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Season 8

Doctor Who Season 8

January. 02,1971
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The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

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As of 2017, 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 — who was the first regular Time Lord enemy of the Doctor to appear more than twice, 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.

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Doctor Who Season 8 Full Episode Guide

Episode 23 - The Dæmons (3)
First Aired: June. 05,1971

The Doctor explains to his friends that the Master is trying to gain the power of the last of the Daemons, a race who influenced Earth's development, while the Master brings the rest of the village under his control.

Episode 22 - The Dæmons (2)
First Aired: May. 29,1971

With the Doctor frozen by the energy release from the barrow, Jo calls Yates and Benton for help, but when the Brigadier tries to join them he finds the village surrounded by a heat barrier.

Episode 21 - The Dæmons (1)
First Aired: May. 22,1971

Earth, the near future. When an archaological dig at the village of Devil's End goes disastrously wrong, an ancient power begins to revive. Can even the Doctor withstand the power of the Daemons? And just what is the local vicar up to in his spare time?

Episode 20 - Colony in Space (6)
First Aired: May. 15,1971

The Doctor and the Master are taken into the Primitive city, where the Master hopes to find the doomsday weapon, while Dent forces the colonists to leave the planet even though their ship is likely to explode.

Episode 19 - Colony in Space (5)
Episode 16 - Colony in Space (2)
Episode 15 - Colony in Space (1)
First Aired: April. 10,1971

The Time Lords take control of the TARDIS and the Doctor and Jo arrive on an Earth Colony in the 25th century, where a ruthless mining company are using a dinosaur-like creature to force the colonists to leave the planet.

Episode 14 - The Claws of Axos (4)
Episode 13 - The Claws of Axos (3)
First Aired: March. 27,1971

The Doctor and Jo are being held prisoner by Axos while Chinn is forced to organise the worldwide distribution of axonite and the Master returns to the power complex to try and steal the TARDIS.

Episode 11 - The Claws of Axos (1)
First Aired: March. 13,1971

When a mysterious object lands near the Nuton power complex, UNIT investigate and encounter the Axons, a group of aliens who offer the mineral axonite, which can duplicate matter, as a gift.

Episode 10 - The Mind of Evil (6)
Episode 9 - The Mind of Evil (5)
Episode 7 - The Mind of Evil (3)
First Aired: February. 13,1971

Realising Chin-Lee has been using the power of the Keller Machine to carry out assassinations, the Doctor heads back to Stangmoor, only to find the Master has teamed up with Mailer to stage another riot.

Episode 5 - The Mind of Evil (1)
First Aired: January. 30,1971

The Doctor and Jo head to Stangmoor Prison to investigate the Keller Machine, which drains the evil impulses from prisoners' minds, while UNIT are handling security at the first world peace conference.

Episode 4 - Terror of the Autons (4)
First Aired: January. 23,1971

The Doctor discovers the plastic daffodils are designed to fire a spray that asphyxiates people, causing havoc prior to the Nestene's arrival, but before he can alert anyone he and Jo are captured by the Master.

Episode 3 - Terror of the Autons (3)
Episode 1 - Terror of the Autons (1)

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