I've read most of the History archives blogs on cracked.com, most are funny and sometimes interesting, a good laugh first and some thinking after. Not bad.
Ah, that brings back some memories. I loved watching that show as a kid. My favorite doctor was Tom Baker. Looking at that retrospective, though, so many of the props and costumes look excessively cheap and chinsy.
When you essentially spend your life wallowing in filth I don't think high boots would make that much of a difference. can't fleas jump unbelievable distances anyway?