The search for the fifth segment of the Key to Time takes the Doctor and Romana to the swamp-covered third moon of Delta Magna, where a conflict between the crew of a methane refinery and the tribal natives called “Swampies”…
Dr Who: The Androids of Tara
This is a really fun story, and may be the best of the Key to Time season so far. It’s a lighthearted adventure cheerfully ripped off from— er, a cheerful homage to— The Prisoner of Zenda, as the search for…
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Dr Who: The Stones of Blood
The search for the third segment of the Key to Time leads the Doctor, Romana and K-9 to the Doctor’s favorite planet, Earth, in a story that is a complete opposite from last week’s. While The Pirate Planet featured the…
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Dr Who: The Pirate Planet
I’m of two minds about this story. On the one hand, it’s an entirely comical episode of Dr Who, and that’s fun. On the other hand, it’s an entirely comical episode of Dr Who, and that’s kind of annoying. The…
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Dr Who: The Ribos Operation
A new season for Dr Who, and a much-improved start over the way the last season ended. The difference is glaring when going through these episodes one per week (it would probably have been less so for original viewers, who…
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Dr Who: The Invasion of Time
“One grows tired of jelly babies, Castellan. Eventually one grows tired of everything… except power.” The Doctor returns to Gallifrey, and once again the main focus is on political intrigue among the Time Lords. But The Invasion of Time falls…
