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 96: Sausage Fest of the Daleks (Genesis of the Daleks)
Bonus Episode 22: Panda Salad Bar (The Abominable Snowmen Animation)
Episode 95: Big Giant Shiny Metal Balls (The Sontaran Experiment)
Episode 93: The Doctor Does a Drive-By (Robot)
Episode 92: The Shatner of Doctor Who (Third Doctor Retrospective)
Bonus Episode 21: This Shouty Scottish Man (Big Finish - Sympathy for the Devil)
Episode 91: Self-Indulgent and Unnecessary (Season 11 Retrospective)
Episode 90: Cloudy with a Chance of Metebelis (Planet of the Spiders)
Episode 89: Peladon? More Like Peladon’t! (The Monster of Peladon)
Episode 88: The C-Team Daleks (Death to the Daleks)
Episode 87: Hot Dino on Dino Action (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
Episode 86: Absolute Rubeish (The Time Warrior)
Episode 85: Terry Nation Bingo Card (Season 10 Retrospective)
Bonus Episode 20: Kinderhorror (Big Finish - The Scorchies)
Episode 84: At Last, Welsh Teeth! (The Green Death)
Episode 83: Terry Nation’s Greatest Hits (Planet of the Daleks)
Episode 82: Too Dumb to Live (Frontier in Space)
Episode 81: Googly Eyes on Socks (Carnival of Monsters)
Episode 80: Doctor Who and the Other Two (The Three Doctors)
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