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The search for the third segment of the Key to Time leads The Doctor, Romana and K9 to Boscombe Moor on Earth in the late 20th century. Here they encounter Professor Amelia Rumford and Vivien Fay, who are surveying an ancient stone circle called the Nine Travellers. What is the link between an ancient Celtic goddess, an alien criminal and a transporter ship concealed in hyperspace? And can the Doctor escape the Druidic sacrifice of blood to uncover the mystery of the moving stones? - Director:
- Darrol Blake
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, John Leeson, Mary Tamm
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When scientists unearth two seed pods deep in the arctic permafrost, the Doctor and Sarah Jane rush to investigate. Soon the Doctor's worst fears are confirmed: the pods house Krynoids, one of the most parasitic and dangerous life forms in the universe. One of the creatures has already infected a scientist and now a hideous monster is rampaging through the Base, intent on total destruction. When the second pod is stolen amidst the escalating carnage, it is transported into the hands of insane botanist Harrison Chase. From his mansion in England, the plant-obsessed Chase will allow the pod to split open. Both the ruthless millionaire and the rapidly growing carnivorous Krynoid are intent on infecting and destroying our entire world... - Director:
- Douglas Camfield
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Sylvia Coleridge
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It is the late 21st century and mankind is totally dependent on T-Mat, a revolutionary form of instant travel. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive to find that the sinister Ice Warriors plan to invade Earth, using T-Mat to transport deadly seed pods full of a fungus that will absorb the planet's oxygen. The Doctor must race against time to defeat the Martian invaders - or condemn the human race to suffocation... - Director:
- Michael Ferguson
- Cast:
- Patrick Troughton, John Witty, Michael Wisher
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Arrested after the events at Devil's End, the Master (Roger Delgado) has been incarcerated at a top-security prison on a remote island off the south coast of England. When the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo Grant (Katy Manning) pay a visit to their old enemy, they find him a reformed character. But can the spate of mysterious shipping accidents and garbled reports of sea monsters in the local area really be a coincidence? The Doctor soon finds himself pitted against the Sea Devils, an ancient race of reptiles intent on eliminating Mankind and reclaiming the Earth for themselves... - Director:
- Michael E. Briant
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Michael E. Briant, Katy Manning
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Italy, 64AD. Enjoying a rare holiday with his companions, the Doctor takes Vicki to visit Rome, where he is mistaken for the musician Maximus Pettulian. He finds himself obliged to perform for Nero, or risk incurring the Emperor's wrath... In his absence, Ian and Barbara have been kidnapped from their villa. Separated and sold into slavery, they face a bleak future. Can they make their escape and find the Doctor before Rome is consumed by fire? - Director:
- Christopher Barry
- Cast:
- William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, William Russell
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On a distant, barren planet, Storm Mine 4 trawls across bleak deserts and through fierce duststorms in search of rare and valuable metals. On board the Sandminer is a small skeleton crew, who alternate between indulgent relaxation and skilled mining work. The mundane, day-to-day duties of the mine are attended to by a much larger complement of servile robots. This is a society that is dependent on robots for all areas of life, the people comforted by the knowledge that the strictest safeguards are built into each and every robot's programming. So when one of the Sandminer crew is murdered, suspicion falls on two new arrivals...The Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela (Louise Jameson) arrive on board, and are immediately accused of being the suspects. But the Doctor deduces that perhaps the killer is possibly not human. More deaths occur - can he persuade the remaining crew members that the killer may be a robot? - Director:
- Michael E. Briant
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Pamela Salem, Louise Jameson
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The Doctor and Romana arrive on the planet Zanak, looking for the second segment of the Key to Time. Although priceless gems are scattered on the streets, and the night sky changes with the dawn of each new prosperous age, the townsfolk live in fear. For in a fortress overlooking the city, the terrifying Pirate Captain is in control of the most destructive force in the galaxy... - Director:
- Pennant Roberts
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, John Leeson, Mary Tamm
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Searching for the fifth segment of the Key to Time, the tracer brings the Tardis to treacherous swamps on the third moon of the planet Delta Magna. The Doctor and Romana soon uncover a plot to wipe out the Swampies, the local inhabitants, by the duplicitous crew of a gas refinery. Meanwhile, a massive creature is stirring beneath the waters, and the primitive Swampies believe the only way to calm the powerful monster is human sacrifice... - Director:
- Norman Stewart
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, John Leeson
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The "Tardis" arrives near Paris during the French Revolution, a time of great upheaval, bloodshed and terror. Soon, with the Doctor trapped inside a burning farmhouse, Ian imprisoned and Susan and Barbara on their way to the guillotine it's clear this will be one of their most dangerous and exciting adventures yet... - Director:
- Henric Hirsch
- Cast:
- William Hartnell, Carol Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill
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When the TARDIS lands on the supposedly peaceful planet Dido at the end of the 25th century, the Doctor (William Hartnell), Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) and Ian (William Russell) discover a crashed spaceship waiting for help. The only survivors have been murdered by natives apart from a young orphaned girl and a paralysed man. But who is the strange creature Koquillion that they are afraid of? And will they remain safe long enough to be rescued? - Director:
- Christopher Barry
- Cast:
- David Graham, William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill
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The Doctor is summoned by the mysterious and powerful White Guardian, and sent on a quest to find the six segments of the Key To Time, which, once assembled, will restore balance to the Universe. Joining the Doctor and K9 is the smart and sassy Romana, a Time Lord fresh from the Academy. Landing on the wintry planet of Ribos to locate the first segment, the Tardis crew quickly find themselves embroiled in a little local trouble with a pair of conmen and an unstable warlord... - Director:
- George Spenton-Foster
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, John Leeson, Mary Tamm
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Christmas Eve, 1851, and Cybermen stalk the snow of Victorian London When the Doctor arrives and starts to investigate a spate of mysterious deaths, he's surprised to meet another Doctor, and soon the two must combine forces to defeat the ruthless Miss Hartigan. But are two Doctors enough to stop the rise of the CyberKing? - Director:
- Andy Goddard
- Cast:
- David Tennant, Freema Agyerman, David Morrissey
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When a strange message pod turns up at Unit HQ, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his assistant Jo (Katy Manning) suddenly find themselves involved in another dangerous mission for the Time Lords. The Tardis takes them to Skybase One above the inhospitable Solos. It is the 30th century and the planet is about to gain independence from Earth's glorious empire. But someone on Solos has other plans and, alarmingly, the natives are slowly mutating into fierce-looking creatures. It's time for the Doctor and Jo to find out why... - Director:
- Christopher Barry
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Christopher Coll, Garrick Hagon
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In 2070 Earth's weather is controlled with ease from the Moon. When the 'Tardis' arrives at the Moonbase, the Doctor, along with his friends Polly, Ben and Jamie, is accused of starting a plague that is killing off the base's crew. It's not long, however, before the time travellers discover the true cause of the deaths - a powerful, unstoppable race that the Doctor has met before: the Cybermen. - Director:
- Morris Barry
- Cast:
- Patrick Troughton, Alan Rowe, Frazer Hines
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When the Tardis lands 50 years after its first visit to Peladon, the Doctor and Sarah discover a troubled planet ruled by the late King's daughter. Peladon is at the centre of a war - and the Galactic Federation desperately needs a mineral found in the mines. But why is the ghost of Aggedor killing miners and why can't everyone be trusted? Queen Thalira needs the Doctor's help to find out... - Director:
- Lennie Mayne
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nina Thomas
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