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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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Episode 109: Very Leeroy Jenkins (The Face of Evil)

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2023/12/03

The Doctor’s face carved on a mountain Mount Rushmore-style? Lots of scantily-clad people running around, fighting invisible monsters? Green-tinged people with a superiority complex? And then you want to add-on an insane computer?!? Chris Boucher definitely gets his Doctor Who career to an impressive start with his ambition. Yes, this episode, we’re discussing The Face of Evil! Join us as we discuss Tom Baker’s ego, the absolutely fantastic direction, Chris Boucher’s amazing world building

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Episode 108: Crispy, But Also Greasy (The Deadly...

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2023/11/30

The Doctor’s off on a solo venture to his home planet of Gallifrey, where an old enemy awaits, but this time in a form as crispy as sesame chicken! It’s a bonkers one, with ventures into the Matrix (sadly without Laurence Fishburne), forgotten relics, a German Time Lord, and Robert Holmes driving a bulldozer through established continuity. Listen in as we discuss The Deadly Assassin! Join us as we talk about our ongoing opinion of the Time Lords, the excellent directorial choices, Time Lords

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Episode 107: The Hand of Microwaving (The Hand of Fear)

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2023/11/05

Eldrad must live! On what is her 18th story with the Doctor, we wave goodbye to Sarah Jane Smith (for now at least). She’s had a bit of a torrid time during her tenure in the TARDIS, and The Hand of Fear is no exception, as she gets possessed by the evil Eldrad. This serial has everything – silicon despots, hospitals, nuclear horror, mind control (ah, that old chestnut!), and, of course, a scarf-trip! Join us as we discuss the advantages of closed captions, the universal art of quilting, Gallifrey

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Bonus Episode 30: Terry-Thomas in Panties (Dracula...

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2023/10/29

It’s time for our annual spooktacular Halloween Who-rror special! This year, we discuss two horror movies featuring the stars of Doctor Who, starting with Hammer Horror’s Dracula (also known as “The Horror of Dracula” - featuring Peter Cushing), followed by the Amicus anthology The Vault of Horror (featuring Tom Baker). It’s a wild ride this episode, as we touch on topics as varied as Chap Hop (yes, it’s a thing!), the worst insurance scam ever, erroneous claims of being the first person to make

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51:57

Episode 106: Just Stop Being Peasants! (The Masque of...

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2023/10/22

We’re finally getting started on the legendary Season 14, as we discuss the debut serial, The Masque of Mandragora. Will it live up to the expectations that the received wisdom of fandom has set for the season, or will the season opener prove to be a disappointment? As always, you’ll have to listen to find out! Join us as we discuss whether this story would still work without Federico, what we wish Part One had been, the new credits font, the new TARDIS control room, dimensionally transcendental

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Bonus Episode 29: The Canadian Alien (Doctor Who and...

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2023/10/15

In our latest bonus episode, the Watchers crew commit the ultimate act of masochism in discussing Doctor Who and the Pescatons, the legendary audio adventure recorded the day after Elisabeth Sladen’s departure from the show was announced to the press and released in between Seasons 13 and 14. Join us as we discuss this interesting little oddity from Doctor Who’s history, featuring both Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen at the height of their powers in 1976. Listen in as Julie corrects Anthony about

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01:03:37

Episode 105: If You Can Make It Fit... (Season 13...

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2023/10/08

Over six months after recording our episode on The Seeds of Doom, Anthony, Julie, and Reilly make a return to talking about Doctor Who with our Season 13 retrospective! Join us as we approach the season with our usual blend of qualitative and quantitative measures and questions from our friends on social media. Along the way, we touch upon the amazing (yes, hello Terror of the Zygons and The Brain of Morbius), questionable creative choices (looking at you Planet of Evil), the disappointments (the

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Bonus Episode 28: A Good Carburetor is What Life’s...

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2023/10/01

In what is probably our saddest bonus episode yet, we say goodbye to our fallen comrade Don. Join us as the three of us give our own tributes to him and read some of the absolutely tremendous tributes that came in from our listeners. We also discuss the movie Phantom of the Paradise – a film that Don truly loved. He spent a significant amount of time trying (and failing) to find a connection to Doctor Who so that we could cover it on the podcast - what better way to pay tribute to our friend than to

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01:02:45

Episode 104: Scorby-Dorby-Doo! (The Seeds of Doom)

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2023/09/24

No attempt at a witty blurb for this one. It’s our last ever episode with Don, as we discuss The Seeds of Doom. Recorded eight months before release, this one was put on hold when our friend and partner-in-crime Don unexpectedly passed away just five days after our recording session. The time is now right for its release. We think that it’s among our best episodes, and we hope you’ll enjoy listening to it just as much as we enjoyed talking about it! If you would like to watch along with us, this

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Bonus Episode 27: Udderly Ridiculous (Blackadder)

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2023/09/17

We have a cunning plan! Back in December, Julie polled the three other Watchers on what British comedy she should give a try over the holiday period – the answer was unanimous: Blackadder. Fast forward a few months. We were on hiatus, following the loss of our co-host, Don. We started talking about making our comeback, and decided to do start with something to test out the new dynamic among the three of us. Rather than do some Doctor Who, we chose something that we could get away with not releasing

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Episode 103: Do Not Steal Employees’ Limbs (The Brain...

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2023/09/10

After over seven months since it was originally recorded, we finally bring you our episode in which we discuss the canon-busting story that The Brain of Morbius! Recorded before our brother Don passed away, we truly believe that this is one of our best episodes to date, featuring some absolutely spectacular conversation, and really does mark a special way for us to come back from a long hiatus. Join us as we talk about our dislikes of the Time Lords, while Don espouses his appreciation for brains

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Bonus Episode 26: £5 to be a Groundling! (The...

Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension ·

2023/09/03

It’s a special bonus episode, as we mark our return from a seven-month hiatus! Join us for the podcast version of our recent “state of the podcast” LIVE show, in which we discuss what we’ve all been up to during our hiatus (spoiler: fezzes are involved for one of us!) and what’s coming up for the show, before we open up for an “ask us anything” session with questions submitted by those who were watching live! Other media mentioned in this episode: Blackadder: The Ultimate Edition (Amazon US:

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Podcast Announcement

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2023/01/23

Anthony makes a very brief statement with some extremely sad podcast news.

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Episode 102: That Sounds Like a Doctor Who Problem...

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2023/01/15

This episode, the Watchers have all been replaced by doppelgangers as we tackle The Android Invasion! With a script written by everyone’s favourite hack, Terry Nation, it’s a chance for everyone to play one of the most fun games around – Terry Nation Bingo! We also say goodbye to a much-loved character, as well as to another one that’s loved by everyone except Julie. You can’t win ‘em all! Along the way, Reilly can’t help but think of the Conspiracies episode of Community, Anthony gets frustrated

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Episode 101: Geometrically Swole (Pyramids of Mars)

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2023/01/01

This episode, we’re tackling a fan favourite. Coming in at the 7th best Doctor Who serial of all time in Doctor Who Magazine’s 2009 Mighty 200 Poll and at 8th in their 2013 50th Anniversary Poll, it’s safe to say that Pyramids of Mars has an excellent reputation… but will the Watchers agree? Along the way, Anthony talks of childhood head-canon, Julie gets increasingly concerned with the number of shoulder-rubs-of-death™, Don admires Marcus’ cheekbones, and Reilly gets excited about the return of

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Episode 100: Wait, Not Like That! (Planet of Evil)

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2022/12/18

We’re off to the edges of the known universe in a quest for a new power source, as we discuss Planet of Evil! And, oh dear! Season 13 started SO WELL last episode, and (spoilers) goes downhill SO quickly this time around. Le sigh. At least the music’s on point this time around… Along the way, Julie declares a strong dislike for all men whose names start with the letter “s”; Don explains why if he could re-make any Doctor Who story, it would be this one; Reilly expresses concerns over the mismatch

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Bonus Episode 25: Jesus Wants You to Have My Baby...

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2022/12/11

Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s that special time of the year where we bring you the present of our annual holiday bonus episode! This year, Julie twisted everyone else’s arm into a romantic drama featuring such Doctor Who alumni as Caitlin Blackwood, Sylvester McCoy, and (of course) Frazer Hines! That’s right, we’re discussing a small-budget Christmas film called Lost at Christmas. Along the way, Anthony finds himself wishing that the film was shorter, Julie struggles with the passage of time, Reilly fixates on

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Episode 99: Grinch Noses (Terror of the Zygons)

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2022/12/04

We kick Season 13 off with Terror of the Zygons, and we’re off to the Scottish Highlands, where the Brigadier wears a kilt, Benton returns, the Doctor wears a Glengarry, Sarah has stuff to do, and Harry gets shot… wait, did Julie write this one!? Maybe not, but this one seems right up her alley! Join us we discuss what is undoubtedly an extremely strong start to the season! Along the way, Don marvels at Broton’s pettiness, Reilly finds relief at Sarah getting some characterization again, Anthony

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01:01:45

Episode 98: Styre Over Substance (Season 12...

Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension ·

2022/11/20

Another season down, and so it’s time for us to look back on the entirety of Season 12 in our now-customary end-of-season retrospective! Once again, we examine the season through our usual blend of awards, a recap of our scores and metrics, and questions from some of our friends from social media. Along the way, Reilly and Julie clash over whether or not the Scientific Reform Society make for good villains, Anthony continues to express amazement at Terry Nation writing a stone-cold classic, and

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Bonus Episode 24: Lizard-Skinning Vogan-Worshippers...

Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension ·

2022/11/13

Anthony and Julie are joined by friend-of-the-podcast R. Alan Siler for this season’s side-step into the realms of audio. This time around, we have chosen to do something a little different – rather than focus on an original audio story, we discuss Return of the Cybermen, which is based on an earlier script for Revenge, and was released as part of Big Finish’s Lost Stories range. Along the way, Julie rages at some of the casting choices, Anthony struggles with Stevenson’s accent, and Alan has

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