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Doctor Who: Fifty Years Ago

57 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -

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Episodes

Episode 26: The Moonbase Episode 4: The God and the Machine

March 12, 2017 01:30

Patrick Troughton's Doctor is rounding up as an all-powerful all knowing figure, as are the Cybermen into completely robotic automatons, a shadow of humanity. God and the Machine collide on the Moon. It ends abruptly. Luke, Ben and Nick chastise.

Episode 25: The Moonbase Episode 3: Trouble of the Cybermen

March 05, 2017 01:30

An intriguing discussion about how difficult it is to write Cybermen forms the base of this episode, supplemented with talk about feminism and science.

Episode 24: The Moonbase Episode 2: Idiots Among Us

February 26, 2017 01:30

Doctor Who and the Trouble with Feminism, by Gerry Davis. Also includes bizarre plans and exemplary Troughton acting.

Episode 23: The Moonbase Episode 1: Reality Whiplash

February 19, 2017 01:30

Ben, Luke and Nick discuss the reveals of monsters in Classic Who, the trouble with science in sci-fi and take note of the gravity of the situation.

Episode 22: The Underwater Menace Episode 4: Cod God

February 12, 2017 01:30

This serial is a mad one, ending in a good old massacre. Fish, nuclear reactors and endless corridors, truly the staple of a Classic Doctor Who fan.

Episode 21: The Underwater Menace Episode 3: Pisces de Resistance

February 05, 2017 01:30

This mad episode captivates Ben, Luke and Nick with its fish-people striking, Troughton in sunglasses and hammy old Zaroff. Nothing in ze world can stop us now.

Episode 20: The Underwater Menace Episode 2: The Sharaz Jek of Laughs

January 29, 2017 01:30

Earth-shattering kabooms are what Zaroff wants and what we scoff at. Other things on the derisory menu are music, religion and fish. Troughton's great though. We like him.