Jurassic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Rerouting “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship”)

Time travel and dinosaurs — they go together like teeth and curls. Strange, then, that Doctor Who has only ventured on a rousing adventure with these colossal prehistoric monsters twice, in stories about 40 years apart. At least in the latter outing, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, the special effects are leveled-up from stop motion to CGI. The TARDIS crew also gets enhanced, recruiting a pair of fish-out-of-water historical figures to help the Doctor solve the immediate problem: a Canada-size space ark is hurtling toward Earth with an evil black marketeer in tow. Plus Rory’s dad comes along. Throw in some funny robots, David Bradley, and a Silurian reference, and you’ve got yourself a Doctor Who potluck party. One thing’s for sure: This one’s going to taste… different. Play Pull To Open Bingo! Rate and review Pull To Open on Apple Podcasts! Join the conversation on Spotify! Follow us on: TikTok! @pulltoopen Instagram: @pulltoopen63 Twitter: @pulltoopen63 YouTube: youtube.com/pulltoopen Story Essentials Series 7, Episode 2 Story number: 230, per the The Pull To Open Codex Writer: Chris Chibnall Director: Saul Metzstein Showrunner: Steven Moffat Aired 8 September 2012 Pull To Open: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Season 4 Episode 7 Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor Feedback loop and interlude music: Martin West/Thinking Fish Outro music: Chronos by Alexander Nakarada --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pull-to-open/support