Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension

It’s time for one of our many bonus episodes this season! We are joined by our good friend and official/unofficial fifth Watcher in the Fourth Dimension, Alan Siler, as we watch the not-so-recently animated story in Doctor Who, The Savages. Join us as we spend way too much time discussing how we watched this and what other things we listened to prepare for this episode, commenting on the fact that we don’t, in fact, hate Dodo as much as we all remember, Julie and Reilly waxing poetic about what a wonderful score we got to listen to, and finally, our love of smashing things just like they did in The Who. The only problem is that most of us don’t feel like heading back into the Davison era after this adventure. If you would like to watch along with us, you can get this on physical media from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4j2JRXA) and Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3L1jSDl) Other media mentioned in this episode*: Looney Tunes – The Platinum Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Aov8z7 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3nRkM7w) Star Trek: The Original Series: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aifha7 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YtSYvx) Lost in Space: The Complete Classic Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3m44ffy | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3yQVHfQ) The James Bond Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FWn6kg | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DQB4lR) Jurassic Park (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3x3z6hQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3rk2JIj) The Lord of the Rings: Motion Picture Trilogy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3nfEjMU | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jwU4hv) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com, and you can join us on our Discord server. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

Welcome, once again, to our annual house of horror special!! This year, we kickoff with, yet again, another Hammer Film. This time, we’re covering The Gorgon, featuring Peter Cushing and the wonderful treasure that is Patrick Troughton. We then move onto The Blood on Satan’s Claw, featuring the lovely Wendy Padbury and a somewhat subdued Anthony Ainley. Join us as we discuss Diana’s inability to recognize actors when they either sport crazy mustaches or wear spectacularly poor wigs, Julie’s inability to recognize famous rock stars, Anthony’s best one-word review of “Meh”, and Reilly’s new job of pre-screening films for our specials for obvious reasons. Additionally, please let us know if we need yet another running metric for “the Diana uncomfortable count”. If you would like to watch along with us, The Gorgon is available to stream on Plex (https://bit.ly/48IBlKt) and on physical media from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/430bw4N) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4qti8Ti). The Blood on Satan’s Claw is available to stream on Amazon in the US (https://bit.ly/3L89r0y) and BFI Player in the UK (https://bit.ly/4nqUpRd), and is available on physical media from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3L5gTcY) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3L9r5kA). Intro and Outro Music Credit: What If John Carpenter Did a Doctor Who Theme?, by George C. Music (YouTube: https://youtu.be/CPzulODLeD8) Other media mentioned in this episode*: The Vampire Lovers (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3TCP8aN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Wg6tIC) The Fly (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3sXqJ1T | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3xn9jPp) The Omen (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3EbmBBl | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pxryjF) Warm Bodies (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3X1g5bv | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4huQ2D5) My Cousin Vinny (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3WWwdLs | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/43wdkmb) Outlander: Seasons 1-5 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lYgGJB | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lWL077) Evil Dead (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3WX9NK0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3JrWj5Q) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n4P30y | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3n5ong6) Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighning Thief, by Rick Riordan (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4qxnWLK | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4ngz10F) History of Horror Documentary: (YouTube: https://youtu.be/v4OQ7LVIWBU) Kaos (Netflix: https://www.netflix.com) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com, and you can join us on our Discord server. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

We kick off the Black Guardian trilogy with a new companion joining the TARDIS, the return of the Brigadier, and the return of the Black Guardian (on whose head they’ve inexplicably put a dead bird!), as we discuss Mawdryn Undead (or, to translate it from the Welsh “Dead Man Undead”!) Join us as we make immediate judgements on Turlough, discuss how the story plays with time in a way that pre-dates Moffat by 20-odd years, question the Black Guardian’s sartorial choices, ponder why the Brigadier remembers Harry Sullivan but not Liz, Jo, or Sarah Jane, while Julie asks “why is the moustache gone?”. And don’t miss Anthony teaching the crew about corporal punishment in British schools! If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find it on the Doctor Who Season 20 Blu Ray box set from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3VyxIPe) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3V2IL34) Other media mentioned in this episode*: Indiana Jones – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n4YBbU | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DQ3BIs) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/471qxEE | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3KSuqUW) Interview with the Vampire (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lY4g4p | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3G0RPg6) Hellboy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KLoZap | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4q6mdN0) Blake’s 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Zh7045 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/39luyGI) Blackadder - The Ultimate Edition (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30sMUnN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BU2WoN) A Bit of Fry and Laurie: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3rfLXgq | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3PoLhxq) 101 Dalmatians (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/42COSiT | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4nPemSJ) The Muppet Show: Seasons 1-3 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FHjjrk | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/38u22Wj) Friends (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4q9wVm2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/48oQY9G) Community – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3hPClB0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/39hGzwz) David Lynch’s Dune (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pvxKIU | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3EabR6c) Flash Gordon (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BVj895 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3AXEzoB) Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ) The Birds (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KK3jvr | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4h5D3rk) Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School, by Frank Richards (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jg4BNX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YUmhYd) Aerosmith: Greatest Hits (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3WFvwG8 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4h5CQo2) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com, and you can join us on our Discord server. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

We're kicking-off Season 20 with Arc of Infinity! This story features Time Lords doing what Time Lords do best, the return of Omega and introduction of his mutant turkey/pterodactyl thing, and some traipsing around Amsterdam. It sounds like it should be quite good. But will the Watchers think that it’s the sort of bang that the season should start with – one that caused by anti-matter and matter colliding? Join us as we discuss our total disdain for the planet Gallifrey and Time Lord society, our love of Action Hero Nyssa, the brain slugs from Futurama, how the Castellan and Commander Maxil seem to be aware of the narrative structure of a Doctor Who story, and how President Borusa is apparently very susceptible to phishing. We also delve into the question of “what is the Matrix?” – because the last time we saw it, it certainly wasn’t… whatever the heck we see in this story. If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find it on the Doctor Who Season 20 Blu Ray box set from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3VyxIPe) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3V2IL34) Other media mentioned in this episode*: Blake’s 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Zh7045 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/39luyGI) The Tripods (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/40Omomf | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4ft5w8z) Tenko (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/44vCOzm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3wtYY8D) Z Cars: Complete Collection One & Two (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pdDtmF | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lV2cKn) Juliet Bravo: Series 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3GOLfyc | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4iZgvb9) The West Wing (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/46mlIGI | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/465XhMC) Batman and Robin (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3I85GHj | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4nhPwu3) Batman Forever (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4n6Iok2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4miqied) Futurama – Seasons 1-8 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jfbkaQ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aQeMUL) All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FpbQ1J | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3iC2xm9) The Great North (USA – Hulu: http://www.hulu.com | UK – Disney+: http://www.disneyplus.co.uk) Dark Souls (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/45OlkRo | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3K2p60K) Metroid Prime Remastered (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4ndcWAE | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/46msgVW) Neo Pets (https://www.neopets.com) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com, and you can join us on our Discord server. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

This episode, bear with us as we meander our way through our discussion of Spare Parts. Who knew we needed to discuss fake commercials and who may secretly be Hitler while commenting on such a good Big Finish story. Join us as we discuss our understanding of jaded scientists drinking wine to get through the day and our annoyance of a whiny teenage boy who was so susceptible to propaganda, wishing to become a cyberman. Diana and Julie both bemoan the fact that there is no closed captioning, making it impossible to understand some of the cybermen’s voices while Anthony and Reilly enjoy the darkness of the story. Additionally, we have a disagreement between a reverse fanwank and a personal fanwank and the merits of them both. If you would like to listen along with us, you can find this story available through BigFinish.com (http://bit.ly/4mGSgk7) Other media mentioned in this episode*: Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (1950s version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AOmslf | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/30FBMnR) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1970s version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3HxgH4L | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/47hJBAv) Blake’s 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Zh7045 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/39luyGI) The Polar Express (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/45SjONR | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45RByZQ) Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DfBEKR | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/35e47UV) Robocop (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3JgAK84 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4oznw6F) Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ) Secret Hitler (game) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/46ZxuaX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4lqpGm5) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com, and you can join us on our Discord server. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

In potentially the biggest story of the Season (somehow even bigger than the Fifth Doctor’s debut in Castrovalva), we have Cybermen! Androids! Gritty troopers and gritty freighter crew! Oh, and we say goodbye to a much loved (lol) companion in what is quite possibly the most dramatic way since… well… the 1960s? Yup, it’s Earthshock! Join us as we discuss how the designers on Starship Troopers must’ve been huge Doctor Who fans, how the Cybermen seem to have recruited Daft Punk to do their dirty work, their completely bonkers plan, how Captain Briggs is surprisingly enjoyable (even if she was played as if she were your drunken Aunt), and, of course, we have to talk about THE ending of the story. Poor Diana has to say goodbye to Adric – and she may have even shed a tear or two… If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find on the Doctor Who Season 19 Blu Ray box set from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3UH4sFG) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/45IrXTS) Other media mentioned in this episode*: Z Cars: Complete Collection One & Two (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pdDtmF | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lV2cKn) Millennium (Season 2) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3INF9ip | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/451Vyay) Juliet Bravo: Series 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3GOLfyc | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4iZgvb9) Softly Softly Task Force: Series 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3qqmnkL | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Bsgqu4) The Two Ronnies: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3rMeJCw | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3xN8txY) The Best of EastEnders (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4lm8miT | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IjteJf) Pride and Prejudice (1995 version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/47DlQAH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3XSccHi) The Bourne Supremacy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3TTqip8 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4f7SmP7) United 93 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/40Dw6a5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4o2uYqB) Alien (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3nbhOZt | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BX7I4X) Starship Troopers (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3StYMf3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3UAlhRl) Parks and Recreation: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3oJVkS0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BqSJzI) Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ) Daft Punk – Homework (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aTfD7e | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aR2Jqe) Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca (YouTube: https://youtu.be/p47fEXGabaY) Coronation Street (Martha Longhurst death) (YouTube: https://youtu.be/xL-wgNZH5cE) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

After the last episode where we all let out many exasperated sighs, the Watchers now let out a great sigh of relief as we discuss The Visitation!! We have finally gotten the companion interaction we deserve, even with Adric remaining a complete waste of carbon. Join us as we discuss our return back to basics: a simple, grounded story, check. An alien race set to take over Earth, check. And an android, though we’ve never had one so bedazzled before, check. We also get one of the best supporting characters to grace the small screen in a long time, our man Richard Mace! Also, dear listeners, please send us your t-shirt designs so that we too can live in flesh time and I want to talk about chairs paraphernalia. If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find on the Doctor Who Season 19 Blu Ray box set from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3UH4sFG) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/45IrXTS) Other media mentioned in this episode*: Laverne & Shirley: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/44TpNSD | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3FatXv4) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (TV version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G6YCoH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3m0qOSc) Gargoyles: The Complete First Season (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Z2oPQl | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45wjdl8) Juliet Bravo: Series 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3GOLfyc | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4iZgvb9) Z Cars: Complete Collection One & Two (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pdDtmF | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lV2cKn) All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FpbQ1J | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3iC2xm9) Blake’s 7 – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Zh7045 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/39luyGI) The Onedin Line: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Hpxxlt | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4mmSspo) Softly Softly Task Force: Series 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3qqmnkL | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Bsgqu4) Ghost Watch (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4k7EohZ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4kALBqN) The Box of Delights (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Bel7Wj | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3koLaUv) Highlander (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/43fs4oJ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4m5Xoih) Deadpool (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3qcmHEX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kdHapb) The Thing (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pe2VZ3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3G188JE) What We Do in the Shadows – Season 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3IJaE7N | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3LhR8AV) The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4dzWjeL | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4mmSspo) BloodBorne (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4dR0K5j | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3H9mDjS) Five Year Rapid (Podcast: https://fiveyearsrapid.libsyn.com/) Doctor Who: Unbound (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3Ho4EpL) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

This episode, we tackle a story that has been in the bottom quartile in both DWM’s Mighty 200 and 50th Anniversary polls – it’s Four to Doomsday! But, what will the Watchers think? This one goes probably as well as you’d expect… Join us as we discuss how this story is built like a Hartnell story, Adric turning into an incel, what the guts of the androids are made from, how Monarch is the most affable fascist dictator ever (even being reminiscent of Stephen Fry!), and Julie shows her ignorance of Greek city states (for shame!). Additionally, Diana confesses her immense disgust of the term “flesh time!” If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find on the Doctor Who Season 19 Blu Ray box set from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3UH4sFG) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/45IrXTS) Other media mentioned in this episode*: All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FpbQ1J | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3iC2xm9) Z Cars: Complete Collection One & Two (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pdDtmF | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lV2cKn) The Jetsons: The Complete Original Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4jN0G87 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4jmjRG9) The Best of SNL’s Stefon (YouTube: https://youtu.be/A94ktjmgZvM) The Complete All Creatures Great and Small, by James Heriot (book) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/44bzGL5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3EDCl5T) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.