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: Spearhead from Space

(17/01/1970)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Spearhead from Space’ was the first story of Season 7 of Doctor Who, and starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.

FACT: This story is the first to establish that the Doctor has two hearts, whereas before this it was suggested that he had only one.

A Matter of Time: The Sun Makers

(17/12/1977)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Sun Makers’ was the fourth story of Season 15 of Doctor Who, and starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

FACT: When the Gatherer is to be thrown off the roof by an angry mob, it is fairly obvious that it is only a dummy prop.

A Matter of Time: The Creature from the Pit

(17/11/1979)

DESCRIPTION: ‘The Creature from the Pit’ was the third story of Season 17 of Doctor Who, and starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

FACT: The shapeless creature known as Erato is considered to be one of the worst monsters ever in Doctor Who, due to its similarities to a certain male body part.

A Matter of Time: Mark Gatiss

(17/10/1966)

DESCRIPTION: Mark Gatiss has written three stories for Doctor Who, as well as starring in ‘The Lazarus Experiment’ and writing a fourth story for Series 6.

FACT: His first professional writing work was for the Virgin Publishing’s New Adventures series of Doctor Who stories, beginning with ‘Nightshade’.

A Matter of Time: Dinah Sheridan

(17/09/1920)

DESCRIPTION: Dinah Sheridan played the character of Flavia in the popular twentieth-anniversary special episode ‘The Five Doctors’.

FACT: The character of Flavia was a replacement for the Time Lady Thalia, who had appeared in the earlier story ‘Arc of Infinity’.

A Matter of Time: Graham Williams

(24/05/1945 – 17/08/1990)

DESCRIPTION: Graham Williams was the producer from Season 15 through to Season 17 for the classic series of Doctor Who.

FACT: Under the pseudonym of “David Agnew”, he co-wrote the stories ‘The Invasion of Time’ and ‘City of Death’.