I always appreciated how The Doctor usually does his best to help even the worst of his enemies to correct their behavior before the hammer falls on them for good. That takes more guts than just wiping out everything out of fear.
He does give his enemies the same opportunities to avert disaster as his allies. As much as he liked humanity, he hated the fact that humans tended to respond to the unknown with fear and hate, but he gave humanity all the chances it could get, too.
He did give her a chance but at the same time I think he expected she wouldn’t take it. His main strategy of getting her away from Earth and perhaps marooning her on Castria was perhaps always in his mind. He’s a complicated character, especially in this incarnation.
This episode shows the unique and unusual "wooden Tardis" set and console. It was only used for a couple of episodes, unfortunately. It had a quirky sort of "Victorian" look to it.
My understanding is that between seasons it wasn't stored properly and moisture ruined it. It was the biggest shift away from the standard white interior during the classic series.
Are! Tom Baker! The definitive Dr. Who and it's good to see Sarah Jane Smith as she was one of the best companions ever. It's a shame Elizabeth Sladen passed away as she did an excellent job as Sarah Jane, she is missed.
Among my favorite episodes with Sarah Jane are Pyramids of Mars, The Brain of Morbius, and Planet of Evil.I was fortunate to be able to take my daughters to see Tom Baker when he came to Boston in the early 1980's for a primarily Star Trekkers convention.
Sarah Jane felt very concerned when the Doctor told Eldrad that if she misset the coordinates that there wouldn't be a chance for them to land anywhere ever. Good that it didn't happen or Eldrad would ho crazy despite that her powers can't work while she's inside the TARDIS, which makes most weapons useless inside.
I was just thinking of this story arc and Eldrad not to long ago and now here's a clip in my UA-cam feed. Weird, but welcome. I loved this show and Tom Baker when I was young. I was heartbroken to see him leave the show.
Not really. That was standard CSO overlay. Judith Paris' eyelids were painted green or some other colour that would act as a screen. You don't see paint when her eyes are open of course. But when she's bringing her head up, she's got her eyes closed so the paint is picked up on camera. The blue glow in the "eyes" is projected via an A/B video mix which electronically mats it onto the paint spots. Doctor Who had been using CSO screen overlay from 1970 onward, ever since the show's switchover to colour. Fairly standard technology in television then.
@John I grew up with Davison, Colin Baker and McCoy (but also having earlier docs in my collection on dvd) and think classic is SO much better than what we have today.However one thing that always confuses me is people who grew up with all the original Doctors then defending Dr Woke . It's like being given gold which is then exchanged for copper and arguing copper is just as good as gold. Tom was the best though no doubt in my mind.
You mean you don't like a ramshackle looking front door, a console made out of bits of old junk by 17 year olds studying "conceptual art" whatever the **** that is, and great big puke-yellow glowing rocks?
Hah 1976 was a while ago. Judith Paris as Eldrad was attractive and intriguing. I remember feeling shocked and disappointed when Eldrad fully reemerged as some ugly obstreperous bloke.
A touch of HR Giger to the female Eldrad. It's weird to me how people complain about "trendy politics" in Doctor Who now but here we have a character flip gender practically unremarked many decades ago.
If the radiation is high doasn't he need a suit? And if he doasn't need one wouldn't at least his companion need one? But than again wasn't there also a limuted ranged safety field around the Tardis?
There is a safety field(not sure if it protects against radiation tho). I also assume they go off exploring the planet(they leave the tardis in the last scene) and will leave the fid
@@ab8393 but I thing there is also a limited range safety field that pretrudes outward from the Tardis....but than again one doctor was literally guned down directly in the doorsteps of his tardis
@@davidmartin5483 doctor who has contradicted itself an example is already in this clip the entity attempted to attack them but apparently it couldn't. However the tenth(?) doctor admits he was lying. In reference to your example, there was also a situation when the daleks tried to attack him but the safety field stopped them. However, the field may have been turned off as that has happened in an episode(where Clara was allowed to drive the tardis)
I mentioned it on another clip but these clips must have been upscalled as they are amazingly clear for 45 year old video. It's 'almost' hd quality with some shots much better and clearer than others. I'd happily buy these old episodes if they look this clear on the bluray.
The old series continue to be the best even with their low production budget. They really should fire the entire Dr Who team and inform the entire industry that they are the mark of death for any franchise. #GetWokeGoBroke
Yes, I suppose it was a mere question of time before some nitwit spewing the "get woke go broke" gibberish would pop in to leave a wholly useless agenda-pushing post. Somebody really should start spraying the place before more pop up like roaches.
This is one of the best of all the dr who season, I actually think the female version of Eldrad is hot, not so keen about the actual form of Eldrad however.
The onboard defence systems have to be switched on manually. Most likely the Doctor forgets to do that considering the number of times weaponry is fired in the TARDIS
Ahhh.....my favorite outfit, of my favorite companion.😎😎 I was in my late teens when I seen this episode for the first time (circa '79 or '80). I had such a crush on Sarah Jane!!😁😁 She was my kind of gal! Short; petite; brunette; intelligent; feisty. I had no idea, at the time, how old Sarah Jane/Elisabeth Sladen was. And it always surprised me, that...in this, her final episode/story with T. Baker...to me, she actually appeared to be YOUNGER than when she began on the show, with J. Pertwee.🤯
She always looked amazing for her age, she’s 30 here but in certain shots she actually looks about 18/19, even when she came back to Doctor Who and started the SJA she was nearly 60 but never looked it… she still did all the running around too, it’s crazy.
Guys, what is the best free place to find Classic Who episodes when u don't live in the UK? (I would buy the Blu-Ray, but they are only available online where they are very expensive)
@@electrictheatre75 "We’re sorry, but Pluto TV is currently unavailable in your location. We’re working hard to bring Pluto TV to this area, so stay tuned to find out when." Oof XD
Actually the temporal grace thing got forgotten about in the classic series as well. The Sontarans invade it in the season immediately after this and full blown gunfights happen inside of it during Earthshock.
So does anyone know why of when he switched to that wooden council room in the TARDIS? Tom Baker ended up ejected it when was trying to get out of E-space (along with Romonia's room)
They pretty much dropped the whole temporal grace thing by the time of the fifth doctor era. However the Master had to switch on the temporal grace in his TARDIS manually in the audios so I guess the Doctor just keeps forgetting to turn it on
Eldrad is a great looking villain. What an amazing costume.
She's got great head
@@grahamlong8701 She's got a great figure too!
I always appreciated how The Doctor usually does his best to help even the worst of his enemies to correct their behavior before the hammer falls on them for good. That takes more guts than just wiping out everything out of fear.
He does give his enemies the same opportunities to avert disaster as his allies. As much as he liked humanity, he hated the fact that humans tended to respond to the unknown with fear and hate, but he gave humanity all the chances it could get, too.
@@karazor-el6085 Yes, I appreciate his ire at humanity. He rarely shows much optimism for the activities of concentrations of humans, for a reason.
He did give her a chance but at the same time I think he expected she wouldn’t take it. His main strategy of getting her away from Earth and perhaps marooning her on Castria was perhaps always in his mind. He’s a complicated character, especially in this incarnation.
Juliet Paris was superb as Eldrad. And what a killer smile she has.
We are in trying times but seeing Tom Baker at the end of this brought happy tears to my eyes.
@Liam Unruly Cuz it's still Tom Baker all the same.
Ah, yes! The TARDIS interior everyone forgets the Fourth Doctor has. I really do like the look of it.
My favorite control room. Really added the the gothic horror vibe.
Hands down the best TARDIS interior. Imo
Nice and simple.
@E. Motion It looks how you'd expect Dr Who to look in the 1860s lol
"travel broadens the mind" fantastic line!
This episode shows the unique and unusual "wooden Tardis" set and console. It was only used for a couple of episodes, unfortunately. It had a quirky sort of "Victorian" look to it.
The hand rails kind of look like they inspired some of the design elements of the control room in "New Who".
@@TheNoiseySpectator If only Eldrad knew there would be hand rails, she could have saved all the trouble of regrowing the rest of her body 😂
It was like flying around the galaxy in a 1920's stately home LOL...
My understanding is that between seasons it wasn't stored properly and moisture ruined it. It was the biggest shift away from the standard white interior during the classic series.
@@Maximusrex4575 yes, the panels were warped, so were unusable.
I love the fact that more and more with the 4th doctor he explains how the TARDIS works.
I love Eldrad’s smile
Are! Tom Baker! The definitive Dr. Who and it's good to see Sarah Jane Smith as she was one of the best companions ever. It's a shame Elizabeth Sladen passed away as she did an excellent job as Sarah Jane, she is missed.
Among my favorite episodes with Sarah Jane are Pyramids of Mars, The Brain of Morbius, and Planet of Evil.I was fortunate to be able to take my daughters to see Tom Baker when he came to Boston in the early 1980's for a primarily Star Trekkers convention.
I just love the character design! It's so amazing!
It is a cool design.
They did so much back then with nothing. Ten years later, they had fancy computers and the quality went downhill badly
Sarah "off course are we?" munching on ice cream lol. "It's very nice". What a gem she is. Miss this Who. Especially the pseudo scientific dialog.
Sarah Jane felt very concerned when the Doctor told Eldrad that if she misset the coordinates that there wouldn't be a chance for them to land anywhere ever. Good that it didn't happen or Eldrad would ho crazy despite that her powers can't work while she's inside the TARDIS, which makes most weapons useless inside.
RIP Elizabeth Sladen
Me, as a child: Eldrad is a monster!
Me, now: Eldrad is sexy!
The Eldrad fragments are sexy; the original IS a monster!
Actually, I always thought that. Judith Paris.
Somebody needs to cosplay as Eldrad. MAKE IT HAPPEN NERDS.
Definitely sexy to my (then) teenage eyes. Right up there with Servalan.
This, also the costume/makeup aged well
Heh, I just watched this story today (on the collection Blu-ray). Seeing Sarah Jane leave the Tardis still gave me the "feels" even now.
2:04 As usual, Sarah thinks the Doctor's gone BANANAS... so she decides to have a banana herself (🍌bananas are good🍌)
and great at parties
They are a good source of potassium
At least they're not pears...
Maybe she just had to go to the bathroom, and was covering by stoping and getting something to eat after she was done. 💡
I enjoy watching Sarah eat a banana.
Dammit, when Tom Baker tells me not to forget to subscribe to the official Doctor Who youtube channel, I listen.
I was just thinking of this story arc and Eldrad not to long ago and now here's a clip in my UA-cam feed. Weird, but welcome. I loved this show and Tom Baker when I was young. I was heartbroken to see him leave the show.
I'm 18 in 2020 still watching doctor who and I love it
I love Jody Whittaker
@@Sistamista-gm5lg same!
@@Sistamista-gm5lg She's underrated
So many negative comments about her and the other doctors but I really like all the new seasons. :)
If you were 180 years old in 2020 that would be impressive.
The "temporal grace" thing gets tossed out later, though I guess you could argue that it is just broken.
Wonderful ending with Tom Baker! And I always thought the female Eldrad was nicely done, both in costume/makeup and voice. Who played her?
Judith Paris.
I had such a crush on Sarah back in the day.
I love this tardis interior
Very nice, I love the round things!
@@tatertatertatertatertater everyone loves the round things
@William Sharp I have no idea
@William Sharp They are called roundels and they have various uses.
Because I'm A Potato 10th doctor: I love the round things
The best of the doctors, in my opinion. Thanks!
Eldred looks like something right out of Blake's Seven.
Bro!!! That transition with the blue eyes was way ahead of its time!
Not really. That was standard CSO overlay. Judith Paris' eyelids were painted green or some other colour that would act as a screen. You don't see paint when her eyes are open of course. But when she's bringing her head up, she's got her eyes closed so the paint is picked up on camera. The blue glow in the "eyes" is projected via an A/B video mix which electronically mats it onto the paint spots. Doctor Who had been using CSO screen overlay from 1970 onward, ever since the show's switchover to colour. Fairly standard technology in television then.
Back when Dr. Who was actually good!
Be honest, just came here to see that amazing costume work. I mess the days of practical effects. I love CGI, but it will never be as amazing.
I like how you can see the tyre treads where the transport truck offloaded the Tardis 😂
What an incredible scene. Tom Baker was the best
Dudley Simsons music during this era was so magical and atmospheric. Wonderful.
Still the best.
Loved Sarah Jane Smith and this Doctor!
I wish I was born around the time of time bakers series it seemed so different and well enjoyable unlike well you know now
@John I grew up with Davison, Colin Baker and McCoy (but also having earlier docs in my collection on dvd) and think classic is SO much better than what we have today.However one thing that always confuses me is people who grew up with all the original Doctors then defending Dr Woke . It's like being given gold which is then exchanged for copper and arguing copper is just as good as gold. Tom was the best though no doubt in my mind.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds Eldrad foxy. Her and The Rani really made me reconsider my dedication to Good vs Evil.
Amazing sets and costumes the producers of the show today should take note .. proper dr who shows .
and the writing they should take note of also, so much better
You mean you don't like a ramshackle looking front door, a console made out of bits of old junk by 17 year olds studying "conceptual art" whatever the **** that is, and great big puke-yellow glowing rocks?
@@zacmumblethunder7466 Yes.
Hah 1976 was a while ago. Judith Paris as Eldrad was attractive and intriguing. I remember feeling shocked and disappointed when Eldrad fully reemerged as some ugly obstreperous bloke.
I love this console, I just wished it had a purple time rotor
A state of temporal grace ......
The Edwardian control room will always be my favorite, even though we hardly ever see it.
I have/had entirely forgotten about this look of the TARDIS control room!
When Dr Who was the best.
Wow! That alien is awesome! What a beautiful costume.
Judith Paris bears a striking resemblance to Sarah Douglas, who was probably filming an episode of Space:1999 at the time
Whoa there, Mcenanly!
You are not saying that all English people _look the same_ , are you?
😒
Just those two.
James Mcenanly And Eleanor Bron. But just those three.
@Logan 5 I already said that! 🙁
BTW, nice to know someone remembers Logan's Run. ☺️
Brilliant episode. Fantastic TARDIS Team. Beautiful TARDIS interior.
Even the unsung stories of the Hinchliffe era are brilliant. What a golden period it was for the show.
A touch of HR Giger to the female Eldrad. It's weird to me how people complain about "trendy politics" in Doctor Who now but here we have a character flip gender practically unremarked many decades ago.
If the radiation is high doasn't he need a suit?
And if he doasn't need one wouldn't at least his companion need one?
But than again wasn't there also a limuted ranged safety field around the Tardis?
There is a safety field(not sure if it protects against radiation tho). I also assume they go off exploring the planet(they leave the tardis in the last scene) and will leave the fid
Maybe it's Anti radiation Drugs?
@@ab8393 but I thing there is also a limited range safety field that pretrudes outward from the Tardis....but than again one doctor was literally guned down directly in the doorsteps of his tardis
@@davidmartin5483 doctor who has contradicted itself an example is already in this clip the entity attempted to attack them but apparently it couldn't. However the tenth(?) doctor admits he was lying. In reference to your example, there was also a situation when the daleks tried to attack him but the safety field stopped them. However, the field may have been turned off as that has happened in an episode(where Clara was allowed to drive the tardis)
@@SuperFunkmachine they probably would have shown it off in the show. I assume they skipped it to save money and for convenience
My favorite console room.
Judith Parris is the actress who played female Eldrad.
Eldrad must live
Evil and cute my kind of villain, way better looking than the King of Nothing version. lol
I mentioned it on another clip but these clips must have been upscalled as they are amazingly clear for 45 year old video. It's 'almost' hd quality with some shots much better and clearer than others. I'd happily buy these old episodes if they look this clear on the bluray.
they do on the dvds too. I should know theyre all sitting on my shelf!
The old series continue to be the best even with their low production budget. They really should fire the entire Dr Who team and inform the entire industry that they are the mark of death for any franchise. #GetWokeGoBroke
Yes, I suppose it was a mere question of time before some nitwit spewing the "get woke go broke" gibberish would pop in to leave a wholly useless agenda-pushing post. Somebody really should start spraying the place before more pop up like roaches.
Sarah Jane's last story 😥
This is one of the best of all the dr who season, I actually think the female version of Eldrad is hot, not so keen about the actual form of Eldrad however.
In times like these during the pandemic Tom Baker is the best medicine you could have. Whenever I feel sad I think of him and he makes me laugh
0:38 hundreds of years later Mels just shoots the console
Yes, well... nobody's perfect
The onboard defence systems have to be switched on manually. Most likely the Doctor forgets to do that considering the number of times weaponry is fired in the TARDIS
My favorite Dr.
Ahhh.....my favorite outfit, of my favorite companion.😎😎
I was in my late teens when I seen this episode for the first time (circa '79 or '80).
I had such a crush on Sarah Jane!!😁😁
She was my kind of gal! Short; petite; brunette; intelligent; feisty.
I had no idea, at the time, how old Sarah Jane/Elisabeth Sladen was.
And it always surprised me, that...in this, her final episode/story with T. Baker...to me, she actually appeared to be YOUNGER than when she began on the show, with J. Pertwee.🤯
She always looked amazing for her age, she’s 30 here but in certain shots she actually looks about 18/19, even when she came back to Doctor Who and started the SJA she was nearly 60 but never looked it… she still did all the running around too, it’s crazy.
@@artron6833 👍
I really want to have that console.
0:29 she said "Oh, well this should be easy!"
🙊
"Is that Kastria?"
"It is."
"It's very nice." 😂
"temporal grace" sure,doctor,sure
Anybody notice that the one Doctor not being used to promote subscribing to BBC clips like this is Jodie ?
For me that is the only ... Doctor :)
Love this episode......and control room.
Good and different tardis controls
A shame later production teams stopped using the temporal grace inside the TARDIS
Well like many other things in the TARDIS is broke.
Eldrad casts mind war
Yup, the 4th Doctor is the best doctor of all!! The last one suck!!
They are all good in their own right, except the last one sucked. But, the greatest of the "Doctors", is Tom Baker.
That place looks crappier than Cleveland in February :(.
Guys, what is the best free place to find Classic Who episodes when u don't live in the UK? (I would buy the Blu-Ray, but they are only available online where they are very expensive)
Annoying Kid 47 PLUTO TV
@@electrictheatre75
"We’re sorry, but Pluto TV is currently unavailable in your location. We’re working hard to bring Pluto TV to this area, so stay tuned to find out when."
Oof XD
Maybe Dailymotion?
A Sci Fi Classic Doctor Who Soap.
Amazing love doctor who
For a second I felt the tardis sounded like an elephant 😂
way cool still big fan.
"Oh, just punch up 7438000W8I12127272911E8EX4111309115, and then see what happens."
0:37 moffat just walks all over this in "let's kill Hitler" when the tardis gets shot
Actually the temporal grace thing got forgotten about in the classic series as well. The Sontarans invade it in the season immediately after this and full blown gunfights happen inside of it during Earthshock.
Looks almost like a Borg Queen.
Thought I'd check first and you beat me to it. 🤣 maybe it influenced the designer of Borg queen
Oh yeah....
Sad they cut corners on the male version costume. Yes, it was for a short part of the episode, but it just pales in comparison.
Back when Doctor Who was worth watching, before the dark times, before chibnall
Ah back when the doctor spent as much time off earth as on it :)
The doctor being Earthbound hasn’t really been a thing since series 5. It was only really the RTD era that had an abundance of Earth stories
Those numbers aren't the BBC office phone number again Tom told that story before.
Ok as a young boy I found the female aliens on doctor who very confusing. Was it just me?
This one is rather exceptional.
nudge nudge wink wink say no.more
If Eldrad got coordinates wrong, there be no chance of Tardis landing Anywhere, ever, ever, ever...
eldrad
If weapons didn't work in the TARDIS, then how were the cybermen able to fire theirs in earthshock?
I miss real Doctor Who...
i think the secondary control room is super confusing
Luckily the panels warped when the set was put away between seasons and they went back to normal.
Did Lady Gaga model herself on Eldrad, or was it the other way around?
this was 75/76 you tell me?
So does anyone know why of when he switched to that wooden council room in the TARDIS? Tom Baker ended up ejected it when was trying to get out of E-space (along with Romonia's room)
Where i can watch clasic doctor who?
Pluto tv has a classic Doctor Who channel
@@josephbanas4584 Thank you
joseph banas britbox
Pluto TV Britbox and Daily Motion
@@matthewduncan8523 do you have daily motion doctor who channel link? Plz
jeff
TheCelestial ColourMaker yes?
Doesnt the 11th doctor tell river song that they are in a state of temporal grace and she shoots the console
They pretty much dropped the whole temporal grace thing by the time of the fifth doctor era. However the Master had to switch on the temporal grace in his TARDIS manually in the audios so I guess the Doctor just keeps forgetting to turn it on
I like #4
Is that Penelope Kieth (Margot - The Good Life)?
Judith Paris.
Sadly more people watching here then the new Who on the BBC.