Episode 166: My First Instinct Was "Beige" (Fifth Doctor Retrospective)

Despite the kicking and screaming (and maybe some crying), the Watchers have finally made it through the Peter Davison era. Once again, we are joined by our 5th Watcher, R. Alan Siler, who might regret getting our opinions for this Doctor era as he definitely has fonder memories of it than we have. Join us as we discuss how we might describe a Doctor’s era through colours, a surprisingly short discussion on the use of the Master (honestly, we thought Reilly would have had much more of a rant than what we got), Anthony’s slightly disturbing obsession with Captain Wrack (and Julie’s definitive dislike of her), and what type of secret talents Ibbotson might have hidden. And as usual, we take a look back at some of our stats before Alan gives us a new game in “Which character would…”   If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this entire season available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony) you can also find Davison’s seasons on physical media: Season 19 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3UH4sFG | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45IrXTS) Season 20 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3VyxIPe | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3V2IL34) Season 21 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3SZYlP3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4aLrt3v) Other media mentioned in this episode*: Time-Flight: 65 Years of Doctor Who History - Vol 1, by R. Alan Siler (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4fd8kbv | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4h2UURE) Time-Flight: 65 Years of Doctor Who History - Vol 2, by R. Alan Siler (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4byoB9A | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4paFeOx) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/44hpakm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4aIZP6q) All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FpbQ1J | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3iC2xm9) Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z49NxL | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jl68Cn) Dark Souls (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/45OlkRo | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3K2p60K) Dark Souls 3 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3QMkbVP | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4ftobUk) 30 Rock (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/43NZCKp | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4aEHzIM) Kozmic Creative (https://www.kozmiccreative.com)   Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also e-mail us at [email protected], and you can join us on our Discord server. 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.