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On Tigella, two opposing factions are irrevocably divided over one fundamental issue: the Dodecahedron, a mysterious artefact which provides the entire planet's energy. With the Savants and the Deons locked in a crippling stalemate, and their civilisation on the brink of collapse, the Tigellan leader Zastor (Edward Underdown) seeks the Doctor's help. But the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) have been trapped aboard the Tardis in a timeloop by Meglos, the last of the Zolpha Thurans, who will stop at nothing to steal back the awesome power of the Dodecahedron... - Director:
- Terence Dudley
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, John Leeson, Lalla Ward
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An extended version of a documentary first shown in November 1993 as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of everybody's favourite science-fiction series, Doctor Who. Including contributions from Doctors Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy, plus a whole gang of their companions, More than 30 Years in the Tardis was a fitting tribute to a series that had ended in 1989. With many stunning recreations of classic scenes, this special documentary contains rare footage, deleted scenes and classic monsters as you've never seen them before... - Director:
- Kevin Davies
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison
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A collection of classic episodes of the BBC sci-fi drama, featuring Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee in the role of the Doctor.
The Time Monster (1972)The Master is back! Assuming the alias of Professor Thascales at the Newton Research Unit at Cambridge University, he harbours his latest deadly plot to seize control of time itself. Can the Doctor and Jo thwart his terrible plan? What secrets does the mysterious trident-shaped crystal hold? Why is the ancient city of Atlantis central to the Master's plan? And what mythical terror lies at the heart of the Maze? With time literally against them, the odds might just be too great for the time travellers...
The Horns of Nimon (1980)
When the Tardis collides with a spaceship en route to the planet Skonnos, the Doctor, Romana and K9 soon uncover the horrific truth about its cargo. The ship is carrying young sacrifices for a powerful, horned creature called the Nimon. But why is the creature so desperate for the delivery, and what other dangers await the time travellers? All will be revealed at the centre of the labyrinthine Power Complex on Skonnos...
Underworld (1978)
At the very edge of the known universe, the Tardis materialises on an aging spacecraft, the R1C. On board, the Doctor and Leela meet Jackson and his crew, who are doggedly pursuing their mission to recover the Minyan race banks from a ship which left their home planet centuries earlier. Closing in at last on the P7E, Jackson risks everything to follow the trail into the heart of a newly-formed planet. Can the Doctor help Jackson face his greatest challenge yet, and secure the future of the Minyans?- Director:
- Kenny McBain
- Cast:
- Ingrid Pitt, Clifford Norgate, David Brierly
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According to the sales brochure, Paradise Towers is a Utopian blueprint for community living, with its fabulous architecture and state-of-the-art facilities. The perfect place for Mel (Bonnie Langford) to take a leisurely swim, in fact. But when the TARDIS arrives, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and his companion discover that the futuristic tower block has fallen into ruin, and a series of unexplained disappearances have the tenants living in fear. As gangs of teenage girls run wild in the hallways, a squad of bureaucratic Caretakers struggle to retain control. To keep the citizens of Paradise Towers safe, the Doctor must confront the resident evil lurking in the basement. - Director:
- Nicholas Mallett
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Richard Briers
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Two spacecraft fuse in a hyperspace collision. Fortunately the Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana (Lalla Ward) and K-9 (voice of David Brierly) arrive to help. But when a crewmember is found clawed by a ferocious animal, it seems there's something even more frightening stalking the corridors. The answers lie with zoologist, Professor Tryst (Lewis Fiander), his CET projection machine, and a planet called Eden - the home to the ferocious Mandrels... - Director:
- Alan Bromly
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, David Brierly, Lalla Ward
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All 14 episodes from the second series of the relaunched sci-fi adventure drama, starring David Tennant as the latest incarnation of the legendary Time Lord. In this series, the tenth Doctor takes companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) to New Earth and struggles to overcome the effects of regeneration. In the opening Christmas episode London is deluged by Santa Claus impersonators and Christmas trees intent on malice. Mankind is threatened by a planetary invasion and there's only the Prime Minister to battle it out. - Director:
- Graeme Harper
- Cast:
- Christopher Eccleston, Nicholas Briggs, Struan Rodger
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In Peter Capaldi's final series, the Doctor continues his journey through Time and Space, and with Bill (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) he embarks on a further set of exhilarating adventures. Their travels land them face-to-face with Ice Warriors and Cybermen, but the threesome's adventures draw to a terrifying conclusion as a long lost face returns from the past. - Director:
- Charlie Palmer
- Cast:
- Peter Capaldi, Nicholas Briggs, Pearl Mackie
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In this series, the Doctor meets new companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) while saving her from the living-plastic Nestene Consciousness, before taking her on adventures through time and space, where she meets Charles Dickens (Simon Callow), tries to save her father from dying when she was a child, and helps the Doctor and Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) battle the evil Daleks and save the world. - Director:
- Keith Boak
- Cast:
- Camille Coduri, Nicholas Briggs, Sara Stewart
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The Doctor and Sarah answer an intergalactic distress call that takes them to a far-flung planet at the edge of the known universe - Zeta Minor. Arriving at the same time as a rescue team, they search for survivors of an earlier expedition. But will anyone be allowed to leave the planet alive...?
- Director:
- David Maloney
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Frederick Jaeger
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A strange signal from Earth draws the Tardis to the island of Lanzarote, where Turlough rescues a young American girl, Peri, from drowning. Among her possessions is an artefact bearing an alien symbol - the same triangular mark that Turlough has branded into his arm. The mystery deepens when Kamelion falls under the control of a powerful mind, and the Tardis travels to the volcanic world of Sarn. As Turlough is forced to face his past, the Doctor must stop his oldest enemy from harnessing the revitalising powers of Numismaton gas... - Director:
- Fiona Cumming
- Cast:
- Peter Davison, Gerald Flood, Mark Strickson
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The Tardis arrives on Spiridon, an inhospitable planet where the vegetation is hungry and extremely dangerous. The Doctor has been badly hurt and has fallen into a coma, so it's up to his concerned assistant Jo to leave the safety of the Tardis to find help. She soon discovers a jungle containing invisible creatures, and that the planet is hiding a terrible secret about the Doctor's oldest enemy, the Daleks... - Director:
- David Maloney
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Michael Wisher, Roy Skelton
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At a Tibetan retreat in the English countryside, a group of men are using ancient meditation rituals to tap into a mysterious alien power. They unwittingly create a bridgehead between Earth and Metebelis 3, a planet where the 'Two Legs' are oppressed by giant spiders. The creatures are desperate to recover the blue jewel that the Doctor gave to Jo Grant as a wedding gift. Now the Doctor must risk everything and return to Metebelis 3 to face the awesome power of The Great One, who plans to use the crystal to enslave all of human kind... - Director:
- Barry Letts
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney
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When the 'Tardis' is infiltrated by a mysterious force, the Doctor and Sarah Jane are drawn off course and arrive in England at the turn of the 20th Century. Dark forces from aeons ago are beginning to stir, and the whole future of life on Earth is at stake. Sutekh, last of the Osirians, is breaking free from his ancient prison, and no power in the universe can stand in his way... - Director:
- Paddy Russell
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Bernard Archard
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The Doctor and his companions are lost in time. Expecting to be reunited with the Tardis following a secret mission for the Time Lords, they instead find themselves on a plague-stricken space station orbiting the remnants of Voga, Planet of Gold. The Doctor, Harry and Sarah have stumbled into the last battle of an ancient conflict between humankind and one of its most terrifying foes - the Cybermen. - Director:
- Michael E. Briant
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Michael E. Briant, Elisabeth Sladen
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The Doctor (Colin Baker) and Peri (Nicola Bryant) arrive on the planet Necros, home of Tranquil Repose, a funeral home for the galaxy's elite. But is this the Doctor's own final resting place? And why do Daleks guard the inner sanctums of the perpetually interred? Perhaps the Great Healer will have the answers... - Director:
- Graeme Harper
- Cast:
- Colin Baker, Royce Mills, Nicola Bryant
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