Five Years Sober

Hello. My name is Toby and I am an alcoholic.  Five years sober today. I’m normally very coy about this. Just a picture of the coin and a number. So enigmatic. Don’t look at me, I’m not after your attention.  But it is something of a landmark, I suppose. And I’ve come to believe that…

Podcast and Patreon Launch

Well how exciting! This month sees the launch of my Patreon page which can be found here. I’m using lockdown to be creative: I’m posting work-in-progress comedy, bits from my archive and, mostly, advance or exclusive editions of my new set of podcasts which come under the umbrella title Toby Hadoke’s Time Travels.   There…

May 2020 update – Gloves in a Time of Coronavirus

Hello. I hope you are well (and that really means something these days!). Here’s just a breakdown of what I’ve been up to and where you can find me during this frenzy of pestilence.    XS Malarkey has got very creative in these trying times, and this virus hasn’t stopped us putting on our regular Tuesday shows. We’ve been…

November 2019 News and Updates

Australian time travel comedy Night Terrace (as heard on Radio 4 Extra) I have been asked to play a role in the next series of brilliant Australian time travel comedy Night Terrace (as heard on Radio 4 Extra). It stars Jackie Woodbine which means only one thing – Toby Hadoke and Susan off of Neighbours,…

Psoriasis Awareness Week

It’s Psoriasis Awareness Week (28th October – 3rd November 2019). I haven’t updated my Psoriasis Blog for a while because there’s not been much change – the usual ups and downs but generally I’m doing well thanks to my treatment regime of biologics. I’m seeing my consultant every six months just to monitor things –…

Latest Updates (July 2018)

Hello – here are the Hadoke headlines for July 2018, which is going to be a rather hectic month for me. I hope you’re enjoying the sun and whichever sport floats your boat. I am still gigging regularly at The Comedy Store and XS Malarkey until around mid July (I’m not back at the 99…

Toby Hadoke – June Updates

How did it get to be June? It can’t be June. The year’s only just started. Oh well, as we trudge ever onwards towards inevitable collapse and decay… (actually there’ve been some quite exciting developments, such as…)  I have uncovered an astonishing amount of new information and material (not to mention ace interviews!) about Quatermass, so much…

May 2018 Latest News

Solar bear Oscar McLeod (voiced by yours truly) as imagined by DWM. Whilst I am still gigging regularly at The Comedy Store, XS Malarkey and the 99 Club but one offs will be scarce or non-existent because… Most of the rest of this year will be taken up with putting my forthcoming book about Quatermass (from…

Latest News!

My dramatisation of Nigel Kneale’s famous lost television play, The Road, for Radio 4 was recorded in Maida Vale at the beginning of February. The cast is phenomenal : Mark Gatiss, Adrian Scarborough, Hattie Morahan, Colin McFarlane, Susan Wokoma, Francis Magee and Ralph Ineson.  It will be the Halloween Fright Night production for BBC Radio 4 on October…