SEASON TWENTY


Main Personnel


123 6E - ARC OF INFINITY

580. Part One Mon 03.01.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.2M/74th/69% 581. Part Two Wed 04.01.83 6.50pm - 7.15pm 7.3M/66th/70% 582. Part Three Tue 11.01.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 6.9M/89th/67% 583. Part Four Wed 12.01.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.2M/82nd/66% NOTES: Janet Fielding does not appear in Part One.

NOVELISATION: Terrance Dicks (1983/Number 80)


124 6D - SNAKEDANCE

584. Part One Tue 18.01.83 6.50pm - 7.15pm 6.7M/95th/65% 585. Part Two Wed 19.01.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.7M/75th/66% 586. Part Three 25.01.83 6.50pm - 7.15pm 6.6M/98th/67% 587. Part Four 26.01.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.4M/78th/66% NOVELISATION: Terrance Dicks (1984/Number 83)


Personnel Changes

Turlough: Mark Strickson


125 6F - MAWDRYN UNDEAD

588. Part One 01.02.83 6.50pm - 7.15pm 6.5M/103rd/67% 589. Part Two 02.02.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.5M/83rd/70% 590. Part Three 08.02.83 6.50pm - 7.15pm 7.4M/84th/67% 591. Part Four 09.02.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.7M/78th/66% NOTES: Part Two features another flashback sequence the clips are: the Brigadier (The Three Doctors 2), a Yeti (The Web of Fear 1), a Cyberman (The Invasion 5), The Second Doctor (The Three Doctors 2), an Axon (The Claws of Axos 4), a Dalek (Day of the Daleks 4), The Third Doctor (Spearhead from Space 3), The First Doctor (The Three Doctors 2), the K-1 Robot (Robot 2), a Zygon (Terror of the Zygons 2), The Fourth Doctor (Terror of the Zygons 4) and the Brigadier (The Three Doctors 2).

NOVELISATION: Peter Grimwade (1983-4/Number 82)


126 6G - TERMINUS

592. Part One 15.02.83 6.50pm - 7.15pm 7.0M/86th/65% 593. Part Two 16.02.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.5M/75th/67% 594. Part Three 22.02.83 6.55pm - 7.20pm 6.5M/97th/64% 595. Part Four 23.02.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.4M/80th/67% NOTES: Sarah Sutton leaves at the end of the story.

NOVELISATION: John Lydecker (alias Steve Gallagher) (1983/Number 79)


127 6H - ENLIGHTENMENT

596. Part One 01.03.83 6.55pm - 7.20pm 6.6M/89th/67% 597. Part Two 02.03.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.2M/76th/65% 598. Part Three 08.03.83 6.55pm - 7.20pm 6.2M/99th/68% 599. Part Four 09.03.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.3M/68th/70% WORKING TITLE: The Enlighteners

NOTES: This story concludes the Black Guardian trilogy that began with Mawdryn Undead.

NOVELISATION: Barbara Clegg (1984/Number 85)


128 6J - THE KING'S DEMONS

600. Part One 15.03.83 6.55pm - 7.20pm 5.8M/107th/65% 601. Part Two 16.03.83 6.45pm - 7.10pm 7.2M/66th/63% REPEAT DETAILS Part One Fri 06.07.84 6.55pm - 7.20pm Part Two 13.07.84 6.45pm - 7.10pm WORKING TITLES: A Knight's Tale, The Demons

NOTES: This storu introduced Kamelion, a planned companion but who would only appear in one further story.

NOVELISATION: Terence Dudley (1986/Number 108)


129 6K - THE FIVE DOCTORS

602. The Five Doctors Fri 25.11.83 7.20pm - 8.50pm 7.7M/54th/75% REPEAT DETAILS Part One Tue 14.08.84 6.15pm - 6.40pm 4.7M/88th/67% Part Two Wed 15.08.84 6.15pm - 6.40pm 4.5M/93rd/68% Part Three Thu 16.08.84 6.15pm - 6.40pm 3.7M/107th/69% Part Four Fri 17.08.84 6.15pm - 6.40pm 4.0M/102nd/68% NOTES: This 90 minute anniversary special was shown as part of the BBC Children in Need telethon. The story opens with a pre-titles clip of William Hartnell from Episode Six of The Dalek Invasion of Earth. This is the only story to be shown in the USA before the UK, where it was shown on 23.11.83, the actual anniversary. The end titles use a special mix of the theme tune, blending from the original to the Howell version.

Tom Baker and Lalla Ward only appear via footage from Shada (see Appendix A).

NOVELISATION: Terrance Dicks (1983/Number 81). This is the only novel to have been published before the transmission of the story.