'About much more than Doctor Who, or fandom. A heartfelt rites of passage memoir, which does for Daleks what Fever Pitch did for football.'
The Guardian
Following two sold-out Edinburgh festival seasons, a West End run, world tour and a Sony Award-nominated BBC Radio adaptation, this acclaimed show returns for one night only.
Get out from behind that sofa and jump aboard Hadoke's tardis on a trip charting the rise, fall and rise again of a television legend.
OK, one day in and I’ve broken my non drinking vow, missed a radio interview, and got Abi Titmuss’s phone number. Hooray for Edinburgh. Try as I might I can’t help but stumble from one minor embarrassment to another. As a kid I imagined a future life as a performer which involved hanging around with the hallowed and famous, and rubbing shoulders with the illustrious. What I didn’t anticipate was that whilst doing such things I’d generally end up making an idiot of myself.
I was yesterday flattered to be asked to appear as a guest on Hardeep Singh Kohli’s Chat Masala, in which the genial host interviews Edinburgh stars (or, if they are unavailable, the likes of me) and cooks for them at the same time. In the dressing-room I met Sean Hughes, and rather than being all flustered and blurting out “you worked with Eileen Way, she was in the first ever Doctor Who story, not to mention the infamous Tom Baker aberration The Creature From the Pit” I managed to be pretty unfazed, cool and showbiz. “I’m doing this chat-show thing” I said casually. “With Abi Titmuss” I added, my voice laden with sarcasm. What I intended to suggest with my tone was that it was an amusing juxtaposition – a befuddled, apologetic, middle class man like me sharing a sofa in public with someone so glamorous and sexy. Someone eavesdropping on the conversation who didn’t know me might have mistaken it for a suggestion of superiority on my part and mockery of Miss Titmuss. Fortunately there was only one eavesdropper in the room that didn’t know me. Unfortunately it was Abi Titmuss. “Hello” she said kindly. I think I used some words as I tried to rescue the situation but frankly have no idea.
Anyway, Hardeep made the show itself easy. He’s a great interviewer and his off the cuff barbs are witty and sharp. And he makes a mean pickle. His show was a lot of fun and as the evening progressed Abi and I bantered and I gradually got my confidence back thinking that, yes, I could hold my own with this glamorous lady. She had forgiven my faux pas and at least I couldn’t embarrass myself in front of her or anyone else any more than I already had. Then I realised I had my jumper on inside out.
Toby Hadoke – Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf
Venue 150 at EICC
20 August One night only!
Start time 21:30
Running time 75 minutes
Tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
Online Bookings:
Venue | Fringe | Comedy Festival
Phone Bookings:
Venue 0844 847 1639
Fringe 0131 226 0000
Official Tour Site
'About much more than Doctor Who, or fandom. A heartfelt rites of passage memoir, which does for Daleks what Fever Pitch did for football.'
The Guardian
Following two sold-out Edinburgh festival seasons, a West End run, world tour and a Sony Award-nominated BBC Radio adaptation, this acclaimed show returns for one night only.
Get out from behind that sofa and jump aboard Hadoke's tardis on a trip charting the rise, fall and rise again of a television legend.
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OK, one day in and I’ve broken my non drinking vow, missed a radio interview, and got Abi Titmuss’s phone number. Hooray for Edinburgh. Try as I might I can’t help but stumble from one minor embarrassment to another. As a kid I imagined a future life as a performer which involved hanging around with the hallowed and famous, and rubbing shoulders with the illustrious. What I didn’t anticipate was that whilst doing such things I’d generally end up making an idiot of myself.
I was yesterday flattered to be asked to appear as a guest on Hardeep Singh Kohli’s Chat Masala, in which the genial host interviews Edinburgh stars (or, if they are unavailable, the likes of me) and cooks for them at the same time. In the dressing-room I met Sean Hughes, and rather than being all flustered and blurting out “you worked with Eileen Way, she was in the first ever Doctor Who story, not to mention the infamous Tom Baker aberration The Creature From the Pit” I managed to be pretty unfazed, cool and showbiz. “I’m doing this chat-show thing” I said casually. “With Abi Titmuss” I added, my voice laden with sarcasm. What I intended to suggest with my tone was that it was an amusing juxtaposition – a befuddled, apologetic, middle class man like me sharing a sofa in public with someone so glamorous and sexy. Someone eavesdropping on the conversation who didn’t know me might have mistaken it for a suggestion of superiority on my part and mockery of Miss Titmuss. Fortunately there was only one eavesdropper in the room that didn’t know me. Unfortunately it was Abi Titmuss. “Hello” she said kindly. I think I used some words as I tried to rescue the situation but frankly have no idea.
Anyway, Hardeep made the show itself easy. He’s a great interviewer and his off the cuff barbs are witty and sharp. And he makes a mean pickle. His show was a lot of fun and as the evening progressed Abi and I bantered and I gradually got my confidence back thinking that, yes, I could hold my own with this glamorous lady. She had forgiven my faux pas and at least I couldn’t embarrass myself in front of her or anyone else any more than I already had. Then I realised I had my jumper on inside out.
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