Dot To Dot

Shaun's back to save his spacestation in today's awesome melding of Alien and The Muppets…

Mentioned in a recent newsletter from Amazon and by Vocala, those truly prolific providers of quality skills, today's superb selection is a must for everyone who wants to gen up on the highway code. Really great sound-effects too

You'd be surprised quite how many of these you'll hear in your average office

Flagged by the A-lady as one of her most popular skills, this one's had some significant upgrades since we first visited this dismal stronghold some *1500* episodes ago. --- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Friend of the show, John Snowling, is brave enough to battle the dragon and even swipe an egg from right under his scaly nose

Faith's back with an adorable version of the classic spot the difference game on Echos with a screen

Take a flight with Ballicopter, the little red helicopter, flying high through the skies on his way to visit one of his friends

We're really pushing the boat out today in more ways than one. We're going premium by buying Calico Jack's Lair and then we're setting sail to said dread pirate's place on a secluded desert island ☠️

Faith's back with a faithful recreation of this classic card game on the A-lady

I had no idea that there was quite so much to professional poker playing. My head's spinning after this one… --- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Time to revisit the updated Big Sky skill now that the weather here in the UK has gone all unpredictable - predictably

Faith's back to bring us a bafflingly easy farm-themed skill that also needs a screen

Shaun's back with a frankly disturbing audio adventure skill that involves smart handcuffs and asphyxiating scissor-grips to the neck

The Stolen Stars of Matariki is a bilingual (English and Māori) illustrated story with engaging voice recordings, sound effects, music and illustrations.--- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Today we're a little disappointed by the Audible offerings and we then check out the new Photo Frame mode that provides 3hrs of uninterrupted photos without news items, weather and calendar notifications, or skill or recipe suggestions. It even removes the clock. You can choose which albums the Photo Frame mode uses in the device settings for the Echo Show in the A-lady app. Scroll down to Photo Display and choose from Daily Memories, This Day, Favorites, Recents, and other options that pull from your Amazon Photos account. You can also connect a Facebook account here or upload images from your smartphone or tablet.--- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Last looked at well over *1000* episodes ago, Shaun's back to battle behemoths and wrestle werewolves in today's massive maritime misadventure. --- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

By the amazing Drew Cosgrove and recommended in a recent newsletter from Amazon. There are battles to be fought, monsters to be slain and intrigue at the royal court. --- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

An easy to follow programme that will get you off the couch and running for 30 mins and around 5K in as little as nine weeks. It's also got this weird 'Resume interaction' thing going - you'll see.--- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Thanks to the excellent David Ward of the Echo Tips podcast for today's top Echo tip, plus we finally get the Ziggy wake word here in the UK

First covered over *1700* episodes ago, the bird in one of today's supposedly relaxing soundscapes is as strident as ever