Friday 28 February 2020

Episode 9: (Doctor Who) and the Silurians Episode 5: Viral

To hold in our hands, an episode of Doctor Who Fifty Years Ago that uses a virus as a plot-point, compared to nowadays, where viruses make the world squirm. That power would be the crowning irony of ironies, and through this episode, Ben, Luke and Nick gain ironic power.

Friday 21 February 2020

Episode 8: (Doctor Who) and the Silurians Episode 4: Man-Trap

Ben, Luke and Nick get trapped by a visual stimulant in an episode about human and alien moral values, and also talk about radio wars, jungle wars and generation wars. Bubbly liquid also froths.

Friday 14 February 2020

Episode 7: (Doctor Who) and the Silurians Episode 3: The Silurians and the Subtext

Selfish scientists and Silurian scales form basis for a slow discussion about this episode of Doctor Who: Fifty Years Ago.

Friday 7 February 2020

Episode 6: (Doctor Who) and the Silurians Episode 2: Full of Character and Noise

Ben, Luke and Nick attempt to explain how good Malcolm Hulke's characterisation and Carey Blyton's music is in this episode of Doctor Who by critiquing the characters and becoming the music itself.