Doctor Who
The Baker Years
Season 22
The Twin Dilemma
Attack of the Cybermen
Vengeance on Varos
The Two Doctors
Cat's Cradle
The First Sontarans
The Guardians of Prophecy
Volvok
Timelash
Revelation of the Daleks.
Colin Baker was introduced as the Doctor. He personally chose his wardrobe, dressing up in black Velvet. Baker, shot down the idea of the Doctor nearly killing Perry in the Tardis upon regenerating, taking the Doctor back in the direction of the "Cunning Clown" like the Second Doctor had been. This gave the Sixth Doctor an enjoyable personality and he even paired well in a crossover with American Doctor Robin Williams. Saward had left as Doctor Who. Many thought his dark writing. hurt the character of the Doctor.
"The Twin Dilemma" featured two races called the Jacondans and the Gastropods(Which are Snail people) who are at war due to a figure named Mestor being controlled by a Demensional being named Azlan. Ian Levine introduced the Doctor's old Hermit Mentor, Azmael, who had been mentioned in previous episodes "The Time Monster" and "State of Decay". For the twins, two experienced female actors were cast as Romulus and Remus.(OTL the two boys chosen struggled with their parts). Fabian is male and Jacondan Chamberlain is female.
"Attack of the Cybermen" has the colony of Cryons living inside Halley's Comet. Lytton's job was to convince the Cybermen to use the comet as the agent of the Earth's destruction in order to lure the Cyber Controller there, where he would be ambushed by the Cryons. This scheme is uncovered by the Cybermen, who then turn against Lytton. Griffiths is killed off earlier in the episode(Due to episodes being paced differently from OTL).
"Vengeance on Varos"was originally written for the 1982 season but was pushed back and re-written. Ti now had many more comedic sequences, including a comedic version of the Acid Bath Sequence(OTL that story was changed to be much darker than originally intended). The Governor is the main villain rather than Sil(swapped around OTL).
"The Two Doctors" is a crossover between the American and British Doctor Who with Robin Williams and Colin Baker famously getting along quite well and bouncing off each other. The special is set in New Orleans and the Androgums are obsessed with jazz(OTL this was actually where they intended to shoot).
"Cat's Cradle" by Marc Platt. The TARDIS is turned inside-out, forcing the Doctor to navigate through an alien landscape in order to restore his time machine.
"The First Sontarans" by Andrew Smith. Involved the
Mary Celeste, and would elaborate on the Sontaran-Rutan war.
"The Guardians of Prophecy", aka "The Place of Serenity", by Johnny Byrne. The Doctor and Peri arrive on the planet Serenity, which is part of the same Benign Union that once counted Traken as a member. Serenity is ruled by the aristocratic Elect, assisted by a mighty computer known as Prophecy. The Doctor is accused of stealing relics from the vaults of the Elect, but the true culprits are Auga, recorder to the court, and Mura, commander of the Guard. Aided by the mercenary Ebbko, who has kidnapped Peri, they have sabotaged Prophecy's power supply and used the relics to gain access to the tomb of Malador, the immortal creator of the Melkur. Auga and Mura hope that Malador will help them overthrow the Elect, but Malador has his own plans and kills them. Peri escapes only with Ebbko's aid. Malador is actually Prophecy's evil counterpart; once he has repaired their mutual power supply, he will transmit a signal that will corrupt all the worlds touched by Melkur. The Doctor manages to destroy the power supply, however, creating a dimensional fracture which consumes Malador.
"Volvok", aka "Strange Encounter", by Ian Marter. Involved hospital overcrowding.
"Timelash" has the Doctor returning to a planet he visited previously known as Karfel, which the First Doctor visited with Ian, Barbara and Susan. The First Doctor had given an Amulet to Katz's grandfather, which contains a reference to Gallifrey. The destruction of the Gurdel(Bandril OTL) missile is explained in the episode by the Bendalypse neutralizing it during contact with the TARDIS'S time field. Maylin Tekker is murdered by the Borad while trying to shoot the Doctor. Borad's plan involves making clones of himself. This convinces the Doctor to visit his old companions, including Susan.
"Revelation of the Daleks" includes scenes of the Daleks being blown up in the sky(The joke about Daleks not being able to go up stairs not existing as the bigger budget allows them to show they can fly). The final line is "I'm taking you to Blackpool!" which alluded to the next story "The Nightmare Fair".
Season 23
The Nightmare Fair
The Ultimate Evil
Mission to Magnus
Yellow Fever and How to Cure it.
The Children of January
Doomwraiths
Iceberg
Meltdown
Point of Entry
Space Sargasso
"The Nightmare Fair", aka "Arcade", by Graham Williams. Vacationing at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, the Doctor and Peri meet a young man named Kevin whose brother has vanished, and learn of a spate of recent disappearances from the funfair. Investigating, they discover that the culprit is the Doctor's old foe, the Celestial Toymaker, who is studying humans to help him design a deadly video game. This video game, which is about to be distributed around the world, sees the player battle deadly monsters which can come to life and exit the game. The Doctor agrees to playtest the video game, while Peri and Kevin work with the Toymaker's menagerie of alien prisoners to construct a device which will distract the Toymaker at a critical moment, freeing the Doctor. The Doctor then rewires a piece of the Toymaker's own equipment to trap the immortal being for all time in a forcefield powered by his own thoughts.
"The Ultimate Evil" by Wally K. Daly. The continents of Tranquela and Ameliora have been at peace for fifty years. However, a Salakan arms dealer called the Dwarf Mordant has entered into an alliance with Escoval, second in line for the Tranquelan throne, to foment war so that Escoval can overthrow his ruler, Abatan. The Dwarf Mordant is blanketing the planet with rays that induce fits of rage in the populace. Arriving on Tranquela, the Doctor is overcome by the Dwarf Mordant's influence and attacks his old friends, scientists Ravlos and Kareelya. Peri meets Abatan's disconsolate son, Locas, who murdered his lover, Mariana, during a fit of rage. Ravlos and Kareelya have invented a helmet which protects the wearer from the Dwarf Mordant's rays, and use this to save the Doctor. Peri and Locas uncover Escoval's treachery. The Doctor traces the Dwarf Mordant's transmissions to his spaceship and forces him to train a peace ray on the planet, while Abatan executes Escoval and Locas learns that Mariana survived her apparent death.
"Mission to Magnus", aka "Planet of Storms", by Philip Martin. The Doctor is lured to the planet Magnus Epsilon by Anzor, a Time Lord who used to bully him at the Academy. The planet has been ravaged by a virus which is fatal to any male exposed to sunlight. However, Zandusia, ruler of Magnus Epsilon, believes that the neighboring planet Salvak has found a cure and plans an invasion. She petitions the Time Lords to travel back in time and prevent the virus from ever being released. When Anzor refuses, Zandusia tries to steal the secrets of time travel. Meanwhile, the Doctor's old enemy Sil is on Magnus Epsilon, apparently in Zandusia's employ. The Doctor lays a trap for Zandusia in Anzor's TARDIS, but the other Time Lord is caught in it, and is locked into a slow course back to the origin of the universe. Peri join forces with a runaway boy named Vion to rescue the Doctor. Together, they investigate ice tunnels and discover that Sil is really working with the Ice Warriors, led by Ice Lord Vedikael, who set off a series of explosions to change the tilt of the planet's axis. This will make Magnus Epsilon an arctic world suitable for the Ice Warriors, and Sil will profit by selling cold weather gear to the natives. However, when the Ice Warriors decide to eliminate Sil now that his usefulness is at an end, he reveals the existence of back-up explosives. The Doctor sets these off, restoring Magnus Epsilon's orientation. The Ice Warriors are killed by the return of the heat, and the Salvakans arrive to offer to help rebuild the planet.
"Yellow Fever and How to Cure It" by Robert Holmes. The Master and the Rani are in Singapore, disguised as street performers, and working with the Autons, who are planning on releasing a virus to wipe out humanity. The Doctor also runs into the Brigadier, who is on holiday(OTL this did not happen largely due to the filming in "The Two Doctors" causing multiple problems leading to overseas productions being dropped).
"In the Hollows of Time" by Christopher H. Bidmead. The Doctor and Peri have been on holiday, visiting old friend Reverend Foxwell in the sleepy English village of Hollowdean. During their stay, their memories become hazy. Piecing together events they recall a mysterious chauffeur, who is not what he seems, and Foxwell's experiments that could alter the nature of reality. Huge sand creatures have been sighted on the dunes, and many of the locals are devoted to a leader known as "Professor Stream".
"The Children of January" by Michael Feeney Callan. Concerned a race of runaway proto-humans called the Z'ros, which are 'human bees'.
"Doomwraiths" by Philip Martin. Millennia ago, the Doomwraiths seeded the Earth with their own genetic code in order to save their dying species. Now the Doomwraiths have reemerged to discover that life on Earth did not evolve to their design. The Doctor and Peri must stop the Doomwraiths from recovering their genetic code and destroying the human race.
"Iceberg", aka "Flipback", by David Banks. In 2006, human scientists in Antarctica race to construct a device which will undo an imminent reversal of the Earth's magnetic field. However, the Cybermen are also present in Antarctica and are plotting to sabotage the device, giving them the opportunity to conquer the planet in the confusion caused by the reversal. The device is activated prematurely, crippling the Cybermen, and giving the Doctor the opportunity to stop the Cyber forces.
"Meltdown", aka "Power Play", by Gary Hopkins. The Doctor is reunited with Victoria, who is now campaigning against nuclear waste.
"Point of Entry" by Barbara Clegg. In England around 1590, the Doctor and Peri meet Christopher Marlowe, who is writing
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. Marlowe has been assisted by a Spaniard named Velez, who claims to be an immortal alchemist. Investigating, the Doctor learns that Velez has been possessed by an Omn — a member of the Omnim, a race whose conscience was preserved in an asteroid when their planet was destroyed. Part of this asteroid became a meteorite which fell to Earth in South America, where the Omn inspired the legend of the Aztec god Quetzacoatl. Velez acquires a knife made from the meteorite which can inspire rage in anyone nearby, and which will allow him to bring the remaining Omnim to Earth. The Doctor discovers that the Omnim are susceptible to sound at a certain frequency, and with Marlowe's help succeeds in destroying the Omn and the knife, averting the invasion.
"Space Sargasso" by Philip Martin. The TARDIS is drawn to an area of space filled with wrecked ships. A creature called the Engineer, who is in thrall to the Master, is using parts from the vessels to construct an immense warship.
Season 24
Valley of Shadows
Gallifrey
Attack of the Mind
Pinacotheca
Paradise 5
Time Inc
"Valley of Shadows" by Philip Martin. While visiting an excavation in Egypt, Peri is seemingly crushed to death. To save her, the Doctor embarks on a journey to the Egyptian underworld. He finds himself in ancient Egypt, where the Pharoah Akhenaton rules with the aid of alien power.
"Gallifrey" by Pip and Jane Baker. Involved a visit to the planet, ending with the sudden twist ending of Gallifrey being destroyed.
"Attack of the Mind" by David Halliwell. The Doctor is on trial by the surviving Time Lords for destroying Gallifrey, which he is innocent of. The Prosecutor, the Valeyard, shows what appears to be the Doctor carrying out the destruction of Gallifrey. The Doctor makes his escape but the TARDIS is lured to the planet Fred, where tunnels are being excavated by the rodent-like natives who are plagued by vivid mirages. The Doctor and Mel are captured by the Freds, but the Doctor is freed by the lemurine Penelopeans, beings who now dwell within their own imagination. The Freds are hunting for their control centre to prevent them from returning to corporeal form; the hallucinations are the Penelopeans' defense system. The Doctor agrees to bring a Fred back in time so that the Penelopeans can devise a form of protection against them. However, he is recaptured by the Freds, who complete their excavation. In fact, the Penelopeans are homicidal beings who retreated into their own minds so that they would not wipe themselves out. They have been toying with the Freds— a peaceful race— out of boredom. During the adventure, the Doctor's companion Perri is killed, but the Doctor rescues a girl named Mel. The Doctor and Mel escape to the TARDIS as war breaks out between the Penelopeans and the Freds. With the Timelords, the Valeyard explains that the intervention of the High Council would be required to deal with the Doctor.
"Pinacotheca", aka "The Last Adventure", by Christopher H. Bidmead. The Doctor investigates the evidence in his own trial by travelling to Pinacotheca, a planet which serves as a museum of key times and places in the history of the universe.
"Paradise 5", aka "End of Term", by P.J. Hammond. The nine moons of the planet Paradise form a vast holiday complex. The Doctor's evidence at his trial depicts his adventure on Paradise Five, where he suspects something is very wrong. Mel poses as a hostess and befriends Lorelei, an assistant to the sinister Gabriel who runs Paradise Five. With the help of holidaymakers Tapp and Aht, they realise that people are disappearing, and nobody has booked their time on the pleasure world themselves; rather, the trips are always last-minute surprises. Investigating one of the collection ships which ferries people away from Paradise Five, the Doctor discovers that it is a slave vessel, with angelic aliens kidnapping the holidaymakers. Gabriel uncovers Mel's ruse and Lorelei reveals herself as one of the alien slavers in disguise. The Doctor, Mel, Tapp and Aht are trapped on the ship. But Aht, a scientist, deduces that the aliens are vulnerable to elevated temperatures, and Mel organises everyone into an aerobics routine to generate body heat. The aliens are unable to hold their form, allowing the prisoners to escape to the shuttle port, where they are able to alert the authorities. The Valeyard accuses the Doctor of failure, because he was unable to uncover the identity of Gabriel's mysterious business partner.
"Time Inc." by Robert Holmes. It is revealed that the Valeyard was in fact the Doctor's final incarnation, and that he was the one who destroyed Gallifrey. The finale then opened with the Master saving the Doctor from the quicksand while the Valeyard kidnapped Glitz. The Doctor encountered Popplewick again, who led him into a trap baited with an illusory Mel. Popplewick, too, was revealed as a construct of "JJ Chambers"— who, in turn, was unmasked as the Valeyard. While news reached the courtroom of the High Council's mass resignation, the Master warned that the Valeyard had materialised his TARDIS around a time vent in the Matrix. If the vent were to be opened for too long, there would be catastrophic ramifications for the space-time continuum. The Valeyard — shown to be a pitiable old man afraid of dying— planned to use this threat to force the Time Lords to grant him the Doctor's remaining regenerations. The Master revealed that he was hired by the High Council to murder the Doctor in exchange for a pardon, but had now decided not to follow through. The Doctor bluffed his way into the Valeyard's TARDIS just as the Valeyard opened the time vent door. Struggling, the Doctor and the Valeyard plunged into the time vent while the Master had Glitz seal the door, saving the universe but trapping the Doctor for all eternity.
The Two Episode Finale was directed by Holmes and was an invitation for the BBC to end the Programme, a very real possibility at the time. Though fortunately, this was not to be.