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 51: A Tale of Two Cybermen (Season 5 Retrospective)
Episode 50: Fury from the Web of the Cybermen (The Wheel in Space)
Episode 49: It‘s Z Cars or Nothing (Fury from the Deep)
Episode 48: Chonkers 2: Underground Boogaloo (The Web of Fear)
Bonus Episode 7: The War on Happy (2020 Musical Holiday Special)
Episode 47: Their Matching Skirts Nearly Kilt Me (The Enemy of the World)
Episode 46: Closed Due to Glacier (The Ice Warriors)
Episode 45: Chonkers of the Himalayas (The Abominable Snowmen)
Episode 44: The Cyberman Outreach Program (The Tomb of the Cybermen)
Bonus Episode 6: Nobody Likes This, But It‘ll Be Cheap (Missing Episodes Panel from Dragon Con Goes Virtual 2020)
Episode 43: Scr*w Your Spreadsheets! (Season 4 Retrospective)
Episode 42: Dalek in a Dumbwaiter (The Evil of the Daleks)
Episode 41: Almost Dodo‘d (The Faceless Ones)
Episode 40: Like Dirty Dancing, but With Crabs (The Macra Terror)
Episode 39: A More Localized Terrible Idea (The Moonbase)
Episode 38: Zar-off the Chain (The Underwater Menace)
Episode 37: Algie Ffinch‘s Bad Day (The Highlanders)
Episode 36: Don‘t Forget the Murder Hornets (The Power of the Daleks)
Episode 35: Brit for Hire (Hartnell-era Retrospective)
Episode 34: Yeeted by Cutlery (The Tenth Planet)
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