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Jul

2014

27: Russian Roulette in Helmet Form (The Savages)

Some Matrix stuff went down.

This week Kiyan and Dylan watched The Savages, the final appearance of Steven Taylor. It was written by Ian Stuart Black and it aired in May and June of 1966.

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Jul

2014

26: Steven’s the Most Talented Character (The Gunfighters)

They have e-mail in the Old West.

This week Kiyan and Dylan traveled to the old west with The Gunslingers, written by Donald Cotton. It was aired in April and May of 1966. It is notable for it’s multitude of Doctor Who ties within it’s actors, notably that Patrick Troughton was offered the role of Johnny Ringo.

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Jul

2014

25: Oompa-Loompas Have That Orange Tint (The Celestial Toymaker)

Willy Wonka… is not in this serial.

This week featured The Celestial Toymaker, a favorite of Steven Taylor’s actor, Peter Purves. It was aired in April 1966 and was written by Brian Hayles.

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Jul

2014

24: This Series is Built on Incompetent Guards (The Ark)

This week’s serial was far superior to last week’s.

Kiyan and Dylan watch The Ark this week, a serial that renewed their hopes for the future of Doctor Who after The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Eve. It was aired in March of 1966 and was written by Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott. This episode also features discussions on the relationship between this episode and some of the reboot, so very minor spoilers for 9th and 10th doctor episodes here.

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Jun

2014

23: We Watched It So You Wouldn’t Have To (The Massacre)

Quite possibly the worst serial we’ve watched so far.

This week Dylan and Kiyan suffered through The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Eve, which aired in January and February of 1966. It was written by John Lucarotti and Donald Tosh.

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Jun

2014

22: They Didn’t Put an Off Switch! (The Daleks’ Master Plan 7-12)

And then we concluded The Daleks’ Master Plan

This week Kiyan and Dylan finished off The Daleks’ Master Plan, with the final 6 episodes, aired between 23 December, 1965 and 29 January, 1966. These episodes were also written by Dennis Spooner and Terry Nation. The Doctor also breaks the 4th wall in episode 7.

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Jun

2014

21: The Doctor Supports Oculus (The Daleks’ Master Plan 1-6)

The first 6 episodes of the Daleks’ Master Plan.

This week Kiyan and Dylan watched the first 6 episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan, written by Terry Nation and Dennis Spooner. These episodes were aired between 13 November and 16 December of 1965. This serial also marks the first, and last adventure of Katarina.

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Jun

2014

20: Sorry Steven, I’m Going to Have to Put you Down (The Myth Makers)

Vicki leaves. Oh spoiler, whoops.

This week Kiyan and Dylan discuss The Myth Makers, written by Donald Cotton, and aired in October and November of 1965. This is the final appearance of Vicki and the first appearance of replacement companion Katarina.

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Jun

2014

19: The Writers Didn’t Know What They Were Doing (Mission to the Unknown)

Tangents are fun or something like that.

Kiyan and Dylan watched the only serial not to star the Doctor or any of his companions. It was also the only one episode serial in the classic series. As a result, Kiyan and Dylan go on a large Dalek timeline tangent in the middle of explaining the episode. Misison to the Unknown was written by Terry Nation and was aired on the 9th of October 1965.

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May

2014

18: Anything From the 80’s is Pretty Good (Galaxy 4)

Yea the 80’s were pretty fun and stuff.

This week Kiyan and Dylan reconstruct their episode from last week that was lost to the vortex of space-time. They watched Galaxy 4, written by William Emms and aired in September and October of 1965.

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