NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 230: "Carnival of Monsters" Is Up!

 
"We're still on Earth, aren't we."
"No, that's impossible."
"Don't you ever admit that you're wrong?"
"No.  That's impossible, too."
-- Jo Grant and the Third Doctor, Doctor Who: "Carnival of Monsters"

Hello again, everyone!  I'm back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast!  This time, I'm joined by special guest companion Dave Proctor to discuss "Carnival of Monsters", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 10 in 1973, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Michael Wisher as Kalik, and Leslie Dwyer as Vorg!

In this episode, Dave and I discuss things like my partner in time Jesse Jackson getting his surgery date, Dave retiring from law enforcement and moving into public works, more of my musing about a Star Trek podcast, Dave wanting to give "Carnival of Monsters" some love, Dave enjoying Comfort TV, Michael Wisher as the first Davros, my reserving The Silence of the Lambs on Gold Standard: The Oscars Podcast, Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan, Cheryl Hall and Jenny McCracken being considered for the role of Jo Grant, "Carnival of Monsters" being the only Third Doctor era story featuring a Cyberman, the Drashigs being an anagram of "dish rags", Jon Pertwee stealing a compass from the RFA Robert Dundas during filming, Dave's "This Year in Doctor Who History", the Doctor's first trip in the TARDIS after his exile on Earth was ended, Jo and the Doctor encountering the Drashigs, the Doctor wanting to save everyone trapped inside the miniscope, the crew and passengers of the SS Bernice being trapped in a 10-minute time loop, what could happen if Vorg's Giant Life Savers Candy coat and the Sixth Doctor's coat were in the same episode, the smart decision to change the story title from "Peepshow" to "Carnival of Monsters", the miniscopes being outlawed by the Time Lords, Kalik and Orum ending up as Drashig Chow, Kalik and Orum's plan to release the Drashigs and cause chaos to force Kalik's brother to resign as President of Inter Minor, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, calling out Dave for fidgeting with the seal of his ice tea bottle, new feedback from Holly Mac, the new call for people to reserve episodes for Next Stop Everywhere, John Takacs finally coming back to the podcast, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week, as I'm joined by special guest companion John Takacs to discuss "Enlightenment", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season 20 in 1983, featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough, and Valentine Dyall as the Black Guardian!