In part 15 of 3099 (you don't need to have heard the others), Briar and Uther discuss 'The Roof of the World' (you don't need to have seen it). Written by John Lucarotti and directed by Waris Hussein, it's the first episode of Marco Polo, the fifth story of the first series of the first iteration of Doctor Who. We watched Loose Canon's 2002 introduction to the story and Josh Snares' 2016 reconstruction of the episode.

Other topics covered: The great mystery of what day of lockdown it is. The biggest thing Uther has ever forgotten. A big discussion of why Doctor Who has missing episodes, why Uther thinks that's kinda vital to the magic of the show, and, most importantly, Briar's profound disinterest in both of those things. Courtroom intrigue in the water bottle kingdom. The musical equivalent of Doctor Who's missing episodes. Briar breaks down prior obsessions. Losing time. People barrelling the camera. Something that borders on a sponsor spot for Shite & Sound, Uther's other podcast. Fanfiction and Briar cringing. "Who the fuck cares what people expect of you, though?" SuperWhoLock. Briar shutting down Uther's thoughts on anamorphic squeeze's effects on focus. Lucarotti's Doctor Who purism. Bri's COVID test voyage. Morning Zoo radio book talk on the new Sally Rooney. Little Unity's best-selling books. "20 minutes of uninteresting talk later..." Uther workshops joke-telling and being in the moment with Briar, which, as you'd expect, includes quite a lot of discussion of eating octopuses. 

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