"Yes, well, as far as I'm concerned, Doctor, one of you is enough. More than enough."
-- Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Doctor Who: "The Three Doctors"
Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we're joined by special guest companions Xan Sprouse & Holly Mac as we discuss "The Three Doctors", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 10 in 1973, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, William Hartnell as the First Doctor, and the first appearance of Omega!
In this episode, Jesse, Xan, Holly and I discuss things like Skype being the ancient god that imposes its will when it comes to podcasts, writers Bob Baker & Dave Martin, Jesse and Holly watching "The Three Doctors" for the first time, Xan thinking the Doctor is a megalomaniac, losing a Bessie, what it would probably be like if you were paired with yourself, Stephen Thorne as Azal and Eldrad, Clyde Pollitt's Chancellor being one of the Time Lords that forced the Second Doctor to regenerate in "The War Games", William Hartnell dying at 67, original plans for Frazer Hines to reprise Jamie McCrimmon in "The Three Doctors" and have a romance with Jo Grant, Jon Pertwee nixing the idea of bringing back Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot, "The Three Doctors" being the first multi-Doctor story, Omega originally being named OHM, the Second Doctor originating the "You've had this place redecorated" gag, the Brigadier and Sgt. Benton stepping into the TARDIS for the first time, multi-Doctor stories showing how different actors bring out different aspects of the Doctor, wondering why William Hartnell wasn't shown directly on screen to the audience, the introduction of the Doctors not getting along with each other, the First Doctor calling out his successors, Benton being cooler with the idea of regeneration than the Brigadier, Jo being a very underrated companion, the Time Lords taking Omega for granted, the Time Lords desperately asking the Doctor for help after taking one of his lives and exiling him to 20th century Earth, Stephen Thorne being a better voice for Omega than Steve Buscemi, Omega's weird bubble-ish henchmen, "The Three Doctors" adding a good chunk of Time Lord mythos, Patrick Troughton originating the jelly babies bit instead of Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton calling out Jon Pertwee for making Stephen Thorne move out of his camera shot, our favorite quotes of the episode, Ninja Bessie, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Dave Proctor, the upcoming return of Torchwood Month, Xan's favorite quote from Torchwood, and more!
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