Doctor Who Splendid Chaps: February
Actor Toby Truslove and cultural theorist Dr Djoymi Baker discuss the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton.
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The second Dr Who event by Splendid Chaps takes place later this month with Toby Truslove and Dr Djoymi Baker discussing the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton.
Splendid Chaps is a year-long performance/podcast project to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who hosted by comedian Ben McKenzie (Dungeon Crawl, Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour) and writer John Richards (ABC1’s Outland, Boxcutters podcast). Part intellectual panel discussion, part nerdy Tonight Show, Splendid Chaps is a combination of analysis, enthusiasm and irreverence. The first episode went to number 1 on the iTunes TV & Film Podcast chart in Australia, and to number 4 in the UK.
Tickets are now on sale for the second live recording, which features actor Toby Truslove (ABC’s Laid, Outland, The Strange Calls) and cultural theorist Dr Djoymi Baker discussing the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, and the notion of “evil” in Doctor Who. Is it absolute? Are there cosmic forces of right and wrong? And is the Doctor always on the right side? Plus performance guest, cabaret comedian Dean Acuri – performing a song written especially for the show.
The first episode of Splendid Chaps: A Year Of Doctor Who is now available online.
Splendid Chaps: A Year Of Doctor Who: “Two/Evil”
Space: 303, 303 High Street, Northcote
Time: Sunday, February 17; More info at splendidchaps.com
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The Troughton years are my favorite! Not only because he was a great actor, but the story-lines were very imaginative. “The Mind Robber” and “Wargames” are two classic examples.