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It’s science vs the military mind as my classic series re-watch reaches the oddly titled Doctor Who and The Silurians it is at times a tad over long but there’s much to enjoy.

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Welcome back to Grouchy Old Geeks. We kick this episode off with some news as we jump about the reboot train once more. There are some amazing new films and TV show coming later this year and next year, which we discuss. For our main feature we have a spoiler filled discussion about the Netflix TV series, Stranger Things. Both Scott and Steve have seen all of it and they discuss the plot, the characters, themes, the setting and where the show might go in the future.

Welcome back to Grouchy Old Geeks. We kick this episode off with some news as we jump about the reboot train once more. There are some amazing new films and TV show coming later this year and next year, which we discuss. For our main feature we have a spoiler filled discussion about the Netflix TV series, Stranger Things. Both Scott and Steve have seen all of it and they discuss the plot, the characters, themes, the setting and where the show might go in the future.

Mike and Justin have finally escaped 'Marco Polo' and move into the next adventure 'The Keys of Marinus' with "The Sea of Death" and "The Velvet Web". Topics of discussion include: Who's Still Alive?, Terry Nation's Writing Style, Scuba Burglers, Great Miniature Work, Ian's Amazing New Wardrobe, Acid Baths, Changes to The Doctor, The Great Computer of Marinus, Barbitran, Nonsense Adventure Plots, Quiet Fights, Space Travel Bracelets, Impatient Barbara, Twilight Zoning, BRAINS IN JARS, Barbara Continues to Be The Goddamn Best, Long Roundabout Explanations for William Hartnell Getting Time Off. Join us, won't you?

Mike and Justin have finally escaped 'Marco Polo' and move into the next adventure 'The Keys of Marinus' with "The Sea of Death" and "The Velvet Web". Topics of discussion include: Who's Still Alive?, Terry Nation's Writing Style, Scuba Burglers, Great Miniature Work, Ian's Amazing New Wardrobe, Acid Baths, Changes to The Doctor, The Great Computer of Marinus, Barbitran, Nonsense Adventure Plots, Quiet Fights, Space Travel Bracelets, Impatient Barbara, Twilight Zoning, BRAINS IN JARS, Barbara Continues to Be The Goddamn Best, Long Roundabout Explanations for William Hartnell Getting Time Off. Join us, won't you?

Hey listeners both new and old. This week has some details on the TV Movie blu ray, some great merch details around the Lethbridge-Stewart books then our review of The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

The News

Some casting news for series 10; that loveable actor David Suchet, famous for playing the Agatha Christie detective Hercule Poirot, will be joining the show as a character known as The Landlord. Sounds interesting.

Merch

We report on the announced details for the upcoming blu ray release of the TV Movie then onto some news from Candy Jar Books. Firstly, a new book is on the way titles Connecting Who: Artificial Beings which looks interesting and there’s a new short stories collection from the Lethbridge-Stewart range The Havoc Files 2 which is on a limited print run so make sure you get onto the Candy Jar site and pre-order. Lastly, we have a discount code for Big Blue Box listeners: get 30% off any title from the Lethbridge-Stewart range using code EPICLS30. It’s valid until the end of September so get on it!

“The Talons of Weng-Chiang” Review

Fans of classic Who, especially those of Tom Baker, refer to this as one of his best and it’s one we’ve looked forward to reviewing. Lots of interesting points of discussion so… are we impressed or do we throw this to the sewer rats?

Thank you so much for listening and your reviews. Next week it’s the turn of the 9th Doctor and the first of a two-parter Aliens of London so look out for the Facebook post and also feel free to email, Tweet or send us an audio review. Until than have a great week and remember – Allons-y!!

Our guest at The Whoseum this week is Allan Lear, one of the eminences grises of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. Allan brings along a stolen library hardback copy of The Deadly Assassin, a newspaper clipping of Mrs Lear with a Dalek and a collection of haemovore nail clippings.

Along the way, we encounter “the worst first draft of a Lewis Carroll novel ever”, we debate the ideal size of bathroom towelling (from face flannel to bathsheet) to be clutching when opening a hotel door to unexpectedly find Dominic Glynn on the threshold, we discuss the colour of the Second Doctor’s eyes, we hail the histrionic apotheosis of Nicholas Parsons and we eviscerate the Ontological Argument.

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SHOWNOTES

Our guest this week is Allan Lear, one of the eminences grises of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. His Facebook page can be found here.

(00:06:06) Who at the Hilbre.

(00:48:15) Hayden obtaining Debbie Watling’s absolution at Clacton-on-Sea 1999.

(01:15:39) Allan’s wife Erica appears on the front page of Wirral News East in 2014 with a Dalek.

(01:33:06) For anyone mystified by his views on the Sylvester McCoy era, Allan feels he may have expressed it better in this extract he wrote for Celestial Toyroom.

(02:11:35) The Bertrand Russell in a taxi anecdote is related by Kenneth Williams and is an extract from “An Audience With Kenneth Williams”.

The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched stuff from.

Our guest at The Whoseum this week is Allan Lear, one of the eminences grises of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. Allan brings along a stolen library hardback copy of The Deadly Assassin, a newspaper clipping of Mrs Lear with a Dalek and a collection of haemovore nail clippings.

Along the way, we encounter “the worst first draft of a Lewis Carroll novel ever”, we debate the ideal size of bathroom towelling (from face flannel to bathsheet) to be clutching when opening a hotel door to unexpectedly find Dominic Glynn on the threshold, we discuss the colour of the Second Doctor’s eyes, we hail the histrionic apotheosis of Nicholas Parsons and we eviscerate the Ontological Argument.

Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC062 – Escritoires and Commodes

Listen/download on iTunes

Audioboo

Stitcher.com

Find us on Facebook

We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance

Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr.

Visit our new Youtube page.

THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.

Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk

SHOWNOTES

Our guest this week is Allan Lear, one of the eminences grises of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society.

(00:06:06) Who at the Hilbre.

(00:48:15) Hayden obtaining Debbie Watling’s absolution at Clacton-on-Sea 1999.

(01:15:39) Allan’s wife Erica appears on the front page of Wirral News East in 2014 with a Dalek.

(01:33:06) For anyone mystified by his views on the Sylvester McCoy era, Allan feels he may have expressed it better in this extract he wrote for Celestial Toyroom.

(02:11:35) The Bertrand Russell in a taxi anecdote is related by Kenneth Williams and is an extract from “An Audience With Kenneth Williams”.

The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched stuff from.

In which we tell you all our thoughts on god.

On this week's show, Danica and Brandon are floating like leaves in the wind and rolling their eyes at a whole lot of things. Our hearts are cold and dead! Our livers are swimming! It's a whole thing. Anyway, we watch "The Rings of Akhaten" which is hard to spell, and is full of tree hands and shenanigans. And is also fun. But you know, whatever. Also, there's cupcakes, for REASONS.

Outro music is "Counting Blue Cars" by Dishwalla

In which we tell you all our thoughts on god.

On this week's show, Danica and Brandon are floating like leaves in the wind and rolling their eyes at a whole lot of things. Our hearts are cold and dead! Our livers are swimming! It's a whole thing. Anyway, we watch "The Rings of Akhaten" which is hard to spell, and is full of tree hands and shenanigans. And is also fun. But you know, whatever. Also, there's cupcakes, for REASONS.

Outro music is "Counting Blue Cars" by Dishwalla

This week we cover story #104, Destiny of the Daleks! The Doctor and the newly-regenerated Romana find themselves caught between the Daleks and the mysterious Movellans. Unable to defeat the Movellans, The Daleks seek out their creator, Davros, to help them. With the Doctor help the Movellans put an end to the Daleks once and for all?

QotW: In Destiny of the Daleks, Romana regenerated to look like someone else. If you could do the same, who would you choose?

Charlie's Variety Segment/Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Destiny of the Daleks" (David 8, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 8.5)

Big Finish audio adventure: The Tenth Doctor Adventures 1.1 -- Technophobia (David 7.99, Trevor 8, Charlie 8)

Hosts:

• Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
• Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
• David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #105, City of Death! This title is out of print in region 1 and extremely expensive, but you can rent the DVD from Netflix... for now.

This week we cover story #104, Destiny of the Daleks! The Doctor and the newly-regenerated Romana find themselves caught between the Daleks and the mysterious Movellans. Unable to defeat the Movellans, The Daleks seek out their creator, Davros, to help them. With the Doctor help the Movellans put an end to the Daleks once and for all?

QotW: In Destiny of the Daleks, Romana regenerated to look like someone else. If you could do the same, who would you choose?

Charlie's Variety Segment/Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Destiny of the Daleks" (David 8, Trevor 8.25, Charlie 8.5)

Big Finish audio adventure: The Tenth Doctor Adventures 1.1 -- Technophobia (David 7.99, Trevor 8, Charlie 8)

Hosts:

• Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace
• Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy
• David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian

Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #105, City of Death! This title is out of print in region 1 and extremely expensive, but you can rent the DVD from Netflix... for now.

Once again we dip into Classic Who with an episode steeped in firsts. Join Deb, Erika, Kat and Tansy as they revisit "Spearhead From Space" and talk about the first Third Doctor story, the first Liz Shaw story, the first Doctor Who in color and more! Listen as Deb and Tansy squee, Erika (shockingly) discovers that she actually likes a Pertwee story and Kat being amused at the mayhem.

How does "Spearhead from Space" fare in your Classic Who rankings? Do you feel this is a good jumping off point for Classic Who or do you think this story is an outlier. Can you identify Mr. Seely's accent and WHAT is up with those tan lines?

Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

^D

Also covered:

• Tansy discovers postcards from Tom Baker to her mother!
• Kat discovers a Doctor Who location is near her ancestral home!
• Erika
  • joins Steven and Josh at The High Council Podcast to watch "Paradise Towers"!
  • wishes Radio Free Skaro a happy Tenth Anniversary!
• Deb
  • enjoyed the #fav7Who party on Twitter!
  • had fun participating in the Ravellenic Games on Ravelry (membership required)!

Once again we dip into Classic Who with an episode steeped in firsts. Join Deb, Erika, Kat and Tansy as they revisit "Spearhead From Space" and talk about the first Third Doctor story, the first Liz Shaw story, the first Doctor Who in color and more! Listen as Deb and Tansy squee, Erika (shockingly) discovers that she actually likes a Pertwee story and Kat being amused at the mayhem.

How does "Spearhead from Space" fare in your Classic Who rankings? Do you feel this is a good jumping off point for Classic Who or do you think this story is an outlier. Can you identify Mr. Seely's accent and WHAT is up with those tan lines?

Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

^D

Also covered:

• Tansy discovers postcards from Tom Baker to her mother!
• Kat discovers a Doctor Who location is near her ancestral home!
• Erika
  • joins Steven and Josh at The High Council Podcast to watch "Paradise Towers"!
  • wishes Radio Free Skaro a happy Tenth Anniversary!
• Deb
  • enjoyed the #fav7Who party on Twitter!
  • had fun participating in the Ravellenic Games on Ravelry (membership required)!

Once again we dip into Classic Who with an episode steeped in firsts. Join Deb, Erika, Kat and Tansy as they revisit "Spearhead From Space" and talk about the first Third Doctor story, the first Liz Shaw story, the first Doctor Who in color and more! Listen as Deb and Tansy squee, Erika (shockingly) discovers that she actually likes a Pertwee story and Kat being amused at the mayhem.

How does "Spearhead from Space" fare in your Classic Who rankings? Do you feel this is a good jumping off point for Classic Who or do you think this story is an outlier. Can you identify Mr. Seely’s accent and WHAT is up with those tan lines?

Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

^D

Also covered:

• Tansy discovers postcards from Tom Baker to her mother!
• Kat discovers a Doctor Who location is near her ancestral home!
• Erika
  • joins Steven and Josh at The High Council Podcast to watch “Paradise Towers”!
  • wishes Radio Free Skaro a happy Tenth Anniversary!
• Deb
  • enjoyed the #fav7Who party on Twitter!
  • had fun participating in the Ravellenic Games on Ravelry (membership required)!

It's a Doctor Who/Reality TV mashup! The Doctor gets some new roommates, Rose shows off her trivia knowledge, and Captain Jack takes it all off. And then an old foe returns or something. We're talking about Bad Wolf this week, hear what we thought and leave us some feedback with your thoughts!

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We're giving away a copy of Series 2 Doctor Who! Email us with your thoughts of Series 1 by August 25th, 2016 for a chance to win. We'll draw the winner on our special Series 1 wrap up in a few weeks. Send us an email at wdwnpod@gmail.com to enter.

Be sure to rate us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Podbean!

We have our opinions on this episode, but what do you think?

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It's a Doctor Who/Reality TV mashup! The Doctor gets some new roommates, Rose shows off her trivia knowledge, and Captain Jack takes it all off. And then an old foe returns or something. We're talking about Bad Wolf this week, hear what we thought and leave us some feedback with your thoughts!

***Special Announcement***
We're giving away a copy of Series 2 Doctor Who! Email us with your thoughts of Series 1 by August 25th, 2016 for a chance to win. We'll draw the winner on our special Series 1 wrap up in a few weeks. Send us an email at wdwnpod@gmail.com to enter.

Be sure to rate us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Podbean!

We have our opinions on this episode, but what do you think?

Find us at your favorite social media outlets:
Facebook - facebook.com/wdwnpod
Twitter - @wdwnpod

Or email us at wdwnpod@gmail.com

Special Thanks to the Jackpot Golden Boys for our theme. Find more of their great work on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/jackpot

Or on their website - http://www.jackpotgoldenboys.com

It's a Doctor Who/Reality TV mashup!  The Doctor gets some new roommates, Rose shows off her trivia knowledge, and Captain Jack takes it all off.  And then an old foe returns or something.  We're talking about Bad Wolf this week, hear what we thought and leave us some feedback with your thoughts!

***Special Announcement*** We're giving away a copy of Series 2 Doctor Who!  Email us with your thoughts of Series 1 by August 25th, 2016 for a chance to win.  We'll draw the winner on our special Series 1 wrap up in a few weeks.  Send us an email at wdwnpod@gmail.com to enter.

Be sure to rate us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Podbean!

We have our opinions on this episode, but what do you think?

Find us at your favorite social media outlets: Facebook - facebook.com/wdwnpod Twitter - @wdwnpod

Or email us at wdwnpod@gmail.com

Special Thanks to the Jackpot Golden Boys for our theme.  Find more of their great work on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/jackpot

Or on their website - http://www.jackpotgoldenboys.com

Toni and Joe are joined by Vincent E.L. to discuss idiot plots and genius traps in the Classic Doctor Who serial The Tomb of the Cybermen.

Toni and Joe are joined by Vincent E.L. to discuss idiot plots and genius traps in the Classic Doctor Who serial The Tomb of the Cybermen.

Toni and Joe are joined by Vincent E.L. to discuss idiot plots and genius traps in the Classic Doctor Who serial The Tomb of the Cybermen.

Toni and Joe are joined by Vincent E.L. to discuss idiot plots and genius traps in the Classic Doctor Who serial The Tomb of the Cybermen.

It's time to check your necks for mind control devices as Eric and Dan go in search of the final segment of the Key to Time. It's an episode full of head trips, shrink rays, and a British Peter Graves talking to skulls. Plus The Doctor and Romana invent the GIF!

As we mentioned on the show, the world lost Mary Tamm a few years back.  Shortly after her funeral, her husband Marcus Ringrose, also passed away. Here's a link to an article about it: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/aug/09/doctor-who-mary-tamm-husband

TV Listings when Armageddon Factor aired in the US provided by LANCE HALL!

Thanks, Lance!

Toni and Joe are joined by Vincent E.L. to discuss idiot plots and genius traps in the Classic Doctor Who serial The Tomb of the Cybermen.

Waffle On about School for Scoundrels.

Hello and welcome to this months episode of Waffle On Podcast in which Meds and Kell chat away about this excellent 1960's British comedy School for Scoundels. The film stars Terry-Thomas and Ian Carmichael alongside the always excellent Alastair Sim. We play a couple of clips from the film and also a little joke (a rare item caught on film) told by Terrt-Thomas himself.

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See you in September for Waffle On about Rear Window.

Waffle On about School for Scoundrels.

Hello and welcome to this months episode of Waffle On Podcast in which Meds and Kell chat away about this excellent 1960's British comedy School for Scoundels. The film stars Terry-Thomas and Ian Carmichael alongside the always excellent Alastair Sim. We play a couple of clips from the film and also a little joke (a rare item caught on film) told by Terrt-Thomas himself.

Please do come and joinus on Facebook, just search for Waffle On Podcast.

Our theme music is composed by 'My Mate Woody' and you can find more of his excellent work here https://soundcloud.com/my-mate-woody

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See you in September for Waffle On about Rear Window.

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We have an exclusive on set report from the filming of the new series of Doctor Who in the Whovian Round up and then we introduce the TV & Movie panel from this years Geekedfest with Gareth David-Lloyd and Steffan Rhodri. All this and we unvail our new introduction from a certain Scottish Timelord.

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In this edition of the Who's He? Podcast, Phil and Paul turn their attention to the Target novelisation of The Robots of Death by Terrance Dicks. In this classic Agatha Christie style whodunnit set IN THE FUTURE, can Phil and Paul separate the oh so wonderful images of the TV version from the written word or is this story just too damn good in its audio visual format? And will Paul ever get those tiny cows out of his mind?

And in the so called news, rumours abound that Peter Capaldi will stay on after series 10, Doctor Who: The Movie is coming to blu-ray and Peter Davison writes his autobiography.

In this edition of the Who's He? Podcast, Phil and Paul turn their attention to the Target novelisation of The Robots of Death by Terrance Dicks. In this classic Agatha Christie style whodunnit set IN THE FUTURE, can Phil and Paul separate the oh so wonderful images of the TV version from the written word or is this story just too damn good in its audio visual format? And will Paul ever get those tiny cows out of his mind?

And in the so called news, rumours abound that Peter Capaldi will stay on after series 10, Doctor Who: The Movie is coming to blu-ray and Peter Davison writes his autobiography.

In this edition of the Who's He? Podcast, Phil and Paul turn their attention to the Target novelisation of The Robots of Death by Terrance Dicks. In this classic Agatha Christie style whodunnit set IN THE FUTURE, can Phil and Paul separate the oh so wonderful images of the TV version from the written word or is this story just too damn good in its audio visual format? And will Paul ever get those tiny cows out of his mind?

And in the so called news, rumours abound that Peter Capaldi will stay on after series 10, Doctor Who: The Movie is coming to blu-ray and Peter Davison writes his autobiography.

In this edition of the Who's He? Podcast, Phil and Paul turn their attention to the Target novelisation of The Robots of Death by Terrance Dicks. In this classic Agatha Christie style whodunnit set IN THE FUTURE, can Phil and Paul separate the oh so wonderful images of the TV version from the written word or is this story just too damn good in its audio visual format? And will Paul ever get those tiny cows out of his mind?

And in the so called news, rumours abound that Peter Capaldi will stay on after series 10, Doctor Who: The Movie is coming to blu-ray and Peter Davison writes his autobiography.

We take another break from Doctor Who this week to look at our 11th installment of our ongoing Beyond the Doctor series. This time it’s Matt Smith’s turn with a look at the film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. We give our views on the film and the performance by the 11th Doctor actor.

Also, some Time Eddy II appearance shake-ups with the announcement of some drop outs and a very big drop in.

Enjoy!