Episode 424 - Doctor Who: Coming to America – 30 Years Later

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Doctor Who: The Movie with a deep dive into the TV film that relaunched (and possibly reshaped) the WHOniverse in unexpected ways. What hurdles did director Geoffrey Sax face between 1989 and 1996 to get the project greenlit? How was Steven Spielberg connected to the production? Why was it controversial to portray The Doctor as half-human? Is the film “too American”? How has its legacy evolved over three decades? Do the novelizations help smooth out the plot bumps? Why hasn’t Dr. Grace Holloway returned in Big Finish audio dramas? Is Doctor Who: The Movie worth a rewatch? Join Mark Baumgarten, Vicky Jakubowski, and Juan Sanmiguel as they revisit the 1996 TV movie that brought The Doctor back to our screens and left an unforgettable, if unusual, mark on the franchise.For interviews of cast members and production team from MarkWHO42's archives:Matthew Jacobs (writer):episode 145 - "MarkWHO42 Are You?" by Matthew JacobsSylvester McCoy (The 7th Doctor):episode 91 - Playing Spoons with The DoctorYee Jee Tso (Chang Lee):episode 78 - Gold Dust Companionepisode 130 - Happy New Year 2000! (Wait? What?)Daphne Ashbrook (Dr. Grace Holloway):episode 189 - Daphne Ashbrook - Part 1: Life Before Doctor Whoepisode 190 - Daphne Ashbrook - Part 2: Doctor Who and Beyond!Jeremy Radick (Gareth) - MarkWHO42's most prolific guest:episode 171 - Doctor... WHO Let That Guy In Here?episode 178 - The Pilotsand many other episodes, including our Doctor Who Series 13 review:WTF Episode 1 - A Liverpudlian, a Lupari, and a Gallifreyan Walk into a Flux…WTF Episode 2 - Swarm and Azure: The Disco Villains Who Dance Around The DoctorAnd Paul McGann (The 8th Doctor) can be found in our Hurricane Who coverage episodes:episode 62 - Hurricane WHOa!!!episode 139 - Easter Break at Hurricane WhoThat's your homework assignment for the week... ;)(photo courtesy of Jeremy Radick)To listen to our previous episodes from 2012 to the present, featuring more than 150 celebrity interviews from shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, Farscape, and others, visit our MarkWHO42 Classic Episodes YouTube playlist!To reach out or contact us, write to [email protected]