Episode 89: Peladon? More Like Peladon’t! (The Monster of Peladon)

Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension

We’re heading back to Peladon for the penultimate serial of the Pertwee era, where a new painfully unassertive monarch has to deal with an uppity religious advisor, rumours of their God being unhappy, difficulty with members of the Galactic Federation, and a minor miner rebellion thrown in for good effect. All stretched out to six episodes, rather than four! Dear god. At least it’ll make for an entertaining conversation!

Along the way, Reilly theorizes that the Doctor deliberately dressed in green, as he was expecting to see Alpha Centauri again, Julie is delighted that someone is finally calling out the Doctor on his incessant name-dropping, Don does his best Alpha Centauri impression, and Anthony finds himself wishing that this was an out-and-out comedy. The entire team discusses how absolutely bonkers Ettis is as a character.

If you would like to watch along with us, this serial is available for streaming at both Britbox US (https://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (https://www.britbox.co.uk). It can also be found on DVD from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3PbaeLp) and Amazon UK as part of the “Peladon Tales” box set (https://amzn.to/3JB19cg).

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Moonbase 3 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3xdCVRm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Mm13Fv)
• Mean Girls (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Oduhrf | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3PdBTeI)
• Scooby Doo Where Are You – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2WeSMj2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3zeqTFO)
• Life of Brian (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3OrjEm5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3EEb6nr)
• Dune (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3s4Nen1 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3r7yuEx)
• Thundercats: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3IGnVzo | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3yBLmp2)
• The Holy Mountain (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AU6aeg | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3o4Yfmv)
• The Simpsons (Disney+: http://www.disneyplus.com)
• Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ)
• Mungo Jerry: The Definitive Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3uUbkTM | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aFA0Z5)
• Big Finish’s additional Peladon stories:

• • The Bride of Peladon (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3yLBLvL)
  • The Prisoner of Peladon (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3OcaSqs)
  • Peladon (BigFinish.com: https://bit.ly/3ATvwst)

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