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A publicity photo was used to illustrate the BBC Radio 4 audio drama ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]''.
A publicity photo was used to illustrate the BBC Radio 4 audio drama ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]''.
== Captions ==
* Viewers settle down to the new season, expecting the usual eerie music & titles…
* …but they are in for a shock!
* New Producer John Nathan-Turner’s first step is to send the show rocketing into the 1980s with radical new titles & music.
1980
* The new team plan to get rid of K9 and signal their intentions by disabling him almost immediately.
* A very polished look is achieved for the opening story, "The Leisure Hive".
* Would you dance with this man?
* Jacqueline Hill, who starred as Barbara in the first two series, returns in a guest role.
* Enter Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, the first male companion for five years.
* After 7 years, Tom Baker announces he is leaving the series, hinting at a female replacement…
* …but the man chosen to replace the irreplaceable is 29 year old Peter Davison, star of "All Creatures Great & Small".
1981
* After a trilogy of adventures set in an alternate universe, Romana stays behind with K9 and a bloke she’s only just met.
* Sarah Sutton enters the fray as Nyssa.
* Anthony Ainley gives The Master a new lease of life.
* Baker’s last adventure, "Logopolis", is suitably morose.
* A season of repeats is commissioned for transmission on BBC2 over the Autumn.
* The reaction to K9’s departure is sufficient to warrant a spin-off drama.
1982
* Dr Who abandons its Saturday teatime slot for the first time, in favour of twice-weekly evening showings.
* The move is an instant success as viewing figures improve considerably.
* Nyssa becomes a regular along with Janet Fielding’s Tegan.
* "Kinda" tells the disturbing tale of what happens when nobody wants to sleep with you…
* …you get taken over by an evil snake-like being and end up with a dodgy tattoo.
* Eric Saward gets the job of new Script Editor on the strength of "The Visitation".
* The Sonic Screwdriver soon follows K9 out of the series.
* Peter Davison really did bowl out this extra.
* The Cybermen make surprise return.
* Their appearance at the end of the first episode of "Earthshock" is one of the best kept secrets in Dr Who history.
* 10 million viewers watch as the story delivers a second surprise with the death of Adric.
* The show uses silent rolling credits for the first time to mark the event.
* Dr Who is the first drama series to be allowed to film at Heathrow Airport.
1983
* The Doctor is back on Gallifrey in "Arc of Infinity".
* He also finds the time for a quick trip to Amsterdam…
* …and soon finds himself in trouble in a red light area.
* This is Maxil – played by Colin Baker. More on him later.
* Omega is the first of many old characters to return for the 20th season.
* The Mara returns to haunt Tegan for a second time.
* Some of the guest stars in "Snakedance" are destined for greater things.
* Mark Strickson joins the regular cast as Turlough, who spends the next month or so trying to kill the Doctor…
* …and the Brigadier is back after an absence of eight years.
* Nyssa looks nice in this story, doesn’t she?
* This chap obviously thinks so.
* Nyssa eventually runs out of clothing and says her goodbyes at the end of "Terminus".
* The Master’s latest appearance is disguised by the use of anagrams both in the story and in that week’s Radio Times.
* The shape-shifting android Kamelion joins the TARDIS crew but is quickly forgotten, appearing only once more.
* The show’s 20th anniversary celebrations begin with an over-subscribed weekend bonanza at Longleat.
* Work begins on a 90-minute special to feature all five Doctors, four of whom give Sue Lawley a hard time on "Nationwide".
* Peter Davison puts a dampener on things, announcing that he will leave at the end of the next series.
* "The Five Doctors" is broadcast as part of the BBC’s "Children of Need" night, two days after the show’s 20th anniversary.
1984
* The Sea Devils & Silurians return in "Warriors of the Deep".
* The story is beset with production difficulties, mostly arising from the BBC’s coverage of the 1983 General Election.
* "Resurrection of the Daleks" sees the return of the old enemy after nearly five years.
* The story is broadcast in two 45-minute episodes to accommodate coverage of the Sarajevo Winter Olympics.
* Tegan is the first of the regulars to leave, bidding farewell after three years.
* Nicola Bryant didn’t wear this to her audition.
* It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it.
* This was Kamemlion’s second and last appearance.
* Turlough decides to go home, leaving Peri in the Doctor’s capable hands.
* She quickly finds herself in trouble on Androzani Minor.
* The Doctor’s in trouble too.
* Our hero gives his life – well his fifth life anyway – to save his friend.
* The 6th Doctor and Peri get off on the wrong foot when he tries to strangle her in his first episode.
1985
* The show is back on Saturdays for Season 22, but in 45 minute episodes.
* For the first time in many years, the show is criticised for its violent content.
* Patrick Troughton returns for "The Two Doctors" along with Frazer Hines…
* …but that’s not what Jimmy Saville is referring to.
* He’s talking about a special "Jim’ll Fix It" episode in which a lucky fan gets to live his dream!
* Meanwhile in the series proper, the Sontarans are back, having doubled in height since their last appearance.
* BBC News – 27 February 1985
* The reaction to the news is a national outcry as fans fear for the show’s’ future.
* The show limps on for the rest of the season.
* To help bridge the gap to the next series, a one-off serial, "Slipback", is broadcast on Radio 4.
* News leaks that the BBC are looking to shorten the series to just 14 25-mintue episodes.
1986
* Bonnie Langford is announced as the next companion.
* The show finally returns in September, carefully monitored by BBC bosses!
* Peri appears to die at the end of the second segment of evidence.
* The audience is later told that in fact she stayed on Thoros Beta and married some bloke she only just met.
* Bonnie Langford joins in the third segment of evidence – the Doctor’s case for the defence.
* Robert Holmes falls ill and dies mid way through writing the climax of the Trial.
* Script Editor Eric Saward resigns after clashing with Nathan-Turner over the conclusion of the story.
* The dispute results in a somewhat confusing finalé.
* The ratings for the series have not been good and Colin Baker carries the can.
* The BBC offer him just four episodes of the next series. He refuses and the search is on for the 7th Doctor.
1987
* Patrick Troughton dies, aged 67, while attending a Dr Who convention in the USA.
* Colin Baker’s refusal to shoot the regeneration story has predictably contrived results.
* Sylvester McCoy’s debut story comes in for criticism and John Nathan-Turner finds himself on the ropes.
* The show has switched to Monday evenings and its being broadcast opposite Coronation Street.
* Part 1 of "Dragonfire" takes the cliff-hanger concept to extremes.
* The Doctor swaps Mel for Sophie Aldred’s Ace at the end of the season.
1988
* The Timelords, an early guise of the KLF, reach Number 1 for a week with "Doctorin’ the TARDIS".
* Meanwhile, the Daleks are back, armed with improved special effects.
* Contrary to popular belief, Daleks did climb stairs in the original series.
* The Doctor and Ace have a go on this amazing go-kart…
* …before realising it’s quicker to get off and walk.
* The first episode of "Sliver Nemesis" is broadcast on the show’s 25th anniversary.
1989
* The Brigadier comes out of retirement in "Battlefield".
* The Doctor and Ace find their pasts catching up with them in "The Curse of Fenric".
* The Doctor and The Master have one final battle on the planet of the Cheetah people.
* The ratings have dropped to just 4 million and the BBC don’t commission another series.
* "Survival" is the last story of the original series, the final episode being broadcast on Wednesday 6th December.


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== Music list ==
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