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Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 86.2 - Spyfall 2Here we go folks - a crashing plane, World War II, Ada Lovelace with a machine gun. Lovely Joe Ford encourages host Toby Hadoke to stop worrying and learn to love the Chibnall era ... and Toby tries very hard. How he does ansd if he succeeds... well, that is up to you :) There's certainly plenty to talk and think about though: especially when some of Joe's favourite things are your host's least favourite. Is it all gonna kick off, or will they just stop it all to sit down and talk through their problems?
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2025-01-101h 46Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - Planet of the SpidersAnd so it's the end of an era, but there are some greatest hits to fit in first. But will any of these greatest hits become greatest bits for your host Toby Hadoke and his special guest, Hollyoaks star Annie Wallace. Spiders! Chases! Buddhism! One thing is crystal clear, this is a story which provokes a lot of conversation, but can Toby be positive about a story he has previously found difficult to love ... will he emerge a new man by the end?
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Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 83.7 - The Ambassadors of Death 7For August and September Toby Hadoke's Time Travels will be released once a week. The twice weekly releases will resume in October. Thanks for your patience.
Here we go chums. What a rewarding experience this has been. But can The Ambassdors of Death contnue to surprise, and to break the mould, and have host Toby pull off a rare victory? Or will the ending be a damp squib? Well, for one last time Toby and special guest Mark Wright delve into this most undersung of Who classics - and loving it to (ker-pow) DEATH is, of course, t...
2024-09-131h 19Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 83.6 - The Ambassadors of Death 6The fortnightly releases of Toby Hadoke's Time Travels will recommence in October. Thanks for indulging the current battery recharge which is well needed x
The Third Doctor's first trip into space (eat that Colony!) enables us to see the faces behind the masks and the ... whatever it is behind the Venetian (or maybe Martian) blinds. We have something gassy in decontamination and the cloning of Max Faulkner: it's all happening in a story that the deinzens of Patreon are havbing a ball watching along with (se we hope you are too). And remember - it's pretty close...
2024-09-0650 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 83.5 - The Ambassadors of Death 5Toby Hadoke's Time Travels will be weekly during August and September- the twice weekly releases will return in October.
So, the story steps up a pace: beginnning, as it does, with the death of another major character and having Liz held hostage and the Doctor jetting off into space. Will his journey be as wayward as the story itself is often written off as being, or will it hit the target? And with Toby and illustrious guest Mark Wright neck and neck, surely your host can't screw this up? Can he?
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2024-08-3051 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 83.2 - The Ambassadors of Death 2There is much to love about this story, but the majority of fandom has never quite got to grips with it. This episode might help to explain why - it's a tricky one to watch because of the diffciulties restoring the pictures, and there are a couple of elements which sit awkwardly amonst the show's canon (the vanishing of the tape, Bessie's forcefield). But there's also a fantastic hi-jacking, a compelling story and exemplary cast. Will guest Mark Wright and host Toby Hadoke be on the same wavelength? Or are they secretly plotting against each other?
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2024-08-091h 00Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 82.1 - The Stones of Blood 1The 100th Doctor Who story - maybe we should have held out and had it as the 100th Happy Times and Places! Gah - there's always clarity after the event! Anyway, this has been one that has never quite done it for yoiur host, Toby Hadoke: and he is open about this at the start... but of course, the whole point of the podcast is to get a special guest (in this case presenter and beefcake Stephen Cranford) to be so enthusiastic that Toby can't help but feel the love. So draw your curtains, summon your raven and prepare...
2024-07-0151 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsIndefinable Magic Bite Size 1 - Mewling and Puking (after Space Babies)Welcome back.
Toby Hadoke's Time Travels has been on holiday. Thanks for bearing with its much needed rest and recuperation.
But now... it has returned with something brand new. Indefinable Magic, whimsical essays based on some aspect of the show, has decided to turn its attention to the new Doctor Who episodes as they are broadcast. There will be so many podcasts doing brillinat work reviewing and reacting to the new episodes, so we thought we'd do something a little different. Your host Toby Hadoke has reacted to his first viewing and written down his...
2024-05-1727 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 79.1 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 1To tie in with the release of Andrew Cartmel's latest novel - released on March 19th in the UK and April 9th in the US (by Titan Books) - he's gusting on this edition to respond to host Toby Hadoke and guest Connor J Adkins' reactions to The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.
This one has always been something of a favourite of Toby's so it's a bit of a love-in. In fact, there is too much to choose from - the direction, the music, the location and various cast members would all be shoe-ins on a...
2024-04-221h 05Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 78.4 - The Celestial Toymaker 4The Celestial Toymaker puts guest Kieran Highman and host Toby Hadoke to the Final Test: which is episode four of this story which - and the podcast has been very honest with you about this - Toby has tended to find a bit of a struggle. But with Kieran as a plaything, will he realise that the toybox is actually full of joy?
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2024-04-1953 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 77.1 - Sleep No MoreHost Toby Hadoke keep putting off the more recent stories becasue they intimidate him: he hasn;t watched then several dozen times like he has the Classic Series. However - he has bitten the bullet and stayed awake through the whole of this Capaldi standalone instalment... one that has a number of unique features. It's generally considered a bit of a snoozefest though, so can writer and magazine editor Graham Kibble-White convince you (and Toby) that it's the story of our dreams?
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2024-04-011h 32Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 76.5 - The Green Death 5So, in this edition we have a scene that your host Toby Hadoke always forgets; a mixture of prodcution styles (often within the same scene); and a replacement actor. Oh many and varied are the joys of being a Doctor Who fan and watching something over and over again. But what could possibly be isloated as the best thing about this instalment? It definitely won't be the CSO hill the Brigadier and Benton are on, even thought they are backed up by a couple of very familiar faces (well, to the likes of Toby anyway).
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2024-03-181h 03Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 75.4 - The Curse of Fenric 4The Ancient One Rises from the depths... in other words, host Toby Hadoke has just got out of bed. It means something more in this edition of Happy Times and Places though and the love-in continues and concludes. It's a shame that Allan Lear and Toby can't choose TEN favourite things! And script editor Andrew Cartmel is back for more insight and illumination. Let the chains of Fenric shatter!!!
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2024-02-2659 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 73.1 - The Time of AngelsOK, out of host Toby Hadoke's comfort zone again - here we are with some of the first ever Matt Smith stuff to be recorded. Oh yes, Toby remembers when Mr Smith was new - seems like yesterday! Joe Lewallen, a friend from across the Pond (not Amy), is a fabulous and fascinating guest, and instead of plugging something for you to purchase, he has asked to link to a very good cause, which we are more than happy to do:
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2024-01-151h 30Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 71.1 - The Gunfighters 1With rings on their fingers, and bells on their toes,
Toby and Martin watch to see how The Gunfighters goes,
So come all you listeners, it can't be too late,
To celebrate a story that the fans seem to hate!
Host Toby Hadoke has always had a thing about the underdog, so The Gunfighters was always going to be a story that gave him plenty to talk about. He never dreamed, however, that it would be the story of choice of someone with a personal stake in it. The screenwriting son...
2023-12-041h 11Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 70.1 - The Woman Who Fell To EarthWell, let's celebrate the 60th Anniversary month with Jodie Whittaker's first ever episode of Doctor Who. it seems like only yesterday to your ancient host, Toby hadoke, but as we know: time flies. Thomas Guerrier is the special guest, intrducing his five favourite things about the start of a whole new era. Will Toby agree, or will it all come crashing down?
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2023-11-172h 09Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 68.3 - Meglos 3This instalment of Doctro Who contains some very memorable few scenes for hiost Toby hadoke who distinctly remember watching this episode going out. Some moments from it are seared into his brain. But will they remain his favourite moments? Or has time been unkind? Those childhood memories certainly won't be his guest Frazer Gregory's best bits unless he watched this, for the first time, in Toby's head. Which is unlikely. But then, so is a giant walking cactus man and a planet of murderous tulips...
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2023-10-3053 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 66.1 - Remembrance of the Daleks 1Charles Norton, who has been the producer on a number of the acclaimed animations on the Doctor Who DVD and Blu-ray range, has chosen this milestone story from Doctor Who's 25th anniversary season. This has it all: explosions, cool exterminations, nostalgia, and misspelling. So why was young Toby hadoke so cross with it? And surely now they're all grown up Charles and Toby can put aside any differences of opinion and exterminate any discord?
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2023-09-251h 01Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 63.4 - The Caves of Androzani 4So goodbye Doctor Five - it's been fun. Though there's not a lot of actual fun to be had in this story, because it's pretty grim. And yet, of course, brilliant. One of the acknowledged classics of Doctor Who. So will your guest Erica Lear and your host Toby Hadoke choose the same things as their favourites from the episode and the story as a whole? Well, unless Erica has regenerated recently it's unlikely, because her's is bound to be something to do with Peter Davison being sexy, and that tends not to be the sort of thing that...
2023-08-251h 06Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 63.2 -The Caves of Androzani 2Is there anything more to be said about this classic? Host Toby Hadoke sometimes worries that with the more established stories he's just saying out loud what everyone else has thought forever - but hey-ho. There's much to love in this episode which is grim, funny, and extremely well made. But will Erica Lear choose the same thing as Toby, or is he looking for a very fancy needle in an absolutely gorgeous haystack?
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2023-08-1848 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 61.3 - The Visitation 3"Now is the time to say goodbye. Now is the time to yield a sigh. Till we meet again... in the TV movie and the New Series." Your host Toby Hadoke can't tell you how upsetting a certain event in this episode was - oh, actually, he can tell you, and he does so at length. Will the sonic screwdriver's demise resonate (like concrete?) with special guest Richard James or will he and Toby argue like the Doctor and the Terileptil? Tune in and find out everything you need to know ... except the names of any of the inhabitants...
2023-07-2447 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 57.1 - The Haunting of Villa DiodatiWell this is a first! The only Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall adventure to thus far be given the Happy Times... treatment, and it's one set in a haunted house at the birth of a literary classic. Host Toby Hadoke is nervous about this: not as familiar with the newer stuff as he is with the old, and not always the most comfortable traveller on the Chibnall express. But guest Steven Schapansky (contender for the title of THE Doctor Who podcaster, so prolific and high quality is his output) is a good guy and he's bound to make the journey...
2023-05-011h 29Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 55.6 - Marco Polo 6The travellers meet Mighty Kublai Khan and so there are scenes of two very old men bonding over shared interests. In unrelated news, Toby Hadoke and J Jeremy Bentham pour over the treasures to be played for in this episode of Doctor Who, which are probably enough to sustain the population of Burma for a whole year...!
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2023-03-2054 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 55.1 - Marco Polo 1Gosh, Time Travellers of the Toby Hadoke Kind will have a Polo overload right now, as it's currently the subject of both HappY times and Places and Too Much Information. That's a pure coincidence, but frankly, you can't have too much of this epic tale. Actually, it would be nice to have some of it, any of it, to see, because ... 7 episodes. All missing. Yikes. Fortunately, the special guest is a veteran fan who was there at the time. He's also an extremely erudite and learned man - the one and only J Jeremy Bentham, author of the seminal...
2023-03-0354 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 54.6 - The Seeds of Doom 6Well, you host Toby Hadoke has thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this story : always a favourite and age has not withered it. The difficulty here is restricting the favourite things to one per episode, and even with the bonus this week some key contributors still miss out. If this is your first time experiencing this story, then both Toby and special guest Chris Chapman (Blu-ray documentary director) are green with envy.
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2023-02-2058 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - Pyramids of MarsDoctor Who researcher extraordinaire Richard Bignell is the guest for this trawl through the many merits if an acknowledged Doctor Who classic. But will he and host Toby Hadoke be acknowledging the same bits when choosing their favourites? There's definitely an embarrassment of riches to be uncovered in this very positive edition of Toby Hadoke's Time Travels.
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2023-01-062h 37Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 49.5 - The Sea Devils 5The one instalment of this story is easy to overlook - because it's between the prison stuff and the final battle. There is loads to enjoy here though, including Sea Devil deaths, Sea Devil cloaks and Sea Devil eyes. And a guest star with lots of interesting stories to tell... if only host Toby Hadoke would stop interrupting himself. What will Steve Hatcher choose as his favourite thing, and can he and Toby get through the episode without wanting a full English breakfast...?
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2022-12-1949 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 48.1 - The Dominators 1Well, even our guest admits that this isn't even one of his favourite stories, so host Toby Hadoke might well have out work cut out singing the praises of this Troughton story everyone seems to try to forget about. Said guest, by the way, is only the writer of Full Circle, Andrew Smith! He's canon! So he has set Toby the challenge of accentuating the positives of The Dominators and who is he to refuse? Command accepted!
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2022-11-1449 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 46.3 - Survival 3And so it ends... the very last episode of Doctor Who to be broadcast during its original run. And it might all be host Toby Hadoke's fault. Ben Cook is far too young, as he proves when he ages himself in this podcast - but that is nothing, Toby recently worked with someone who was born the day after this episode was shown - and that person now has children and a house and everything. What!?!. Anyway, let's watch to see if the show goes out with a bang - and will Ben and Toby agree, or will they...
2022-11-0749 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 46.2 - Survival 2The last episode you host, Toby Hadoke, saw go out live - for reasons that will be explained. Who is on the Cheetah People's menu and how many of them have been Toby's neighbours? And why is Anthony Ainley smiling like the cat who has got the cream? Will special guest Ben Cook get in a flap about Survival, or will he and Toby agree on this story's best points?
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2022-11-0444 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsIndefinable Magic 19 - From Boy to FanToby Hadoke can trace the moment he went from being a normal human being who liked Doctor Who, (you know, watching it on TV, reading the stories, enjoying it) to becoming a fan (you know, finding out about behind-the-scenes facts, learning the history, being unnecessarily angry with it). It was when he received a certain book, a gateway to unimaginable riches. The book was Peter Haining's Doctor Who - A Celebration, and it led him on a journey of discovery, of joy ... and eventually ... of disappointment. Will I ever learn to recapture that innocent love again? Have a listen...
2022-10-241h 11Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 39.4 - The Curse of Peladon 4Princess Josephine receives a right royal proposal in the final episode of The Curse of the Peladons.
That might be an in-joke just for your host. But Toby Hadoke won't choose Australian continuity announcements as his favourite thing as events in court come to a bloody climax. Bona fide proper TV Doctor Who writer Paul Cornell has two goes at choosing something and he only has to pick one of the same things as Toby and ... Toby will be the winner!!!! Could he achieve a rare victory? Or is he cursed?
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2022-08-1944 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 39.1 - The Curse of Peladon 1Well now, yer actual special guest this week is not only one of yer actual Doctor Who writers. Paul Cornell has been responsible for some pretty damned good Who himself so it's a joy to have him on board. The story he has chosen isn't really regarded as a classic or a clanger - it's meat and potatoes Doctor Who. Any yet... as we will discover, there's a reason that a lot of people like having meat and potatoes at every meal time. But the thing is, will Paul and host Toby Hadoke choose the same jersey royals at...
2022-08-0843 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 38.9 - The Daleks’ Masterplan 9It's off to Egypt we go, and the Daleks have a pyramid scheme with which to ensnare the Doctor. And there's more Monk-y business too, with Peter Butterworth on fine form. What will guest Ian K McLachlan - one of the very first Doctor Who fans to chronicle the series and write to its stars - choose as his favourite thing about this sun drenched episode? And will Toby Hadoke - a Johnny Come Lately to the Whoniverse compared to Ian - agree with his illustrious guest's choice?
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2022-07-2243 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 38.7 - The Daleks’ Masterplan 7And a Happy Time and Place to all of you at home. Here is Doctor Who's first Christmas special. In July. Which shows just how organised this particular series of podcasts is. Will host Toby Hadoke and guest Ian McLachlan (who gives some great insight to this episode's ONLY actually broadcast) agree on what (if anything!) there is to like about this episode.
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2022-07-1848 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsIndefinable Magic 17 - Sardonic Perhaps But Not Cynical...The history of alcohol in Doctor Who is browsed over by host Toby Hadoke, who provides some personal insight via his complex relationship with the demon drink. Although, like all of these podcast, the tone is lighthearted, there are some serious issues discussed herein so please consider this a trigger warning.
If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast then do reach out to your GP, to Alcoholic Anonymous, the Samaritans or other support groups.
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2022-07-1556 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 38.4 - The Daleks’ Masterplan 4Host Toby Hadoke actually forgets the title of this episode in his introduction but when he does remember it boy does it come in helpful - as it's a title which could apply to several different people depending on your outlook. It is also special guest Ian K McLachlan's favourite episode of Doctor Who EVER : and he has seem them all except for Marco Polo episode 7. So no pressure then. He obviously likes death, as there's a lot of that here: and quite shocking it is too. So sit back , relax and press play but, no ... not that button...!
2022-07-0438 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy times and Places 38.2 - The Daleks’ Masterplan 2Oooh, this episode exists! Hooray. Host Toby Hadoke remembers when it didn't, so it still all seems a bit new to him. And what a gorgeous episode it is, with its superb aliens and its even more superb human villain, Mavis Chen. Make sure you've worked out your special hand movements as Toby sits down with long term fan Ian McLachlan and see if there's a bigger candidate for Silliest Sod in the Universe than stroppy alien Zephon, marvel and the odd delivery of Katarina, and fall in love with Nicholas Courtney all over again.
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2022-06-2934 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 38.1 - The Daleks’ Masterplan 1Strap yourselves in - it's the start of an epic, largely missing Doctor Who story. We have 12 instalments of this, and being perfectly honest with you, host Toby Hadoke was worried this would be a bit of a chore. Yet thanks to the events of this mammoth tale, and the brilliant perspective provided by guest Ian K McLachlan, one of the fans who was there at the very beginning, this has proved to be one of the most popular commentaries in the series if feedback from patrons is anything to go by.
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2022-06-2745 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - InfernoWell this is an epic. Strap on your eyepatches as Doctor Who TV movie actor Jeremy Radick chooses, from an alternative universe, his favourite things about this classic tale. How close will he and host Toby Hadoke be in their choices - will they run parallel? Or will the whole thing turn out to be one massive bore?
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2022-06-244h 02Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsIndefinable Magic 16 - You’ve Maddened It...We can be an angry bunch, we Doctor Who fans. What is it about the unifying joy of a silly old show about fun and adventure that can cause so many scarlet faces and unpleasant outbursts? It seems odd that a show about a benign and kindly alien can cause such vitriol amongst its admirers. or is that seething anger within us all, and the programme just a healthy outlet for it. Host Toby Hadoke proffers some opinions - but don't be cross if they're not the same as yours!
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2022-06-2057 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 37.4 - The Macra Terror 4Your host Toby Hadoke is very tired on this one, so he barely has the energy for a Highland fling. Hopefully he makes up for his lack of energy in the post-commentary coda. And fortunately, brilliant guest Michael Dennis (who wrote for Mark Gatiss' excellent Queers anthology of monologues) is on hand to be far more interesting, eloquent and, well, awake than Toby is. Hopefully those of you less familiar with this story come away with a newfound appreciation for it after this. And that one of you has it in your attic.
2022-06-1752 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 35.1 - MidnightYour host Toby Hadoke has been in a Russell T Davies mood recently so rushed this one forward in the schedules. And he hasn't regretted it. Special guest Tom Neenan is a hugely accomplished writer (The Mash Report) and performer (Radio 4's The Haunting) and so it is an utter delight to have him abroad the carriage to accompany us on the journey through Midnight. Sometimes it can be tricky remaining positive throughout a whole episode of Doctor Who. This isn't one of those times. And we have a bonus contribution from Toby's friend Chris Dunford-Kelk too and so...
2022-05-231h 34Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 34.4 - Terminus 4And so we get to the final episode of Terminus, which means only one thing .... that Laurence Clark and host Toby Hadoke have to choose two favourite things this time. So it doesn't mean one thing then... I means two. It's been a funny old trip but it's fascinating to re-explore one of Doctor Who's less discussed stories. But if you, in the course of your quest, choose the same thing as Laurence does for his bonus then we will be so surprised that we'll give you a million pounds*.
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2022-05-2045 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 34.3 - Terminus 3The only episode of this story your host Toby Hadoke got to see when it first went out, for reasons he will probably explain at enormous length. So does it have a special place in his heart? It certainly does - but robbed of that context what will podcast guest Laurence Clark and Toby highlight as the best thing on offer here? Is it the jokes, the pace, the action....? Um, no. But there's bound to be something, isn't there? Isn't there?
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2022-05-1637 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 34.2 - Terminus 2Comedian, writer and disability campaigner Laurence Clark has chosen a much maligned Doctor Who story - is there much fun to be had amongst the ill and the grumpy? Of course there is - there's a fat dog man, Jarvick from Blake's 7 and some kinky boots. But will any of these things make it to his favourites list, or to that of your host Toby Hadoke?
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2022-05-1342 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 34.1 - Terminus 1This will surprise a few people. Someone chose Terminus? Yep, comedian Laurence Clark has fond memories of this story, for reasons he will explain in the episode. Unfortunately his memories aren't of watching the episodes go out, so he has a slightly different perspective from the rest of us. As for host Toby Hadoke - he's always had a soft spot for this story, but isn't sure if he actually likes it. So let's see what happens eh?
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2022-05-0942 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 33.3 - The Two Doctors 3You are expected to consume everything on the menu this time around, but will you be able to stomach the increasingly mangled Sontaran, the descent to savagery of Chessene and the very tonally askew murder of Oscar Botcherby? Not to everyone's taste perhaps, but will guest Matt Hayden and host Toby Hadoke be eating off the same plate?
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2022-05-021h 02Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - The Impossible Planet/The Satan PitThere can't be a more charming and enthusiastic advocate for one of the scariest slices of Doctor Who. Podcaster and radio type Nick Randall goes full of to celebrate this devilish tale, but will host Toby Hadoke be able to guess (Old?) Nick's favourite things?
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2022-04-292h 24Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - The War MachinesAll four episodes of The War, The War Mach, The War Machines in one go, as Twitter funster extraordinaire Pip Madeley puts host Toby Hadoke through his paces trying to identify the best things about the last fully surviving William Hartnell story. Will the pair agree on what aspect of Doctor Who is required to transport you to your Happy Times and Places? Or should we just never mention it again?
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2022-04-222h 14Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 33.1 - The Two Doctors 1A rare sighting for Colin Baker in Happy Times and Places. Our guest Matt Hayden is a very good friend of your host, Toby Hadoke. Unlike Toby, Matt is from the real world (he's not a Doctor Who fan but he knows his William Hartnell from his Richard Hurndell) and he gives this controversial story the once over. This is hated in some quarters but as Happy Times snd Places seeks to accentuate the positive, Toby will, ahem, operate the defence...
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2022-04-181h 01Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time Travels(Far) Too Much Information Bonus - Class of 63 RevisitedYou may remember that last November's special release was from this strand, (Far) Too Much Information, normally reserved for patrons. The job of tracking down all of the Coal Hill Schoolchildren from the very first episode was one that deserved a wider audience and so out it came. However, by November host Toby Hadoke still hadn't traced one of those history-making teenagers... and that one was a niggle. Well, she's a niggle no more, and so here is a re-edited and updated version of the first release which finally reveals what became of The Lonely Blonde. If you don't...
2022-04-1545 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsToo Much Information 2.5 - The ExpeditionOur voyage through Doctor Who, episode-by-episode, continues. We have an advantage with The Expedition as there is quite a lot of paperwork specific to it that has survived. So it's a pretty deep dive - and there's also a few quotes from a now sadly departed actor, plus an illustration that some roads of research lead only to dead ends. So take a trip with Toby Hadoke to the Lake of Mutations - even though he can't guarantee that you will all get out alive...!
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2022-04-081h 08Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 32.7 - Inferno 7So, Inferno comes to an end, but will it also be the end for special guest Jeremy Radick? We only have 25 minutes to save the world... of Doctor Who podcasts from going to the dogs. Are they dogs? Werewolves? Or unhygienic members of ZZ Top? Host Toby Hadoke is on hand with the answers... or has that hand accidentally touched some green slime...?
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2022-04-0444 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 32.6 - Inferno 6Probably the most high stakes episode of Doctor Who of all time. It's the end of the world as we know it. But it's not The End of the World - that's a Christopher Eccleston episode and we've already done that. Things aren't looking good for the Inferno project, but they're looking even worse for our guest Jeremy Radick. Can Toby Hadoke cross over to save him, all will they both be dead by the episode's end?
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2022-04-0137 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 32.5 - Inferno 5Benton has gone to the dogs, Sir Keith's life is a car crash, and everyone is living an alternative lifestyle. But that's nothing compared to what is going on at the house of our special guest, Jeremy Radick from The TV Movie. This podcast is on fire! Sadly, so is the world. Host Toby Hadoke is on hand with a bucket of water, but can he guess what Jeremy's favourite thing about the episode is?
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2022-03-2836 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 32.4 - Inferno 4It's one of those ones where it's going to be difficult to choose a favourite thing. There's an obvious one - but should one go for the obvious choice or is there a need for gamesmanship? And what has happened to Jeremy Radick? Host Toby Hadoke turned around and suddenly he was wearing an eyepatch. Can they come up with a commentary between them that is penetrating? Let's hope so...
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2022-03-2536 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 32.2 - Inferno 2The drilling is going at an alarming pace and things are getting out of hand as The TV Movie's Jeremy Radick and host Toby Hadoke get to grips with what is hot about Inferno. Can they agree on what is best or will they need to nip over to a parallel universe in order to get the opinions of their fascistic other selves??
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2022-03-1835 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 32.1 - Inferno 1Our special guest this time around is an alumnus of Doctor Who! And he's a fan as well. Having been given a bit of advice by the 8th Doctor this fellow has gone from strength to strength, but who knows what would have happened had he not heeded the Time Lord's instructions. Well, that's an alternative future that doesn't bear thinking about, so it is appropriate that special guest Jeremy Radick (Gareth from The TV Movie) has chosen this particular adventure. Will he and host Toby Hadoke agree on Inferno;'s best qualities? Well one thing's for sure, the...
2022-03-1437 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - Warriors of the DeepBig Finish and DWM scribe Jonny Morris has chosen and oft derided slice of Doctor Who that your host, Toby Hadoke, just happens to have a great big soft spot for. Will their tastes merge, or will the whole thing collapse under the weight of a great big sponge door? But remember, the aim here is to accentuate the positive, whether there should have been another way or not.
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2022-03-112h 05Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 31.2 - The Satan PitA contributor with gusto - podcast, presenter and journalist Nick Randall - certainly makes for a colourful advocate for this thoughtful episode that gets more philosophical than the horrors of the previous instalment might have led us to believe. So will both Nick and host Toby Hadoke be of the same view, or is one of them worshipping at the altar of the Church of the Tin Vagabond whilst the other one is praying to Pash Pash?
And more importantly, will Sylvia/Sheila survive?
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2022-03-071h 18Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - The Time MonsterAlex Moore, prolific Doctor Who You Tube interviewer and someone who has worked on loads of major TV and film productions (including Doctor Who itself!) has chosen a story not many people say nice things about: The Time Monster. Can he possibly choose six good things about it, and if he can, can your host Toby Hadoke choose the same ones? Or will they both end up making TOMTITs of themselves?
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Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsToo Much Information 2.4 - The AmbushTime for a deep dive into episode four of the first Dalek story. This podcast uncovers an interesting and previously unremarked upon fact/observation about an aspect of the episode caused by the knock on of the re-recording of the adventure's first episode. Your host Toby Hadoke also tells the story of one of the guest cast who was once described as Britain's Best Dressed Actor, and it gives a timeline to the development and eventual realisation of this, the first episode in which we see the Daleks take a life.
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2022-02-1458 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 30.6 - The Seeds of Death 6For fans of a certain age (like your host Toby Hadoke, so that is certain as in "certainly getting on a bit") it is so hard to be objective about this story, so familiar is it from the VHS in all its unrestored, vacillating quality glory. But there has been plenty to enjoy, even though guest Jaye Butler Moore has outplayed Toby at nearly every turn. But there's still time some some plinky plonky music, some hissing aliens, and the sound of the story grinding to a halt. Your plucky duo have to come up with two things this...
2022-02-1142 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 30.1 - The Seeds of Death 1Ubiquitous for fans of a certain age - the first Troughton story released on VHS and so pored over so much that every line, every camera move, every Ice Warrior's tummy rumble still exists somewhere imprinted in the synapses of the young collectors of yesteryear. Of which your host Toby Hadoke is one, and so his guest Jaye Butler Moore will choose many things that chime with Toby's choices - but will they all chime at the same time? This is the second Happy times and Places story in a row to be directed by Michael Ferguson. A coincidence...
2022-01-2435 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 29.2 - The War Machines 2So this is the one in which he gets called "Doctor Who" a lot! Will that be Pip Madeley's favourite thing. Or your host, Toby Hadoke's? Or are they far too sensible for that? When Toby was a youngster this was the only episode of The War Machines in existence - oh how fans used to dream of having the full story. You lot don't know you're born!
2022-01-1433 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 28.4 - Warriors of the Deep 4Everybody (well nearly everybody) dies! Oh it's a grim place to spend your time is Seabase 4, but there's fun to be had trying to spot Tarpok (who since this was recorded has popped up in Village of the Angels!) and mining this often unloved story for lots of positives. Whether there should have been another way or not, there's still plenty for host Toby Hadoke to talk about, especially with advocate extraordinaire Jonathan Morris.
Since this episode was recorded Toby's old chum, Vincent "Tarpok" Brimble popped up in Village of the Angels which is very exciting indeed!
2022-01-0335 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places BONUS - Twice Upon A TimeAnother festive treat for you all, recorded terrifyingly close to release, as Christmas comes again just as its afterglow threatens to vanish. This time, the young guest offers a Christmas past as your Christmas present, and brings with him hope of Christmas future - at 15 Joe is the youngest guest the podcast has ever had, and brings an insight rare for this type of thing. But bear in mind, he's a 15 year old whose Top Ten of Who has Davison, Troughton and Colin Baker stories in it : as well as this, the last episode of the Capaldi/Moffat area...
2021-12-311h 41Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 27.5 - The Time Monster 5This is the episode that famously scuppered Dalek writer Rob Shearman on the positive literary odyssey through Who that he wrote with your host Toby Hadoke, Running Through Corridors. The Time Monster episode 5 takes us, and the story, to Atlantis: there's eyeliner, bare chests, heaving bosoms and the mysterious Lord Crito... but what will there be to celebrate? And - crucially - will guest Alex Moore (who has been working on the latest series of Doctor Who!) and Toby agree on what it is that they have learned to love about this underwater excursion?
2021-12-1329 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 27.4 - The Time Monster 4So, the final episode to have all the UNIT family together and there's a lot going on - the story is about to change location, and indeed performance style, as the TARDIS sets sail for Atlantis, but before that there's plenty of TARDIS based jeopardy, including the creation of a cliffhanger out of nothing. Will guest Alex Moore (host of The Unsung Heroes of Doctor Who) and host Toby Hadoke choose the same favourite thing or might they both be better off speaking backwards?
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2021-12-1028 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 26.1 - Love and MonstersNow then, this will be interesting. A story hugely despised by many, and yet those that prefer to love than monster it will fight for its reputation and absorb any criticism aimed at it.
To finish the celebrations of Doctor Who's anniversary week it's definitely appropriate to examine an episode that puts fans under the spotlight. Our special guest, Chris Dunford-Kelk is one of you host Toby Hadoke's oldest friends - and probably his longest running Who pal, and he has done a cracking job advocating for a story that certainly divides fans. But will it divide...
2021-11-261h 35Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsFar Too Much Information (Bonus Minisode) - Class of ‘63
To celebrate a year of podcasting Toby Hadoke's Time Travels - not to mention 58 years of Doctor Who - here is one of the best bits of the Patreon exclusive podcast (Far) Too Much Information. This minisode is a re-recording - with loads of updates including new clips and interviews - of Toby's quest to find out everything about the Coal Hill Kids (the schoolchildren extras in the first episode), first released as part of the An Unearthly Child deep dive in (Far) Too Much Information.
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2021-11-2343 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsToo Much Information 2.3 - The EscapeThis time around your host, Toby Hadoke, delves into the third episode of the second Doctor Who story: which nearly, but not quite, features the first use of a word that will become forever associated with the show, has a bit of a turnaround of its guest cast (two of whom have present or future familial connections with the show) and introduces us to the other denizens of Skaro. The Daleks have changed their tyres (well castors), the Magnedon gets an unscheduled second outing, and Richard Martin, debuting as director, has some very odd ideas...
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2021-11-2252 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 25.5 - Genesis of the Daleks 5This episode of Doctor Who contains one of the finest scenes in the show's history, but your host Toby Hadoke might go off on one - and it needs the celebrated wit of guest David Quantick to bring a bit of sanity back to proceedings. But things take an unexpected twist when he chooses his favourite thing from this episode. How will Toby react? Will he cope, or will he just nip out and... never return...
2021-11-0843 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 25. 1 - Genesis of the Daleks 1A last minute juggle of the release schedule as this edition's special guest - hugely respected comedy writer David Quantick - has something coming out that he wants to plug, a book that'll hit the shops in early November 2021. So to sing for his supper he is crooning a ditty of praise for one of Doctor Who's most highly lauded and repeated stories, Genesis of the Daleks. David saw it first time around, whereas host Toby Hadoke knows it so well in edited, audio form thanks to having it on cassette.So will their different perspectives happen upon the...
2021-10-2545 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsIndefinable Magic 1.10 - Credit Where Credits Are DueThese Indefinable Magic podcasts just keep getting longer (unlike the credits on TV programmes, which are getting shorter and faster). Ah well. This one is about Toby Hadoke's hill, and it's one that he'll die on. Some fans care about this stuff, and some couldn't give two hoots but tough - here is Toby Hadoke Party Political Broadcast for the Readable Credits Party. From casts in order of appearance, to special guest star billing, here is everything you need to know about who goes where on that list of names that disappears ever quicker these days...
2021-10-0448 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 23.1 - Nightmare of Eden 1Here's one your host Toby Hadoke remembers watching as a kid and, of course, loving ... and then learning as a teen that it was from the "awful Season 17" and that everyone should hate it. Then Toby finally rediscovered it as a grown-up and quite liked it. So how much will he enjoy it this time around, especially with US chum and uber-Star Trek fanfic guy Derek O'Brien acting as its advocate. But more importantly, will he remember what it is actually called.
2021-09-2036 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappyTimes and Places 22.2 - The Forest of FearThis series has already provided a Too Much Information about The Forest of Fear and now it gets the Happy Times and Places treatment too. We've never been so verdant! But getting all excited about the early days of Doctor Who is easily done. But will special guest Jim Sangster and your host Toby Hadoke agree on the episode's high point, or will Jim try to murder Toby with a stone as he lies wounded...?
2021-09-1333 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 20.3 - The Time Warrior 3
An episode with a first and a last. The first Doctor Who episode to mention Gallifrey and the last one to be broadcast in a Toby Hadoke free world. Your host was born midway between this and episode four, so if everyone looks slightly less irritated and isn't looking over their shoulder worried they're going to be ambushed by a baby with lots of inane questions about cast lists then now you know why. It's a fun episode, this, with one of the worst performances in the show's history, and a personal connection to Toby as he has worked...
2021-08-0935 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 20.2 - The Time Warrior 2A new companion and a new monster, both of whom prove to be extremely popular in the long run, plus some medieval villainy and a geographical location rather close to your host, Toby Hadoke - yes , it's one of the few Northern Doctor Who stories. And look, it's a perfectly balanced and fun adventure, and special guest Tom Salinsky has really thrown himself into the task of celebrating this very jolly Doctor Who adventure, but will Toby be able to guess what he has chosen as his favourite ting about it?
2021-08-0636 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 20.1 - The Time Warrior 1Just over half way through The Time Warrior your host, Toby Hadoke, came forth, claiming this planet and all its moons and satellites for his greater glory. So rather appropriately the man who chose the story, renaissance man Tom Salinsky, sent his thoughts over at around that time of year, so it seemed appropriate to watch it during the period it originally went out. Prior warning - Toby is a huge fan of this story, so it's not the trickiest of prospects to find the joy in this... in fact, the hardest thing will be deciding what to chose.
2021-08-0243 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 12.4 - Terror of the Autons 4We left the Doctor almost literally hangin' on the telephone, but what else in in store for him, special guest Richard Marson and host Toby Hadoke as the Master's plan nears completion. Afterwards, Toby and Richard have a chat about some of the great figures in Doctor Who history whom Richard interviewed back in the day. But will they agree on the best things about this episode and the story as a whole? there's only one way to find out...
2021-03-2242 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 12.2 - Terror of the Autons 2What's the scariest thing about Terror of the Autons, the multiple deaths-by-plastic, the amount of CSO, or the rather dated approach to animal welfare on display? You decide. Your host Toby Hadoke and his special guest, TV producer Richard Marson, are on hand to bring you their thoughts - Richard was around on first broadcast and so can provide a bit of context, and Toby is learning to love a story he has hitherto been somewhat ambivalent about. But that's the point really - now watch out for those clowns....
2021-03-1538 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - The RescueFor those of you who like them all in one chunk here it is with the interim titles lopped off and the cliffhangers merged just like in the old days of BBC Video. Superb script guru Andrew Ellard has challenged Toby to watch The Rescue and to choose his favourite things about it, so if you like crash landings, genocide, and dead pets then you'll just love the planet Dido. Toby Hadoke is your guide, but play your cards right or you can't come in.
2021-02-191h 06Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - The Evil of the DaleksAll 7 episodes of this Patrick Troughton classic in one epic podcast, as charming Big Finish and BBC Books writer Simon Guerrier puts his fascinating mind to work one what it is that makes this story so special. Your host Toby Hadoke has to sort the best of the best - is it the trains, the Beatles, the battle, the Emperor or Victoria's hanky (or is it her knickers Frazer?): or all or none of the above? Join Toby and Simon as they try to discover if there is some factor that makes Evil so special.
2021-02-123h 28Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 6.2 - The Rescue 2TV script editor Andrew Ellard (The Detectorists, Red Dwarf) has set Toby the task of identifying the best bits of a Doctor Who story with few sets and a tiny cast so there's not exactly an abundance of things to get his teeth into... or is there? The Doctor fights mass murder on an unprecedented scale, meets some silent angels who definitely aren't weeping, and solves a murder mystery with the fewest possible suspects. Oh, and one of the TARDIS crew murders a pet in cold blood. It's all go on Dido. Once again, comedian Toby Hadoke has to...
2021-01-0233 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 5.7 - The Evil of the Daleks 7Toby Hadoke continues to try to comb through the murk of still pictures and indistinct soundtracks to see if the gloriousness of an acclaimed lost Dalek classic still shines through. It's been an epic, but now we come to the final end! All hell breaks loose on Skaro. Toby and special guest Simon Guerrier have been pretty close with their guesses, so will our host pull off a final victory and work out what Simon's favourite things about this amazing episode are, or will it all end with a massive explosion and lots of mess?
2021-01-0237 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsDoctor Who : Too Much Information 1.1 - An Unearthly ChildDoctor Who : Too Much Information, is an episode-by-episode, blow-by-blow, sometimes day-by-day account of the making of every single episode (yes, episode, not story) of Britain's longest running science-fiction show, shedding light on the Who, What and Where of (Doctor) Who. It's monthly for now but will hopefully pick up speed once Toby knows what he's doing. It's a collation of paperwork, interviews and new research designed to explore even the tiniest nooks and crannies of the Doctor Who universe for trivial nuggets, all told in an accessible manner and augmented by a soundtrack specially composed by the award winning...
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Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 5.2 - The Evil of the Daleks 2A moment of respite as the pictures start moving again and we see whether all the fuss about The Evil of the Daleks is justified. Special guest, writer Simon Guerrier, seems to think so, but will your host, Toby Hadoke, succumb to the charms of the story as it spirals us back in time to meet the stories Big, bewhiskered Bad. Is there as much here as legend says there its, to take Toby to one of his Happy Times and Places.
2020-12-2331 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 4.4 - Time-Flight 4Doctor Who fans like nothing more than talking about how rubbish Doctor Who is, so comedian Toby Hadoke has decided to buck the trend by doing a podcast which only concentrates on the things he likes about the show. He has to guess what his special guest's favourite things are about a story that they have nominated. And some stories are easier than others...
Presented by - Toby Hadoke
Special guest - John Cooper
This Episode - Time-Flight 4
2020-12-1733 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 4.3 - Time-Flight 3Toby Hadoke has set himself a task to try to be upbeat during lockdown - the world is divided, social media is toxic, and pestilence reigns. But hey-ho, it should be easy enough to find something joyous to say about a Doctor Who should it? And so he asked his friend, comedian and illustrator John Cooper, to nominate one for Toby to wax positive about. John chose Time-Flight. Oh.
2020-12-1330 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 4.2 - Time-Flight 2Comedian and illustrator John Cooper has chosen one of his favourite stories, Time-Flight, for Toby Hadoke to celebrate, partly because your host once told John that it was rubbish. Toby has to eat his words whilst feasting on the return of Adric, an inexplicable disguise, and the happiest pilots in the world - in order to to choose the best things from the universe of Doctor Who.
Presented by - Toby Hadoke
Special Guest - John Cooper
This Episode - Time-Flight 2
2020-12-1131 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 4.1 - Time-Flight 1Happy Times and Places finds comedian Toby Hadoke watching Doctor Who stories nominated by creative friends of his in order to celebrate the best of the long running series, no matter which story it is. So hop on board Concorde and travel from gorgeous film to unforgiving video tape within a split second and see what Toby can find to eulogise about one of Doctor Who's least celebrated stories.
Presented by Toby Hadoke
Special Guest John Cooper
This Episode - Time-Flight 1
2020-12-0733 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places Omnibus - Day of The DaleksAn omnibus edition of Happy Times and Places with all four episodes of Toby Hadoke's Day of The Daleks commentary strung together for your listening convenience. A bit like the old days of BBC video, so there and no episode endings and there might even be a spelling mistake in the credits.
Presented by Toby Hadoke
Special Guest - Chris Boyle
Featured story - Day of the Daleks 1-4
2020-12-042h 03Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 3.0 - Turn LeftHappy Times and Places is a podcast which seeks to identify the positives - the best things, the most loved aspects, the finest hat - of a Doctor Who story as nominated by a special guest of your host, comedian Toby Hadoke. So get the episode into your disc drive and settle down - but not too far ... because there's something on your back...
Presented by Toby Hadoke
Special Guest Johnny Candon
This Episode - Turn Left
2020-11-301h 02Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 2.2 - The Sontaran Experiment 2Happy Times and Places is an attempt to combat Covid with a bit of cheerful Doctor Who love. Comedian and Doctor Who fan Toby Hadoke has asked a friend to nominate a story and to choose their favourite things about it. Toby then has to watch and see if he can guess what it is they love about it, and to choose his own favourite things too.
Presented by - Toby Hadoke
Special Guest - Tom Burgess
This week's episode - The Sontaran Experiment 2
2020-11-2736 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsHappy Times and Places 1.2 - The Sontaran Experiment 1Happy Times and Places is an attempt to combat Covid with a bit of cheerful Doctor Who love. Comedian and Doctor Who fan Toby Hadoke has asked a friend to nominate a story and to choose their favourite things about it. Toby then has to watch and see if he can guess what it is they love about it, and to choose his own favourite things too. (Since the initial upload there has been a minor re-edit to this episode to remove a couple of minor technical glitches).
Presented by - Toby Hadoke
Special Guest...
2020-11-2533 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsToby Hadoke's Time Travels PreviewA preview of the three podcasts which will be making up Toby Hadoke's Time Travels - the commentary series Happy Times and Places, the whimsical musings of Indefinable Magic, and the hardcore fact-fest that is Doctor Who : Too Much Information. With a few hefty chunks from each one to let you know what you are in for, this is hopefully an appetising taster before the series launches on November 23rd.
2020-11-1917 minDoctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsToby Hadoke's Time Travels - Happy Times and Places TrailerHappy Times and Places is a commentary series in which comedian Toby Hadoke is challenged to watch a Doctor Who story and to guess his guest’s favourite things about it. Nothing serious, nothing political - just an attempt to be upbeat during lockdown and share a mutual love of Doctor Who, and you’re invited round as well. Pull up a seat and enjoy.
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Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time TravelsToby Hadoke's Time Travels - Too Much Information TrailerToo Much Information is an episode-by-episode, blow-by-blow account of the When, What, and Who of Doctor Who. Facts old and new, observations and information all in one digestible chunk, with a fantastic score composed by Waen Shepherd. A great jump in point for newcomers to the show, but plenty for jaded old Who-ers too. Presented by Toby Hadoke.
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