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|image = | |image = Doctor Who Season 18 (Fourth Doctor) logo.jpg | ||
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|broadcast year = 1980 | |broadcast year = 1980 | ||
|broadcast year2 = 1981 | |broadcast year2 = 1981 | ||
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|doc2 = The Boy with the Golden Star | |doc2 = The Boy with the Golden Star | ||
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|prev = season 17 | |prev = season 17 (Doctor Who 1963)| | ||
|next = season 19 | |next = season 19 (Doctor Who 1963)| | ||
|trailer = Season 18 Trailer The Collection Doctor Who | |trailer = Season 18 Trailer The Collection Doctor Who | ||
|trailer2 = Season 18 Announcement Trailer Doctor Who | |trailer2 = Season 18 Announcement Trailer Doctor Who | ||
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|clip2 = A New Body for the Master - The Keeper of Traken - Doctor Who - BBC | |clip2 = A New Body for the Master - The Keeper of Traken - Doctor Who - BBC | ||
|clip3 = Fourth Doctor regenerates - Tom Baker to Peter Davison - BBC | |clip3 = Fourth Doctor regenerates - Tom Baker to Peter Davison - BBC | ||
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'''Season 18''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[30 August (releases)|30 August]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]] to [[21 March (releases)|21 March]] [[1981 (releases)|1981]]. It starred [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]], [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II]], [[Matthew Waterhouse]] as [[Adric]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as Nyssa and [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]]. The season opened with ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' and concluded with ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''. | '''Season 18''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[30 August (releases)|30 August]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]] to [[21 March (releases)|21 March]] [[1981 (releases)|1981]]. It starred [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]], [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II]], [[Matthew Waterhouse]] as [[Adric]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as Nyssa and [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]]. The season opened with ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'' and concluded with ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Season 18 consisted of seven stories comprising twenty-eight episodes, making it the longest season in terms of episode count since the start of colour production. It was [[Tom Baker]]'s final season and the first season of [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s [[producer]]ship. Many of the changes he brought in during this season would continue throughout the [[1980s]] — some to the end of ''[[Doctor Who]]''{{'}}s original run. Amongst the more obvious changes during the season were: a new [[Doctor Who logo|logo]], a reworking of the [[Doctor Who theme|theme tune]], fully electronic [[incidental music]], a raft of new [[writer]]s and [[director]]s, a new maroon-coloured outfit for the Doctor and the introduction of the [[question mark]] motif on the Doctor's clothing. Additionally, he commissioned [[Tom Yardley-Jones]] to design a new TARDIS prop to be used for the show. This prop would continue to be used up until the end of Season 26 (though, the previous [[Barry Newbery]] design would appear this season in ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''). Finally, it was [[Barry Letts]]{{'}} swansong on the programme. He had returned for this one year to [[executive producer|executive produce]]. | Season 18 consisted of seven stories comprising twenty-eight episodes, making it the longest season in terms of episode count since the start of colour production. It was [[Tom Baker]]'s final season and the first season of [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s [[producer]]ship. Many of the changes he brought in during this season would continue throughout the [[1980s]] — some to the end of ''[[Doctor Who]]''{{'}}s original run. Amongst the more obvious changes during the season were: a new [[Doctor Who logo|logo]], a reworking of the [[Doctor Who theme|theme tune]], fully electronic [[incidental music]], a raft of new [[writer]]s and [[Director (crew)|director]]s, a new maroon-coloured outfit for the Doctor and the introduction of the [[question mark]] motif on the Doctor's clothing. Additionally, he commissioned [[Tom Yardley-Jones]] to design a new TARDIS prop to be used for the show. This prop would continue to be used up until the end of Season 26 (though, the previous [[Barry Newbery]] design would appear this season in ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''). Finally, it was [[Barry Letts]]{{'}} swansong on the programme. He had returned for this one year to [[executive producer|executive produce]]. | ||
It was the last season of the original series to have an autumn-to-spring broadcast schedule and the last to have an autumn start until [[Season 23]]. After this season, the number of episodes per season began to decline, after a relatively stable episode count for the whole of the [[1970s]]. The season took a two week transmission break over the 1980 Christmas period, between the broadcast of part four of ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' and part one of ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'', making it the last to do so. | It was the last season of the original series to have an autumn-to-spring broadcast schedule and the last to have an autumn start until [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 23]]. After this season, the number of episodes per season began to decline, after a relatively stable episode count for the whole of the [[1970s]]. The season took a two week transmission break over the 1980 Christmas period, between the broadcast of part four of ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' and part one of ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'', making it the last to do so. | ||
From ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'' onwards, the season featured a story arc involving [[E-Space]] and the return of [[the Master]] who had stolen a new body rather than [[Regeneration|regenerate]]. The stories were darker and more adult in tone than those during the [[Graham Williams]] era. They also attempted to emphasise science, much to the satisfaction of both [[script editor]] [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] and executive producer Barry Letts. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor|The Fourth Doctor Handbook]]'') | From ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'' onwards, the season featured a story arc involving [[E-Space]] and the return of [[the Master]] who had stolen a new body rather than [[Regeneration|regenerate]]. The stories were darker and more adult in tone than those during the [[Graham Williams]] era. They also attempted to emphasise science, much to the satisfaction of both [[script editor]] [[Christopher H. Bidmead]] and executive producer Barry Letts. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor|The Fourth Doctor Handbook]]'') | ||
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==== Notes ==== | ==== Notes ==== | ||
* Season 18 stands as one of only three seasons in ''Doctor Who'' history in which each story of the season has consisted of the same number of episodes - with this season consisting entirely of four-part serials - the others being [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]] and [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|Series 11]], with one each. If the unfinished ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' is discounted, then this number is raised to four, with [[Season 17]] also entirely consisting of four-part serials. | * Season 18 stands as one of only three seasons in ''Doctor Who'' history in which each story of the season has consisted of the same number of episodes - with this season consisting entirely of four-part serials - the others being [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]] and [[Series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 11]], with one each. If the unfinished ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' is discounted, then this number is raised to four, with [[Season 17 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 17]] also entirely consisting of four-part serials. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== Stories set before this season == | == Stories set before this season == | ||
The following stories are the known ones to be set between [[Season 17|Seasons 17]] and 18: | The following stories are the known ones to be set between [[Season 17 (Doctor Who 1963)|Seasons 17]] and 18: | ||
* | === Television === | ||
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* | * The Fourth Doctor and Romana's involvement in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | ||
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''to be | === Novels === | ||
''to be added'' | |||
=== Short stories === | |||
* ''[[The Final Analysis (short story)|The Final Analysis]]'' | |||
=== Audios === | |||
* ''[[The Pyralis Effect (audio story)|The Pyralis Effect]]'' | |||
*''[[Wave of Destruction (audio story)|Wave of Destruction]]'' | |||
*''[[The Beast of Kravenos (audio story)|The Beast of Kravenous]]'' | |||
* ''[[Dethras (audio story)|Dethras]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Pursuit of History (audio story)|The Pursuit of History]]'' / ''[[Casualties of Time (audio story)|Casualties of Time]]'' | |||
==== Comics ==== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Stories set during this season == | == Stories set during this season == | ||
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* | === Novels === | ||
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* | * The Fourth Doctor and Romana's involvement in ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' | ||
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* | === Short stories === | ||
''to be | |||
* ''[[O, Darkness (short story)|O, Darkness]]'' | |||
* ''[[Mauritz (short story)|Mauritz]]'' | |||
=== Audios === | |||
* ''[[The Invasion of E-Space (audio story)|The Invasion of E-Space]]'' | |||
* ''[[A Full Life (audio story)|A Full Life]]'' | |||
*''[[Purgatory 12 (audio story)|Purgatory 12]]'' | |||
*''[[Watchers (audio story)|Watchers]]'' | |||
=== Comics === | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Adaptations and merchandising == | == Adaptations and merchandising == | ||
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| ''[[The E-Space Trilogy]]'': <br />''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'' (4 episodes) <br />''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' (4 episodes)<br />''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'' (4 episodes) || 12 × 25 min. || 26 January 2009 || 5 March 2009 || 5 May 2009 | | ''[[The E-Space Trilogy]]'': <br />''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'' (4 episodes) <br />''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'' (4 episodes)<br />''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'' (4 episodes) || 12 × 25 min. || 26 January 2009 || 5 March 2009 || 5 May 2009 | ||
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| ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''New Beginnings'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Available individually or in the box set in Region 1. || 4 × 25 min. || 29 January 2007 || 7 March 2007 || 5 June 2007 | | ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[New Beginnings]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Available individually or in the box set in Region 1. || 4 × 25 min. || 29 January 2007 || 7 March 2007 || 5 June 2007 | ||
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| ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''New Beginnings'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Available individually or in the box set in Region 1. || 4 × 25 min. || 29 January 2007 || 7 March 2007 || 5 June 2007 | | ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[New Beginnings]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Available individually or in the box set in Region 1. || 4 × 25 min. || 29 January 2007 || 7 March 2007 || 5 June 2007 | ||
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|''[[The Collection]]'' - ''[[Season 18]]''<br /><small>Released as ''Tom Baker: Complete Season Seven'' in the US.</small> | |''[[The Collection]]'' - ''[[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 18]]''<br /><small>Released as ''Tom Baker: Complete Season Seven'' in the US.</small> | ||
|28 x 25 min. | |28 x 25 min. | ||
|18 March 2019 | |18 March 2019 |
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