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