Caught in an explosion after landing on present-day Earth, Sarah comes across what appears to be a fossilized human hand but which the Doctor soon realizes is a still-living fragment of a silicon-based alien life form. Soon Sarah has fallen…
Category: Dr Who from the Beginning
Dr Who: The Masque of Mandragora
Season 14 opens with one of the lesser outings for this era of Dr Who, but here in the midst of the Golden Age that’s barely a criticism: it’s still a great episode I wouldn’t hesitate to show any non-fan…
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Dr Who: The Seeds of Doom
The Fourth Doctor tries his hand at a James Bond movie in a story that waits until the climax for the alien monster to take center stage, while spending most of its time in action-hero fight scenes, chases, and undercover…
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Dr Who: The Brain of Morbius
Here in the heart of Dr Who’s “Tribute to Classic Horror Movies” era, we get a homage to “Frankenstein” that is probably the most clear and direct such borrowing Dr Who has done yet. Pyramids of Mars had mummies but…
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Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
It’s getting hard to find new ways to say “another great episode” but that’s par for the course as we work our way through Doctor Who’s Golden Age. Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen are at the peak of their collaboration…
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Dr Who: Pyramids of Mars
Egyptian mummies building a missile to destroy a pyramid on Mars in order to free an imprisoned extraterrestrial Egyptian god so that he can destroy all life in the Universe. Only in Dr Who! This is another delicious episode from…
