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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Bonus Episode 5: Dammit Susan! (Big Finish - The Library of Alexandria)
Episode 33: Pirates of the Caribboring (The Smugglers)
Episode 32: No (Terrance) Dicks, No Lava Lamps (Daleks‘ Invasion Earth - 2150 A.D.)
Episode 31: Fun, But Completely Unnecessary (Season 3 Retrospective)
Episode 30: The WOTAN Clan (The War Machines)
Bonus Episode 4: Bit of a Swashbuckling Hero (Interview with Peter Purves)
Episode 29: Tor Loser (The Savages)
Episode 28: Flirting with Competence (The Gunfighters)
Episode 27: I Want to Talk About Chairs (The Celestial Toymaker)
Episode 26: George Maharis, Risk Taker (The Ark)
Episode 25: I‘m Not a Proctologist, But... (The Massacre)
Episode 24: Bring Back the Corpse of Dennis Spooner (The Daleks‘ Master Plan - Episodes 7-12)
Episode 23: Poppycock and Nonsense (The Daleks‘ Master Plan - Episodes 1-6)
Episode 22: Invasion of the Dons (The Myth Makers)
Episode 21: Kembel Needs Women (Mission to the Unknown)
Episode 20: A Fascist Version of Dusty Springfield (Galaxy Four)
Episode 19: Never Speak to an Englishman About Mary Poppins (Dr. Who and the Daleks)
Episode 18: Random, Unnecessary Jazz Interludes (Season 2 Retrospective)
Episode 17: Needs More Saxon Violence (The Time Meddler)
Episode 16: With Apologies to Alabama (The Chase)
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