EPISODE · Jun 19, 2023 · 2H 4M
THE TENTH PLANET: Classic Doctor Who Season Four Watch/Rewatch!
from Pop Culture Historians · host Ryan Ritter
This week…perhaps the most important serial in terms of DOCTOR WHO’s history. It’s THE TENTH PLANET, and with it comes the end of an era. We both gain a new recurring villain (the Cybermen), but we also lose our main star for the first time. We discuss the Doctor’s first regeneration, the history behind the decision to recast William Hartnell and the weird lucky breaks that recoded the show’s DNA forever.
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This week…perhaps the most important serial in terms of DOCTOR WHO’s history. It’s THE TENTH PLANET, and with it comes the end of an era. We both gain a new recurring villain (the Cybermen), but we also lose our main star for the first time. We discuss the Doctor’s first regeneration, the history behind the decision to recast William Hartnell and the weird lucky breaks that recoded the show’s DNA forever.
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