Episode 106: Just Stop Being Peasants! (The Masque of Mandragora)

We’re finally getting started on the legendary Season 14, as we discuss the debut serial, The Masque of Mandragora. Will it live up to the expectations that the received wisdom of fandom has set for the season, or will the season opener prove to be a disappointment? As always, you’ll have to listen to find out!   Join us as we discuss whether this story would still work without Federico, what we wish Part One had been, the new credits font, the new TARDIS control room, dimensionally transcendental pockets, the appropriate length of recaps, and the various callbacks to the past throughout the story...   If you would like to watch along with us, this story is available for streaming at both Britbox US (https://www.britbox.com) and Britbox UK (https://www.britbox.co.uk). If you prefer physical media, you can also get it on DVD from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3MrEamY) or from Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/45YKsBM), or on Blu Ray as part of The Collection: Season 14 from both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3SmKq3n) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/462oGga).   Other media mentioned in this episode*: The Prisoner (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3vcfd4A | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Snqy3i) Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ) Scooby Doo Where Are You – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2WeSMj2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3zeqTFO) V for Vendetta (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/47ft8tl | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45y0ZMI) The Name of the Rose (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3PVvNB2 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4075IDR) La Mandragola, by Niccolo Machiavelli (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/48Uksdr| Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/46DzZfV)   Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and X. You can also e-mail us at [email protected]. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.   *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.