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'''Season 19'''  of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[4th January]] [[1982]] and [[31st March]] [[1982]]. It starred [[Peter Davison]] in his first season as the [[Fifth Doctor]].


The '''nineteenth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[4th January]] [[1982]] and [[31st March]] [[1982]]. This was the first season to feature [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]].  It consisted of 7 serials and 26 episodes. A milestone occurred at the end of ''[[Earthshock]]'' with the death of companion [[Adric]], the first companion to die since the mid-1960s. Other milestones included ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'', the first non-science fictional historical serial since ''[[The Gunfighters]]'' in the mid-1960s, and the destruction of the [[sonic screwdriver]]'' in ''[[The Visitation]]'' (not to be seen again until 1996).  
==Overview==
 
The season consisted of seven serials and 26 episodes airing on a bi-weekly schedule. A milestone occurred at the end of ''[[Earthshock]]'' with the death of companion [[Adric]], the first companion to die since ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' aired in [[1965]] and [[1966]]. Other milestones included ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'', the first non-science fictional historical serial since 1966's ''[[The Gunfighters]]'', and the destruction of the [[sonic screwdriver]]'' in ''[[The Visitation]]''.
==Stories==
*[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]] (4 episodes)
*[[Four to Doomsday]] (4 episodes)
*[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]] (4 episodes)
*[[The Visitation]] (4 episodes)
*[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]] (2 episodes)
*[[Earthshock]] (4 episodes)
*[[Time-Flight]] (4 episodes)


==Main Cast==
==Main Cast==
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*Four to Doomsday
*Four to Doomsday
*Kinda
*Kinda
*The Visitation/Black Orchid  
*The Visitation / Black Orchid  
*Earthshock
*Earthshock
*Time-Flight
*Time-Flight
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*Black Orchid
*Black Orchid
*Earthshock
*Earthshock
*Time-Flight (part of Tegan-Tales in R2)
*Time-Flight  
:''Part of ''Tegan Tales'' package on Region 2.''


===Novelisations===
===Novelisations===
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===Audiobooks===
===Audiobooks===
*[[Kinda]]
:''Reading of the novelisation.''


==External Links==
==External Links==
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season19.shtml BBC website guide to Season 19]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season19.shtml BBC website guide to Season 19]


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Season 19 of Doctor Who ran between 4th January 1982 and 31st March 1982. It starred Peter Davison in his first season as the Fifth Doctor.

Overview

The season consisted of seven serials and 26 episodes airing on a bi-weekly schedule. A milestone occurred at the end of Earthshock with the death of companion Adric, the first companion to die since The Daleks' Master Plan aired in 1965 and 1966. Other milestones included Black Orchid, the first non-science fictional historical serial since 1966's The Gunfighters, and the destruction of the sonic screwdriver in The Visitation.

Main Cast

Adaptations and merchandising

Video

VHS

  • Castrovalva
  • Four to Doomsday
  • Kinda
  • The Visitation / Black Orchid
  • Earthshock
  • Time-Flight

DVD

  • Castrovalva
  • The Visitation
  • Black Orchid
  • Earthshock
  • Time-Flight
Part of Tegan Tales package on Region 2.

Novelisations

Audiobooks

Reading of the novelisation.

External Links

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