Podcasts about Dennis Spooner

Well dear listener, it had to happen. After appearing with us separately on various podcasts, a long-time and genuine friend of the podcast - Too Hot for TV's Dylan Rees - joins BOTH of us to discuss the BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY on tonight's episode of ALTERNATE GALAXIES. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy aired between 5 January and 9 February 1981 on BBC2 in the United Kingdom. The adaptation follows the original radio series in 1978 and 1980, the first novel and double LP, in 1979, and the stage shows, in 1979 and 1980, making it the fifth iteration of the guide. The series stars Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, David Dixon as Ford Prefect, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Sandra Dickinson as Trillian and Stephen Moore as the voice of Marvin. The voice of the guide is by Peter Jones.  Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Moore and Wing-Davey reprised their roles from the original radio series in 1978/80, as did supporting actors Richard Vernon and David Tate. In addition, the series features a number of notable cameo roles, including Adams himself on several occasions. You can follow us on X @theDWshow or Bluesky @thedwshow.net or email us about anything you like at: hello@theDWshow.net For more of Dylan with us, check out: Aug 29, 2021 - Dylan discusses Doctor Who coffee table books with Rob Dec 26, 2021 - Rob discusses DWM December 1988 with Dylan Jul 31, 2022 - Rob discusses Dennis Spooner with Dylan Nov 5, 2023 - Dylan discusses The Star Beast & The Light at the End with Rob Oct 20, 2024 - Dylan discusses the 20th Anniversary Radio Times Magazine and Lords of the Storm with Dave

Ian and Nathan travel to 1066 via 1965 to review a story which changed Doctor Who forever!The Time Meddler (1965). Directed by Douglas Camfield. Written by Dennis Spooner. Starring william Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves and Peter Butterworth 

Joe & Daniel; ‘What are we going to do with this fellow? He's utterly irresponsible!' Dennis Spooner at this hilarious best with scenes as the Doctor and the Monk attempt to outwit one another. This has been a joy to unpick.

Does losing William Hartnell harm the story? Huge love and discussion of Dennis Spooner and his effect on Doctor Who. And we cover the elephant in the room - the assault of Edith.

In the final part of On the Time Lash's Get Tae Flux miniseries, Ben and Mark discuss the tonal tightrope that Dennis Spooner walks while bringing The Daleks' Masterplan to its conclusion. Is Sara Kingdom's death justified? Is Donald Tosh a precursor to Eric Saward? Would you give someone £100 for some painted telesnaps?All this and a creepy Tom Baker mask, serialised Doctor Who v.s. episodic Doctor Who, who should have played the Meddling Monk opposite Peter Cushing, and a showdown in the letters pages of DWM.Support the showFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookBuy us a pint

This starts to get farcical - deliberately so - and the series has a rare event : a comedy death. And the victim of this hilarious murder has another claim to fame involving a Doctor Who historical. But never mind the historical, let's get hysterical thanks to Dennis Spooner, Derek Francis and everyone else conspiring to make this one of Doctor Who's most amusing near half hours. But will You Tuber extraordinaire Josh Snares be amused, and if so, will said amusement also tickle the funny bone of your host, Toby Hadoke?   Please support these podcasts on Patreon, where you will get advance releases, exclusive content (including a patron only podcast - Far Too Much information), regular AMAs and more. Tiers start form as little as £3 per month.  patreon.com/tobyhadoke   Or there is Ko-fi for the occasionally donation with no commitments: ko-fi.com/tobyhadoke   Follow Toby on Twitter @tobyhadoke And these podcasts @HadokePodcasts And his comedy club @xsmalarkey  

This week, we complete our mega-breakdown of the twelve-part serial THE DALEK'S MASTER PLAN! We first take a look back at Dennis Spooner's contributions to early Doctor Who and rank his stories. We then break down episodes 7 through 12 of this ambitious storyline. Luckily, this includes DOCTOR WHO'S first Christmas episode! Enjoy as our characters take a break from the action to run around a movie set in 1960's London before toasting to the holiday. All this, plus the conclusion of THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN! What more do you need!

Content warning for discussion of sexual assault. This episode: We welcome a friend to discuss oil genres (again), Rosie has a bone to pick with Will, there is a ranking of unusual breakfast items, the Monk is prepared for a Reaper invasion and Dennis Spooner will not stop bashing companions over the head. Thank you for listening to this very forty-fifth episode of Reversing Polarity! Rate/review us on your podcatcher of choice, follow us on Twitter @polaritypod or on Tumblr at polaritypod.tumblr.com, send us an email at reversing.polarity.pod@gmail.com, and please have a fantastic fortnight!

While Dave is jet-setting around Europe, Rob welcomes Dylan Rees (DOCTOR WHO: TOO HOT FOR TV) back to the podcast. Dylan has brought today's main topic: 1960s Doctor Who writer, and sometime script editor, Dennis Spooner. The guys keep the discussion light, so anyone can tune in and learn a little about Dennis and his stories without feeling overwhelmed by someone they perhaps aren't familiar with, writing black and white television almost 60 years ago. Before then, the guys discuss some news from the past month, some short topics, and some great listener feedback. We really do have the best listeners, folks. Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net

Back to Reconville again, we are on the planet Mira and Doctor Who looks set to hand the Tarranium core over to Mavic Chen. But what's this? Dennis Spooner? Oh, so Terry Nation's not even writing the script anymore? Will that mean that there are different positives for host Toby Hadoke and his guest, Ian K McLachlan, to battle over? There's only one way to find out. And while we are at it, shall we find out what the hell a Corona of the Sun actually is? Because you won't in the episode!

Mark and Iain are joined by Ben Schneider to talk about Terry Nation and Dennis Spooner's twelve-part epic "The Daleks' Master Plan". Josh Snares' excellent reconstruction https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7gw2s7 AOTAS Webpage https://anchor.fm/alloftimeandspace AOTAS on Twitter https://twitter.com/TimeNSpacePod Dalek 6388 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Dalek6388/featured Mark made an appearance on The Cloister Bell Podcast's Live Flux After Show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JMX0pwX0C7w?t=1956 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alloftimeandspace/message

The one where the Doctor has way too much fun....a perfect serial to introduce Newbies to the First Doctor! Commentary and analysis for Doctor Who's  "The Romans"Team TARDIS has been chilling in a Roman villa when the Doctor and Vicki get bored and go to Rome to meet Nero! But there is conspiracy afoot. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are captured by slave traders and suddenly must survive their very own adventure. DOCTOR: On my arrival, I was rather under the impression that there was some sort of intrigue going on here, hmm?NERO: Well, nobody said anything to me. Nobody said a word and I am always informed of intrigues!______BARBARA: Oh, it isn't fair, Ian, is it?IAN: No it is not. Still, got a funny side to it, hasn't it.BARBARA: Yes.____William Hartnell, take a bow! We'll chat about how brilliant Dennis Spooner is at dark comedy, the horror the comedy conceals, how the lyre-scene reveals the truth, and what these pure historicals can do better than New Who historicals....NEXT TIME:  Hannah & Brianna Talk Doctor Who--a special podcast in which my friend Hannah and I chat over The Romans some more!The following week we will continue on with The Web Planet. Special thanks to Cathlyn "Happigal" Driscoll for providing the beautiful artwork for this podcast. You can view her work at https://www.happigal.com/ Do feel free to get in touch to share the love of all things Doctor Who: throughthevortexpodcast@gmail.com

Mark and Iain are joined by the crafty cockney himself, Sir Jim Cameron from The Krynoid Podcast. In our season two finale, we turn our attention to Dennis Spooner's "The Time Meddler". The Krynoid Podcast: https://krynoid.libsyn.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alloftimeandspace/message

Mark and Iain are joined by Erik Stadnik from The Real McCoy podcast and The Writers' Room podcast to talk about Dennis Spooner's knockabout comedy historical "The Romans". Theme music performed by Momo:tempo  The Real McCoy podcast https://therealmccoy.libsyn.com/ The Writers' Room podcast https://dwtwr.libsyn.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alloftimeandspace/message

Join Iain and Mark as they welcome Craig and Bob from the Progtor Who podcast to discuss the finale to season one of Doctor Who "The Reign Of Terror" by Dennis Spooner. Theme music arranged by Momo:tempo AOTAS web page Progtor Who Trek This Out Mark on Twitter Iain on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alloftimeandspace/message

I know what you're saying. What happened to Episode 30? Rest easy, Something Who fans, it's coming. Rather like Seasons 10, 15, 17 and 19 among others, our episodes are coming out in a different order from how we recorded them. And here's a treat for you. Earlier in the year, Jeremy Bentham joined us on Something Who to chat about his long association with fandom, including his association with the Doctor Who Appreciation Society and his work on Doctor Who Magazine (or Weekly and Monthly as it was known then). Jeremy returns to talk with me about 4 figures who made the programme that he met in the early years of fandom, plus another who he wishes he had met. Along with his personal memories, we talk about the impact that Patrick Troughton, Douglas Camfield, Ian Scoones, Dennis Spooner and David Whitaker had on Doctor Who and its fandom. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com The opening music is Three Guitars Mood 2 and, yes, that is Richard playing the ukulele and kazoo on possibly the worst ever version of the Doctor Who theme tune at the end.

Having covered the first half of the story in our last episode, we’re back in Bring Back the Corpse of Dennis Spooner to discuss episodes 7 through 12 of The Daleks’ Master Plan! If you missed the first half of our discussion of this story, you can find it in our previous episode, Poppycock and Nonsense.   This time around, Don continues his vendetta against John Wiles, Julie pines for more of the Meddling Monk, Reilly wishes for some Dalek situational comedy in the style of The Office, while Anthony expresses his disappointment over the lack of the Evil Christmas Tree delegate. All the while, the entire team continues their debate over which delegate is which.   For those who want to watch along with us, the surviving episodes are available as part of the Lost in Time DVD set, which is available through both Amazon US and Amazon UK. You can find the missing episodes on narrated audio through either Amazon US or Amazon UK (as part of the The Lost TV Episodes: Collection Two box set). If you want to watch the reconstruction, you should Google it – we don’t want to be naughty by posting a link to Dailymotion *cough*.   Other media mentioned in this episode: Blake’s 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US | Amazon UK) The Best of Benny Hill (Amazon US | Amazon UK) The Office – The Complete Series [US Version] (Amazon US | Amazon UK) Avengers: Infinity War (Amazon US | Amazon UK) Guardians of the Galaxy (Amazon US | Amazon UK) Douglas Adams: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Amazon US | Amazon UK) Life, the Universe, and Everything (Amazon US | Amazon UK) George Orwell – Animal Farm (Amazon US | Amazon UK) Big Finish’s Meddling Monk stories: 2nd Doctor: The Black Hole (available at bigfinish.com) 3rd Doctor: The Blame Game (available at bigfinish.com) 3rd Doctor: The Rise of the New Humans (available at bigfinish.com) 4th Doctor: How to Win Planets and Influence People (available at bigfinish.com) 5th Doctor: The Secret History (available at bigfinish.com) 8th Doctor: The Book of Kells (available at bigfinish.com) 8th Doctor: The Resurrection of Mars (available at bigfinish.com) 8th Doctor: Lucie Miller (available at bigfinish.com) 8th Doctor: To the Death (available at bigfinish.com) 8th Doctor: Doom Coalition 4 (available at bigfinish.com) Missy: Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated (available at bigfinish.com)   Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please leave us a review on your preferred podcasting app.

The Colin McIntyre Classic Thriller Season has been a regular feature at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal since 1989. An ensemble performs four plays over the space of four weeks, a short rehearsal period proving quite a challenge. In 2019, the season features plays by Frederic Knott, Francis Durbridge, Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner and N J Crisp. In this episode, BTG Midlands editor Steve Orme speaks to Thriller Season regulars Anna Mitcham and David Martin about their experiences and what audiences can expect from the different plays. The Classic Thriller Season 2019 runs at the Theatre Royal from 30 July until 24 August.

Ashford and Josh of the Straight Outta Gallifrey podcast discuss the Time Meddler written by Dennis Spooner.  This is the first episode, so cut them some slack as they begin their journey through the interwebs, discussing Time Lords and Gallifrey.   In addition, Ashford goes on about his love for Vicky, who is the first "new girl" companion.    

Another look at a super long stoy, but this time, unlike "The War Games," it's one neither Kyle nor Erik had seen (heard) before. Yep, the gents are back in the realm of Terry Nation for part two of our look at the Dalek creator with the massive 13-episode run comprising "Mission to the Unknown" and all of "The Daleks' Master Plan," on which he split writing duties with Dennis Spooner. And you know what? It shows! Companions, both pseudo and regular, get talked about extensively, as does whether the Daleks work in the context of old timey space opera. Or, for that matter, in any context at all. There's not even any real indication they even had a master plan to begin with.

In this episode, Shana and Daniel continue their examination of the companions of Classic Who as they discuss The Romans. How adorable is Vicki? How badass is Barbara? How blockheaded is Ian? And what does the tone of this story, in which broad farce is set alongside slavery and sexual assault, say about the way entertainment was viewed in the 1960s? All that and Sassy Hartnell too.  Main Topic: The Romans. A slow start. Introductions. Who is Vicki? Reading a Facebook comment. Production values in Classic Who. The Beatles on Who. Shana's David Tennant ringtone. WHO37 on Sarah Jane. Out of print in Region 1. All Ian and Barbara are doing is fucking. Vicki is all the things Shana likes about Clara. And then the plot happens. Nero as Hedonism-bot. Slavery and rapeyness. Farce and rape. Pepe le Pew. Mel Brooks. Praise for Dennis Spooner. Slavery as a plot device. Where *not* to start with the recons. Badass Barbara and Blockhead Ian. We're never gonna win a Hugo. Barbara's empathy. Fisticuffs. "Sassy One." The Emperor's New Groove. "High Cartoon." Psychopathic Nero. Tone switching in 1960s TV. A Great Matt Smith Episode. Complex and layered. Previews of the Next Few Episodes. An Extended Wrap-Up.    The Beatles clip saved by Doctor Who.  JB Anderton's WHO37 podcast episode responding to us.   Find us on iTunes! Or Facebook! We love email (oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com)! And all our episodes are on oispaceman.libsyn.com. Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter 

And then we concluded The Daleks’ Master Plan This week Kiyan and Dylan finished off The Daleks’ Master Plan, with the final 6 episodes, aired between 23 December, 1965 and 29 January, 1966. These episodes were also written by Dennis Spooner and Terry Nation. The Doctor also breaks the 4th wall in episode 7. Doctor WhoContinue reading →

And so ends season 2. This week Kiyan and Dylan watched The Time Meddler, where The Doctor meets and defeats his first nemesis The Monk. The serial was written by Dennis Spooner and it aired in July of 1965. Doctor Who © The BBC Any other references belong to their respective owners, no copyright infringementContinue reading →

It's time for a tale of togas and slavery as my classic series mini reviews reaches Doctor Who: The Romans a fun romp from the pen of Dennis Spooner. You can read more about this week's story here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romans_(Doctor_Who) and The Wife in Space's verdict is here http://wifeinspace.com/2011/03/the-romans/ End theme is Doctor Who theme(Band aid mix)  The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/ If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering. 

It’s not really a crossover, sorry. As Nero becomes increasingly confused with Neo, Dylan and Kiyan discuss The Romans, written by Dennis Spooner and aired in January and February of 1965. Also, massive River Song spoilers in this episode, specifically, most of reboot season 6. Doctor Who © The BBC Any other references belong toContinue reading →

And so ends season 1. Kiyan and Dylan watch the final serial of season 1, The Reign of Terror, which was written by Dennis Spooner and aired in  August and September of 1964. They then take a short look back upon season 1 and The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan. They then make an onContinue reading →

As most of you might be aware, Doctor Who is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013, and the Three Who Rule are also doing their part to mark the occasion by celebrating and analyzing the era of each producer who helmed the show from 1963 through until the Fox TV movie in 1996. First up, the first producer - the original, you might say - Verity Lambert, who set in stone much of what we know and love about Doctor Who with help from her story editors David Whitaker and Dennis Spooner. And joining us for this segment is Doctor Who writer Jonny Morris to provide insight and opinion on the first two years in the programme's history. We look forward to peeling back the curtain on classic Who for the next several weeks leading up to the 50th anniversary on November 23! Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

Actor, writer and comedian Toby Hadoke has found his next victim in his quest to get an anecdote about every single Doctor Who story in this 50th Anniversary year. Can you guess who it is, though?

It might sound like an overstatement, but writer/script editor Dennis Spooner was one of the most important figures in the history of Doctor Who. He essentially created what is now referred to the "pseudo-historical", introduced comedy into Doctor Who as a more prominent feature, and basically created the many mannerisms of the Second Doctor, the characterization that would go on to influence all subsequent versions of The Doctor. In order to fully pay homage to Spooner, the Three Who Rule are joined by writer Graeme Burk, whose encyclopedic knowledge of Doctor Who and deep insight into Spooner's work makes this an enjoyable listen. Also discussed are some DVD releases to come in the next few months. Four Canadians blathering about Doctor Who in one podcast: how can you go wrong? Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

SEASON FINALE!!Pues ya estamos una vez más y hoy toca despedir la primera temporada de Doctor Who, y por consiguiente la del podcast. En esta ocasión viajamos en el pasado a una época fascinante de los últimos siglos: El reino del terror. Descargar (15.1 MB / 22 min)SinopsisLa TARDIS se materializa no lejos de Paris en 1794 - uno de los años más sangrientos que siguieron la Revolución Francesa de 1789. Los viajeros se verán envueltos en una cadena de escape que rescata prisioneros de la guillotina y serán involucrados en las maquinaciones de un espía inglés, James Stirling - alias Lamaitre que trabaja de incognito como gobernante de la Cárcel Conciergerie.Ficha técnicaEscrito por: Dennis Spooner | Dirigido por: Henric Hirsch y John GorrieIntérpretes: William Hartnell (Doctor), Carol Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright), William Russell (Ian Chesterton), James Cairncross (Lamaitre), Keith Anderson (Robespierre).EpisodiosA Land of Fear - 08/08/1964 17:15Guests of Madame Guillotine - 15/08/1964 17:15A Change of Identity - 22/08/1964 17:30The Tyrant of France - 29/08/1964 17:15A Bargain of Necessity - 05/09/1964 17:30Prisoners of Conciergerie - 12/09/1964 17:30Este podcast está alojado en Archive.org, os podéis suscribir a través de nuestro feed universal o via iTunes o iVoox.La música es el tema de Doctor Who de Ron Grainger y el album El Llamado del Cosmos de Quasar J-01, descargada desde Jamendo.com¡únete a los companions en Facebook y Twitter! Gracias por escuchar Doctor Who Comentado. Tu opinión sobre el podcast me es muy importante, así que tengo una encuesta en inglés para que me comentéis. Podéis hacer la versión larga o la abreviada. Muchas gracias.