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==Overview==
==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]]''.
The season consisted of seven serials and 26 episodes airing on a bi-weekly schedule. Two milestones occurred in ''[[Earthshock]]''. Firstly, the [[Mondasian Cybermen|Cybermen]] returned, un-announced for the first time since ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]''. Secondly, for the first time since ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' which had aired in [[1965]] and [[1966]] a companion died. 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]]''.


==Main Cast==
==Main Cast==

Revision as of 17:25, 11 November 2008

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. Two milestones occurred in Earthshock. Firstly, the Cybermen returned, un-announced for the first time since Revenge of the Cybermen. Secondly, for the first time since The Daleks' Master Plan which had aired in 1965 and 1966 a companion died. 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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