Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast - Episode 18 - The Underwater Menace

Support us on Patreon 👉https://www.patreon.com/missingepisodes 🙌  Tip us on https://ko-fi.com/missingeps  Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/drwhopodcasters  It’s episode 18 of The Missing Episodes Podcast and it’s The Underwater Menace, in which we see “Dr. W” dabbling with the mythological in this astonishing aquatic adventure. The fifth story of season 4 sees the continuation of the development of Patrick Troughton’s Doctor and a proper introduction for Jamie. We also have Polly being turned into a fish (almost) and Ben wondering what the future holds, now there’s a strapping young(er) man on the team. But it’s a story that’s often overlooked and almost forgotten, which leaves plenty of scope for insights anew from the assembled shoal of podcasters. Tim Burrows is joined by multimedia producer and DVD range stalwart John Kelly, co-creator of Dalek 63:88, 3D modeller and DWM contributor Gavin Rymill, Missing Episodes Podcast debutant, pianist extraordinaire and creator of “Dudley Simpson is Doctor Who”, Jess Jurkovic, but did they all have a whale of a time with this serial? We also check in with science and astronomy writer Giles Sparrow, to chew over whether the science in the sci-fi works, or does it drive him round the Bends? Under the sea, under the sea, listener it’s better, down where it’s wetter, take it from me. So let’s take a deep dive because there's definitely buried treasure, as we look at The Underwater Menace. And look, I didn’t use that line! Tim is on Twitter Tim - Missing Episodes Podcast (@drwhopodcasters) / X (twitter.com), and please do come and like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/drwhoandthepodcasters  John is on Twitter https://x.com/JohnPKelly78 Gav is on Twitter https://x.com/themindrobber, his Highlanders patreon is at https://www.patreon.com/c/missingrecons/posts and Dalek 63:88 is here https://www.youtube.com/Dalek6388  And the wonderful Jess Jurkovic is also on Twitter https://x.com/JessJurkovic, and Dudley Simpson is Doctor Who is here: https://www.youtube.com/@JessJurkovic and his patreon is worthy of everyone’s subscription https://www.patreon.com/cw/jessjurkovic   Executive Producers: Rich Tipple and Bedwyr Gullidge  Become a patron and get early access to forthcoming episodes and a whole host of treats, while helping cover our fees and keeping me in bicuits.  https://www.patreon.com/missingepisodes  Thanks so much to the exceedingly lovely Alex, Alex TheSkapes, Amberfly, Andrew Llewellyn, Andrew Webster, Andy Kaminski, Andy Kitching, Tony Carroll, Anthony F, Antony Peterson, Antony Wainer, Barney Hall, Barry Platt, Benjamin Gott, BigE13, bluey111, Brendan McKenna-Nicoll, Brian Larkin, Charles Geers, Chris Arkle, Chris Arnsby, Chris Barker, Chris Fone, Chris Pinkney, Colin Brockhurst, Craig, Craig Thomson, Craig Wallace, Craig Williams, Darren Howard, David, David Gillespie-Pratt, David Green, David Green, David Matthewman, David Tempest, DC-Recons, Dean, Dean Poole, Del Skaterman, Dom, Dominic Jackson, Dylan Rees, Evan Walsh, Frank Shailes, Garry Byrne, Greg Walker, Gav Rymill, Huw Buchtmann, Iz Skinner, Jack Murphy, Jack Sharpe, James, James Bell, James Cluskey, James Dodds, James Hadwen-Bennett, Jamie Bate, jb, Jess Jurkovic, Jim Trenowden, Joe Bowers, Joe Lewallen, John Adams, John Babb, John Geoffrion, John Molyneux, John Rivers, John Thomson, John Williams, Jon Sheehan, Jonathan Crossfield, Jonathan Lumb, Jonathan Potter, Joseph, Keith Say, Ken Checinski, Larry H, Leigh Wood, Liam, Marc Cameron, Matt Bovingdon, Matthew, Matthew Michael, Matthew Purchase, Michael Laing, Michael Page, Michael Seely, Mini-Con Madness, Mr Neil Smith, Nath, Nick Josselin-Melish Nick Lawton, Nick Tedstone, Oliver Wake, Paul Benson, Paul Cooke, Paul Shields, Peter C, Peter Cumiskey, Peter Harness, Phil Mitchell, Philip Stubley, piemaster47, Pierce Carrig, Rhys, Rich Hughes, Richard Gray, Richard Higson, Richard Higson, Richard King-Byatt, Richard Smith, Richie Haworth, Rob Byrne, Rob Fleming, Sam Alcumbrac, Sara Irving, Sidney Troat, Simon Exton, Simon Nash, Simon Whitehead, Sinead Morse, Stephen Hartwell,  Stephen Moffatt, Stephen Wolterstorff, Steve Babb, Steve White, Steven Blair, Steven Manfred, Steven Quinn, Steven Schapansky, The Audiophile Repository, The Toymaker’s Cat, Tim Arding, Timothy K Brown (That’s Chroma), Tindwunnel, Toby Hadoke, Trevor Smith, Troy Wood, Type 40 Productions, Wink  With thanks the wonderful Bea Garrido https://twitter.com/BeaGarrido00 for her art, assistance and her patience.   This free podcast borrows snippets of music from “Marche, Les Structures Sonores” – Lasry Baschet. We lovingly pilfer music cues from the original BBC production of The Underwater Menace and of Tomorrow’s World