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| 11 = {{feature|title=The Ark in Space (TV story)|image=Sarah stuck in the conduit - Doctor Who - BBC sci-fi|ext=|lead='''''The Ark in Space''''' was the second story of [[Season 12]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s first full, post-[[regeneration|regenerative]] story.  It proceeded from a mild-[[cliffhanger]] at the end of ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', showing what happened after [[Harry Sullivan]] climbed into [[the TARDIS|the police box]] in [[UNIT]]'s laboratory.  It importantly established the location of [[Nerva Beacon]], which would be the narrative lynchpin of the season.<br><br>''Ark'' had a somewhat tortuous scripting process, having slipped past two [[writer]]s before its scripts were finally accepted. Both Christopher Langley and [[John Lucarotti]] tried and failed to write a script about a space station for [[season 12]]. Of the two, Lucarotti came closest.  However, because he then lived on a boat anchored in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] — and there was a postal strike afflicting Corsica — Lucarotti was essentially incommunicado to [[script editor]] [[Robert Holmes]].  It was impossible for Holmes to conduct timely consultation with the ''Doctor Who'' veteran. Lucarotti was paid fully for his work, and Holmes undertook a page one rewrite, retaining only the central conceit of Lucarotti's tale.<br><br>Despite its difficult birth, the story won kudos from the [[BBC Wales]] production staff.  [[Russell T Davies]] once called ''Ark'' his favourite storyline of the [[1963]] version of ''Doctor Who''. [[Steven Moffat]] considered it the best Fourth Doctor story, while [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] confessed to being "petrified of the [[Wirrn]]"  as a child. [[Tom Baker]] himself has also stated that, of all the stories he'd filmed, ''The Ark in Space'' was his favourite. }}

| 12 = {{feature|title=The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|image=Crash landing - Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani - BBC|ext=|lead='''The Caves of Androzani''' was the final televised story to feature [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], who had decided to end his tenure on ''Doctor Who'' at a three-year milestone after taking advice from former lead [[Patrick Troughton]]. As such, it depicted the [[regeneration]] of the Fifth Doctor into the [[Sixth Doctor]], played by incoming actor [[Colin Baker]]. The story is often cited with high regard for its dramatic elements, unusually action-heavy plot, and the dynamic style of its scenes, which were directed by [[Graeme Harper]] in his first credited instance as episode [[director]], which broke free from the less engaged atmosphere of other classic stories. ''The Caves of Androzani'' is famous for topping a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' poll in [[2009]] that asked readers to vote for, the single best televised story at the time. Dubiously enough, the story that came directly after this one, [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'', crashed to the bottom of the list as the lowest-regarded of all stories ever televised at the time.}}

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