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Invade for TV (Discharging “Aliens of London and World War Three”)
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Say it with us now: it’s not just Slitheen fart jokes. Aliens of London/World War Three is the Ecclestone-Piper powerhouse that firmly established how NuWho would grow beyond the old-school kind of Earth invasion. It would be smart, twisty, full of “real” fake media and political references. It would stuff the Prime Minister in a closet. And it would put the Doctor in new kinds of domestic jeopardy. In short, despite some slightly dodgy CGI choices, it still holds up, even 20 hours later. Oh wait, we accidentally recorded this review 20 years later. Sorry!
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Timeline:
- Intro 00:00:00
- Previously… 00:04:42
- Whomoji Challenge 00:08:54
- POLL To Open 00:13:20
- TL;DR 00:19:34
- Commentary: Aliens of London | World War Three 00:22:26
- History Corner 01:06:09
- Four Questions to Doomsday 01:08:11
- What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:12:05
- Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:19:40
- Final Judgment 01:25:01
- Randomizer! 01:32:34
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Story Essentials
- Series 1, Episodes 4 and 5
- Story number: 163, per the The Pull To Open Codex
- Writer: Russell T. Davies
- Director: Keith Boak
- Script editor: Elwen Rowlands
- Showrunner: Russell T. Davies
- Aired 16–23 April 2005
Pull To Open: Aliens of London | World War Three
- Season 6
- Episode 8
Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
©️AnyWho Media LLC 2025
Doctor Who ©️BBC 1963
181 episodes
Manage episode 475357740 series 3236461
Say it with us now: it’s not just Slitheen fart jokes. Aliens of London/World War Three is the Ecclestone-Piper powerhouse that firmly established how NuWho would grow beyond the old-school kind of Earth invasion. It would be smart, twisty, full of “real” fake media and political references. It would stuff the Prime Minister in a closet. And it would put the Doctor in new kinds of domestic jeopardy. In short, despite some slightly dodgy CGI choices, it still holds up, even 20 hours later. Oh wait, we accidentally recorded this review 20 years later. Sorry!
Give your own rating for Aliens of London and World War Three on Spotify!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and become a True Companion of the podcast to get new episodes before everyone else!
Subscribe to our newsletter at pulltoopen.net for extended notes on Aliens of London and World War Three.
Support the podcast by becoming a patron of Pull To Open on Patreon.
Please review Pull To Open on Apple Podcasts.
Timeline:
- Intro 00:00:00
- Previously… 00:04:42
- Whomoji Challenge 00:08:54
- POLL To Open 00:13:20
- TL;DR 00:19:34
- Commentary: Aliens of London | World War Three 00:22:26
- History Corner 01:06:09
- Four Questions to Doomsday 01:08:11
- What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:12:05
- Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:19:40
- Final Judgment 01:25:01
- Randomizer! 01:32:34
Follow us on:
- TikTok: @pulltoopen
- Instagram: @pulltoopen63
- Facebook: @pulltoopen63
- X: @pulltoopen63
- Threads: @pulltoopen63
- Bluesky: @pulltoopen
Play Pull To Open Bingo (NEW upgraded card!)
Story Essentials
- Series 1, Episodes 4 and 5
- Story number: 163, per the The Pull To Open Codex
- Writer: Russell T. Davies
- Director: Keith Boak
- Script editor: Elwen Rowlands
- Showrunner: Russell T. Davies
- Aired 16–23 April 2005
Pull To Open: Aliens of London | World War Three
- Season 6
- Episode 8
Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor
Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish
©️AnyWho Media LLC 2025
Doctor Who ©️BBC 1963
181 episodes
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