It’s not an invasion: They’ve all got valid passports. Describe The Faceless Ones in six words: Crime thriller with aliens flying aeroplanes. This is… the one at Gatwick. Episodes: Episodes 157–162 out of 870 (8 April — 13 May, 1967) Key Characters Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) with Ben (Michael Craze), Polly (Anneke…

There is no such thing as [two] Macra [in shot]! Describe The Macra Terror in six words: 1984 but holiday camps and crabs. This is… the one where giant grabs run a leisure colony Episodes: 153–156 out of 870 First broadcast: 11 March — 1 April, 1967 First overseas broadcast: November…

A small step for man, and giant leaps for Cybermen. Previously… Patrick Troughton’s time as the Doctor started well but the wheels are coming off behind-the-scenes. What Doctor Who is desperately looking for is a formula it can re-use, and a new monster it can re-use…

Patrick Troughton establishes himself in an otherwise fishy tale. Previously… With historical tales out, it’s time for the series to kick high concept adventuring into top gear. Except, the poor script editor has no good stories to put in front of the cameras…

English soldiers patrol the highlands after Culloden: Will the Doctor get away Scot-free? Previously… William Hartnell has been replaced by Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. …

A colony in the future loves their new servants: The Daleks. Describe The Power of the Daleks in six words: Roombas — but they’re actually the Daleks! This is… the new Doctor proves himself against the Daleks Episodes: Episodes 135–140 out of 870 (as of 18th April, 2022) First broadcast…

There’s DALEKS! In COLOUR! Okay, so before The Bluffer’s Guide moves on to Patrick Troughton’s time as the Doctor, there’s another Doctor worth mentioning. I mean, this is basically here for the sake of completism. Not every rewatch needs to include the Peter Cushing Dalek films but every now and…

We take these innocent William Hartnell stories and viciously judge them. William Hartnell is a fantastic Doctor. There’s no “but…” following that statement. He is gloriously good. And it really does take either watching his stories in order, or being really precise in your picks to really see that. You…

The Cybermen are here! It’s far from being all over. Describe The Tenth Planet in six words: Alien planet overeats and then explodes This is… Okay. So retrospectively this is the first one with the Cybermen and the last one with William Hartnell. However, no-one watching this at the time was going…