Latest Podcast Episodes

Milkshakes all around (and maybe over a person or two) as we pay a visit to the dark side of the planet Svartos. Home to random rouges like Sabalom Glitz, a time storm displaced teen from the 1980 in one Dorothy McShane, though everyone calls her Ace, a frozen alien mad men called Kane, and a robotic dragon with a gem in his head. Luckly Mel is around to scream at it...

Twitter: @schismpodcast
Web: http://www.untemperedschism.org/

Duration: 18:44

The Diddly Dumbers discuss their first Doctor Who VHS or DVD as the Three Who Drool regenerate into the Four Faces of Delusion (the fourth face is the listener’s own).

Along the way, we discover Hayden’ dirty little secret as a Doctor Who fan, Doc explains how Doctor Who did Star Wars six years before George Lucas did, Matt offers tantalising hints about his conversation with Rob Shearman about Rob’s most hated story, we examine the use of sexual imagery in spaceship design and discover the original inspiration for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in Doctor Who. Into the bargain, Doc’s remorseless logic even solves the legend of the ghost diver at Wookie Hole.

MP3 Download Link = DDPC029 – The Fourth Face of Delusion

Listen/download on iTunes

Audioboo

Stitcher.com

Find us on Facebook

We can also now be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance

All artwork for the Diddly Dum Podcast by our own The Rev can be found collected here on Pinterest.

THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.

Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk

SHOWNOTES

The opening scene of the podcast in which Doc abseils down the front of the Whoseum clock tower has twin inspirations in British culture. Firstly, the famous opening of 1960s Watch With Mother classic series “Trumpton” which always began with clock figures striking the hour. This also inspires the end of the podcast in which our chums take a stroll in the park to listen to the band. The second inspiration is “Dads Army” episode “Time on My Hands” in which our heroes battle with the workings of the town hall clock.

Hayden appeared on the Blue Box Podcast (episode 145 – “Friends: Part One).

Doc appeared on the Who Wars Podcast (episode 25 – 8th Mar 2015).

The Whoseum computer’s choice of famous computer to annoyingly impersonate this time is Eddie, the Heart of Gold’s Shipboard Computer from Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Eddie was played by David Tate in the orginal BBC radio series.

“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” sung by William Shatner.

“The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” sung by Leonard Nimmoy.

Doc’s side-splitting joke about buying “The Twin Dilemma” VHS from the poison counter at Boots was of course inspired by the 1975 Morecambe and Wise sketch with Des O’Connor.

Jon Pertwee falls for a “Gotcha” prank on 1990’s TV show, “Noel’s House Party”.

Worzel Gummidge is a children’s television series, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the UK until 1981.

“Revenge of the Cybermen” is referred to in the comedy series “The League of Gentlemen” in a sketch performed by Mark Gatiss called “Stumphole Cavern”.

30 years of BBC Video idents

The slow scary ident

The Diddly Dum podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.

The Diddly Dumbers discuss their first Doctor Who VHS or DVD as the Three Who Drool regenerate into the Four Faces of Delusion (the fourth face is the listener’s own).

Along the way, we discover Hayden’s dirty little secret as a Doctor Who fan, Doc explains how Doctor Who did Star Wars six years before George Lucas did, Matt offers tantalising hints regarding his conversation with Rob Shearman about Rob’s most hated story, we examine the use of sexual imagery in spaceship design and discover the original inspiration for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in Doctor Who. Into the bargain, Doc’s remorseless logic even solves the legend of the ghost diver at Wookey Hole.

MP3 Download Link = DDPC029 – The Fourth Face of Delusion

Listen/download on iTunes

Audioboo

Stitcher.com

Find us on Facebook

We can also now be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance

All artwork for the Diddly Dum Podcast by our own The Rev can be found collected here on Pinterest.

THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.

Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk

SHOWNOTES

The opening scene of the podcast in which Doc abseils down the front of the Whoseum clock tower has twin inspirations in British culture. Firstly, the famous opening of 1960s Watch With Mother classic series “Trumpton” which always began with clock figures striking the hour. This also inspires the end of the podcast in which our chums take a stroll in the park to listen to the band. The second inspiration is “Dads Army” episode “Time on My Hands” in which our heroes battle with the workings of the town hall clock.

Hayden appeared on the Blue Box Podcast (episode 145 – “Friends: Part One).

Doc appeared on the Who Wars Podcast (episode 25 – 8th Mar 2015).

The Whoseum computer’s choice of famous computer to annoyingly impersonate this time is Eddie, the Heart of Gold’s Shipboard Computer from Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Eddie was played by David Tate in the orginal BBC radio series.

“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” sung by William Shatner.

“The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” sung by Leonard Nimmoy.

Doc’s side-splitting joke about buying “The Twin Dilemma” VHS from the poison counter at Boots was of course inspired by the 1975 Morecambe and Wise sketch with Des O’Connor.

Jon Pertwee falls for a “Gotcha” prank on 1990’s TV show, “Noel’s House Party”.

Worzel Gummidge is a children’s television series, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the UK until 1981.

“Revenge of the Cybermen” is referred to in the comedy series “The League of Gentlemen” in a sketch performed by Mark Gatiss called “Stumphole Cavern”.

30 years of BBC Video idents

The slow scary ident

The Diddly Dum podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.

It’s bye bye Billy as my classic series rewatch reaches the end of the first Doctor’s era, but it’s hello Cybermen as they make their debut appearance we’ll see more of them again in the Troughton era but I have to admit to having a soft spot for their creepy voices in this first appearance.

We’ll welcome in the Troughton era next time but then the classic series reviews will take a short break for a couple of event shows to mark the 10th anniversary of Doctor’s Who’s return have been umming and erring how to mark this and have concluded doing some episode commentaries seems like the best idea.

You can read more about this week’s story here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tenth_Planet and the wife in space blog’s verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/06/the-tenth-planet/

End Theme is Dr Who(Band Aid version)

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the showhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

It's bye bye Billy as my classic series rewatch reaches the end of the first Doctor's era, but it's hello Cybermen as they make their debut appearance we'll see more of them again in the Troughton era but I have to admit to having a soft spot for their creepy voices in this first appearance.

We'll welcome in the Troughton era next time but then the classic series reviews will take a short break for a couple of event shows to mark the 10th anniversary of Doctor's Who's return have been umming and erring how to mark this and have concluded doing some episode commentaries seems like the best idea.

You can read more about this week's story here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tenth_Planet and the wife in space blog's verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/06/the-tenth-planet/

End Theme is Dr Who(Band Aid version)

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the showhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

It’s bye bye Billy as my classic series rewatch reaches the end of the first Doctor’s era, but it’s hello Cybermen as they make their debut appearance we’ll see more of them again in the Troughton era but I have to admit to having a soft spot for their creepy voices in this first appearance.

We’ll welcome in the Troughton era next time but then the classic series reviews will take a short break for a couple of event shows to mark the 10th anniversary of Doctor’s Who’s return have been umming and erring how to mark this and have concluded doing some episode commentaries seems like the best idea.

You can read more about this week’s story here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tenth_Planet and the wife in space blog’s verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/06/the-tenth-planet/

End Theme is Dr Who(Band Aid version)

The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the showhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/

If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

Episode 33 is upon us. We give you the latest news then onto our review of The Fires of Pompeii. Are we ready to land the Tardis?

[powerpress]

The News

With the new 9th Doctor comic run from Titan quickly approaching a few more variant covers have popped up. They have the same mix of photographic and comic art style as we've seen with the 10th, 11th and 12th Doctor comics. You can check them out here and as you can see they look great. Can't wait for these.

Horror Channel coming to Freeview right now! As you listen to this podcast on launch day (Friday 13th March) you should be able to tune into the Horror Channel on channel Freeview 70. This is good news for Who fans as it means that you'll be able to enjoy loads of classic Who which they put out all the time.

New collectibles available in the BBC Shop. If you're into your Doctor Who collectibles then you'll love this new piece up for pre-order - a huge Cyberman bust based on the latest incarnation and in a stunning damaged stone effect. It comes in at a hefty PS250 but it looks stunning. You can also order the 4th Doctor premium figure made by Big Chief, complete with accessories. Go and decorate your shelves!

"The Fires of Pompeii" Review

We zip forward to modern Who this week and take a peek at The Fires of Pompeii. Lot's of emotion, action and humour in this historic episode. Do we give this Tennant story plenty of love or does it enrage the fires below?

Thanks for jumping onboard the Tardis and continue to give us your thoughts on our review episodes. Next week it's a classic episode - Survival. Also remember you can enter our 10th Anniversary competition - details here. Until next time - Allons-y!!!

We here at The Oncoming Storm can't begin to tell you excited we are for today's story! You see, today, Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and Jeff are talking about The Last, by Gary Hopkins. We know things haven't been all sunshine and roses for the Big Finish stories lately, what with us being stuck in the Divergent Universe and all. But today, it all ends! With a title like The Last, we've come to the end of the Divergent Universe right? Right? Hello? Sigh. Fine. I guess we'll just do the story where everything dies, except the stupid Divergent Universe. The Oncoming Storm... This Time, we've got Effie from the Hunger Games! But totally crazier.

We here at The Oncoming Storm can't begin to tell you excited we are for today's story! You see, today, Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and Jeff are talking about The Last, by Gary Hopkins. We know things haven't been all sunshine and roses for the Big Finish stories lately, what with us being stuck in the Divergent Universe and all. But today, it all ends! With a title like The Last, we've come to the end of the Divergent Universe right? Right? Hello? Sigh. Fine. I guess we'll just do the story where everything dies, except the stupid Divergent Universe. The Oncoming Storm... This Time, we've got Effie from the Hunger Games! But totally crazier.

We here at The Oncoming Storm can't begin to tell you excited we are for today's story! You see, today, Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and Jeff are talking about The Last, by Gary Hopkins. We know things haven't been all sunshine and roses for the Big Finish stories lately, what with us being stuck in the Divergent Universe and all. But today, it all ends! With a title like The Last, we've come to the end of the Divergent Universe right? Right? Hello? Sigh. Fine. I guess we'll just do the story where everything dies, except the stupid Divergent Universe. The Oncoming Storm... This Time, we've got Effie from the Hunger Games! But totally crazier.

Clockword androids watch as the Doctor snogs a woman he met when she was a little girl. And then there's a horse.

The post N018 The Girl in the Fireplace appeared first on Who Back When | A Doctor Who Podcast.

Episode #157 of Doctor Who: The Memory Cheats! And the story we will be discussing today is...

Visit our website at http://www.thememorycheats.libsyn.com

Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thememorycheats

Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWhoTheMemoryCheats

Episode #157 of Doctor Who: The Memory Cheats! And the story we will be discussing today is...

Visit our website at http://www.thememorycheats.libsyn.com

Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thememorycheats

Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWhoTheMemoryCheats

Episode #157 of Doctor Who: The Memory Cheats! And the story we will be discussing today is...

Visit our website at http://www.thememorycheats.libsyn.com

Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thememorycheats

Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWhoTheMemoryCheats

This week we cover the story #45, "The Mind Robber", in which the TARDIS materializes in a land of fiction where the Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe are accosted by unreality!

QotW: What literary world would you like to see the Doctor visit?

Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Mind Robber" (David 6.2, Master Blaster 6.5, Trevor 6)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish: The Selachian Gambit (David 8, Master Blaster 8, Trevor 8)

January Comics Roundup

Hosts:

• Trevor
  • Twitter: @WhovianTrev
  • Tumblr: http://trevsplace.tumblr.com/

• Charlie
  • Twitter: @insanityinchaos
  • Infinite Longbox Podcast
  • Comic Conspiracy Podcast
• David
  • Twitter: @gwythinn
  • WWW: http://www.davidsafar.com/
  • Tumblr: http://maroonedwhovian.tumblr.com/

Join us next week for our review of the first four parts Doctor Who story #46, The Invasion! This eight-part story is missing parts 1 and 4. Due to its length, we'll be splitting our coverage of it over the next two episodes of the podcast. There is a DVD release, but the Region 1 release is out-of-print and disproportionately expensive. You can rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, big spender.

This week we cover the story #45, "The Mind Robber", in which the TARDIS materializes in a land of fiction where the Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe are accosted by unreality!

QotW: What literary world would you like to see the Doctor visit?

Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Mind Robber" (David 6.2, Master Blaster 6.5, Trevor 6)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish: The Selachian Gambit (David 8, Master Blaster 8, Trevor 8)

January Comics Roundup

Hosts:

• Trevor
  • Twitter: @WhovianTrev
  • Tumblr: http://trevsplace.tumblr.com/

• Charlie
  • Twitter: @insanityinchaos
  • Infinite Longbox Podcast
  • Comic Conspiracy Podcast
• David
  • Twitter: @gwythinn
  • WWW: http://www.davidsafar.com/
  • Tumblr: http://maroonedwhovian.tumblr.com/

Join us next week for our review of the first four parts Doctor Who story #46, The Invasion!  This eight-part story is missing parts 1 and 4.  Due to its length, we’ll be splitting our coverage of it over the next two episodes of the podcast.  There is a DVD release, but the Region 1 release is out-of-print and disproportionately expensive.  You can rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, big spender.

Almost ten years after the start of Series 27 @Loll73 and @Feexby ponder the old question: What was all that about then, eh?

That's right. We're pretty excited about this week's companion topic. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about the most educated companions--the academics, the doctors, the scientists, and more. What is it about them that makes them appealing? Is there anything that can be off-putting to audiences? Does Romana count? The answer to that last one is debated hotly (but laughingly)!

What do you think of the brainier companions? Do you see yourself in them? Or do you seem them being too full of their own capabilities? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered [links on our site]:

• Erika
  • sends a huge thank-you to Roam Mobility!
  • listens to Big Finish audios: The Apocalypse Element and Neverland!
• Lynne
  • wants a 10th Doctor Funko Pop Vinyl!
  • covets the BBC full-cast audio of Mansfield Park (starring David Tennant)!
• Tansy
  • gives a warm shout-out to Liz Barr's Companion Piece essay defending Mel!
  • wrote a story for Liberating Earth (Faction Paradox)!
• Deb has warm-fuzzies about all the great, creative, non-Doctor Who stuff she and her Doctor Who-loving friends are doing:
  • Deb is on Pit Stop! The Amazing Race podcast!
  • Erika is on The Audio Guide to Babylon 5!
  • Lynne is co-editing/publishing Uncanny Magazine!
  • Tansy is writing Musketeer Space, a serial, gender-swapped, space-opera retelling of The Three Musketeers!
  • Kat is writing a fantastic blog about fandom, self-discovery, and much more!
  • Liz co-edited and wrote for Companion Piece Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who!

Bonus links [also on our site]:
Galactic Suburbia is five years old!
Wendy the Weeping-Angel Barbie!
Giles
Bernice Summerfield
Love and War (novel by Paul Cornell)
The Marian Conspiracy (Big Finish audio)
Peel and Steed
Mulder and Scully
Leverage

That's right. We're pretty excited about this week's companion topic. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about the most educated companions--the academics, the doctors, the scientists, and more. What is it about them that makes them appealing? Is there anything that can be off-putting to audiences? Does Romana count? The answer to that last one is debated hotly (but laughingly)!

What do you think of the brainier companions? Do you see yourself in them? Or do you seem them being too full of their own capabilities? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered [links on our site]:

• Erika
  • sends a huge thank-you to Roam Mobility!
  • listens to Big Finish audios: The Apocalypse Element and Neverland!
• Lynne
  • wants a 10th Doctor Funko Pop Vinyl!
  • covets the BBC full-cast audio of Mansfield Park (starring David Tennant)!
• Tansy
  • gives a warm shout-out to Liz Barr's Companion Piece essay defending Mel!
  • wrote a story for Liberating Earth (Faction Paradox)!
• Deb has warm-fuzzies about all the great, creative, non-Doctor Who stuff she and her Doctor Who-loving friends are doing:
  • Deb is on Pit Stop! The Amazing Race podcast!
  • Erika is on The Audio Guide to Babylon 5!
  • Lynne is co-editing/publishing Uncanny Magazine!
  • Tansy is writing Musketeer Space, a serial, gender-swapped, space-opera retelling of The Three Musketeers!
  • Kat is writing a fantastic blog about fandom, self-discovery, and much more!
  • Liz co-edited and wrote for Companion Piece Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who!

Bonus links [also on our site]:Galactic Suburbia is five years old!Wendy the Weeping-Angel Barbie!GilesBernice SummerfieldLove and War (novel by Paul Cornell)The Marian Conspiracy (Big Finish audio)Peel and SteedMulder and ScullyLeverage

That's right. We're pretty excited about this week's companion topic. Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about the most educated companions--the academics, the doctors, the scientists, and more. What is it about them that makes them appealing? Is there anything that can be off-putting to audiences? Does Romana count? The answer to that last one is debated hotly (but laughingly)!

What do you think of the brainier companions? Do you see yourself in them? Or do you seem them being too full of their own capabilities? Let us know in the comments!

^E

Also covered [links on our site]:

• Erika
  • sends a huge thank-you to Roam Mobility!
  • listens to Big Finish audios: The Apocalypse Element and Neverland!
• Lynne
  • wants a 10th Doctor Funko Pop Vinyl!
  • covets the BBC full-cast audio of Mansfield Park (starring David Tennant)!
• Tansy
  • gives a warm shout-out to Liz Barr's Companion Piece essay defending Mel!
  • wrote a story for Liberating Earth (Faction Paradox)!
• Deb has warm-fuzzies about all the great, creative, non-Doctor Who stuff she and her Doctor Who-loving friends are doing:
  • Deb is on Pit Stop! The Amazing Race podcast!
  • Erika is on The Audio Guide to Babylon 5!
  • Lynne is co-editing/publishing Uncanny Magazine!
  • Tansy is writing Musketeer Space, a serial, gender-swapped, space-opera retelling of The Three Musketeers!
  • Kat is writing a fantastic blog about fandom, self-discovery, and much more!
  • Liz co-edited and wrote for Companion Piece Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor Who!

Bonus links [also on our site]:
Galactic Suburbia is five years old!
Wendy the Weeping-Angel Barbie!
Giles
Bernice Summerfield
Love and War (novel by Paul Cornell)
The Marian Conspiracy (Big Finish audio)
Peel and Steed
Mulder and Scully
Leverage

Almost ten years after the start of Series 27 @Loll73 and @Feexby ponder the old question: What was all that about then, eh?