About this episode
The episode reviews the classic Doctor Who serial 'Planet of Fire' and discusses its significance and characters.
This week we're reviewing Planet of Fire! And it could be a new favourite classic of ours...Planet of Fire is the fifth serial of the 21st season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 23 February to 2 March 1984.In the serial, the Doctor's old enemy, the Master, plots to use the volcanic gases on the planet Sarn to renew his body after accidentally shrinking himself in an experiment.Peter Davison's penultimate serial as the Doctor, it marks the departures of both Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough and Gerald Flood as Kamelion, and introduces Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown.Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being from a humanoid species known as Time Lords. The Doctor travels through space and time using a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, which has an exterior that resembles a British police box. The Doctor encounters various civilisations, which he seeks to protect by outwitting foes and solving crises…
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Host: 50DoctorProductions
Topics covered
- Doctor Who
- Planet of Fire
- science fiction
- television
- classic serials
Keywords
- Doctor Who
- Planet of Fire
- Peter Davison
- Mark Strickson
- Nicola Bryant
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC
Books & works: Doctor Who
Places: Sarn
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