Doctor Who: Toby Hadoke’s Time Travels

Indefinable Magic Bite Size 8 - Preparing for the Moment (after Empire of Death)

Endings are hard aren't they? So hard that it's taken a while to get this one out. It is all explained (which is more than can be said for some elements of the latest series) and, hopefully, not too disappointing. Resolving story arcs is very much a modern series thing... but can Doctor Who ever really satisfy as it does, after all... never end?

 

This is a bonus release (partially because it's late) at the beginning of August to herald a downscale of release frequency for the next couple of months while Toby plays catch up. There will still be one release per week though, each one containing a hour or so's worth of material, so you'll still be hearing from the podcasts: and there are some good ones to come! 

Happy Times and Places 83.1 - The Ambassadors of Death 1

Now then, this is one of your host's favourite stories - one he thinks is  probably the most underrated story in the whole canon. It was always rather apologetically dealt with in write-ups and fan word-of-mouth was that it was a bit of a mess. So Toby came to it quite late and with low expectations - and was bowled over by it. And it is a love that has never died. Does writer, editor and all-round smart guy Mark Wright have a similar journey towards Mars Probe 7? Will he like the same things? Or will he just send Toby a coded message that is impossible to understand? Well, let's find out in this latest Happy Times and Places.

Or should that be

Happy Times...

AND PLACES!!!

 

 

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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

 

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Happy Times and Places 83.2 - The Ambassadors of Death 2

There 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?

Please note that during August and September Toby Hadoke's Time Travels will be going weekly because, well, we all need a bit of a rest and recharge. This partcular Happy Times and Places has had some excellent feedback though; so hopefully you'll get plenty of quality despite the reduced quantity. 

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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.

 

Happy Times and Places 83.3 - The Ambassadors of Death 3

Just a reminder that Happy Times and Places will be released once a week (rather than the usual twice) during August and September. Holidays innit?

Let's hope there are no technical problems with this episode (there were for part two, sorry) but it wouldn't be a surprise if there were. This story seems compelled to make itself somehow unreachable, intagible, opaque. Peering through the gloom to discern its qualities is Mark Wright (no, not that one, or that one) but what will he chose as his favourite thing? Will he take host Toby to the cleaners (or rather, Hayhoe Laundries) or end up buried under a pile of gravel in a moment of gratuitous brilliance?

 

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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.

 

 

Happy Times and Places 83.4 - The Ambassadors of Death 4

Toby Hadoke's Time Travels is reducing its release rate to once a week during August and September because it is very tired and overworked and needs a holiday (it won't get one, but at least this'll take the pressure off a bit).

The plot gets thicker and thicker, but not as thick as Taltalian's accent... and thereby hangs a tale (but perhaps one that is slightly too long). Anyway, there is much to recommend this episode: Reegan continues to be a charmer, the Doctor is on fine form, and the Ambassadors don't get the best of receptions from Max Faulkner when they try to muscle their way past him. What will writer and editor Mark Wright choose as his favourite thing from a story that has plenty to choose from?

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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.

 

Happy Times and Places 83.5 - The Ambassadors of Death 5

Toby 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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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.

 

Happy Times and Places 83.6 - The Ambassadors of Death 6

The 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 between Mark Wright and Toby when it comes to choosing their favourite things.

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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.

 

Happy Times and Places 83.7 - The Ambassadors of Death 7

For 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, their moral duty.

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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.

 

Too Much Information 5.3 - The Screaming Jungle

A gentle reminder that this month, Toby Hadoke's Time Travels will be weekly as opposed to fortnightly whilst batteries are recharged and general maintenance is carried out. 

The next key of Marinus is hiding in a jar in an old man's laboratory, but it's a jungle out there... and jungle that is trying to get in. Before the episode can be transmitted though, there is a row about exactly who came up with it. And what's this, an episode in which the companions play a greater role than the Doctor, who is conspicuous by his absence? Wouldn't happen these days! Oh, and we get up close and personal - and totally naked - with one of the story's main guest stars, who made TV history in full colour and fully undressed!

#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.

Happy Times and Places 84.1 - Planet of the Ood

Remember - Toby Hadoke's Time Travels is currently weekly, not twice a week as is usual: normal service will be resumed in October.

Academic and stand-up comedian Oliver Double chooses perhaps the least celebrated slice of Doctor/Donna Who, from a time when the show was riding high in the ratings, in the public eye... everywhere. But what five things will he choose as his favourite - and will your host give them a chilly reception?

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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.