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WATCH ALONG | CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO | 3x45 | The War Machines: Episode 4
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Chris Brooker
A key story in ‘updating’ Dr who (in 1966 terms). It marked another reboot for the show and is in many ways a 3rd Doctor-ish story
Steven Cooper
Whenever you see a companion departure like that, it's a sign that behind the scenes, a new production team has come in and summarily discarded the setup created by their predecessors. In this case, Innes Lloyd took over as producer at the end of Season 3 with ideas for revitalising the show (which sorely needed it, since the audience figures had slumped badly since the heady days of the first two seasons) with more straightforward, monster-based sci-fi stories. This included setting a story in present-day London for the first time since the very beginning (not counting the weird case of "Planet of Giants") and introducing a pair of more accessible, up-to-date companions in Ben and Polly -- which unfortunately led to Steven and Dodo getting unceremoniously dumped at the earliest opportunity.
