To The Manor Borne (By Robots)

The Master learns about 25th century relationships. Bob convinces people he's telling the truth - the hard way. The stand-alone story is about ghosts and gentrification on an island in Thailand.

The Master takes a trip to the library. Bob finds out more about the 21st century. The story read to the Beast, "Billy Mill", imagines the last rock band on Earth.

Bob takes a swim, and the Master has a history lesson. The story read to the Beast imagines if people could be driven like aerial drones, and how that would apply to an out-of-control politician who needs to win re-election.

Bob has a surprising (and slimy) encounter with the Beast, and the Master does some fundraising in the 21st century.

The story read to the Beast in this episode is I'm Gonna Crawl, about a baby that never ages.

A terrible behemoth from out of space/time invades the 25th century, ravaging the world, killing millions. Its only weakness is stories, rendering it dormant. It's been contained within the Manor, a vast country estate controlled by the Master, the ruler of the future Earth, and the only person the Beast will let read stories to it and live. The Master transports his ancestor, office-worker Bob, from the present to the 25th century. Bob must substitute for the Master, while the Master travels to our time to unravel the mystery of the Beast's origins.

The story read to the Beast in this episode is No Fatties, Please, about an outlaw biker’s search for love, and the hunt for Osama Bin Laden.