031: The Masque of Mandragora

"Fail me and you will breakfast on burning coals!" Count Federico introduces Renaissance Italy's hot new diet sensation in the 1976 pseudo-historical epic, The Masque of Mandragora. The fourth Doctor and Sarah wander round The Village watching look-unlikes fighting and mounting horses, while avoiding executioner's swords, sacrificial knives and cockernee pikemen's pikes. Gert and Daisy get chained up, the Doctor and Sarah get dressed up and Pat Gorman and Stuart Fell get messed up by the Mandragoran Helix while the light shines out of Hieronymous's eye-holes. And Dr Phill drops by to give us his expert opinion on the music - made and found - for this one. Get Jim and Martin's verdict on this 15th Century sword and sorcery spectacular now!