Episodes
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Episode 48: Chonkers 2: Underground Boogaloo (The Web of Fear)
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
This episode, the Watchers in the Fourth Dimension face off against the villainy of the Great Intelligence, the Yeti, and the powers-that-be at the London Underground! It can only be the return of everyone’s favourite chonkers and the introduction of a Doctor Who legend in the once-lost-now-(mostly)-found story that is The Web of Fear!
Over the course of our discussion, Don underestimates the therapeutic power of making tea, Julie expresses a rare enjoyment of Private Evans (someone, somewhere had to like that character), Reilly ponders whether there might have been a better tool for the Great Intelligence than the Yeti, and Anthony talks about Welsh teeth (again). The entire crew discusses the best example to date of a Doctor Who ramping up the tension through an atmosphere of claustrophobia and paranoia.
For those of you who want to watch this along with us, this story is available on DVD (with the missing episode as a reconstruction) through both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3G5xXs3) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3lYGGoc). There is also a newer version with the missing episode animated is available through Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3aSQbP90) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3AUnCvj). This story is also available to stream through both BritBox US (http://www.britbox.com) and BritBox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk).
Other media mentioned in this episode:
- The Thing (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pe2VZ3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3G188JE)
- Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FZV1bK | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vo0fcn)
- Outlander: Seasons 1-5 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lYgGJB | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lWL077)
- The IT Crowd: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jn6p7V | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3n55Q3y)
- In the Heat of the Night (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lWI8qR | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/30Ast8w)
- Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2ZaJwhb | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jmgyBL)
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Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Bonus Episode 7: The War on Happy (2020 Musical Holiday Special)
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
In this bonus episode, “The War on Happy,” the entire Watchers crew convene for a Holiday special, in which they discuss two musical “classics” related to Doctor Who. Guided by our very own Don, we begin with the timeless Christmas classic “I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas with a Dalek” by the Go-Go’s. Not content with the pain that they put themselves through with that, next up is “Who’s Dr. Who?” by the our own Frazer Hines (we’re claiming him).
You can find the tracks at the following links:
- I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas with a Dalek, by the Go-Go’s (YouTube: https://youtu.be/GuBJ5H9m3Sc)
- Who’s Dr. Who?, by Frazer Hines (YouTube: https://youtu.be/W6jG7MbBguo)
Other media mentioned in this episode:
- The League of Gentlemen: Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aT9Xu8 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jfY2Lr)
- Peter Gunn: Season 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DYy1It | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3plpFGA)
- Young Frankenstein (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jkLWAx | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vvVE80)
- Mars Attacks! (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Xvu8ez | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jg7LBm)
- The Tornados - Telstar (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2ZaF8Pf | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vtcvZj)
- Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3vuWbqP | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DVMmoY)
- The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3B1fGsa | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lYxEHR)
- Tom Jones – Greatest Hits (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pmae18 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vsvTFX)
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Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Episode 47: Their Matching Skirts Nearly Kilt Me (The Enemy of the World)
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
This episode, the Watchers in the Fourth Dimension are travelling back to 2018 – where an egotistical and nefarious world leader is trying to stockpile power through increasingly subversive acts of tyranny. No, it’s not real life – it’s the Doctor Who serial The Enemy of the World, and the world leader in question is Salamander, the doppelganger of our own hero, The Doctor!
Over the course of the discussion, Anthony does some terrible impressions of the Doctor doing terrible impressions of Salamander, Don expresses his desire for Griffin the Chef to join the TARDIS full-time, Reilly talks about the use of rear projection to show the increased budget, and Julie heaps praise on the strong female characters. The entire team discusses the type of relationship that Jamie and Victoria may actually have.
For those of you who want to watch this along with us, this story is available on DVD through both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3plmheQ) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3nbOgen). It is also available to stream on both BritBox US (http://www.britbox.com) and BritBox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk).
Other media mentioned in this episode:
- San Demetrio, London (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jmsKCK | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Z52GoR)
- James Bond – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FWn6kg | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DQB4lR)
- The Avengers: Series 5 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ja2pI2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aMyqRK)
- I, Claudius (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3poHTai | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lYdvS9)
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G6YCoH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3m0qOSc)
- The Flintstones: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G6YA03 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3poISY2)
- The Defenders, by Phillip K. Dick (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30DCvWp | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3C45wZh)
- Republic, by Plato (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n973qN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Z8ANvG)
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