NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 331: "The Masque of Mandragora" Is Up!

 
"You know, the worse the situation, the worse your jokes get."
-- Sarah Jane Smith to the Fourth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Masque of Mandragora"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Masque of Mandragora", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 14 in 1976, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Jon Laurimore as Count Federico, and Norman Jones as Hieronymous!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like real life interfering with Jesse's schedule, Sarah Jane being like a Christmas present, Tim Pigott-Smith as Creedy in V for Vendetta, Elisabeth Sladen sticking around longer to make this serial, writer Louis Marks drawing from a number of sources, "The Masque of Mandragora" being filmed in the same location as The Village in The Prisoner, the first appearance of the TARDIS' secondary console room, the Easter Eggs in the secondary console room, the Mandragora Helix returning in Doctor Who Magazine's 1991 comic strip serial "The Mark of Mandragora", Jesse not having a problem with pacing for once, Sarah Jane not having a lot to do in the story, Tom Baker having a blast, Guiliano and Marco also not having a lot to do in this story, why the Mandragora Helix chose the 15th century, Count Federico not really liking Hieronymous, our favorite quotes of the story, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Holly Mac and Sandi from Oregon, my upcoming story for DC Comics' anthology DC's Lex and the City #1, the upcoming 2024 Doctor Who Christmas Special, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I are joined by special guest companions DJ Nik and Holly Mac as we discuss "Joy to the World", the 2024 Doctor Who Christmas Special, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Nicola Coughlan as Joy Almondo, Joel Fry as Trev Simpkins, and Steph de Whalley as Anita Benn!