So recently I finished watching "The Space Museum"- it's one of the more maligned Hartnell stories. While a bit slow I actually enjoyed it.

I guess I might as well make a thread for doctor who stories I have been watching lately.

The Time meddler- I first saw this story when I was five or six and happy to say it holds up. Peter Butterworth was good as the titular villain and it's entertaining

The Gunslingers. For the authentic experience listen to this song while reading this as the show plays it ad nauseum

Tedious song aside this is marred by some of the worst attempts at American accents ever. I get it's meant to be a comedy story 1/

But it's just bad. The TARDIS lands in the old west, the doctor gets mistaken for Doc Holliday in an idiot plot and tedium ensues. It's not funny and it does try and get more serious as it goes on but by the billionth rendition of last chance saloon I was fed up.

Here, as a palate cleanser is the wonderfully stupid "strange attractor" from the ultimate adventure stage show. Revel in its glorious 80s cheese.

The Underwater menace. This is more like it. It's by no means a "good" story but it's a "so bad it's good" story. Imagine if Ed Wood tried doing a movie about Atlantis. MVP is Joseph Furst as the baddie Zaroff who leaves no scenery unchewed.

I also dig the Fish people design.

It appears as though I may have unintentionally stumbled upon a sea creature theme as it appears that the Macra Terror is now on britbox. Honestly outside of their cameo in Gridlock during Tennant's run I don't know much about these monsters.

I am enjoying the "Prisoner" vibe so far of a fascist state with holiday camp aesthetics and faux friendliness #macraterror

Really dug the macra terror a lot and the animation on this particular reconstruction was very well done as well. I do hope that they continue with restoring lost stories this way

Most of the way through the Ice Warriors. It has an issue I have noticed a few times in classic Who when a story is a six parter when it probably should have been a four parter. There is usually one or two episodes that wind up feeling like filler.

I couldn't find a screengrab of it, but was amused in one episode where some characters were menaced by stock footage of a bear. Ed Wood would be proud.

There is a bureaucratic character in this so indecisive even Chidi Anagonye and Hamlet would tell him to stop dithering.

Overall the ice warriors is OK. Solid supporting cast including Peter Sallis, who I know best from last of the summer wine and the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Grommit cartoons.

Up next is "Enemy of the world" the most recently discovered of the lost stories. I honestly don't know much about it besides Patrick Troughton playing a duel role in it.

I am really glad that they found this one. Not only is it fun so far but the cinematography and camera work is really well done.

"You're a doctor?"
"Not of any medical significance."
"Are you a doctor of law or philosphy"
"Which law? Whose philosophy?"

Ooh that's a good line. #enemyoftheworld

Can I also just say I am loving the outfits Jamie and Victoria are rocking in this episode? #enemyoftheworld

I admit there are times when lookalike stories annoy me, but Patrick Troughton does such a good job distinguishing between The Doctor and Salamander (And the Doctor pretending to be Salamander) that it's captivating.

I haven't been tweeting much about this story as I have been absorbed in it. Good acting, great writing, interesting premise...great stuff.

That final scene with The Doctor confronting Salamander was really well done, particularly for 60s special effects.

So far of the 11 (!) classic who stories I have watched this has been the best.

Now onto "The Web of fear" featuring Yetis in the underground and the first appearance of Colonel (later Brigadier) Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart. One of the best recurring characters played by the wonderful Nicholas's Courtney.

The opening sequence with the yeti in the museum reactivating and killing the curator was very old sch horror. Think we might be in for a treat

There is something deeply unsettling about tube stations at night. #weboffear

One of the joys about doctor who is they can take something which is utterly absurd (Robot Yetis in the London underground) and make it utterly terrifying.

My favourite absurd fact about the Yetis in Doctor Who is that their roars were created by slowing down and distorting a recording of a toilet flushing