Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension
TV & Film:TV Reviews
The Fourth Doctor era begins properly as we head off into the far future for The Ark in Space! It’s the first story Produced by the legendary Phillip Hinchcliffe, meaning that the iconic Hinchcliffe/Holmes production team is now fully in place, and they're taking us to a space station in the far future where the future of humanity is at stake – what could possibly go wrong? Aside from the somewhat notorious bubble-wrap SFX, of course…
Along the way, Julie questions Sarah’s use of an oil lamp vs. a torch, Reilly draws parallels to the work of David Cronenburg, Anthony leans into British stereotypes, and Don imagines Harry Sullivan being played by Hugh Laurie. The entire team discusses how amazing and atmospheric the sets are, proving that brightly lit sets can work well!
If you would like to watch along with us, this serial is available for streaming at both Britbox US (https://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (https://www.britbox.co.uk). It can also be found on DVD from either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3UyCTwS) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3BGifm7). The entirety of Season 12 can also be found in a lovely Blu Ray boxset from either Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3RWV2md) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3d5ZO1N).
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Episode 120: Missing the Junk in the Trunk (The Ribos Operation)
Episode 119: Like an Undercooked Cake (Season 15 Retrospective)
Bonus Episode 35: The Julie and Reilly Simping Special (The Fate of Krelos / Return to Telos)
Episode 118: Effectively Getting Susan'd (The Invasion of Time)
Episode 117: Two Dollars and a Ball of String (Underworld)
Episode 116: Saved by a Jelly Baby (The Sun Makers)
Episode 115: Snuffleupagus' Detached Trunk (Image of the Fendahl)
Bonus Episode 34: The Daleks Have Blue Balls! (The Daleks... in Colour!)
Episode 114: Is the Enormous Prawn Horny? (The Invisible Enemy)
Bonus Episode 33: How Is This Guy Funded!? (The Underwater Menace Animation)
Episode 113: The Real Housewives of Wherever (Horror of Fang Rock)
Bonus Episode 32: We're Getting Cronenberg'd! (Destination: Nerva)
Episode 112: Three Fifths of a Speaking Woman (Season 14 Retrospective)
Episode 111: Simple Old-Fashioned Cannibalism (The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
Bonus Episode 31: Summoning Old Gregg (The Box of Delights)
Episode 110: Murder on the Kill-All-Humans Express (The Robots of Death)
Episode 109: Very Leeroy Jenkins (The Face of Evil)
Episode 108: Crispy, But Also Greasy (The Deadly Assassin)
Episode 107: The Hand of Microwaving (The Hand of Fear)
Bonus Episode 30: Terry-Thomas in Panties (Dracula and The Vault of Horror)
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