Episode 53 - 1st Doctor Box Set Vol 2 - The Barbarian And The Samurai

We remain with the First Doctor this week and pay a visit to 19th century Japan, and embrace the pure historical that is "The Barbarian And The Samurai". Can we visit such a location without automatically falling into cliche and predictable cultural beats? Will the fact that Barbara is actually a historian have any bearing on the story? Is this any better than the last ho-hum Hartnell-era historical "The Great White Hurricane"? Plus there's time to visit the mailbag and discuss Churchill's place in Doctor Who, and whether including him was even a remotely good idea (NOT including him in 19th century Japan, to be clear).