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 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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