SEASON TWENTY THREE


Main Personnel


143 7A,7B,7C - THE TRIAL OF A TIME LORD

NOTES: I am classing this whole season as one story, according to the on-screen title, but I am dealing with the segments separately. The titles I use are the ones used for the novelisations.

7A - THE MYSTERIOUS PLANET

640. Part One 06.09.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 4.9M/69th/72% 641. Part Two 13.09.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 4.9M/75th/69% 642. Part Three 20.09.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 3.9M/98th/70% 643. Part Four 27.09.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 3.7M/97th/72% WORKING TITLES: The Robots of Revelux, The Robots of Ravalox

NOTES: The first episode sees the debut of a new arrangement of the theme tune (the third version), by Dominic Glynn.

NOVELISATION: Terrance Dicks (1987-8/Number 127)


7B - MINDWARP

644. Part Five 04.10.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 4.8M/76th/71% 645. Part Six 11.10.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 4.6M/87th/69% 646. Part Seven 18.10.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 5.1M/87th/66% 647. Part Eight 25.10.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 5.0M/84th/72% WORKING TITLE: Planet of Sil

NOTES: Nicolas Bryant leaves at the end of Part Eight.

NOVELISATION: Philip Martin (1989/Number 139)


Personnel Changes

Melanie (Mel) Bush: Bonnie Langford


7C - TERROR OF THE VERVOIDS

648. Part Nine 01.11.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 5.2M/85th/66% 649. Part Ten 08.11.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 4.6M/93rd/69% 650. Part Eleven 15.11.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 5.3M/86th/69% 651. Part Twelve 22.11.86 5.45pm - 6.10pm 5.2M/89th/69% WORKING TITLE: The Vervoids

NOTES: There is no script editor credited for the duration of these four episodes.

NOVELISATION: Pip and Jane Baker (1987-8/Number 125)


7C (cont) - THE ULTIMATE FOE

652. Part Thirteen 29.11.86 5.20pm - 5.45pm 4.4M/98th/69% 653. Part Fourteen 06.12.86 5.45pm - 6.15pm 5.6M/80th/69% WORKING TITLE: Time Inc.

NOTES: There is no script editor for Part Fourteen.

NOVELISATION: Pip and Jane Baker (1988/Number 131)