Diddly Dum Podcast
- Description:
- Far more than just another Doctor Who podcast.
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- Episodes:
- 337
- Average Episode Duration:
- 00:00
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 00:00
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 0 minutes and 0 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 15 February 2026 (11:37pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 6 February 2026 (4:38pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 13 days, 1 hours, 42 minutes and 6 seconds
Diddly Dum Podcast Episodes
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 052 - When Guides Collide
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The Four Faces of Delusion hold the inaugural meeting of the Diddly Dum Book Club by reviewing the New Adventures novel “Conundrum” (1994) by Steve Lyons. We also take advantage of the linking theme to review the Second Doctor story “The Mind Robber” from 1968.Before that, Hayden looks forward to taking the TARDIS Set Tour at Cardiff next week while Matt reminisces about the game of Tour Guide Top Trumps which ensued when the TARDIS tour guides found out what he did for a living.
Along the way, we discover why Matt’s plan to attend a convention cosplaying as DCI Jack Meadows was frustrated; Doc explains the usefulness of “The Faraway Tree” for getting children to observe their bedtime; we learn how the root cause of all Ace’s character problems is that she’s more Morrissey fan than street fighter; and we end by asking are the days of conventions numbered?
Terrance Dicks drops in briefly to settle an argument over Spiridon and Exxilon. And we challenge politically correct censorship by asking the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything – shorts and sweaters for Enid Blyton’s kids or jeans and sweatshirts?
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC052 – When Guides Collide
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SHOWNOTES
(00:02:40) Next week, Hayden’s taking the TARDIS Studio Set Tour at the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff.
(00:09:00) Here’s the episode of “Father Ted” with the tour of the caves.
(00:14:04) While Hayden is in Cardiff next week, Matt will be attending The Valiant 2016 convention in Sheffield.
(00:16:15) “Conundrum” was a novel in the Virgin New Adventures range written by Steve Lyons in 1994.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 051 - Podcasters Assemble 2
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Hayden brings us the second in his occasional series of “Podcasters Assemble” where he chats to a dazzling international array of fellow Doctor Who podcasters and tries to understand what makes them tick.This week, we hear Erika (for it is she) Ensign from the “Verity!” podcast, Marc (for it is he) Atkinson from the “Progtor Who” podcast, Christian (for it is he) Cawley from “The Podkast With a K” and Phil (for it is he) Cannon from the “Who’s He?” podcast.
You may by now have noticed that we’re pushing for the formal introduction of “(for it is s/he)” as a title for Doctor Who podcasters, the Jedi Knights of fandom. On the subject of which, we close this week’s podcast with a little tribute to another knight of the airwaves.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC051 – Podcasters Assemble 2
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) Our Pandemonium themed intro has been illustrated by friend of the show Simon (for it is he) Brett of the Blue Box Podcast who can claim to be one of the four original parents of the Diddly Dum Podcast. If we are the Prince Caspian of Doctor Who podcasting, just think of the Blue Boxers as Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. Simon’s Facebook page can be found here and his website is here. The summit of his broadcasting career of course came in 2014 when he visited The Whoseum in Diddly Dum Podcast 017 (“Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings”).
(00:02:04) Hayden’s first guest this week is Erika (for it is she) Ensign of the “Verity!” podcast.
(00:29:15) Hayden’s second guest this week is Marc (for it is he) Atkinson of the “Progtor Who” podcast.
(00:57:06) Hayden’s third guest this week is Christian (for it is he) Cawley of the “Podkast With a K”.
(01:21:38) Hayden’s fourth guest this week is Phil (for it is he) Cannon of the “Who’s He?” podcast.
(01:52:10) We round off this week’s podcast with a tribute to two men who have been lost to broadcasting since we recorded our last podcast. Few Doctor Who fans’ lives have not at some stage been touched by titan of the airwaves, Sir Terry Wogan. Terry encountered many stars of Doctor Who during his interviewing career and of course his years as the great helmsman of the BBC’s Children in Need. Terry interviews Colin Baker here and interviews Jon Pertwee here. “The Five Doctors” 20th anniversary special was broadcast in the UK on Children in Need night and, after the closing credits, Terry met the then current Doctor, Peter Davidson here. He met half the stars of Doctor Who during the 1985 Children in Need night here. Our musical tribute is a clip from Terry’s 1978 recording of “The Floral Dance” which reached Number 1 in the British charts. He tries to keep his face straight in this “Top of the Pops” appearance from the time. We also recently lost Ed “Stewpot” Stewart, DJ and (to Doc’s generation) presenter of “Crackerjack” (Crackerjack).
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched stuff from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 051 - Podcasters Assemble 2
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsHayden brings us the second in his occasional series of “Podcasters Assemble” where he chats to a dazzling international array of fellow Doctor Who podcasters and tries to understand what makes them tick.This week, we hear Erika (for it is she) Ensign from the “Verity!” podcast, Marc (for it is he) Atkinson from the “Progtor Who” podcast, Christian (for it is he) Cawley from “The Podkast With a K” and Phil (for it is he) Cannon from the “Who’s He?” podcast.
You may by now have noticed that we’re pushing for the formal introduction of “(for it is s/he)” as a title for Doctor Who podcasters, the Jedi Knights of fandom. On the subject of which, we close this week’s podcast with a little tribute to another knight of the airwaves.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC051 – Podcasters Assemble 2
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) Our Pandemonium themed intro has been illustrated by friend of the show Simon (for it is he) Brett of the Blue Box Podcast who can claim to be one of the four original parents of the Diddly Dum Podcast. If we are the Prince Caspian of Doctor Who podcasting, just think of the Blue Boxers as Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. Simon’s Facebook page can be found here and his website is here. The summit of his broadcasting career of course came in 2014 when he visited The Whoseum in Diddly Dum Podcast 017 (“Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings”).
(00:02:04) Hayden’s first guest this week is Erika (for it is she) Ensign of the “Verity!” podcast.
(00:29:15) Hayden’s second guest this week is Marc (for it is he) Atkinson of the “Progtor Who” podcast and band Riversea.
(00:57:06) Hayden’s third guest this week is Christian (for it is he) Cawley of the “Podkast With a K”.
(01:21:38) Hayden’s fourth guest this week is Phil (for it is he) Cannon of the “Who’s He?” podcast.
(01:52:10) We round off this week’s podcast with a tribute to two men who have been lost to broadcasting since we recorded our last podcast. Few Doctor Who fans’ lives have not at some stage been touched by titan of the airwaves, Sir Terry Wogan. Terry encountered many stars of Doctor Who during his interviewing career and of course his years as the great helmsman of the BBC’s Children in Need. Terry interviews Colin Baker here and interviews Jon Pertwee here. “The Five Doctors” 20th anniversary special was broadcast in the UK on Children in Need night and, after the closing credits, Terry met the then current Doctor, Peter Davidson here. He met half the stars of Doctor Who during the 1985 Children in Need night here. Our musical tribute is a clip from Terry’s 1978 recording of “The Floral Dance” which reached Number 1 in the British charts. He tries to keep his face straight in this “Top of the Pops” appearance from the time. We also recently lost Ed “Stewpot” Stewart, DJ and (to Doc’s generation) presenter of “Crackerjack” (Crackerjack).
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched stuff from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 050 - Shepherd's Bush 90210
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The Four Faces of Delusion pick up from last week’s podcast on the TARGET novelisations by looking at the Doctor Who books published since 1989.
Being between jobs has really lit a fire under Matt who reveals that there’s little he doesn’t know about all these book ranges. This gives a well earned rest to Doc who knows bugger all about any of them.
Along the way, we learn how books kept Hayden from a life a crime and we hear of Matt’s visit to the roof of BBC Television Centre last week and meeting the great Graeme Harper while he was at it.
And of course we discuss the news that Chris Chibnall is to replace The Great Sage as showrunner.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC050 – Shepherd’s Bush 90210
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:02:15) This week has seen the announcement that Chris Chibnall will replace Steven Moffat as Doctor Who showrunner for series 11.
(00:26:24) Robert Banks Stewart (1931 – 2016).
(00:33:10) “Love and War” is a Paul Cornell novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1992 and later adapted as a Big Finish audio play.
(00:46:08) “Human Nature” is a Paul Cornell novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1995.
(01:01:20) “Bloodheat” is a Jim Mortimore novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1993.
(01:13:24) “The Tomorrow Windows” is a BBC Books novel by Jonathan Morris published in 2004.
(01:14:00) “Transit” is a Ben Aaronovitch novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1992.
(01:15:45) “Lungbarrow” is a Marc Platt novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1997.
(01:16:35) “The Dying Days” is a Lance Parkin novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1997.
(01:17:30) “The Witch Hunters” is a BBC Books novel by Steve Lyons published in 1998.
(01:19:15) Faction Paradox orginally created by Lawrence Miles.
(01:29:43) “Earthworld” is a BBC novel in the Eighth Doctor Adventures range by Jacqueline Rayner published in 2001.
(01:35:40) “Winner Takes All” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Jacqueline Rayner published in 2005.
(01:36:17) “Borrowed Time” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Naomi A Alderman published in 2011.
(01:38:40) “Only Human” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Gareth Roberts published in 2005.
(01:43:56) “Beautiful Chaos” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Gary Russell published in 2008.
(01:46:39) “The Silent Stars Go By” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Dan Abnett published in 2011.
(01:46:39) “Touched by an Angel” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Jonathan Morris published in 2011.
(01:49:45) “The Deviant Strain” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Justin Richards published in 2005.
(01:53:00) “The Star Beast” is a comic strip which appeared in Doctor Who Weekly issues 19 – 28 in 1980.
(01:55:23) “Room 5064” is a play written by Adrian Rigelsford, produced by Friend of Diddly Gareth Kavanagh and directed by Graeme Harper of Doctor Who fame. Our own Matt was invited along to a read-through and a photo shoot at what was (and still is in our minds) the BBC Television Centre. Photos of the cast can be found here on our Tumblr page. Matt can be found here looking very constructionist. Photos courtesy of Matt Charlton, Gareth Kavanagh and friends.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched stuff from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 050 - Shepherd's Bush 90210
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion pick up from last week’s podcast on the TARGET novelisations by looking at the Doctor Who books published since 1989.
Being between jobs has really lit a fire under Matt who reveals that there’s little he doesn’t know about all these book ranges. This gives a well earned rest to Doc who knows bugger all about any of them.
Along the way, we learn how books kept Hayden from a life a crime and we hear of Matt’s visit to the roof of BBC Television Centre last week and meeting the great Graeme Harper while he was at it.
And of course we discuss the news that Chris Chibnall is to replace The Great Sage as showrunner.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC050 – Shepherd’s Bush 90210
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:02:15) This week has seen the announcement that Chris Chibnall will replace Steven Moffat as Doctor Who showrunner for series 11.
(00:26:24) Robert Banks Stewart (1931 – 2016).
(00:33:10) “Love and War” is a Paul Cornell novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1992 and later adapted as a Big Finish audio play.
(00:46:08) “Human Nature” is a Paul Cornell novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1995.
(01:01:20) “Bloodheat” is a Jim Mortimore novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1993.
(01:13:24) “The Tomorrow Windows” is a BBC Books novel by Jonathan Morris published in 2004.
(01:14:00) “Transit” is a Ben Aaronovitch novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1992.
(01:15:45) “Lungbarrow” is a Marc Platt novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1997.
(01:16:35) “The Dying Days” is a Lance Parkin novel in The New Adventures range which was published in 1997.
(01:17:30) “The Witch Hunters” is a BBC Books novel by Steve Lyons published in 1998.
(01:19:15) Faction Paradox orginally created by Lawrence Miles.
(01:29:43) “Earthworld” is a BBC novel in the Eighth Doctor Adventures range by Jacqueline Rayner published in 2001.
(01:35:40) “Winner Takes All” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Jacqueline Rayner published in 2005.
(01:36:17) “Borrowed Time” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Naomi A Alderman published in 2011.
(01:38:40) “Only Human” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Gareth Roberts published in 2005.
(01:43:56) “Beautiful Chaos” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Gary Russell published in 2008.
(01:46:39) “The Silent Stars Go By” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Dan Abnett published in 2011.
(01:46:39) “Touched by an Angel” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Jonathan Morris published in 2011.
(01:49:45) “The Deviant Strain” is a BBC novel in the New Series Adventures range by Justin Richards published in 2005.
(01:53:00) “The Star Beast” is a comic strip which appeared in Doctor Who Weekly issues 19 – 28 in 1980.
(01:55:23) “Room 5064” is a play written by Adrian Rigelsford, produced by Friend of Diddly Gareth Kavanagh and directed by Graeme Harper of Doctor Who fame. Our own Matt was invited along to a read-through and a photo shoot at what was (and still is in our minds) the BBC Television Centre. Photos of the cast can be found here on our Tumblr page. Matt can be found here looking very constructionist. Photos courtesy of Matt Charlton, Gareth Kavanagh and friends.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched stuff from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 049 - Chris Achilleos Interview
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We mark the podcast’s 2nd birthday with an interview with titan of the TARGET Doctor Who books range Chris Achilleos. We build up to the interview by revisiting our memories of those novelisations and which bookshops we used to buy them from.Along the way, Hayden reveals his first foray into crime, Doc is taken to Aladdin’s cave but not allowed to sample the treasures and Matt reveals that his grandmother went to school with Barry Letts. We even find out which TARGET book led Doc into a lifelong dislike of cockney sailor Ben Jackson.
We also celebrate Hayden finally buying a decent microphone.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC049 – Chris Achilleos Interview
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:05:43) Hayden’s first ever TARGET novelisation was “The Web of Fear”.
(00:07:42) Matt’s first ever TARGET novelisation was “The Krotons”.
(00:25:35) The “Earthshock” front cover which shocked Hayden by contradicting the Fifth Doctor’s pacifism.
(01:02:34) To all fans of the TARGET Doctor Who novelisations, Chris Achilleos’s cover artwork will be the seminal wallpaper to their childhood. Hayden was lucky enough to meet Chris last year and interview him. All of Chris’s Doctor Who cover artwork can be found here.
(01:41:55) The “Doctor Who and The Daleks” TARGET cover.
(01:42:05) The “Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion” TARGET cover.
(01:43:52) The “Doctor Who and the Three Doctors” TARGET cover as a tribute to the iconic Fantastic Four cover.
(01:45:12) The “Doctor Who and Tenth Panet” TARGET cover.
(01:45:59) The first “Doctor Who Monster Book” was issued in 1975.
(01:46:32) “The Amazing World of Doctor Who” was a 1976 promotional book offered by Ty*phoo Tea.
(01:53:19) This week’s podcast ends with a tribute to David Bowie and Alan Rickman gleaned from The Simpsons.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched stuff from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 049 - Chris Achilleos Interview
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsWe mark the podcast’s 2nd birthday with an interview with titan of the TARGET Doctor Who books range Chris Achilleos. We build up to the interview by revisiting our memories of those novelisations and which bookshops we used to buy them from.Along the way, Hayden reveals his first foray into crime, Doc is taken to Aladdin’s cave but not allowed to sample the treasures and Matt reveals that his grandmother went to school with Barry Letts. We even find out which TARGET book led Doc into a lifelong dislike of cockney sailor Ben Jackson.
We also celebrate Hayden finally buying a decent microphone.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC049 – Chris Achilleos Interview
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:05:43) Hayden’s first ever TARGET novelisation was “The Web of Fear”.
(00:07:42) Matt’s first ever TARGET novelisation was “The Krotons”.
(00:25:35) The “Earthshock” front cover which shocked Hayden by contradicting the Fifth Doctor’s pacifism.
(01:02:34) To all fans of the TARGET Doctor Who novelisations, Chris Achilleos’s cover artwork will be the seminal wallpaper to their childhood. Hayden was lucky enough to meet Chris last year and interview him. All of Chris’s Doctor Who cover artwork can be found here.
(01:41:55) The “Doctor Who and The Daleks” TARGET cover.
(01:42:05) The “Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion” TARGET cover.
(01:43:52) The “Doctor Who and the Three Doctors” TARGET cover as a tribute to the iconic Fantastic Four cover.
(01:45:12) The “Doctor Who and Tenth Panet” TARGET cover.
(01:45:59) The first “Doctor Who Monster Book” was issued in 1975.
(01:46:32) “The Amazing World of Doctor Who” was a 1976 promotional book offered by Ty*phoo Tea.
(01:53:19) This week’s podcast ends with a tribute to David Bowie and Alan Rickman gleaned from The Simpsons.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched stuff from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 048 - A Happy New Year to All of You at Home
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The Four Faces of Delusion break the podcasting fourth wall to wish all of their faithless listeners a very happy 2016 in this the delayed Christmas podcast.Our podcasting heroes talk about their Christmas presents in general and Doctor Who/Dalek annuals in particular before reviewing “The Husbands of River Song” and then looking back on Series Nine as a whole.
As is now traditional for a Diddly Dum Christmas (i.e. it happened for the first time last year), Doc dons the mantle of the great Bob Holness to test Hayden and Matt’s memory of the 2015 podcasts (follow along on the Gold Run screen above).
In a triumph of investigatory fan journalism, the Diddly Dumbers break their exclusive scoop by revealing the names of the new writing duo who Steven Moffat claims will make our brains explode. Along the way, they also discuss the outrageously un-politically-correct content of 1970s annuals, the new “Curse of the Black Spot” lego pirate ship set, Sean Pertwee’s karaoke rendition of the “Fireball XL-5” song, River Song marrying Robert Robinson and Matt rocks the world of fandom by calling for Doctor Who to be rescheduled opposite Coronation Street on Wednesday nights.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC048 – A Happy New Year to all of You at Home
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
(00:26:01) K9/John Leeson regales the Doctor and Romana with a rendition of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” in this extract from the BBC VT Christmas tape.(01:57:55) The Gold Run was the climactic experience of each round of Blockbusters.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 048 - A Happy New Year to All of You at Home
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion break the podcasting fourth wall to wish all of their faithless listeners a very happy 2016 in this the delayed Christmas podcast.Our podcasting heroes talk about their Christmas presents in general and Doctor Who/Dalek annuals in particular before reviewing “The Husbands of River Song” and then looking back on Series Nine as a whole.
As is now traditional for a Diddly Dum Christmas (i.e. it happened for the first time last year), Doc dons the mantle of the great Bob Holness to test Hayden and Matt’s memory of the 2015 podcasts (follow along on the Gold Run screen above).
In a triumph of investigatory fan journalism, the Diddly Dumbers break their exclusive scoop by revealing the names of the new writing duo who Steven Moffat claims will make our brains explode. Along the way, they also discuss the outrageously un-politically-correct content of 1970s annuals, the new “Curse of the Black Spot” lego pirate ship set, Sean Pertwee’s karaoke rendition of the “Fireball XL-5” song, River Song marrying Robert Robinson and Matt rocks the world of fandom by calling for Doctor Who to be rescheduled opposite Coronation Street on Wednesday nights.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC048 – A Happy New Year to all of You at Home
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES(00:00:00) The opening sound clip is the final scene of “The Feast of Steven”, the 7th episode of the largely lost 12-parter “The Daleks’ Master Plan” broadcast on Christmas Day 1965 where the First Doctor famously broke the fourth wall to address the audience directly.
(00:03:08) During his trip to New York earlier this year, Hayden visited the Hayden Planetarium where he met Aslan and Qui Gon Jinn.
(00:09:01) Images of the 2006 Doctor Who Annual can be found here on our Tumblr page.
(00:18:51) Images of the brand new Doctor Who Lego combination set can be found here on our Tumblr page.
(00:25:06) We saw a new take on the original theme music and song of “Stingray” in “Love Honour & Obey” (2000) where Sean Pertwee’s gangster character performs a karaoke version.
(01:57:55) The Gold Run was the climactic experience of each round of Blockbusters.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 047 - Time And Relative Diner In Space
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Once again, Matt’s hectic work schedule leaves Doc and Hayden alone in the Diddly Dum Whoseum waiting for him to Skype in from his mobile/cellphone while locking up and clocking out at work.As Series 9 of Doctor Who reaches its finale, The Four Faces of Delusion review “Heaven Sent” and “Hell Bent”.
Along the way, we explore Frank Herbert’s new Spiceworm/Krynoid crossover novel “The Seeds of Dune”. How Doc manipulates his Kindle font size on the London Underground to snub his fellow passengers. And how Matt had a whole world of adventures in a school cupboard.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC0047 – Time And Relative Diner In Space
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) Tom Baker starred as Puddleglum the Marshwiggle in the “The Silver Chair”, part of the BBC’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia Chronicles, aired between 1988 and 1990.
(00:28:35) The sublime Peter Capaldi drops in (in character) on 14 year old Danny in hospital.
(00:48:00) Alice visits Narnia in this Christmas special episode of “Vicar of Dibley“.
(00:48:45) Tom Baker starred as Puddleglum the Marshwiggle in the “The Silver Chair”, part of the BBC’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia Chronicles, aired between 1988 and 1990.
(01:48:04) “Knightmare” is a British television adventure game show for children, loosely based on Dungeons and Dragons, and was broadcast on CITV from 1987 to 1994.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 047 - Time And Relative Diners In Space
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsOnce again, Matt’s hectic work schedule leaves Doc and Hayden alone in the Diddly Dum Whoseum waiting for him to Skype in from his mobile/cellphone while locking up and clocking out at work.As Series 9 of Doctor Who reaches its finale, The Four Faces of Delusion review “Heaven Sent” and “Hell Bent”.
Along the way, Hayden explores Frank Herbert’s new Spiceworm/Krynoid crossover novel “The Seeds of Dune”. How Doc manipulates his Kindle font size on the London Underground to snub his fellow passengers. And how Matt had a whole world of adventures in a school cupboard.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC0047 – Time And Relative Diner In Space
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) Tom Baker starred as Puddleglum the Marshwiggle in the “The Silver Chair”, part of the BBC’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia Chronicles, aired between 1988 and 1990.
(00:28:35) The sublime Peter Capaldi drops in (in character) on 14 year old Danny in hospital.
(00:48:00) Alice visits Narnia in this Christmas special episode of “Vicar of Dibley“.
(00:48:45) Tom Baker starred as Puddleglum the Marshwiggle in the “The Silver Chair”, part of the BBC’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia Chronicles, aired between 1988 and 1990.
(01:48:04) “Knightmare” is a British television adventure game show for children, loosely based on Dungeons and Dragons, and was broadcast on CITV from 1987 to 1994.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 046 - Snug No More
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The white heat of technology is called upon to save the day this week as, while Doc and Hayden sit warm in The Whoseum, poor Matt still hasn’t got away from work. So during their review of the Doctor Who episodes “Sleep No More” and “Face the Raven”, one third of the Four Faces of Delusion contributes via his phone while dashing around the former Coronation Street set putting out the lights and locking the doors, and then from the top deck of the Number 192 bus during a hair-raising journey along the A6.Along the way, we hear how Matt avoided a Judy Finnegan moment during his own Oscars moment, we cover the BBC’s 1970s child-scarer “The Changes” and its relevance even today for bringing communities together, we bemoan Doctor Who’s habit of giving us rubbish soldiers and we debate the correct plural of hiatus.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC046 – Snug No More
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
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THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
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SHOWNOTES
(00:02:05) Matt’s trophy from the Greater Manchester Tourism Awards.
(00:03:40) When Matt went up to collect his trophy, he had his Oscars moment but thankfully not a Judy Finnegan moment.
(00:23:28) Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhurst in The Snug at Coronation Street’s Rovers Return.
(00:39:40) Share the Daily Mail’s moral outrage at Clara’s death.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 046 - Snug No More
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe white heat of technology is called upon to save the day this week as, while Doc and Hayden sit warm in The Whoseum, poor Matt still hasn’t got away from work. So during their review of the Doctor Who episodes “Sleep No More” and “Face the Raven”, one third of the Four Faces of Delusion contributes via his phone while dashing around the former Coronation Street set putting out the lights and locking the doors, and then from the top deck of the Number 192 bus during a hair-raising journey along the A6.Along the way, we hear how Matt avoided a Judy Finnegan moment during his own Oscars moment, we cover the BBC’s 1970s child-scarer “The Changes” and its relevance even today for bringing communities together, we bemoan Doctor Who’s habit of giving us rubbish soldiers and we debate the correct plural of hiatus.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC046 – Snug No More
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SHOWNOTES
(00:02:05) Matt’s trophy from the Greater Manchester Tourism Awards.
(00:03:40) When Matt went up to collect his trophy, he had his Oscars moment but thankfully not a Judy Finnegan moment.
(00:23:28) Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhurst in The Snug at Coronation Street’s Rovers Return.
(00:39:40) Share the Daily Mail’s moral outrage at Clara’s death.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 045 - Sandmining Popcorn
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds
This week, Matt has been caught in a time bubble while punting on the Irwell. What does the future hold for Hayden, alone in the Whoseum with only Pampisford Aylesbury (Doc’s Zygon double) and a wonky Time Space Visualiser for company?The surviving members of the Four Faces of Delusion nevertheless review the “Invasion of the Zygons” / “Inversion of the Zygons” two-parter.
Along the way, we discover how the “Robots of Death” is a trenchant allegory of people eating popcorn in cinemas, how Hayden in his youth used to fiddle the BBC’s ratings for Doctor Who and how the Brigadier is a more caring man in the TARGET novelisations than in the TV episodes.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC045 – Sandmining Popcorn
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SHOWNOTES
(00:03:12) Steven Moffat’s “I’ve seen the business plan” interview with Variety.
(00:13:05) Peter Capaldi’s “scheduling pawn” interview.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 045 - Sandmining Popcorn
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis week, Matt has been caught in a time bubble while punting on the Irwell. What does the future hold for Hayden, alone in the Whoseum with only Pampisford Aylesbury (Doc’s Zygon double) and a wonky Time Space Visualiser for company?The remaining members of the Four Faces of Delusion nevertheless review the “Invasion of the Zygons” / “Inversion of the Zygons” two-parter.
Along the way, we discover how the “Robots of Death” is a trenchant allegory of people eating popcorn in cinemas, how Hayden in his youth used to fiddle the BBC’s ratings for Doctor Who and how the Brigadier is a more caring man in the TARGET novelisations than in the TV episodes.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC045 – Sandmining Popcorn
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SHOWNOTES
(00:03:12) Steven Moffat’s “I’ve seen the business plan” interview with Variety.
(00:13:05) Peter Capaldi’s “scheduling pawn” interview.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 044 - Madam I'm Odin
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Human Palindrome, Mark Cockram of the Blue Box Podcast, joins the Four Faces of Delusion to make a podcasting quartet. This week, we shake the Doctor Who world to its foundations as we compile a dossier of disloyal quotes from fans of the show pushing for a completely different approach to the show. Gasp as Russell T Davies attacks epic series arcs. Recoil as Steven Moffat demands an end to Gallifreyan back-story.
Along the way, we cover scandals so shocking that they have to be censored from the podcast. Matt tells of his disappointment at not meeting Mark Strickson despite having dressed as Vorshak from “Warriors of the Deep” specially for him, but a chance meeting with an old friend cheers him up.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC044 – Madam I’m Odin
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SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) This week’s guest is Mark Cockram of the Blue Box Podcast.
(00:56:45) What would Captain Picard look like with hair?
Peter Capaldi makes to throw his birthday cake in Maisie Williams’s face.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 044 - Madam I'm Odin
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Human Palindrome, Mark Cockram of the Blue Box Podcast, joins the Four Faces of Delusion to make a podcasting quartet. This week, we shake the Doctor Who world to its foundations as we compile a dossier of disloyal quotes from fans of the show pushing for for changes at the top. Gasp as Russell T Davies attacks epic series arcs. Recoil as Steven Moffat demands an end to Gallifreyan back-story. No more preview tapes for those two.
Along the way, we cover scandals so shocking that they have to be censored from the podcast. Matt tells of his disappointment at not meeting Mark Strickson despite having dressed as Vorshak from “Warriors of the Deep” specially for him, but a chance meeting with an old friend cheers him up. We help Jon Pertwee to redeem an old Saturday evening favourite (though no-one will admit it). And the flower of the week is the Lupin.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC044 – Madam I’m Odin
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SHOWNOTES
(00:00:00) This week’s guest is Mark Cockram of the Blue Box Podcast.
(00:56:45) What would Captain Picard look like with hair?
Peter Capaldi makes to throw his birthday cake in Maisie Williams’s face.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 043 - If Walls Could Talk
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds
Hayden returns from his trip to New York just in time to watch both “Under the Lake” and “Before the Flood” for this week’s review show. Meanwhile, Matt employs the wonders of Skype to join us from Gareth Kavanagh’s aviary where he’s been birdsitting.
Along the way, the BBC splits the Four Faces of Delusion from One Nation into a North-South divide as we furiously debate the correct pronunciation of “Class” before going on to analyse the obvious similarities between the proposed spin-off and Sister Act. Hayden finally receives his Peter Capaldi figure and finds it a little tall. We explain the significance of Hilda’s Ogden living room in the design of the underwater base and the centrality of the astronomy of “Porridge” to the Doctor Who universe. Hayden and Matt listen in horror to tales of Doc’s A Level English Literature course.
And we even manage to find time to celebrate the clunkiest and most banal sentence in the history of Doctor Who.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC043 – If Walls Could Talk
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SHOWNOTES
(00:01:25) Photos of Hayden’s New York trip can be found on our October Tumbler page here.
(00:01:54) “The Tide is High” by Blondie.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 043 - If Walls Could Talk
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsHayden returns from his trip to New York just in time to watch both “Under the Lake” and “Before the Flood” for this week’s review show. Meanwhile, Matt employs the wonders of Skype to join us from Gareth Kavanagh’s aviary where he’s been birdsitting.
Along the way, the BBC splits the Four Faces of Delusion from One Nation into a North-South divide as we furiously debate the correct pronunciation of “Class” before going on to analyse the obvious similarities between the proposed spin-off and Sister Act. Hayden finally receives his Peter Capaldi figure and finds it a little tall. We explain the significance of Hilda’s Ogden living room in the design of the underwater base and the centrality of the astronomy of “Porridge” to the Doctor Who universe. Hayden and Matt listen in horror to tales of Doc’s A Level English Literature course.
And we even manage to find time to celebrate the clunkiest and most banal sentence in the history of Doctor Who.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC043 – If Walls Could Talk
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
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SHOWNOTES
(00:01:25) Photos of Hayden’s New York trip can be found on our October Tumbler page here.
(00:01:54) “The Tide is High” by Blondie.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 042 - Apprentice 2 (A Pilot)
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion bring you the first of their fortnightly double reviews of the new stories from Series 9 of Doctor Who. This week we cover The Magician’s Apprentice and The Witch’s Familiar.
Along the way, Hayden visits The Blind Beggar and finds it much more salubrious now that the Kray Twins have left before popping into the British Film Institute for a wee and finding a famous face at the urinal, Matt receives help from an even more famous face on the London Underground, Doc finds the missing piece to his Christmas Invasion jigsaw, we draw comparisons between Davros and Vernon Kay which are not complimentary to the latter and Matt reveals all about The War Bungle.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC042 – Apprentice 2 (A Pilot)
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SHOWNOTES
THE SHOWNOTES WILL APPEAR IN 48 HOURS WHEN DOC GETS BACK FROM A WORK OVERNIGHTER.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 042 - Apprentice 2 (A Pilot)
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion bring you the first of their fortnightly double reviews of the new stories from Series 9 of Doctor Who. This week we cover The Magician’s Apprentice and The Witch’s Familiar.
Along the way, Hayden visits The Blind Beggar and finds it much more salubrious now that the Kray Twins have left before popping into the British Film Institute for a wee and finding a famous face at the urinal, Matt receives help from an even more famous face on the London Underground, Doc finds the missing piece to his Christmas Invasion jigsaw, we draw comparisons between Davros and Vernon Kay which are not complimentary to the latter and Matt reveals all about The War Bungle.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC042 – Apprentice 2 (A Pilot)
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SHOWNOTES
(00:03:10) “The Blind Beggar” is a pub on Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel in London. The pub is known for Ronnie Kray’s murder of George Cornell. The Kray Twins were, as any Cockney will reassure you, famous for loving their mother, if not Jack “the Hat” Mcvitie.
(00:09:20) Chris Morris is an English comedian, writer, director, actor, voice actor, and producer. In the early 1990s, Morris teamed up with his radio producer, Armando Iannucci, to create On The Hour, a satire of news programmes. This was expanded into a television spin off, The Day Today, which launched the career of Steve Coogan, and has since been hailed as one of the most important satirical shows of the 1990s. Morris further developed the satirical news format with Brass Eye, which lampooned celebrities whilst focusing on themes such as crime and drugs. For many, the apotheosis of Morris’s career was a Brass Eye special, which dealt with the moral panic surrounding paedophilia. It quickly became one of the most complained about programmes in British television history, leading the Daily Mail to describe him as “the most loathed man on TV”.
(00:12:40) Philip Morris on finding then losing “Web of Fear” episode 3.
(00:53:08) “Bugs” is a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August 1999
(01:05:30) The Doctor and Clara crossing the Abbey Road zebra crossing …ooops sorry that was someone else doing what a million people have done before – here’s the actual photo.
(01:28:40) “Rainbow“ is a British children’s television series which ran from 1972 to 1992. The first Rainbow presenter and the War Bungle. The show’s first presenter was David Cook. It starred voice of the Daleks Roy Skelton as characters George and Zippy. The first actor to play the role of Bungle Bear was voice of K9 John Leeson. This incarnation of Bungle was so scary that generations of children have tried to wipe it from their memories which is why it has become known as The War Bungle.
(01:31:30) Behind the scenes videos on the creation of Series 9 of Doctor Who.
(02:21:02) Katy Manning appears on Phonic FM.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 041 - Hayden's Comedy Hour
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds
It’s been a sad week for the Four Faces of Delusion and so, in place of a standard podcast, to give us a much needed smile, we present the pilot of a little project which Hayden had had bubbling away on the back burner of late. The plan is for us and our guests to step outside the world of Doctor Who and share what tickles our funny bones.This is an opportunity for all those of Hayden and Matt’s generation to have a good giggle and for all those of Doc’s generation to spit out their Ovaltine in despair over their slippers and shake their heads sadly at what young people are laughing at in this day and age.
We therefore present Hayden’s Comedy Hour.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC041 – Hayden’s Comedy Hour
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SHOWNOTES
(00:02:25) A Bit of Fry and Laurie – Hardware Shop. “A Bit of Fry & Laurie” is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast between 1989 and 1995.
(00:05:05) That Mitchell and Webb Look – “Medical Emergency”. “That Mitchell and Webb Look” is a British television sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb shown on BBC Two since 2006.
(00:07:45) The Two Ronnies – News at Ton. “The Two Ronnies” is a BBC television comedy sketch show created by Bill Cotton for the BBC, which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, the two Ronnies of the title.
(00:11:55) Bottom – Chess. “Bottom” is a British sitcom television series that originally aired on BBC2 between 1991 and 1995. It was written by and starred comic duo Ade Edmondson and Rik Mayall as Eddie and Richie, two flatmates who live on the dole in London.
(00:17:45) Flight of the Conchords – Business Time. “Flight of the Conchords” is a New Zealand-based comedy band composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
(00:22:05) Whose Line is it Anyway – Indiana Jones and the Lone Ranger. “Whose Line is it Anyway” is an improvisational comedy show, which was originally hosted by Drew Carey on ABC and ABC Family and ran from August 5, 1998 to December 15, 2007.
(00:27:00) Vicar of Dibley – Wise Men Audition (from the episode “Winter”). “Vicar of Dibley” was a BBC television sitcom created by Richard Curtis and written for actress Dawn French which aired from 1994 to 2007.
(00:30:20) Harry Enfield’s Television Programme – Wayne and Waynetta. “Harry Enfield’s Television Programme” (also called “Harry Enfield and Chums”) was a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse.
(00:34:10) Red Dwarf – Winnie the Pooh. “Red Dwarf” is a British comedy which primarily comprises ten series (the ninth being a mini-series) of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1993 and from 1997 to 1999, and on Dave in 2009 and 2012, gaining a cult following.
(00:37:18) The Goon Show – The Case of the Missing Heir. “The Goon Show” is a British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960, with occasional repeats on the BBC Light Programme. The show’s chief creator and main writer was Spike Milligan and it starred Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe (with Michael Bentine in earlier series).
(00:40:45) Not Only…But Also – A Bit of a Chat. “Not Only…But Also” was a popular 1960s BBC British television series starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
(00:47:00) Adam and Joe – Points of View. “Adam and Joe” is a Sony Award winning radio show on BBC Radio 6 Music presented by Adam and Joe; comedians Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish. The show began in October 2007 and runs for three hours in a Saturday morning slot, originally from 9:00am to 12:00pm before moving to 10:00am to 1:00pm. After a hiatus from 26 December 2009, the series returned for three months on 2 April 2011[3] on BBC Radio 6 Music.
(00:52:36) Not the Nine O Clock News – I Like Trucking. “Not the Nine O Clock News” is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. The show featured Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, and Griff Rhys Jones.
(00:55:20) The Laughing Policeman – Charles Penrose. The laughter at the end of the podcast is taken from the end of “The Laughing Policeman” which is a music hall song by Charles Jolly, the pseudonym of Charles Penrose.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 041 - Hayden's Comedy Hour
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsIt’s been a sad week for the Four Faces of Delusion and so, in place of a standard podcast, to give us a much needed smile, we present the pilot of a little project which Hayden has had bubbling away on the back burner of late. The plan is for us and our guests to step outside the world of Doctor Who and share what tickles our funny bones.This is an opportunity for all those of Hayden and Matt’s generation to have a good giggle and for all those of Doc’s generation to spit out their Ovaltine in despair over their slippers and shake their heads sadly at what young people are laughing at in this day and age.
We therefore present Hayden’s Comedy Hour.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC041 – Hayden’s Comedy Hour
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SHOWNOTES
(00:02:25) A Bit of Fry and Laurie – Hardware Shop. “A Bit of Fry & Laurie” is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast between 1989 and 1995.
(00:05:05) That Mitchell and Webb Look – “Medical Emergency”. “That Mitchell and Webb Look” is a British television sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb shown on BBC Two since 2006.
(00:07:45) The Two Ronnies – News at Ton. “The Two Ronnies” is a BBC television comedy sketch show created by Bill Cotton for the BBC, which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, the two Ronnies of the title.
(00:11:55) Bottom – Chess. “Bottom” is a British sitcom television series that originally aired on BBC2 between 1991 and 1995. It was written by and starred comic duo Ade Edmondson and Rik Mayall as Eddie and Richie, two flatmates who live on the dole in London.
(00:17:45) Flight of the Conchords – Business Time. “Flight of the Conchords” is a New Zealand-based comedy band composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
(00:22:05) Whose Line is it Anyway – Indiana Jones and the Lone Ranger. “Whose Line is it Anyway” is an improvisational comedy show, which was originally hosted by Drew Carey on ABC and ABC Family and ran from August 5, 1998 to December 15, 2007.
(00:27:00) Vicar of Dibley – Wise Men Audition (from the episode “Winter”). “Vicar of Dibley” was a BBC television sitcom created by Richard Curtis and written for actress Dawn French which aired from 1994 to 2007.
(00:30:20) Harry Enfield’s Television Programme – Wayne and Waynetta. “Harry Enfield’s Television Programme” (also called “Harry Enfield and Chums”) was a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse.
(00:34:10) Red Dwarf – Winnie the Pooh. “Red Dwarf” is a British comedy which primarily comprises ten series (the ninth being a mini-series) of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1993 and from 1997 to 1999, and on Dave in 2009 and 2012, gaining a cult following.
(00:37:18) The Goon Show – The Case of the Missing Heir. “The Goon Show” is a British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960, with occasional repeats on the BBC Light Programme. The show’s chief creator and main writer was Spike Milligan and it starred Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe (with Michael Bentine in earlier series).
(00:40:45) Not Only…But Also – A Bit of a Chat. “Not Only…But Also” was a popular 1960s BBC British television series starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
(00:47:00) Adam and Joe – Points of View. “Adam and Joe” is a Sony Award winning radio show on BBC Radio 6 Music presented by Adam and Joe; comedians Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish. The show began in October 2007 and runs for three hours in a Saturday morning slot, originally from 9:00am to 12:00pm before moving to 10:00am to 1:00pm. After a hiatus from 26 December 2009, the series returned for three months on 2 April 2011[3] on BBC Radio 6 Music.
(00:52:36) Not the Nine O Clock News – I Like Trucking. “Not the Nine O Clock News” is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. The show featured Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, and Griff Rhys Jones.
(00:55:20) The Laughing Policeman – Charles Penrose. The laughter at the end of the podcast is taken from the end of “The Laughing Policeman” which is a music hall song by Charles Jolly, the pseudonym of Charles Penrose.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 040 - Kevin Davies
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis week we turn over the microphone to Hayden for a whacking big interview with Kevin (for it is he) Davies, the director and producer of “30 Years in the TARDIS”, Doctor Who’s 30th anniversary special, and “More Than…30 Years in the TARDIS”, its expanded VHS release. Kevin has also worked on features covering the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, “Blake’s 7”, the Dalekmania movies and lots more.
Join us for a roller coaster ride along the making of the anniversary special which is burned into the memories of a generation. Hear how an everyday piece of 1970s technology weighing no more than a mere house brick won a 17 year old Kevin an introduction to Douglas Adams and led to him working alongside our Hitchhiking heroes.
Gasp along with Ian Levine as Kevin unveils to the fan they can’t ban the missing 6 seconds clip from Power of the Daleks which he found. Howl with impotent rage as Kevin reveals that he keeps hidden in a secret Wigan warehouse every can of RAF Open Day film which features one of the Doctors, carefully guarding them from all eyes, waiting for what he calls “the right price” (it’s a Hitchhiker’s line, folks). Hold your breath along with us as we wait to hear if Kevin manages to effect an accidental reunion between Jennie Linden, Roberta Tovey and the man who brought dedication (it’s a Record Breakers line, folks) to the nation, the man who made the Television Centre fountain immortal, Roy Castle.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC040 – Kevin Davies
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SHOWNOTES
In truth Kevin’s middle name is Jon, not “For it is He”. Kevin is of course the TV director behind “30 Years in the TARDIS” and “More Than…30 Years in the TARDIS.” But his involvement in top British cult sci-fi doesn’t stop there. He has also directed documentaries on “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” and the Dalekmania movies. Kevin has made videos in which Douglas Adams explains how the animated computer graphics on the Hitchhiker’s TV series worked.
(00:31:30) Tom Baker and Frank Bough in conversation.
(00:43:30) Craig Ferguson in his earlier incarnation as Bing Hitler.
(01:14:25) In September 1965, First Doctor William Hartnell visited RAF Finningley in Yorkshire as part of the Battle of Britain Open Day.
(01:21:00) The surviving Dalek clips from “Power of the Daleks”.
(01:32:50) To Doctor Who fans, Roy Castle is probably best known as the actor who played Ian in the 1965 Peter Cuushing film “Doctor Who and the Daleks“. But to those of Kevin’s and Doc’s generation (cue sound effect of zimmer frames), Roy was a titan of BBC entertainment, especially children’s entertainment. He hosted “Record Breakers” for over 20 years, a show whose most memorable moment for a whole generation was the breaking of the world record for the largest tap dance which took place around the fountain at the heart of BBC Television Centre.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 040 - Kevin Davies
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds
This week we turn over the microphone to Hayden for a whacking big interview with Kevin (for it is he) Davies, the director and producer of “30 Years in the TARDIS”, Doctor Who’s 30th anniversary special, and “More Than…30 Years in the TARDIS”, its expanded VHS release. Kevin has also worked on features covering the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, “Blake’s 7”, the Dalekmania movies and lots more.
Join us for a roller coaster ride along the making of the anniversary special which is burned into the memories of a generation. Hear how an everyday piece of 1970s technology weighing no more than a mere house brick won a 17 year old Kevin an introduction to Douglas Adams and led to him working alongside our Hitchhiking heroes.
Gasp along with Ian Levine as Kevin unveils to the fan they can’t ban the missing 6 seconds clip from Power of the Daleks which he found. Howl with impotent rage as Kevin reveals that he keeps hidden in a secret Wigan warehouse every can of RAF Open Day film which features one of the Doctors, carefully guarding them from all eyes, waiting for what he calls “the right price” (it’s a Hitchhiker’s line, folks). Hold your breath along with us as we wait to hear if Kevin manages to effect an accidental reunion between Jennie Linden, Roberta Tovey and the man who brought dedication (it’s a Record Breakers line, folks) to the nation, the man who made the Television Centre fountain immortal, Roy Castle.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC040 – Kevin Davies
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
In truth Kevin’s middle name is Jon, not “For it is He”. Kevin is of course the TV director behind “30 Years in the TARDIS” and “More Than…30 Years in the TARDIS.” But his involvement in top British cult sci-fi doesn’t stop there. He has also directed documentaries on “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” and the Dalekmania movies. Kevin has made videos in which Douglas Adams explains how the animated computer graphics on the Hitchhiker’s TV series worked.
(00:31:30) Tom Baker and Frank Bough in conversation.
(00:43:30) Craig Ferguson in his earlier incarnation as Bing Hitler.
(01:14:25) In September 1965, First Doctor William Hartnell visited RAF Finningley in Yorkshire as part of the Battle of Britain Open Day.
(01:21:00) The surviving Dalek clips from “Power of the Daleks”.
(01:32:50) To Doctor Who fans, Roy Castle is probably best known as the actor who played Ian in the 1965 Peter Cuushing film “Doctor Who and the Daleks“. But to those of Kevin’s and Doc’s generation (cue sound effect of zimmer frames), Roy was a titan of BBC entertainment, especially children’s entertainment. He hosted “Record Breakers” for over 20 years, a show whose most memorable moment for a whole generation was the breaking of the world record for the largest tap dance which took place around the fountain at the heart of BBC Television Centre.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 039 - Three Angry Men
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThere is a grumpiness in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to podcasting.
It had to happen one day. By sheer coincidence, life and work had been rough on all three members of the Four Faces of Delusion this week, brewing a cocktail which brought together Doc, Hayden and Matt in equally grumpy moods to record this podcast.
We start with Matt’s report on his recent visit to the “Day of the Doctors 2” event where he actually got offered a jelly baby by the great man himself, witnessed Sylvester McCoy getting his mojo back, heard a story which forever trumps Matthew Waterhouse’s anecdote of finding out that he’d been written out, and Matt splashes the cash in the dealers’ room. Then Doc tells of the parcel of goodies he received which left him thoroughly mystified for a good five minutes and Hayden whores himself out on eBay to part-fund a trip to the USA.
We look at the rumours of an incomplete season in 2016 and reveal the identity of the actress destined to play the Thirteenth Doctor.
In the second half of the show, we give full rein to our grumpiness by building on last time’s “Guilty Treasures” – but this time it’s Guilty Hates. Luckily, the grumpiness of each podcaster’s choice provokes passionate defences by the other two. You haven’t heard this much passion on Diddly Dum since the week Doc did his 20 minute rant about fan forums.
Along the way, we preview the future Big Finish collections – “The Duggan Chronicles” and “The Neeva Chronicles”.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC039 Three Angry Men
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SHOWNOTES
Hayden sells some of his autographs on eBay.
“Changing the Face of Doctor Who” collection by Colin Brockhurst.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 039 - Three Angry Men
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThere is a grumpiness in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to podcasting.
It had to happen one day. By sheer coincidence, life and work had been rough on all three members of the Four Faces of Delusion this week, brewing a cocktail which brought together Doc, Hayden and Matt in equally grumpy moods to record this podcast.
We start with Matt’s report on his recent visit to the “Day of the Doctors 2” event where he actually got offered a jelly baby by the great man himself, witnessed Sylvester McCoy getting his mojo back, heard a story which forever trumps Matthew Waterhouse’s anecdote of finding out that he’d been written out, and Matt splashes the cash in the dealers’ room. Then Doc tells of the parcel of goodies he received which left him thoroughly mystified for a good five minutes and Hayden whores himself out on eBay to part-fund a trip to the USA.
We look at the rumours of an incomplete season in 2016 and reveal the identity of the actress destined to play the Thirteenth Doctor.
In the second half of the show, we give full rein to our grumpiness by building on last time’s “Guilty Treasures” – but this time it’s Guilty Hates. Luckily, the grumpiness of each podcaster’s choice provokes passionate defences by the other two. You haven’t heard this much passion on Diddly Dum since the week Doc did his 20 minute rant about fan forums.
Along the way, we preview the future Big Finish collections – “The Duggan Chronicles” and “The Neeva Chronicles”.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC039 Three Angry Men
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
Hayden sells some of his autographs on eBay.
“Changing the Face of Doctor Who” collection by Colin Brockhurst.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 038 - Guilty Treasures
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion admit to their guilty pleasures when it comes to Doctor Who.
Along the way, Matt drops names left right and centre to the great frustration of Doc and Hayden, we discuss the fallout of Colin Baker’s recent DWM interview and imagine the emotional consequences if ever a poll were held for favourite Diddly Dumber, we debate the use of “Show and Tell” as a tool for the education of Britain’s youth, Doc examines how puberty affects one’s view of his own guilty pleasure, Matt argues that the Peladon stories are in fact Star Trek Voyager episodes and Hayden looks back on the anagramatised Anthony Ainley.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC038 – Guilty Treasures
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SHOWNOTES
Doctor Who Series 9 trailer breakdown.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 038 - Guilty Treasures
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion admit to their guilty pleasures when it comes to Doctor Who.
Along the way, Matt drops names left right and centre to the great frustration of Doc and Hayden, we discuss the fallout of Colin Baker’s recent DWM interview and imagine the emotional consequences if ever a poll were held for favourite Diddly Dumber, we debate the use of “Show and Tell” as a tool for the education of Britain’s youth, Doc examines how puberty affects one’s view of his own guilty pleasure, Matt argues that the Peladon stories are in fact Star Trek Voyager episodes and Hayden looks back on the anagramatised Anthony Ainley.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC038 – Guilty Treasures
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
Doctor Who Series 9 trailer breakdown.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 037 - Podcasters Assemble
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis week we let Hayden loose again with the Diddly Dum microphone. This time he's chatting to fellow Doctor Who podcasters. Rob (Brave Heart) Irwin of the Who Wars Podcast tells of trying to please both Doctor Who and Star Wars fans. Steven (No Less) Schapansky of Radio Free Skaro recalls the day he was cured of stage fright. Toby (For it is he) Hadoke of the Who's Round podcast reveals his underhand use of Coronation Street to manipulate Russell T Davies into undertaking his mammoth and still not finished) interview. J R (Sorry you were out) Southall of the Blue Box Podcast asserts that our own Doc Whom struck lucky twice. Doc himself was fortunately not within reach of a microphone to dispute this claim. Along the way, we find out what constitutes a cool photo with Tom Baker, Hayden relates his meeting with Peter Capaldi and reveals which director sent him scurrying behind the sofa in fear when he was interviewed by hockey fans, and residents of EX postcodes discover why Doctor Who was responsible for their post being delivered late.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC037 – Podcasters Assemble
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SHOWNOTES
Rob Irwin is the major domo not only of the Who Wars podcast but of the growing Who Wars network of podcasts.
Steven Schapansky is one of the Three Who Rule, the purveyors of Radio Free Skaro.
Toby Hadoke is the knight errant of the Who's Round podcast (hosted on the Big Finish podcast). His valiant quest to mark Doctor Who's 50th anniversary by interviewing enough people to obtain an anecdote for every story has been entertaining fandom for well over a year.
When it come to eminences grises of podcasts, they don't come much greyer than J R Southall of the Blue Box Podcast. J R is also the brains behind the Watching Books publishing arm.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 037 - Podcasters Assemble
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThis week we let Hayden loose again with the Diddly Dum microphone. This time he’s chatting to fellow Doctor Who podcasters.
Rob (Brave Heart) Irwin of the Who Wars Podcast tells of trying to please both Doctor Who and Star Wars fans. Steven (No Less) Schapansky of Radio Free Skaro recalls the day he was cured of stage fright. Toby (For it is he) Hadoke of the Who’s Round podcast reveals his underhand use of Coronation Street to manipulate Russell T Davies into undertaking his mammoth and still not finished) interview. J R (Sorry you were out) Southall of the Blue Box Podcast asserts that our own Doc Whom struck lucky twice. Doc himself was fortunately not within reach of a microphone to dispute this claim.
Along the way, we find out what constitutes a cool photo with Tom Baker, Hayden relates his meeting with Peter Capaldi and reveals which director sent him scurrying behind the sofa in fear when he was interviewed by hockey fans, and residents of EX postcodes discover why Doctor Who was responsible for their post being delivered late.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 036 - The Human Palindrome
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion become five as we complete our set of Blue Box Podcasters by welcoming Mark Cockram to the Diddly Dum Whoseum.
Mark has brought along a number of items which are redolent for him of a life with the Doctor. From Jon Pertwee’s “Who is the Doctor” single to the Graham Williams era via Loose Cannon reconstructions. As for the man who stopped Tom Baker on Oxford Street and told him about his childhood in a care home, Mark’s own tale of his primary school Tom Baker trauma knocks that into a cocked hat.
Along the way, we toast absent friends in the finest vintage of Dandelion & Burdock while extrapolating the succession of Doctors we might have had if the late Ron Moody had succeeded Patrick Troughton – William Hartnell, Pat Troughton, Ron Moody, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Christopher Lee in cricket whites. We discover that Hayden’s great-grandfather was the first person ever to sell Ford motor cars…(listen in to hear the end of that sentence). We also hear of Mark’s memories of seeing Matthew Waterhouse in a stage production of Treasure Island and the role of “Inherit the Wind” in the Cockram family acquiring their first VCR.
Only on Diddly Dum.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC036 – The Human Palindrome
We can also 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.
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
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SHOWNOTES
Mark is the fourth member of the Blue Box Podcast to have visited the Diddly Dum Whoseum.
Stalwart of Classic Diddly Dum and son of the Humber, The Rev (a.k.a. Andy), has recently started his Top Geak Podcast where he has collected his top interviews which have appeared on the Who Wars Podcast. Our reverend colleague interviews luminaries from the worlds of comic art and writing (including Lee Sullivan, Cavan Scott, Simon Fraser and Racheal Smith) and of Doctor Who and sci-fi (including Dominic Glynn, Andrew Smith, Peter Harness and Mat Irvine). Top Geak can be found at its Facebook page, on iTunes and at its own blog.
Vincent Price appears on Christopher Lee’s “This is Your Life”.
Peter Cushing appears on Christopher Lee’s “This is Your Life”.
Stephen Fry’s QI anecdote about Peter Cushing phoning Christopher Lee.
Jon Pertwee singing the Wozel Gummidge song.
Screen Test with Michael Rodd.
Syd Dale – Marching There And Back (Screen Test Theme).
Mark’s Blue Box colleague, Lee, can also be heard on his “Sound & Vision” show on Phonic FM.
The Golden Dancer rocking horse scene can be found 48 mins into “Inherit the Wind” (1960).
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 036 - The Human Palindrome
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion become five as we complete our set of Blue Box Podcasters by welcoming Mark Cockram to the Diddly Dum Whoseum.
Mark has brought along a number of items which are redolent for him of a life with the Doctor. From Jon Pertwee’s “Who is the Doctor” single to the Graham Williams era via Loose Cannon reconstructions. As for the man who stopped Tom Baker on Oxford Street and told him about his childhood in a care home, Mark’s own tale of his primary school Tom Baker trauma knocks that into a cocked hat.
Along the way, we toast absent friends in the finest vintage of Dandelion & Burdock while extrapolating the succession of Doctors we might have had if the late Ron Moody had succeeded Patrick Troughton – William Hartnell, Pat Troughton, Ron Moody, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Christopher Lee in cricket whites. We discover that Hayden’s great-grandfather was the first person ever to sell Ford motor cars…(listen in to hear the end of that sentence). We also hear of Mark’s memories of seeing Matthew Waterhouse in a stage production of Treasure Island and the role of “Inherit the Wind” in the Cockram family acquiring their first VCR.
Only on Diddly Dum.
MP3 Direct Download Link = DDPC036 – The Human Palindrome
We can also 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.
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
Mark is the fourth member of the Blue Box Podcast to have visited the Diddly Dum Whoseum.
Stalwart of Classic Diddly Dum and son of the Humber, The Rev (a.k.a. Andy), has recently started his Top Geak Podcast where he has collected his top interviews which have appeared on the Who Wars Podcast. Our reverend colleague interviews luminaries from the worlds of comic art and writing (including Lee Sullivan, Cavan Scott, Simon Fraser and Racheal Smith) and of Doctor Who and sci-fi (including Dominic Glynn, Andrew Smith, Peter Harness and Mat Irvine). Top Geak can be found at its Facebook page, on iTunes and at its own blog.
Vincent Price appears on Christopher Lee’s “This is Your Life”.
Peter Cushing appears on Christopher Lee’s “This is Your Life”.
Stephen Fry’s QI anecdote about Peter Cushing phoning Christopher Lee.
Jon Pertwee singing the Wozel Gummidge song.
Screen Test with Michael Rodd.
Syd Dale – Marching There And Back (Screen Test Theme).
Mark’s Blue Box colleague, Lee, can also be heard on his “Sound & Vision” show on Phonic FM.
The Golden Dancer rocking horse scene can be found 48 mins into “Inherit the Wind” (1960).
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 035 - Stage Fright
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsHayden and Matt’s recent visit to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular set them pondering as to whether Doctor Who works in a stage format. Therefore, in this week’s podcast, the Four Faces of Delusion look at the history of Doctor Who on stage – Curse of the Daleks, Seven Keys to Doomsday, The Ultimate Adventure, The Trial of Davros and Doctor Who Live: The Monsters are Coming.
Along the way we see C3PO and Princess Leia go toe to toe with Nick Briggs, Murray Gold “accidentally” bumps into Hayden and insists on a selfie with the noted podcaster, we learn of the Satanic message hidden within the Series 8 music when played backwards, Matt reveals his secret for getting Doctor Who Proms tickets, we explore the links between Peter Miles and Peter Gabriel and Doc explains the Rule of Seven in TV sci-fi. Arm yourself for future pub quizzes as we work out which was the first ever scene in which a Doctor kisses a companion – and it isn’t what you might think (Benton doesn’t count as a companion).
MP3 Direct Download link = DDPC035 – Stage Fright
We can also 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.
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
The bomb scare which nearly cancelled Hayden and Matt’s visit to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular.
Hayden’s photos of the Wembley performance of the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular can be found on our Tumbler page.
Roger Delgado’s final appearance in “La Cloche Tibetaine”.
Steven Moffat says that the Doctor is besotted with his companions.
“The Curse of the Daleks” was a Dalek stage play, written by David Whitaker and Terry Nation, which appeared for one month at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London beginning 21 December 1965. It was later adapted as a Big Finish audio play.
The Dalek props from “Curse of the Daleks”.
The programme from “Curse of the Daleks”.
“(Doctor Who and the Daleks in the) Seven Keys to Doomsday” was a stage play which ran at the Adelphi Theatre in London for four weeks, beginning on 16 December 1974. It was later adapted as a Big Finish audio play.
“Seven Keys to Doomsday” featured such characters as The Master of Karn and the Clawrantulas.
Trevor Martin as the Doctor in “Seven Keys to Doomsday”.
The “Time Space Visualiser” is rhe magazine of the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club.
The Weetabix commercial Dalek.
“Seven Keys to Doomsday” had a later run in 1984 at the Porirua Little Theatre in New Zealand.
“The Ultimate Adventure” was a 1989 stage play written by Terrance Dicks, staged at twenty theatres around Britain, commencing 23 March 1989. It was later adapted as a Big Finish audio play.
Thanks to Mark Humphries, video clips of the Jon Pertwee version and the Colin Baker version of “The Ultimate Adventure” are available on Youtube.
Cast photos from “The Ultimate Adventure”, featuring Jon Pertwee, David Banks and Colin Baker as the Doctor.
Behind the scenes location filming clips from “The Trial of Davros”.
Cast of “The Trial of Davros”.
“Doctor Who Live: The Monsters are Coming”. The official video promo is here.
Vworp at The Britons Protection.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 035 - Stage Fright
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds
Hayden and Matt’s recent visit to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular set them pondering as to whether Doctor Who works in a stage format. Therefore, in this week’s podcast, the Four Faces of Delusion look at the history of Doctor Who on stage – Curse of the Daleks, Seven Keys to Doomsday, The Ultimate Adventure, The Trial of Davros and Doctor Who Live: The Monsters are Coming.
Along the way we see C3PO and Princess Leia go toe to toe with Nick Briggs, Murray Gold “accidentally” bumps into Hayden and insists on a selfie with the noted podcaster, we learn of the Satanic message hidden within the Series 8 music when played backwards, Matt reveals his secret for getting Doctor Who Proms tickets, we explore the links between Peter Miles and Peter Gabriel and Doc explains the Rule of Seven in TV sci-fi. Arm yourself for future pub quizzes as we work out which was the first ever scene in which a Doctor kisses a companion – and it isn’t what you might think (Benton doesn’t count as a companion).
MP3 Direct Download link = DDPC035 – Stage Fright
We can also 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.
Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumbler.
THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
Email us at diddlydumpodcast@yahoo.co.uk
SHOWNOTES
The bomb scare which nearly cancelled Hayden and Matt’s visit to the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular.
Hayden’s photos of the Wembley performance of the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular can be found on our Tumbler page.
Roger Delgado’s final appearance in “La Cloche Tibetaine”.
Steven Moffat says that the Doctor is besotted with his companions.
“The Curse of the Daleks” was a Dalek stage play, written by David Whitaker and Terry Nation, which appeared for one month at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London beginning 21 December 1965. It was later adapted as a Big Finish audio play.
The Dalek props from “Curse of the Daleks”.
The programme from “Curse of the Daleks”.
“(Doctor Who and the Daleks in the) Seven Keys to Doomsday” was a stage play which ran at the Adelphi Theatre in London for four weeks, beginning on 16 December 1974. It was later adapted as a Big Finish audio play.
“Seven Keys to Doomsday” featured such characters as The Master of Karn and the Clawrantulas.
Trevor Martin as the Doctor in “Seven Keys to Doomsday”.
The “Time Space Visualiser” is rhe magazine of the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club.
The Weetabix commercial Dalek.
“Seven Keys to Doomsday” had a later run in 1984 at the Porirua Little Theatre in New Zealand.
“The Ultimate Adventure” was a 1989 stage play written by Terrance Dicks, staged at twenty theatres around Britain, commencing 23 March 1989. It was later adapted as a Big Finish audio play.
Thanks to Mark Humphries, video clips of the Jon Pertwee version and the Colin Baker version of “The Ultimate Adventure” are available on Youtube.
Cast photos from “The Ultimate Adventure”, featuring Jon Pertwee, David Banks and Colin Baker as the Doctor.
Behind the scenes location filming clips from “The Trial of Davros”.
Cast of “The Trial of Davros”.
“Doctor Who Live: The Monsters are Coming”. The official video promo is here.
Vworp at The Britons Protection.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST - From Diddly With Love
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds
Deep within the disused World War Two pedalo pens on Diddly Dum Island lurks a familar shape. A full-sized Lego replica of Stingray waiting to take our podcasting heroes on a global tour of Doctor Who’s underwater story locations.
Gasp as you visit with us the ruins of ancient Atlantis. Thrill as we’re chased along the beach outside HMS Seaspite by angry Lego executives. Shudder as we enter a pitched battle with the Merkyr. Blanch as we milk the Skarasen for lactic fluid for our tea.
Along the way, we reveal the links between Seabase Four and TV game show 3-2-1, and we explain the importance of ankles in an underwater environment. Only on Diddly Dum.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC034 – From Diddly With Love
SHOWNOTES
“Stingray” is a British children’s Supermarionation television series, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment between 1964 and 1965.
The return of the Zygons and Osgood.
Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular.
The Doctor is not your role model, says Steven Moffat.
“3-2-1″ was a popular British game show that was made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It ran for ten years, between 29 July 1978 and 24 December 1988, with former Butlins Redcoat Ted Rogers as the host.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 034 - From Diddly With Love
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 seconds Deep within the disused World War Two pedalo pens on Diddly Dum Island lurks a familar shape. A full-sized Lego replica of Stingray waiting to take our podcasting heroes on a global tour of Doctor Who’s underwater story locations. Gasp as you visit with us the ruins of ancient Atlantis. Thrill as we’re chased along the beach outside HMS Seaspite by angry Lego executives. Shudder as we enter a pitched battle with the Myrka. Blanch as we milk the Skarasen for lactic fluid for our tea. Along the way, we reveal the links between Seabase Four and TV game show 3-2-1, and we explain the importance of ankles in an underwater environment. Only on Diddly Dum.Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC034 – From Diddly With Love
We can also 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
“Stingray” is a British children’s Supermarionation television series, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment between 1964 and 1965.
The return of the Zygons and Osgood.
Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular.
The Doctor is not your role model, says Steven Moffat.
“3-2-1” was a popular British game show that was made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It ran for ten years, between 29 July 1978 and 24 December 1988, with former Butlins Redcoat Ted Rogers as the host.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 033 - Longleat Memories
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsHayden flies the podcast solo this week as he speaks to four guests about their memories of attending Doctor Who’s 20th anniversary celebrations at Longleat in 1983.
Hear about camping overnight (in April!) to beat the queues. Learn how Jon Pertwee single-handedly thwarted Ian Levine’s auction. Gasp as you hear how Lis Sladen and Carole Ann Ford secretly ditched their dodgy autograph photos. And simply enjoy as the Marquess of Bath lets it all hang out.
We can also 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
Direct MP3 Download link = DDPC033 – Longleat Memories
SHOWNOTES
Lots of memories of Longleat 1983 can be found on the splendid “O.L.G. Doctor Who Pages” here and here and here.
Hayden’s first guest is Lee Rawlings, he of the Blue Box Podcast and tormentor of JR Southall.
Lee is one of the eminences grise(s)? behind the revival of the Cygnus Alpha fanzine. But the original incarnation (iteration?) of the fanzine was alive and well in 1983 and reporting on Longleat as can be seen from these pieces. They are also reproduced on the “Doctor Who at Longleat” Facebook page.
“Seasons of War” is the unofficial Doctor Who charity anthology.
Hayden’s second guest is Jamie Wells.
Here are two of Phil photos from the day he starred in “Dimensions in Time”, the 1993 Doctor Who/Eastenders crossover special which marked the show’s 30th anniversary. And here is Phil himself in costume sitting on a bin.
Here is surviving footage of the auction and here is captured the moment that Jon Pertwee thwarted Ian Levine’s auction plans.
“Breakfast Time” interview with Pat Troughton and Peter Davison.
Hayden’s fourth guest is Tony Jordan.
Tom Baker’s panel at Longleat.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 033 - Longleat Memories
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsHayden flies the podcast solo this week as he speaks to four guests about their memories of attending Doctor Who’s 20th anniversary celebrations at Longleat in 1983.
Hear about camping overnight (in April!) to beat the queues. Learn how Jon Pertwee single-handedly thwarted Ian Levine’s auction. Gasp as you hear how Lis Sladen and Carole Ann Ford secretly ditched their dodgy autograph photos. And simply enjoy as the Marquess of Bath lets it all hang out.
We can also 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
Direct MP3 Download link = DDPC033 – Longleat Memories
SHOWNOTES
Lots of memories of Longleat 1983 can be found on the splendid “O.L.G. Doctor Who Pages” here and here and here.
Hayden’s first guest is Lee Rawlings, he of the Blue Box Podcast and tormentor of JR Southall.
Lee is one of the eminences grise(s)? behind the revival of the Cygnus Alpha fanzine. But the original incarnation (iteration?) of the fanzine was alive and well in 1983 and reporting on Longleat as can be seen from these pieces. They are also reproduced on the “Doctor Who at Longleat” Facebook page.
“Seasons of War” is the unofficial Doctor Who charity anthology.
Hayden’s second guest is Jamie Wells.
Here are two of Phil photos from the day he starred in “Dimensions in Time”, the 1993 Doctor Who/Eastenders crossover special which marked the show’s 30th anniversary. And here is Phil himself in costume sitting on a bin.
Here is surviving footage of the auction and here is captured the moment that Jon Pertwee thwarted Ian Levine’s auction plans.
“Breakfast Time” interview with Pat Troughton and Peter Davison.
Hayden’s fourth guest is Tony Jordan.
Tom Baker’s panel at Longleat.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 032 - Ours Mounted Lasers on Robot Parrots
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsGareth Kavanagh joins the Four Faces of Delusion to debate the Doctor Who issues of the day and to present K9 - the Doctor's second best friend - for permanent display in the marble halls of the Whoseum (along with his duelling partner).
Gareth's researches have uncovered Steve Gallagher's original scripts for "Warriors' Gate" (greatly changed by Messs Bidmead and Joyce) and reveals K9's originally planned, heartbreaking farewell words - you will sob your heats out. We also find the perfect replacement voice for K9 should John Leeson ever retire and the reason why Jo Grant was never given a K9 of her own.
Along the way, Hayden disappears mysteriously while researching the Shada shooting locations in Cambridge. While waiting for him to reappear, we chat about Gareth's recent hosting of "An Evening with Terrance Dicks", the similarities between Trau Morgus and Alan Sugar, the top ten business lessons from Caves of Androzani, the plot outline for the "Life on Mars" Christmas special that never happened and Doctor Who / Coronation Street crossovers. Finally Doc gets potty trained by Orac. Only on Diddly Dum.
Direct Link to download MP3 – DDPC032 – Ours Mounted Lasers on Robot Parrots
We can also 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
Our Whoseum guest this week is Gareth Kavanagh. Once the eminence grise of that mainstay of Doctor Who fandom in Manchester, the Lass O’Gowrie pub, Gareth’s Facebook page can be found here.
“Messing About on the River” from The Wind in the Willows (1996).
In 1975 Weetabix ran its first Doctor Who promotion in the UK. The famously yellow packets of the breakfast cereal contained collectible stand-up card characters. The inside of the cereal packet was printed with a variety of background diorama scenes in which to place the cards. Betweeen March and May 1977, Weetabix ran another Doctor Who promotion. There were four full-sized boards to collect from the back of the cereal packets. Each pack also contained one of six sets of double-sided, stand-up game cards consisting of three character cards and one coded “Message from the Time Lords” card. Our very own Doc (for it is he) has also discussed these Weetabix promotions in his own blog.
In 2011, Volume 2 of Vworp Vworp! magazine came with a free Vworpabix game, an affectionate tribute to the originals comprising four game boards and four sets of double-sided stand-up game cards. These were updated to portray modern Doctor Who characters and were beautifully illustrated by Gareth’s chums Adrian Salmon, Graeme Neil Reid, Leighton Noyes and Simon Gurr.
Lalla Ward and K9 appearing on “Nationwide”.
“Nothing at the End of the Lane” is the magazine of Doctor Who Research and Restoration.
Stephen (Steve) Gallagher is a British novelist, screenwriter and director famed for writing the Fourth Doctor story “Warriors’ Gate” and the Fifth Doctor story “Terminus”. But he earned an eternal place in Doc’s personal hall of fame by writing a trilogy of sci-fi serials in the late 1970s which Doc heard in his tender and impressionable years on Piccadilly Radio in the days when even independent British radio stations were obliged by their licences to produce a certain amount of decent drama.
Late 1970s jingles from Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio.
“Blake’s Junction 7” in which we discover Orac’s fondess for Brown Ale.
The Lego Liberator teleport control room.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 032 - Ours Mounted Lasers on Robot Parrots
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsGareth Kavanagh joins the Four Faces of Delusion to debate the Doctor Who issues of the day and to present K9 – the Doctor’s second best friend – for permanent display in the marble halls of the Whoseum (along with his duelling partner).
Gareth’s researches have uncovered Steve Gallagher’s original scripts for “Warriors’ Gate” (greatly changed by Messs Bidmead and Joyce) and reveals K9’s originally planned, heartbreaking farewell words – you will sob your heats out. We also find the perfect replacement voice for K9 should John Leeson ever retire and the reason why Jo Grant was never given a K9 of her own.
Along the way, Hayden disappears mysteriously while researching the Shada shooting locations in Cambridge. While waiting for him to reappear, we chat about Gareth’s recent hosting of “An Evening with Terrance Dicks”, the similarities between Trau Morgus and Alan Sugar, the top ten business lessons from Caves of Androzani, the plot outline for the “Life on Mars” Christmas special that never happened and Doctor Who / Coronation Street crossovers. Finally Doc gets potty trained by Orac. Only on Diddly Dum.
Direct MP3 Download link = DDPC032 – Ours Mounted Lasers on Robot Parrots
We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance
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THE DIDDLY DUM WHOSEUM CAN BE VISITED HERE.
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SHOWNOTES
Our Whoseum guest this week is Gareth Kavanagh. Once the eminence grise of that mainstay of Doctor Who fandom in Manchester, the Lass O’Gowrie pub. Gareth’s Facebook page can be found here.Kay Patrick appeared as (respectively) Poppaea and Flower in the First Doctor storyies”The Romans” and “The Savages”. She has also worked as a director and an associate producer on Coronation Street.Stephen (Steve) Gallagher is a British novelist, screenwriter and director famed for writing the Fourth Doctor story “Warriors’ Gate” and the Fifth Doctor story “Terminus”. But he earned an eternal place in Doc’s personal hall of fame by writing a trilogy of sci-fi serials in the late 1970s which Doc heard in his tender and impressionable years on Piccadilly Radio in the days when even independent British radio stations were obliged by their licences to produce a certain amount of decent drama.The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 031 - Bedtimes and Dodgems
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsMatt and Hayden scoff Doc’s grapes by his bedside in the Diddly Dum Whoseum infirmary and mark the 10th anniversary of New Who by comparing the introductory stories for each of the four modern Doctors.
Along the way, we enounter a reverse April Fool, Doc announces his own role in the proposed BBC theme park, Matt reveals the sad fate of the three Crinkly Bottom theme parks and Hayden goes on the “Shada” walk through the streets of Cambridge to find that his favourite pub is located next to “that fence”.
Direct MP3 Download link = DDPC031 – Bedtimes and Dodgems
We can also 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
Steven Moffat announces an extra 5 years for Doctor Who.
Ravers trash Crinkly Bottom theme park.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 031 - Bedtimes and Dodgems
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsMatt and Hayden scoff Doc’s grapes by his bedside in the Diddly Dum Whoseum infirmary and mark the 10th anniversary of New Who by comparing the introductory stories for each of the four modern Doctors.
Along the way, we enounter a reverse April Fool, Doc announces his own role in the proposed BBC theme park, Matt reveals the sad fate of the three Crinkly Bottom theme parks and Hayden goes on the “Shada” walk through the streets of Cambridge to find that his favourite pub is located next to “that fence”.
Direct MP3 Download link = DDPC031 – Bedtimes and Dodgems
We can also 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
Steven Moffat announces an extra 5 years for Doctor Who.
Ravers trash Crinkly Bottom theme park.
The Diddly Dum Podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we’ve pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 030 - Room One-er-One
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion become Five as the Diddly Dumbers are joined by JR Southall of the Blue Box Podcast. Our heroes have been summoned urgently to The Diddly Dum Whoseum by a false alarm so they take the opportunity to visit the dreaded Room 1-er-1 to debate which Doctor Who related things deserve to be consigned to oblivion.
Along the way, Matt regales us with tales of his visit to the "Day of the Doctors" convention, Michael Grade's character flaws are laid bare by his milkman, we revisit the worst disasters from the history of Blue Peter and reveal the role played by The Governess (from TV quiz show The Chase) in the junking of Doctor Who archive tapes. Finally, Mr Southall's outrageously controversial choice of item for Room 1-er-1 results in him following the road taken by Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego - but less successfully.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC030 – Room One-er-One
We can also 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
This week's special guest is father of the show, JR Southall - the eminence grise of the Blue Box Podcast. In December 2013, it was JR who suggested to The Three Who Drool that they start their own podcast, and so Diddly Dum was born.
Armando Ianucci expresses interest in writing for the Twelfth Doctor.
David Banks played the Doctor in 1989 stage play "The Ultimate Adventure".
Trevor Martin played the Doctor in 1974 stage play "Seven Keys to Doomsday".
The baby elephant weeing and pooing on the Blue Peter studio floor is one of the core memories of a certain generation of British children. Look out for Peter Purves (First Doctor companion, Steven Taylor) presenting.
The junior branch of Doc's fan club observes the recent solar eclipse.
The Diddly Dum podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM 030 - Room One-er-One
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion become Five as the Diddly Dumbers are joined by JR Southall of the Blue Box Podcast. Our heroes have been summoned urgently to The Diddly Dum Whoseum by a false alarm so they take the opportunity to visit the dreaded Room 1-er-1 to debate which Doctor Who related things deserve to be consigned to oblivion.
Along the way, Matt regales us with tales of his visit to the “Day of the Doctors” convention, Michael Grade’s character flaws are laid bare by his milkman, we revisit the worst disasters from the history of Blue Peter and reveal the role played by The Governess (from TV quiz show The Chase) in the junking of Doctor Who archive tapes. Finally, Mr Southall’s outrageously controversial choice of item for Room 1-er-1 results in him following the road taken by Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego – but less successfully.
Direct MP3 download link = DDPC030 – Room One-er-One
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
This week’s special guest is father of the show, JR Southall – the eminence grise of the Blue Box Podcast. In December 2013, it was JR who suggested to The Three Who Drool that they start their own podcast, and so Diddly Dum was born.
Armando Ianucci expresses interest in writing for the Twelfth Doctor.
David Banks played the Doctor in 1989 stage play “The Ultimate Adventure“.
Trevor Martin played the Doctor in 1974 stage play “Seven Keys to Doomsday”.
The baby elephant weeing and pooing on the Blue Peter studio floor is one of the core memories of a certain generation of British children. Look out for Peter Purves (First Doctor companion, Steven Taylor) presenting.
The junior branch of Doc’s fan club observes the recent solar eclipse.
The Diddly Dum podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM 030 - Room One-er-One
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Four Faces of Delusion become Five as the Diddly Dumbers are joined by JR Southall of the Blue Box Podcast. Our heroes have been summoned urgently to The Diddly Dum Whoseum by a false alarm so they take the opportunity to visit the dreaded Room 1-er-1 to debate which Doctor Who related things deserve to be consigned to oblivion.
Along the way, Matt regales us with tales of his visit to the “Day of the Doctors” convention, Michael Grade’s character flaws are laid bare by his milkman, we revisit the worst disasters from the history of Blue Peter and reveal the role played by The Governess (from TV quiz show The Chase) in the junking of Doctor Who archive tapes. Finally, Mr Southall’s outrageously controversial choice of item for Room 1-er-1 results in him following the road taken by Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego – but less successfully.
Direct MP3 Download Link = DDPC030 – Room One-er-One
We can also 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
This week’s special guest is father of the show, JR Southall – the eminence grise of the Blue Box Podcast. In December 2013, it was JR who suggested to The Three Who Drool that they start their own podcast, and so Diddly Dum was born.
Armando Ianucci expresses interest in writing for the Twelfth Doctor.
David Banks played the Doctor in 1989 stage play “The Ultimate Adventure“.
Trevor Martin played the Doctor in 1974 stage play “Seven Keys to Doomsday”.
The baby elephant weeing and pooing on the Blue Peter studio floor is one of the core memories of a certain generation of British children. Look out for Peter Purves (First Doctor companion, Steven Taylor) presenting.
The junior branch of Doc’s fan club observes the recent solar eclipse.
The Diddly Dum podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM 029 - The Fourth Face of Delusion
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe 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
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).
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” sung by William Shatner.
“The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” sung by Leonard Nimmoy.
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.
The Diddly Dum podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM 029 - The Fourth Face of Delusion
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe 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
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).
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” sung by William Shatner.
“The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” sung by Leonard Nimmoy.
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.
The Diddly Dum podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 028 - One or Twenty-Eight
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Diddly Dum Podcast returns after a break with some bombshell news. Then The Whoseum is opened up again to welcome Hayden Gribble and Matt Charlton who have found the coveted copperplate invitations to The Whoseum in their Wonka Bars. Listen in as they present for exhibition items which speak to their hearts of what Doctor Who means.
Is that silver sphere a garden ornament or a Yeti control unit? What did Hayden find in his great grandmother's Radio Times to set him off on a lifetime of Doctor Who fandom? How can Matt's Ninth Doctor action figure be simultaneously groovy and bolshy? And where did Hayden get that shooting script from?
Along the way, the conversation leaps from Thals in ripped jeans to Pinky and Perky via the prospect of Doctor Who taking its soap opera elements to unheard of heights. Doc even reveals his guiltiest of secrets when it comes to TV viewing pleasure.
MP3 Download Link = DDPC028 – 001 or 028
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
Doc has been racking his brain trying to think who the caretakers left behind in the Whoseum remind him of. They sounded suspiciously like a pair of characters, Crun and Bannister, from The Goon Show. And their conversation bears a remarkable resemblance to The Goon Show's "The Case of Vanishing Room".
When you've seen a group of TV newsreaders singing and dancing once, every future year that they repeat it becomes less and less amusing. So it's unfortunate for the BBC newsreaders that Morecambe and Wise beat them to it in 1977.
Pinky and Perky were a pair of puppet pigs created by Czechs Jan and Vlasta Dalibor. The characters of pigs were chosen because the pig is seen as a symbol of good luck in the former Czechoslovakia. They spoke and sang in high-pitched voice (Pink and Perky, that is, not Jan and Vlasta) and often sang cover versions of popular songs.
"The White Horses" was a 1965 television series co-produced by RTV Ljubljana (now RTV Slovenija) of Yugoslavia and German TV (Sudwestfunk). Its haunting theme tune/song is guaranteed to send a wistful shiver down the spine of anyone of a certain age (viz. Doc).
"The Flashing Blade" was a French television serial made in the late 1960s. It was first broadcast in the UK on BBC children's television during the 1960s, with several re-runs throughout the 1970s. The story is based upon historical events during the War of the Mantuan Succession (1628-1631) between France and Spain. The theme song is guaranteed to stir calls to duty in the breast of anyone of a certain age (viz. Doc).
"Follyfoot" was a children's television series co-produced by Yorkshire Television and TV Munich. It aired in the UK between 1971 and 1973. The series starred Desmond Llewelyn (the original Q from James Bond) but he never told any of the characters "now listen carefully".
Doctor Who designer Barry Newberry has sadly died at the age of 88.
"Doctor Who - The Troughton Years" was a video containing rare episodes from Patrick Troughton's time as the Doctor.
Roy Castle, OBE (31 August 1932 - 2 September 1994) was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. He played Ian in the Doctor Who and the Daleks film (1965) but even more famously hosted BBC children's show "Record Breakers". Footage of the breaking of the world tap dancing record at BBC Television Centre never fails to get the feet tapping in those of a certain age (viz. Doc).
The Radio Times 1996 "Return of The Time Lord" pull-out.
The Diddly Dum podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 028 - One or Twenty-Eight
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsThe Diddly Dum Podcast returns after a break with some bombshell news. Then The Whoseum is opened up again to welcome Hayden Gribble and Matt Charlton who have found the coveted copperplate invitations to The Whoseum in their Wonka Bars. Listen in as they present for exhibition items which speak to their hearts of what Doctor Who means.
Is that silver sphere a garden ornament or a Yeti control unit? What did Hayden find in his great grandmother's Radio Times to set him off on a lifetime of Doctor Who fandom? How can Matt's Ninth Doctor action figure be simultaneously groovy and bolshy? And where did Hayden get that shooting script from?
Along the way, the conversation leaps from Thals in ripped jeans to Pinky and Perky via the prospect of Doctor Who taking its soap opera elements to unheard of heights. Doc even reveals his guiltiest of secrets when it comes to TV viewing pleasure.
MP3 Download Link = DDPC028 – 001 or 028
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
Doc has been racking his brain trying to think who the caretakers left behind in the Whoseum remind him of. They sounded suspiciously like a pair of characters, Crun and Bannister, from The Goon Show. And their conversation bears a remarkable resemblance to The Goon Show's "The Case of Vanishing Room".
When you've seen a group of TV newsreaders singing and dancing once, every future year that they repeat it becomes less and less amusing. So it's unfortunate for the BBC newsreaders that Morecambe and Wise beat them to it in 1977.
Pinky and Perky were a pair of puppet pigs created by Czechs Jan and Vlasta Dalibor. The characters of pigs were chosen because the pig is seen as a symbol of good luck in the former Czechoslovakia. They spoke and sang in high-pitched voice (Pink and Perky, that is, not Jan and Vlasta) and often sang cover versions of popular songs.
"The White Horses" was a 1965 television series co-produced by RTV Ljubljana (now RTV Slovenija) of Yugoslavia and German TV (Sudwestfunk). Its haunting theme tune/song is guaranteed to send a wistful shiver down the spine of anyone of a certain age (viz. Doc).
"The Flashing Blade" was a French television serial made in the late 1960s. It was first broadcast in the UK on BBC children's television during the 1960s, with several re-runs throughout the 1970s. The story is based upon historical events during the War of the Mantuan Succession (1628-1631) between France and Spain. The theme song is guaranteed to stir calls to duty in the breast of anyone of a certain age (viz. Doc).
"Follyfoot" was a children's television series co-produced by Yorkshire Television and TV Munich. It aired in the UK between 1971 and 1973. The series starred Desmond Llewelyn (the original Q from James Bond) but he never told any of the characters "now listen carefully".
Doctor Who designer Barry Newberry has sadly died at the age of 88.
"Doctor Who - The Troughton Years" was a video containing rare episodes from Patrick Troughton's time as the Doctor.
Roy Castle, OBE (31 August 1932 - 2 September 1994) was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. He played Ian in the Doctor Who and the Daleks film (1965) but even more famously hosted BBC children's show "Record Breakers". Footage of the breaking of the world tap dancing record at BBC Television Centre never fails to get the feet tapping in those of a certain age (viz. Doc).
The Radio Times 1996 "Return of The Time Lord" pull-out.
The Diddly Dum podcast acknowledges the copyright of anyone we've pinched anything from.
