Doctor Who: Diddly Dum Podcast

We are joined by Tim Burrows of The Missing Episodes Podcast to discuss the new finds before we move on to looking at Second Doctor story “The Seeds of Death”.

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(00:03:46) To discuss the recent return of the two misisng episodes from “The Daleks Master Plan”, Tim Burrows returns to us after his guest appearances on podcasts 173 and 189. Tim’s expertise is usually on his The Missing Episodes Podcast.

(00:10:26) This audio clip is from the Friday 13/03/2026 BBC News coverage of the discovery of the two missing episodes, video of which can be seen here.

(00:25:04) Those of you familiar with Doc’s and Mark’s obsession with BBC 1970s drama series “Secret Army” may know that it was one of three similar drama series of the time. The first of these was “Colditz” screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity.

(00:53:58) “Face the Music” is a British panel game show revolving around classical music which originally aired on the BBC from 1966 to 1979 and then 1983 to 1984 with Joseph Cooper hosting the entire run. During its most popular period, the programme had a weekly audience of over 4 million.

(00:57:00) “Arena” is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC since 1975. Voted by TV executives in Broadcast magazine as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time, it has produced more than six hundred episodes. The arts strand Arena was initially created in 1975 by the BBC Head of Music & Arts at that time, Humphrey Burton, when he founded a magazine named Arena exploring art, design, filmmaking, and theatre. In 1977, under producer and director Leslie Megahey, the strand divided into Arena Theatre and Arena Art and Design, and Arena became less of a magazine and more a home for short, distinctive and stylish films about mainly British theatre and visual arts. In 1978, Megahey became editor of Omnibus and Alan Yentob, who had been supervising Arena Theatre, took over and the two themes were merged. The series, relaunched in January 1979 and renamed simply Arena, began to adopt a format of single subject essays. It earned great critical acclaim for its enthusiasm for the popular as well as the high arts. During Yentob’s time as editor, Arena had six BAFTA nominations and three BAFTA awards.

“The Ken Campbell Roadshow” was founded by Ken Campbell, (1941 – 2008), an English actor, director and writer known for his work in experimental theatre. In 1969, he was inspired to found “The Ken Campbell Roadshow”, a small theatre group that performed in unconventional venues such as pubs. Members included Bob Hoskins, Bernard Wrigley, Jane Wood, Dave Hill and Sylvester McCoy. Campbell was invited by John Cleese to appear with his Roadshow team in the first Secret Policeman’s Ball in June 1979.

A rare 1971 BBC documentary covering “The Ken Campbell Roadshow” can be seen here.

The video of the audio clip from “Arena” promoting “The Ken Campbell Roadshow” can be seen on our Youtube channel here.

(01:49:54) “The Masterspy” is a game show that tapped into the popular James Bond spy genre and ran on ITV for four seasons from 1977 to 1980. Presenter William Franklyn posed as the head of a top secret spy organisation alongside Jenny Lee-Wright as his faithful secretary Miss Moneypacker. Three contestants pose as spys, completing a series of challenges.  These ranged from simple memory games to displaying expert knowledge on certain types of hand guns to practical tests such as freeing a trapped agent or showing off their shooting skills.

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We pay tribute to the late Marcus Gilbert by taking a look at Seventh Doctor story “Battlefield”. Along the way, we follow the inevitable track from the manipulative Doctor to the Star Wars Emperor to Young Mister Grace.

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(00:10:40) The Paul Magrs podcast episode being refenced here can be found here.

(00:30:22) “Pebble Mill at One” was a British television magazine programme that was broadcast live on weekdays at one o’clock on BBC1, from 1972 to 1986, and again from 1991 to 1996. It was transmitted from the Pebble Mill studios of BBC Birmingham, and uniquely was hosted from the centre’s main foyer area, rather than a conventional television studio.

(00:48:24) The photo being referenced here from “The Sea Devils” of the 2CV without doors can be seen here.

(01:50:51) Marcus Gilbert’s Lee Cooper Jeans TV commercial can be seen here.

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Tony Jordan joins us to look back at the history of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society as it reaches its 50th birthday.

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(00:16:52) The “Resistance is Futile” documentary (1992) can be seen on Youtube here.

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We’re joined by Suky Khakh to take a look at “The War Between the Land and the Sea”. We also reminisce about multiple meets with Tom Baker and mourn irreplaceable losses.

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(00:00:00) Our guest on this podcast is our old chum Suky Khakh of the “Around the Console” podcast, the “Trek This Out” podcast and the “Take Your Seats” podcast.Suky Khakh

(01:03:00) “Pob’s Programme” is a children’s television programme which was broadcast in the UK on Channel 4. The programme is presented by a puppet named Pob (played by a puppeter Robin Stevens), who speaks with a speech impediment and who supposedly lives inside the viewer’s TV.

(01:53:12) The “Made of Stone – The Stone Roses” documentary of the band can be found on Youtube here.

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Diddly Dum hosts old and current gather for our traditional Christmas podcast of fun, games and quizzes.

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(00:00:00) Only Connect – The Rev showed his fellow podcasters the clues for this quiz via a Powerpoint presentation. To enable you to see all the screens with each clue, we’ve converted this into a video so that we could post it on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL. You won’t be able to follow these screens synchronised to listening to the podcast unfortunately. And the clips in the music round are a little mixed up. But we hope it gives you some idea of what we were seeing screen by screen. We’ve also included the Missing Vowels Round which we didn’t have time to do on the podcast.

(00:53:59) Custom Figure Pudding – We’ve put pictures of all thew fan-made custom figures used in this round onto our TUMBLR PAGE here.

(01:20:30) Gold Run – The Gold Run gamescreen can be seen on all of the various platforms which we inhabit and is also at the top of this very blog screen.

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Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics joins us to discuss his contribution to Big Finish’s “War Master” range and to look at Tenth Doctor story “Utopia”.

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(00:00:00) We’re joined on this podcast by friend of the show, Ian Winterton of Cutaway Comics fame.

(00:12:36) “The Philip Hinchcliffe Years – The DNA of Doctor Who”. Get ready for the ultimate book on the Philip Hinchcliffe years of Doctor Who! A brand new title spearheading the launch of a new range of beautiful large format books! “It’ll be a different kind of book that’s been written, I think, about Doctor Who” (Philip Hinchcliffe). From Morbius to Krynoids, Eldrad to Wirrn, ROUNDEL PUBLISHING takes an in-depth look with unrivalled access to the architect of some of the most revered years of Doctor Who’s history! Available in softback, hardback or deluxe hardback options including the option to receive signed copies, exclusive art prints and even the chance to get a personal message from Philip himself! The first in a brand-new series of lavish books examining the key creatives behind Doctor Who – THE DNA OF DOCTOR WHO takes a look at the creatives involved in making Doctor Who through the lens of newly-commissioned essays examining key themes, critical responses and reflections on the era in question.

(00:19:53) Ian’s audio drama story “The Worst of All Evils” is now available in the “His Greatest Trick” box-set from Big Finish’s “War Master” range.

(00:44:12) “Mr Pye” is a Channel 4 television series written by Donald Churchill, based on the 1953 short novel “Mr Pye” by Mervyn Peake. Broadcast began on 2 March 1986 in the UK.

(00:46:20) The “Frasier” episode starring Derek Jacobi is “The Show Must Go Off”, S08E12.

(01:16:42) The awkwardly placed ladder in “Utopia” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(01:19:08) This clip of Diddly Dum host Al No’s tale of meeting Tom Baker is taken from podcast #009 (18/04/2014). Al’s blogged version of the story can be found here.

(01:34:02) Ian’s quiz will be part of the “Vworp Manchester – Doctor Who 62nd Birthday Bash” at The Seven Oaks, Manchester on 22nd November 2025.

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We take a look back at 5th Doctor story “Mawdryn Undead” and share our distant memories of our mothers working hard to clothe us for the 1977 Silver Jubilee.

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(01:17:53) Our Silver Jubilee memories, including Doc’s sugar spoon, Mark’s coin and the Rev’s medallion can be seen on our Tumblr page here. As can the Rev’s Silver Jubilee Matchbox double-decker bus.

(01:18:30) Jasper Carrott’s “Magic Roundabout” vinyl record from 1975.

(01:19:55) “Dougal and the Blue Cat”(French: “Pollux et le Chat Bleu”) is a 1970 French animated film based on “The Magic Roundabout” directed by Serge Danot. It was released in France in December 1970 and its English version, narrated by Eric Thompson, like the original series, was released in 1972. The audo clip here is of course Fenella Fielding as The Blue Voice.

(01:25:18) The Kickstarter appeal for “Hellbreaker: Fire in the Blood” can be found here.

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The Rev and Mark return from Bridlington Comic Con with tales a plenty. In tribute to Christopher H Bidmead, we take a look at “Keeper of Traken”.

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(00:06:38) Photos from 2025’s Bridlington Comic Con can be found on our Tumblr page here and here and here.

(00:09:20) Our own Rev’s interview with Nigel Plaskett and Hartley Hare at Bridlington can be seen on Youtube here.

(00:11:20) “Knights of God” was a British science fiction childen’s TV serial, produced by TVS and first broadcast on ITV in 1987. It was written by Richard Cooper. Set in the year 2020, it showed a Britain ruled by the Knights of God, a fascist and anti-Christian religious order that came to power during a brutal civil war twenty years previously. The full series, admittedly of dodgy quality, can be found on Youtube here.

(00:14:22) Nigel Plaskett’s appearance in the 1970s Vicks Sinex nasal spray commercial can be seen here.

(00:20:30) Allan and Erica’s “Tony Slattery Rambling Club Podcast” with Paul Carmichael carries on the legacy of their friend, the magnificent Tony Slattery! Each episode, they dive into delightful discussions, often accompanied by a special guest, as they navigate the quirky wonders of the Dewey Decimal System—guided by their magical (and rather tatty) bingo machine, voiced by the legendary Stephen Fry! You can become a member of the Rambling Club and obtain your signed membership card, club badges, access to episodes a month in advance, exclusive episodes you won’t hear anywhere else, monthly AMA’s and much more by heading over to www.patreon.com/slatterylive.

(00:21:22) The vampire Lalla Ward cover from issue 17 of “House of Hammer” can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:28:31) The papier maché Dalek tableau which Mark presented to the Whoseum in podcast #60 can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(00:30:55) Emily and Justin’s bespoke papier maché “Total Pap” website can be found here.

(01:11:55) ABBA’s “Take a Chance on Me” music video whose winking so profoundly disturbed our Mark can be seen here.

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Suky Khakh joins us to take a look at “The Deadly Assassin”. Along the way, we meet Hartley Hare on his last regeneration and we ask why Time Lords keep sniffing each other.

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(00:05:37) The appearance of the TARDIS in the “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” episode S03E06 “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail” can be seen here.

(00:18:16) Jan Vincent Rudski’s article on “The Deadly Assassin” appeared in the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s “TARDIS” magazine in 1976 and the text of it can be found here.

(00:38:22) “The Six Ages of Fan” was a set of artwork painted by the Rev for our podcast #005 in 2014 and can be found on our Tumblr page here.

(01:30:10) “Private Schultz” is a 1981 BBC television comedy drama serial set mostly in Germany during and immediately after the Second World War. It stars Michael Elphick in the title role and Ian Richardson playing various parts.

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We finally mark its 20th anniversary by reviewing “Rose”.

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(00:20:04) “Richer Sounds” is a British home entertainment retailer that operates through a chain of 51 stores and online. In November 2013, Julian Richer announced to the press that, upon his death, he would bequeath 100% of the firm to a trust co-owned by employees of the company. In May 2019, Richer, then aged 60, announced that he had transferred ownership to employees by passing 60% of his shares to a trust, as well as separately paying each of his over 500 employees, excluding directors, a thank you bonus of £1,000 for every year of work, a total of about £4 million, as the employees had worked for an average of 8 years each. “Viz” meanwhile is a British adult comic magazine founded in 1979. It parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with extensive profanity, toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and generally sexual or violent storylines. The connection between the two, according to Mark and The Rev, is that Richer Sounds used to sponsor the “Viz” music charts where indie bands used to bribe “Viz” and their position in the charts would be determined by the level of the bribe.

(01:19:22) On the night before the broadcast of “Rose”, Chistopher Eccleston appeared on the “Friday Night With Jonathan Ross” chat show on BBC1. Parts One and Two can be seen here.

(01:35:46) “Looks Unfamiliar” s a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington chats to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.

(01:37:27) “Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club” podcast is a free-associating conversation with hosts Paul Carmichael and Allan (onetime Diddly Dum host) Lear, involving special guests and carrying on the legacy of their friend, Tony Slattery.

(01:38:30) Bridlington Comic Con 2025 will take place on Sunday 7th September 2025 (11am – 4pm) at the Bridlington Spa and will include: special guests, cosplay contest with prizes to be won, photo opportunities, comic artists and authors, prop displays, virtual reality gaming, drawing workshops with their artists, creative zone for adults and kids, movie cars and talks, panels, Q&As and quizzes.

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