Back in 2013, the plan was to do eleven podcasts – one for each Doctor. We didn’t quite stick to that plan, but those eleven shows were still the spine of Splendid Chaps. But since then we’ve had not one but three new Doctors: one brief but brilliant, one whose time is just about to begin…but one whose time ended last Christmas, and after thinking about it since that swansong, the Chaps are coming back together to celebrate Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor and music in Doctor Who – not to mention the end of Steven Moffat’s involvement with the show.
Join John Richards, Ben McKenzie and Petra Elliott, with unseen assistance from David Ashton, as they spring forth once more from the time vortex for a special one-off episode of Splendid Chaps! They’ll be joined by guests Adam Rudegeair (previously heard accompanying Lee Zachariah in Seven/Religion) and Celeste Liddle (previously heard on Nine/Women) – and there might even be another surprise or two.
We’ll discuss both grumpy old Twelve, and the long history of music in Doctor Who – not the theme or the score, but music in the world of the show: from 60s pop music entrancing Susan, to the power of jazz jamming Cyber-transmissions and of course the Twelfth Doctor playing Beethoven on the electric guitar while explaining paradoxes, music has had as much of an influence on the Doctor’s universe as on ours. The chaps and our guests will bring the usual mix of comedy, deep discussion, audience questions and music!
Space: Storyville, upstairs, 185 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Time: doors open 4 PM Sunday, October 7, 2018; show starts at 5 PM
Accessibility: We regret that Storyville is not wheelchair accessible.
Tickets: $15 each (includes booking fee where applicable)
Bookings: online via TryBooking or at the door (subject to availability)
Podcast: “Twelve/Music” released 23rd of October, 2018
If you want to brush up for this episode, here are our homework viewing suggestions.
To experience the many moods of the Twelfth Doctor and the end of Moffat’s era as showrunner, we suggest watching the episodes Deep Breath, Listen, Last Christmas, Heaven Sent, The Pilot and Twice Upon a Time.
For a dip into the many ways music has been featured in the program…well a comprehensive list would be impossible, but we suggest the stories An Unearthly Child (just episode one), The Chase (also just episode one), The Seeds of Doom, Revelation of the Daleks, Delta and the Bannermen, Love & Monsters, A Christmas Carol, Under the Lake/Before the Flood. (If you have others, let us know in the comments below!)
