Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension
TV & Film:TV Reviews
We’re heading off-world for the second time in a season... What is this, the Troughton era!? Actually, no! The Doctor’s just off on another bizarre mission for the Time Lords to help a poor, oppressed species evolve into superbeings because… reasons? Well, whatever the reasons may be, we’ll be talking about them, as we discuss The Mutants!
Over the course of the episode, Anthony plays historian (again), Julie gets offended by the term “munt,” Reilly espouses his admiration for the direction, and Don ponders alternate casting with Matt Berry as Varan. The entire crew ponder the question of whether or not there are women on Solos, and if not, how the Solonians reproduce...
If you would like to watch along with us, this story is available for streaming at both Britbox US (http://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (http://www.britbox.co.uk). If you’re a little old fashioned (like Anthony), you can also get it on physical media from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3IPnrGg) and from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/343iWJl).
Other media mentioned in this episode:
If you’re unfamiliar with Apartheid, the Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid) is a good place to start reading up on the extremely oppressive policy that was in place thanks to the white minority government of South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.
For the chronology of the universe (including humanity), according to Doctor Who: http://www.doctorwhochronology.com/homepageold/drwhoold/intro.htm
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Bonus Episode 19: Waiting for Littmann (Big Finish - Operation: Hellfire)
Episode 78: Time Ram, Thank You Ma’am! (The Time Monster)
Episode 76: Rise of the Moustache Brigade (The Sea Devils)
Episode 75: Arcturus Shot First! (The Curse of Peladon)
Bonus Episode 18: Full-On Chumbley (Galaxy 4 Animation)
Episode 74: Slight Moment of the Daleks (Day of the Daleks)
Bonus Episode 17: Who‘s Who and Did Horton Hear Him? (2021 Musical Holiday Special)
Episode 73: Peace Through Chicken in Our Time (Season 8 Retrospective)
Bonus Episode 16: I Blame Tumblr (Big Finish - The Doll of Death)
Episode 72: The Yokels of Death (The Dæmons)
Bonus Episode 15: Up the Kilt! (The Evil of the Daleks Animation)
Episode 71: Hot Colony Mud Wrestling (Colony in Space)
Bonus Episode 14: The Devil Was Huge in the 70s (The Omen and The House That Dripped Blood)
Episode 70: That Goldmember Look (The Claws of Axos)
Bonus Episode 13: Our Chonky Bois (The Web of Fear - Episode 3 Animation)
Episode 69: HAVOC Don‘t Come For Free (The Mind of Evil)
Bonus Episode 12: Stupid Sexy Voord (”Doctor Who: The Early Years” Panel from DragonCon 2021)
Episode 68: The Daffodils of Death (Terror of the Autons)
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