Podcast appearances and mentions of Terry Nation

And so one of Terry Nation's few Dalek-less stories comes to an end, but this tricky production has a few more things to trip people (or Voords) up before it finally goes out with a bang. There are still script changes to be made, and typos to overcome, but two of its personnel went on to have very different but equally illustrious careers, and they are both profiled herein: and both kindly lent their assitance to the compiling of this episode. Sadly actor Michael Allaby passed away in between contributing to this podcast and its release, and so it is dedicated to his memory with thanks.  #doctorwho #doctorwhoreaction #doctorwhocommentary #doctorwhocomedian #tobyhadoke #doctorwhofacts #positivedoctorwho #classicdoctorwho 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 from as little as £3 per month: patreon.com/tobyhadoke  Or there is Ko-fi for the occasional donation with no commitments: ko-fi.com/tobyhadoke Follow Toby on Twitter: @tobyhadoke And these podcasts: @HadokePodcasts And his comedy club: @xsmalarkey www.tobyhadoke.com for news, blog, mailing list and more.    

When Adam Faith and chums decide to make a fake Loch Ness monster they set off a chain of events too hilarious to describe. With a script by Terry Nation, What A Whopper! is a serviceable British comedy film of the early sixties slightly let down by rather colourless leads but lending solid support are the likes of Sid James, Wilfred Bramble, Charles Hawtrey and - you guessed it - Spike Milligan, who plays a tramp fishing on the bank of the Serpentine.Returning guests Tilt Araiza and Gary Rodger from The Sitcom Club mull over Scottish stereotypes, Terry Scott's potty mouth and rubber salmon. Also:Recasting Adam Faith as Harold Steptoe?Is Sid James the Paul Eddington of dirty old men?How does the film compare to Psycho?Is Terence Longdon a young Tommy Cockles?Who thought casting Freddie Frinton was a good idea?Is it a sort of sequel to What A Carve Up?And who brought along Eccles cakes?Tune in to find out the answers to all this and more!

Skype of Cthulhu presents a Call of Cthulhu scenario. Signal to Noise by Colin Richards Summer, 1989 Somewhere far from and close to Summit Heights, PA One of the team pays the ultimate price to rescue a lost soul. Dramatis Persone: Jim as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Meredith as Kelly Greenley, Office Intern Gary as Terry Nation, Engineer Sean / Steve as Nancy Drummond, Local Sleuth Edwin as Sarah Tatum, Personal Aide to the Mayor Randall as Lindsay Bellan, Reporter Download Subcription Options Podcast statistics

Skype of Cthulhu presents a Call of Cthulhu scenario. Signal to Noise by Colin Richards. Summer, 1989 Somewhere far from and close to Summit Heights, PA The task force continues to explore this unnatural environment, unaware that they are getting closer to the answer to one of their questions. Dramatis Persone: Jim as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Meredith as Kelly Greenley, Office Intern Gary as Terry Nation, Engineer Sean / Steve as Nancy Drummond, Local Sleuth Edwin as Sarah Tatum, Personal Aide to the Mayor Randall as Lindsay Bellan, Reporter Download Subcription Options Podcast statistics

Skype of Cthulhu presents a Call of Cthulhu scenario. Signal to Noise by Colin Richards. Summer, 1989 Summit Heights, PA Nancy and Sarah made a horrific discovery but they soon find that they are no longer alone in this strange house. Dramatis Persone: Jim as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Meredith as Kelly Greenley, Office Intern Gary as Terry Nation, Engineer Sean / Steve as Nancy Drummond, Local Sleuth Edwin as Sarah Tatum, Personal Aide to the Mayor Randall as Lindsay Bellan, Reporter Download Subcription Options Podcast statistics

Skype of Cthulhu presents a Call of Cthulhu scenario. Signal to Noise by Colin Richards. Summer, 1989 Summit Heights, PA After a fruitless discussion with the mother of the missing child, Terry decides to try some experiments on his own that yield terrifying results. Dramatis Persone: Jim as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Meredith as Kelly Greenley, Office Intern Gary as Terry Nation, Engineer Sean / Steve as Nancy Drummond, Local Sleuth Edwin as Sarah Tatum, Personal Aide to the Mayor Randall as Lindsay Bellan, Reporter Download Subcription Options Podcast statistics

Skype of Cthulhu presents a Call of Cthulhu scenario. Signal to Noise by Colin Richards. Summer, 1989 Summit Heights, PA As the investigators discover a number of people in town have gone missing, they also learn that they are not the first community to suffer these inflictions. Dramatis Persone: Jim as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Meredith as Kelly Greenley, Office Intern Gary as Terry Nation, Engineer Sean / Steve as Nancy Drummond, Local Sleuth Edwin as Sarah Tatum, Personal Aide to the Mayor Randall as Lindsay Bellan, Reporter Download Subcription Options Podcast statistics

ADAM HENLEY on BLAKE'S 7 series oneFirst broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on April 6th 2025.A couple of months ago, a new voice joined us on VISION ON SOUND in the form of ADAM HENLEY, and he introduced himself by talking about both his personal television history and a little bit about THE WEST WING.This went so well, that ADAM felt like making another appearance and, as he'd just finished watching the exciting new Blu-Ray release of the first series of BLAKE'S SEVEN, we thought we'd spend an hour having a bit of a chat about this iconic late 1970s BBC science-fiction series as it gets re-introduced to its long-standing fans and, perhaps a brand new generation eager to explore this fascinating dystopian drama.BLAKE'S SEVEN was a science-fiction series created by TERRY NATION who had been one of the early writers on DOCTOR WHO, for which he created the iconic Daleks, and he had also created the post apocalyptic drama series SURVIVORS for the BBC a few years earlier, so this exploration of a rebellion against the forces of the evil Federation was definitely just the sort of bleak vision of the future that you might expect from him.The series itself lasted for four series and fifty-two fifty minute episodes and ended on a shattering cliffhanger that definitely left its scars on a generation of television viewers just before Christmas 1981.Its first season introduced BLAKE played by GARETH THOMAS and his loyal–ish gang of rebels and freedom-fighters as played by SALLY KNYVETTE as space pilot JENNA, MICHAEL KEATING as lock-picking wizard VILA, DAVID JACKSON as the man-mountain GAN, JAN CHAPPELL as the telepathic alien CALLY, and PAUL DARROW as the enigmatic AVON who would eventually take the leading role as the series progressed. They were helped enormously by the fact that they luckily managed to acquire the super starship LIBERATOR and its wise master computer ZEN, as voiced by PETER TUDDENHAM, and this was how the original SEVEN was made up.Towards the end of the first series, and another devastating cliffhanger that helped give the show an astonishingly high profile at the time, another super computer ORAC was introduced, which changed the dynamic of the show in its second year.The forces of the Federation were mostly represented by JACQUELINE PEARCE as SERVALAN, a powerful and ruthless woman prone to wearing astonishing gowns, and STEPHEN GREIF as TRAVIS, a hate-fuelled leather-clad cyborg with an eyepatch and a gun for a hand, and they crossed swords with BLAKE and his crew on several occasions during the second half of this series.Fans of BLAKE'S SEVEN had been waiting a long time for it to get the Blu-Ray release that they felt it deserved, with many of its special effects updated from their somewhat low-budget and dated roots, and ADAM was one of the enthusiastic early adopters, and was very eager to share his enthusiasm with us today.PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content sometimes has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.

Avon takes a pro-active stance by investigating the burgeoning reach of the Federation's ability to colonize planets that use to have a reputation for resistance.  Pylene-50 is the method used to pacifiy the citizens.  The return of Servalan, the Scorpio crew on offensive and some good villainy are all in this Robert Holmes script.   Let us know your thoughts about the epiosde at prydonian.post@gmail.com Bluesky:  www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork    

Skype of Cthulhu presents a Call of Cthulhu scenario. Signal to Noise by Colin Richards. Summer, 1989 Summit Heights, PA The task force is assigned to find out the source of these strange interruptions of the local television channel. Dramatis Persone: Jim as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Meredith as Kelly Greenley, Office Intern Gary as Terry Nation, Engineer Sean / Steve as Nancy Drummond, Local Sleuth Edwin as Sarah Tatum, Personal Aide to the Mayor Randall as Lindsay Bellan, Reporter Download Subcription Options Podcast statistics

Send us a textIn this episode Dylan is joined by Nigel Bromley to talk look at three very different Doctor Who spin offs. First up its ‘Genesis of the Daleks' LP, then it's the Denys Fisher dolls and finally the Big Finish audio ‘The Genocide Machine'. And as alway they answer the burning questions: Who is Derek Goom?Whose scalf is too tight? Why are Doctor Who conventions never anywhere glamorous? 

Well, that's strange. We seem to be in a jungle and– Hey! Wait a second! I think I heard a Dalek! It's Planet of the Daleks! Find us on Instagram and Bluesky @GallifreyPod and share your thoughts to GallifreyanFilesPod@gmail.com .

Series D of Blake's 7 has the Legendary Liberator Crew in situations where they are facing threats that are not quite what they appear on the surface, the loss of a key member and a whole new road aheard.  Join our conversation on this episode of Straight Outta Federation where we discuss the season opener, Rescuse, written by Chris Boucher.  Write to us at sofederation@gmail.com Bluesky: @sofederation.bsky.social www.patreon.com/wrightonetwork   

Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter is a 1974 British swashbuckling action horror film, written and directed by Brian Clemens in his directorial debut. Clemens was celebrated for his work as a screenwriter, particularly for his contributions to British television series. Prior to Captain Kronos, he wrote and produced Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde for Hammer. Other films he wrote that fall into and circle around our areas of interest include And Soon the Darkness (which he wrote with Dalek creator Terry Nation), See No Evil (the 1971 Mia Farrow film,), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, The Watcher in the Woods (one of Disney's forays into horror and one of Ross's all-time favorites), and one of the most bizarre sequels of all time—Highlander II: The Quickening. According to his son Samuel, Clemens' last words were, "I did quite a good job," spoken after watching an episode of The Avengers.In Captain Kronos, the titular character is played by Horst Janson, famous in Germany for his role in Salto Mortale, where he portrayed a trapeze artist. He later became familiar to younger audiences as "Horst" in Sesamstrasse, the German adaptation of Sesame Street, which he hosted from 1980 to 1983. The Captain's voice was dubbed in this film due to Janson's strong German accent, with Julian Holloway taking on the task. Holloway, who featured in eight Carry On films before moving into voice-over work, has recently voiced Prime Minister Almec and Admiral Kilian in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He also appeared in Doctor Who's last story of the classic era, Survival. In 1976, he had a brief relationship with Tessa Dahl, daughter of Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl, which produced one daughter, the author and former model Sophie Dahl, who was born the following year. The supporting cast includes John Carson as Dr. Marcus, a physician who enlists Kronos's help to investigate strange deaths in his village. Carson, often noted for his voice that bears a striking resemblance to James Mason's, was a Hammer regular with appearances in Taste the Blood of Dracula and The Plague of the Zombies. Caroline Munro appears as Carla, a Romanian girl who becomes Kronos's feisty sidekick. Known for her glamorous looks, Munro rose to fame as the "Lamb's Navy Rum" poster girl, a role she held for ten years. She initially caught Hammer's attention through her work on The Abominable Dr. Phibes, where she played Vincent Price's silent, deceased wife, and its sequel Dr. Phibes Rises Again (check out episode 10 for our review of the first of those two "classics"). As well as this film, she of course appeared in the subject of our very first podcast episode, Dracula A.D. 1972. Outside Hammer, Munro went on to play the slave girl Margiana in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, the princess in At the Earth's Core, and the deadly Bond girl Naomi in The Spy Who Loved Me, turning down the role of Ursa in Superman to accept it. The film's score was composed by Laurie Johnson, who, from the 1960s to the 1980s, composed over fifty themes and scores, including the theme used on This Is Your Life (entitled "Gala Performance"), The Avengers (from 1965), Animal Magic (entitled "Las Vegas"), Jason King, The New Avengers, and The Professionals. Though Captain Kronos was shot in 1972, it was delayed and eventually released in 1974. The film was intended to kick off a series featuring Kronos and his companions, but no sequels were made—although there have been a number of follow up comic book adventures. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue on with our leisurely-paced examination of Ian Marter's time on Doctor Who by looking at Harry Sullivan's role in Genesis of the Daleks and Revenge of the Cybermen. The character starts out strong with Terry Nation's sidekick / buddy writing for Sullivan in Genesis, but by the time Bob Holmes writes Revenge, Harry is on the chopping block, and we witness a prickly, almost hostile relationship with Sarah and the scapegoat and butt of jokes for the Doctor — a total disintegration of the character due to no fault of Marter. Opening music is from the Genesis of the Daleks soundtrack composed by Dudley Simpson and closing music is "Rockfall" composed by Carey Blyton. We recorded this episode on 4 November 2024.

"The Android Invasion" Production 4J November 22 - December 13, 1975   The TARDIS lands in an English village near a space research station where an astronaut believed lost by Sarah Jane turns up. But there is more to this village than meets the eye.   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss Terry Nation phoning it in, Tom Baker's diva status at this point in the series, and Jim's still not digging Sarah Jane.   Please make sure you are subscribed to our podcast via any of the major popular podcasting apps. You can write and comment or ask questions of us via email at thedoctorsbeardpodcast@gmail.com or by joining our Facebook community.   Join our Patreon community where your sponsorship earns you early access to new episodes as well as exclusive content. Click on the link here to take you to the Patreon page.

Destination: not Skaro! “The Planet* of the Daleks” is Terry Nation's anniversary rewrite of the classic Hartnell tale that kickstarted Doctor Who. It's “The Daleks” in color, decades before the BBC colorized “The Daleks.” But did those weird blond Thal heroes really jive with Jo Grant and the whole groovy Pertwee era? And what's up with the invisible heavy-breathers and squirting plants of Spiridon? Lay down on some IKEA furniture as we dust off purple fake furs from Burning Man and infiltrate the Dalek City!** *Not actual planet of the Daleks **Not actual city  Give your own rating for Planet of the Daleks on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and become a True Companion of the podcast to get new episodes before everyone else! Subscribe to our newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pulltoopen.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for extended notes on Planet of the Daleks. Support the podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠becoming a patron⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of Pull To Open on Patreon. Please review Pull To Open on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Timeline: Intro 00:00:00 Previously… 00:01:38 Whomoji Challenge 00:09:14 POLL to Open 00:14:18 TL;DW: Planet of the Daleks 00:20:16 Commentary 00:24:20 Four Questions to Doomsday 01:08:28 What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:11:35 Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:14:19 Final Judgment 01:19:37 Randomizer! 01:25:56 Follow us on: TikTok! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pulltoopen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pulltoopen63⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pulltoopen63⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pulltoopen63⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pulltoopen63⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pulltoopen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Play ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pull To Open Bingo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (NEW upgraded card!) Story Essentials Season 10, Serial 4 Story number: 67, per the The Pull To Open Codex Writer: Terry Nation Director: David Maloney Script Editor: Terrance Dicks Producer: Barry Letts Aired 7 April – 12 May 1973 Pull To Open: Planet of the Daleks Season 5 Episode 34 Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pete Pachal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chris Taylor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Martin West/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thinking Fish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ©️AnyWho Media LLC 2024 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pull-to-open/support

Terry Nation's return to the Doctor Who universe in 1973 is widely regarded as something less than a success, but will nostalgia overcome any questions of critical failure? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Matt Barber

Straight Outta the Federation is back to talk about Steven Pacey playing a dual role, Supreme Commander President Servalan playing a neutral arbiter in the gruesome festivity and the legendary Liberator Crew participating in being spectators in a critical contact sport activity that could save millions.  1st person shooter.  Virtual reality.  One death to save worlds from all out war.  What are your thoughts about this episode by writer Chris Boucher?  Let us know at prydonian.post@gmail.com X @sofederation www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork @april5k on most social media sites.

Join our discussion as we review Moloch, written by Ben Steed, where the gang bumps into Servalan, witness a replicator of sorts and are exposed to a foe like no other.  Let us know your thoughts about the epsisode at prydonian.post@gmail.com X @sofederation www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Bluesky: huestone44.bsky.social

With Warren galavanting around Glasgow for WorldCon, and Chris on assignment, the Three Who Rule are augmented by two of Verity!, namely Erika and Deb, for this episode, wherein such delights as Doctor Who archival chatter and praise for the 1975 BBC serial “The Legend of Robin Hood” are central to the discussion. But Warren does check in with an interview with noted author and Doctor Who writer Ben Aaronovitch, recorded in Glasgow! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Los Angeles awarded hosting duties for WorldCon 2026 Official Doctor Who Podcast SDCC Panel Doctor Who Cyberman Episode screening at Riverside Studios on August 17 David Whitaker postscript / Terry Nation party from Simon Guerrier Steven on the Who's He Podcast Interview: Ben Aaronovitch

New Romana, who dis? It's the return of everyone's favourite hack writer, Terry Nation, as we kick off Season 17 with Destiny of the Daleks! We get multiple quarries, a ton of NationTropes™, a bunch of Douglas Adams-inserted humour, and some robots that are also icons of D-I-S-C-O!   Join us as we discuss the totally unexplained regeneration of Romana, the untapped potential of the Daleks as quiz show hosts, the clear Douglas Adams additions to the script, the questionable deaths of some of the extras, and whether the Daleks get enough time off from their jobs (and what the Dalek HR department might be like!) Meanwhile, Anthony ponders if Davros is actually an analogue for Terry Nation himself.   If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you're a little old fashioned (like Anthony) and prefer physical media, you can find the this story on DVD from both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3YMxqHg) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4ckjcRd). The entirety of Season 17 is available on Blu Ray from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/4cnZioD) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3yvWfg9)   Other media mentioned in this episode*: Blake's 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Zh7045 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/39luyGI) The Omega Factor (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4cnZcNN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3YFKyxX) Bugs: Series 1 (Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4divzhQ) CI5: The New Professionals (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3SJK9Xu | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4dk7CH3) 127 Hours (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3YFez12 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4ckjqYz) Weekend at Bernie's (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3YJljuH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3yLBfBY) Blackadder: The Ultimate Edition (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30sMUnN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BU2WoN) The Best of Rick James (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Ai1Siu | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4cjB5Q5)   Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and X. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.   *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

This month Andy and Martin review the classic post-apocalypse drama Survivors created by Terry Nation. Specifically they review three episodes, one from each series: Law and Order, Over the Hills, and Law of the Jungle. The pair reflect on what Survivors has to say about mankind and also consider the show from a post-pandemic lens. Andy also reflects on his relationship with Survivors now given he produced its initial DVD releases and co-wrote a comprehensive book on the series in the early 2000s. Make sure you also listen to Andy's bonus interview with Carolyn Seymour who played Abby which is also released today. Next Time: Tutti Frutti

Twenty-one years after their first recorded interview on the first Survivors DVDs back in 2003, Andy catches up with Carolyn Seymour who played Abby Grant in Survivors. Carolyn reflects on her relationships with the key figures who made the show: Terry Nation, Terry Dudley and original director Pennant Roberts; how she and other women actors suffered at the hands of chauvinism in the 70s; and reveals how she got through the tough winter location filming. She also responds to the criticism that Survivors was too white and middle-class (she heartily agrees), explains where the series sits in her wider career, and how it was never far from her mind during the COVID pandemic.

What was the British pop movie like before The Beatles? They were quite a lot like What a Whopper, as Graham and Mark discover this week. A featherweight farce in which a struggling writer and his bohemian friends try to fake a Loch Ness Monster sighting - just go with it, OK - it features a plethora of British comedy legends, a script by Dalek creator Terry Nation, and, as its lead, one Adam Faith. It's easy to forget what a massive name Faith was in his heyday, and our hosts examine every aspect of his wild career, from his other acting roles in Budgie and Beat Girl through his career in financial advice to his delightful last words. We also discuss the real-life Loch Ness Monster hoaxes that may have inspired Nation's script, the tragic life of female lead Carol Leslie, the film's not-wholly-unstereotypical vision of Scotland and the state of Michael Winner's finances. It's a monster of an episode! If you don't want to see us reduced to hoaxing cryptids to make ends meet, you can donate to our Patreon, where you'll get a bonus episode of this podcast every month. There's a new one, about the classic blaxploitation movie Truck Turner, out in just one day's time! You also get written reviews of The X-Files, Red Dwarf and classic Asian genre cinema, and our monthly miscellany podcast Last Night... Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to find out more.

Straight Outta the Federation along with Ruth and Darrin of RAD Adventures Network discussed Blake's 7's Ultraworld, written by Trevor Hoyle and directed by Vere Lorrimer.  In this one the legendary Liberator Crew comes across a quite peculiar celestial body, Ultraworld, which is like a huge computer collecting data across galaxies.  The place is anything but friendly.  Join the conversation as we discuss the status of Blake's 7, Trevor Hoyle's writing contributions, alien life forms in science fiction and so much more.  Let us know your thoughts at prydonian.post@gmail.com www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork X @sofederation Bluesky: huestone44.bsky.social Instagram @sogallifrey_44 Contact Ruth and Darrin at https://www.facebook.com/RaDAdventuresNetwork/    

"Planet of the Daleks" Production SSS April 7- May 12, 1973   The Doctor and Jo discover a Dalek base being used as a launching point for an invasion force of 10,000 Daleks!   Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode, they discuss Jim's attraction to Jane How, Terry Nation's greatest hits, and an anti-gravity Dalek.   Please make sure you are subscribed to our podcast via any of the major popular podcasting apps. You can write and comment or ask questions of us via email at thedoctorsbeardpodcast@gmail.com or by joining our Facebook community.   Join our Patreon community where your sponsorship earns you early access to new episodes as well as exclusive content. Click on the link here to take you to the Patreon page.

We've talked about the original 1970s TV series and its shorter lived 2000s revival, but in this podcast we're turning our attention to the stories that were too hot for TV - but spoiler warning, Terry Nation's 1976 novelisation includes twists you might want to discover for yourself, that we can't avoid bringing up before we discuss John Eyers' two spin-off books Genesis of a Hero and Salvation Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jim Cameron and Dylan Rees

Allen (from the Robin Hood website www.boldoutlaw.com), AJ and April explore Robin Hood and The Sorcerer Part Two — the second half of the opening story of the popular ITV/Showtime 1980s TV series written by Richard Carpenter and starring Michael Praed. This episode includes special contributions from podcaster Andrew Leyland (from Hey Kids, Comics and The Palace of Glittering Delights), Nottingham-based fan Annette Furuyama, Christine Alexander (head of the international fan club Spirit of Sherwood), Barnaby Eaton-Jones (producer of Robin of Sherwood spinoff audio dramas and novels) Alyxandra Harvey (author of The Drake Chronicles and The Cinderella Society series), Amanda DH (admin of the Robin of Sherwood Facebook group Outlawed) and entertainment journalist Abbie Bernstein (who conducted the interviews for the Robin of Sherwood DVDs). We also have the final part of our interview with actor Mark Ryan (Nasir) who talks about his plans for a Nasir novel set after the show and how he was inspired by Blake's 7 creator Terry Nation and actors Paul Darrow and Michael Keating . A production of the WrightOn Network. Arrow sound effects by Pond5 / DanielSounds.   Contact us at prydonian.post@gmail.com or at @SOFederation on X/Twitter   www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork    

Join my co-conspirator John and me as we board the Civil Administration ship London where our brutally oppressive crew sets the speed to Time Distort 5 and makes for Cygnus Alpha where we will all suffer for our crimes! En route, we'll have plenty of time (between beatings and summary executions) to discuss Trevor Hoyle's novelisation of the first four episodes of Terry Nation's Blake's 7 and the series itself. And some other stuff. Sadly, we chose a book that features NO SERVALAN WHATSOEVER. But we still talk about her...  

In 1954 Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes, along with Ray Galton, Alan Simpson and Frankie Howerd, formed Associated London Scripts, envisaged as a comedy scriptwriters' cooperative, situated above a greengrocers in Shepherd's Bush. Soon it would swell in number, with the likes of Johnny Speight, John Antrobus, Terry Nation, Brad Ashton and Dick Vosburgh coming on board, with the mighty Beryl Vertue acting as sort of de facto agent for them all. Between them they were responsible for much of the comedy coming out of Britain in the late fifties and sixties, including The Goon Show, Hancock's Half Hour, The Army Game, Till Death Us Do Part, Steptoe & Son, Sykes And A..., The Arthur Haynes Show and many more, while Terry Nation wrote for Tony Hancock and then came up with the idea for some pepperpot-shaped Timelord-botherers and never looked back. The story of ALS is too big a topic to condense down to ninety minutes, but Tyler and guest Mike Haskins try their best - Mike was involved in a Radio 4 documentary about ALS some twenty years ago and had access to the likes of Antrobus and Galton & Simpson and has some fascinating tales to share!

In a new mini-strand attempting to find out what Doctor Who writers get up to when they're not writing Doctor Who, we take a look at some of Terry Nation's other work, including episodes of Hancock, Blakes 7 and The Avengers Presented by Dylan Rees, with Jon Arnold and J.R. Southall

We're back doing the mad, crazy thing that we did in November... As we count down, in a Terry Nation style, to the new series of Doctor Who launching, we bring you an episode a day, with each one looking at a different Doctor, and a different adventure, that's probably not the one you were expecting. We're back with the Doctor Who novels, and we kick off with Venusian Lullaby, only the third of the Missing Adventures. We chat with author Paul Leonard.

After our conversation about the original Terry Nation created series from 1975, we obviously had to have another chat about the 2008 version, as reimagined by the creator of Primeval Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Jim Cameron and Dylan Rees

What happens when Terry Nation scribbles the idea for a story on the back of a fag packet, and it is of all people Douglas Adams that thereafter takes up the mantle? Presented by J.R. Southall, with Jon Arnold, Matt Barber, Jim Cameron, Iain Martin and Dylan Rees

Ever wondered what it's like to spend Christmas with a Dalek? Join Dylan and Michael Mills for a festive special where they  find out, as they tackle the Big Finish audio adaptation of the stage show ‘The Curse of the Daleks' originally written by David Whitaker and Terry Nation and adapted for audio by Nick Briggs. Then they look at first ever Doctor Who spin off novel ‘Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space' by J.L Morrissey.  Plus the story 'Ten Fathom Pirates ‘ from the 1967 Doctor Who annual.  And as always the answer the burning questions.Who is smelly Avon? What is Dylan doing with Michale's wife? What is a queer super computer?

As we near the end of the 60th anniversary month, we're turning the clock back to look at one of the most important people involved in the creation of Doctor Who - David Whitaker. The original story editor wrote for the first three Doctors, became the first person other than Terry Nation to create adventures for the Daleks, but is often overlooked for this contribution to the show. We chat with author Simon Guerrier about his new book, from Ten Acre Films, looking at the works of David Whitaker, and Kenny, Dave, John and Steevie discuss their favourite stories which he wrote.

It's time for Servalan to wash that man right out of her short hair but will Travis go quietly? Or will he get all shouty in a courtroom. [You've probably guessed which.] Meanwhile, Blake is down and unsafe on a lively planet with a friendly infestation and Avon is safely up in space, monitoring proceedings with amusement/concern*. [*Delete as applicable] But did Jim and Martin find oneness with the episode or was it all a bit of a trial? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter, on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, on Threads as Mutoidkrynoidpods and on Bluesky as @jimcameron.bsky. Thanks for listening!

It's nearly half a century since Terry Nation's story about the aftermath of a genocidal virus, so how's it looking in 2023? Survivors This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Jim Cameron Dylan Rees

1:03:31 – Continuing the Doctor Who rewatch marathon extravaganza as the BBC learns to stop worrying and love the bug-eyed monsters. Today’s review: The Daleks. SITW 002. Recorded 8/18/23 through 8/23/23. License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Shambles Constant, Falling Cow Productions – more info at onsug.comReleased August […]

  Straight Outta the Federation talks about the Liberator crew and Servalan, racing to the planet Obsidian for a homebase and rumors of Blake Rojj residing on the planet.  On this episode we are joined by Reading_Hix, Paul Hix of the Waiting for Doom and DCOCD Podcast.     Write to us at prydonian.post@gmail.com www.thehuntresspodcast.com You can also reach us on Bluesky @huestone44 X @SoFederation  

As the Get Tae Flux season continues, Ben and Mark pair Doctor Who: Flux with The Daleks' Masterplan. In a slight break with the format, the first half sees the Lash Lads fulfill one of Degsey's best challenges yet. In part 2, Ben and Mark get to work discussing Terry Nation's first six episodes of The Daleks' Masterplan, discussing: the problem with historical companions, the Daleks at their most bastardly, MAAAAVIC CHEN, and much, much more. Support the showFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookBuy us a pint

Listen to Straight Outta the Federation disucss Power Play by Terry Nation, where the band is starting to come back together as they avoid hostile takeovers, body harvesting factories and so much more.  Let's reunite with some old faces while learning new ones.   From the http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ the Irredimible Shag joins in on the discussion!   Write to us at prydonian.post@gmail.com or Twitter @SoFederation www.thehuntresspodcast.com  

  This title was released in May 2023. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 June 2023, and on general sale after this date. In a paved garden outside time, the Doctor is presented with an awful prophecy: the conquest of all time by the Daleks. To prevent this terrible fate, the Time Lords have decided on a radical course — to weaponise time themselves, and destroy the Daleks before they were ever created. And they want the Doctor to carry out this extraordinary task! Soon, he and his companions Sarah and Harry are on the battle-ravaged planet Skaro, where a war has been raging for centuries. The war is now waged by teenagers using the last surviving weapons. Everything is desperate. But the Kaled's chief scientist has a new weapon that he thinks might just change everything… Disc 1: Full cast version of Terry Nation's first draft of episode one of Genesis of the Daleks, with Nicholas Briggs providing the stage directions, plus readings by individual cast members of the storylines for the other episodes. Disc 2: BBC broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed interviews Philip Hinchcliffe.    

Was there any reason to remake Robert Fuest's 1970 France-set thriller (and relocate it to South America) other than because you wanted the names Terry Nation and Brian Clemens in your credits? And was it worth it...? And Soon the Darkness This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Dylan Rees

The Straight Outta the Federation gang are back with series C, where the Liberator maybe perhaps liberated from the crew, Avon has been jettison to the unknown to meet some new friends and unlikely bedfellows.  Please join us in the discussion as we talk Terry Nation's Aftermath.  Write to us at Prydonian.post@gmail.com www.thehuntresspodcast.com Twitter @sofederation www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork

Nick and Benji present… The Chat - Murray Melvin Celebration… Good Review Guide: Doctor Who: Mind of the Hodiac… Behind-the-scenes and Drama Tease: Survivors - New Dawn 3 - The Turning… Preview: Iris Wildthyme and the Polythene Terror.

Nick and Benji present… The Chat - XL5 and 8th March art winners… Good Review Guide: Space: 1999 Earthbound… Behind-the-scenes: Blake's 7 Origins… Also Available and Drama Tease: Fireball XL5 - Cloud of a Billion Lights.

This episode, the Watchers have all been replaced by doppelgangers as we tackle The Android Invasion! With a script written by everyone's favourite hack, Terry Nation, it's a chance for everyone to play one of the most fun games around – Terry Nation Bingo! We also say goodbye to a much-loved character, as well as to another one that's loved by everyone except Julie. You can't win ‘em all!   Along the way, Reilly can't help but think of the Conspiracies episode of Community, Anthony gets frustrated over Barry Letts' overuse of CSO (yes, again), Julie draws unfortunate parallels with The Dominators, and Don thinks he found a reference to Tom Lehrer. The entire team tries to figure out a way to make the whole thing with Crayford's missing-but-not-missing eye work.   If you would like to watch along with us, this entire season is available for streaming at both Britbox US (https://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (https://www.britbox.co.uk). For those who prefer to watch using physical media, this one can be bought on DVD as a standalone release from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3ZrQwjY) or as part of the UNIT Files box set from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3IOMNY4).   Other media mentioned in this episode: The Avengers – Complete Collection (TV show) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3B828eR | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3B0ChoS) Space: 1999: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pbTv08 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3p7W43u) Blackadder: The Ultimate Edition (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30sMUnN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BU2WoN) Men in Black (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3PP6lMk | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vr3VeP) The League of Gentlemen: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3wT1WxW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3rhSra3) The Prisoner (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3vcfd4A | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Snqy3i) The Six Million Dollar Man: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3XrNQRJ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3QBQJwU) Community – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2ZczFaG | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3C1UTpM) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G6YCoH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3m0qOSc) Tom Lehrer – We'll All Go Together When We Go (YouTube: https://youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs)   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 subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Another season down, and so it's time for us to look back on the entirety of Season 12 in our now-customary end-of-season retrospective! Once again, we examine the season through our usual blend of awards, a recap of our scores and metrics, and questions from some of our friends from social media.   Along the way, Reilly and Julie clash over whether or not the Scientific Reform Society make for good villains, Anthony continues to express amazement at Terry Nation writing a stone-cold classic, and Don questions how fully formed Harry is as a character. The entire team are united in their opinion of the true star of the season (and yes, it's exactly who you think).   If you would like to watch along with us, this entire season is available for streaming at both Britbox US (https://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (https://www.britbox.co.uk). The entirety of Season 12 can also be found in a lovely Blu Ray boxset from both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3RWV2md) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3d5ZO1N).   Other media mentioned in this episode: The Naked Gun Trilogy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Om80cD | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Ok2qaq) Futurama – Seasons 1-8 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jfbkaQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aQeMUL) Moonbase 3 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3xdCVRm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Mm13Fv) Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2VNSNKA | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/37JfHoE)   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 subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.