dum Podcast back in February 2014 (actually titled “The Six Ages of Fan”) in the days when Hayden was a mere listener to the podcast and hadn’t yet morphed into a mover and a shaker. In the episode, we discussed how the life of the fan changes as we grow older. The episode was also noted for the gorgeous art which The Rev (@skaromedia https://skaromedia.deviantart.com/) drew and painted to accompany it which can be found on our Tumblr page (here).
(00:09:21) Clayton Hickman’s designs for Redbubble (as plugged by our own Mark) can be found here. One of the T-shirts of Clayton’s designs can be seen modelled here by our own Mark.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 085 - Whingeance on Varos
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The Five Faces of Delusion examine the Sixth Doctor story “Vengeance on Varos”. Along the way, we look forward to Hayden’s book being published next week and we look back to the BBC’s repertory company of the 1970s.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC085 – Whingeance on Varos
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
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THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
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SHOWNOTES
(00:01:19) “Child Out Of Time” is Hayden’s memoir of growing up and discovering Doctor Who in the Wilderness Years and will be published on 16 October 2017. Hayden’s blog can be found here – His Facebook page can be found here – His Twitter account can be found here – And a link to his Amazon page will appear here on the day of publication.
(00:19:50) Lady Constance de Coverlet was a ridiculous female character played by Tim Brooke-Taylor in “I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again”, a BBC radio comedy programme in the 1960s.
(01:05:38) “The Young Ones” – University Challenge sketch.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 085 - Whingeance on Varos
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Five Faces of Delusion examine the Sixth Doctor story “Vengeance on Varos”. Along the way, we look forward to Hayden’s book being published next week and we look back to the BBC’s repertory company of the 1970s.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC085 – Whingeance on Varos
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:01:19) “Child Out Of Time” is Hayden’s memoir of growing up and discovering Doctor Who in the Wilderness Years and will be published on 16 October 2017. Hayden’s blog can be found here – His Facebook page can be found here – His Twitter account can be found here – And you can now get the paperback here and the Kindle edition here.
(00:19:50) Lady Constance de Coverlet was a ridiculous female character played by Tim Brooke-Taylor in “I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again”, a BBC radio comedy programme in the 1960s.
(00:22:36) “The Shipping Forecast” is a BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The waters around the British Isles are divided into 31 sea areas, also known as weather areas. The unique and distinctive sound of these broadcasts has led to their attracting an audience much wider than that directly interested in maritime weather conditions. An example of the genre can be found here.
(01:05:38) “The Young Ones” – University Challenge sketch.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 084 - The Seeds of Diddly Doom
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This week we look at The Seeds of Doom. Along the way, Hayden completes his Doctor Who annual collection, Mark and Allan celebrate their first anniversary on the podcast, we recall the hot summer of 1976 and Mark tells how he once met John Challis.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC084 – The Seeds of Diddly Doom
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
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THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
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SHOWNOTES
(00:21:28) Peter Capaldi’s script for Listen raises PS5,000 at auction for a Syrian Refugees in the UK charity.
(00:34:59) The ladybird plague of 1976.
(00:35:32) Doc only survived the sweltering summer of 1976 thanks to frozen Jubblies and standpipes in the streets.
(00:37:02) Mark obtained John Challis’s autograph at The Theatre Royal, Margate in 2015.
(01:04:28) “Jackanory” was a long-running BBC children’s television series that was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was transmitted from 1965 to 1996.
“Orange Man” is a British television advertisement for the soft drink Tango Orange and became the “You Know When You’ve Been Tango’d” campaign in the 1990s and 2000s. The advertisement features an orange man slapping a Tango drinker across the cheeks, a wacky metaphor for tasting Tango, and was intended as a reaction against the norm of “cause and effect” television advertising at the time was largely focused on scenarios where peoples lives were improved by the product being advertised. Orange Man caused controversy after reports of injuries when children began copying the events of the advertisement in school playgrounds, and was subsequently banned, with two other versions of Orange Man replacing it, both showing different scenarios aside from slapping.
(01:24:05) “Recessional” is a poem by Rudyard Kipling. It was composed for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, in 1897.
(01:24:05) The Dorothy L Sayers novel referred to here is “The Five Red Herrings”.
(01:
This audio clip of Sylvia Coleridge is from the “Blakes 7” S02E11 “Gambit”.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 084 - The Seeds of Diddly Doom
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis week we look at The Seeds of Doom. Along the way, Hayden completes his Doctor Who annual collection, Mark and Allan celebrate their first anniversary on the podcast, we recall the hot summer of 1976 and Mark tells how he once met John Challis.MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC084 – The Seeds of Diddly Doom
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:21:28) Peter Capaldi’s script for Listen raises PS5,000 at auction for a Syrian Refugees in the UK charity.
(00:34:59) The ladybird plague of 1976.
(00:35:32) Doc only survived the sweltering summer of 1976 thanks to frozen Jubblies and standpipes in the streets.
(00:37:02) Mark obtained John Challis’s autograph at The Theatre Royal, Margate in 2015.
(01:04:28) “Jackanory” was a long-running BBC children’s television series that was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was transmitted from 1965 to 1996.
“Orange Man” is a British television advertisement for the soft drink Tango Orange and became the “You Know When You’ve Been Tango’d” campaign in the 1990s and 2000s. The advertisement features an orange man slapping a Tango drinker across the cheeks, a wacky metaphor for tasting Tango, and was intended as a reaction against the norm of “cause and effect” television advertising at the time was largely focused on scenarios where peoples lives were improved by the product being advertised. Orange Man caused controversy after reports of injuries when children began copying the events of the advertisement in school playgrounds, and was subsequently banned, with two other versions of Orange Man replacing it, both showing different scenarios aside from slapping.
(01:24:05) “Recessional” is a poem by Rudyard Kipling. It was composed for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, in 1897.
(01:24:05) The Dorothy L Sayers novel referred to here is “The Five Red Herrings”.
(01: ) This audio clip of Sylvia Coleridge is from the “Blakes 7” S02E11 “Gambit”.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 083 - Mirrowing the Future
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This week we look at the First Doctor’s antepenultimate story “The War Machines” from 1966. But first we pause to remember Victor Pemberton and Brucie.Along the way, we discuss the apostasy among cattle and the cultural impact of “Carry On Up the Khyber” and Mark visits Kit Pedler’s grave.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC083 – Mirrowing the Future
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
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THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
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SHOWNOTES
(00:12:37) A clip from the “Carry On Up the Khyber” dinner scene can be found here.
(00:16:03) Bruce Forsyth’s appearance at the 1974 FA Cup Final can be found here.
(00:21:09) The dialects/Dalek clip from “The Generation Game” can be found here.
(00:27:19) The French Maid clip from “The Generation Game” can be found on our Youtube channel here.
(00:31:11) Mark took a photo of Kit Pedler’s grave which can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:33:23) The “Who Is It?” page from Mark’s 1975 Valiant annual can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:02:55) Johnny Hawksworth (2 February 1924 - 13 February 2009) was a British musician and composer.
(01:03:29) “Man About the House” is a British sitcom that was broadcast for six series on ITV from 1973 to 1976. The series was considered daring at the time due to its subject matter of a man sharing a flat with two single women. It was made by Thames Television. The Johnny Hawsworth penned theme tune can be found here.
(01:03:29) “Roobarb” is a British animated children’s television programme, originally shown on BBC1 just before the evening news. Each cartoon, written by Grange Calveley and animated by Bob Godfrey, was about five minutes long. Thirty episodes were made, and the show was first shown on 21 October 1974. The theme is that of the friendly rivalry between Roobarb the green dog and Custard the pink cat from next door. The Johnny Hawsworth penned theme tune can be found here.
(01:03:29) Thames Television was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding area on weekdays from 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Johnny Hawsworth’s famous ident and jingle can be found here.
(01:08:55) Tony Benn opens the Post Office Tower in 1966.
(01:16:52) Anneke Wills appeared in “Dressed to Kill”, and episode of “The Avengers” from 1963.
(01:18:06) “Moriarty – The Hound of the D’Urbervilles” by Kim Newman.
(01:23:51) Hayden's new website home for his writing can be found here and his new Facebook page to accompany it can be found here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 083 - Mirrowing the Future
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis week we look at the First Doctor’s antepenultimate story “The War Machines” from 1966. But first we pause to remember Victor Pemberton and Brucie.Along the way, we discuss the apostasy among cattle and the cultural impact of “Carry On Up the Khyber” and Mark visits Kit Pedler’s grave.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC083 – Mirrowing the Future
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:12:37) A clip from the “Carry On Up the Khyber” dinner scene can be found here.
(00:16:03) Bruce Forsyth’s appearance at the 1974 FA Cup Final can be found here.
(00:21:09) The dialects/Dalek clip from “The Generation Game” can be found here.
(00:27:19) The French Maid clip from “The Generation Game” can be found on our Youtube channel here.
(00:31:11) Mark took a photo of Kit Pedler’s grave which can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:33:23) The “Who Is It?” page from Mark’s 1975 Valiant annual can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(01:02:55) Johnny Hawksworth (2 February 1924 - 13 February 2009) was a British musician and composer.
(01:03:29) “Man About the House” is a British sitcom that was broadcast for six series on ITV from 1973 to 1976. The series was considered daring at the time due to its subject matter of a man sharing a flat with two single women. It was made by Thames Television. The Johnny Hawsworth penned theme tune can be found here.
(01:03:29) “Roobarb” is a British animated children’s television programme, originally shown on BBC1 just before the evening news. Each cartoon, written by Grange Calveley and animated by Bob Godfrey, was about five minutes long. Thirty episodes were made, and the show was first shown on 21 October 1974. The theme is that of the friendly rivalry between Roobarb the green dog and Custard the pink cat from next door. The Johnny Hawsworth penned theme tune can be found here.
(01:03:29) Thames Television was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding area on weekdays from 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Johnny Hawsworth’s famous ident and jingle can be found here.
(01:08:55) Tony Benn opens the Post Office Tower in 1966.
(01:16:52) Anneke Wills appeared in “Dressed to Kill”, and episode of “The Avengers” from 1963.
(01:18:06) “Moriarty – The Hound of the D’Urbervilles” by Kim Newman.
(01:23:51) Hayden's new website home for his writing can be found here and his new Facebook page to accompany it can be found here.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 082 - We're JAMmin
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Doc, Hayden and Mark pay tribute to Hayden’s late partner in bibliokleptomania, Deborah Watling. We take shelter in The Whoseum’s nuclear bunker as Ian Levine hears about the BBC’s plans to animate Shada, look at Peter Davison’s departure from Twitter.Then we turn to serious game show action with Diddly Dum plays Just a Minute, chaired by Sir Terrance Dicks.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC082 – We’re JAMmin
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SHOWNOTES
(00:00:58) A photo of a youthful Hayden and his sister meeting Deborah Watling can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:12:10) A photo of Aussie songstrel Kylie cosplaying the Fifth Doctor can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:13:49) Hayden’s new website home for his writing can be found here and his new Facebook page to accompany it can be found here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 082 - We're JAMmin
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsDoc, Hayden and Mark pay tribute to Hayden’s late partner in bibliokleptomania, Deborah Watling. We take shelter in The Whoseum’s nuclear bunker as Ian Levine hears about the BBC’s plans to animate Shada, look at Peter Davison’s departure from Twitter.Then we turn to serious game show action with Diddly Dum plays Just a Minute, chaired by Sir Terrance Dicks.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC082 – We’re JAMmin
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:58) A photo of a youthful Hayden and his sister meeting Deborah Watling can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:12:10) A photo of Aussie songstrel Kylie cosplaying the Fifth Doctor can be found on our Tumblr page here.
(00:13:49) Hayden’s new website home for his writing can be found here and his new Facebook page to accompany it can be found here.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 081 - The Changes, My Dear
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The Five Faces of Delusion try to get discussion of Jodie Whittaker’s casting out of the way as quickly as possible so that they can get on to the really important stuff – Doc and Mark have been watching “The Changes”.MP3 Direct Download Link: DDPC081 – The Changes My Dear
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THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
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SHOWNOTES
The opening and closing music for this week’s podcast is the opening and closing themes for “The Changes”.
(00:58:29) “The Changes” is a British children’s science fiction television serial filmed in 1973 and first broadcast in 1975 by the BBC. It is based on the trilogy written by Peter Dickinson. A review of it can be found here.
(01:11:22) Stewart Lee appears on “Charlie Brooker’s Screen Wipe” comparing modern teenage drama to that of the 1970s.
(01:12:46) “Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle” (BBC) on the subject of books.
(01:13:47) “Charlie Brooker Screenwipes” – Charlie Brooker reviews Doctor Who Series 2.
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