The Scarlet Capsule (with Toby Hadoke)

This week actor, writer and comedian Toby Hadoke guests on the show to talk to Tyler about the Nigel Kneale-influenced Goon Show episode The Scarlet Capsule, which aired the week after the final instalment of Quatermass & The Pit was shown on BBC Television in 1959. Toby talks about his career and enthusiasms while also discussing the Goons and British comedy in general. We discover that The Scarlet Capsule is in some ways a faithful parody of its source material while in other respects departs entirely from the plot – lawks, imagine a Goon Show doing such a thing – and remains one of the most fondly remembered episodes of the show thanks in no small part to its inclusion on the 1960 Parlophone release The Best Of The Goon Shows Number 2 (see last week’s episode of Goon Pod for more information) Toby was a very warm and generous guest and it was a delight to speak with him – he even found time to play a short round of “How Many Characters Were Called [insert christian name here] In Doctor Who?”  We hope you enjoy the conversation too.