The Randomiser: The Web of Fear

[louisedennis]

From The Web Planet to The Web of Fear: two stories which have remarkably little in common beyond the word "Web" in the title.

One thing the do have in common though (as well as the word "Web" in the title) is having been novelised early and well. To be honest, the novelisation of The Web of Fear is one of Terrance Dicks' 120 page jobs, but it is

Comments

[daniel_saunders]

I've also gone back and forth with this one over the years. Sometimes it's a favourite, sometimes it's another base under siege. The last viewing was positive, though. I think the recovered episodes stand up well, on the whole, but the story definitely seems better when viewed in isolation and not two thirds of the way through the rather samey season five.

[louisedennis]

Yes, I can imagine it works better in isolation. I suppose if you have to pick a base under siege story, then this is one of the better ones.