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Tag Archives: The Key to Time
The Armageddon Factor
A big climax to a 26 episode story arc needs to be epic, and that’s exactly what The Armageddon Factor shoots for. It has a mixed reputation and maybe I’m just a sucker for the tricks the story plays, but … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, Fourth Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged K9, Romana, The Armageddon Factor, The Key to Time, Tom Baker
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Series Arcs
All this week we’ve been looking at the Key to Time season, so it seems like a good time to take a look at the wider issue of running themes or stories across whole seasons of Doctor Who. The Key … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, Random Chatter, Science Fiction, Television
Tagged Story Arcs, The Key to Time
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The Power of Kroll
The Power of Kroll is one of those Doctor Who stories where people sometimes struggle to see past the special effects. They would have been a lot better, were it not for a couple of mistakes: only the bottom half … Continue reading
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Tagged Romana, The Key to Time, The Power of Kroll, Tom Baker
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The Androids of Tara
The first thing that always gets said about The Androids of Tara is that it was based on The Prisoner of Zenda, by Anthony Hope. I suspect that might feel like an obscure reference nowadays for any new fans discovering … Continue reading
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Tagged K9, Romana, The Androids of Tara, The Key to Time, The Prisoner of Zenda, Tom Baker
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The Stones of Blood
The problem with The Stones of Blood is you can’t see the birthday cake. It was there, and it informs the whole story, but it never made it to screen. You see, this was the 100th Doctor Who story, and … Continue reading
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Tagged K9, Romana, The Key to Time, The Stones of Blood, Tom Baker
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The Pirate Planet
Most television series would be incredibly lucky to get even one creative genius contributing scripts. Doctor Who has had several, and the most notable is Douglas Adams, one of the greatest writers of the 20th Century. This is his debut … Continue reading
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Tagged K9, Romana, The Key to Time, The Pirate Planet, Tom Baker
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The Ribos Operation
Well, this is something very different. The closest we have come to a season arc before was the Master appearing in every story in Season Eight, unless you count six out of the seven Season Five stories having the same … Continue reading
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Tagged K9, Romana, The Key to Time, The Ribos Operation, Tom Baker
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The View from the Junkyard 