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The '''eighth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]] and [[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1971. It starred [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]].
The '''eighth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2 January (releases)|2 January]] [[1971 (releases)|1971]] and [[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 1971. It starred [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]]. Starting with an exiting adventure with the master and the Autons.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==

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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. Starting with an exiting adventure with the master and the Autons.

Overview

As of November 2012, season 8 remains notable for being the season with the most number of regular characters. Not only did it see a new companion in the form of Jo Grant, but it featured a regular enemy — the Master — and an expanded regular UNIT cast that now included Sergeant Benton and Mike Yates in most episodes. Adding in returning regulars Jon Pertwee and Nicholas Courtney, the regular cast swelled to six.

Television stories

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Terror of the Autons Robert Holmes 4 First appearances of Jo Grant, Mike Yates and the Master; featuring the return of the Nestene Consciousness and the Autons; beginning of the season-long Master arc.
2 The Mind of Evil Don Houghton 6 First appearance of the second TARDIS interior.
3 The Claws of Axos Bob Baker
Dave Martin
4 First appearance of Axos.
4 Colony in Space Malcolm Hulke 6 First time the Third Doctor is able to visit an alien planet following exile.
5 The Dæmons Guy Leopold, aka
Robert Sloman
Barry Letts
5 Conclusion of the season-long Master arc. Second explanation for the destruction of Atlantis.

Cast

The cast of Season 8.

Recurring

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 episode 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. 3 June 2013 5 June 2014 11 June 2013
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

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