Robin Christopherson
Dot to Dot - the daily 5min Alexa demo show
These short top tips and skills for the Amazon Echo are for everyone who’s simply dotty about Alexa. Your host is Robin Christopherson - with frequent appearances by Shaun Preece and other friends.
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Robin Christopherson
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Latest episode
Mar 27, 2026
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Episodes
DTD1660: Changing your Echo's wake word by voice 16.08.2021 2:36
David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com) is back to bring us an important update on the A-lady's new alter-ego. Nice. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and beco...
DTD1659: Africa Duel 15.08.2021 3:02
A simple game but, if you're anything like me and woefully ignorant of African capitals, one that's well worth playing over and over again. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please co...
DTD1658: Guess My Name (revisited) 14.08.2021 8:29
Also covered in a recent episode of #TheEchoShow, fab co-host Shaun Preece is back to bring us some more Volley goodness in the form of several voice games in one. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow...
DTD1657: Call of the Wild 13.08.2021 3:11
spooky and a little unsettling ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot to Dot 🌟 ---- Why not check out our sister show where @TheBlurred...
DTD1656: Wild Tic-tac-toe 12.08.2021 3:04
This skill offers 3 flavours of the classic game, including one where you can pick whether you want to place a nought or a cross. Wild. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consid...
DTD1655: Jack Ryan November Morning (revisited) 11.08.2021 9:07
Covered in a recent episode of #TheEchoShow, fab co-host Shaun Preece is back to bring us some more intense special agent activity with a whole lot of plot and a lavish splash of peril. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with...
DTD1654: Song Quiz (updated) 10.08.2021 3:36
Last covered nearly 500 episodes ago and now updated with some sweet in-skill purchases - why not give it a spin ⏺️⏺️ ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and be...
DTD1653: Playing two great podcasts on the A-lady 09.08.2021 3:21
The amazing Shaun Preece joins me on today's show, to show us how we can play The Echo Show on the Echo Show (or Dot). ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and b...
DTD1652: Just One Cornetto 08.08.2021 2:51
Sing the Cornetto song along with this skill to claim your free ice cream. It's true! 🍨 ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot to Dot...
DTD1651: A-lady, what's free from Audible 07.08.2021 2:16
Today we revisit how easy it is to listen to a free audio book or two, or dip into the enormous library of freebies from Audible. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doi...
DTD1650: RNIB Talking Books 06.08.2021 6:55
Special vision-related one today. Now you can access all your RNIB talking books via the A-lady. Sign up at http://rnib.org.uk/reading-services . ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - ple...
DTD1649: Mr. Allen is Dead 05.08.2021 6:44
Opened with "Mr. Allen's Investigation", this one's as weird as all the rest. Happy sleuthing 🕵️ ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot...
DTD1648: Find the Impostor 04.08.2021 4:07
Hmmm. Not the best skill we've ever covered, but we're faithfully following our who dunnit theme to uncover culprits of the most dastardly of crimes… murder! 😱 ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm...
DTD1647: Clue with the Ghost of Mrs. White 03.08.2021 4:12
Simply opened with "Mrs. White", I've a feeling that, contrary to the skill description, this skill requires the board game that may or may not be called Clue/Cluedo wherever you are. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a...
DTD1646: Detective Mr. Z 02.08.2021 3:25
Another day, another murder mystery to solve in A-lady land 😕🕵️ ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot to Dot 🌟 ---- Why not check out...
DTD1645: A Case of Murder 01.08.2021 4:14
Can you assemble the clues and accuse the correct culprit in this case of… murder!! 😱🗡️? ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot to Dot...
DTD1644: Queen Trivia Challenge 31.07.2021 4:20
Mentioned in this week's A-lady newsletter from Amazon. Queen Trivia Challenge is packed full of trivia questions including clips from their greatest hits, documentaries, and live performances. On Echo devices with screens, not only can you hear the music, you can also see the videos. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review...
DTD1643: Using the temperature sensor in your 4th Gen Echo and 2nd Gen Echo Plus 30.07.2021 4:14
Did you know that there's a secret sensor in your Echo? In some Echos at least - and it's cool. In fact, it can tell you just how cool (or hot) it is. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot...
DTD1642: The new A-lady, er, Z-gent wake word and voice 29.07.2021 6:07
Did you know that your Echo can now have a completely different identity? (In The States, at least.) Champ of the show, David Ward did and brings us the low-down. Know that you should also be able to say "A-lady/Z-gent, change your voice" but I think the wake-word still needs to be tweaked within the app. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your frien...
DTD1641: OpenTable 28.07.2021 3:51
This straightforward table-booking skill links to opentable.co.uk where you'll need an account - and maybe it's broken or maybe the restaurants around here are just extremely busy 😕 ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a...
DTD1640: Green Glass Door (revisited) 27.07.2021 3:32
Poor Shaun preece is properly perplexed by today's, admittedly extremely abstruse skill. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot to Dot...
DTD1639: Disney Stories 26.07.2021 2:56
An official skill by Disney, it simply serves up a story based on your favourite characters - for kids of all ages. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and beco...
DTD1638: Simon's Cat 25.07.2021 2:38
Adopt a cat, keep it happy and healthy and find out what it likes to do with today's sweet skill. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot...
DTD1637: Goose Game 24.07.2021 4:04
A slightly odd skill that takes absolutely no skill whatsoever. And where do geese come in? 😕 ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot to...
DTD1636: Animal Letters (revisited) 23.07.2021 4:55
Last covered nearly 400 episodes ago and by that fab skill developer @DrewCosgrove, today's skill has great game play and superb sound-effects. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com 👍 Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, 🍏 Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPod You can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - pleas...
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