It’s time to go back to the heady days of 1982 when Cybermen were cool, death was shocking and the Fifth Doctor was serving as a proxy father to three children. Yes it’s Eric Saward’s game-changing blockbuster Earthshock. There’s no denying that it blew Andy away as a kid but how does he feel about it now? And what does Alex make of this ‘Davison classic’?
As usual, many questions abound: ‘Are all of Barbara’s clothes still in the TARDIS?’; ‘Why do some death screams sound like choir practice?’; And most importantly ‘Is Beryl Reid good casting as Briggs?’.
All this and much more… Andy recounts going to the funeral of ‘Anne Funeral’ where he met an Earthshock trooper; Alex makes the joyful discovery that she is wearing ‘thermal lance’ coloured toe-nail polish; and the pair both share their knowledge of conference room stationery and chair dresses. It’s quite a ride!
In respectful homage to Adric we don’t play any end credit music. It’s not a glitch.
Next Time: The Ultimate Foe
[Artwork: Alister Pearson]
