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The '''eighth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2 January]] [[1971]] and [[19 June]] [[1971]]. It starred [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]].
The '''eighth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2 January]] [[1971]] and [[19 June]] [[1971]]. It starred [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]].


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[[Category:Doctor Who seasons|Season 08]]
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Revision as of 14:40, 11 October 2012

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The eighth season of Doctor Who ran between 2 January 1971 and 19 June 1971. It starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.

Overview

It marked the appearance of the first on-screen version of the Master and the season was the show's first attempt at a season-long story arc as each serial featured him. It consisted of five serials and twenty-five episodes. Jo Grant joined as companion.

Television stories

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Terror of the Autons Robert Holmes 4 First appearances of Jo Grant, Mike Yates and the Master; beginning of the season-long Master arc
2 The Mind of Evil Don Houghton 6
3 The Claws of Axos Bob Baker
Dave Martin
4
4 Colony in Space Malcolm Hulke 6
5 The Dæmons Guy Leopold, aka
Robert Sloman
Barry Letts
5 Conclusion of the Master arc

Main cast

The cast of Season 8.

Regular

Semi-regular

Stories set during this season

Adaptations and merchandising

Home Media

VHS

  • Terror of the Autons (1993) (colour restoration)
  • The Mind of Evil (1998) (in B+W)
  • The Claws of Axos (1992)
  • Colony in Space (2001)
  • The Dæmons (1993) (colour restoration)
  • The Pertwee Years (1992) (The Dæmons 5 - in B+W)

DVD

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes
R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Terror of the Autons
Only available as part of the Mannequin Mania box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.
4 × 25 min. 9 May 2011 2 June 2011 10 May 2011
The Mind of Evil 6 × 25 min. TBA TBA TBA
The Claws of Axos 4 × 25 min. 25 April 2005 2 June 2005 8 November 2005
Colony in Space 6 × 25 min. 3 October 2011 1 December 2011 8 November 2011
The Dæmons 5 × 25 min. 19 March 2012 19 April 2012 10 April 2012

Novels

External links

BBC website guide to Season 8

Notes