A Matter of Time: The Web Planet

(20/02/1965)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Web Planet’ was the fifth story of Season 2 of Doctor Who, and starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor.

FACT: The highly unusual music soundtrack in this story was created by a group called Les Structures Sonorés, who produced music on glass tubes.

A Matter of Time: The Robots of Death

(19/02/1977)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Robots of Death’ was the fifth story of Season 14 of Doctor Who, and starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

FACT: This is the last story to feature the wood-panelled TARDIS secondary control room, which first appeared in ‘The Masque of Mandragora’.

A Matter of Time: Jacqueline Hill

(17/12/1929 – 18/02/1993)

DESCRIPTION: Jacqueline Hill played the companion Barbara Wright from ‘An Unearthly Child’ to ‘The Chase’.

FACT: Hill returned to Doctor Who for an appearance as the priestess Lexa in the Fourth Doctor story ‘Meglos’.

A Matter of Time: The Armageddon Factor

(17/02/1979)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Armageddon Factor’ was the sixth story of Season 16 of Doctor Who, and starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

FACT: Lalla Ward appears as Princess Astra in this story, which led to her being cast as the second incarnation of Romana in the next season.

A Matter of Time: The Two Doctors

(16/02/1985)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Two Doctors’ was the fourth story of Season 22 of Doctor Who, and starred Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.

FACT: This story was originally set in New Orleans, and the food-obsessed Androgums were created with the city’s cooking reputation in mind.

A Matter of Time: Resurrection of the Daleks

(15/02/1984)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Resurrection of the Daleks’ was the fourth story of Season 21 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: Although the story was recorded as four separate episodes, it was broadcast as two 45-minute episodes to avoid clashing with the Winter Olympics.

A Matter of Time: The Keeper of Traken

(14/02/1981)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Keeper of Traken’ was the sixth story of Season 18 of Doctor Who, and starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

FACT: Geoffrey Beevers is credited as the Melkur to conceal the plot twist of the Master’s return, and the name Tremas is also an anagram of Master.

A Matter of Time: Adam

(13/02/2008)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Adam’ was the fifth story in the second series of Torchwood, and starred John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness.

FACT: Whilst filming the kiss between Jack and Ianto, the crew pulled a prank by not calling “Cut!” after they had stopped filming for two minutes.

A Matter of Time: The Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve

(12/02/1966)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve’ was the fifth story of Season 3 of Doctor Who, and starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor.

FACT: According to ‘Doctor Who: Companions’, the final episode of the story was to have included a cameo appearance by Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright.

A Matter of Time: The Moonbase

(11/02/1967)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Moonbase’ was the sixth story of Season 4 of Doctor Who, and starred Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.

FACT: Talkback from the headphones of the crew on the studio floor is clearly audible at times during Episode 4, including cues for Cybermen.

A Matter of Time: The Web of Fear

(10/02/1968)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Web of Fear’ was the fifth story of Season 5 of Doctor Who, and starred Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.

FACT: To promote this story, a specially shot trailer featuring the Doctor in the London Underground was featured at the end ‘The Enemy of the World’.

A Matter of Time: The Mark of the Rani

(09/02/1985)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Mark of the Rani’ was the third story of Season 22 of Doctor Who, and starred Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.

FACT: John Lewis was originally hired to compose the score but suddenly became ill and died before work was complete, so Jonathan Gibbs became the composer.

A Matter of Time: The Seeds of Death

(08/02/1969)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Seeds of Death’ was the fifth story of Season 6 of Doctor Who, and starred Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.

FACT: Patrick Troughton’s sideburns appear and disappear depending on whether he is seen in a pre-filmed sequence or a studio scene.

A Matter of Time: The Seeds of Doom

(07/02/1976)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Seeds of Doom’ was the sixth story of Season 13 of Doctor Who, and starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

FACT: The costume for the humanoid stage of the Krynoid was created by taking one of the Axon costumes from ‘The Claws of Axos’ and spraying it green.

A Matter of Time: The Mind of Evil

(06/02/1971)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Mind of Evil’ was the second story of Season 8 of Doctor Who, and starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.

FACT: During a fight sequence in which water is spilled, the Master as played by Roger Delgado slips in a puddle twice.

A Matter of Time: The Curse of Peladon

(05/02/1972)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Curse of Peladon’ was the second story of Season 9 of Doctor Who, and starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.

FACT: Jon Pertwee sings the Venusian Lullaby to the tune of ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ when controlling Aggedor.

A Matter of Time: The Invasion of Time

(04/02/1978)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Invasion of Time’ was the sixth story of Season 15 of Doctor Who, and starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

FACT: During a chase sequence within the swimming pool, a Sontaran is seen tripping over a chair and nearly falling over.

A Matter of Time: Frontios

(03/02/1984)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Frontios’ was the third story of Season 21 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: Air was pumped into the Tractators’ costumes during filming breaks as they were insufficiently ventilated for the hot conditions.

A Matter of Time: Kinda

(02/02/1982)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Kinda’ was the third story of Season 19 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: The story is reportedly based on Buddhist concepts, and the Mara derives from a demon of the same name in Buddhist mythology.

A Matter of Time: Mawdryn Undead

(01/02/1983)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Mawdryn Undead’ was the third story of Season 20 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: The former producer Graham Williams, who created the Guardians, was not told about their return in this season until a Doctor Who convention.