Now that things have settled down a bit, the Doctor attempts to get Tegan back to Heathrow airport in time for the flight she was trying to catch way back in Logopolis when she wandered into the TARDIS hoping to…
Category: Dr Who from the Beginning
Dr Who: Kinda
The TARDIS lands in the Garden of Eden, almost literally— although the story is based on Buddhism rather than Genesis. Kinda is an unusual story for Dr Who, having more to do with philosophy than adventure, and although the obligatory…
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Dr Who: Four to Doomsday
In a twist on the alien-invasion-of-Earth storyline, the TARDIS arrives on an alien spacecraft four days out from reaching Earth to begin its invasion. The frog-like Urbankans, only three of whom seem to be in evidence (we later learn where…
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Dr Who: Castrovalva
Season 19 begins and the first task the series much achieve is presenting a new Doctor to the viewers. This is something every post-regeneration episode of the series has to do, and the way they’ve done it has varied. When…
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Dr Who: Logopolis
“The Master’s already at work on Logopolis— I’m going to stop him if it’s the last thing I do.” [Warning: spoilers below] Disturbed by events on Traken, especially the way the Master disguised his TARDIS, the Doctor decides it’s time…
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Dr Who: The Keeper of Traken
Emerging back into normal space (after escaping E-space at the end of the last story), the Doctor and Adric find the TARDIS passing near a region called Metulla Orionsis, location of the Union of Traken, known to be the most…
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Dr Who: Warrior’s Gate
Well, this is a strange one. “Warrior’s Gate” is full of vague mysticism and surreal images, and by the time you get to the end of it you’re still not sure exactly what happened— or, indeed, whether it was brilliant…
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Dr Who: State of Decay
“Do you know, it just occurs to me: there are vampire legends on almost every inhabited planet. Creatures that stalk the night and feed on the blood of the living. Creatures that fear running water and certain herbs, and that…
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Dr Who: Full Circle
There are two things happening in this story: the story itself, and the launch of what will be a 3-part arc within season 18. The Time Lords have demanded that Romana return to Gallifrey. She doesn’t want to go; she’s…
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Dr Who: Meglos
Of all the stories in season 18, Meglos is the one most like last season in terms of its general silliness level. We have a gang of dimwitted space pirates who might as well have been transplanted directly from the…
