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Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension

Watchers in the Fourth Dimension

Three Americans and a Brit attempt to watch their way through all of Doctor Who (in order), and discuss each story with a mix of whimsy and intellect.

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01:05:07

Episode 138: The Printer and the BabyBjörn (Warriors'...

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2025/01/12

It’s time to BRING THE WEIRD as we wrap up the E-Space trilogy with a white void, slavers, lion-man slaves (who used to be slavers), magic mirrors, and more questions than answers. Oh, and Adric spends most of the time flipping coins. It can only be Warriors’ Gate!Join us as we discuss how the Tharils look at time (or how they think they’re better than everyone else), how K9 continues to be done dirty (even up to her last story), the return of the bad boss trope, whether Romana was put in danger

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01:00:47

Episode 137: Give Me an Ankle, at Least! (State of...

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2024/12/29

It’s Doctor Who-does-Vampires as we encounter everyone’s favourite bloodsuckers in E-Space (well, everyone except Diana, who apparently thoroughly dislikes vampires!) Throw in some absolutely unnecessary Time Lord lore, and we have State of Decay. Join us as we discuss whether this would feel more natural with Dudley Simpson’s organic music over the synth, the merits and issues of Adric, whether Wil Wheaton and Matthew Waterhouse have ever met, how an old script can somehow feel like a rush-job,

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50:14

Bonus Episode 40: He WAS the Dish of the Day! (The...

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2024/12/22

For our 2024 Holiday special, Julie’s taking over the show, and we’re joined by our favourite regular guest R. Alan Siler, as choose not do something seasonal, but to do something very much related to Doctor Who that we’ve really wanted to do for a while now… and so, we’re heading into the world of Douglas Adams, as we discuss the 1981 TV version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Join us as we learn about Julie’s bedtime, discuss the animation style, the comparison between this in different

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58:34

Episode 136: Dungeons & Dragons: Mistfall (Full Circle)

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2024/12/15

We’re off into E-Space this episode, as we encounter a group of people who’ve come full circle in… uh… Full Circle! We are also introduced to our newest companion, Adric. What will the Watchers think of him!? Will it be love at first sight? (Let’s be honest… probably not. Everyone knows his reputation!)Join us as we discuss unexpected semi-nudity (butts!), the mathematical nature of the Starliner’s society (and how they evolved to it), how Dungeons & Dragons keeps coming into this Season, the

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49:00

Episode 135: Cosplaying as Skeletor (Meglos)

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2024/12/01

Moving further into this brave new era of Doctor Who, Jacqueline Hill returns in nobody’s favourite story, Meglos! In addition to Barbara-but-not-actually-Barbara showing up, we also get a genocidal cactus. It’s an absolutely bonkers one, that's for sure…Join us as we discuss balancing out your gut bacteria (lest you suffer from chronic hysteresis!), the colour-coding of society and how it impacts dry cleaning, somewhat decent CSO, styling like the Village People, the desire to understand more of

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01:08:03

Episode 134: One Berry Short of a Bushel (The Leisure...

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2024/11/16

It’s all change as we kick off Season 18 with The Leisure Hive! New title sequence, new arrangement of the theme, new incidental music, and a new costume for the Doctor! Meanwhile, we welcome our new co-host Diana for her first regular episode with us. We couldn’t be more excited to talk about nuclear war and tachyonics…Join us as we discuss how awful this story makes Brighton Beach look, the continued bad treatment of K9, what GOOD synth sounds like, whether you can defeat an Argolin by picking

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03:20

Podcast Announcement (and this time it's good news,...

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2024/11/13

Anthony, Reilly, and Julie bring some exciting news about the future of the podcast!

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27:41

Bonus Episode 39: Wear My Face! (The Romance of Crime)

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2024/11/10

We’re at the end of Season 17, and could we really get there without a Big Finish bonus episode!? This time around, we’re talking about The Romance of Crime, which was adapted from a Virgin New Adventures novel by RTD/Moffatt-era writer (and now cancelled) Gareth Roberts, and adapted by Big Finish legend John Dorney!Join us as we discuss horrendous squish sounds, the conversion of the novel to audio and the absurd amount exposition and large cast that it comes with, the attempts at Noir, the

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56:02

Episode 133: Would Somebody Think of the Children!?...

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2024/11/03

Another season in the can, bringing the 1970s era of the show to a close. Of course, that means that it’s time for our customary season retrospective, where we’ll look back at the entirety of Season 17 with our usual blend of end-of-season awards, a look back at our scores and metric counts, and answer a few questions from our friends on our social media platforms. These are always a lot of fun to do, so don’t miss out!Join us as we discuss whether the glee club in Shada was necessary or not,

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47:41

Bonus Episode 38: He Also Double Tapped It (The...

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2024/10/27

Welcome, once again, to our annual house of horror! As usual, we discuss two horror movies featuring the stars of television’s Doctor Who. This year, we kick off proceedings with Hammer Films’ The Vampire Lovers (featuring Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, and Kate O’Mara), before moving on to Amicus Production’s first anthology film, Dr Terror’s House of Horrors (featuring Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, and Michael Gough). This year, our good friend Diana Birney joins us for the ride! Join us as we discuss

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01:24:36

Episode 132: Such is the Burden of a Yokel (Shada)

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2024/10/20

While The Horns of Nimon was officially the end of Season 17, efforts have been made over the years to complete the unfinished story that was meant to be the season finale – Shada. And we are discussing the “definitive” version of that story that released on the 2021 Blu Ray release, mixing live action with animation in an episodic format. Given that the production team had hoped that this story would make everyone forget The Horns of Nimon, we ask – is this story as great as its legendary

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01:02:12

Episode 131: Pour One Out for Dudders (The Horns of...

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2024/10/06

It’s time for us to discuss what was unexpectedly the season finale of Season 17. The last contributions to the show of Graham Williams, Douglas Adams, Dudley Simpson, and Anthony Read. It also has the reputation of being one of the worst Doctor Who stories of all time. It’s The Horns of Nimon. But will the Watchers find it to be as absolutely terrible as fandom would have it?Join us as we discuss the weakness of the kids (are they actually WEAKLING SCUM!?), the OTT portrayal of Soldeed, whether

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01:02:56

Episode 130: A Thrilling Conversation About Insurance...

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2024/09/22

We’re tackling the war on drugs in a delightfully zany story by one half of the Bristol Boys – Nightmare of Eden! This one is filled with so many ideas that it can only be a Bob Baker script – spaceship crashes, insurance conversations, conservation efforts, and needlessly complex drug running schemes. While Season 17 may not quite be at the heights of Season 14 (the pinnacle, so far!), it sure is fun to talk about! Join us as we discuss how hyperspace travel might work, the joys of insurance, the

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Episode 129: Hairy Rolling Balls (The Creature from...

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2024/09/08

In this episode of the podcast, we demonstrate what utter masochists we are by subjecting ourselves to the absolute mess that is The Creature from the Pit. Oh boy. We’re just going to say it up front. We hated it. There you go. That’s the potted review, right here in the blurb. But to hear just how frustrated and annoyed we get at this story, go ahead and listen to the podcast episode. We promise that it’s quite an enjoyable show.Join us as we discuss whether the story actively knows how stupid

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01:03:51

Episode 128: K9 Hates French People (City of Death)

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2024/08/25

We’re off to Paris (don’t you think it has a bouquet?) for what is held up by many as the outstanding adventure of Season 17 – City of Death! Will we find it as endearing as the majority of fandom seems to (8th in DWM’s Mighty 200 poll and 5th in the 50th anniversary poll, don’tcha know)? Well, you’ll have to listen in to find out!Join us as we discuss the clear step-up in both SFX and model work, the absolutely sparkling dialogue, whether Count Scarlioni is the best-dressed man in all of Doctor

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47:42

Bonus Episode 37: A Collection of Dodo Don'ts (The...

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2024/08/18

It’s a full house, as we are joined by both Alan Siler and Diana Birney to discuss the recent animation of The Celestial Toymaker. Will it be the best animation yet, or nothing more than psychedelic nightmare fuel? Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of the controversial animation style, whether Dodo is the worst companion of all time, the racist under/overtones of the story, possible other animation styles for future missing episode animations, and whether this story might benefit from a full

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49:04

Episode 127: Chuck Davros Out the Window (Destiny of...

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2024/08/11

New Romana, who dis? It’s the return of everyone’s favourite hack writer, Terry Nation, as we kick off Season 17 with Destiny of the Daleks! We get multiple quarries, a ton of NationTropes™, a bunch of Douglas Adams-inserted humour, and some robots that are also icons of D-I-S-C-O!Join us as we discuss the totally unexplained regeneration of Romana, the untapped potential of the Daleks as quiz show hosts, the clear Douglas Adams additions to the script, the questionable deaths of some of the

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01:10:03

Episode 126: Silver Glamazon Queen (Season 16...

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2024/07/28

Having made our way through the entirety of Season 16 and completed the quest for the Key to Time, it’s time for us to look back on the entirety of the season. Of course, we do this through our usual blend of awards-style prizes, quantitative measures, and questions from our friends on social media. These season retrospectives are always a lot of fun, so we hope that you listening to this as much as we did recording it!Join us as we discuss Paul Lavers’ unfortunate hot mic incident involving

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27:01

Bonus Episode 36: Upper Class Twit of the Year (The...

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2024/07/21

It’s time for our Season 16 Big Finish bonus episode! Join us as we encounter the Upper Class Twit of the Year, his “Aunt,” and a succession of poor women who’ve had their bodies stole in The Auntie Matter!Join us as we discuss how good it would have been if Reggie had been played by Hugh Laurie, the charm of English place names, Romana’s judgemental tendencies, inter-class relationships, and just why Reggie is such an idiot (and if his repeated mind-wipes might be the cause)! Of course, we talk

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01:03:55

Episode 125: The Skull Means Nothing (The Armageddon...

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2024/07/14

We reach the end of the Key to Time saga, where the production team decided to put the finale in the hands of a “safe pair of hands” – Bob Baker & Dave Martin (wut?). Anyway, they give us a bonkers story where two planets are fighting a deadly nuclear war, a shadowy figure manipulates things from in between the two planets, there’s a rogue Time Lord who presents as a used car salesman (ummmm… oooookay!), and the final segment of the key is… a person? It’s time for us to talk about The Armageddon

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