Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension
TV & Film:TV Reviews
This episode, the Watchers in the Fourth Dimension kick off Season 6 of Doctor Who with a more of a whimper than a bang, as they tackle a story that involves two hostile turtles as they seek to dominate an entire planet of hippies and turn it into a radioactive ball of lava. It’s that rather misjudged attempt at satire, known only as The Dominators…
Over the course of our discussion, Don questions the impact of this story on the reputation of the Dominators themselves, Anthony talks about the homogeny of the Dulcians, Julie focuses in on Jamie’s kilt (as usual), and Reilly finds a way to draw a parallel between this story and horror movies! The entire crew question some of the costuming choices, and wonder what was going on with the costume designer…
For those of you who want to watch this along with us, this story is available on DVD through both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3EabMze) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3vHgBNt). This is story is also available to stream through Britbox US (http://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk).
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Episode 12: Maximus Petulance (The Romans)
Episode 11: Dido By Gaslight (The Rescue)
Episode 10: Middle School of the Daleks (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
Bonus Episode 2: Pride and Prejudice (Again) (”Quatermass and Early British Sci-Fi” panel from WHOlanta 2019)
Episode 9: Death by Stiff Upper Lip (Planet of Giants)
Bonus Episode 1: Sitting at the Feet of Doctor Who (Interviews Live from WHOlanta 2019)
Episode 8: Taller Than Tom Cruise, Nicer Than Hitler (The Reign of Terror)
Episode 7: Makes No Sense-orites (The Sensorites)
Episode 6: Sweet Azz-tec Chocolate (The Aztecs)
Episode 5: Super Marinus Bros. (The Keys of Marinus)
Episode 4: Mongolface (Marco Polo)
Episode 3: Susan Loves Scissoring (The Edge of Destruction)
Episode 2: Sex Pants and Naiveté (The Daleks)
Episode 1: Susan Loves Slayer (An Unearthly Child)
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