DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 158 – Whoot-a-Gary

Doctor Who: Diddly Dum Podcast

Our eighth Christmas podcast is full of the presents, memories and advent crowns. Mark has invented a brand new game. And all topped off with the annual Gold Run looking back on the year.

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SHOWNOTES

(00:07:10) A photo of Doc’s Secret Santa gift can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:10:53) A photo of Hayden’s Secret Santa gift can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:13:55) A photo of Mark’s Secret Santa gift can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:16:47) “War of the Daleks” is a kind of sci-fi Space-Ludo with Dalek. The game involves moving card Dr Who figures around a circular playing area aiming to get to the “control center” whilst avoiding the Daleks. The Daleks themselves are faithful plastic renditions about three quarters of an inch tall, inserted into concentric slots cut into the board. When the pale blue “control centre” hub in the middle of the board is rotated, the card disc underpinning these concentric slots also rotate, causing the Daleks to move around the board and “capture” hapless players. If a player makes it to the central hub, they have a chance to destroy the control centre by lifting it up. Doing so reveals four panels one of which depicts the “King Dalek.” If he’s next to you he exterminates you and you start again!

(00:20:00) A photo of Kroton, Hayden’s emaciated Dapol Cyberman, can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:23:18) Doc took far too much time out of editing our last podcast to fake a 20 year old tweet from his dad, flogging his valued Beano collection. The tweet can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:24:00) Pink Floyd followed up 1995’s “Pulse” album with another live album in the new millennium: “Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81,” a document of the band’s performances at Earl’s Court, London, two decades earlier. The album was released in Europe on March 27, 2000; in the United States on April 18. Hayden discovered that his dad appears on the album cover art photos as he attended this live show. The relevant photo can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:26:08) Of the seven Dalek “annuals” published, Doc is referring here to the four published between 1976 and 1979. The 1970s annuals were far more narratively integrated than the 1960s efforts. They tell the tale of the Anti-Dalek Force (ADF) and have a regular “cast” that includes Space Major Joel Shaw and Mark Seven, an android agent.

(00:27:05) TARDIS money box.

(00:27:25) Cyberman door guard.

(00:27:50) “Doctor Who and the Pescatons” first original, officially licensed audio drama based upon Doctor Who. Originally released by Argo Records, the story featured Tom Baker and Elisabeth Salden, as the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. It was divided into two episodes, complete with opening and closing themes, simulating the televised series. The radio-cassette player which Doc received that Christmas (1976?) and for which the accompaniment was this Pescatons audio cassette can be seen here.

(00:35:30) The BookTrust Christmas appeal raises money to send surprise festive book parcels to children who are vulnerable or in care. This year, it’s even more vital to support children who may not be looking forward to Christmas. And so we plan to give out more parcels than ever before and to reach 16,000 children – that’s 1,750 more than last year. Half will be sent to children in care who may be spending their first Christmas away from their families, and the other half will be given out through community foodbanks to children in families facing challenging circumstances. Donate £10 to send one book parcel to one child. Any additional funds raised by the appeal will support our work with children through the year.

(00:38:06) This recording of Tom Baker encountering a former child in care on Oxford Street comes from his 2010 “In Confidence” interview with Laurie Taylor which can be seen here.

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