RSS Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 As a planet is set to die, the Doctor discovers that he shouldn't judge races by beauty ("Galaxy 4"). The crew then takes a week off as hapless humans are exterminated by the Daleks ("Mission to the Unknown"). And lastly, the Doctor influences the outcome of the Trojan War ("The Myth Makers"). [ 56:25 || 25.9 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/biggeronth.../bigger_012.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 One question if I may: did Katarina do anything in The Myth Makers? I can understand why Vicki got most of the focus for this story in particular, but there's one mention of Katarina joining the TARDIS crew and then that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Katarina esentially showed up five minutes before the episode ended and was just kind of *there* to help drag Steven into the TARDIS. She was one of Cassandra's handmaidens, and got virtually no introduction. We barely mentioned her because she was barely there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 But I have a feeling she'll get a lot of attention in The Dalek's Master Plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Very possibly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turlough47 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 This was a truly fun episode to listen to; I've been in the audience for all the previous shows, and once again, you've really whetted my appetite for these early stories that I've not had the chance to see yet. For instance, I'd completely forgotten that Vicki leaves in "Myth Makers", and I was sorry to hear that she left the series so soon! Granted, the only Vicki story I've really seen all the way through is "The Time Meddler", but even there she seemed to show genuine promise as a companion. Not to mention the great `big brother-little sister` dynamic that she shared with Steven! Ah well, at least she had a good run while she lasted...I'm looking forward to the forthcoming Big Finish audio series that showcases each of the companions, as Vicki's character arc definitely deserves further exploration. On another note, I also just remembered after listening to the show and looking up the episode in question that the protagonist in "Mission to the Unknown", Agent Bret Vyon, was played by Nicholas Courtney, who would latter go on to a much more substantial Doctor Who role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. I don't recall if it was mentioned in the show (or whether it was worth mentioning) but I myself had quite forgotten this delightful bit of trivia, and hope someone finds it as intriguing as I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 On another note, I also just remembered after listening to the show and looking up the episode in question that the protagonist in "Mission to the Unknown", Agent Bret Vyon, was played by Nicholas Courtney, who would latter go on to a much more substantial Doctor Who role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. I don't recall if it was mentioned in the show (or whether it was worth mentioning) but I myself had quite forgotten this delightful bit of trivia, and hope someone finds it as intriguing as I did. Dan, how did you miss that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Nick Courtney doesn't appear as Bret Vyon until "The Daleks' Master Plan." The astronaut in "Mission to the Unknown" was Marc Cory, played by Edward De Souza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turlough47 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Shoot! Your're exactly right; I had assumed it was the same character. Once again, I must defer to Boston Dan, truly the Keeper of the Matrix ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 The scary thing is that I had that off the top of my head. I should probably go play outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Yes, and while your outside, I wouldn't say no to getting me an ice cream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob1978 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I'm loving this series. As a long time Doctor Who fan it's always fun to hear people's reactions to the early years, particularly seeing them in order. To expand upon the answers to 2 questions that Mike asked about the TARDIS. We have seen TARDIS's in their natural state, without the chameleon circuit activated. In one story (I won't name it because it would ruin the surprise when you get that story, but i think anyone who has seen it will know which one i mean), where we see a number of TARDIS's in use, mainly by one particular character but also towards the end we see more on Gallifrey. They appear to be plain black cubes, with a door that slides out. Also in reference to the question about whether the TARDIS takes on the properties of objects it disguises itself as, the evidence in the series seems to suggest that it does. In a Sixth Doctor story, the chameleon circuit starts working and at one point it disguises the TARDIS as a fully functioning organ, and the Doctor plays a short tune on it. But more notably, in a Third Doctor story, the Master's TARDIS (admitedly a more advanced design) is disguised as a spaceship, and works like a functioning spaceship, flying onto the planet and landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Thanks, jakob, and welcome to the forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantesFire Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Is that what used to happen to all the female companions? They fell in love and the Doctor would drop them off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 It's actually not nearly as common as that - thank God - but I have to wonder, dramatically speaking, if they really thought through the companions' departures through, when two out of three female companions so far have gotten married off. I may be mistaken, but I think we have a while before a companion leaves to get married again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob1978 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 It's actually not nearly as common as that - thank God - but I have to wonder, dramatically speaking, if they really thought through the companions' departures through, when two out of three female companions so far have gotten married off. I may be mistaken, but I think we have a while before a companion leaves to get married again. Just going through the rest of the companions in my mind, i think it only happens another 2 times in the whole of the rest of the series. I've put the names of the characters in spoiler tags in case people are watching the series in order and don't want to know whats going to happen, although it's a long way off. On the first occasion it works quite well dramatically (Jo Grant basically falling in love with a human/younger version of the Doctor), the other is completely ludicrous and bizarre (Leela falling for a guy who she's barely spoken 3 lines to in the whole story). You could also make case for one other (Peri, who the Doctor and audience think is killed, but later we find she's married Brian "Gordon's Alive" Blessed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantesFire Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Isn't it 3 out of 3? I always got the impression that part of the reason the Doctor returned Barbara and Ian was cause he saw they were ready to marry each other, settle down and raise a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Though it's not impossible that Ian and Barbara got together once home, the Doctor returned them because they demanded it. Starting a family had nothing to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantesFire Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yeah, but they demanded before and he didn't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 The Dalek time machine was much more accurate than the TARDIS, so this time he had the means to send them home. Even so, I don't see what that has to do with them making a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantesFire Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 You're probably right on that. I remember the goodbye scene wrong. I thought he had said something like, "It's time for you to go back and live your life." I'm probably confusing their goodbye scene with Susan's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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