Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension

In this penultimate episode of the Davison era, we continue to clear house of the Fifth Doctor’s TARDIS by finally saying goodbye to Turlough (and there was much rejoicing by Julie and Reilly). That’s right dear listeners, we are covering Planet of Fire!

 

Join us as Reilly gives us his unexpected opinions on the Master’s return for the umpteenth time, Julie and Diana get supremely frustrated with our returning lady director due to her gratuitous shots of Peri, Anthony gives us some insight on how this story impacted his formative years, and everyone expresses joy with the location filming. We also hope that all of our listeners start using P-Dave just so we can keep it alive for Anthony.

 

If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this entire season available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find it on the Doctor Who Season 21 Blu Ray box set available for pre-order from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4aLrt3v)

 

Other media mentioned in this episode*:

Monty Python’s Life of Brian (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3OrjEm5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3EEb6nr)

Flash Gordon (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BVj895 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3AXEzoB)

Department S (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4kXGxOy | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4rI7Kar)

Jason King (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4aERTUc | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4rLzI5o)

Lawrence of Arabia (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4l51FCD | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3MNbatx)

Indiana Jones – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n4YBbU | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DQ3BIs)

Mary Poppins (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2ZfGyrV | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vBxrxo)

James Bond – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FWn6kg | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DQB4lR)

Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3SdAHd5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3oFjhZh)

Willow (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/40zYol9 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4cgVKYR)

Game of Thrones: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lRgVWD | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aQhh9U)

The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4s8IQAA | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4aMXQgs)

The Very Best of Elton John (Amazon US: | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4cqmgiB)

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It’s time to once again say “hello!” to everyone’s favourite pepper pots – the Daleks – as they return to their creator Davros, in Resurrection of the Daleks. But do the creatures and their creator have the same agenda? We’re about to find out as we tackle this action-packed and violence-filled adventure!

 

Join us as we talk about high body counts (no, not that type!), the weakness of the Daleks as they come out of their war, the increasingly shouty nature of Davros (and his choking noises), the Doctor using a handgun, cats in Doctor Who, the British obsession over tea, and how a bunch of current world leaders might actually be destabilizing Dalek sleeper agents. Meanwhile, Julie really wants every British actor ever to have been in Z Cars.

 

If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this entire season available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find it on the Doctor Who Season 21 Blu Ray box set available for pre-order from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4aLrt3v)

 

Other media mentioned in this episode*:

Love Actually (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3VLbV5F | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3W87stn)

Spaceballs (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2WeS5WY | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3gqxe9O)

The Best of EastEnders (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4lm8miT | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IjteJf)

Z Cars: Complete Collection One & Two (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pdDtmF | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lV2cKn)

Chernobyl (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3gtrOuT | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jfw9Uk)

Grand Theft Auto V (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4tJyGbv | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4tPgdKo)

 

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Warm up your pan flutes and brace yourself for meteorites, listeners. We really hope none of you get sucked into the ground just to be used by our favorite giant pill bugs. That’s right, everyone. We’ve made it to Frontios. 

 

Over the course of the episode, we notice too many references to previous and future Doctor Who stories (talking about you, Moffat), the Watchers note how heavy handed they are in their naming of characters (and none of us care), Reilly comments on who the Gravis reminds him of (and it’s likely not what you think), and Julie actually utters the phrase “I don’t hate Turlough, guys”. We also continue to ask the age-old question: “Reilly, is Davidson the Doctor yet?”

 

If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this entire season available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find it on the Doctor Who Season 21 Blu Ray box set available for pre-order from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4aLrt3v)

 

Other media mentioned in this episode*:

Game of Thrones: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lRgVWD | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aQhh9U)

Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ)

Blake’s 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Zh7045 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/39luyGI)

Space: 1999: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pbTv08 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3p7W43u)

Star Trek: The Original Series: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aifha7 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YtSYvx)

The Incredible Mr Limpet (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4qGrfzQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4q02lKq)

Starship Troopers (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3StYMf3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3UAlhRl)

Rick and Morty – Seasons 1-4 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lAWSLv | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/31pNymB)

Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4qGrfzQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4q1dwT9)

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at [email protected], and you can join us on our Discord server. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

 

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We’re off to rural England, where a giant stone head is driving a group of English Civil War LARPers to a new level of intensity, while Tegan gets ready to be sacrificed as the village’s May Queen. That’s right – we’re discussing Season 21’s two-parter, The Awakening!

 

Join us as we discuss the dangers of LARPing taken to an extreme, the first instance of a very-familiar looking crack in a wall (even though it’s not that one!), pagan sacrifices, whether Will Chandler is nothing more than a 17th Century Adric, and the problem with Andrew Varney (Tegan’s grandfather), and the show’s continued obsession with goo . Finally, Reilly confesses to having Master-related PTSD… we would ask “who hurt you!?” but the answer is clearly “Anthony Ainley!”

 

If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this entire season available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find it on the Doctor Who Season 21 Blu Ray box set available for pre-order from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4aLrt3v)

 

Other media mentioned in this episode*:

A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4qcFf3W | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3NjSsJH)

Open All Hours (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4qM4om1 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45C74dN)

Pirates of the Caribbean – Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z5pQuQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DUQzJv)

‘Allo ‘Allo: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3B6Feag | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3F30WNy)

All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FpbQ1J | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3iC2xm9)

Jurassic Park (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3x3z6hQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3rk2JIj)

The Wizard of Oz (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ATvg9t | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ARGSd3)

Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ)

Iron Maiden – Best of the Beast (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4bp938Z | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4aJJsr8)

The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n2F8c5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YWcHEe)

Legends of the Hidden Temple (YouTube: https://youtu.be/8ZXJ43ii1Wo)

 

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We kick off Season 21 with a story that has ranked as the 15th worst Doctor Who story of all time in TWO separate Doctor Who Magazine polls – Warriors of the Deep! We all collectively say “there should have been another way!” as we dissect this and try to figure out what went wrong and why.

 

Join us as we let out a collective sigh at what is easily one of the worst Season openers that we’ve had so far in our odyssey through the show. Naturally, we have to touch on the bad lighting, the extremely questionable decision to allow Ingrid Pitt to use karate against the Myrka, the “cold war make-up” look, fart jokes, and how any sort of nuance has been stripped away from the Silurians and the Sea Devils in this story. Somehow, we still find a few things to compliment this story on. God knows how.

 

If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this entire season available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find it on the Doctor Who Season 21 Blu Ray box set available for pre-order from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4aLrt3v)

 

Other media mentioned in this episode*:

Steve Irwin: The Crocodile Hunter - Collison Course (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4pJpAIF | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45GqMVJ)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4aqrRR1 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3WI44sP)

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo: Season 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4qIioxh | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4smf10p)

Z Cars: Complete Collection One & Two (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pdDtmF | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lV2cKn)

Space: 1999: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pbTv08 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3p7W43u)

Rentaghost (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3NwbAEn | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4jsngUz)

Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ)

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/39eNnhT | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Le1C3Q)

Rugrats: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3zSBCWs | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3fcP3bF)

Red Dwarf: Series 1-8 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3iRkkWC | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3VP8yKX)

The Simpsons (Disney+: http://www.disneyplus.com)

Fallout 4 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/450qgSd | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4sxojXM)

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/48vQjkz | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45RC3AL)

 

Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at [email protected], and you can join us on our Discord server. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.

 

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