Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension

Episode 39: A More Localized Terrible Idea (The Moonbase)

Everyone’s second favourite Doctor Who monsters are back, as the Watchers in the Fourth Dimension once again encounter the Cybermen, along with weather control, poisoned sugar, and a rag-tag group of Europeans. It can only be The Moonbase!

 

Over the course of the episode, Don talks about Cybermen design, Reilly is disappointed by the absence of the Doctor wearing a hat in this story, Anthony raves over the international vibe of the moonbase, and Julie questions the obsession that fiction has with controlling the weather. The entire crew discusses the alleged misogyny in the story, with Polly being sent off to make the coffee (which actually leads to the main mystery of the first couple of episodes being solved…).

 

If you want to watch along with us, half of this story is sadly missing. However, the BBC have released the surviving episodes on DVD, along with animations of the two missing episodes, and you can acquire it through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3E0ap6l) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/2XuZG4c).

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• The Avengers (movie) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2ZbFpl1 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3FVIpm9)
• The Avengers – Complete Collection (tv show) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3B828eR | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3B0ChoS)
• Sherlock: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aVptWl | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DV87Fl)
• Daft Punk – Homework (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aTfD7e | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aR2Jqe)

 

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Episode 38: Zar-off the Chain (The Underwater Menace)

The Watchers in the Fourth Dimension discuss mad scientists, fish people, and everyone's new favourite companion (or is that favourite new companion?), as they tackle one of the most-maligned stories of the black and white era - The Underwater Menace!

 

Over the course of the episode, Don talks about the horror elements of the story, Reilly discusses Professor Zaroff’s worst work day ever, Anthony has some sound issues and sounds like he’s recording from the lost city of Atlantis (rather than his usual location of Atlanta!), and Julie praises the new Doctor’s ethics. Unsurprisingly, the entire crew spends some time discussing whether or not Professor Zaroff was really intelligent or really stupid (regardless of his levels of craziness).

 

If you want to watch along with us, half of this story is sadly missing. However, the BBC have released the surviving episodes on DVD, along with somewhat lackluster reconstructions of the two missing episodes, and you can acquire it through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/2Z1YvKt) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3lTWI2s). If you want to find the superior Loose Cannon recons, we suggest that you use Google to find them – we don’t want to get into trouble for directly linking to them on Dailymotion *wink*

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n2F8c5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YWcHEe)
• Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30uDBnm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YZv23O)
• Best of Warner Bros.: Looney Tunes 50 Cartoon Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G4IZxN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2XscKXX)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z8yU28 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Z5Nffp)
• The Wizard of Oz (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ATvg9t | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ARGSd3) 

 

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Episode 37: Algie Ffinch‘s Bad Day (The Highlanders)

Moving full steam ahead with the Patrick Troughton era, the intrepid Watchers in the Fourth Dimension head to what could seems like the set of Outlander, as they discuss what is the last “pure” historical adventure for quite a long time – it’s The Highlanders!

 

During the discussion, Don finds himself concerned over Ben’s lack of safe firearm handling, Reilly makes what is probably the first (and also probably last) ever comparison between The Highlanders and Martin Scorsese’s Casino, Anthony talks about how crazy the new Doctor is in this story, and Julie talks Jacobite history. The entire crew, of course, discusses hats (no surprise there – we have proclaimed ourselves as the most hat-friendly Doctor Who podcast).

  

For those who want to watch along with us, this story is sadly missing. You can find the missing episodes on narrated audio in The Lost TV Episodes: Collection Three box set through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3lXuGTC) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3lTK5Et). If you want to watch the reconstruction, you should Google it – we don’t want to be naughty by posting a link to Dailymotion *wink*.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Z Cars: Complete Collection One & Two (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pdDtmF | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lV2cKn)
• X The Unknown (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Zabvxl | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jgn6C7)
• Outlander: Season 2 (pre-Culloden) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AQrldu | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vyFRp9)
• Outlander: Season 3 (during and post-Culloden) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lVjfMt | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vr9wk4)
• Casino (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2ZbC3OX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Z5Kf2U)
• Blackadder - The Ultimate Edition (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30sMUnN | Amazon UK:  https://amzn.to/3BU2WoN)
• Mutiny on the Bounty (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BYdwLs | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DWPeSE)
• Ghost – Meliora (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lYa3Hf | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lVEUEn)

 

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Episode 36: Don‘t Forget the Murder Hornets (The Power of the Daleks)

After 35 episodes, The Watchers in the Fourth Dimension move onto the next chapter of Doctor Who, as they head off to the planet Vulcan (no, not that one!) to kick-off the Patrick Troughton era, as the discuss The Power of the Daleks!

 

During the discussion, Reilly talks about the physicality of Patrick Troughton’s acting, Don compares the Daleks to high school girls, Anthony gets metaphysical, and Julie finds herself pleasantly surprised by how Janley’s role grows through the story. The entire team talks about the new Doctor’s choices in hats (because we’re a hat-obsessed podcast).

 

If you want to watch along with us, the animated version of this story is available on DVD and Blu-Ray, and can be picked up on Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3pgKt25) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/2YZ9ZxM). A version with enhanced animation is also available through both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3DYQ1SP) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3jjscgW).

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Arrested Development: The Complete Seasons 1-4 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BqTDw6 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3uT21Cc)
• Alien (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3nbhOZt | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BX7I4X)
• Flash Gordon (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BVj895 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3AXEzoB)

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Episode 35: Brit for Hire (Hartnell-era Retrospective)

Having made their way through the entirety of the William Hartnell era of Doctor Who, the Watchers in the Fourth Dimension are joined by a guest host for the very first time, as R Alan Siler moderates a retrospective discussion of the entirety of the era.

 

Over the course of the discussion, the crew touch on a wide range of topics, including which missing story would benefit the most from animation, the most challenging or radically different episodes of the time, and how the era reflected the socio-political situation of the time. Anthony and Don manage to get their final blows in against Richard Martin and John Wiles, respectively. Finally, things get rather silly when Alan surprises everyone with a few rounds of “Snog, Marry, Avoid!,” with some rather outrageous options.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• An Adventure in Space and Time (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AXF6an | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vtBjR6)
• Game of Thrones: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lRgVWD | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aQhh9U)
• Star Trek: Picard (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3C0ifvW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vsR0rJ)
• Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ)
• The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z2QG6G | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3B0nSJk)
• Diagnosis Murder: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3naiBKd | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Z1fmwV)
• Matlock: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3phHE0L | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3nezGTE)

 

Alan’s work can be found at the following links:

• Children of Time: The Companions of Doctor Who (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lQ2OAW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aJuYr5)
• Facing the Raven: Doctor Who Series Nine in Review (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aIGpza | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DNiFWZ)
• Doctor Who’s Greatest Hits: Remastered (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3p9T4DG | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DSiiue)

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Episode 34: Yeeted by Cutlery (The Tenth Planet)

In this episode, “Yeeted by Cutlery” the Watchers say “hello!” to a new favourite monster, meet an overly aggressive American military commander, and bid farewell to the First Doctor - all in the setting of the South Pole. It’s time for us to discuss The Tenth Planet!

 

This episode, Reilly talks about the true threat of the story, Julie discusses the imbalance among the TARDIS crew, Anthony is surprised about an infodump working for once, and Don questions Ben’s ability as a military man. The entire team gets excited about the introduction of the Cybermen, and discuss literally everything about them – from their costumes and voices to how they were defeated.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, this film is available on physical media through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3BYXEbl) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3jc7nUz). It’s also available for streaming on Britbox US (http://www.britbox.com), but sadly not on its UK equivalent. 

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Star Trek: The Original Series – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2XmJNg0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pjzbdD)
• The Thing from Another World (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2XrU62p | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aOAQPT)
• John Carpenter’s The Thing (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pe2VZ3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3G188JE)
• Dr Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3vq3hgv | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Z7jVpn)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey  (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BYyaef | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DWG34s)
• Superman: The Complete Collection 1978 – 2006 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DWFKXm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lUd0by)
• Big Finish – Spare Parts (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3DUWCxU)

 

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Bonus Episode 5: Dammit Susan! (Big Finish - The Library of Alexandria)

In this bonus episode, “Dammit Susan” Anthony and Julie discuss Julie’s first Big Finish experience, with “The Library of Alexandria” – a Companion Chronicle narrated by Ian Chesterton himself, William Russell!

 

Join them as they discuss the history of the library, including how it was really destroyed, as well as the budding romance in the story, jealousy, and Susan being Susan. As you'd expect, there's a fair amount of discussion as to how Julie enjoyed her first Big Finish audio.

 

If you would like to listen along with us, this story is available through BigFinish.com (https://bit.ly/3nbGLUI)!

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Episode 33: Pirates of the Caribboring (The Smugglers)

In this episode, “Pirates of the Caribboring” the Watchers kick-start Season 4 with the swashbuckling adventure known only as “The Smugglers.” Oh... maybe “swashbuckling” and “adventure” oversells it a bit?

 

This episode, Anthony talks censorship, Julie gets excited about the shirtless men of the story, Don discusses his least-favourite trope, and Reilly highlights the Doctor’s boozing. Spoiler alert: the entire team doesn't find much to enjoy about this story.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, this story is sadly missing. You can find the missing episodes on narrated audio in The Lost TV Episodes: Collection Two box set through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3BT5dAh) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3vlQnzY). If you want to watch the reconstruction, you should Google it – we don’t want to be naughty by posting a link to Dailymotion *cough*.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Pirates of the Caribbean – Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z5pQuQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DUQzJv)
• Blackadder - The Ultimate Edition (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30sMUnN | Amazon UK:  https://amzn.to/3BU2WoN)
• Blazing Saddles (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z1Eeok | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3n5G9Ac)
• Star Trek: The Original Series – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2XmJNg0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pjzbdD)
• The League of Gentlemen – The Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aT9Xu8 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jfY2Lr)
• Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2XrQQnH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3G22W8n)

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Episode 32: No (Terrance) Dicks, No Lava Lamps (Daleks‘ Invasion Earth - 2150 A.D.)

In this episode, “No (Terrance) Dicks, No Lava Lamps” the Watchers crew tread somewhat familiar, yet slightly different ground, as they discuss the second Peter Cushing Dalek movie, Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

 

This episode, Anthony can’t resist a final cheeky dig at Richard Martin, Julie talks about the diminishment of the role of women in the film, Don gets excited over the use of fetish gear, and Reilly ponders how Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 B.C.(!) might have worked out. Naturally, the entire team find themselves repeatedly comparing the film to the original TV serial.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, this film is available on physical media through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3n59Z7F) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3BTWU7n). It’s also available for streaming on Britbox US (http://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk). 

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• The Quatermass Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ATLTSg | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DSCcWi)
• Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30uDBnm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YZv23O)
• Batman: The Complete Television Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BY7Yka | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jcz0g0)
• Batman: The Movie (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2YWJyc2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jeRRqK)

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Episode 31: Fun, But Completely Unnecessary (Season 3 Retrospective)

In this episode, “Fun, But Completely Unnecessary,” the Watchers crew look back on the ups-and-downs of Season 3, with a series of awards, questions from listeners, and the qualitative data from the last 10 episodes.

 

This episode, Don talks about how Katarina could have worked as a companion, Anthony flip-flops on a couple of things, Julie praises the women of the show, and Reilly tries his hardest not to keep jabbing at The Gunfighters. The entire crew are united in their praise of two particular stories… but which ones? And how on Earth does Michael Bloomberg get involved in all of this!?!? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out! (Obviously – we’re not giving you those kinds of spoilers in the blurb!)

 

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Episode 30: The WOTAN Clan (The War Machines)

In this episode, “The WOTAN Clan,” the team head to contemporary Earth for the first time since Planet of Giants. And this time, the TARDIS crew are full size! All this and more as we tackle The War Machines!

 

This episode, Julie finds her first directorial snafu, Anthony ponders what WOTAN plans to do once he’s taken over, Don writes and recites a bad haiku, and Reilly enthuses over the more modern directing. Everyone is genuinely disappointed about Dodo’s departure, which happens just as soon as she starts being a decent companion!

 

For those who want to watch along with us, this story is available on DVD through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3pbzpDv) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3BUEl37). It’s also available for streaming on Britbox US (http://www.britbox.com) or Britbox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk).

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• The Avengers (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2XuDDe0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DNMvuy)
• The Quatermass Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ATLTSg | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DSCcWi)
• Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AOmslf | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/30FBMnR)
• Blackadder: The Ultimate Edition (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30sMUnN | Amazon UK:  https://amzn.to/3BU2WoN)
• The Ruling Class (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G9W3ST | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pfFIWs)
• The Andromeda Anthology (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BY6KW6 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pdzrKS)

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Bonus Episode 4: Bit of a Swashbuckling Hero (Interview with Peter Purves)

It’s March 2020, and the Watchers in the Fourth Dimension have reached the end of Steven Taylor’s time as the Doctor’s companion. With COVID-19 running rampant across the world, and everyone (hopefully) practicing social distancing, we are here to help you stave off boredom for an hour, by bringing you a special bonus episode, in which Anthony interviews the man who played Steven himself, Peter Purves!

 

Their conversation meanders through Peter’s career in theatre and in TV, starting with his time in repertory theatre, to Doctor Who, and into presenting the likes of Blue Peter, Record Breakers, and the Crufts Dog Show, before finally coming back to Doctor Who through Big Finish’s audio productions. This convention panel-length interview is truly something to keep you entertained at home during this time.

 

As a thank you to Peter for his time, we made a $200 donation to Dogs for Good, a charity providing assistance dogs to those in need. If you would like to support this worthy cause, please follow the link and click on “Donate now.”

 

Peter’s time on Doctor Who can be found through the following media:

 

Complete stories

• The Chase is available on DVD in a box set with The Space Museum (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DVfBIJ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3j6CP6w)
• The Time Meddler DVD (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aNJka0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DUrxui)
• The Ark DVD (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BU70p5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jcweY8)
• The Gunfighters is available on DVD on its own through Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3n4JaAG), as part of the Earth Story box set (alongside the 5^th Doctor story The Awakening) through Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3FZPjXp).

All of the above are also available to stream at both Britbox US (http://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk).

 

Orphan episodes

• Galaxy 4: episode 3 – available as a special feature on The Aztecs Special Edition DVD (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2YWrfni | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3voZn7F) – also available for streaming on Britbox UK.
• The Daleks Master Plan: episodes 2, 4, and 10; The Celestial Toymaker: episode 4 – all available on the Lost in Time DVD (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pea8s9 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pmd2em) – no streaming available.

 

Missing episodes

• Available on The Lost TV Episodes – Collection 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DSPBh2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3AUSFY1)
  • Galaxy 4 – episodes 1, 2, and 4
  • The Myth Makers – all episodes;
• Available on The Lost TV Episodes – Collection 2 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BT5dAh | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vlQnzY)
  • The Daleks’ Master Plan – episodes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12
  • The Massacre – all episodes
  • The Celestial Toymaker – episodes 1-3
  • The Savages – all episodes

 

Big Finish

The list of Peter’s work with Big Finish can be found at BigFinish.com (https://bit.ly/3aQuFL6). Peter specifically mentioned Daughter of the Gods (https://bit.ly/3pfEw5q), and The First Wave (https://bit.ly/3DTZUkR).

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Episode 29: Tor Loser (The Savages)

In this episode, “Tor Loser,” the team are off to a place where a ruling upperclass lives off the energy and lifeforce of an oppressed working class. No, it’s not Victorian Britain, but actually The Savages - a story that is bizarrely overlooked by a lot of fans, given that it's really quite good.

 

This episode, Anthony gets confused on which story we’re meant to be talking about, Julie gets Savage on Reilly, Don doesn’t bash John Wiles (for a change), and Reilly talks about the Doctor’s Reacting Vibrator. The entire crew is surprised when Dodo is actually useful for a change.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, this story is sadly missing. You can find the missing episodes on narrated audio in The Lost TV Episodes: Collection Two box set through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3BT5dAh) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3vlQnzY). If you want to watch the reconstruction, you should Google it – we don’t want to be naughty by posting a link to Dailymotion *cough*.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ATu8md | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jh2bi2)
• The Dark Crystal (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z0sou2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DUjUDS)
• Eddie Izzard – Dress to Kill (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3vn4vsS | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BUE40b)
• The Kids in the Hall – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2YYVH0B | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Z132fs)
• Freaky Friday (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BV3VVE | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ARIOlB)
• The Stanford Prison Experiment (documentary on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KND_bBDE8RQ)

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

Episode 28: Flirting with Competence (The Gunfighters)

In this episode, “Flirting with Competence,” we’re off to the Wild West so that the Doctor can get a tooth extracted… wait, what!? It’s the kind of thing that could only happen in 60s Doctor Who, and this story is The Gunfighters! Will the Watchers survive the repeated refrains of the infamous Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon?

 

This time around, Anthony raves about the sets and the costumes, Reilly discusses his struggles with Westerns, Julie sings a delightful little ditty based on The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon, and Don finds himself at odds with Reilly’s opinion for the first time in a while. The entire team discusses accents – unsurprisingly, given that three of the four cast members are born and bred Americans.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, this story is one that still exists in its entirety. You can get this story on DVD as a standalone release from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3n4JaAG), or as part of the Earth Story boxset from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3FZPjXp). If streaming is more your thing, you can stream it from Britbox US (http://www.britbox.com) or Britbox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk).

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Tombstone (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BWCJWn | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aNkmXZ)
• Cat Ballou (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n4JejU | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vpt6wX)
• Paint Your Wagon (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aPtmMl | Amazon UK:  https://amzn.to/3AVNqam)
• The Hobbit – Rankin & Bass Cartoon (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AOUBBb | Amazon UK:  https://amzn.to/3BYAT7x)
• Laramie: The Complete First Season (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lQEjni | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BWl6WK)
• Rawhide: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pu1jeb | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3mZpyhi)

 

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Episode 27: I Want to Talk About Chairs (The Celestial Toymaker)

In this episode, “I Want to Talk About Chairs,” we’re off to the realm of an extremely bored immortal with a penchant for fun and games. That’s right – it’s The Celestial Toymaker, a story that undoubtedly divides opinion in fandom.

 

This episode, Anthony talks about his fear of clowns, Reilly gets excited about the notion of the return of Sgt. Ruggs and Mrs. Wiggs, Julie talks about chairs, and Don talks about why John Wiles was so bad for the very last time. The entire team discuss whether or not the supporting characters are all meant to be the same three characters in different roles or not.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, this story is another one that is mostly missing. You can find the narrated audio for Episodes 1-3 as part of the The Lost Episodes: Collection Two  through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3BT5dAh) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3vlQnzY). The surviving episode, Episode 4, is available in the Lost in Time DVD boxset at both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3pea8s9) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3pmd2em). For listeners in the UK, it is also available through Britbox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk). If you want to watch the reconstruction, you should Google it – we don’t want to be naughty by posting a link to Dailymotion *cough*.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• The Brothers (Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aNZdNk)
• All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DS2Uhx | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aNiAGr)
• The Addams Family: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Xpaalv | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vqdlGf)
• Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School, by Frank Richards (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jg4BNX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YUmhYd)
• The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n2F8c5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YWcHEe)

Big Finish’s Celestial Toymaker stories:

• 6^th Doctor: The Nightmare Fair (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3FV0T6a)
• 7^th Doctor: The Magic Mousetrap (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3peUgWr)
• 8^th Doctor: Solitaire (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3jem7SC)

 

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Episode 26: George Maharis, Risk Taker (The Ark)

This week, we discuss a thrilling adventure in which new companion Dodo is suffering from a cold. That’s right – it’s The Ark, a story with some rather uncomfortable undertones.

 

This episode, Anthony talks British colonialism, Reilly makes use of his film degree by praising the direction, Julie explains medical things, and Don talks about the trope of invisible beings with supernatural powers in sci-fi. All four of the cast keep coming back to the question of whether or not this story’s rather racist undertones were by intent or out of ignorance.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, this story is one of the few stories from Season 3 that exists in its entirety! You can find the DVD on either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3BU70p5) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3jcweY8). If you prefer streaming, it’s also available on both Britbox US (http://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk)!

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Arrested Development: The Complete Seasons 1-4 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BqTDw6 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3uT21Cc)
• Flash Gordon (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BVj895 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3AXEzoB)
• Star Trek: The Original Series – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2XmJNg0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pjzbdD)

 

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Episode 25: I‘m Not a Proctologist, But... (The Massacre)

With the Doctor and Steven now travelling alone after the events of the Dalek epic, we follow them on their next adventure in a fun romp called The Massacre. Uh, except... maybe it's not a fun romp, with a name like that. 

 

This time around, Julie gets historical, Anthony gets excited about hats, Reilly compares Steven to a lost child looking for his Dad, and Don once again continues his vendetta against John Wiles. The entire crew talk debate whether this story is the missing classic that received fandom wisdom believes it to be.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, this story is sadly missing. You can find the missing episodes on narrated audio in The Lost TV Episodes: Collection Two box set through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3BT5dAh) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3vlQnzY). If you want to watch the reconstruction, you should Google it – we don’t want to be naughty by posting a link to Dailymotion *cough*.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ)
• Home Alone 1 + 2 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lSevHh | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DQngYD)
• Black Sabbath – The Ultimate Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lOVgOW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pmxc82)
• Stuff You Missed in History Class Podcast: Catherine de’ Medici – Italian Orphan (Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OZbRQelpY6kg5sxDHgePp)

 

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Episode 24: Bring Back the Corpse of Dennis Spooner (The Daleks‘ Master Plan - Episodes 7-12)

Having covered the first half of the story in our last episode, we’re back in Bring Back the Corpse of Dennis Spooner to discuss episodes 7 through 12 of The Daleks’ Master Plan! If you missed the first half of our discussion of this story, you can find it in our previous episode, Poppycock and Nonsense.

 

This time around, Don continues his vendetta against John Wiles, Julie pines for more of the Meddling Monk, Reilly wishes for some Dalek situational comedy in the style of The Office, while Anthony expresses his disappointment over the lack of the Evil Christmas Tree delegate. All the while, the entire team continues their debate over which delegate is which.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, the surviving episodes are available as part of the Lost in Time DVD set, which is available through both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3pea8s9) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3pmd2em). You can find the missing episodes on narrated audio in The Lost TV Episodes: Collection Two box set through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3BT5dAh) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3vlQnzY). If you want to watch the reconstruction, you should Google it – we don’t want to be naughty by posting a link to Dailymotion *cough*.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Blake’s 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aMvRyT | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aMxa0L)
• The Best of Benny Hill (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lUOM17 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jg6w5k)
• The Office – The Complete Series [US Version] (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30ETjwn | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pdhmg4)
• Avengers: Infinity War (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aV91Fj | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Z0eIz4)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3peOX9m | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aLvBQZ)
• Douglas Adams – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G1iKZ5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3voI3zw)
• Douglas Adams – Life, the Universe, and Everything (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jd2ef1 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3piDGF5)
• George Orwell – Animal Farm (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FW5VPV | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3n2me57)

 

Big Finish’s Meddling Monk stories:

• 2^nd Doctor: The Black Hole (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3aVamvP)
• 3^rd Doctor: The Blame Game (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3DVtzdE)
• 3^rd Doctor: The Rise of the New Humans (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3FUIl62)
• 4^th Doctor: How to Win Planets and Influence People (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3n4VNvv)
• 5^th Doctor: The Secret History (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3n3Z1zw)
• 8^th Doctor: The Book of Kells (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3ASSCvQ)
• 8^th Doctor: The Resurrection of Mars (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3ASZ3yQ)
• 8^th Doctor: Lucie Miller (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3n4W4P3)
• 8^th Doctor: To the Death (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3aQYviG)
• 8^th Doctor: Doom Coalition 4 (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3n3Zf9Q)
• Missy: Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3paJJvv)

 

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Episode 23: Poppycock and Nonsense (The Daleks‘ Master Plan - Episodes 1-6)

This episode, we finally get around to that Dalek epic that was teased a couple of stories back… yes, we’ve finally made it to The Daleks’ Master Plan! Since the televised story was twelve episodes long, it’s going to take us two podcasts to get through. Thus in this episode, Poppycock and Nonsense, we discuss episodes 1 through 6.

 

Along the way, Anthony says “absurdly” an absurd number of times, Julie questions whether the Doctor will actually have any lasting memories of Katarina, Reilly draws some parallels between this story and The Phantom Menace, and Don enthuses over the atmosphere of mistrust in the story. The entire team debate whether it would have been better or worse if it had actually been Vicki that got flushed out of that airlock.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, the surviving episodes are available as part of the Lost in Time DVD set, which is available through both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3pea8s9) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3pmd2em). You can find the missing episodes on narrated audio in The Lost TV Episodes: Collection Two box set through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3BT5dAh) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3vlQnzY). If you want to watch the reconstruction, you should Google it – we don’t want to be naughty by posting a link to Dailymotion *cough*.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Star Wars – The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aMSNy7 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3C866p7)
• Flash Gordon – 1980 movie (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BVj895 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3AXEzoB)
• Flash Gordon – The Purple Death from Outer Space (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AXE6Tn | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3nmBgD1)
• Battlestar Galactica – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2YZzJtQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vqmHS9)
• The Avengers – Series 2 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30tIwVC | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BT6K9v)
• The Avengers – Series 3 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aNzq7Y | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lRBfar)
• The Thing (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pe2VZ3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3G188JE)
• Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz – Crunk Juice (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3B4zH1n | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2XrxRd2 )

 

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Episode 22: Invasion of the Dons (The Myth Makers)

This episode, we’re off to Asia Minor to watch some Greeks and Trojans do some battling in Season 3’s The Myth Makers. We also find ourselves in the middle of an Invasion of the Dons, with this serial being written by Don Cotton, with Don Tosh as Story Editor, and our very own Don Smith contributing to our conversation!

 

Along the way, Anthony gets his Classics nerd on, Julie talks about The Doctor, Ian, and Steven and their varying abilities to convince as Classical Deities, Reilly espouses his love of the TARDIS wardrobe, and Don is busy just being one of the many Dons that contributed to the making of this episode of the podcast. The entire team find themselves disappointed that the original title for episode 3, “Is There a Doctor in the Horse?” didn’t stick.

 

For those who want to watch along with us, you can find these missing episode on narrated audio as part of The Lost TV Episodes: Collection One through either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3DSPBh2) or Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3AUSFY1). If you want to watch the reconstruction, you should Google it – we don’t want to be naughty by posting a link to Dailymotion *cough*.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• The Iliad, by Homer (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z4xPbO | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3paJMY8)
• The Odyssey, by Homer (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Xp1mMD | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jdNQ60)
• The Aeneid, by Virgil (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2YWSoXe | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3AMQCVW)
• Round the Horne: Complete Series One (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ASgShF | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3n58MgH)
• Blackadder: The Ultimate Edition (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FVpXKh | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ASGYRy)
• Star Trek: The Original Series – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2XmJNg0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pjzbdD)
• Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DQ1PqC | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3mZtYom)
• Carry On – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3B4mBRL | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jg5IgF)
• Gone With the Wind (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z26Nl6 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jgdSph)
• Oh! What a Lovely War (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lPLtrM | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pe1rOL)

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please leave us a review on your preferred podcasting app.