Episode 116: Saved by a Jelly Baby (The Sun Makers)

Are you an outgoing script editor? Do you have a grievance against a government agency? Is it specifically the tax authority? Well, why not write an entire serial of a kids’ show about the unfair burden of taxes? It’s a sure-fire winner, right?!? Right!?!? Even if not, it’s what happened for us to get The Sun Makers. Good job, Robert Holmes. Thankfully, your three favourite members of Watchers in the Fourth Dimension are here to dissect it for you!

 

Join us as we discuss the unfair burden of taxes (surprise, surprise), the Doctor being a sore loser, whether the Collector is an anti-semetic trope, whether or not Leela and Bisham actively ran over some Inner Retinue guards, and how we miss Vicki and Jamie helping to foment rebellion. Lastly, Anthony attempts to fire Reilly and Julie from the podcast over their dislike of jelly babies. What heathens.

 

If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you prefer physical media, you can find the story on DVD at both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/49L8Xoq) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4a84Gvo), or you can find the entirety of the season on Blu Ray from both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3UjxV9S) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/42jXklM).

 

Other media mentioned in this episode*:

• Jesus Christ Superstar (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3wEX4ll | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3v4vZrk)
• Blake’s 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Zh7045 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/39luyGI)
• Alien (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3nbhOZt | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BX7I4X)
• Austin Powers Triple Feature (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G4NQit | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vuHNyO)
• Judge Dredd (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4a6BHbi | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IwRPHc)
• The Wizard of Oz (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ATvg9t | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ARGSd3)
• The Thing (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pe2VZ3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3G188JE)
• Underworld: Ultimate Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3vaWnzO | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4cagjDO)
• The Iron Sun, by Adrian Berry (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4aa1Ndr | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3TuaMk2)
• A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4a7xfsA | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Ts4xxg)
• The Max Headroom Fang Rock Hijacking (YouTube: https://youtu.be/jjeUuakHsLw)

 

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