The pirate planet was the second serial in season 16 of doctor who. Season 11 of this science fiction tv series brings the arrival of jodie whittaker as the doctor. For others, they are rooted in the misunderstood or the alien, such as snakes, french mimes, or spiders. Featuring the third incarnation of the doctor jon pertwees patriarchal renaissance man the green death is a solid addition to the doctor who canon. Well, the tardis may be a little erratic, ill admit. Planet of the spiders is the fifth and final serial of the 11th season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in six. The show should be seen by fans of the series simply because of the regeneration at the end of the episode. Two doctor who films are also included in this collection daleks invasion earth 2150 ad 1966 and doctor who and the daleks 1965. Fourth doctor adventure planet of evil, interview their favorite ice warrior, and. A new version of the doctors third regeneration of jon pertwee to tom baker using new special effects and music from the current series of doctor who. It was sort of a ministory within the larger serial and it served to move the story along. The daleks is a soundtrack album consisting of the music and sounds from the doctor who serial the daleks.
Enjoyable doctor who podcast insightful, funny, and informed analyses of doctor who stories new and classic by jim and martin in a longplay form that covers every aspect of each story. Doctor who is a british sciencefiction television programme produced by the bbc. Mike yates who left unit after his involvement in the affair with the dinosaurs contacts sarahjane about mysterious goings on in a buddhist retreat in the. Doctor who on itunes by august 2008 a very small selection of digital copies of classic serials was also made available via the itunes store us, many of which had not yet been released on dvd. The pirate planet was the only transmitted story for which douglas adams received sole onscreen credit. Planet of the spiders, season 1 episode 4, is available to watch and stream on bbc. However, when it comes to interpersonal relationships, he can be found wanting. The classic collection which has so far been released only includes stories from jon pertwees era and tom bakers, but its a start and they promise more.
With jodie whittaker, peter capaldi, pearl mackie, matt smith. At unit headquarters the doctor and lethbridgestewart nicholas courtney are questioning a mesmerist in the doctors exploration of psychic phenomena. The face of evil introduced one of the most unusual of the time travelers companions. Doctor who an adventures in space and tme 089 planet of the spiders. Even with these flaws the story is enjoyable to watch.
With jon pertwee, elisabeth sladen, richard franklin, john dearth. Planet of the spiders on dvd 883929172290 from bbc home video. While most of the titles released so far have already been made available on dvd, such as carnival of monsters, mark of the rani and the ark in space, a. Along with telling the story of the third doctor s death, it also had to resolve several key threads across his era. This was also richard franklins final appearance as mike yates, outside of cameos. Doctor who planet of the spiders movie quotes rotten. In the seasons first episode, the doctor is searching for her lost spaceship, the tardis. The idea of large spider invading earth is fairly creepy to begin with, and revolt against the spiders on metebelis 3 was a fun and typical doctor who adventure that worked well. What is that one flaw in their character that could be exploited so adeptly by a powerful adversary, that even they are found without rebuttal, without a plan, without a solution. Instead of dying, the doctor is able to regenerate into a new body, taking on a new personality with each regeneration. Its imaginative, interesting and has a good blend of humor and sadness. Oct 05, 2010 enjoy right now am uploading the specials soundtrack for u guys too my website so you can all download for free.
The doctor and sarah journey to metebelis 3 and aid its human colonists in an attempt to overthrow the eight legs. As it was jon pertwees final story, it featured many little. The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the doctor and their companions from planet earth. And just like that, we come to the last adventure of pertwees doctor. At a tibetan retreat in england, a group are using meditation rituals to tap into a mysterious alien power. But metebelis three is the one planet i can be absolutely certain of reaching. An alien and a loner, his detached logic gives him a vital edge when the world is in danger. The massive and completely gratuitous car chase that takes up most of the second episode was the writers farewell gift to jon pertwee, who appreciated any excuse to drive motor vehicles very fast you look familiar professor clegg is the third nervous scientist played in the series by cyril shaps, after viner and lennox. The doctor and her new friends fall in with a pair of ship pilots on a race across the universe, joining the last leg of the race on a barren and hostile alien planet called desolation. Just a couple of weeks following the release of complete seasons of new series doctor who on itunes, a selection of classic doctor who adventures are now available on the download service as well. Fifth doctor castrovalva the visitation earthshock snakedance mawdryn undead frontios resurrection of the daleks planet of fire the caves of androzani sixth doctor vengence on varos the two doctors seventh doctor dragonfire remembrance of the daleks silver nemesis the greatest show in the galaxy battlefield ghost light the curse of fenric. Planet of the spiders was a doctor who serial that had a lot to include.
Home about the guys special guest stars more about the podcast subscribe in itunes subscribe in. The pirate planet was the only transmitted story for which douglas adams received sole onscreen credit it was also the latest serial of the classic era to be novelised, only receiving this treatment on 5 january 2017. Cory sticha discuss the regeneration episodes of the third doctor, the planet of the spiders, in which john pertwees doctor visits a buddhist monastery, has a chase in every kind of vehicle imaginable, and uses some venusian aikido to defeat his enemies before facing the great one. Cory sticha discuss the regeneration episodes of the third doctor, the planet of the spiders, in which john pertwees doctor visits a buddhist monastery, has a chase in every kind of vehicle imaginable, and uses some venusian aikido to defeat his enemies before facing the. Although his final season has featured fewer unitbased stories, planet of. Mar 10, 2009 the classic episodes now available on itunes include some stories that have previously been released on vhs but not on dvd, such as jon pertwees very last story. This week kiyan and dylan wrap up the third doctors era with the final serial of his era, planet of the spiders. It was the final regular appearance of jon pertwee as the third doctor and introduced tom baker as the fourth doctor in the final moments of part six. While the doctor carries out an investigation into esp, mike yates asks sarah to look into some strange goings on at a meditation centre hes attending. In the green death the doctor took a crystal from the planet that has healing properties. The only thing noticeably missing from planet of the spiders is roger delgados master, who made an appearance in every story of pertwees second season and then recurred throughout the next two years up until frontier in space.
No quotes approved yet for doctor who planet of the spiders. Leela louise jameson, an intelligent but savage woman from a jungle planet, a fierce fighter who looked good in a skimpy. You see, i wired the coordinates into the programmer. Staring jon pertwee, elisabeth sladen, nicholas courtney and richard franklin. It was also the latest serial of the classic era to be novelised, only receiving this treatment on 5 january 2017. The doctor jon pertwee joins the brigadier and jo grant in south wales to investigate the death of a miner whose fatal disease has left his skin bright green. There are plenty of things in this story that a normal person might be afraid of, such as giant talking spiders that shoot force lightning, that crystal cave with what i assume is some kind of lethal radiation, and the even more supergiant talking spider with telekinesis strong enough to control the doctors body against his will. It was jon pertwees last serial as the third doctor, and marks the first, uncredited appearance of tom baker as the fourth doctor. Doctor who the complete classic 26 seasons collection.
The classic episodes now available on itunes include some stories that have previously been released on vhs but not on dvd, such as jon pertwees very last story. Soon, she realizes that her mum, her boyfriend, and the whole of planet earth are in danger. From july 2008, itunes usa had the first three seasons of the new series available. Planet of the spiders isnt the best doctor who, but the second half of the series is quite fun. His last story, planet of the spiders, was penned by robert sloman, and ran from 4 may to 8 june, 1974. The doctor is an alien time lord from the planet gallifrey who travels through all of time and space in thetardis with a companion. C074 planet of the spiders who back when a doctor who podcast. Voiced supremely by maureen morris, i believe, this is an enemy truly worthy of a doctors swan song. Cohosted each week by kid scientists and reporters from public radio, we ask questions ranging from the science behind sneezing to how to translate the purr of cats, and go wherever the answers take us. View in itunes when a young ski team training for the olympics arrives at the remote and isolated lost mountain ski resort to focus on training, theyre thrilled to find dash dashiell, patrick muldoon, a retired olympic skier, is there to help them train. Feb 17, 2014 this song is taken from the manbuycow podcast doctor who special, which is available to download sooner or later or in the past, who can say. The brigadier enjoys the act, but apparently because he will have to adapt some of those exercises for the men. Just when australian fans of doctor who thought theyd been forgotten, the newly recovered second doctor serials the enemy of the world and the web of fear appeared on the itunes australia site.
Along the way, we considered whether the fifth doctor s tardis crew was a yts scheme, ponder the baffling symbolism at the end of vampires of venice. May 14, 2015 doctor who all 97 missing episodes have been found but the bbc refuse to release them everyone knows that doctor who is the best television show in the world, but many do not realise that the bbc didnt always feel the same way about its golden child. Doctor who s11 e5 planet of the spiders ymmv tv tropes. All about classic doctor who story planet of the spiders a race of spiders are searching for the great crystal. The music was composed by tristram cary, while the sounds were produced by brian hodgson of the bbc radiophonic workshop. Planet of the spiders followed the usual doctor who studio recording pattern of taping in fortnightly twoday blocks, this time on tuesdays and wednesdays. The story was the first to use the term regeneration to describe the biological. Classic doctor who comes to itunes the gallifrey guardian. The twelfth doctor teams up with his former self, the first ever doctor and bill potts for one last adventure binge the entire new season watch all of the latest season right here on and the bbca app. Always a pleasure when it pops up in my itunes feed each month.
Download subscribe using the rss feed subscribe using itunes dom bettinelli, jimmy akin, and fr. The doctor takes the brigadier to see a variety show of which one act is an exotic dancer. The curse of fatal death has been released digitally via itunes uk store only and is available on both the red nose day and doctor who channels on youtube. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. You need to download and launch itunes separately to access the movies. The level of test subject nerdery was determined with a doctor who quiz. The doctor and sarah head to the meditation centre to try and get the crystal back while lupton prepares to return it to metebelis three. Bbc doctor who classic episode guide planet of the. The plan, originally, was to bring him back for pertwees finale, which would feature a doctormaster teamupadventure in which. Doesnt matter, her fears real, so of course the spiders are too. The doctor takes rose on her first voyage through time, to the year five billion. This release contains both the original broadcast version. The first session occurred on april 2nd and 3rd in bbc television centre studio 1.
This was also richard franklins final appearance as mike yates, outside of cameos the story was the first to use the term regeneration to describe the biological. The doctor touches down on a savage planet and befriends leela, a fetchinglydressed outcast from the tribe. Christopher ecclestons doctor is wise, funny, cheeky and brave. But amongst the alien races gathering to watch on platform one, a murderer is at work.
Doctor who is the longestrunning science fiction tv series in history, airing initially from 1963 to 1989. This episode features the trust your doctor exclusive pertwee retrospective, so stick around to the end to listen to kiyan and dylan discuss his era as a whole. Planet of the spiders posted in 3rd doctor, brigadier lethbridge stewart, classic series, elizabeth sladen, itunes, jon pertwee, regeneration, sarah jane smith, theme tune, unit, video clip with tags 3rd doctor, brigadier lethbridge stewart, doctor who, elizabeth sladen, itunes, jon pertwee, nicholas courtney, sarah jane smith, video, youtube. The spider is an emissary from the ruling council on the planet metebelis 3, sent to recover the blue crystal that the doctor previously found there and that has now been returned to him by jo. We discuss the state of doctor who real and imaginary, a multitude of.
The series told the story of the doctor, a mysterious traveller in space and time, whose tardis can take him and his companions my name is william hartnell, and as doctor who, i make my debut on saturday 23rd november at 5. The curse of fatal death out on dvd, however bbc worldwide have said when all the classic series dvds have been released it may be. Doctor who planet of the spiders 1974 rotten tomatoes. The doctor has to face the spiders and their queen. With the third doctor had come many changes, new people behind the scenes, the arrival of colour, but it was with the man with the oldyoung face that the show was given. The story was rereleased as a 25thanniversary edition dvd on 3 march 2008. Planet of the spiders is one of my favorite doctor who stories and possibly my favorite story of the pertwee era.
The fifth doctor reaches for the mace in the visitation, the eleventh doctor enjoys the fish in vampires of venice, and the first doctor is seeing double in the massacre of st bartholomews eve. Download please join craig, marc and guest miles northcott for progtor who. Say i want to watch all of the classic doctor who episodes. Doctor who all 97 missing episodes have been found but the. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the longestrunning sciencefiction show in the world, ill be taking weekly looks at some of my own personal favourite stories and arcs, from the old and new series, with a view to encapsulating the sublime, the clever and the fiendishly odd of the bbcs doctor who. The programme depicts the adventures of the doctor, a time lorda timetravelling humanoid alien. Planet of the spiders released on dvd in the uk on 18th april 2011 and in the usa and canada on 10th may 2011, marks the passing of an iconic time in the shows history. Of course seeing mike yates one last time was nice but thats a. Plus, world domination of earth is also on their minds. The only doctor who classic novel recorded by elisabeth sladen before her sadly premature death, the planet of the spiders stands as not only a fine tribute to her, but also to the third doctor. The ultimate jon pertwee digital collection, including spearhead from space, the three doctors, the green death and planet of the spiders. Planet of the spiders is the fifth and final serial of the 11th season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on bbc1 from 4 may to 8 june 1974. Unwittingly, they create a bridge between earth and metebelis 3, a planet where two legs are oppressed by giant spiders. Jun 08, 2012 all these elements would eventually grow more and more prevalent as you push doctor who towards something more and more modern the 7th doctor ace stuff is the most ready example because, quite frankly, its the most modern of doctor who in every sense of the word, but planet of the spiders definitely defies that to give us a crazy cathartic.
Number 5 of my alltime doctor who favorites is the third doctors regeneration story, planet of the spiders. The creatures are desperate to recover the blue jewel that the doctor gave to jo as a wedding gift. Doctor who and the planet of the spiders a target adventure read online. The tom baker doctor who song from the manbuycow podcast. On 22 august 2005 it was announced that the five doctors would be the first doctor who story to be made available to download to mobile phones, in a deal between bbc worldwide and the technology firm rok player. To paraphrase a famous movie critic, the best thing i can say about planet of the spiders is that, in spite of its problems, it works. Jon pertwee, nicholas courtney, richard franklin, elisabeth sladen, john levene, barry letts, barry.
With jon pertwee, elisabeth sladen, nicholas courtney, richard franklin. What was the doctor afraid of in planet of the spiders. Planet of the spiders full movie in hd visit the blue crystal that the doctor took from metebelis i. Doctor who s11 e5 planet of the spiders trivia tv tropes. The great one herself is pretty fantastic and theres something particularly chilling in seeing pertwees doctor reduced to a puppet in her thrall, gave me the chills. They are using an embittered human called lupton to help them get it. Planet of the spiders was the fifth and final serial of season 11 of doctor who. Ive always considered jon pertwees last story, planet of the spiders. For the leisure hive is a place where reptiles skin up, guests are dismembered and squash players lose their balls romana gets a new lab partner, the doctor gets an old face and k9 regrets his attempt to become a salty sea dog.
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