Podcasts about Paradise Towers

The Doctor and Mel's plans to go to a scenic resort tower go awry when the find it in a complete state of disrepair with the tenants split off into factions in a fight for survival. This week, Paddy and Tricia watch as The Doctor and Mel get separated and are forced to try and survive both factional warfare and the despotic rule of the caretakers of the building. Can they discover the true nature of the dark force working behind the scenes that seeks to destroy the Paradise Towers?

Hey, Who fans and welcome to the [Month] Round Table!Hey, Who fans! This month Garry is joined by Harry and Matt to have a chat about the infamous Seventh Doctor story "Paradise Towers" as, quite incredibly, neither Matt nor Harry had seen this story before!We also chat about our recent adventures at Whooverville 16, a Doctor Who convention in Derby, where the camaraderie among fans truly shone through.This is The Big Blue Box PodcastJoin us each week for a new episode every Friday from your hosts Garry and Adam. We talk news, reviews, commentaries and general chat on everything Doctor Who PLUS listen to our monthly Round Table episodes with the whole team. Check out our website where you can also listen to all of our episodes for free along with the amazing reviews and articles from our writing team.Follow us on the socialsCome and get involved and chat Who between episodes on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We also have a free Discord server for you to hop in and chat with other like-minded Who fans.Thank you for listening to this episode and remember to follow the podcast on your fav podcast app so you don't miss an episode when they drop every Friday (or pop over here for links to all the popular podcast platforms).Have a fantastic week and until next time remember... Aaaaaaaaaaallons-y!

Red Kangs are the Best! But Paradise Towers is the Worst!Dan & Si try really hard to find something positive about a story that has awful acting, terrible robots, a crap companion, woeful side characters, and even a silver Hitler.Mel wants a swim, some old ladies want meat, and the lads want to never watch this again!FOLLOW US!@TheDrWhoPod@SJPWORLDMEDIA@DanGriffin21

Red Kangs are the Best! But Paradise Towers is the Worst!Dan & Si try really hard to find something positive about a story that has awful acting, terrible robots, a crap companion, woeful side characters, and even a silver Hitler.Mel wants a swim, some old ladies want meat, and the lads want to never watch this again!FOLLOW US!@TheDrWhoPod@SJPWORLDMEDIA@DanGriffin21

One of the joys of reading a novelization is reliving a story that you've always loved. Another joy of reading a novelization is not having to see the things you despised in a story that you've always hated. Come join Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes as they discuss how PARADISE TOWERS fits the latter category more than the former. Build High for Happiness! We are a proud part of the Direction Point Podcast Network, including such fine shows as THE DOCTOR WHO COLLECTORS PODCAST, THE POLICE BOX IN A JUNKYARD PODCAST, and TIMESTREAMS. You can check out these and other podcasts in the network at http://www.directionpoint.org! If you like what you hear, please come visit our Patreon page! It's at https://www.patreon.com/DWTargetBC. If you decide to support us in our ongoing effort to discuss all of the DOCTOR WHO novelizations, you'll be able to choose a gift! Contributing at any level gets you our extras! Visit the site for more details! We also have a book discussion group of our very own on Goodreads! It can be found at the link below. If you want to have your question, discussion, or review of a given book read aloud by us, simply join the group, post your response to the group by the given deadline, and we will see it! Also, feel free to follow us on the social media accounts listed below, or subscribe to us via the podcast provider of your choice. You can also email us at the email address given at the end of the episode with the phrase “Target Book Club” in the subject line! Thanks as always to Ron Schiding for our podcast logo and artwork, and to Dalton Hughes for the editing! Our new theme: DalekWho1963 - https://youtu.be/DoJIQ5dGLkQ?si=UYXahrgSVmJqUAqJ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWhoTargetBookClubPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorwhotargetbc/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dwtargetbc.bsky.social iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doctor-who-target-book-club-podcast/id1195364046?see-all=reviews SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/doctorwhotargetbc TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Fantasy--Science-Fiction-Podc/Doctor-Who-Target-Book-Club-Podcast-p957128/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/710804-doctor-who-target-book-club-podcast The DIRECTION POINT Doctor Who Podcast Network: https://directionpoint.org/

Joe & Michael head to Paradise Towers for a stay in its gleaming pools, squares and towers! Welcomed by contentious caretakers, kindly residents and sweet girl gangs. And a world class sauna in the basement...

There's no hiding the fact that John Nathan-Turner is one of the most controversial figures in the history of Doctor Who. As the show's producer from 1980-1989, he cast three Doctors, a host of companions, and became a fixture at conventions on both sides of the Atlantic. However, Richard Marson's biography revealed a darker side to John and his partner Gary Downie, as JNT suffered from an alcohol addiction in later life, when he struggled to find work. This struggle features in a play, Me and Him and Who, written by Stephen Wyatt - author of Paradise Towers and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy - which is being performed next week. Dave and Kenny discuss John and his legacy, and are joined by Stephen to talk about the John and Gary he knew. Find out more at https://www.fatsoma.com/e/7jir2f8n/me-and-him-and-who

Happy American Thanksgiving to my listeners in the States. For a Sylvester McCoy novelization on Doctor Who Literature, ya gotta have two guests, not just one. Jim Sangster and Jason Davis, both huge behind-the-scenes influences on the show, come together for the first time as we tackle Paradise Towers, the second serial from Doctor Who's controversial, divisive -- and delightful -- 24th season. The vocals for this week's opening number are by Antony Owen. Music arranged by Jim Sangster. Please visit Jason Davis at Humanity Is My Business and consider supporting his Patreon. An interview with J.G. Ballard. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us Find Doctor Who Literature at https://linktr.ee/DrWhoNovels. Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels. "Doctor Who – Paradise Towers" features cover art by Alister Pearson. Doctor Who Literature is a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network. Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com. You can catch all past episodes at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit.

Beware the very slow cleaning robots in the second story of season 24. All Mel wants to do is visit the swimming pool. What IS happening at Paradise Towers?

For this week we are going back to the Jazz Age, with Doctor Who-specific musical accompaniment by Jim Sangster. Our Doctor Who Literature guest this week is Steven B., who you can find at the New To Who podcast, The Three-Handed Game: An Avengers Podcast, and Reimagining Doctor Who. Among several other Doctor Who podcast episodes cited in this week's episode, you can find: --Steven B.'s appearance on The Library of Impossible Things; --Jason's Black Orchid appearance on the Doctor Who Target Book Club Podcast; and --Jason's appearance on A Kettle and some String; And please enjoy the following two linked articles, both relevant to this week's DWLit episode: --James Cooray Smith discusses Paradise Towers and the casting of Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor; and --A Nerdist interview with Steven Moffat on the writing of the newest Doctor Who episode at the time that this episode was released: Boom. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, subscribe, and rate us! Watch this episode and all previous episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drwhonovels "Doctor Who – Black Orchid" features cover art by Tony Masero. Doctor Who Literature is a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network. Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com. You can catch all past episodes at htt s://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit/message

It's less than one week until Doctor Who enters a new era on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer, and the Disney+ money machine has been busy bussing Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson all around New York City to promote the show, look generally gorgeous wearing many different looks, and riding a Doctor Who-themed NYC subway car! There's also chatter about Doctor Who: Unleashed, the TARDIS at Disneyland, theatre productions, and more, with our friend Sarah Murphy sitting in as guest host! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Ncuti and Millie on Good Morning America Ncuti and Millie on ABC News Ncuti Gatwa on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson on their “great chemistry”, loving Jon Pertwee and the future of Doctor Who Rolling Stone: ‘It's About Time': Ncuti Gatwa on Becoming the New Face of ‘Doctor Who' “Space Babies” airs at 6:20pm on BBC One; “The Devil's Chord” at 7:05pm on May 11 Ncuti Gatwa's Message to the Fans Doctor Who segment on Blue Peter airing May 10 Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa set for Madame Tussauds Ncuti Gatwa appearing in “The Importance Of Being Earnest” from November-January Paul Cornell awarded Terrance Dicks Award for lifetime achievement in Doctor Who writing Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Lost Stories: Deathworld due July 2024 Big Finish: The Doctor's Daughter returns for four new adventures in October Companions: Sixty Years of Doctor Who Assistants due later in 2024 Ice Hot, a collection of stories set in Paradise Towers, coming May 20 The Incomparable 714: You Can't Protect People From Doctor Who Andrew Orton YouTube Guest: Sarah Murphy Is It Camp?

Joe & Dan; 'You couldn't even design a simple doorknob!' How does this plot all come together - with all the factions joining forces to defeat the evil Kroagnon of course! We watch as this script completes its journey very neatly.

Joe & Dan; 'I am Kroagnon, the Great Architect, and I will put an end to you and everyone in Paradise Towers!' The plot starts to coalesce beautifully, the Doctor is pulling all the threads together and Kroagnon reveals his hand.

Joe & Dan; 'Build High for Happiness!' Episode two and we're seeing a Doctor form before our eyes, much discussion of Richard Briers as the Chief Caretaker and how do we feel about that dark fairytale cliffhanger?

Joe & Dan; 'Well you never can tell...' It's the dawn of a bold new era. Out with the camp, in with the urban comic book thriller. Maybe quite a bit of camp still. But brilliant worldbuilding, dialogue and an awesome Doctor emerging.

the doctor and mel decide to take a trip to paradise towers a luxury apartment complex with a grandose swimming pool but when they arrive they find not is all its seems as the tower block is dialect and conflict persists between rival gangs furthermore killer cleaning robots patrol the hall and a secret in the basement poses a great threat this is paradise towers welcome to regenerated why not take a look at our social media and give us a review on Apple Podcasts merchandise -https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/regenerated facebook - www.facebook.com/regenerateddoctorwhopodcast/ twitter - twitter.com/Regenerated1963

Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson are joined by special guest companion Holly Mac as they discuss "Paradise Towers," the second serial from Doctor Who Season 24 in 1987, featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie "Mel" Bush, and Richard Briers as the Chief Caretaker! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopWho, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW @HollyMac_79 Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopWho@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

The Doctor is fully himself again, and Mel wants to visit Paradise Towers. Surely that must be a lovely place? I mean there's Kangs, cannibalistic old ladies, rule-abiding caretakers and murderous cleaning machines. Sounds delightful!

This week, its cannibalistic grannies, tribalistic teens and a killer cleaning rota as the 7th Doctor takes the wheel with Season 24's Paradise Towers.

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Ben and Joe review one of Doctor Who's most underrated stories: Paradise Towers. In this episode, the guys discuss how this episode strikes the balance between disgustingly 80s and surprisingly forward thinking.

Doc and Mel B dodge senior citizen cannibals and team up with colour-coded girl gangs against the fascists standing in their way of a swimming pool

Doc and Mel B dodge senior citizen cannibals and team up with colour-coded girl gangs against the fascists standing in their way of a swimming pool

Matt and Billy discuss the recently teased Whoniverse and what it might mean. Plus they are joined by Jonathan to review Paradise Towers from Season 24 starring Sylvester McCoy! Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Follow The Review of Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReviewofDeath Review of Death Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thereviewofdeath?fbclid=IwAR3d1em61_nl0E10tkNbND5SCX2tpfLI0vYR7S6fuqe71QY_ayA2vSKWilY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What started in the pandemic as a routine catch up because everyone was locked down under the same roof, is now a show! Our hosts have bared their hearts, spilled the beans and the tea, and been our friends, philosophers and guides. In this episode, they wrap up this season with some takeaways and memories. They may or may not be back but we hope the love and wisdom is shared and appreciated widely. Until next time! You can reach out to Navya on her Instagram @navyananda Find the show across Audio Platforms IVM Podcasts | Apple | Spotify | Google | JioSaavn | Gaana | Amazon Music Check out our YouTube Channel Show Merch is available at the IVM Merch Store This show is empowered by Bumble in India. App | Instagram Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android or iOS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Bachchan Family! We know them, follow them, respect them, and love them. In this episode, we meet the women of this iconic family - Navya, an entrepreneur, Shweta, a writer, and Jaya, an actor-politician. And guess what, they are a lot like us - a little quirky, a little perky, a bit sweet, and a lot savage. Listen to them tell us a bit about each other, and what we should look forward to on the show. Enjoy!You can reach out to Navya on her Instagram @navyanandaFind the show across Audio PlatformsIVM Podcasts | Apple | Spotify | Google | JioSaavn | Gaana | Amazon Music Check out our YouTube ChannelShow Merch is available at the IVM Merch StoreThis show is empowered by Bumble in India. App | InstagramDo follow IVM Podcasts on social media.We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram.You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android or iOS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Paradise Towers is a Doctor Who serial that I admire a lot, but doesn't quite execute very well. Yet, I find myself returning to it more frequently than some I like more (The McCoy era is a very easy rewatch). We go over this one in plenty of detail. Which Kang are you? Tony Schaab […]

This is Time Ram, the podcast that randomly mashes up different eras of Doctor Who, and welcome to our latest episode: Paradise Towers as you've never imagined it! Transposed to the 1970s and the Tom Baker era, this is Paradise Towers with grimy locations, paddling pools, sanitised BBC future punks and Suzie Quattro. What would the rezzies be like in the Golden Age of Old Ladies? Would the BBC really be able to secure the services of Carrie Fisher? How old is that Kang at the back? All this, and the fearsome Pex Brothers - coming soon, to a cineplex near you!

Luke & Chris discuss the highs and lows of Paradise Towers, and Chris reacts to the recent Chris Chibnall interview.

#PexLives! This week, WhoSoc joins the kangs and delves into the 80s chaos of Paradise Towers (1987), and follows the theme of the architect to Time Heist (2014) where we seek to answer the question, what would we really rob a bank for?

What are you recording? A "potcast"? What's a "potcast"? Is it about pots? What? I cannot- Can you please speak up? A doctor? What doctor? Who? Karen Gillan? Oh. I love her.

What are you recording? A "potcast"? What's a "potcast"? Is it about pots? What? I cannot- Can you please speak up? A doctor? What doctor? Who? Karen Gillan? Oh. I love her.

Andy and Alex find Paradise Towers in a state of disarray. Despite their best intentions to build high for happiness, they are confronted by inconsistent world-building, over-acting, and, worst of all, toxic masculinity. Has anything changed for the pair since their first watch of this early McCoy at the ages of 15 and 9 respectively? Did it prompt Andy to regret the decision he took a few short weeks earlier to cancel his Doctor Who Magazine subscription? And just how much did the young Alex enjoy Bonnie's outfit? All this and plenty of discussion about cannibalism, squirty cream, and weird triangular splashbacks. Elsewhere The Pet Shops Boys and Dusty Springfield, and Kylie Minogue get us grooving like science teachers in front of the Time-Space Visualiser and Alex has a quiz beginning with the letter B. Please remember: No flyposts. No ball games. Thank you please. Next Time: Terminus

Have a listen to see if Ian and Eric agree with most, that Paradise Towers is one of the worst ever Who's.

Have a listen to see if Ian and Eric agree with most, that Paradise Towers is one of the worst ever Who's.

Joe & David; coming to terms with the

Joe & David; putting an end to everything in Paradise Towers! The ultimate quoting session! The deaths of Tabby & Tilda, the possession of the Chief Caretaker, Maddy's silence and the pool robot provoke much laughter. We shouldn't love this, but we do.

Joe & David; and the fear factor score game. Are the mucky fingers of Andrew Cartmel all over this script? Is it too silly or too scary? Or a weird fusion of both? David offers a touching treatise on why Doctor Who is a massive comfort in tough times.

Joe & David; they don't want us to be Kangs! David has an obscene love for this story, and Joe is trying to beat some sense into him. We've come to quote and admire the marvellous script and laugh at the arch performances. Be warned, this is some camp fabulousness.

4.12 - This time on AMTV Radio, to close out Season 4, we are joined by a writer who has penned not one, but two stories in the Classic Era of Doctor Who! As well as having an extensive career writing for radio, TV & theatre, his most iconic work, the two Who stories, Paradise Towers & the Greatest Show in the Galaxy, are often cited as some of the best examples of late 80s Who! So join me, as we sit down to chat with, Stephen Wyatt! AMTV Radio began in the summer of 2020, and is currently in its fourth season of episodes! The podcast remains a firm favourite of Adam's, chatting with different guests each week about their work, the pop culture they love, and everything in between! Stephen's Links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/doctoryatt Website - http://www.stephenwyatt.co.uk/ MY LINKS Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/adammartynamtv Twitter - twitter.com/AdamMartynAMTV Instagram - instagram.com/adammartynsmith9

The Seventh Doctor and Mel discover that there are some deep dark waters in the Paradise Towers pool. Mike, Mike, Mary, Dr. Scott Vigiue, and Dave Chapman take the Fizzade taste test and determine if it really is ice hot. We want to hear from you! Please write to us at feedback@earthstationwho.com. Also, please subscribe and rate the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Plus, or wherever fine podcasts are found. Feedback is always welcome and much appreciated. Links Listen to older episodes of the Earth Station Who Podcast ESW on iTunes ESW on Stitcher Earth Station Who on Spotify Make-A-Wish Foundation The ESO Network TeePublic Store The ESO Network Patreon The Legend of the Traveling TARDIS The Rat Hole Cutaway Comics PromotionPromos for Doctor Geek Covid-19 Promo & Watch-A-Thon of Rassalon at the end of the show this episode If you would like to leave feedback or comment feel free to email us at feedback@earthstationwho.com Special Guests: Dave Chapman and Scott Viguie.

The Seventh Doctor and Mel discover that there are some deep dark waters in the Paradise Towers pool. Mike, Mike, Mary, Dr. Scott Vigiue, and Dave Chapman take the Fizzade taste test and determine if it really is ice hot. We want to hear from you! Please write to us at feedback@earthstationwho.com. Also, please subscribe … Earth Station Who – Paradise Tower Read More » The post Earth Station Who – Paradise Tower appeared first on The ESO Network.

This week, join Mo from France and Doctor L. as they take a look at Sylvester McCoy's 2nd story, Paradise Towers Contact us: Email: differentdocsos@gmail.com. Facebook: www.facebook.com/mo.moses.1048/ Twitter: @SosDifferent

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In another bonus episode of Doctor Who: Too Hot For TV, Dylan talks to Gareth Kavanagh of Cutaway Comics. They discuss Gareths personal history with the show, Vworp Vworp Magazine, the brand new Lytton comic and some exciting forthcoming projects from Cutaway Comics.  

In Episode 10: Swimming Pools and Comedy Nazis, the boys are joined by Twin Cities theater artist and all around geek Ariel Leaf! Discussion topics include: Doctor Who tattoos and where to put them, the highs and lows of the Seventh Doctor story Paradise Towers, the fan poetry of Emily Dickinson as imagined by Ariel and […]

In this week’s podcast there is a slight change to what was scheduled. First, we do offer up our reviews on the Season 24 Seventh Doctor and Mel story, Paradise Towers. Also, as promised, we dig a little deeper into the background of the Quarks as presented in other media, particularly the TV Comics runs, for a mini Adversary Archive on the Quarks. However, due to some unforeseen circumstances, including but not limited to time...Read more The post Episode 204 – Two Tickets to Paradise appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.

REPRINTED FROM WIKIPEDIA WITH THANKS AND RESPECT Paradise Towers is a in the series , which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from October 5 to October 26, 1987. Contents [] [] Plot The Doctor and , looking for a swimming pool, land in Paradise Towers, a luxurious 22nd century high rise apartment building now fallen into disrepair and chaos. The building is divided between roaming gangs of young girls called Kangs, grouped in colour theme, and the Doctor and Mel encounter the Red Kangs. They have just discovered the death of the last Yellow Kang and are plotting how to attack the Blue Kangs. Elsewhere in the Towers, one of the Caretakers - who act as '' style policemen – is hunted down and killed by a robotic cleaner, which appeals to the sadistic when he overhears the death. The Chief sends a squad of Caretakers to arrest the Red Kangs and in the ensuing confusion the Doctor is split from Mel and captured by the Caretakers. Mel meanwhile heads off to one of the still occupied apartments in which two elderly ladies ('rezzies') live. Tilda and Tabby explain that all the able bodied men left the Towers to fight a war, leaving behind only the children and the elderly. The only other man still loose in the Towers is Pex, a would-be hero, who appoints himself Mel's guardian. At the Caretaker control centre, the Doctor meets the Chief Caretaker, who greets him as the Great Architect, designer of Paradise Towers, and then promptly calls for him to be killed. The Doctor cites an imaginary rule from the Caretakers manual, confusing them enough to make his escape. Mel and Pex meanwhile have headed to the top of the building, and are captured by a party of Blue Kangs. Before the pair are freed the Kangs reveal to Mel that Pex survived by fleeing from the war. The Doctor finds the Great Architect is named Kroagnon, and is reunited with the Red Kangs. They explain that Kangs and Caretakers have been disappearing in ever greater numbers. While the Doctor is being interrogated, the Caretakers track him down to the Red Kang headquarters and attempt to break down the door to their headquarters. Elsewhere Mel has visited Tilda and Tabby again and soon finds herself under threat when it emerges they are cannibals and plan to eat her. The Doctor succeeds in holding off the Caretakers long enough for the Kangs to flee. Meanwhile Tabby and Tilda are delayed in their eating of Mel when they are disturbed by a noise in the waste disposal. It turns out to be a metal claw, which first drags Tabby to her death in the disposal system, and then Tilda. Pex arrives and somehow succeeds in saving Mel. Mel and Pex find a map of the Towers and decide to venture to the roof, where the luxury swimming pool is located. The Doctor is taken to the Caretakers HQ again, where he realises that the Chief Caretaker has been allowing the Cleaners to kill people in the Towers, but that the killing has now got out of hand and the Chief Caretaker is no longer in control. The creature the Chief keeps in the basement is demanding more sustenance and making its own hunting arrangements. When the Chief heads off to investigate the deaths of Tabby and Tilda, the Red Kangs attack the HQ and rescue the Doctor. He returns with them to their base, taking with him the Illustrated Prospectus for the Tower, which they all watch. It reminds the Doctor that Kroagnon, the Great Architect of Paradise Towers, also designed Miracle City, a cutting edge development which killed its occupants. It seems Kroagnon had an aversion to people actually populating his buildings. The Blue Kangs arrive suddenly, overpowering the Red ones, but it soon becomes clear their game is over and they must now work together. Mel and Pex finally find the swimming pool. When Mel takes a dip in the pool, she is attacked by a robotic killer crab. The Red Kangs know of the monstrosity in the basement, and guess it must be linked to the terror in the Towers. The Doctor heads off to investigate and finds the Chief has been herded by the Cleaners toward the mysterious intelligence, which turns out to be Kroagnon himself. The Doctor is soon spotted by the Cleaners too, and the robots start to attack. The Kangs rescue the Doctor in the nick of time while on the roof Pex fails to rescue Mel, who has to destroy the crab herself. When the Doctor and the Kangs arrive, the latter taunt Pex for his cowardice. The Doctor explains that Kroagnon felt human beings would ruin his creation and so placed multiple deathtraps throughout the Towers before he was killed and trapped in the machine in the basement. The remaining rezzies, led by a woman named Maddy, join them all at the swimming pool and pledge to work together with the Kangs to defeat the menace in the building. Pex pledges to help too. The Deputy Chief Caretaker and the surviving Caretakers, who have become convinced of the peril in the basement, soon join them. The Chief Caretaker has now been killed and his corpse animated by the artificial intelligence of Kroagnon. He now intends to use the Cleaners to kill everyone in the Towers and repair the damage the “filthy human parasites” have caused. However, the combined human forces are now fighting back against the machines. The Doctor and Pex devise a ruse to lure the Chief into a booby trapped room and thereby destroy Kroagnon, but when the plan goes wrong Pex sacrifices himself to drag the Chief into the trap. They are both killed, but the terror is over. After a period of reflection and Pex's funeral, the Doctor and Mel leave Paradise Towers, trusting the remaining Kangs, Rezzies, and Caretakers to build a better society. As the TARDIS dematerialises, a new piece of Kang is revealed - "Pex Lives". [] Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions) "Part One" 5 October 1987 24:33 4.5 "Part Two" 12 October 1987 24:39 5.2 "Part Three" 19 October 1987 24:30 5.0 "Part Four" 26 October 1987 24:21 5.0 Working titles for this story included The Paradise Tower. Author based his story in part on the novel , which depicts a luxury apartment building which descends into savagery. The music track was originally meant to be provided by a member of the , but producer John Nathan-Turner had decided that the incidental music no longer needed to be produced in-house. Instead, freelance composer was hired to provide the score, but Nathan-Turner terminated the commission late in production as he was unsatisfied with the way the score was turning out. provided the final score at short notice. [] Cast notes , an uncredited extra playing one of the Red Kangs, later appeared in a more substantial speaking part as the Female Programmer in the 2005 two-part story "" and "". This made her the second performer to appear in both the classic and new series of Doctor Who. Julie Brennon, who played Fire Escape, was married at the time to , who had been the 's companion . Features a guest appearance by as the Chief Caretaker who also later appears in the episode as Henry Parker. See also . previously played Jim Callum in . [] In print A novelisation of this serial, written by Wyatt, was published by in December 1988. It reveals that the Blue Kang Leader is named Drinking Fountain. book Paradise Towers Series Release number 134 Writer Publisher Cover artist ISBN Release date 1 December 1988 [] VHS and DVD releases This story was released on in October 1995. A DVD release of Paradise Towers is due in 2011 [] References From the series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). , which counts the four segments of as four separate stories and also counts the unbroadcast serial , lists this story as number 149. DVD follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system. Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). . Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from on 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-08-30. . Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-30. Sullivan, Shannon (2007-08-07). . A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ at [] External links at at the [] Reviews reviews at reviews at [] Target novelisation