DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #195 – Raising Capitol

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Tony Jordan from the Doctor Who Appreciation Society joins us to look forward to the Capitol Seven Wonders convention on 27/28 April.

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SHOW NOTES

(00:00:00) The DWAS Capitol Seven Wonders convention is on the weekend of 27/28 April 2024 at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham, M6 Jct 7.

(00:21:04) Tony’s interview with Steven Berkoff at Capitol 4 in 2019 can be found on the DWAS Youtube channel here.

(00:36:34) Tom’s Refurbishments.

(00:39:24) Here is Dave Kitchen’s snapped photo of someone in the Jodie autograph queue at SupaNova Melbourne reading our own Hayden’s magnum opus “A Child Out of Time: Growing Up With Doctor Who in the Wilderness Years” can be seen here.

(00:41:29) Glass Crocodile – stained glass suncatchers.

(00:42:56) This year’s Capitol is supporting Blue Cross, a registered animal welfare charity in the UK, founded in 1897. The charity provides veterinary care, offers expert behavioural help, and finds homes for pets in need. Their pet bereavement service supports those who are struggling to cope with the loss of a much-loved pet.

(00:43:08) This year’s Capitol is supporting the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) which operates and funds three air ambulances covering six Midlands counties including Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands.

(00:44:04) Cutaway Comics is a British imprint of comics and graphic novels, founded by the alumni of the editorial staff of Vworp Vworp! magaazine.

(00:44:28) Mooncrest Models are makers of limited edition, ready-made display models, model kits, prop parts and costume accessories.

(00:44:38) Fio Threthewey is a writer and artist known for their love of Doctor Who, Arthurian Legend and 80s cult classics. Alongside working for the Lancet as a Deputy Operations Manager he has written a variety of audio dramas and short stories for Big Finish Productions for their Doctor Who box sets, most recently writing for the Gallifrey War Room Series both ‘The Last Days of Phaidon” (2022), and “Transference” (2023).

(00:44:38) Georgia Cook is an illustrator and writer from London, specialising in speculative fiction, horror and fantasy. She is the winner of the 2020 LISP Flash Fiction Award, has work published in Baffling Magazine, Luna Station Quarterly, and Vastarien Lit, and has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Reflex Fiction Award, among others. She also writes for the Doctor Who range with Big Finish, and regularly writes and narrates for the horror anthology podcasts ‘Creepy’, ‘The Other Stories’, and ‘The Night’s End’.

​(00:44:44) Gale Force Nine (GF9) is a game company focused on making thematic, engaging games and premium gaming accessories.

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