The Quatermass Experiment with Toby Hadoke - Episode 286 - 9/28/2025

The Quatermass Experiment with Toby Hadoke - Episode 286 - 9/28/2025

From Shane Plays Geek Talk by Shane Stacks

September 28, 2025 · 2h 27m · Season 1 · Episode 286

About this episode

Shane and Toby Hadoke discuss the Quatermass Experiment and its impact on TV Sci-Fi, along with various tangents related to Doctor Who.

The Quatermass Experiment, the highly influential series considered the "birth of TV Sci-Fi", with Toby Hadoke (Quatermass Experiment megafan, Doctor Who megafan, special features do-er, author, and standup comedian… he just sits around and twiddles his thumbs, does Toby). Toby's written the definitive book on the first Quatermass Experiment serial! Some Doctor Who discussion. "Behind the sofa." The sneaky plan Toby used to name his dog. Nigel Neale (Quatermass writer) has influenced such directors as John Carpenter, Joe Dante, and Dan O'Bannon. Which Quatermass Experiment serial does Toby recommend starting with? Different motivations for British and American TV in decades past. Toby says Nigel Neale's The Road has the best ending of anything, ever. What are the chances of more Quatermass in the future? A nice tangent into John Carpenter's The Thing. A few last-minute Doctor Who tangents (including one about the Doctor going into his own brain). Pronunciation differences between the British and Americans (how the heck do you say Omega, anyway?). Toby actually likes one of the Bad Jokes of the Week. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #286 - 9/28/2025 Like what you hear? Support Shane…

People in this episode

Host: Shane

Guest: Toby Hadoke

Topics covered

  • TV Sci-Fi
  • Doctor Who
  • Quatermass
  • British TV
  • American TV

Keywords

  • Quatermass Experiment
  • Doctor Who
  • Nigel Neale
  • John Carpenter
  • The Thing
  • Bad Jokes of the Week

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Omega, Podbean, Stitcher

Books & works: The Quatermass Experiment with Toby Hadoke, The Quatermass Experiment, Quatermass Experiment, Doctor Who, Quatermass, The Road, The Thing, Shane Plays Geek Talk, The Quatermass Experiment: The Making of TV's First Sci-Fi Classic, The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition

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