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The '''sixth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[10th August]] [[1968]] and [[21st June]] [[1969]]. It features the first [[UNIT]] story, ''[[The Invasion]]'', and the first official appearance of [[Time Lords]] and the Doctor's home planet (as yet unidentified by name). It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and the tenure of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]]. It consisted of 7 serials, and 44 episodes, including two epic-length storylines: the eight-episode ''[[The Invasion]]'' and the 10-episode ''[[The War Games]]''. Several episodes remain lost from this season, although audio recordings remain for all; as a result, the DVD release of ''The Invasion'' uses animation to recreate the two missing episodes from that story. | The '''sixth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[10th August]] [[1968]] and [[21st June]] [[1969]]. It features the first [[UNIT]] story, ''[[The Invasion]]'', and the first official appearance of [[Time Lords]] and the Doctor's home planet (as yet unidentified by name). It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and the tenure of [[Patrick Troughton]] as the [[Second Doctor]]. It consisted of 7 serials, and 44 episodes, including two epic-length storylines: the eight-episode ''[[The Invasion]]'' and the 10-episode ''[[The War Games]]''. Several episodes remain lost from this season, although audio recordings remain for all; as a result, the DVD release of ''The Invasion'' uses animation to recreate the two missing episodes from that story. | ||
==Stories== | ==Stories== | ||
*[[The Dominators]] | *[[The Dominators]] | ||
Revision as of 18:10, 27 March 2009
The sixth season of Doctor Who ran between 10th August 1968 and 21st June 1969. It features the first UNIT story, The Invasion, and the first official appearance of Time Lords and the Doctor's home planet (as yet unidentified by name). It also marked the end of the black-and-white era and the tenure of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. It consisted of 7 serials, and 44 episodes, including two epic-length storylines: the eight-episode The Invasion and the 10-episode The War Games. Several episodes remain lost from this season, although audio recordings remain for all; as a result, the DVD release of The Invasion uses animation to recreate the two missing episodes from that story.
Stories
- The Dominators
- The Mind Robber
- The Invasion
- The Krotons
- The Seeds of Death
- The Space Pirates
- The War Games
Main Cast
Stories set during this season
- Future Imperfect (during Episode 5 The Mind Robber)
- VD Aliens and Predators (between The Invasion and The Krotons)
- Involvement in ST UPVC (between The Invasion and The Krotons)
- Involvement in PDA The Colony of Lies (between The Invasion and The Krotons)
- TN Foreign Devils (between The Invasion and The Krotons)
- VD Vortex of Fear (between The Seeds of Death and The Space Pirates)
- PDA The Final Sanction (between The Seeds of Death and The Space Pirates)
- ST Please Shut the Gate (between The Seeds of Death and The Space Pirates)
- ST Constant Companion (between The Seeds of Death and The Space Pirates)
- PDA The Indestructible Man (between The Seeds of Death and The Space Pirates)
- MA The Menagerie (between The Space Pirates and The War Games)
- VD Fallen Angel (between The Space Pirates and The War Games)
- Involvement in EDA The Eight Doctors (during episode 9 of The War Games)
- ST War Crimes (during episode 10 of The War Games)
Adaptations and merchandising
Video
VHS
- The Dominators
- The Mind Rober
- The Invasion (with narration of episodes 1+4)
- The Krotons
- The Seeds of Death
- The War Games (on 2 tapes)
- Troughton years (Space Pirates 2)
DVD
- The Mind Robber
- The Invasion (with animation of episodes 1+4)
- The Seeds of Death
- Lost in Time (Space Pirates 2)
Novelisations
- The Dominators
- The Mind Robber
- The Invasion
- The Krotons
- The Seeds of Death
- The Space Pirates
- Doctor Who and the War Games
Other information
Novels and other media contend that further adventures of the Second Doctor occurred during Season 6B prior to his regeneration into the Third Doctor as seen in Season 7 of the television series.
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