‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Space Pirates’

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Today, it’s time for us to check out the second ‘Doctor Who’ story in the classic TV series to be written by Robert Holmes, except it’s mostly missing from the BBC Archive, with one episode still intact – ‘Episode Two’. It’s also considered one of the worst ‘Doctor Who’ stories ever made, starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Wendy Padbury as Zoe. ‘The Space Pirates’ can be checked out on audio CD or as a download via Audible. ‘Episode Two’ of the story can be seen in the ‘Lost In Time’ DVD collection as well as on Britbox.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Seeds of Death’

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Here’s another classic six-part ‘Doctor Who’ TV adventure from the Patrick Troughton era! 🙂 It’s time for ‘The Seeds of Death’, starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Wendy Padbury as Zoe. In this adventure, the TARDIS trio confront the Ice Warriors, who attempt to invade the Earth using seed pods via the T-Mat system from Earth’s moon. ‘The Seeds of Death’ is currently available to check out on DVD and on Britbox.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Krotons’

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It’s time to check out the first ‘Doctor Who’ story in the classic TV series to be written by Robert Holmes. This is ‘The Krotons’, a four-part adventure starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Wendy Padbury as Zoe, where they visit the planet of the Gonds and they confront the crystalline-like aliens, the Krotons. You can watch ‘The Krotons’ either on DVD or on Britbox.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Invasion’

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Here’s another one of my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ stories from the Patrick Troughton era! 🙂 This is ‘The Invasion’, an epic eight-part story where Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Wendy Padbury as Zoe face the Cybermen again. They also confront Kevin Stoney as the villainous Tobias Vaughn and they’re joined by Nicholas Courtney, who is promoted as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and is the leader of U.N.I.T., a new taskforce tackling alien invasions of Earth. Two missing episodes of ‘The Invasion’ have been animated for DVD. ‘The Invasion’ is currently available to check out on DVD and on Britbox.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Mind Robber’

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It’s time for the second story in Season 6 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series and it’s one of my favourites from the Patrick Troughton era. It’s one of Wendy Padbury’s favourite ‘Doctor Who’ stories too. 🙂 This is ‘The Mind Robber’, a five-part adventure starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Wendy Padbury as Zoe. ‘The Mind Robber’ is available to check out on DVD and on Britbox.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Dominators’

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Welcome to Season 6 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 For the first story, we check out ‘The Dominators’, a five-part adventure where Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Wendy Padbury as Zoe visit the planet Dulkis. There, the peace-loving Dulcians are being invaded by the aggressive Dominators and their robot servants, the Quarks. ‘The Dominators’ is available to check out on DVD and on Britbox.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Wheel In Space’

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It’s time for the season finale of Season 5 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. This is ‘The Wheel In Space’, a six-part adventure that is sadly mostly missing from the BBC Archives. Only two episodes of this six-part story have survived – ‘Episodes Three and Six’. The story stars Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor and Frazer Hines as Jamie. The story also introduces Wendy Padbury as Zoe, a new companion, and it features the return of the Cybermen. ‘The Wheel In Space’ can be checked out on audio CD or as a download from Audible. The two surviving episodes of the story can be seen in the ‘Lost In Time’ DVD collection. The story can be seen in full with reconstructions of the four missing episodes and the two surviving episodes on Britbox.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Fury From The Deep’

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This is another ‘Doctor Who’ story from the Patrick Troughton era that is sadly missing from the BBC Archives. The six-part story has been animated in its entirety to be enjoyed on DVD and Blu-ray and can also be viewed on Britbox. The story stars Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Deborah Watling as Victoria. This story also happens to be the last regular appearance of Deborah Watling as a ‘Doctor Who’ companion in the series.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Web of Fear’

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Let’s check out ‘The Web of Fear’, a six-part ‘Doctor Who’ story that features the second appearance of the Yeti in the TV series. Like ‘The Enemy of the World’, this was another ‘Doctor Who’ classic adventure that was considered lost from the BBC Archives before it was found and recovered in October 2013. Now the story can be enjoyed on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. The story stars Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Deborah Watling as Victoria. It also features the return of Jack Watling as Professor Travers and it introduces Nicholas Courtney as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart.

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Enemy of the World’

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For a while, this six-part ‘Doctor Who’ TV adventure was missing from the BBC Archives. In October 2013, it was found and can be enjoyed by every ‘Doctor Who’ fan watching it on DVD and via Britbox. ‘The Enemy of the World’ stars Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor and as the villainous Salamander. This story also stars Frazer Hines as Jamie and Deborah Watling as Victoria. This is also the first ‘Doctor Who’ story to be directed by Barry Letts.