The Haunting of Villa Diodati: The First Time with Al Dewar

Send us a text and let us know what you think of our podcast!On a dark and stormy night, by the side of Lake Geneva, in a candlelit house that defies the senses, a group of young poets gather to scare each other witless with chilling tales of terror and horror.  Gatecrashing their party, the 13th Doctor encounters ghosts and skeletons, the attentions of Lord Byron and a terrifying walking cadaver part man part machine, a lone Cyberman hunting a sentient weapon that will turn the tide of a future war...The story of Mrs Doctor, Mary Shelley and the psychotic Ashad who hails from a future in which the Cybermen seek to destroy the last of Humanity, is widely regarded as a high point in the modern era of Doctor Who. So when we convinced Character Options supremo Al Dewar to watch The Haunting of Villa Diodati for the VERY FIRST TIME, we were pretty confident he'd enjoy it!But how does the genesis of The Modern Prometheus retold in the Doctor Who universe sit with Al?Will he ever see past 'the man in the suit'?What does he think of the Doctor's new plume?What will he make of The Cyberium and Ashad, one of the most irredeemably vicious foes the Doctor has ever encountered?Just how much extra did it cost to scan and sculpt Ashad into figure form!? Listen in to find out as we collect the instruments of life around us, that they might infuse a spark of being into Al's journey through the escapades of the 13th Doctor...Support the showSubscribe to Who Corner to Corner on your podcast app to make sure you don't miss an episode! Now available to watch on YouTube!Join the Doctor Who chat with us and other fans on Twitter and Facebook!Visit the Who Corner to Corner website and see our back catalogue of episodes!Visit the WHOC2C merch store!Enjoying what we do? Consider joining our Explorers Subscription plan for more content! Who Corner to Corner: Great guests and 100% positive Doctor Who chat!