Past Event

Splendid Chaps Podcast: One / Authority

13th Jan 2013

Presenter: Splendid Chaps Productons
Website: http://www.splendidchaps.com/
Event Duration: 120 minutes

On the 23rd of November, 1963, something extraordinary began. A strange young woman arouses concern in her teachers, who follow her home to discover she lives in a police box with her Grandfather, an imperious old man known only as "the Doctor" - and in whose Ship, the TARDIS, they are whisked away on adventures throughout time and space.

Splendid Chaps is a year-long celebration of Doctor Who's fiftieth anniversary: eleven live performances recorded as podcasts in which your brains will be fed, your funny bones tickled, and your hearts opened (yes, both of them!). This very first instalment takes us all the way back to the First Doctor, William "Billy" Hartnell. The First Doctor is a cranky old dude who kidnapped and electrocuted his first companions to protect himself and his Granddaughter, places their lives and his own in danger to satisfy his curiosity, and who delights in putting the boot into conquerors and invaders. It's this anti-authoritarian sentiment - and the air of authority he projects - that inspired us to take "Authority" as our first theme.

Hosts Ben McKenzie (Dungeon Crawl, 'patron saint of geek comedy' - T-Squat magazine) and John Richards (creator/writer ABC's Outland, Boxcutters podcast) and narrator and companion Petra Elliott are joined by our special guest panelists: writer and filmmaker Lee Zachariah (The Bazura Project (ABC2), Hell Is For Hyphenates podcast); broadcaster and host of 3RRR FM's LiveWire, Nerida Haycock; and costume designer of the original 1966 Cybermen, Alexandra Tynan (aka Sandra Reid). Plus performance guest, comedian and cabaret performer Geraldine Quinn.

Doors open @ 4.00PM
Show starts @ 5.00PM

Please note: Latecomers will not be admitted until intermission