Bonus Episode 10: A Bit Pudgy for a Stormtrooper (Quatermass 2)

Doctor Who: Watchers in the Fourth Dimension

In this bonus episode, “A Bit Pudgy for a Stormtrooper” Anthony, Don, and Reilly take a side step away from Doctor Who and discuss the 1957 film Quatermass 2! This film has been cited as one of the main influences on Season 7 of Doctor Who in general, and specifically on Spearhead from Space.

Along the way, Don discusses how this film influenced an iconic scene from one of his other favourite shows, Anthony is surprised at how the critics were apparently unimpressed by this movie, and Reilly wants to talk about hats. All three of us ruminate on the more gruesome elements of the film, and how these might be amped up if the movie were made today.

If you would like to watch along with us, this film is available in glorious High Definition through both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3iiMx4B) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3ex8U54), and is also available for streaming on Shudder (http://www.shudder.com/).

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• BBC Quatermass Serials (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ikWJJP | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ip5UZA)
• The Quatermass Xperiment (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3xNggJB | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kxXfH4)
• Quatermass and the Pit (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BdxMbY | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BbpqBA)
• X the Unknown (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3irIXp0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3evGnNh)
• The Curse of Frankenstein (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3wPBNQp | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2VUM7Kc)
• Them (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ip7Cdy | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kstqYm)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BhAvAW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2VSMWmO)
• Caltiki – The Immortal Monster (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3BgCiGI | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2UVR7NX)
• Rawhide: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3zctob9 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ilmIkj)
• Wagon Train: Season 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ze6rVj | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3wPBkh7)
• The Texan: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/36FTPK7 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ewR9D1)
• The League of Gentlemen: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3wT1WxW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3rhSra3)
• Casino Royale (1967 version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3iofig3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ze5IU5)
• The Stepford Wives (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3kv61Wc | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3hKmFPWa)
• Carry On: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3kr7ay9 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/36IMFoK)
• The Quatermass Experiment (2005) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3rfxE7h | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kveCIM)
• House: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3wNLleO | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3etRZAA)
• Lifeforce (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3kBY1Tk | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/36PueOV)
• Prince of Darkness (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3xNQAMR | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ioeEPF)
• Marvel’s The Avengers/Avengers Assemble (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ince3P | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2UkVfY5)

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