About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities and ambitions of a specific Doctor Who serial, highlighting the contributions of composer Marcus Dods and director John Crockett.

The podcast which goes through every single episode of Doctor Who in order and gives you the Who, What and When in (too much) detail. Susan is back from her holidays but the weather in Mexico is about to eclipse everything else as blood gets spilt on the sacrificial alter and, unusually, our heroes lose. Doctor Who proves that even in its early days it was ambitious and complex as this fascinating serial comes to a close - as do the Doctor Who contributions of two very interesting men, composer Marcus Dods and director John Crockett, who are both profiled here. #doctorwho #doctorwhocomedian #tobyhadoke #doctorwhofacts #positivedoctorwho #classicdoctorwho Please support these podcasts on Patreon, where you will get advance releases, exclusive content (including a patron-only podcast - Far Too Much Information), regular AMAs and more. Tiers start from as little as £3 per month: patreon.com/tobyhadoke Or there is Ko-fi for the occasional donation with no commitments: ko-fi.com/tobyhadoke Follow Toby on Twitter: @tobyhadoke And these podcasts: @HadokePodcasts And his comedy club: @xsmalarkey www.tobyhadoke.com for news, blog, mailing list and more.

People in this episode

Host: Toby Hadoke

Topics covered

• Doctor Who
• episode review
• character analysis
• film history
• composer profile
• director profile

Keywords

• Doctor Who
• Toby Hadoke
• Marcus Dods
• John Crockett
• classic Doctor Who
• episode analysis
• sacrificial alter
• ambitious storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Doctor Who

Places: Mexico

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