Classic Doctor Who

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`Doctor Who' is a classic science-fiction programme with a cult following. The Doctor is called a `Time Lord', a time-travelling scientist from a far off planet, who travels through time and space in a shop known by the acronym TARDIS. A TARDIS is a machine that is larger on the inside than the outside and is supposed to change its appearance based on its surroundings. The Doctor is also able to evolve his biology, so he appears as many different people throughout the series. The Doctor loves Earth, so he makes many trips here to save the planet, or to enlist earthlings to help him with tasks in the galaxy.

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Episode 1The Masque of Mandragora (Part 1)

The Masque of Mandragora: Part 1. The Doctor lands in Renaissance Italy unaware he has brought an alien energy with him.

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Episode 2The Masque of Mandragora (Part 2)

The Masque of Mandragora: Part 2. The Mandragora energy joins forces with the secret Brotherhood of Demnos.

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Episode 3The Masque of Mandragora (Part 3)

The Masque of Mandragora: Part 3. Tempted by the power offered by Mandragora, Hieronymous plots to eliminate his enemies.

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Episode 4The Masque of Mandragora (Part 4)

The Masque of Mandragora: Part 4. As the leading scholars of the era assemble for the masque, Mandragora prepares to attack.

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Episode 5The Hand of Fear (Part 1)

The Hand of Fear: Part 1. Sarah becomes possessed by the fossilized stone hand of an alien, Eldrad.

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Episode 6The Hand of Fear (Part 2)

The Hand of Fear: Part 2. At a nuclear power station, the stone hand comes to life and seeks access to the reactor.

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Episode 7The Hand of Fear (Part 3)

The Hand of Fear: Part 3. The hand has regrown into Eldrad, who demands that the Doctor return her to Kastria.

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Episode 8The Hand of Fear (Part 4)

The Hand of Fear: Part 4. The Doctor and Sarah suspect that Eldrad has not been entirely honest with them.

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Episode 9The Deadly Assassin (Part 1)

The Deadly Assassin: Part 1. The Doctor returns to Gallifrey and races to prevent a tragedy.

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Episode 10The Deadly Assassin (Part 2)

The Deadly Assassin: Part 2. The Time Lord president has been assassinated and the Doctor is the prime suspect.

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Episode 11The Deadly Assassin (Part 3)

The Deadly Assassin: Part 3. The Doctor enters the virtual world of the Matrix hoping to track down the Master.

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Episode 12The Deadly Assassin (Part 4)

The Deadly Assassin: Part 4. The Master makes his final bid to release the devastating power of the Time Lords.

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Episode 13The Face of Evil (Part 1)

The Face of Evil: Part 1. The Doctor arrives on an alien world and is accused of being 'the evil one'.

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Episode 14The Face of Evil (Part 2)

The Face of Evil: Part 2. The Sevateem prepare to launch an attack to free their god, Xoanon.

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Episode 15The Face of Evil (Part 3)

The Face of Evil: Part 3. The Doctor discovers the terrible truth about Xoanon and realises that he is to blame.

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Episode 16The Face of Evil (Part 4)

The Face of Evil: Part 4. The insane computer Xoanon refuses the Doctor's help and prepares to destroy the planet.

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Episode 17The Robots of Death: Part 1

The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Leela to a huge sandminer on an alien world.

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Episode 18The Robots of Death: Part 2

The Doctor and Leela are blamed for the murder of one of the sandminer's crew.

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Episode 19The Robots of Death: Part 3

Taren Capel is using the robots to carry out the murders.

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Episode 20The Robots of Death: Part 4

As the robots close in, the Doctor and Leela join forces with the crew to fight back.

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Episode 21The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part 1

The Doctor and Leela arrive in Victorian London where many young women have disappeared.

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Episode 22The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part 2

The Doctor and Leela take refuge at the home of Professor Litefoot.

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Episode 23The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part 3

Weng-Chiang is desperate to recover his lost time cabinet.

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Episode 24The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part 4

The Doctor plans to confront Li H'sen Chang, but Greel no longer needs his servant.

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Episode 25The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part 5

Magnus Greel has recovered his lost time cabinet and the Doctor hurries to track him down.

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Episode 26The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part 6

The Doctor tracks Greel to his secret hideaway at the House of the Dragon.

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