We pay tribute to William Russell by looking back at First Doctor story “The Chase”. DDPC202 – William RussellDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddl…

Here are our 3 interviews from the DWAS Capitol 7 event this year. Having interviewed James Goss and Rich Tipple, we thought we’d never meet anyone else as genuinely lovely. Then Graeme Harper entered the room and Mark and Doc swooned dramatically onto a Louis XV chaise longue. DDPC201 – Capitol 7 InterviewsDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen…

We mark our 200th podcast (because no-one else could be bothered to) by taking a look at “The Legend of Ruby Sunday” and “Empire of Death”. DDPC200 – WalkiesDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram We can also be foun…

As our Mark recuperates in the Whoseum Zero Cabinet, we take a look at “Dot and Bubble” and “Rogue”. ddpc199-chekovs-earringsDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alli…

We review “Boom” and “73 Yards”. ddpc198-ill-met-by-fleshlightDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Em…

We review “Space Babies” and “The Devil’s Chord” and youngsters Mark and the Rev explain TikTok to oldster Doc. ddpc197-junes-tuneDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast…

Tony Jordan joins us to look back at the DWAS “Capitol Seven Wonders” convention in April. ddpc196-up-the-junctionDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find D…

Tony Jordan from the Doctor Who Appreciation Society joins us to look forward to the Capitol Seven Wonders convention on 27/28 April. ddpc195-raising-capitolDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram Find us on our Inst…

The Diddly Dummers present 3 items for display at The Whoseum. Along the way, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of that cultural titan – Piccadilly Radio. ddpc194-your-musing-and-your-friendDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Ma…

Gareth Kavanagh and Ian Winterton join us to take a look back at the recently published Volume 6 of “Vworp Vworp” magazine and forward to the imminent “The Philip Hinchcliffe Years – The DNA of Doctor Who” book. “Gareth Kavanagh and Ian Winterton join us to take a look back at the recently published Volume 6 of Vworp Vworp magazine and forward to t…

On the podcast’s 10th anniversary, we are joined from the early history of Diddly Dum by the Rev to take a look at “The Church on Ruby Road”. ddpc192-operation-stone-ageDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram Find us…

Join us for our traditional Christmas podcast in which we take a general overview of the 3 anniversary specials and then dive into our games: “Guess Who?”, “Whoseum – Whose Scene, Hmm?” and our annual Gold Run looking back on the last year of podcasting. ddpc191-commando-clausDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/down…

The Diddly Dummers are joined by long-term FOTS Suky Khakh to look back at 4th Doctor story “Genesis of the Daleks”. ddpc190-hab-ich-das-rechtDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instgram Find us on our Instagram account he…

Tim Burrows of the Missing Episodes Podcast joins us to look at Third Doctor story “The Ambassadors of Death”. ddpc189-wink-wink-bang-bangDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instgram Find us on our Instagram account here W…

We are joined by Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics fame to look at Fifth Doctor story “Castrovalva”. ddpc188-ok-to-kid-aDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instgram Find us on our Instagram account here We can also be found …

Dave Kitchen joins the Diddly Dummers with tales of his recent trip to Europe and to look back on 4th Doctor story “Masque of Mandragora”. ddpc187-whos-the-noseDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instgram Find us on our In…

The Diddly Dummers are joined by Mark from the “42 to Doomsday” podcast to take a look at 1984’s “Planet of Fire”. ddpc186-great-balls-of-fire-1Download Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instgram Find us on a Nascent Instagram ac…

With Hayden’s continuing sabbatical, the average age of the Diddly Dum hosts has skyrocketed. Doc and Mark find themselves stranded in Sydney and take the opportunity to review “The Two Doctors”. ddpc185-meat-is-murderDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Stitcher.com Listen/download on Amazon Music Find u…

Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics joins us to look at “Love & Monsters”. ddpc184-uptown-double-banking-1 Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Stitcher.com Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instgram Find us on a Nascent Instagram account here We can …

The Human Palindrome himself, friend (and even co-parent) of the podcast, Mark Cockram, joins us to look at the two-parter finale of Series 5: “The Pandorica Opens” and “The Big Bang”. This is in no way a podcast about Algy Ward – our own Mark just felt that his passing hadn’t had much attention. ddpc183-the-algy-ward-memorial-podcastDownload Liste…

We present our interview from the “Capitol Six” convention with Rob Shearman. ddpc182-rob-shearman-1Download Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Stitcher.com Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instgram Find us on a Nascent Instagram account here W…

We look back on the Capitol 6 convention via a vaguely Eurovision theme before presenting our interview with Gary Russell and Phil Ford. ddpc181-giving-some-stickDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Stitcher.com Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Fin…

We welcome back the eminence grise of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, Tony Jordan, to look back on April’s “Capitol Six Decades” convention with us. We include our interview with Dean Hollingsworth who played an android in “Timelash”, a bus conductor in “Greatest Show in the Galaxy” and a crucial role in Christopher Eccleston’s career. ddpc180…

The Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s representative on Earth, Tony Jordan, visits us for our last podcast before the DWAS “Capitol Six Decades” convention to look forward to what lies in store for us. ddpc179-capitol-risingDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Stitcher.com Listen/download on Amazon Music …

We take a look at the Second Doctor story “The Invasion”. ddpc178-international-electro-peopleDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Stitcher.com Listen/download on Amazon Music Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum…

We finally present the result of our poll of listeners’ Top 5 Fave Pat Troughton stories as part of our retrospective of the Second Doctor era. ddpc177-pat-troughtonDownload Listen/download on iTunes Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Stitcher.com Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon We can also be found on the Doct…

We pay tribute to Chris Boucher by reviewing the 4th Doctor story “Image of the Fendahl”. ddpc176-the-stainless-viaductDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Email us at …

The Diddly Dummers gather for their traditional Christmas podcast and, having looked at the latest news, they begin the fun and games. ddpc175-jetblack-desiatoDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumb…

We review “Power of the Doctor” and, along the way, look at new Disney rumours and debate which companions have had the least affectionate exits. ddpc174-the-kamelion-circuitDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube pa…

Tim Burrows from the “Missing Episodes” podcast joins us to present three items for permanent exhibition in the Whoseum – the three 1965 Muller books, some suspiciously man-sized cryogenic capsules and the DVD of “The Underwater Menace”. ddpc173-muller-liteDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on t…

At the “Terrrance Dicks – A Celebration” event at Riverside Studios on 2nd October 2022, we managed to corner Rob Shearman and Gary Russell for interviews-cum-chats which we present here. Many thanks to Rob and Gary for being so generous with their time and so generally lovely to us. ddpc172-rob-shearrnan-gary-russellDownload Listen/download on iTu…

We take a look back at the “Terrance Dicks – A Celebration” event at The Riverside Studios, Hammersmith on 02 October 2022. ddpc171-riverside-reviewDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Email us at diddlydump…

Tony Jordan of DWAS fame joins us to look forward to the “Terrance Dicks – A Celebration” event on October 2nd. ddpc170-cider-with-terrance-1Download Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Email us at diddlydumpodcast@…

We take a look at 4th Doctor story “The Nightmare of Eden”. ddpc169-bernard-mandrelDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Email us at diddlydumpodcast@diddlydumpodcast SHOWNOTES (00:01:15) A photo of Hayden an…

We take a look at the two Peter Cushing Dalek films released in the 1960s at the height of Dalekmania. Along the way, Mark meets a fellow podcaster, Mark’s sister chances to meet our listener and we binge-watch Bond at the cinema. ddpc168-an-earthly-childDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the…

We finally come to our long-delayed retrospective of the Tenth Doctor’s era and reveal the results of your votes on your top 5 David Tennant Stories. ddpc167-prometheus-rewatchedDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtub…

The Four Faces of Delusion chat about the latest casting announcements. ddpc166-beyond-excitedDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Email us at diddlydumpodcast@diddlydumpodcast SHOWNOTES (00:29:03) This clip…

At the DWAS “The Capitol V” convention in April, we recorded an interview with those panjandrums of the comics world, Dez Skinn and Gareth Kavanagh, which we present in full here. ddpc165-messrs-comicDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tu…

We take a look back at the Easter special “Legend of the Sea Devils”. ddpc164-attention-all-shipping-1Download Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Email us at diddlydumpodcast@diddlydumpodcast SHOWNOTES (00:00:00) O…

We gave Tony Jordan a week to recover his voice and strength before inviting him to rejoin us to look back on The Capitol V convention. ddpc163-capitol-appreciationDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Email …

Tony Jordan joins for our traditional podcast looking forward to the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s “The Capitol V” convention in April. ddpc162-operating-capitol-1Download Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Ema…

We pay tribute to Stuart Bevan and to Lynda Baron and take a look at First Doctor story “The Gunfighters” Along the way, we celebrate Mark’s 100th podcast and Hayden discovers a family connection to Doctor Who. ddpc161-and-william-begat-williamDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who…

We review the Fifth Doctor story “Warriors of the Deep” and, as the Sea Devils stalk around to the beat of Adam and the Ants’ “Prince Charming”, we celebrate a landmark for representation in Doctor Who casting. ddpc160-echoes-of-echoDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Al…

This podcast marks Diddly Dum’s 8th birthday and we take a look at “Eve of the Daleks” after paying tribute to Chris Achilleos. ddpc159-the-trouble-with-trebles-1Direct Play Link Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. …

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. ddpc158-whoot-a-gary-3Download Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum …

We take a look at “Survivors of the Flux” and “The Vanquishers”, the final two episodes of “The Flux season. Along the way, Mark has an exciting parcel to open and we reflect on childhood toys torn from our grasp. ddpc157-for-flux-ache-1 Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Allian…

A Weeping Angel attack on The Whoseum seems to catapult Mark back to the 1970s where he hears voices in the walls. Do the stones of our retreat act as a recording medium? Meantime, we take a look at “Once, Upon Time” and “Village of the Angels”, parts 1 and 2 of “The Flux”. ddpc156-the-stone-japeDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find …

We review the first two episodes of “Doctor Who: The Flux” – “The Halloween Apocalypse” and “War of the Sontarans”. Along the way, we mourn the loss of Clifford Rose and Bob Baker. ddpc155-half-circle-1Download Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on …

The Diddly Dummers assemble to take a look at Second Doctor story “Evil of the Daleks”. Along the way, we mark Diddly Dum’s shock appearance on University Challenge and launch our campaign against the scalpers. Direct Play LinkDownload Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance…

Our series of retrospectives of each Doctor’s era reaches Paul McGann, the Eighth Doctor – which in practice ends up being a review of “The TV Movie” and “Night of the Doctor”. Listen/download on iTunes Stitcher.com Find us on Facebook We can also be found on the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance Find Diddly Dum pics on Tumblr. Visit our Youtube page. Em…