The Splendid Chaps podcast was always a collaborative enterprise, not only among the four Splendid Chaps themselves, but with our guests. Whether being involved in our discussions, performing at the end of the show or just being interviewed, we’re very lucky to have had such an array of interesting, talented and lovely people involved with the show. Here’s a list of them, all in one place, so you can find out more about them. (They’re in alphabetical order, by surname.)
Panel Guests
- Yassmin Abdel-Magied – mechanical engineer, author and founder of Youth Without Borders. Featured in Dimensions in Brisbane.
- Cathy Adamek – Actor, dancer and lecturer. Featured in Three/Family.
- Dr Djoymi Baker – Academic and lecturer in television and cinema, author of Broadcast Space: TV Culture, Myth and Star Trek. Featured in Two/Evil, the Christmas Special and Spinning Off Into Another Dimension (all episodes).
- Liz Barr – Writer and editor (Chicks Unravel Time). Featured in What I Learned From Doctor Who.
- Myke Bartlett – Writer, journalist and podcaster. Featured in the Christmas Special.
- Drew Belsten – Sketch comedian (Wizard Sandwiches) and writer. Featured in Comedy Festival Cutaway.
- Dave Bloustien – Comedian and award-winning comedy writer. Featured in the Comedy Festival Mini-episode and Seven/Religion parts one and two.
- Marian Blythe – Digital media writer and radio producer. Featured in The Other Splendid Chaps.
- Thomas Caldwell – writer, broadcaster, lecturer, public speaker and programmer. Featured in the Christmas Special.
- Paul Callaghan – writer and game designer. Featured in Seven/Religion parts one and two.
- Dave Callan – comedian and radio presenter. Featured in Four/Comedy.
- Damon Cavalchini – writer. Featured in Dimensions in Brisbane.
- Dr Alan Duffy – astrophysicist and science communicator. Featured in Eight/Science.
- Kate Eltham – writer, publisher and director of the Brisbane Writers Festival. Featured in Dimensions in Brisbane.
- Zen Fletcher – theatre tech and cosplayer. Featured in Six/Clothes.
- Dr Allie Ford – astrophysicist and science communicator. Featured in Eight/Science.
- Alice Fraser – comedian, poet and writer. Featured in The Not-So-Splendid Chaps.
- Justin Hamilton – comedian and co-host of The Shelf. Featured in Eleven/Future.
- Rev Dr Avril Hannah-Jones – Uniting Church minister and founder of the Church of the Latter-Day Geek. Featured in Seven/Religion part two.
- Narelle M Harris – fantasy and crime novelist. Featured in Five/Fear.
- Nerida Haycock – podcaster and broadcaster (RRR’s LiveWire). Featured in One/Authority.
- Tegan Higginbotham – actor (Whatever Happened to That Guy?, This Is Littleton) and comedian (Watson). Featured in Five/Fear.
- David Hoskin – writer and podcaster (Shooting the Poo). Featured in Who and Books.
- George Ivanoff – writer (Gamer’s Quest series, Life, Death and Detention). Featured in Spoilers and Surprises and Spinning Off Into Another Dimension (all episodes).
- Sarah Jones – comedian and ventriloquist. Featured in Comedy Festival Cutaway.
- Celeste Liddle – Arrente woman, National Indigenous Organiser for the NTEU and blogger (Rantings of an Aboriginal Feminist). Featured in Nine/Women.
- Rob Lloyd – actor and comedian. Featured in What I Learned from Doctor Who.
- Josie Long – writer and comedian. Featured in Four/Comedy.
- Kirtsyn McDermott – writer and podcaster (The Writer and the Critic).
- Adam McKenzie – comedian (Watson). Featured in the Comedy Festival Mini-episode.
- Richard McKenzie – comedian (Dungeon Crawl). Featured in the Comedy Festival Mini-episode.
- Janet A McLeod – comedian and god-mother of Melbourne comedy. Featured in the Christmas Special.
- Aimee Nichols – erotica author and burlesque performer. Featured in Ten/Sex.
- Bianca Nogrady – science communicator and author. Featured in Dimensions in Brisbane.
- Steven “Bajo” O’Donnell – co-host of ABC television’s Good Game and Good Game: Spawn Point. Featured in The Not-So-Splendid Chaps.
- Maddie Palmer – social media writer, television producer and ex-Rage programmer. Featured in The Not-So-Splendid Chaps.
- Karen Pickering – feminist presenter, writer and educator (Cherchez La Femme, SlutWalk Melbourne). Featured in Nine/Women.
- Fee Plumley – media artist, creative producer and technoevangelist. Featured in the Christmas Special.
- Katie Purvis – editor and broadcaster (Katie’s Cut Lunch on Joy 94.9). Featured in Who and Books.
- Tansy Rayner Roberts – author, blogger and podcaster (Galactic Suburbia, Verity!). Featured in Six/Clothes, Nine/Women and Spin-Offs: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Adam Richard – comedian, radio presenter, writer and actor (Outland) and co-host of The Shelf. Featured in Four/Comedy and the Christmas Special.
- Jack Scanlan – scientist, science communicator and podcaster (The Pseudoscientists, Unfiltered Thoughts). Featured in Eight/Science.
- Lucas Testro – film and television writer and director. Featured in The Other Splendid Chaps.
- Toby Truslove – theatre and television actor (Laid, The Strange Calls, Outland, Slideshow). Featured in Two/Evil.
- Alexandra Tynan (aka Sandra Reid) – costume designer and design lecturer; Alexandra designed both the original The Tenth Planet and The Moonbase Cybermen. Featured in One/Authority and the Christmas Special.
- Paul Verhoeven – comedian (Lords of Luxury), writer (The Vine), radio presenter (JJJ) and television host (Steam Punks). Featured in Four/Comedy.
- Richard Watts – writer, broadcaster, critic and arts advocate. Featured in Ten/Sex and Spin-Offs: Torchwood.
- Sean Williams – New York Times best-selling author. Featured in Three/Family.
- Cal Wilson – New Zealand comedian. Featured in Comedy Festival Cutaway.
- Stella Young – the much-missed late comedian, disability advocate, MC and editor of the ABC’s Ramp Up web site. Featured in Eleven/Future.
- Lee Zachariah – filmmaker, television writer and podcaster (Hell is for Hyphenates). Featured in One/Authority, Seven/Religion and The Christmas Special.
Performance Guests
- Dean Arcuri – cabaret artist and podcaster (Guy Fi). Wrote and performed “Jamie’s Legs” (a parody of “Jesse’s Girl”) for Two/Evil. His warm-up number, “Time After Time”, was featured as a bonus musical number in Ten Years A Who!.
- Emilie Zoe Baker – poet, slam champion and teacher. Wrote and performed “Dr Who’s Tom Baker is My Real Dad” for What I Learned From Doctor Who.
- Casey Bennetto – musician and composer (Keating!). Wrote and performed the original song “Who Will I Be Tomorrow?” for Eleven/Future, accompanied by Petra Elliott and The Time Lads.
- Blue Turtle Shell – geek rock duo from Melbourne. Performed “My Not So Heterosexual Man-crush on David Tennant” for Ten/Sex.
- Tim Cav – Melbourne-based musician, bass player for Dave Wright & The Midnight Electric. Performed a cover of the 1985 charity single, “Doctor in Distress”, for Six/Clothes.
- The Con Artists – Adelaide-based a cappella group. Performed a special arrangement of the Doctor Who theme and “I Am the Doctor”, “I Am The Doctor Who Theme”, for Three/Family.
- Keira Daley – Sydney-based cabaret and musical performer; check out her own monthly live podcast, Slapdash Song Night! Performed a cover of Adelaide band Jackson Zumdish’s “(I Wanna Be) Dr Who” for The Not-So-Splendid Chaps, accompanied by Catriona Wimberley, Peter Lead and Alice Fraser.
- Georgia Fields – Melbourne-based singer/songwriter. Performed an acoustic cover of Bullamakanka’s “Dr Who” (aka “Dr Who is Gonna Fix It”) for Five/Fear.
- Tim FitzHigham – British comedian, author and world record holder. Performed a cover of “I Am The Doctor”, originally by Jon Pertwee, for Three/Family.
- Emma Heeney – Melbourne-based singer/songwriter. Performed a cover of “Time Traveller”, originally by Frazer Hines, for The Other Splendid Chaps.
- Lawrence Leung – comedian and star of the ABC television programs Choose Your Own Adventure and Unbelieveable! Performed a live reading of the Doctor Who “Make Your Own Adventure” book Crisis in Space for Who and Books.
- Hannah Pelka-Caven – Melbourne-based singer and folk musician, and member of The Raglins. Performed an a capella cover of “In A Dream”, the song played on a gramophone by the Doctor in the telemovie, for Eight/Science.
- Geraldine Quinn – Melbourne-based musical comedian. Performed an updated version of her original song, “Doctor Who’s Assistant“, for One/Authority.
- Lee Zachariah – filmmaker, television writer and podcaster (Hell is for Hyphenates). Wrote and performed “Kangsta’s Paradise” (a parody of the “Gangsta’s Paradise”) for episode Seven/Religion, accompanied by Adam Rudegeair.