Mark John
@markjohn.bsky.social
Fourth best Mark from a Doctor Who podcast (@DiddlyDumPodcast)
Appeared as ET in Spike Comic (1982). Nothing of note since.
Appeared as ET in Spike Comic (1982). Nothing of note since.
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We’ve been released by mistake!
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We’ve been released by mistake!
We’ve been released by mistake!
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We’ve been released by mistake!
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And we’re back.
And it’s feels doubly poignant in that Day of the Daleks represents the point where I began watching DW on a regular basis - & therefore the inception of a long term fondness for the show.
I can only imagine the effect Bellamy’s cover would have had on me had I seen it at the time! 🙂
And it’s feels doubly poignant in that Day of the Daleks represents the point where I began watching DW on a regular basis - & therefore the inception of a long term fondness for the show.
I can only imagine the effect Bellamy’s cover would have had on me had I seen it at the time! 🙂
October 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
And we’re back.
And it’s feels doubly poignant in that Day of the Daleks represents the point where I began watching DW on a regular basis - & therefore the inception of a long term fondness for the show.
I can only imagine the effect Bellamy’s cover would have had on me had I seen it at the time! 🙂
And it’s feels doubly poignant in that Day of the Daleks represents the point where I began watching DW on a regular basis - & therefore the inception of a long term fondness for the show.
I can only imagine the effect Bellamy’s cover would have had on me had I seen it at the time! 🙂
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Latest episode! linktr.ee/missingeps_pod
October 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Latest episode! linktr.ee/missingeps_pod
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Podcast 221 ("Podcasting, or The Art of Noise") is now online. The Rev and Mark return from Bridlington Comic Con with tales a plenty. In tribute to Christopher H Bidmead, we take a look at “Keeper of Traken”. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/d...
DIDDLY DUM PODCAST #221 – Podcasting, or The Art of Noise
The Rev and Mark return from Bridlington Comic Con with tales a plenty. In tribute to Christopher H Bidmead, we take a look at “Keeper of Traken”. DDPC221 – Podcasting or the art …
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October 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Podcast 221 ("Podcasting, or The Art of Noise") is now online. The Rev and Mark return from Bridlington Comic Con with tales a plenty. In tribute to Christopher H Bidmead, we take a look at “Keeper of Traken”. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/d...
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Podcast #220 ("The Diddly Assassin") is now online. Suky Khakh joins us to take a look at “The Deadly Assassin”. Along the way, we meet Hartley Hare on his last regeneration and we ask why Time Lords keep sniffing each other. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/d...
DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 220 – The Diddly Assassin
Suky Khakh joins us to take a look at “The Deadly Assassin”. Along the way, we meet Hartley Hare on his last regeneration and we ask why Time Lords keep sniffing each other. DDPC220 …
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September 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Podcast #220 ("The Diddly Assassin") is now online. Suky Khakh joins us to take a look at “The Deadly Assassin”. Along the way, we meet Hartley Hare on his last regeneration and we ask why Time Lords keep sniffing each other. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/d...
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My Rose has left me
I’m in a mood
She’s gone to Kenya
With the bloke from Allied Carpets
She wasn’t immunised
That’s a legal requirement
She’s increasingly slapdash
Since we bought that new hearth rug
I’m in a mood
She’s gone to Kenya
With the bloke from Allied Carpets
She wasn’t immunised
That’s a legal requirement
She’s increasingly slapdash
Since we bought that new hearth rug
Podcast #219 ("Trip of a Lifetime") is now online. We finally get around to marking its 20th anniversary by reviewing "Rose". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/d...
DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 219 – Trip of a Lifetime
We finally mark its 20th anniversary by reviewing “Rose”. DDPC219 – Trip of a LifetimeDownload Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram We can also be found on…
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August 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My Rose has left me
I’m in a mood
She’s gone to Kenya
With the bloke from Allied Carpets
She wasn’t immunised
That’s a legal requirement
She’s increasingly slapdash
Since we bought that new hearth rug
I’m in a mood
She’s gone to Kenya
With the bloke from Allied Carpets
She wasn’t immunised
That’s a legal requirement
She’s increasingly slapdash
Since we bought that new hearth rug
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Podcast #219 ("Trip of a Lifetime") is now online. We finally get around to marking its 20th anniversary by reviewing "Rose". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/d...
DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 219 – Trip of a Lifetime
We finally mark its 20th anniversary by reviewing “Rose”. DDPC219 – Trip of a LifetimeDownload Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on Instagram We can also be found on…
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August 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Podcast #219 ("Trip of a Lifetime") is now online. We finally get around to marking its 20th anniversary by reviewing "Rose". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/d...
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Politicians hide themselves away.
They only started the war.
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor.
Time will tell on their power minds.
Making war just for fun,
Treating people just like pawns in chess,
Wait 'till their judgment day comes...
- Ozzy Osbourne, "War Pigs"
They only started the war.
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor.
Time will tell on their power minds.
Making war just for fun,
Treating people just like pawns in chess,
Wait 'till their judgment day comes...
- Ozzy Osbourne, "War Pigs"
June 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Politicians hide themselves away.
They only started the war.
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor.
Time will tell on their power minds.
Making war just for fun,
Treating people just like pawns in chess,
Wait 'till their judgment day comes...
- Ozzy Osbourne, "War Pigs"
They only started the war.
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor.
Time will tell on their power minds.
Making war just for fun,
Treating people just like pawns in chess,
Wait 'till their judgment day comes...
- Ozzy Osbourne, "War Pigs"
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Podcast #216 ("Stars Fell on Stepford") is now online. We take a look at "Wish World" and "The Reality War". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/d...
DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 216 – Stars Fell on Stepford
We take a look at “Wish World” and “The Reality War”. DDPC216 – Stars Fell on StepfordDownload Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Find us on Mastodon Find us on In…
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June 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Podcast #216 ("Stars Fell on Stepford") is now online. We take a look at "Wish World" and "The Reality War". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/d...
*sigh* Recorded in more innocent and optimistic times (ie last week)
Podcast #215 ("Anything for the Weekend?") is now online as, a little late, we take a look at "The Story and the Engine" and "The Interstellar Song Contest". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/d...
DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 215 – Anything for the Weekend
We take a look at “The Story and the Engine” and “The Interstellar Song Contest”. DDPC215 – Anything for the WeekendDownload Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Fin…
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June 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
*sigh* Recorded in more innocent and optimistic times (ie last week)
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Podcast #215 ("Anything for the Weekend?") is now online as, a little late, we take a look at "The Story and the Engine" and "The Interstellar Song Contest". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/d...
DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 215 – Anything for the Weekend
We take a look at “The Story and the Engine” and “The Interstellar Song Contest”. DDPC215 – Anything for the WeekendDownload Find us on Twitter Find us on Facebook Fin…
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June 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Podcast #215 ("Anything for the Weekend?") is now online as, a little late, we take a look at "The Story and the Engine" and "The Interstellar Song Contest". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/d...
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Podcast #214 ("Calling Corporal Bell") is now online as we take a look at "The Well" and "Lucky Day". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/d...
May 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Podcast #214 ("Calling Corporal Bell") is now online as we take a look at "The Well" and "Lucky Day". diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/d...
If any of my Who-friends could repost this, I would be most grateful and delighted. Thanks!
May 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
If any of my Who-friends could repost this, I would be most grateful and delighted. Thanks!
Just rewatched this gorgeously dank and gritty slice of the real Britpop. Fancy being at the very height of your success and releasing the feel-crap-movie-of-the-summer. Absolute Legends.
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming on May 19th on Blu-ray in the UK from #BFI: #SladeInFilm (1974)!
Described as 'the Citizen Kane of British pop movies' by critic Mark Kermode, Slade in Flame both confounded and delighted audiences when it was released in 1975, at the height of the legendary
Coming on May 19th on Blu-ray in the UK from #BFI: #SladeInFilm (1974)!
Described as 'the Citizen Kane of British pop movies' by critic Mark Kermode, Slade in Flame both confounded and delighted audiences when it was released in 1975, at the height of the legendary
April 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Just rewatched this gorgeously dank and gritty slice of the real Britpop. Fancy being at the very height of your success and releasing the feel-crap-movie-of-the-summer. Absolute Legends.
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The latest edition of Celestial Toyroom is now arriving for members. While this marks the final membership issue of CT, we’re not going anywhere! Stay tuned for exciting details about what’s coming next.
The editor is James Ashway and this issue’s cover art is by Elbert Smith.
The editor is James Ashway and this issue’s cover art is by Elbert Smith.
March 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The latest edition of Celestial Toyroom is now arriving for members. While this marks the final membership issue of CT, we’re not going anywhere! Stay tuned for exciting details about what’s coming next.
The editor is James Ashway and this issue’s cover art is by Elbert Smith.
The editor is James Ashway and this issue’s cover art is by Elbert Smith.
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Podcast #211 ("Capitol Cutaway") is now online. We’re joined by Tony Jordan of the DWAS to look forward to the Capitol Cutaway convention on 6th April. Along the way, Mark hits his 150th podcast and the Rev overtakes Doc in far more important stakes. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/03/29/d...
DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 211 – Capitol Cutaway
We’re joined by Tony Jordan of the DWAS to look forward to next weekend’s “Capitol Cutaway” convention on 6th April. Along the way, Mark hits his 150th podcast and the Rev o…
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March 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Podcast #211 ("Capitol Cutaway") is now online. We’re joined by Tony Jordan of the DWAS to look forward to the Capitol Cutaway convention on 6th April. Along the way, Mark hits his 150th podcast and the Rev overtakes Doc in far more important stakes. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/03/29/d...
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Podcast #210 ("Bates & Yenton") is now online. We take a look at Third Doctor story “Mind of Evil”. Along the way, we also look at neighbourhood hangmen, Christmas drinks and Mike Yates’s eating habits. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/d...
March 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Podcast #210 ("Bates & Yenton") is now online. We take a look at Third Doctor story “Mind of Evil”. Along the way, we also look at neighbourhood hangmen, Christmas drinks and Mike Yates’s eating habits. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/d...
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Podcast #209 ("Aztec Cameca") is now online. We discuss the First Doctor historical “The Aztecs”. Along the way, we look at Monster Munch packet colours, Cadbury’s attempt at making a Mars bar and the death of sit-com anti-authoritarianism.
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DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 209 – Aztec Cameca
We discuss the First Doctor historical “The Aztecs”. Along the way, we look at Monster Munch packet colours, Cadbury’s attempt at making a Mars bar and the death of sit-com anti-a…
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February 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Podcast #209 ("Aztec Cameca") is now online. We discuss the First Doctor historical “The Aztecs”. Along the way, we look at Monster Munch packet colours, Cadbury’s attempt at making a Mars bar and the death of sit-com anti-authoritarianism.
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Took a break from social media for a while. It was all getting a bit much, and I struggle in Winter as it is. Anyway, it’s Spring now! Hurrah!
March 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Took a break from social media for a while. It was all getting a bit much, and I struggle in Winter as it is. Anyway, it’s Spring now! Hurrah!
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Podcast #28 ("You Are What You Can Afford") is now online. On the podcast’s 11th birthday, we take a look at “Joy to the World”. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/d...
DIDDLY DUM PODCAST 208 – You Are What You Can Afford
On the podcast’s 11th birthday, we take a look at “Joy to the World”. DDPC208 – You Are What You Can AffordDownload Listen/download on Spotify Listen/download on Amazon Musi…
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January 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Podcast #28 ("You Are What You Can Afford") is now online. On the podcast’s 11th birthday, we take a look at “Joy to the World”. diddlydumpodcast.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/d...