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

Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Gunfighters

This week we cover Doctor Who story #25, 1966's "The Gunfighters", in which the Doctor's quest to find a dentist leads him to the Wild West.  But after Doc Holliday pulls his tooth, is there anything he can do to stop the Earps and the Clantons from gunning each other down at the O.K. Corral?  And more importantly, can he endure the repeated intrusions of The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon?  We're joined this episode by special guest co-host Jess Hall!

QotW: Batman vs. the Doctor: Who would win, and why?

Jess Hall's Special QotW Catch-Up Spectacular!

Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Gunfighters" (Charlie 7.5, David 7, Trevor 6.5, Jess 7.2)

Connor's Corner

Discussion of Big Finish audio adventure "Return of the Rocket Men" (Charlie 5.5, David 7, Trevor 6, Jess 6.5)

Doctor Who Reviews: Doctor Who: When's the Doctor? A Search and Find Book

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who serial #26, The Savages!  Although this serial is completely lost, we invite you to follow along by listening to the soundtrack before the podcast.  You can acquire a copy from audible.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D025.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Celestial Toymaker

This week we cover Doctor Who story #24, 1966's "The Celestial Toymaker", in which our heroes become the playthings of the fiendish Celestial Toymaker!  Will they ever see the TARDIS again?

QotW: Given that Peter Capaldi’s twelfth Doctor has all new taste buds, what do you think his new favorite food should be?

Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Celestial Toymaker" (Trevor 5.5, Charlie 7, David 6.25)

Connor's Corner

Discussion of Big Finish audio adventure "The Guardian of the Solar System" (Trevor 8, Charlie 8, David 7.5)

Doctor Who Reviews: The Celestial Toystore

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who serial #25, The Gunfighters, with special guest co-host Jess Hall!  We invite you to follow along by watching this serial before the podcast.  Fully intact, the serial is available to stream from Hulu Plus, or you can rent the DVD from Netflix or purchase it from Amazon.com.  Although the DVD was affordable at the time we looked it up, be aware that this serial is out of print and prices do fluctuate.  It may be difficult to find or expensive in your place and time.

Direct download: WanderIn4D024.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Ark

This week we cover Doctor Who story #23, 1966's "The Ark", in which our heroes accidentally re-introduce the common cold to the human race, with disastrous consequences!

QotW: If you were to choose any author, living or dead, to write a Doctor Who story, who would it be?

Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Ark" (David 9.5, Trevor 9, Charlie 9.5)

Connor's Corner

Discussion of Big Finish audio adventure "Mother Russia" (David 7, Trevor 6, Charlie 6)

Doctor Who Reviews: Doctor Who Yahtzee

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who serial #24, The Celestial Toymaker!  We invite you to follow along by watching this serial before the podcast.  Only one episode survives in video format, but the soundtrack is available from Audible.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D023.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve

This week we cover Doctor Who story #22, 1966's "The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve", which finds the TARDIS crew in 16th century France, trapped in a conflict between the Catholics and the Huguenots!

QotW: What historical period would you like to see the twelfth Doctor visit (or re-visit) in series 8?

Listener Mailbag

Discussion of "The Massacre" (Charlie 4, David 5.99, Trevor 5.5)

Connor's Corner

Discussion of Big Finish audio adventure "Home Truths" (Charlie 8, David 8, Trevor 7.5)

 

TARDIS Coordinates: The TARDIS Room 1218 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, OR, 97217

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who serial #23, The Ark!  We invite you to follow along by watching this serial before the podcast.  You can stream this serial from Hulu Plus, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD from Amazon, the BBC Doctor Who Shop, or many other fine retailers.

Direct download: WanderIn4D022.mp3
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Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: The Daleks' Master Plan

This week we cover the second half of Doctor Who story #21, 1965-66's "The Daleks' Master Plan", in which our heroes must save not just Earth, not just the solar system, not just the galaxy, but the entire UNIVERSE from domination by the Daleks!

QotW: Which modern or pre-Galaxy 4 Doctor Who companion do you wish had met an untimely end?

Listener Mailbag

Discussion of the second half of "The Daleks' Master Plan" (Feast of Steven: Trevor 4, Charlie 3, David 2 eye-bleeds; Second Half: Trevor 8, Charlie 9, David 8.25; Overall: Trevor 8.25, Charlie 9, David 8.5)

Connor's Corner

Doctor Who on the Web: BBC Doctor Who Shop

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Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who serial #22, The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Eve!  This serial is entirely lost, meaning that none of the episodes have survived in video form.  However, we invite you to follow along by listening to the soundtrack for this serial before the podcast.  It is available from Audible.com.

Direct download: WanderIn4D021p2.mp3
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