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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #236 – Mark Ayres & Nicholas Pegg

  17 August 2026 (12:48pm GMT)
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  Here are our two interviews with (a) Mark Ayres and (b) Nicholas Pegg at DWAS Capitol 9 earlier this year. Doc keeps schtum as our own Mark talks passionately with Mark about AI and with Nicholas about David Bowie.

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  (00:42:11) The first four radio episodes of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was later adapted by Original Records into a double vinyl LP in the UK in 1979, and in 1982 in the United States and Canada. A sequel LP, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Part Two: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, was released in 1980 in the UK, and in 1982 in the United States and Canada. With both LP, copyright issues meant that the music used during the first radio series was either replaced, or in the case of the title it was re-recorded in a new arrangement. Composer Tim Souster did both duties (with Paddy Kingsland contributing music as well), and Souster’s version of the theme was the version also used for the eventual television series.

  (00:52:08) Slow Horses is a British spy thriller television series based on the Slough House novels by Mick Herron, and adapted for television by the comedian and writer Will Smith. It follows an MI5 unit where disgraced or failed agents are consigned, under the supervision of Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman).

  (00:57:26) “The Complete David Bowie” by Nicholas Pegg is recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie’s work. The A-Z of songs and the day-by-day dateline are the most complete ever published. From his boyhood skiffle performance at the 18th Bromley Scouts’ Summer Camp, to the majesty of his final masterpiece Blackstar, every aspect of David Bowie’s extraordinary career is explored and dissected by Nicholas Pegg’s unrivalled combination of in-depth knowledge and penetrating insight….it says here.

  (00:58:40) Big Finish’s “Box of Delights” full-cast audio production from 2021 can be found here.

  (01:10:18) “The Tomorrow People” is a British children’s science fiction television series created by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran from 1973 to 1979. All incarnations of the show concerned the emergence of the next stage of human evolution (Homo novis) known colloquially as Tomorrow People. Born to human parents, an apparently normal child might at some point between childhood and late adolescence experience a process called ‘breaking out’ and develop special paranormal abilities. These abilities include psionic powers such as telepathy, telekinesis, and teleportation. Their psychological make-up prevents them from intentionally killing others.

  The famed earworm theme music for “The Tomorrow People” was composed by Dudley Simpson. This and the famed opening titles can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #235 – Dez Skinn & Jeff Cummins

  1 August 2026 (5:12pm GMT)
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  Here are our two interviews with (a) Dez Skinn and Gareth Kavanagh and (b) Jeff Cummins at DWAS Capitol 9 earlier this year.

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  (00:05:33) Dez Skinn is a British comic and magazine editor and author of a number of books on comics. As head of Marvel Comics’ operations in the UK in the late 1970s, Dez reformatted existing titles, launched new ones, and acquired the BBC license for “Doctor Who Weekly”. After leaving Marvel UK, Dez founded and edited “Warrior”, which featured key works by Alan Moore. Called by some the “British Stan Lee”, Dez is one of British comics’ most influential figures (it says here). Dez’s website can be found here.

  (00:05:33) Gareth Kavanagh is of course one of the legendary (i.e. we’re not entirely convinced that he actually exists but the stories about him are legion) eminences grises behind the “Vworp Vworp” fanzine and the Cutaway Comics imprint.

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

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

  (00:14:00) “The House of Hammer” was a British black-and-white magazine featuring articles and comics related to the Hammer Film Productions series of horror and science fiction films. The brainchild of Dez Skinn, almost every issue of the magazine featured a comics adaptations of a Hammer film, as well as an original comics backup story, such as the long-running feature Van Helsing’s Terror Tales. Contributors to the magazine included some of the UK’s top comics talents, such as Steve Moore, Brian Bolland, John Bolton, Trevor Goring, David Lloyd, John Stokes, and Brian Lewis. Lewis painted most of the covers, usually featuring the Hammer film being adapted in comics form in the interior pages. Regular columns by Denis Gifford and Ramsey Campbell were also part of the mix.

  (00:15:55) The two covers for “The House of Hammer” issues 7 and 17 can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:28:02) The “Big Train” sketch referenced by Dez and Gareth here actually features Ralph McTell and “Streets of London” rather than Gerry Rafferty and “Baker Street”. Though the confusion is understandable. “Big Train” is a British television sketch show created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan. The first series was broadcast on BBC Two in 1998. The second, in which Linehan was not involved, aired in 2002. The sketch in question can be seen here.

  (00:39:15) The Seacon article in The Guardian which Dez refers to here can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:51:07) Jeff Cummins has been as an art director, visualiser, designer, storyboard artist and long time iIlustrator in many worlds.

  (00:53:00) Jeff’s Bruce Lee poster can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:55:05) Jeff’s album cover for Paul McCartney’s “Thrillington” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:55:05) Jeff’s album cover for 10CC’s “Deceptive Bends” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:55:05) Jeff’s album cover for Rainbow’s “Straight Between the Eyes” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:22:14) The story of Jeff finding his early Dalek painting behind the wallpaper of his childhood home can be read here and another photo can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 234 – Guerrillas vs Gorillas

  21 July 2026 (3:33pm GMT)
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  Tom Connor of Tom’s Refurbishments joins us to chat about his Dalek building and to look back at 3rd Doctor story “Day of the Daleks”.

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  (00:01:25) The poster for the Mid-Witch reunion can be seen on our Tumble page here.

  (00:03:12) Photos of the Diddly Dummers meeting Tom at Capitol 6 can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:08:14) Tom’s Refurbishments Ltd can be found here.

  (00:54:20) Photos of Tom at Capitol 9 offering replacement arm ideas to our own Mark cosplaying as Condo can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:28:06) This song is, of course, sung by Aubrey Woods in the film “Willy Wonks and the Chocolate Factory” and can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #233 – Competitive Tinder

  26 June 2026 (7:09pm GMT)
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  Once we’ve tackled the big news in Doctor Who fandom, we also take a look at the BBC announcement on the future of the show. Finally we review 5th Doctor story “The Awakening”.

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  (00:27:49) This clip comes from Mark Lawson’s 2008 interview with Russell T Davies which can be found here.

  (00:54:00) The picture disk of Anthony Stewart Head in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:54:47) Dennis Locorriere (949 – 2026) was an American musician best known as a founding member, guitarist, and primary lead vocalist of the country rock group Dr. Hook (formerly Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show).

  (00:56:37) The Rev’s mention of Fuzzy Felt here is a reference to a children’s toy first sold in the 1950s.

  (00:57:56) During Hayden’s recent visit to Kent, Mark took him to see Kit Pedler’s grave in the village of Graveney.

  (01:04:08) Marky’s selfie of himself with Morbius (Huw) and Condo (our Mark) at Capitol can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:10:26) The cognoscenti of audio fare will surely recognise that the voice of the Otter here comes from Kenneth Williams’s classic 1979 audiobook reading of “The Wind in the Willows”. Thanks to Doc finding these audio cassettes at the back of a drawer during a house move, the full audiobook can be found on this blog at this link enabling you to hear those famous vocal gymnastics which made Kenneth such a fixture of “Jackanory”.

  (01:33:29) “Stig of the Dump” is a children’s novel by Clive King which was first published in the UK in 1963. It is regarded as a modern children’s classic and is often read in schools. It has been adapted twice for television, in 1981 (by Thames Television for ITV) and in 2002 (for the BBC).

  (01:34:47) The photos of Tony Harding with the models of the Malus can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #232 – DWAS Kapitol

  4 June 2026 (7:31pm GMT)
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  Tony Jordan joins us to look back at “Capitol 50 Years of DWAS”. Along the way, Mark gets liked on Instagram by a founder member of Kool and the Gang!

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  (00:03:48) Mark’s Yeti plushie can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:15:06) Floella Benjamin is a Trinidadian-British actress, singer, presenter, author and politician. She is known as presenter of children’s programmes such as Play School, Play Away, Jamboree and Fast Forward. In, Lady Benjamin was introduced to the House of Lords as a life peer nominated by the Liberal Democrats. She was chosen to carry the Sceptre with Dove at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.

  (00:39:20) Huw Dennis spent part of the Saturday at “Capitol” cosplaying as the Morbius monster and on the Sunday invited our own Mark to put on his Condo costume. Photos and videos can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:39:20) A video of Condo vaping can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:40:09) A photo of Philip Hinchcliffe brandishing the trophy for “Genesis of the Daleks” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #231 – Pod High for Happiness

  23 May 2026 (2:50pm GMT)
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  Stephen Wyatt and Sean Mason join us at Capitol to talk about their new comic sequel to Paradise Towers – “Unalive the Multiverse”. This is followed by Martin Geraghty talking to us about comics and reminiscing with our own Mark about the anthology comics of their youth (Blast, Revolver, Toxic, Strip, Deadline, et al).

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  (00:07:44) Build High for Happiness! PARADISE TOWERS returns!

  Cutaway Comics, Manchester’s comic imprint exploring creator-owned properties from Doctor Who, announces a further comic sequel to Doctor Who story PARADISE TOWERS: UNALIVE THE MULTIVERSE. First the Kangs defeated Kroagnon, the murderous great architect that terrorised Paradise Towers. Then the Kangs turned the tide against the treacherous General Favalan and her soldiers. Now the Kangs, Rezzies and Caretakers are hard at work rebuilding high for happiness and putting their past troubles behind them… right? For Viv-2 and her friends, nothing is ever easy! No-one can agree on what is best for Paradise Towers and old rivalries are starting to resurface. Tensions are high… and that’s when the murders start! For as well as their own personal trials, the Kangs must face off against a strike team of multiversal zealots determined to wipe them from reality. ALL REALITIES.

  Paradise Towers: Unalive The Multiverse is a thrilling sci-fi adventure with twists, turns and the return of fan-favourite characters. Cutaway Comics is proud to present this 48 page story as a Prestige Format graphic novel, jam-packed with exciting action, emotional storytelling and plenty of humour. Featuring art by the dynamic and bold SILVANO BELTRAMO (Paradise Towers: Paradise Found, Twisted Dark, Black Mirror: USS Callister, Space Truckin‘), Paradise Towers’ mix of the urban and tribal will appeal to fans of The Ballad of Halo Jones and The Thirteenth Floor. The script is provided once more by SEAN MASON (Paradise Towers: Paradise Found, Iris Wildthyme, A Dame To Die For, Escape Act). Sean has written several books and strips for Cutaway Comics as well as producing our VAM discs. He has also written several books for the iconic Commando Comics published by DC Thompson, with his noir-infused story A Dame To Die For being hailed “an instant classic” by Commando fans online and picking up great reviews (“Sean weaves a smashing detective story, with plenty of action” – John Freeman, Down The Tubes).

  Paradise Towers’ original creator, award-winning dramatist STEPHEN WYATT, has also joined the party, contributing a brand new back-up strip. Stephen has this to say about his first comics script: “I was so impressed by watching the Cutaway team create the first Towers comic book Paradise Found that I felt inspired to have a go myself. Scary Cat is the result. It’s about my favourite Towers characters, Tilda and Tabby, the Rezzies, and the secret life of their cat, Tiddles. I hope you enjoy it!”. Scary Cat will be drawn by a brand new artist, sourced through an open artist competition to be run in Summer 2026. Discussing the open art competition, Cutaway Comics Commissioning Editor GARETH KAVANAGH says “We’re all about giving people a break at Cutaway, so this opportunity is open to an artist looking for their very first paid commission. Silvano Beltramo, artist on Paradise Towers was given his first paid comics commission through this very process and has soared ever since. We can’t wait to open the doors to another brand-new artist to see what talent is out there”.

  As usual from Cutaway, expect fantastic merch and extras. The Kickstarter will include the chance to get exclusive perks including deluxe hardbacks, in-universe hot romance novellas, a brand new Kang Zine, postcards of cover art, prints, t-shirts and even exclusive Tidla and Tabby pinnies. Expect a packed new VAM disc crammed with newly recorded audio and visual goodies. Highlights include a new writers’ commentary on Paradise Towers featuring STEPHEN WYATT, SEAN MASON and ROBERT SHEARMAN (Dalek), hosted by the BFI’s own JUSTIN JOHNSON and a fun packed new commentary track featuring a couple of original Kangs (more to be announced) and our esteemed colleagues from the brilliant GALLIFREY CABARET, moderated by RICHARD UNWIN.

  The Kickstarter goes live at 3pm GMT, Saturday 23rd May 2026 and runs for three weeks. It can be accessed at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/room5064/paradise-towers-unalive-the-multiverse

  (00:29:08) Martin Geraghty is an exceptionally prolific penciller in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine, active since 1994. He can also claim to be its most versatile artist, since he’s drawn non-parodic stories featuring eight different incarnations of the Doctor and well over fifteen companions. Martin can be contacted by email at martin@martingeraghty.com.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 230 – Capitol Looming

  30 April 2026 (2:07pm GMT)
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  Tony Jordan of the DWAS joins us to look forward to the activities planned for the “Capitol Fifty Years of DWAS” convention on 9th and 10th May.

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  (00:00:00) FILM IS FABULOUS donations can be made at their website here.

  (00:00:00) The DWAS Capitol website can be found here.

  (00:07:18) The video clip of David Bowie telling this Mick Jagger anecdote on the “Parkinson” show can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 229 – Reaching for the Stars

  21 April 2026 (1:59pm GMT)
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  We’re joined by Tim Burrows of The Missing Episodes Podcast to discuss our reactions to finally having watched the recovered episodes of “The Daleks Master Plan”. Then we take a look at 3rd Doctor story “Death to the Daleks”. Along the way, we debate The Tufty Club and the cultural cachet of “Cosmopolitan” magazine.

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  (00:00:00) FILM IS FABULOUS donations can be made at their website here.

  (00:03:46) To discuss the recent return of the two misding episodes from “The Daleks Master Plan”, Tim Burrows returns to us after his guest appearances on podcasts 173 and 189 and 228. Tim’s expertise is usually on his The Missing Episodes Podcast.

  (00:05:29) “Between the Lines” was a television police drama series created by J. C. Wilsher and produced by World Productions for the BBC. It was first shown on BBC1 between 4 September 1992 and 21 December 1994, running for three series.

  (00:32:22) The juxtaposition of Katerina reaching out to the stars and then to the airlock can be seen here.

  (00:39:02) The screening of the two rediscovered episodes of “Daleks Master Plan” at Riverside on 4th April 2026 included three discussion panels which can be found on Youtube here:

  Panel One: Toby Hadoke interviews Sue Malden and Tim Burrows.

  Panel Two: Toby Hadoke interviews Gavin Rymill and Paul Vanezis.

  Panel Three: Toby Hadoke interviews Nick Briggs and Peter Purves.

  (00:57:45) The reappearance of Dalek guns in Star Wars can be seen discussed here.

  (01:02:29) “Bananas in Pyjamas” is an Australian children’s television series that first aired on 20 July 1992 on ABC. The concept was inspired by the success of the song Bananas in Pyjamas, written by Carey Blyton in 1967, on Play School. This song, which had become a regular item on Play School, became the theme of the new series.

  (01:03:14) Tufty Fluffytail is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (RoSPA) iconic red squirrel who was instrumental in helping millions of children to learn about road safety from the 1950s-1990s. Created in 1953 by Elsie Mills MBE, who worked on child safety initiatives at RoSPA, Tufty helped to communicate simple safety messages to children across the UK. In 1961, his influence was cemented through the formation of the Tufty Club – a nationwide network of local road safety groups for children. At its peak, there were 24,500 registered Tufty Clubs, with membership passing two million children in 1972. Although focusing on road safety education, Tufty and his Furryfolk friends, including Policeman Badger, Willy Weasel, Minnie Mole and Mrs Owl, also made forays into other areas of child safety, including home and water safety. Story books, TV fillers (some voiced by Bernard Cribbins), comics, board games, handkerchiefs, jigsaw puzzles, stickers, colouring books, Christmas cards, soft toys, ceramic figures, puppets, toothbrushes, mealtime sets, knitting patterns, nightwear fabric and song sheets were among the items that helped to maintain Tufty’s profile. Tufty’s image was changed to keep up with the times in 1979 and again in 1993, before new methods of helping children to learn about road safety came to the fore. 

  The photo uncovered by The Rev of children undergoing the same Tufty Club training suffered by Doc can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:03:49) In 1976, actor Jon Pertwee appeared in a Public Information Film for the Green Cross Code, introducing the mnemonic “SPLINK”.

  (01:05:34) Welephant is a red elephant cartoon character with a fireman’s helmet, originally used as a mascot by fire brigades in the United Kingdom to promote fire safety to children. Since 1989, however the character has become the mascot for the Children’s Burn Trust. Welephant was created for the Greater Manchester Fire Service in order to promote awareness of the dangers of fire to the local school children. A competition was set where pupils of the local schools submitted drawings of a possible mascot that the fire department could use. The competition was won by 14 year old Susan Buttner, whilst she was a pupil at Oulder Hill High School, Rochdale.

  (01:06:39) The Puffin Club was the brainchild of Kaye Webb, the celebrated editor of Puffin Books. The club itself was born in 1967 after Kaye had persuaded Sir Allen Lane, the owner of Penguin Books, that the club would make children into adult readers. Members were not sold books directly. News of new books and requests to review them and short stories by current Puffin writers would drive the young readers into the bookshops.

  (01:07:12) “Super Gran” is a Scottish fictional series about a grandmother with superpowers. Initially a series of books written by Forrest Wilson, a children’s television show was adapted by Jenny McDade and produced by Tyne Tees Television for Children’s ITV. The title character was played by Gudrun Ure, with Iain Cuthbertson as her nemesis, Roderick, the Scunner Campbell. It originally ran from 1985 to 1987.

  (01:31:53) The DVD extra clip of the Daleks practising whispering can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

  (01:47:52) Bridlington Comic-Com 2026 will take place on Sunday 27th September.

  (01:48:02) On Saturday 23rd May 2026, a special event at Home cinema in Manchester features discussions with Peter Purves, Toby Hadoke, John Franklin, Professor Justin Smith, Tim Burrows and Gavin Rymill. This event will begin at the advertised time with no ads or trailers. Tickets on sale:  Friends – Tue 14 Apr 12:00 / Members – Fri 17 Apr 12:00 / General – Mon 20 Apr 12:00. Event/ This special event features discussions with Peter Purves, Toby Hadoke, John Franklin, Professor Justin Smith, Tim Burrows and Gavin Rymill. This special event presents the first three episodes of 1965 serial The Daleks’ Master Plan – two of which were recently recovered from a private film collection – alongside a programme of discussions with guest contributors, including Doctor Who legend Peter Purves. Presented in partnership with Film is Fabulous! 

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 228 – Doom Comes After Death

  25 March 2026 (2:18pm GMT)
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  We are joined by Tim Burrows of The Missing Episodes Podcast to discuss the new finds before we move on to looking at Second Doctor story “The Seeds of Death”.

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  (00:00:00) FILM IS FABULOUS donations can be made at their website here.

  (00:03:46) To discuss the recent return of the two misisng episodes from “The Daleks Master Plan”, Tim Burrows returns to us after his guest appearances on podcasts 173 and 189. Tim’s expertise is usually on his The Missing Episodes Podcast.

  (00:10:26) This audio clip is from the Friday 13/03/2026 BBC News coverage of the discovery of the two missing episodes, video of which can be seen here.

  (00:25:04) Those of you familiar with Doc’s and Mark’s obsession with BBC 1970s drama series “Secret Army” may know that it was one of three similar drama series of the time. The first of these was “Colditz” screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity.

  (00:53:58) “Face the Music” is a British panel game show revolving around classical music which originally aired on the BBC from 1966 to 1979 and then 1983 to 1984 with Joseph Cooper hosting the entire run. During its most popular period, the programme had a weekly audience of over 4 million.

  (00:57:00) “Arena” is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC since 1975. Voted by TV executives in Broadcast magazine as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time, it has produced more than six hundred episodes. The arts strand Arena was initially created in 1975 by the BBC Head of Music & Arts at that time, Humphrey Burton, when he founded a magazine named Arena exploring art, design, filmmaking, and theatre. In 1977, under producer and director Leslie Megahey, the strand divided into Arena Theatre and Arena Art and Design, and Arena became less of a magazine and more a home for short, distinctive and stylish films about mainly British theatre and visual arts. In 1978, Megahey became editor of Omnibus and Alan Yentob, who had been supervising Arena Theatre, took over and the two themes were merged. The series, relaunched in January 1979 and renamed simply Arena, began to adopt a format of single subject essays. It earned great critical acclaim for its enthusiasm for the popular as well as the high arts. During Yentob’s time as editor, Arena had six BAFTA nominations and three BAFTA awards.

  “The Ken Campbell Roadshow” was founded by Ken Campbell, (1941 – 2008), an English actor, director and writer known for his work in experimental theatre. In 1969, he was inspired to found “The Ken Campbell Roadshow”, a small theatre group that performed in unconventional venues such as pubs. Members included Bob Hoskins, Bernard Wrigley, Jane Wood, Dave Hill and Sylvester McCoy. Campbell was invited by John Cleese to appear with his Roadshow team in the first Secret Policeman’s Ball in June 1979.

  A rare 1971 BBC documentary covering “The Ken Campbell Roadshow” can be seen here.

  The video of the audio clip from “Arena” promoting “The Ken Campbell Roadshow” can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

  (01:49:54) “The Masterspy” is a game show that tapped into the popular James Bond spy genre and ran on ITV for four seasons from 1977 to 1980. Presenter William Franklyn posed as the head of a top secret spy organisation alongside Jenny Lee-Wright as his faithful secretary Miss Moneypacker. Three contestants pose as spys, completing a series of challenges.  These ranged from simple memory games to displaying expert knowledge on certain types of hand guns to practical tests such as freeing a trapped agent or showing off their shooting skills.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODAST 227 – Back From The Future

  16 March 2026 (4:34pm GMT)
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  We pay tribute to the late Marcus Gilbert by taking a look at Seventh Doctor story “Battlefield”. Along the way, we follow the inevitable track from the manipulative Doctor to the Star Wars Emperor to Young Mister Grace.

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  (00:10:40) The Paul Magrs podcast episode being refenced here can be found here.

  (00:30:22) “Pebble Mill at One” was a British television magazine programme that was broadcast live on weekdays at one o’clock on BBC1, from 1972 to 1986, and again from 1991 to 1996. It was transmitted from the Pebble Mill studios of BBC Birmingham, and uniquely was hosted from the centre’s main foyer area, rather than a conventional television studio.

  (00:48:24) The photo being referenced here from “The Sea Devils” of the 2CV without doors can be seen here.

  (01:50:51) Marcus Gilbert’s Lee Cooper Jeans TV commercial can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 226 – DWAS and the Archbishop’s Bakery Items

  6 February 2026 (4:38pm GMT)
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  Tony Jordan joins us to look back at the history of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society as it reaches its 50th birthday.

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  (00:16:52) The “Resistance is Futile” documentary (1992) can be seen on Youtube here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 225 – A Taste of Salt

  30 January 2026 (11:24am GMT)
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  We’re joined by Suky Khakh to take at “The War Between the Land and the Sea”, to reminisce about multiple meets with Tom Baker and to mourn irreplaceable losses.

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  (00:00:00) Our guest on this podcast is our old chum Suky Khakh of the “Around the Console” podcast, the “Trek This Out” podcast and the “Take Your Seats” podcast.Suky Khakh

  (01:03:00) “Pob’s Programme” is a children’s television programme which was broadcast in the UK on Channel 4. The programme is presented by a puppet named Pob (played by a puppeter Robin Stevens), who speaks with a speech impediment and who supposedly lives inside the viewer’s TV.

  (01:53:12) The “Made of Stone – The Stone Roses” documentary of the band can be found on Youtube here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 224 – Bring Us Some Figure Pudding

  21 December 2025 (5:49pm GMT)
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  Diddly Dum hosts old and current gather for our traditional Christmas podcast of fun, games and quizzes.

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  (00:00:00) Only Connect – The Rev showed his fellow podcasters the clues for this quiz via a Powerpoint presentation. To enable you to see all the screens with each clue, we’ve converted this into a video so that we could post it on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL. You won’t be able to follow these screens synchronised to listening to the podcast unfortunately. And the clips in the music round are a little mixed up. But we hope it gives you some idea of what we were seeing screen by screen. We’ve also included the Missing Vowels Round which we didn’t have time to do on the podcast.

  (00:53:59) Custom Figure Pudding – We’ve put pictures of all thew fan-made custom figures used in this round onto our TUMBLR PAGE here.

  (01:20:30) Gold Run – The Gold Run gamescreen can be seen on all of the various platforms which we inhabit and is also at the top of this very blog screen.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 223 – The War Master by Gaslight

  19 November 2025 (9:51pm GMT)
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  Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics joins us to discuss his contribution to Big Finish’s “War Master” range and to look at Tenth Doctor story “Utopia”.

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  (00:00:00) We’re joined on this podcast by friend of the show, Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics fame.

  (00:12:36) “The Philip Hinchcliffe Years – The DNA of Doctor Who”. Get ready for the ultimate book on the Philip Hinchcliffe years of Doctor Who! A brand new title spearheading the launch of a new range of beautiful large format books! “It’ll be a different kind of book that’s been written, I think, about Doctor Who” (Philip Hinchcliffe). From Morbius to Krynoids, Eldrad to Wirrn, ROUNDEL PUBLISHING takes an in-depth look with unrivalled access to the architect of some of the most revered years of Doctor Who’s history! Available in softback, hardback or deluxe hardback options including the option to receive signed copies, exclusive art prints and even the chance to get a personal message from Philip himself! The first in a brand-new series of lavish books examining the key creatives behind Doctor Who – THE DNA OF DOCTOR WHO takes a look at the creatives involved in making Doctor Who through the lens of newly-commissioned essays examining key themes, critical responses and reflections on the era in question.

  (00:19:53) Ian’s audio drama story “The Worst of All Evils” is now available in the “His Greatest Trick” box-set from Big Finish’s “War Master” range.

  (00:44:12) “Mr Pye” is a Channel 4 television series written by Donald Churchill, based on the 1953 short novel “Mr Pye” by Mervyn Peake. Broadcast began on 2 March 1986 in the UK.

  (00:46:20) The “Frasier” episode starring Derek Jacobi is “The Show Must Go Off”, S08E12.

  (01:16:42) The awkwardly placed ladder in “Utopia” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:19:08) This clip of Diddly Dum host Al No’s tale of meeting Tom Baker is taken from podcast #009 (18/04/2014). Al’s blogged version of the story can be found here.

  (01:34:02) Ian’s quiz will be part of the “Vworp Manchester – Doctor Who 62nd Birthday Bash” at The Seven Oaks, Manchester on 22nd November 2025.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 222 – Five Spanks Rapid

  5 November 2025 (5:25pm GMT)
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  We take a look back at 5th Doctor story “Mawdryn Undead” and share our distant memories of our mothers working hard to clothe us for the 1977 Silver Jubilee.

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  (01:17:53) Our Silver Jubilee memories, including Doc’s sugar spoon, Mark’s coin and the Rev’s medallion can be seen on our Tumblr page here. As can the Rev’s Silver Jubilee Matchbox double-decker bus.

  (01:18:30) Jasper Carrott’s “Magic Roundabout” vinyl record from 1975.

  (01:19:55) “Dougal and the Blue Cat”(French: “Pollux et le Chat Bleu”) is a 1970 French animated film based on “The Magic Roundabout” directed by Serge Danot. It was released in France in December 1970 and its English version, narrated by Eric Thompson, like the original series, was released in 1972. The audo clip here is of course Fenella Fielding as The Blue Voice.

  (01:25:18) The Kickstarter appeal for “Hellbreaker: Fire in the Blood” can be found here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #221 – Podcasting, or The Art of Noise

  3 October 2025 (1:13pm GMT)
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  The Rev and Mark return from Bridlington Comic Con with tales a plenty. In tribute to Christopher H Bidmead, we take a look at “Keeper of Traken”.

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  (00:06:38) Photos from 2025’s Bridlington Comic Con can be found on our Tumblr page here and here and here.

  (00:09:20) Our own Rev’s interview with Nigel Plaskett and Hartley Hare at Bridlington can be seen on Youtube here.

  (00:11:20) “Knights of God” was a British science fiction childen’s TV serial, produced by TVS and first broadcast on ITV in 1987. It was written by Richard Cooper. Set in the year 2020, it showed a Britain ruled by the Knights of God, a fascist and anti-Christian religious order that came to power during a brutal civil war twenty years previously. The full series, admittedly of dodgy quality, can be found on Youtube here.

  (00:14:22) Nigel Plaskett’s appearance in the 1970s Vicks Sinex nasal spray commercial can be seen here.

  (00:20:30) Allan and Erica’s “Tony Slattery Rambling Club Podcast” with Paul Carmichael carries on the legacy of their friend, the magnificent Tony Slattery! Each episode, they dive into delightful discussions, often accompanied by a special guest, as they navigate the quirky wonders of the Dewey Decimal System—guided by their magical (and rather tatty) bingo machine, voiced by the legendary Stephen Fry! You can become a member of the Rambling Club and obtain your signed membership card, club badges, access to episodes a month in advance, exclusive episodes you won’t hear anywhere else, monthly AMA’s and much more by heading over to www.patreon.com/slatterylive.

  (00:21:22) The vampire Lalla Ward cover from issue 17 of “House of Hammer” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:28:31) The papier maché Dalek tableau which Mark presented to the Whoseum in podcast #60 can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:30:55) Emily and Justin’s bespoke papier maché “Total Pap” website can be found here.

  (01:11:55) ABBA’s “Take a Chance on Me” music video whose winking so profoundly disturbed our Mark can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 220 – The Diddly Assassin

  7 September 2025 (8:41pm GMT)
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  Suky Khakh joins us to take a look at “The Deadly Assassin”. Along the way, we meet Hartley Hare on his last regeneration and we ask why Time Lords keep sniffing each other.

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  (00:05:37) The appearance of the TARDIS in the “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” episode S03E06 “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail” can be seen here.

  (00:18:16) Jan Vincent Rudski’s article on “The Deadly Assassin” appeared in the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s “TARDIS” magazine in 1976 and the text of it can be found here.

  (00:38:22) “The Six Ages of Fan” was a set of artwork painted by the Rev for our podcast #005 in 2014 and can be found on our Tumblr page here.

  (01:30:10) “Private Schultz” is a 1981 BBC television comedy drama serial set mostly in Germany during and immediately after the Second World War. It stars Michael Elphick in the title role and Ian Richardson playing various parts.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 219 – Trip of a Lifetime

  12 August 2025 (2:38pm GMT)
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  We finally mark its 20th anniversary by reviewing “Rose”.

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  (00:20:04) “Richer Sounds” is a British home entertainment retailer that operates through a chain of 51 stores and online. In November 2013, Julian Richer announced to the press that, upon his death, he would bequeath 100% of the firm to a trust co-owned by employees of the company. In May 2019, Richer, then aged 60, announced that he had transferred ownership to employees by passing 60% of his shares to a trust, as well as separately paying each of his over 500 employees, excluding directors, a thank you bonus of £1,000 for every year of work, a total of about £4 million, as the employees had worked for an average of 8 years each. “Viz” meanwhile is a British adult comic magazine founded in 1979. It parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with extensive profanity, toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and generally sexual or violent storylines. The connection between the two, according to Mark and The Rev, is that Richer Sounds used to sponsor the “Viz” music charts where indie bands used to bribe “Viz” and their position in the charts would be determined by the level of the bribe.

  (01:19:22) On the night before the broadcast of “Rose”, Chistopher Eccleston appeared on the “Friday Night With Jonathan Ross” chat show on BBC1. Parts One and Two can be seen here.

  (01:35:46) “Looks Unfamiliar” s a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington chats to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

  (01:37:27) “Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club” podcast is a free-associating conversation with hosts Paul Carmichael and Allan (onetime Diddly Dum host) Lear, involving special guests and carrying on the legacy of their friend, Tony Slattery.

  (01:38:30) Bridlington Comic Con 2025 will take place on Sunday 7th September 2025 (11am – 4pm) at the Bridlington Spa and will include: special guests, cosplay contest with prizes to be won, photo opportunities, comic artists and authors, prop displays, virtual reality gaming, drawing workshops with their artists, creative zone for adults and kids, movie cars and talks, panels, Q&As and quizzes.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 218 – A Surfeit of Es

  29 July 2025 (1:15pm GMT)
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  Suky Khakh joins us to take a look at Fifth Doctor story “Enlightenment”. Along the way, we examine the full variety of large Australian birds.

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

  (00:00:00) This suitably nautical music is the TV theme from “Captain Pugwash”, a fictional pirate who appears in a series of British children’s comic strips, books and television shows created by John Ryan.

  (00:28:52) The pages of Doctor Who Magazine #267 referred to here can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:32:54) “Saturday Superstore” was a British children’s television series that aired on BBC1 from 1982 to 1987. It was shown on Saturday mornings with presenters including Mike Read, Sarah Greene, Keith Chegwin, and John Craven. The show was very similar to its predecessor Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, which had ended the previous October–March season following its presenter Noel Edmonds moving away from children’s TV. Footage of Margaret Thatcher’s 1987 appearance on the show can be seen here.

  (00:33:28) Mike Read’s “UKIP Calypso”, complete with West Indies accent, can he heard here. The “Newsnight” debate which it triggered can be seen here.

  (01:10:45) Turlough feeling free to urinate up the walls of the TARDIS can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 217 – Sorbet for Omega

  10 July 2025 (8:05am GMT)
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  We manage to squeeze in a look at the recent animation of “The Savages” between the Rev’s wedding and honeymoon.

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  (00:22:52) Issue 553 of “Celestial Toyroom”, the magazine of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society is now available for download free of charge. Please visit http://www.dwasonline.co.uk/latest_issue where a printed copy can also be ordered.

  (00:23:44) BBC Radio 4’s episode of “Last Word” featuring the obituary of Pik-Sen Lim can be heard here. The relevant section begins at 00:07:30.

  (00:24:48) The full sketch from “Dead Ringers” can he heard here.

  (00:33:49) This musical clip about fountains comes of course from the musical “Calamity Jane” and Doris Day’s song “The Windy City” which can be seen here.

  (00:34:58) This clip is of course from Monty Python’s “Four Yorkshiremen” sketch which can be seen here.

  (00:45:54) The clip of “Would I Lie To You” featuring “Nobby Solero” can be seen here.

  (00:48:05) The trailer for “The Changes”, showing Bernard Horsfall attacking the TV with a pedestal ashtray can be seen here.

  (01:05:01) This clip is of course from “The Blood Donor” episode of “Hancock’s Half Hour” which can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 216 – Stars Fell on Stepford

  10 June 2025 (3:53pm GMT)
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  We take a look at “Wish World” and “The Reality War”.

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  (00:03:00) The new photos on Tom Baker’s website can be seen here.

  (00:19:48) “3-2-1” was a British game show that made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It ran for ten years, from 29 July 1978 to 24 December 1988, with Ted Rogers as the host. The show was a huge success, consistently pulling in large ratings. The first series, though intended as a summer filler, attracted up to 16.5 million viewers and subsequent years never peaked below 12 million. The show occupied a Saturday early evening slot for most of its run. The overall objective of the game was to survive elimination through to part three of the show, and try to unravel a series of cryptic clues in order to win the star prize. However, one of the clues referred to “Dusty Bin,” the show’s booby prize; any contestants who wound up with Dusty at the end of the show received only a new dustbin. Each show had a theme, such as “Seacruise” or the “Swinging Sixties”. All of the variety acts, quiz questions, stage sets and clues to prizes subsequently followed this theme. The clues became notorious for being almost impossibly difficult and obscure, having only a remote connection to the prizes, which contestants sometimes did not appear to grasp even after Ted had revealed it to them. It has often been suggested that the clues had more than one possible explanation, allowing the producers to control which prize the contestants received.

  (00:26:37) “The Simpsons – The Computer Wore Menace Shoes” can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 215 – Anything for the Weekend

  1 June 2025 (2:57pm GMT)
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  We take a look at “The Story and the Engine” and “The Interstellar Song Contest”.

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  (00:14:09) “Voyager” was a Sixth Doctor comic published in Doctor Who Magazine. It introduced the character of Astrolabus and began the Voyager arc. The elephant waterfall frame appears in DWM #90 and can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:15:42) The Playdoh Fuzzy Pumper/Mop Top Barber Shop.

  (00:38:20) The animation of “The Tale of the Three Brothers” appeared in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and can be seen here.

  (00:54:29) John Wayne’s appearance in “The Greatest Story Ever Told” can be seen here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 214 – Calling Corporal Bell

  12 May 2025 (3:31pm GMT)
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  We take a look at “The Well” and “Lucky Day”.

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  (00:59:58) An article reporting claims that Elvis may have been of Welsh descent.

  (01:04:23) This audio clip is of course from “The Tom Baker Years”, featuring Tom’s own memories of “Meglos”.

  (01:06:14) At this year’s Capitol event, we got Peter Davison to autograph Mark’s copy of Doctor Who Monthly #55 and we’re offering it to someone who send us a Private Message on any of our social media platforms (linked above). We’ll draw a name out of a hat during the next podcast. The magazine can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 213 – Call Me Alan

  28 April 2025 (6:43pm GMT)
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  We look back at “The Robot Revolution” and “Lux”. And we run a thrilling competition.

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  (00:04:08) At this year’s Capitol event, we got Peter Davison to autograph Mark’s copy of Doctor Who Monthly #55 and we’re offering it to someone who send us a Private Message on any of our social media platforms (linked above). We’ll draw a name out of a hat during the next podcast. The magazine can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:05:57) This audio clip is from Russell T Davies’ 2008 interview with Mark Lawson which can be seen here. The actual clip starts at 00:06:50.

  (00:07:16) “The Robot Revolution” or “The Robot Wars” was the first extended Judge Dredd story that ran in early issues of 2000 AD from progs 10-17 in 1978.

  (00:15:52) This audio clip is from “The Jet Propelled Guided NAAFI”, from “The Goon Show”.

  (01:32:20) This audio clip is from S08E13 of “The Simpsons” and the clip can be seen here.

  (01:36:50) At this year’s Capitol event, we got Peter Davison to autograph Mark’s copy of Doctor Who Monthly #55 and we’re offering it to someone who send us a Private Message on any of our social media platforms (linked above). We’ll draw a name out of a hat during the next podcast. The magazine can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 212 – Capitol Review

  16 April 2025 (7:01pm GMT)
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  Tony Jordan joins us to look back on the DWAS Capitol Cutaway event.

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  (00:00:00) The Polish Social and Cultural Center (POSK for short) in London’s Hammersmith district was founded by the Polish community in the UK.

  (00:18:57) A video of Peter Davison receiving his DWAS award can be seen on Facebook here.

  (00:37:20) Regulars at the Capitol events are of course cosplayer supreme, Huw Dennis, and his “dresser” Lisa. This year Huw was cosplaying Noah from “Ark in Space” and Professor Scarman from “Pyramids of Mars). Photos can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:40:21) Capitol 9 in 2026 will be held at the Crowne Plaza hotel on 9th and 10th May. Details will be made public in early May 2025.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 211 – Capitol Cutaway

  29 March 2025 (10:19am GMT)
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  We’re joined by Tony Jordan of the DWAS to look forward to next weekend’s “Capitol Cutaway” convention on 6th April. Along the way, Mark hits his 150th podcast and the Rev overtakes Doc in far more important stakes.

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  (00:09:35) The Polish Social and Cultural Center (POSK for short) in London’s Hammersmith district was founded by the Polish community in the UK.

  (00:18:57) “Swallows and Amazons” is a 1974 British film adaption of the 1930 novel of the same name by Arthur Ransome.

  (00:19:57) This is a clip from “Val De Ree”, an episode of the “Victoria Wood Presents” BBC TV series from 1989. Here Victoria and her best friend Jackie go camping on the Yorkshire Dales.

  (00:20:18) “Better drowned than duffers if not duffers won’t drown” is a telegram sent to the children in “Swallows and Amazons” from their Royal Navy father. There is deliberately no comma between “if” and “not”.

  (00:30:45) Alternatively known as The Roman Baths, the open-air (filtered sea water) swimming pools at Lytham St Anne’s were opened in the early 1900s and closed down in the mid-1980s.

  (00:36:23) Simon Groom was a presenter of BBC TV children’s programme “Blue Peter” from 1978 to 1986. Groom became known among the programme’s production team for his dry humour and ability to ad lib innuendo in his broadcasting (which would pass over the heads of the programme’s main audience of children). One such statement was at the end of a piece on a replacement door knocker at Durham Cathedral, declaring “what a beautiful pair of knockers”. Another remark followed a piece about hedge maintenance, in which he closed with the remark, “As long as you have a decent length to start with, well then you can manage a good lay”, much to the irritation of producer Biddy Baxter.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 210 – Bates & Yenton

  19 March 2025 (8:33pm GMT)
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  We take a look at Third Doctor story “Mind of Evil”. Along the way, we also look at neighbourhood hangmen, Christmas drinks and Mike Yates’s eating habits.

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  (00:02:01) “The World of Tim Burton” is a major exhibition of his design aesthetic. While most well-known for his cinematic work, this show displays the full extent of his production as an illustrator, painter, photographer and author, as well as exploring key collaborations with designers. As a multi-disciplinary artist, his creations extend beyond the limits of mediums and formats. Drawn from Tim Burton’s personal archive and representing the artist’s creative output from childhood to the present day, this collection of drawings, paintings, photographs, sketchbooks, moving-image works, sculptural installations, set and costume design focuses on the recurrent visual themes and motifs found in the distinctive characters and worlds found in Burton’s art and films. This is the final stop in a decade-long world tour for this exhibition and will be its only ever showing in the UK.

  (00:04:02) “ABBA Voyage” is a virtual concert residency by the Swedish pop group ABBA. The concerts feature virtual avatars (dubbed “ABBAtars”), depicting the group as they appeared in 1979, and use vocals re-recorded by the group in a Swedish studio specifically for this show, accompanied by a 10 piece live instrumental band on stage. The concerts are held in ABBA Arena, a purpose-built venue in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

  (00:20:38) “Big Boys” is a British television sitcom created and written by Jack Rooke, first broadcast on Channel 4. It stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as first-year university students who live together, set from 2013, told from the point of view of Llewellyn’s character Jack—a semi-fictionalised version of Rooke, who narrates the series—as he recovers from his father’s death and explores his sexuality for the first time.

  (01:03:39) “Mind Your Language” is a British sitcom that premiered on ITV in 1977. It was produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stuart Allen. Three series were made by London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979, and it was briefly revived in 1985 (or 1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast members. The series shows people of different countries with different social background, religions, and languages existing in the same classroom, learning English as a foreign language.

  (01:11:20) “Porridge” is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series and two Christmas specials. A feature film of the same name based on the series was released in 1979. The sitcom focuses on two prison inmates, Norman Fletcher (played by Barker) and Lennie Godber (played by Beckinsale), who are serving time at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. The show’s title is a 1950s British slang term for a prison sentence, derived from the traditional breakfast that used to be served in British prisons.

  (01:12:34) Albert Pierrepoint (30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 209 – Aztec Cameca

  24 February 2025 (3:26pm GMT)
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  We discuss the First Doctor historical “The Aztecs”. Along the way, we look at Monster Munch packet colours, Cadbury’s attempt at making a Mars bar and the death of sit-com anti-authoritarianism.

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  (00:03:02) The Tony Slattery documentary mentioned can be found here.

  (00:07:00) The relevant episode of BBC Radio Four’s “Last Word” can be found here. The Barbara Clegg obituary begins at (14:39).

  (00:09:07) Julian Holloway.

  (00:09:53) The dinner party scene from “Carry On Up the Khyber” can be found here.

  (00:10:38) Brian Murphy.

  (00:13:47) Monster Munch are a British baked corn snack created by Smiths in 1977 and manufactured by Walkers. They are aimed at children and widely consumed in the UK. Flavours include Roast Beef, Pickled Onion and Sweet and Spicy Flamin’ Hot. A selection of Monster Munch TV averts can be found here.

  (00:19:09) This reference is to Doc’s “Namechecking” project of some years ago where he went through the entire Ian Chesterton era and recorded every was that the First Doctor addressed him. This was in the hope of identifying any thawing in their relationship. The project can be found under the “Name Dropping” category on Doc’s personal blog here.

  (00:32:56) “Aztec” was a chocolate bar produced by Cadbury’s from 1967. It was made of nougat and caramel covered with milk chocolate and was sold in a deep purple wrapper. The Aztec was created by Cadbury’s to compete with the Mars Bar, but it was discontinued in 1978.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 208 – You Are What You Can Afford

  17 January 2025 (12:50pm GMT)
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  On the podcast’s 11th birthday, we take a look at “Joy to the World”.

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  (00:03:25) “Short Haired police cadet” by Billy Connolly.

  (00:05:30) “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” BY Billy Connolly.

  (00:05:36) “Sausage Rolls for Everyone” is a 2021 song by British blogger couple LadBaby, featuring vocals from Ed Sheeran and Elton John. It is a comedy version of Sheeran and John’s single “Merry Christmas”. It has a sausage roll theme as a charity single with the proceeds going to The Trussell Trust. In December 2021, LadBaby announced their bid to become the first act in history to secure four consecutive Christmas number one singles. As with their previous three singles, “We Built This City”, “I Love Sausage Rolls” and “Don’t Stop Me Eatin'”, all proceeds from the single went to The Trussell Trust.

  (00:16:13) These audio clips are from our podcast #073 which can be found here.

  (00:22:29) “The Six Ages of Fan” is a series of six paintings by our own Rev to accompany our podcast #005 and can be seen on his website here.

  (00:37:28) This audio clip is from “Chains”, Episode 6 of “Blackadder 2”.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #207 – Oh Come All Ye Faithless

  19 December 2024 (1:28pm GMT)
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  Our own Hayden gate crashes our Christmas podcast (literally) and joins us for the usual traditional quizzes and games as we jeopardise our fire safety certificate by lighting our Advent Crown in the vicinity of so much booze.

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  (00:16:43) The Diddly Dum Podcast has joined Bluesky so please do join us there.

  (00:42:17) Our “The Price is Wrong” quiz features custom made action figures, all of which can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  Uxarian warrior from “Colony in Space”.

  Fifth Doctor companion, Vislor Turlough.

  Vogan Councillor Tyrum from “Revenge of the Cybermen”.

  Silurian from “Joy to the World”.

  First Doctor companion, Ian Chesterton from “The Crusade”.

  The Whomobile.

  Tobias Vaughn’s henchman, Packer from “The Invasion”.

  Giant Vampire’s hand from “State of Decay”.

  Tennant Doctor era sonic screwdriver accessory from friends of the podcast, Tom’s Refurbishments.

  Fifteenth Doctor (at a pinch).  

  (01:03:20) Our “Fluid Links” quiz features a number of screens displaying clues which can be found on our Tumblr page here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #206 – The Podcasting Lark

  17 November 2024 (2:04pm GMT)
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  Our old chum Suky Khakh joins us to take a look at the Third Doctor debut story “Spearhead from Space”. Along the way, Mark reports on a visit to Leadworth and we examine the blatant flirting between the Brig and Liz.

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

  (00:00:00) The intro here is of course a tribute to “The Navy Lark”, a BBC radio comedy sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate broadcast between 1959 and 1977. For most of its run, the show starred Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.

  (00:05:59) St Fagans National Museum of History commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in Cardiff chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. It consists of more than forty re-erected buildings from various locations in Wales, and is set in the grounds of St Fagans Castle, a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house. In 2011 Which? magazine named the museum the United Kingdom’s favourite visitor attraction. A six-year, £30-million revamp was completed in 2018 and the museum was named the Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2019.

  (00:07:12) This is an except from Stewart Lee’s “Content Provider” comedy tour.

  (00:12:55) This is the 1985 TV commerical for the 5-4-3-2-1 chocolate bar. As the name of the bar suggests, it consisted of five different parts; wafer, crispy rice, caramel, fondant, and milk chocolate. It was made by Crawford’s (who also made Bandit) at their Binns Road factory in Liverpool. The brand was sold to United Biscuits in 1960. Sadly, it was discontinued in 1989 due to poor sales.

  (00:39:16) Rosa Lewis (1867–1952) was an English cook and owner of The Cavendish Hotel in London, located at the intersection of Jermyn Street and Duke Street, St. James. Known as the “Queen of Cooks”, her culinary skills were highly prized by Edward VII, with whom she was rumoured to have had an affair in the 1890s. She was also called “The Duchess of Jermyn Street.” She left school at 12 to go into domestic service, working her way up to cook. She claimed that the great chef Auguste Escoffier taught her about cooking. It was he who named her the “Queen of Cooks”. One of her employers was Lady Randolph Churchill. One day, Rosa chased Lady Randolph’s then ten-year-old, red-haired son Winston out of her kitchen, shouting “Hop it, copper knob.” The 1976-77 BBC television series, “The Duchess of Duke Street”, starring Gemma Jones, was loosely based on her life. It is said that some of the scenes in “Vile Bodies” by Evelyn Waugh, in which she appears as her fictional counterpart Lottie Crump, were also inspired by the Cavendish Hotel under Lewis’ management.

  (00:53:36) “P.R.O.B.E.” is a series of direct-to-video science-fiction films mostly written by Mark Gatiss and produced by BBV Productions. It was the first live-action Doctor Who spin-off series. The series features Caroline John as Liz Shaw, working for the Preternatural Research Bureau. Many former Doctor Who actors, including former Doctors Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy, appear in the series playing different roles. (Due to licensing restrictions, no overt reference to The Doctor is permitted.) Doctor Who alumna Louise Jameson co-stars with Caroline John in the original four films, as Patricia Haggard.

  (01:05:21) This rallying call for the BBC bolshies comes from the end of the opening credits music of “Citizen Smith”, a British television sitcom written by John Sullivan, first broadcast from 1977 to 1980. It starred Robert Lindsay as Walter Henry “Wolfie” Smith, a young Marxist “urban guerrilla” in Tooting, south London, who is attempting to emulate his hero Che Guevara. Wolfie is a reference to the Irish revolutionary Wolfe Tone, who used the pseudonym “Citizen Smith” in order to evade capture by the Dublin Castle administration. Wolfie is the self-proclaimed leader of the revolutionary Tooting Popular Front (the TPF, merely a small bunch of his friends), the goals of which are “Power to the People” and “Freedom for Tooting”.

  (01:13:38) “Unman, Wittering and Zigo” is a 1958 radio play by the Anglo-Irish playwright Giles Cooper. A feature film version was released in 1971. The play is part of the curriculum for GCSE and Standard Grade English coursework in the United Kingdom and is frequently performed in public schools.

  (01:17:38) The famous Hand of Sutekh makes its debut in episode 2 of “Spearhead from Space” as can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #205 – Hall-Who-Een

  31 October 2024 (10:31am GMT)
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  We mark Halloween with many horrific tales, a look at the role that shandies have played in our lives and a review of Eleventh Doctor story “Hide”.

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  (00:02:31) The Doctor Who Appreciation Society is proud to announce Capitol Cutaway, a one-day event which will take place on Sunday 6th April 2025 at POSK (Polish Social and Cultural Association), 238-246 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 0RF. Capitol Cutaway will offer a mix of guest panels, autographs, photo studio, merchandise and more besides.

  (00:20:00) The action figures of the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday (complete with Fray Bentos land mine) can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

  (00:27:37) The story of Babycham’s iconic mascot.

  (00:28:35) This example of the “Kenny Everett New Year Show” can be seen here.

  (00:30:26) Adrian Chiles’s Guinness Shandy themed article in The Guardian can be seen here.

  (00:32:41) The 2007 Channel 4 documentary on The Enfield Poltergeist can be seen here.

  (00:46:00) “The Village That Saw Aliens” covers The Broad Haven UFO sightings.

  (00:51:39) The Matey TV commercial can be seen here.

  (00:59:30) “Enys Men” (Cornish for ‘Stone Island’) is a 2022 British experimental psychological folk horror film shot, composed, written and directed by Mark Jenkin. Shot on 16 mm film, it stars Mary Woodvine, Edward Rowe, Flo Crowe and John Woodvine. The film was shot during the COVID-19 lockdown, and the crew prioritised creating a small carbon footprint during production. Enys Men premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

  (01:10:30) This clip from Charlie Brooker’s “Screenwipe” can be seen here.

  (01:28:40) The photo which Johnny Dab sent us which we found reminiscent of “The Invasion of Time” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 202 – William Russell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 201 – Capitol 7 Interviews

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #200 – Walkies!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #199 – Chekov’s Earrings

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 198 – Ill Met By Fleshlight

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 197 – June’s Tune

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #196 – Up the Junction

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #195 – Raising Capitol

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

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

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

  (00:36:34) Tom’s Refurbishments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 093 – Shoo Pastry

  9 February 2024 (5:59pm GMT)
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  “Gareth Kavanagh and Ian Winterton join us to take a look back at the recently published Volume 6 of “Vworp Vworp” magazine and forward to the imminent “The Philip Hinchcliffe Years – The DNA of Doctor Who” book. “Gareth Kavanagh and Ian Winterton join us to take a look back at the recently published Volume 6 of Vworp Vworp magazine and forward to the imminent “The Philip Hinchcliffe Years – The DNA of Doctor Who” book.

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  (00:00:00) Our guests on this podcast are friends of the show, Gareth Kavanagh and Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics and Vworp Vworp fame.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #192 – Operation Stone Age

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #191 – Commando Claus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #190 – Hab Ich Das Recht

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #189 – Wink Wink Bang Bang

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #188 – OK to Kid A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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