NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 362: "Planet of Evil" Is Up!

 
"What's gone wrong this time?"
"Nothing. Nothing at all. What makes you think something's gone wrong?"
"Because you always get rude when you're trying to cover up a mistake."
-- Sarah Jane Smith and the Fourth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Planet of Evil"

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're joined by new special guest companion Mike McCarty as we discuss "Planet of Evil", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 13 in 1975, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, and Frederick Jaeger as Professor Sorenson!

In this episode, Jesse, Mike and I discuss things like my breaking in a new headset, Mike sharing his background as a Doctor Who fan, Mike watching Doctor Who with his father, the movie Forbidden Planet, Jesse's thoughts on watching "Planet of Evil" for the first time, Louis Mahoney as Old Billy Shipton in "Blink", our second Michael Wisher serial in the past month, the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, producer Phillip Hinchcliffe wanting to move away from the "rubber-suited alien" theme, the original plans for Sorenson to die after falling into the pit, Tom Baker not wearing his traditional scarf in Parts 3 and 4, Elisabeth Sladen regarding "Planet of Evil" as her favorite serial, Sarah Jane not doing much in this serial, that awkward moment when the TARDIS materializes 30,000 years after their intended destination, my wondering how the Doctor and Sarah Jane got out of the ejector trays they were bound in, the Doctor figuring out that Sorenson was mixing up his Dr. Jekyll potion, Vishinsky being far more qualified to be Controller than Salamar, the impressive jungle set on a BBC budget, Salamar being a victim of his own character flaws, Salamar always trying to blame the Doctor and Sarah Jane for the death of crewmen without having any proof, wondering where the Doctor picked up the iron bonds that held Sorenson aboard the TARDIS, whether Sorenson was corrupted by the antimatter, the freeze-frame cliffhanger of the Doctor falling into the pit, our favorite quotes of the serial, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Sandi from Oregon and Holly Mac, Mike's grandfather serving aboard the USS Underhill during World War II, still waiting for Disney+ to announce the release date for The War Between the Land and the Sea, 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 discuss "The Idiot's Lantern", the seventh episode from Doctor Who Series Two in 2006, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Maureen Lipman as The Wire!