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The First, Second and Third Doctors are being pulled from time, causing the Fifth Doctor to feel himself fading from existence. They are all drawn together in the forbidden Death Zone on Gallifrey along with their companions from throughout time, but the Fourth Doctor is trapped in a time vortex, saving the Fifth Doctor’s life and giving the Doctors time to journey towards the Dark Tower at the heart of the Death Zone as they all discover that they are embroiled in the Game of Rassilon, whose prize is immortality itself.

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The First, Second and Third Doctors are being pulled from time, causing the Fifth Doctor to feel himself fading from existence. They are all drawn together in the forbidden Death Zone on Gallifrey along with their companions from throughout time, but the Fourth Doctor is trapped in a time vortex, saving the Fifth Doctor’s life and giving the Doctors time to journey towards the Dark Tower at the heart of the Death Zone as they all discover that they are embroiled in the Game of Rassilon, whose prize is immortality itself. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark YbarraHarley Winfrey

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The First, Second and Third Doctors are being pulled from time, causing the Fifth Doctor to feel himself fading from existence. They are all drawn together in the forbidden Death Zone on Gallifrey along with their companions from throughout time, but the Fourth Doctor is trapped in a time vortex, saving the Fifth Doctor’s life and giving the Doctors time to journey towards the Dark Tower at the heart of the Death Zone as they all discover that they are embroiled in the Game of Rassilon, whose prize is immortality itself.

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5.14 – The Five Doctors

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Stranded on an alien planet infamously called Desolation, can the Doctor find her way to the TARDIS as she promised her new friends? Will her newest company be of any help when they’re also racing against each other? And what exactly is “the Ghost Monument”?

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Stranded on an alien planet infamously called Desolation, can the Doctor find her way to the TARDIS as she promised her new friends? Will her newest company be of any help when they’re also racing against each other? And what exactly is “the Ghost Monument”? Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark YbarraHarley Winfrey

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Stranded on an alien planet infamously called&nbsp;Desolation, can the Doctor find her way to&nbsp;the TARDIS&nbsp;as she promised her new friends? Will her newest company be of any help when they’re also racing against each other? And what exactly is “the Ghost Monument”?

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13.02 – The Ghost Monument

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Clara agrees to accompany the Doctor on one final trip in the TARDIS, so he takes her on a trip with a recreation of the Orient Express built for space travel. However, they soon learn that the Express is haunted by a legendary mummy called the Foretold. Unseen by anyone else, it appears to its victim precisely sixty-six seconds before it takes their life. Soon, strange coincidences start to pile up and the Doctor begins to realize that somebody is playing a very dangerous game…

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Clara agrees to accompany the Doctor on one final trip in the TARDIS, so he takes her on a trip with a recreation of the Orient Express built for space travel. However, they soon learn that the Express is haunted by a legendary mummy called the Foretold. Unseen by anyone else, it appears to its victim precisely sixty-six seconds before it takes their life. Soon, strange coincidences start to pile up and the Doctor begins to realize that somebody is playing a very dangerous game… Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark YbarraHarley Winfrey

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Clara agrees to accompany the Doctor on one final trip in the TARDIS, so he takes her on a trip with a recreation of the Orient Express built for space travel. However, they soon learn that the Express is haunted by a legendary mummy called the Foretold. Unseen by anyone else, it appears to its victim precisely sixty-six seconds before it takes their life. Soon, strange coincidences start to pile up and the Doctor begins to realize that somebody is playing a very dangerous game…

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12.08 – Mummy on the Orient Express

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On the planet Vortis, the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki are swept up in the struggles of the butterfly-like Menoptera, the original denizens of Vortis who were forced to flee the planet for the moon Pictos to escape the encroaching web of the Animus and its mind-controlled minions, the ant-like Zarbi, and their living weapons, the larvae guns.

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On the planet Vortis, the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki are swept up in the struggles of the butterfly-like Menoptera, the original denizens of Vortis who were forced to flee the planet for the moon Pictos to escape the encroaching web of the Animus and its mind-controlled minions, the ant-like Zarbi, and their living weapons, the larvae guns. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark YbarraHarley Winfrey

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On the&nbsp;planet&nbsp;Vortis,&nbsp;the Doctor,&nbsp;Ian,&nbsp;Barbara&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vicki&nbsp;are swept up in the struggles of the&nbsp;butterfly-like&nbsp;Menoptera, the original denizens of Vortis who were forced to flee the planet for the&nbsp;moon&nbsp;Pictos&nbsp;to escape the encroaching web of the&nbsp;Animus&nbsp;and its&nbsp;mind-controlled&nbsp;minions, the&nbsp;ant-like&nbsp;Zarbi, and their living weapons, the&nbsp;larvae guns.

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1.14 – The Web Planet

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Ryan Sinclair, Graham O’Brien, and Yasmin Khan Strange notice strange events that begin to occur in their home town of Sheffield as an amnesiac woman falls from the sky into a train, between them and a possible alien threat.  

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Ryan Sinclair, Graham O’Brien, and Yasmin Khan Strange notice strange events that begin to occur in their home town of Sheffield as an amnesiac woman falls from the sky into a train, between them and a possible alien threat. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling Genre on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dgp Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark YbarraHarley Winfrey

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Ryan Sinclair,&nbsp;Graham O’Brien, and&nbsp;Yasmin Khan Strange notice strange events that begin to occur in their home town of Sheffield as an amnesiac woman falls from the sky into a train, between them and a possible alien threat.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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13.01 – The Woman Who Fell To Earth

<a href="http://www.mindrobber.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/doctorscompanionrss.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-27 alignleft" title="doctorscompanionrss" src="http://www.mindrobber.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/doctorscompanionrss.jpg" alt="" width="144" height="144" /></a>The Silurians are out of hibernation and into Scott and Matt’s hearts for the Jon Pertwee 7-part serial “The Silurians”.
The Doctor is stranded on Earth and working with UNIT to investigate some murders in an underground research facility; only to discover a group of pre-historic, intelligent reptiles who want control of Earth. Can the Doctor convince the humans and the Silurians to live together in peace? What do Silurians have in common with 80’s slasher films? Does the Doctor have an outfit for every occasion? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion. And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
Next Week: Tom Baker and “Genesis of the Daleks”!!

The Silurians are out of hibernation and into Scott and Matt’s hearts for the Jon Pertwee 7-part serial “The Silurians”. The Doctor is stranded on Earth and working with UNIT to investigate some murders in an underground research facility; only to discover a group of pre-historic, intelligent reptiles who want control of Earth. Can the Doctor convince the humans and the Silurians to live together in peace? What do Silurians have in common with 80’s slasher films? Does the Doctor have an outfit for every occasion? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion. And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS! Next Week: Tom Baker and “Genesis of the Daleks”!!

<a href="http://www.mindrobber.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/doctorscompanionrss.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>The Silurians are out of hibernation and into Scott and Matt’s hearts for the Jon Pertwee 7-part serial “The Silurians”.
The Doctor is stranded on Earth and working with UNIT to investigate some murders in an underground research facility; only to discover a group of pre-historic, intelligent reptiles who want control of Earth. Can the Doctor convince the humans and the Silurians to live together in peace? What do Silurians have in common with 80’s slasher films? Does the Doctor have an outfit for every&nbsp;occasion?&nbsp;Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion. And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
Next Week: Tom Baker and “Genesis of the Daleks”!!

The Doctor’s Companion Ep. 36 – G.I. Doctor

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The Cybermen are invading and Scott and Matt are talking about their shoes in the Patrick Troughton 8-part serial “The Invasion”.
The Doctor, along with companions Jamie and Zoe, arrive on Earth in the 20th century where they assist Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and UNIT in their investigations of the suspicious operations of industrial leader Tobias Vaughn, who may have ties to the Cybermen. Can the Doctor thwart their plans to invade and conquer Earth? Is Zoe a lunch money stealing computer bully? What is wrong with Tobias Vaughn’s face? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion. And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
Next Week: Jon Pertwee and “The Silurians”!!

The Cybermen are invading and Scott and Matt are talking about their shoes in the Patrick Troughton 8-part serial “The Invasion”. The Doctor, along with companions Jamie and Zoe, arrive on Earth in the 20th century where they assist Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and UNIT in their investigations of the suspicious operations of industrial leader Tobias Vaughn, who may have ties to the Cybermen. Can the Doctor thwart their plans to invade and conquer Earth? Is Zoe a lunch money stealing computer bully? What is wrong with Tobias Vaughn’s face? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion. And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS! Next Week: Jon Pertwee and “The Silurians”!!

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The Cybermen are invading and Scott and Matt are talking about their shoes in the Patrick Troughton 8-part serial “The Invasion”.
The Doctor, along with companions Jamie and Zoe, arrive on Earth in the 20th century where they assist Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and UNIT in their investigations of the suspicious operations of industrial leader Tobias Vaughn, who may have ties to the Cybermen. Can the Doctor thwart their plans to invade and conquer Earth? Is Zoe a lunch money stealing computer bully? What is wrong with Tobias Vaughn’s face? Find out in the newest episode of The Doctor’s Companion. And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
Next Week: Jon Pertwee and “The Silurians”!!

The Doctor’s Companion Ep. 35 – Cyber Strokes

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Scott is joined by new co-host Matt Smith as the two discuss the classic series beginning with the William Hartnell 7-part serial ‘The Daleks’.
The Doctor, along with companions Susan, Ian, and Barbara, arrive on the seemingly dead planet of Skaro, but soon get caught in the middle of a struggle between the two only surviving species: the Daleks and the Thals. Can the Doctor persuade the pacifist Thals to fight against the xenophobic Daleks? When do basic rope safety techniques come in handy on Skaro? Why is Barbara suddenly wearing Thal pants? Find out in this episode of The Doctor’s Companion. And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
Next Week: Patrick Troughton and ‘The Invasion’!!

Scott is joined by new co-host Matt Smith as the two discuss the classic series beginning with the William Hartnell 7-part serial ‘The Daleks’. The Doctor, along with companions Susan, Ian, and Barbara, arrive on the seemingly dead planet of Skaro, but soon get caught in the middle of a struggle between the two only surviving species: the Daleks and the Thals. Can the Doctor persuade the pacifist Thals to fight against the xenophobic Daleks? When do basic rope safety techniques come in handy on Skaro? Why is Barbara suddenly wearing Thal pants? Find out in this episode of The Doctor’s Companion. And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS! Next Week: Patrick Troughton and ‘The Invasion’!!

Scott is joined by new co-host Matt Smith as the two discuss the classic series beginning&nbsp;with the William Hartnell 7-part serial ‘The Daleks’.
The Doctor, along with companions Susan, Ian, and Barbara, arrive on the seemingly dead planet of Skaro, but soon get caught in the middle of a struggle between the two only surviving species: the Daleks and the Thals. Can the Doctor persuade the pacifist Thals to fight against the xenophobic Daleks? When do basic rope safety techniques come in handy on Skaro? Why is Barbara suddenly wearing Thal pants? Find out in this episode of The Doctor’s Companion. And remember, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
Next Week: Patrick Troughton and ‘The Invasion’!!

The Doctor’s Companion Ep. 34 – The Importance Of Rope Safety

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