The Exploding Planet

Episode aired Oct 2, 1965
TV-PG
25m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

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Stephanie Bidmead, William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, and Peter Purves in Doctor Who (1963)

Adventure Drama Family Sci-Fi

The Doctor and Vicki enlist the aid of the Chumblies to rescue Steven from the Drahvins and then find a way off the planet before its destruction.The Doctor and Vicki enlist the aid of the Chumblies to rescue Steven from the Drahvins and then find a way off the planet before its destruction.The Doctor and Vicki enlist the aid of the Chumblies to rescue Steven from the Drahvins and then find a way off the planet before its destruction.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

486

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
This episode was wiped by the BBC and no copy of it is known to exist.

Quotes
[first lines]
Maaga: Why do you not give up, Earthman?
Steven Taylor: [gasping, and heavy breathing] I'd rather face the Chumblies than you any day.
Maaga: [evil laughter] That will not work now. The pressure has locked the door. You must surrender, or die!

Soundtracks
Sonatine
performed by Les Structures Sonores
composed by Jacques Lasry
(uncredited)

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Featured review

5/10

All that glitters isn't Gold.

Rescuing Stephen is The Doctor's priority, for The Drahvin however it's escaping, leaving The Rill on the doomed planet.

It's almost light in tone, despite the evil machination of Maaga, her villainy is outdone by the goodness of The Rill.

So there's a pretty strong message in this episode. Basically it's a message that not everything beautiful on the outside is good on the inside, and that something which may be ugly in appearance, can be beautiful deep down. It's a nice message.

Overall, the storyline was good, two alien forces trying to escape a dying planet, The Doctor and co caught up in the middle of evebts. Perhaps it had a degree of simplicity, it didn't feel at all challenging, The Doctor and co never felt in peril. The Full always seemed several steps ahead of The Drahvin.

Being back The Drahvin!

It's a decent story, 5/10.