Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: A Journey Through Doctor Who

Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Terror of the Autons

This week we cover story #55, Terror of the Autons!  Everybody's favorite plastic monsters are back, with a new ally: a rival Time Lord called the Master who turns out to be quite the nemesis for the Doctor!

Question of the Week/Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Terror of the Autons" (Charlie 9.75, David 7.75, Trevor 8)

Connor's Corner

Big Finish: The Queen of Time (Charlie 8.5, David 7.25, Trevor 7.5)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #56, The Mind of Evil!  We were unable to find anywhere You can stream the serial from Hulu+, buy the DVD from Amazon.com, the BBC Doctor Who Shop, or many other fine retailers.

 

 

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Inferno

This week we cover story #54, Inferno!  When his TARDIS console malfunctions, the Doctor finds himself in a parallel universe where no one is the same.  When he sees that world come to an end, time is short for him to get back to his own reality and rescue Earth from the same fate!

Question of the Week/Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Inferno" (Trevor 7.75, Charlie 9, David 8)

Connor's Corner

April Comics Roundup:

  • Ninth Doctor #1: “Weapons of Past Destruction”
  • Eleventh Doctor #9: “The Rise and Fall”
  • Eleventh Doctor #10: “The Other Doctor”
  • Twelfth Doctor #6: “The Fractures Part 1”

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #55, Terror of the Autons!  This serial is out of print in region 1, so a hard copy may be hard to find and/or very expensive.  You can stream the serial from HULU+, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com for LOTS of money.

 

 

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Ambassadors of Death

This week we cover story #53, The Ambassadors of Death!  When astronauts are lost on a trip to Earth, three space suited aliens are returned in their place.  But who are these deadly creatures and what do they want?  And are they the real villains here?

Question of the Week/Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Ambassadors of Death" (David 6.5, Trevor 8.5, Charlie 7)

Connor's Corner

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #54, Inferno!  You can stream the serial from Hulu Plus, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, The BBC Doctor Who Shop, or many other fine retailers.

 

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Doctor Who and the Silurians

This week we cover story #52, Doctor Who and the Silurians!  A nuclear research facility discovers the cause of their recent anomalies: they have awoken an ancient race of reptilian humanoids who have been hibernating beneath the Earth's surface for hundreds of millions of years.  Can the Doctor make peace before the two species destroy each other?

Question of the Week/Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Spearhead from Space" (Charlie 8, David 8.25, Trevor 7)

Connor's Corner

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #53, The Ambassadors of Death!  You can stream the serial from Hulu Plus, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, the BBC Doctor Who shop, or many other fine retailers. 

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: Spearhead From Space

This week we cover Jon Pertwee's introductory story #51, Spearhead from Space!  The Doctor finds himself stranded on Earth as the advance force for an invasion is just arriving and must help the Brigadier prevent catastrophe!

For this episode, we're joined by special guest co-host Connor!

Question of the Week/Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "Spearhead from Space" (Trevor 8, Charlie 9, David 8, Connor 8)

Bonus Viewing: The Avengers episode “From Venus With Love”

Discussion of Big Finish audio adventure "The Rosemariners" (Trevor 8.75, Charlie 8, David 6)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #52, Doctor Who and the Silurians!  You can stream the serial from Hulu Plus, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com or many other fine retailers.  This serial is also available as part of the Beneath the Surface three serial pack, which is available from Amazon or the BBC Doctor Who Shop.

 

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The War Games (episodes 6-10)

This week we cover the second half of the sixth season finale, story #50, Patrick Troughton's swan song, "The War Games", in which the TARDIS crew find themselves in right mess until the Doctor call upon the Time Lords to help sort it out -- and then they're in an even worse mess!

Discussion of "The War Games" episodes 6-10 Charlie 9.5/9.5, Trevor 8.5/9, David 9/8.75)

Connor's Corner

Discussion of Big Finish audio adventure "Lords of the Red Planet" (Charlie 9, Trevor 8, David 9.5)

Patrick Troughton Retrospective

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Join us next week for our review of the seventh season premiere, Jon Pertwee’s introductory serial, story #51, Spearhead from Space!  This is the only serial of the classic series which is available on Blu-Ray!  You can stream it on Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, or Hulu Plus, rent the DVD or Blu-Ray from Netflix, or buy the DVD or Blu-Ray from Amazon.com, the BBC Doctor Who shop, or many other fine retailers.

 

 

 

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The War Games (episodes 1-5)

This week we cover the first half of the sixth season finale, story #50, Patrick Troughton's swan song, "The War Games", in which the TARDIS crew find themselves in a strange muddle of Earth wars from throughout history, all being overseen by mysterious alien overlords!

Discussion of "The War Games" episodes 1-5 (David 8.5, Charlie 9, Trevor 9.5)

Connor's Corner

Discussion of Big Finish audio adventure "An Ordinary Life" (David 8.75, Charlie 8, Trevor 9)

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Join us next week for our review of the second half of Doctor Who story #50, The War Games!  This ten-part story is fully intact.  Due to its length, we will be covering it in two parts.  Sadly, we could not find this serial legally available for streaming, and the region 1 DVD is out of print and very expensive if you can even find it.  You can rent the DVD from Netflix, however.  DVD releases do appear to be available at reasonable prices in regions 2 and 4.  We were also unable to locate a soundtrack, though an audiobook read by David Troughton is available at audible.com.

 

 

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Space Pirates

This week we cover the story #49, "The Space Pirates", in which the TARDIS crew get tangled up with deep space argonite pirates!

Discussion of "The Space Pirates" (Trevor 4, David 6, Charlie 6.5)

Connor's Corner

March Comics Roundup

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Join us next week for our review of the first half of Doctor Who story #50, The War Games!  This ten-part story is fully intact.  Due to its length, we will be covering it in two parts.  Sadly, we could not find this serial legally available for streaming, and the region 1 DVD is out of print and very expensive if you can even find it.  You can rent the DVD from Netflix, however.  DVD releases do appear to be available at reasonable prices in regions 2 and 4.  We were also unable to locate a soundtrack, though an audiobook read by David Troughton is available at audible.com.

 

 

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Seeds of Death width=

This week we cover the story #48, "The Seeds of Death", in which the Ice Warriors return to menace 21st century Earth!

Discussion of "The Seeds of Death" (Charlie 7, Trevor 8.75, David 6.85)

Connor's Corner

February Comics Roundup

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #49, The Space Pirates!  This six-part story is mostly lost, with only one episode intact.  (On the bright side, it is the last serial which still has missing episodes!)  You can acquire the soundtrack from Audible.com.

 

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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Krotons

This week we cover the second half of story #47, "The Krotons", in which the Doctor and his friends meet the Gonds, a race dominated by the cheesy-yet-all-powerful Krotons!

Discussion of "The Krotons" (David 4.75, Charlie 4, Trevor 5.5)

Connor's Corner

Big Fnish audio adventure: "Resistance" (David 6.25, Charlie 6.75, Trevor 6.75)

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #48, The Seeds of Death. This six-part story is fully intact..  You can stream the serial from Amazon Instant Video, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon.com, the BBC Doctor Who Shop, or many other fine retailers.

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