Season 9 episodes
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No Code Title First Shown Eps Exists
60 KKK The Day of the Daleks 1 Jan 72 4 all
61 MMM The Curse of Peladon 29 Jan 72 4 all
61 LLL The Sea Devils 26 Feb 72 6 all
62 NNN The Mutants 8 Apr 72 6 all
63 OOO The Time Monster 20 May 72 6 all
Notes
The BBC lost the PAL (UK TV system) master tape of episode 2 of the
Sea Devils, but found an american NTSC system tape of sufficent
quality to convert it back into PAL to complete the story in colour.
Episode Details
UNIT are placed in charge of security at a crucial Peace Conference,
guarding Sir Reginald Styles, the diplomat with the best chance of
averting a war between the Chinese and Russians.
A mysterious guerilla appears, attempts to kill Styles and then disappears
with Jo and the Doctor - into a terrifying future Earth ruled by the
Daleks and their brutish slaves, the Ogrons.
The guerillas explain that the Daleks overran the Earth after
a nuclear war back in the 20th century - caused by Styles.
They believe the war and subsequent invasion can be averted by killing Styles.
But are they right?
Video Release: PAL VHS BBC Video BBCV4109, Cert U
The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo to the primitive planet of Peladon.
King Peladon and his Chancellor wish Peladon to
join the Galactic Federation, and are entertaining a delegation from
the Federation.
The Doctor is mistaken for the Earth delegate, and becomes suspicious
when he finds that an Ice Warrior is among the other delegates.
Shortly after their arrival, the Chancellor is murdered, apparently by
Aggedor - the mythical Royal Beast of Peladon.
The Doctor investigates, discovers that there is a conspiracy to prevent
Peladon joining the Federation, falls foul of the religious laws of Peladon
and has to engage the King's Champion in a duel, and eventually comes face
to face with a very real, very hairy and rather large Aggedor.
Jo, meanwhile, has her hands full when King Peladon falls in love with her!
Can the Doctor stay alive long enough to defeat the conspiracy?
Video Release: PAL VHS BBC Video BBCV4978, Cert PG
The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his island prison and during their
visit hear tales of ships disappearing nearby. The Doctor becomes curious
and investigates, discovering that the Sea Devils, aquatic relatives of the
Silurians, have awoken from their slumbers and are being helped by the Master.
Once again, Jo and the Doctor are sent into danger by the Time Lords.
They are given a vital message capsule, and are told that the capsule will
open only in the presence of the recipient.
They arrive on a Earth colonial space station above the inhospitable planet
Solos - a planet with an extremely poisonous atmosphere,
inhabited by an alien race called the Mutants.
They discover that Solos is under the tyrannical rule of the sadistic Marshal,
who has the Earth Administrator murdered, and then embarks upon an insane
plan to convert the atmosphere into an Oxygen rich one,
killing off the entire race of Mutants while making the planet suitable
for human colonization.
Can the Doctor save the Mutants?
The Doctor attends an experiment in Interstitial Time travel, run by
the mysterious Professor Thascales, who turns out to be the Master!
He escapes back in time to Atlantis, and attempts to unleash Kronos,
an awesome creature that can control all of time and space.
Can the Doctor stop the Master?
Links: onwards to season 10,
back to season 8.
B.King@ee.surrey.ac.uk & D.White@ee.surrey.ac.uk
30th August 1994