The Doctor's Companion: Doctor Who the Long Way Round

The Doctor goes full Rambo while Scott and Matt are bewildered by the Colin Baker 2-part serial “Attack of the Cybermen”. The Doctor takes Peri to Foreman’s Yard on Trotter’s Lane in 1985 where they come across the Cybermen who plan to change history by sending Halley’s Comet crashing into Earth. Can the Doctor stop the Cybermen from destroying the planet? Who are the Cryons and how are they involved? Why is everyone so violent? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

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Next: David Tennant and “Midnight”!!

The Mara is back and Scott and Matt are discussing the merits of its return with the Peter Davision 4-part serial “Snakedance”. Tegan falls under the influence of the Mara once again and directs the TARDIS to the planet Manussa where it plans to use the Great Crystal to bring about its return to corporeal form. Can the Doctor help Tegan and stop the Mara before it’s too late? Who is Lon and why is he so terrible to everyone? How do you use a low budget to your advantage? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Colin Baker and “Attack of the Cybermen”!!

Someone is looking for the Doctor but Scott and Matt absolutely adore the widely despised David Tennant episode “Love and Monsters”. An ordinary man named Elton becomes obsessed with the Doctor and Rose, meeting up with a similarly minded people to form an organization known as LINDA. Their time together is threatened, however, when a mysterious gentleman known as Victor Kennedy takes over the group and changes their lives forever. Who is Victor Kennedy and what does he want with the Doctor? Will Elton ever realize his romantic feelings for fellow LINDA member Ursula? What will the Doctor and Rose have to say about all of this? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

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Next: Peter Davison and “Snakedance”!!

The last of the segments is found while Scott and Matt are counting to ten in response to the sixth and final part of The Key to Time with the Tom Baker 6-part serial “The Armageddon Factor”. The Doctor and Romana find themselves at the heart of a devastating war between neighboring planets Atrios and Zeos. Can the Doctor put a stop to the sinister entity who is manipulating events to continue the war indefinitely? Who is The Shadow working for and what is his ultimate goal? Why is K-9 chasing his tail? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: David Tennant and “Love & Monsters”!!

A giant squid god rises from the swamp as Scott and Matt smell something fishy about the fifth part of The Key to Time with the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Power of Kroll”. The Doctor and Romana are caught in the conflict between the native Swampies and the crew of a chemical refinery. Can the Doctor bring peace to the marsh moon of Delta Magna before the two factions go to war? Will Romana be sacrificed to the giant swamp god Kroll? Why does this story feel so familiar? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Tom Baker and The Key to Time Part 6: “The Armageddon Factor”!!

The Doctor just wants to go fishing while Scott and Matt are fist-pumping their way through  the fourth part of The Key to Time with the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Androids of Tara”. The Doctor and Romana find themselves embroiled in the political games of the planet Tara, where androids and doppelgangers complicate the coronation of Prince Reynart. Can the Doctor outsmart the evil Count Grendal of Gracht before he schemes his way onto the throne of Tara? Will he have to resort to an old fashioned sword fight? Why does Romana have a twin on Tara? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Tom Baker and The Key to Time Part 5: “The Power of Kroll”!!

The Doctor is defending his life while Scott and Matt thrilled with the third part of The Key to Time with the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Stones of Blood”. The Doctor and Romana find themselves on present-day Earth in search of the third segment of the Key to Time where they must contend with enchanted stones, a Druid Goddess, and the Megara, justice machines hunting for an escaped interstellar fugitive wanted for murder. Can the Doctor figure out what these things have in common before the Megara sentence him to death? Will the Doctor be able to find proof of the identity of Cessair of Diplos? Where will they find the Key to Time segment? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Tom Baker and The Key to Time Part 4: “The Androids of Tara”!!

It’s big ideas versus a low budget when Scott and Matt take on the second part of The Key to Time with the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Pirate Planet. The Doctor and Romana head to the planet Calufrax where the second segment of the Key to Time is supposedly located, yet they arrive on a planet called Zanak, which has been hollowed out and fitted with hyperspace engines, allowing its insane, half-robot Captain to materialize it around smaller planets and plunder their resources. Can the Doctor stop the Pirate Captain from robbing every planet in the universe? Will he find the second Key segment before it’s destroyed by Zanak? What happens when a robot dog and a robot parrot get in a fight? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Tom Baker and The Key to Time Part 3: “The Stones of Blood”!!

The search is on for the segments of the Key to Time and Scott and Matt agree that it starts in the best possible way with the 4-part Tom Baker serial “The Ribos Operation”. The quest for the first segment takes the Doctor and new companion Romana to Ribos, a medieval planet that galactic conman Garron is trying to sell to the Graff Vynda-K. Can the Doctor quell the angry Graff before her executes Garron for attempting to con him? What is the Key segment disguised as this time? How much does this episode have in common with Game of Thrones? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Tom Baker and The Key to Time Part 2: “The Pirate Planet”!!

Steven punches a girl while Scott and Matt have a hard time getting through the 4-part William Hartnell story “Galaxy 4”. The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven arrive on a seemingly uninhabited planet only to get caught in the middle of a confrontation between the beautiful Drahvins and the monstrous Rills as they each ask for their help in escaping the planet. Can the Doctor figure out which group is in the right before the planet pulls a Krypton? What’s up with the Drahvins’ bejeweled eyebrows? Why would Steven punch a sleeping woman in the face? Find out in the latest episode of The Doctor’s Companion! And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!!

Next: Tom Baker and The Key to Time Part 1: “The Ribos Operation”!!