Radio presenter, graphic designer, bridge player, amateur astronomer, pianist, Doctor Who tragic. https://xitter.cf/t.co/DBRxovDkYP
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Strap in everyone for one of our best @FTEpodcast /500YD eps (imho) as we discuss one of the greatest stories of all time which through repeats and a certain LP version defined the series for a generation. Coincidence? I think not!
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For those following 500 Year Diary @FTEpodcast (or even if you aren’t) I invite you to enjoy the second mix of We Love Terry Nation. Our loving and tongue in cheek tribute to The Great Man. #TerryNation #Daleks #DoctorWho
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This week we hit Death to the Daleks. It’s amazing what you can do bombs in Doctor Who. Listen below! (And listen to the VERY END!)
It’s Who at its most typical, as a stranded space expedition is so beset by natives and Daleks that it fills 4 episodes with daring sacrifices and human escapes until the generically mandatory explosion comes along to set everything to rights.
#DoctorWho
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ALT In a dull space corridor inside the Exxilon temple, the Doctor puts out his hand to stop his diminutive alien friend Bellal from stepping on the 500 Year Diary Logo that is emblazoned on the floor in front of them.
Our journey through Terry Nation’s Doctor Who oeuvre continues with Planet of the Daleks. I have mixed views of this story. Much to recommend but also doesn’t meet the potential it has. Hear the longer version below!
This week, Terry Nation tries to reclaim the glory days when Dalek stories took place on a more modest scale — full of incident and action sequences, but shot in a studio that had once hosted episodes of Morecambe and Wise.
#DoctorWho #PlanetOfTheDaleks
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ALT The striking gold figure of the Dalek Supreme, whose glowing red eye suggests that he had a bit of a big night last night.
I thoroughly endorse the views expressed in this episode, and I encourage you to listen to the very VERY end. Yes, even after the tag.
This week, a picaresque and shoddily made romp through time and space, with Daleks, followed by a devastating emotional farewell.
#TheChase #DoctorWho
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ALT A tight closeup of Ian and Barbara, smiling, their cheeks pressed together, happy to be back in London again.
I don’t feel it’s an overstatement to say we wouldn’t have heard of Dr Who were it not for this incredible story which created the template so soon. Without it, the program would likely have been a short lived footnote of 1960s British television. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…
The sublime @eddieizzard on creating a one person Hamlet. 🎧 Hear the whole interview at bit.ly/InCon239 and 🎭 don’t miss Suzy Eddie Izzard in Hamlet @SydOperaHouse
Still floating on air from spending an hour with @eddieizzard on #InConversation. We spoke about her extraordinary one-person Hamlet, stand-up, acting, politics, coming out as trans, and a career built on persistence, reinvention and wit. This is one to listen to! Links below.
Sir Donald Runnicles joined me on In Conversation - from Tchaikovsky and Wagner to the art of conducting (and flying planes to unwind). A fascinating hour with one of the greats. 🎶catch him this week conducting @sydsymph
From the Northern Beaches to the Vienna State Opera and beyond – Margaret Plummer on Hansel, green lights, fearless leaps and life on the world’s great stages. Don’t miss her in @OperaAustralia Hänsel & Gretel. 🎧 listen at bit.ly/InCon224a
Spent an hour with Caroline O’Connor @cazoconnor talking Sondheim, Broadway, ballet, Baz Luhrmann & singing to the dog in the ‘good’ lounge room. Funny, fearless, and gloriously honest.
🎧 bit.ly/InCon223
🎭 catch her in Sondheim’s Putting it Together at Foundry Theatre
A story which is key in my development as a totally obsessive fanboy… and it shows in our discussion! It made me the man I am today!
Well, our show has just turned twenty, and so it's time for everyone alive and available to celebrate by reporting to the BBC Television Centre. But only one man can give them all exactly the right things to say and do — Terrance Dicks.
#DoctorWho
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ALT The first three Doctors are gathered around a polystyrene plinth covered with haphazardly deployed mathematical symbols. They are deep in thought. Behind them we can see the Brigadier, Sarah and Tegan.
Love this story and loved discussing it. So much class, so little time!
This week, on a planet where evil carnivorous overlords oppress and prey on a helpless populace, we decide to watch and discuss State of Decay.
#DoctorWho
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ALT The Three Who Rule: Camilla, Aukon and Zargo, regal figures in dark red medieval garb standing in a richly decorated red room. Aukon stares ahead, his jaw clenched. Camilla and Zargo stand behind him, baring their teeth.
Mark Kilmurry and I chatted about everything from Dial M for Murder to new Australian writing, onstage mishaps, and the art of running @ensemblesydney. A generous, funny, deeply thoughtful guest. 🎭
🎧 Apple: bit.ly/InCon218a or Spotify: bit.ly/InCon218s
I’ve known Brett Weymark for 20+ years — still funny, thoughtful & just a little cheeky. In this week’s In Conversation, he shares his journey from school singalongs to the Opera House stage.
🎧 bit.ly/InCon205 | 🎵 A Child of Our Time, Sep 13 @SydOperaHouse @sydphil
Toby Schmitz @fallofasparrow adding some lovely colour to his nostalgic reminiscences of working on Broadway. 🎧 Hear our whole chat at bit.ly/InCon200s and don’t miss him @BelvoirSt for Grief is the Thing with Feathers 🎭