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The part of the doctor hiding in that dalek and laughing like a child never fails to make me happy

6:48 - Forty years later, he would also write a Doctor Who story which features a Dalek on display in a musuem. Ever since I first found out about this story, I wondered if this is just a coincidence, or if he got the idea from this story...

The music in episode 1 in places is top tier. Reminds me of that piece of music at the beginning of Web of Fear that Stanley Kubrick used in the Shinning.

Looking forward to "Time Meddler" as that's my favorite Hartnell story

It could be argued that Victor Pemberton was the first person to both write for and act in Doctor Who. Yes, Fury from the Deep is a while away yet, but his appearance in The Moonbase predates Glyn Jones's performance in The Sontaran Experiment. You could even put Derrick Sherwin in between them, if you stretch the definition slightly. Saying that, Glyn Jones is definitely the first writer who would go on to later appear in the show itself, so it depends on definitions and semantics, I suppose.

I adored this story when I first watched it, but I had been stuck in a hospital bed for a month with such interesting options to watch as the Tangled TV show and later on Vatican news in Italian (it's a long story) so the space museum seemed like high art in comparison 😂

I never understood the hate towards this story. The general consensus seems to be that episode. One is great, but then everything else is bad. I guess that's sort of true, because it's not exactly clear how they resolve the conflict, but I feel the suspense towards it really adds to something. I feel episode 2 deserves just as much credit as episode 1, because episode 2 does a good job at really showing how the characters don't really know what to do; Yes, they know what destination they're heading to, and they figure they have a good chance at being able to divert from it, but how can they divert from the destination, when they have no idea which path leads to it? Not to mention the scene where The Doctor is messing with his interrogator with that thought machine has always inspired me as a kid. I was always so used to the idea that someone being able to read your mind really would be able to know everything that you're thinking and there's nothing that you could do about it, but that scene made me realize that while people being able to read your mind would be a huge evasion of your privacy, it doesn't leave you completely exposed, as you do have some level of control over what you think about. You could just think about misleading things in order to trick the mind readers. I ultimately feel that the first half is just So good, and the second half may be average, but it's not bad enough to justify the hate that this story gets. I actually find this story just as enjoyable as The Chase.

I thought this was the first "wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey" episode.

My interpretation is the Morlocks are just bored museum custodians, kicked into some dead-end job on a backwater planet that Head Office have forgotten about, whose greatest danger is their Grant Funding application being turned down.

It's a timey-wimey story ahead of it's time!

Thank you for your delightful review. Great fun. I recognised Jeremy Bullock immediately, no mention of Star Wars necessary. He first appeared on my radar as a character is the abysmal LWT production of 'Agony' (Allegedly a comedy). When he was cast as Boba Fett I had to laugh. Thank goodness Empire offered-up a great role for Jeremy. The man deserves respect.

Also, one of the other Xerons is played by Peter Craze, brother of Michael Craze who played companion Ben Jackson in seasons 3 and 4. Peter appeared in Who twice more in The War Games and Nightmare of Eden.

The funny thing is what you basically got from the end of this episode is that it should just cut to The Chase

the space museum is a story i'll always have a soft spot for, but hearing your perspective on it has really helped me understand all the criticism put on it that i've never really related to. looking forward to the time meddler

I like The Space Museum

I remember watching it at the age of 7 and I agree with your comments. Episode 1 was genuinely thought-provoking and I can remember endless debates about it in the school playground on Monday. But I have absolutely no recollection of any part of the rest of the story

I really loved that first episode, and I really liked Hartnell’s performance with the Moroks. The best way to describe this serial is that it’s an episode of “The Twilight Zone”, followed by three episodes of “Lost In Space.”

I never noticed how similar Yoda is to Hartnell’s Doctor before.

Be curious to see what you think of my favorite Hartnell The Time Meddler next time round. Another great review video, love it

I love this one..parts 2-4 under rated. Favourote hartnell story

1:56 Christopher Nolan's secret inspiration for TENET right here.

I laugh every time you use the "It's only a model" clip. Also loved the talk about the Doctor posting memes and being a sh*tposter!

Brilliant - and very funny (16:49) - work, as usual Will. With respect to Rob S’s interesting (always) defence, I’m with you on this one. I wouldn’t change a word of this review, ‘not one line!’ Just like your namesake, er… 11:10! 👌😁

Space Museum tries, bless it. Sometimes ambition can run away with itself. Still very nice moments all the same. Good analysis Mr. T.

What frustrates me about "The Space Museum" is the foreshadowing not only about the button but Barbara's sweater. It's right THERE! OK fine the characters don't notice it but apparently neither do any viewers. When I've brought it up they dismiss it completely. Not even as "that's so obvious" but more like "who cares?" TBF I haven't scoured the internet for every single discussion of "The Space Museum" so it's possible that others have noticed it too.

The least important things sometimes, my dear boy, lead to the greatest discoveries

Totally agree, the first episode is awesome but the other episodes suck but are redeemed a little by Hartnell who has fun in this story by hiding in a Dalek(Love that scene too!) and outwitting the Moroks by showing false images on the screen when he’s captured. That’s why Part 3 is even worse cos Hartnell wasn’t in it due to having holibobs that week.

Isn't the button thing about whether they've changed their doomed future or not? As in, does the future frozen Ian they (fore)saw behind glass still have all his buttons, or not? DOCTOR: Yes, you know, losing a button could change the future. It's a pity, my dear boy, you didn't discover it was missing in the cases when we were standing there staring at each other. IAN: Doctor, I'd just come face to face with myself. I wasn't counting the buttons on my jacket. Rob Shearman does a "defending the Museum" feature on the DVD, I think. It has been described on a podcast as "Rob Shearman is both very right and very wrong."

After doing the Hartnell and Troughton marathons, would you think about doing the other marathons for Pertwee to McGann?

17:25 - The 14th doctor after regeneration

I agree that the first episode is great with its curious mystery, and then as the story continues, it's pretty much just ignored and has no more impact on the story. Someone should try rewriting this story to take greater advantage of its opening (if they haven't already done so). And of course, with a bigger budget, we could get a more elaborate space museum, which could be lots of fun.

9:10 That can be explained. They as the species conquered the entire universe but their descendants have nothing to live for. So of course they are unskilled they are the spoiled children of conquerers.

I'd argue episodes 1 and 2 are both good due to the doctor's antics. Having him be captured and out of commission for episode 3 was a terrible idea because the serial had nothing else to stand on. Having ineffective side characters would have been fine with better direction since the main antagonistic force is not the Morocks but the possible future where they're dead and on display. I think a better way to handle this story would have been to make it a time loop where they have to try different things to find out what works. They could do nothing and end up in the cases or they could easily defeat the villains and end up in the cases anyway. And then they'd come up with a novel solution that worked on episode 4 after they were on the correct time track and would not longer loop. It'd make episodes 2-4 a lot more interesting. But here I am giving prescriptive criticism for a serial that came out 60 years ago.

Mr Tardis accidentally giving me something to talk about in May the 4th, by giving a random piece of Star Wars trivia that is related to Doctor Who.

Doctor: "I fooled them all! I am the master!" The Master: "You're the WHAT?!"

always looking forward to this series of videos... much vibing.... i love the space museum but it can be really boring... i see the planet natives as like the Thaals, except instead of pacificist, they are wimpy and/or kinda useless/clueless. Also, kick-starting a revolution is a very Vicky move and it's my fav side to her character.

Evil Overload Protip: Do not allow your weapon vault to open those saying they want to cause a revolution

I can't help but laugh when how the Moroks sounding like Morons was pointed out by Shearman... And then we get a pretty similar villain sounding name by way of the Morax in the Witchfinders...

wow I never knew a Boba Fett actor had been in Doctor Who

Mr Tardis, since The Daleks and The Dalek Invasion of Earth were made into movies, which other Hartnell story would you have had made into a feature length colour film if you had the power?

11:53 - The computer's voice sounds depressed.

The Doctor said, “I’ve fooled them all! I am the Master!” Which confirms that the master is a future incarnation of the Valeyard! It’s all in my fanfiction!

Considering Morok cosplay anytime soon?

Mr. TARDIS is going through Classic Doctor Who while Harbo Wholmes is going through Revival Doctor Who.

Funny, when I watched this one, I took Lobos as just a director/person of authority in this old and forgotten museum and the other Moraks as regular workers, so The Doctor outwitting him that easily didn't come to me as a mistake, but if he is the leader of the Moraks, yeah, I can see people having trouble with that.

I personally really enjoyed the story, I thought it was a fun B-movie style episode

Guys he is going to do the time middler next because he has already reviewed the chase he told me the the space menuse will be up next Friday In the uk which means this week coming up I am so excited for him to review the time middle

17'00" maybe the gas is poisonous to Xerons but only makes humans feel a bit weak?

This is THE definition of an utterly fantastic beginning, and then a whole load of nothing. The concept is brilliant, the execution isn't just poor. It seems to just kinda forget the concept. There was a much, much more interesting story buried in here.

Early on Doctor Who had a big thing for teenage girl characters, in addition to Vicki, Victoria & Zoe who I think all had scripted ages under 16 Susan would have had to pass for 15 or younger to be at school still

1 really said "lmao get walrus'd + ratio"

I'm here first for once? Wow, lucky timing. Yeah, there was a documentary on the 2-story boxset with this and The Chase that said the problem with the Space Museum is that no one wants it. I would watch during a marathon of course, but be eagerly awaiting The Chase afterward. It does kinda live in its shadow, at least in my opinion.

I wish The Space Museum HAD used the whole skipping a time-track as the focus. It could have been like Sapphire and Steel but 20 years early. They could have been helpless spectators watching the “revolution” try (and fail). It could have been great, but sadly, as said ep 2-4 are dreadful.

13:21 really? That's awesome! I admire Bullock to no end and actually met him once.

So you recommend cutting to The Chase, eh? 😋

I love the space menuse all through the story william hartnell has a great performance and william russell does and the actress who plays brabre has a great performance and the actress who plays Vikic has a great profames the all of the guest star have a great performance and I really like the space menuse

You hated this episode a lot more than I did. Although I thought it was far from perfect I enjoyed it overall. I tend to find a lot of Whovian KZfaq accounts are really disparaging about classic Who, which is a shame I don't think it's nearly as bad as it's made out to be and I do think the time it was made should be considered a factor in things like production values.

This episode is in the wrong place in the playlist

After episode one the serial really drags

Definitely agree the story gets quite generic after the first episode, but I still enjoy it. Very distinct production in my opinion.

“The Doctor’s just a walking, talking shitposter.” Doctor Who created shitposting before social media was a thing.

Dennis Spooner taking out thehumour seems out of character. Maybe Spooner didn't think the humour was that funny

The only good parts in The Space Museum is... Episode 1 obviously, And parts involving the Daleks's cameo.

Eh, I thought this one was ok.

Can't disagree here. Probably the most obvious example of part 1 being amazing and the rest flopping in all of the classic series. A real shame to see them setting the story in place so well and then totally fumbling the ball.

The 'overated' Rob Shearman.

I know 'Caves of Androzani' to 'Twin Dilemma' is seen as the biggest drop off in quality between stories, But 'The Crusades' to 'The Space Museum' has to be up there as well right? Right?

Dig at British colonialism - totally unnecessary. As if it were just us in the day.