Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension
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This episode, we’re off to a sandminer on a distant planet where a psychopath who believes is a robot is systematically killing off his colleagues (Agatha Christie-style) in order to create a robot revolution. Sounds convoluted, but it’s actually really good – it’s The Robots of Death!
Join us as we discuss Chris Boucher’s amazing world building (again), complex interpersonal relations, the continued love for Leela, the hilarious character names (Chubb lol), which characters are sleeping with which (because, let’s be honest, this lot are stuck together for months on end, you know it’s happening…), and whether this is the best Doctor Who serial that we’ve seen so far…
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Episode 14: Barbara in Bondage (The Crusade)
Episode 13: Zarbi Never Skip Leg Day (The Web Planet)
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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