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First transmitted 3rd - 24 September 1977

Produced by Graham Williams

Directed by Paddy Russell

Written by Terrance Dicks

Most of you will know this spooky tale, but I will just give you a brief outline of the story: The Doctor and Leela land in the Tardis, on a remote rocky island on Earth circa 1890! Here they discover a lighthouse and stumble into one of the spookiest Dr Who stories ever written!

The Fang Rock lighthouse, as it is known, has just had Electricity installed, and Ruben (the keeper) and the crew are still getting used to it. Shortly before the Doctors arival, a mysterious fog rises and the lighthouse horn is sounded...In the generator room there is a geen glow and an unearthly cracking sound...

I wont give away too much of the story hear, as some readers may have never watched it and I'm a firm beliver in NO SPOILERS!!! It had to be my number one favorite of all time becase the story flows rather like a horror or traditional ghost story, and the dim, gloomy scenes inside the lighthouse add to its eerie feel.

Interestingly enough, this is the story where Louise Jameson was allowed to loose the brown contact lenses, she had to wear for the part of Leela...but you will have to see the story to find out how and why!!!

CAVES OF ANDROZANI

Transmission date : 8th - 16th March 1984

Produced bt John Nathan-Turner

Directed by Graeme Harper

Written by Robert Holmes

Now I had better tread carefully hear, as this is the superb story that comes in almost everyone's top 3 Dr Who stories! So please...if I make a mistake or I write somthing you disagree with, remember these are only my personal opionions. If you wish to email me, please do, and I will take note of all comments!

Again I am not going to give away much of the story so our younger fans can enjoy this tale, spoiler free! This is just a very brief outline and some of my personal feelings on this wonderfull tale!

The Doctor and Peri find themselves in the middle of an underground war, on an alien planet. As they begin to explore the caves they stumble into a large sticky ball known as a Spectrox nest. Spectrox is the most valuable substance in the universe as it rejuivinates the user, restoring lost youth...when it is refined...in its raw state it is deadly...and the Doctor and Peri only have hours to live!!!!!

There are huge undertones of Phantom of the Opera hear, as well as an anti drugs message. But this fantastic story has somthing for everyone...and a must for all Doctor Who fans!

THE GREEN DEATH!

Transmission date : 19th May - 23rd June 1973

Produced by Barry Letts

Directed by Michael Briant

Written by Robert Soloman

This was the very first Doctor Who story to scare the living daylights out of me when I was 5!!...and that was in the first few minuites!!

Set in the small Welsh mining town of Llanfairfach, where a number of deaths at the old mine have happened. Enter the Doctor to investigate, along with his comapnion Jo Grant! Nearby there are mysterious goings on at Global Chemicles and the Doctor begins to make some connections...

This was the final story to star the lovely Katy Manning as Jo...it is also a story was a very strong anti-pollution message and some very ingenius effects using animal jaw bones....

PLANET OF THE SPIDERS!

Transmission date: May - June 1974

Directed by Barry Letts

Written by Robert Sloman

This is the final, and very dramatic story that sees Jon Pertwee as the Doctor!. What starts out as a simple experiment in ESP, turns into a battle of witts between the Doctor and the giant Spiders of Meteblis 3. The planet that the Doctor aquired a blue crystal that amplifies though processes.

The story is set in a Tibetan retreat where a chanting brotherhood have unwittingly summoned a scout spider who quickly takes over the mind of Lupton, the group leader...will Sarah Jane suffer the same fate, as the spiders relentlessly hunt for their blue crystal...The Doctor must travel to Metebelis 3 and commune with the spiders, although his fate will eventually be sealed by THE GREAT ONE..............?

This superbe story is filled to the brim with action and see's our good Doctor involved in a chase compleate with hovercraft and Gyrocopter!! Its very much Doctor Who meets 007!!!...and will have you on the very edge of your seat!!

THE MIND ROBBER!

Transmission date: 14th September - 12 October 1968

Produced by Peter Bryant

Directed by David Maloney

Written by Peter Ling

This story really goes to prove that low budget dose not mean terrible story!! The BBC were even an actor down when Fraizer Heinz fell ill and they quickly had to find away round his absence...watch the story to find out, but its very cleaver!!

The cliffhanger starts at the begining when the Tardis gets caught in a volcanic eruption on te planet, Dulkis. The Only way out is for the Doctor to take the Tardis out of space/ time and into an unreal, unknown filled with fairy-tale charicters and very errie robots...as well as somthing more sinister!!...The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe (in "that" cat-suit!) have to fight for reality, as well as figuring out how to escape...a fantasy!!!

The story by Peter Ling, really sparkles! and puts you on edge from the start. From start to finish I could use one word to describe this story "sinister"...

The Five Doctors!

Transmission date : 25th November 1983

Produced by John Nathan-Turner

Directed by Peter Moffatt

Written by Terrance Dicks

This 90 minuite special was broardcast to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dr Who...and what a celebration it was!!! 5 Doctors battling, Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti, and the wonderufll Raston Warrior robot!...as well as the Master, portrayed superbly by Anthony Ainley. The first Doctors roll was played by Richard Hundell and he carried off the charicter of the grumpy first Doctor, to perfection. Also, sadly, Tom Baker was unavailable for filming so the BBC used slices of the unscreened "Shada" to fill the gaps of the missing 4th Doctor...

The story centers on each of the Doctors incarnations being taken out of their time-streams, and placed in the Death Zone on Gallifrey...But who is behind this horrible plan, and why? Each of the Doctors must travel to the Dark Tower , the Tomb of Rassilon and try to get some answers as to why they have been brought together to battle old foes, en route...The secret lies within the High Council of Gallifrey, where a timelord has hatched a hideous plan so he can rule forever!!!

The Robots of Death!

Transmission date: 29th January - 19th February 1977

Produced by Phillip Hinchcliffe

Directed by Michael Briant

Written by Chris Boucher

This was the only Dr Who story to give me nightmares, and rather a lots of sleepless nights, when I was nine!! To this day I still find the sinister robots very spooky, and everytime I watch this story the hairs stand up on the back of my neck...this is the stuff nightmares are made of...

Set on a desert planet, aboard a Sandminer, collecting Lukanol, one of the most valuable substances in the universe...we see the Doctor and Leela arrive in the middle of several mysterious crew deaths. One by one, the crew are being murdered and the Doctor and Leela are the number one suspects. No one suspects the crew of Voc robots that man the sandminer! But is it just the robots? As the story unravels it appears that the Robots are the least of the Doctors worries! A mad scientist is on board, masked as a crew member, and he has a bloodthirsty and power crazed, agender !!...

Terror of the Zygons!

Directed by Douglas Camfield

Produced by Phillip Hinchcliffe

Written by Robert Banks Stewart

Three oil rigs off the coast of Scotland have been mysteriously destroyed and too everyone concerned the reason in unclear, only that the giant rigs appear to have been ripped apart by massive teeth!!!

The Brigadier calls on the help of the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry to help solve this horrible mystery. On the shores of Loch Ness the Doctor learns there is more than wrecked oil rigs to contend with....somthing awesome and terrible was stirring in the darkened waters of the deep Loch!!!....Somthing controlled by an ailen army!!...Aliens that can take on human form and walk among humans, unoticed!!!...and they have plans for an invasion........

Talons of Weng-Chiang

First Broadcast Feb 1977 - April 1977

Produced by Phillip Hinchcliffe

Directed by David Maloney

Writer Robert Holmes

The Doctor and Leela arrive in foggy Victorian London, and Leela is not happy with her bulky Victorian clothes! The Doctor wants to show Leela how her ancestors lived and enjoyed themselves...But his plans are rapidly side tracked by the mystierious death of a London Cabbie, and the dissapearance of several young ladies!

Following a trip to the local Police station, the Doctor is helped by Professor Litefoot, a Pathologist and the Owner of the local theatre, Henry Gordon Jago...and they begin to investigate the case!

At the theatre, a Chinese magician called Li' H'sen Chang is a little bit more than an innocent magician. He has hypnotic powers and a talking ventriliquists doll called Mr Sin...who bleeds!!!!!!!! is it really a doll???

As the Doctor begins to unreval the case he realises Li H'sen Chang is only a servent and the real evil menace lies under the sewers of London Town! The evil menace who professes to be a Chinese god, who expiermented with time travel and now needs the essence of young women to restore himself...he is also in search of the time cabinate so he can compleate his expierement!!!

Will Leela escape from his laboratery??? and will the Docotor stop this murderous, lunartic??

The secret lies in the Talons of Weng-Chaing..........

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