Dr Who Review, Part 4 – The Jon Pertwee Era
Even for a Jedi, there comes a moment to sit back and simply watch. So join me, Jedi Master Derk Popwalker, as I dive into a galaxy of Trailers, Featurettes, and even the occasional Full Movie or two in The Weekend Watch — a little corner of the cosmos where the popcorn is warm, the lightsabers are dimmed, and the fun begins.
The fourth episode in my ongoing series of reviews, with analysis, of the BBC science-fiction show, Doctor Who.
In this part, the era of the Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, is considered. We explore how Doctor Who had to change to meet the demands of seventies’ television and how it grew to more overtly reflect social and ecological concerns, before looking, in depth, at select stories from this era.
N.B: I am aware that The Web of Fear was not the finale of Season 5; rather, it was The Wheel in Space.
Chapter Selection:
0:00 Origins
1:10 The introduction of colour
2:15 Changes to the format and influences
4:42 UNIT
7:03 First meeting
8:01 Jon Pertwee
10:03 Introducing the Third Doctor
14:29 Season 7
15:51 Inferno
21:52 The Primords
23:14 Barry Letts
24:49 Season 8
25:13 The Master
27:31 The Three Doctors
30:15 The Time Warrior
34:22 End of an era… and a new beginning.
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