Episode 137: Give Me an Ankle, at Least! (State of Decay)

It’s Doctor Who-does-Vampires as we encounter everyone’s favourite bloodsuckers in E-Space (well, everyone except Diana, who apparently thoroughly dislikes vampires!) Throw in some absolutely unnecessary Time Lord lore, and we have State of Decay.

Join us as we discuss whether this would feel more natural with Dudley Simpson’s organic music over the synth, the merits and issues of Adric, whether Wil Wheaton and Matthew Waterhouse have ever met, how an old script can somehow feel like a rush-job, the amazing beards in this story, and whether or not Time Lords have a race memory of the vampires. Of course, we try to figure out what the Wasting is – beyond being the Wasting.

If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can find the entirety of Season 18 on Blu Ray from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/4fvAcqb) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4etoACE)

Other media mentioned in this episode*:

• Count Dracula (1977 BBC adaptation) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/47QtjuY | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vT43H8)
• The Vampire Lovers (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3TCP8aN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Wg6tIC)
• All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DS2Uhx | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aNiAGr)
• The Neverending Story (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3hwLxgX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3hzHyA8)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z49NxL | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3jl68Cn)
• What We Do in the Shadows – Season 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3IJaE7N | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3LhR8AV)
• Mean Girls (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Oduhrf | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3PdBTeI)
• Lifeforce (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3kBY1Tk | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/36PueOV)
• Star Trek: The Original Series – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2XmJNg0 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pjzbdD)
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FM9XtN | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/32zijGQ)
• Rick and Morty – Seasons 1-4 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lAWSLv | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/31pNymB)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3H1JDhn | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4aygoAt)
• The Little Mermaid (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4hcQnJx | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4iS3YHJ)
• Scooby Doo & Scrappy Doo: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4gemybi | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/49zKBPn)
• Scooby Doo (live action) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4gAdmxW | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/49W90i9)
• Dracula, by Bram Stoker (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3MkFHeH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3s7xZhb)
• Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4efkNsR | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4efthjL)
• Carmilla, by Sheridan Le Fanu (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3VOpO3W | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4eUCWxi)
• Wicked, by Gregory Maguire (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3PesDsf | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4gve8MP)
• The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/48vQjkz | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45RC3AL)
• Grimm’s Law (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm%27s_law)
• The Great Vowel Shift (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift)
• Outkast – Hey Ya (YouTube: https://youtu.be/PWgvGjAhvIw)

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