Thursday 7 August 2014

THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER

"Last question, Doctor: what is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?"
"What do you mean, hmm? African or European swallow?"
Season: 3
Episodes: 4*
Broadcast Dates: 2-23 April 1966
Producer: Innes Lloyd
Script Editor: Gerry Davis
Writer: Brian Hayles, Donald Tosh
Director: Bill Sellars
Regular Cast: William Hartnell (Dr. Who), Peter Purves (Steven), Jackie Lane (Dodo)

The Plot: Come on down, Doctor! You're the next contestant on The Celestial Toyroom.
We Like: The sheer concept of the Doctor and friends trapped into a seemingly innocuous realm of fear.
We Dislike: Judging from episode 4, they shouldn't have bothered. It's not uninteresting, but this attempt at surrealism falls flat, or at least not as weird as it should have been.
Rating: 2

* Only episode 4 still exists as of August 4, 2014.

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