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 67: Beeps, Boops, and Kazoos (Season 7 Retrospective)
Episode 66: Scr*w You Guys, I‘m Going Home (Inferno)
Episode 65: Vicious Quatermassturbation (The Ambassadors of Death)
Episode 64: Costume Change Level: Zoe (Doctor Who and the Silurians)
Bonus Episode 10: A Bit Pudgy for a Stormtrooper (Quatermass 2)
Episode 63: Liberace‘s More Flamboyant Magician Uncle (Spearhead from Space)
Bonus Episode 9: Will They, Won‘t They? (Big Finish - Daughter of the Gods)
Episode 62: A Review to a Kilt (Troughton-era Retrospective - Live from WHOlanta Virtual TARDIS 2021)
Episode 61: Hot Space Garbage (Season 6 Retrospective)
Episode 60: Hate Squabbling (The War Games - Episodes 6-10)
Episode 59: They Shot Winnie the Pooh! (The War Games - Episodes 1-5)
Bonus Episode 8: Cozy, Stress Free, and Kind of Silly (Interview with David Busch)
Episode 58: No Other Women in Space (The Space Pirates)
Episode 57: The Mix-a-Lot Principle (The Seeds of Death)
Episode 56: Gond But Not Forgotten (The Krotons)
Episode 55: All About the ‘Stache (The Invasion - Episodes 5-8)
Episode 54: Too Expensive, Too Welsh (The Invasion - Episodes 1-4)
Episode 53: One for the Dads (The Mind Robber)
Episode 52: Replacement Hot Blonde (The Dominators)
Episode 51: A Tale of Two Cybermen (Season 5 Retrospective)
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