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Say it with us now: it’s not just Slitheen fart jokes. Aliens of London/World War Three is the Ecclestone-Piper powerhouse that firmly established how NuWho would grow beyond the old-school kind of Earth invasion. It would be smart, twisty, full of “real” fake media and political references. It would stuff the Prime Minister in a closet. And it would put the Doctor in new kinds of domestic jeopardy. In short, despite some slightly dodgy CGI choices, it still holds up, even 20 hours later. Oh wait, we accidentally recorded this review 20 years later. Sorry!Give your own rating for Aliens of London and World War Three on Spotify!Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and become a True Companion of the podcast to get new episodes before everyone else!Subscribe to our newsletter at pulltoopen.net for extended notes on Aliens of London and World War Three.Support the podcast by becoming a patron of Pull To Open on Patreon.Please review Pull To Open on Apple Podcasts.Timeline:Intro 00:00:00Previously… 00:04:42Whomoji Challenge 00:08:54POLL To Open 00:13:20TL;DR 00:19:34Commentary: Aliens of London | World War Three 00:22:26History Corner 01:06:09Four Questions to Doomsday 01:08:11What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:12:05Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:19:40Final Judgment 01:25:01Randomizer! 01:32:34Follow us on:TikTok: @pulltoopenInstagram: @pulltoopen63Facebook: @pulltoopen63X: @pulltoopen63Threads: @pulltoopen63Bluesky: @pulltoopenPlay Pull To Open Bingo (NEW upgraded card!)Story EssentialsSeries 1, Episodes 4 and 5Story number: 163, per the The Pull To Open CodexWriter: Russell T. DaviesDirector: Keith BoakScript editor: Elwen RowlandsShowrunner: Russell T. DaviesAired 16–23 April 2005Pull To Open: Aliens of London | World War ThreeSeason 6Episode 8Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris TaylorMusic: Martin West/Thinking Fish©️AnyWho Media LLC 2025Doctor Who ©️BBC 1963