Dr Who Review, Part 9 - The Wilderness Years & The Paul McGann Era

The ninth episode in my ongoing series of reviews, with analysis, of the BBC science-fiction show, Doctor Who.

In this part, the fourteen-year period following the cancellation of Classic Doctor Who is examined. We look at how the Doctor Who mythos refused to die and how it continued in novel and comic forms whilst various production companies tried their utmost to take control of the show's future on the small and silver screens. We glimpse at the horror that was 'Dimensions in Time' before taking a comprehensive and detailed look at the long-gestating TV Movie starring Paul McGann, how it ultimately failed to reboot the show, and what came next...

N.B: I am aware of my mistake regarding the 3D effect: It should have been the Pulfrich Effect.

Be sure to check out the excellent Time & Space Podcast: https://www.thenerdparty.com/timeandspace

Chapter Selection:
0:00 Death... and rebirth
1:44 With a whimper...
3:08 Keeping the hearts beating
4:09 The Target books
5:09 The Virgin New Adventures
8:57 The Cartmel Masterplan
11:44 The Secret History of Gallifrey
14:12 Bernice 'Surprise' Summerfield
14:58 The Day of Action
16:44 Rumbling rumours
17:41 The Dark Dimension
19:24 The thirtieth anniversary
20:02 Dimensions in Time
24:50 The 3D gimmick
25:28 The reception
26:43 Enter Philip Segal
28:55 The Leekley Bible
31:38 The DeLaurentis' version
32:49 The Jacobs' version
33:52 Casting the Eighth Doctor
35:14 Paul McGann
42:41 The Eighth Doctor
45:40 A romantic Doctor?
46:47 Half-human?
48:33 My favourite scene!
49:13 Continuity references and simple mistakes
51:21 The misstep of the Seventh Doctor
52:20 The TARDIS
54:11 Grace
54:52 The Master
56:55 An illogical plot
58:06 Deus Ex Machina
59:49 Why I love it anyway!
1:01:08 The Doctor faces his deadliest enemy!
1:03:28 Jon Pertwee
1:04:17 The EDAs
1:07:23 A fond parody
1:12:31 Big Finish Productions
1:14:21 The Sirens of Time
1:15:23 The renaissance of the Sixth Doctor
1:16:07 The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
1:17:21 The Eighth Doctor returns!
1:18:19 Storm Warning
1:19:23 Charley Pollard
1:20:43 The Chimes of Midnight
1:24:38 Doctor Who returns?

Extracts from 'The Sirens of Time', 'The Spectre of Lanyon Moor', 'Storm Warning', 'The Time of the Daleks' and 'The Chimes of Midnight' by Big Finish Productions. The full audioplays can be purchased here:

https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-sirens-of-time-619

https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-spectre-of-lanyon-moor-633

https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-storm-warning-641

https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-time-of-the-daleks-3

https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-chimes-of-midnight-653

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