Doctor Who Episode Guide Catalogue

Jon Pertwee Stories (1970-1974)


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SEASON SEVEN

(1970)
Story No. 51

Spearhead From Space

  4 episodes, Colour
Story: A disabled TARDIS strands the newly regenerated Doctor on Earth in the early 1970's, where his alien nature is subjected to medical scrutiny at a country hospital. He soon teams up with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart of U.N.I.T., and investigates some unusual showers of artificial meteorites. What is the connection between these objects and the bizarre living mannequins called Autons that are determined to protect them with deadly force?

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DVD NTSC
Region 1

DVD PAL
Region 2
VHS Video
NTSC A NTSC B NTSC A NTSC B PAL
Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 52

The Silurians

(aka Doctor Who and...)
  7 episodes, Re-colourized
Story: A new underground government facility accidentally reawakens a hibernating race of intelligent reptiles, who have a legitimate prior claim to inhabit the Earth. The Doctor's attempts to investigate and mediate this dispute are hampered from both sides.

The friction, tension and plot continue to escalate in this fascinating character study - one of Jon Pertwee's very best Doctor Who adventures, now restored to full colour for BBC Video.

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DVD NTSC
Region 1

DVD PAL
Region 2
See box set below
VHS Video
NTSC PAL

Also available in this 3-story box set:
"BENEATH THE SURFACE"
Story nos. 52, 62, & 131 - "The Silurians" &
"The Sea Devils" starring Jon Pertwee and
"Warriors of the Deep" starring Peter Davison
DVD NTSC
Region 1

DVD PAL
Region 2
Music by Carey Blyton
3 re-recorded tracks feature on:
Audio CD - Sherlock Holmes meets Dr. Who

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Story No. 53

The Ambassadors of Death

  7 episodes, Recolourized & BW
Story: Earth Astronauts returning from the Mars Probe Mission seem to have become silent helmeted zombies dependant on levels of radiation deadly to all those they touch. As the Doctor and U.N.I.T. attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery, they find themselves embroiled in a multi-level conspiracy that further hampers their investigations.

The 2003 video release has partially restored colour to this classic adventure.

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VHS Video
NTSC PAL

VHS NTSC
part of the End of the Universe Collection
Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 54

Inferno

  7 episodes, colour
Story: Workers on a project to provide Britain with energy from drilling into the Earth's crust begin to become infected, mentally unstable, and violent. What are they turning into? The Brigadier and U.N.I.T. go from providing security to investigating the project and its stubborn instigator Professor Stahlmann, while the Doctor's experiments to regain the freedom of all time and space lead to horrific examples of the consequences of their choices, examples that may provide answers for their survival and the future of the Earth.

Don't miss this 1970 television directorial tour-de-force from Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts!

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DVD NTSC
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DVD PAL
Region 2
VHS Video
NTSC PAL
BBC Stock Music
Audio CD - Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Volume 2

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Audio CD - Doctor Who - Earthshock
Silva Screen FilmCD 709

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SEASON EIGHT

(1971)
Story No. 55

Terror of the Autons

  4 episodes, re-colourized
Story: Roger Delgado debuts as the Master, a newly designed arch-villain for the Doctor to play against. The Master reactivates a Nestene control sphere to trigger a second invasion of Autons, and comes up with several deadly new uses for living plastic. Also making their Doctor Who debuts are Katy Manning as assistant Jo Grant, and Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates.

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VHS Video
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Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 56

The Mind of Evil

  6 episodes, BW
Story: The Doctor and Jo investigate a new method of reforming criminals at Stangmoor Prison, whilst U.N.I.T. has the unfortunate task of disposing of a decomissioned missile while also providing security for a peace conference. Where will the Master's next target be? And what is the dark secret at the heart of the Keller Machine?

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VHS Video
NTSC A NTSC B NTSC PAL
Music by Dudley Simpson
Audio CD - Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Volume 2

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Audio CD - Doctor Who - Earthshock
Silva Screen FilmCD 709

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Story No. 57

The Claws of Axos

  4 episodes, colour
Story: When an organic spacecraft approaches Earth bearing gifts, U.N.I.T. and world governments are kept guessing as to the aliens' intentions: friendly or hostile? Only the Doctor seems to be noticing the right clues, and asking the right questions. But American agent Bill Filer's search for the Master does not go entirely in vain, and that opens up yet another kettle of fish....

A smorgasbord of cutting-edge 1971 television special effects and eye-candy, now beautifully restored on DVD.

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DVD NTSC
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DVD PAL
Region 2
VHS Video
NTSC PAL
Music by Dudley Simpson
Audio CD - Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Volume 2

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Story No. 58

Colony in Space

  6 episodes
  colour
VHS Video
NTSC PAL (bundled with
The Time Monster [story no. 64] in
The Master Tin set,
only in the U.K.)
Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 59

The Daemons

  5 episodes
  re-colourized
VHS Video
NTSC A NTSC B NTSC PAL
Music by Dudley Simpson

SEASON NINE

(1972)
Story No. 60

Day of the Daleks

  4 episodes
  colour
VHS Video
NTSC A NTSC B NTSC PAL
Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 61

The Curse of Peladon

  4 episodes
Story: Mistaken for official delegates from Earth, the Doctor and Jo join a committee of various aliens sent to consider the near-medieval society on the planet Peladon for acceptance into the Galactic Federation. Is an ancient curse summoning the spirit of the great beast Aggedor to silence Federation supporters and prevent the king from losing his sovereignty? Or is it the Ice Warriors up to their old tricks again, sabotaging the meetings, as the Doctor suspects?

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DVD NTSC
Region 1

DVD PAL
Region 2
Box Set
VHS Video
NTSC A
NTSC B
NTSC
PAL
Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 62

The Sea Devils

  6 episodes
Story: The conflict beneath the surface continues when the Master (Roger Delgado) discovers the Silurians' underwater cousins and uses them in his plans to escape from an island prison.

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DVD NTSC
Region 1

DVD PAL
Region 2
See box set below
VHS Video
NTSC A NTSC B PAL

Also available in this 3-story box set:
"BENEATH THE SURFACE"
Story nos. 52, 62, & 131 - "The Silurians" &
"The Sea Devils" starring Jon Pertwee and
"Warriors of the Deep" starring Peter Davison
DVD NTSC
Region 1

DVD PAL
Region 2
Music by Malcolm Clarke
Audio CD - Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Volume 2

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Audio CD - Doctor Who - Earthshock
Silva Screen FilmCD 709

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Story No. 63

The Mutants

  6 episodes
VHS Video
NTSC NTSC PAL

VHS NTSC
part of the End of the Universe Collection
Music by Tristram Cary
The complete score is available on:
Audio CD - Devils' Planets
The Music of Tristram Cary

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Story No. 64

The Time Monster

  6 episodes
Story: Under the alias Professor Thascalus, the Master and his university researcher colleagues Ruth Ingram and Stuart Hyde are using a large crystal to conduct time experiments, which attract the attention of the Doctor and UNIT. Why does each experiment produce greater anomalies? What is the crystal's connection to the destruction of Atlantis? And what sort of creatures and dangers will the Master let into the world in his quest for power?

- Buyers' Guide Review
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DVD NTSC
Region 1

DVD PAL
Region 2
Box Set
VHS Video
NTSC
PAL (bundled with
Colony in Space
[story no. 58] in
The Master Tin set,
only in the U.K.)
Music by Dudley Simpson

SEASON TEN

(1973)
Story No. 65

The Three Doctors

  4 episodes
Story: The Doctor finds himself pursued by anti-matter blob creatures on Earth, while a black hole begins to drain all the energy from his home planet of Gallifrey. To better resolve the crisis, the Time Lords reunite the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) with his former selves (Patrick Troughton & William Hartnell). Can they remain productive while their egos clash, and solve the mystery at the heart of old Gallifreyan legends? And can the Doctor finally escape his exile for good?

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DVD NTSC
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Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 66

The Carnival of Monsters

  4 episodes
Story: The Doctor lands the TARDIS way off course, on an olde English ship traveling the Indian Ocean. However, his curiosity is peaked by the anachronisms, temporal anomalies, and monsters he soon encounters, and he suspects a diabolical crime is being perpetuated. He and Jo Grant embark on an odyssey of strange locations leading to an alien planet on which a vaudeville showman is applying for a visa from some conspiratorial alien officials....

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Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 67

Frontier in Space

  6 episodes
Story: An air of distrust has brewed up between the galactic empires of Earth and Draconia, fueled by violence and accusations of piracy, and the Doctor and Jo find themselves caught in the middle. Who really stands to benefit if war were to break out? And what is behind the strange hypnotic sound experienced by the pirate victims?

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DVD NTSC
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Box Set

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Region 2
Box Set
VHS Video
NTSC A NTSC B NTSC PAL
Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 68

Planet of the Daleks

  6 episodes
  ep3 restored to full colour!
  eps1-2,4-6 colour
Story: Hot on the trail of the Daleks, a wounded Doctor aims the TARDIS for the jungles of the planet Spiridon, in which Jo is forced to search for help. What is the real purpose of the extensive redesigns the Daleks have imposed on the native alien city? Should the Doctor and his Thal friends be more afraid of the invisible creatures and other hostile life forms approaching through the jungle?

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Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 69

The Green Death

  6 episodes
Story: Keen to join Professor Cliff Jones' ecological, self-sustaining research group, Jo Grant travels to South Wales. The Doctor and U.N.I.T. soon follow to investigate the deaths of several miners who developed a green glow, and to mediate growing tensions between ecologists, out-of-work miners, and the corporate world of Global Chemicals and its factories.

This well-researched adventure was ahead of its time, and remains a fan-favourite today.

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DVD NTSC
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Music by Dudley Simpson

SEASON ELEVEN

(1974)
Story No. 70

The Time Warrior

  4 episodes
Story: Investigating the mysterious disappearances of leading scientists, the Doctor teams up with reporter Sarah Jane Smith and travels back to medieval England to confront a stranded alien warrior who has no qualms about making deals with unscrupulous local barons or causing widespread destruction in his wake. Sarah and the Sontarans make their Doctor Who debuts.

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Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 71

Invasion of the Dinosaurs

  6 episodes
  ep1 BW
  eps2-6 colour
VHS Video
NTSC NTSC PAL

VHS NTSC
part of the End of the Universe Collection
Music by Dudley Simpson
Story No. 72

Death to the Daleks

  4 episodes
VHS Video
NTSC A NTSC B NTSC PAL
Music by Carey Blyton
3 re-recorded tracks feature on:
Audio CD - Sherlock Holmes meets Dr. Who

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Story No. 73

The Monster of Peladon

  6 episodes
Story: Returning to the planet Peladon 50 years after his last visit, the Doctor investigates deadly sightings of Aggedor that have conveniently frightened the local miners from using blasphemous high-tech tools to fulfill Peladon's interplanetary trade commitments. Can Queen Thalira come to terms with the disgruntled miners before they revolt? Have traitors infiltrated the court to manipulate the political scene once again? And will the Ice Warriors be justified to exert force to restore control to this feudal society?

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DVD NTSC
Region 1

DVD PAL
Region 2
Box Set
VHS Video
NTSC NTSC PAL
Music by Dudley Simpson
no known releases
Special Sound by Dick Mills
"Aggedor's Temple Atmosphere, Peladon" features on:
Audio CD - Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Volume 2

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Story No. 74

Planet of the Spiders

  6 episodes
VHS Video
NTSC A NTSC B NTSC PAL
Music by Dudley Simpson
no known releases
Special Sound by Dick Mills
"Metebelis III Atmosphere" features on:
Audio CD - Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Volume 2

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