Pull To Open Podcast: Spearhead From Space - Doctor Who
8Invading Earth for Dummies (Waxing “Spearhead From Space”)
Rebooting Doctor Who is a feature of the show, not a bug, but it was still uncertain territory when Jon Pertwee took over in 1970. Sure, Patrick Troughton had taken over from William Hartnell a few years before, but it was still very much the same show, following the adventures of a mysterious traveler and his human companions throughout all of time and space. Spearhead From Space boldly tosses out that formula, centers the show on contemporary Earth, and recasts the Doctor as a flamboyant action hero. OK, yes, those choices were made more out of budget necessity than bold storytelling, but the welcome return of the Brigadier reminds us this is still the same show, and it doesn’t hurt that store-window mannequins make for a hella creepy monster. Doctor Who is renewed again, for the first time.
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Story Essentials
Season 7, Serial 1
Story number: 50, per the The Pull To Open Codex
Production Code: AAA
Writers: Robert Holmes
Producer: Derrick Sherwin
Aired 3 January - 24 January 1970
Pull To Open: Spearhead From Space
Season 3
Episode 25
Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Interlude music: Freestylah by Alexander Nakarada https://soundcloud.com/serpentsoundstudios/beat-freestylah-royalty-free
Outro music: Chronos by Alexander Nakarada https://soundcloud.com/serpentsoundstudios/ambient-minimal-chronos-free-download
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