SEASON NINETEEN


Main Personnel


116 5Z - CASTROVALVA

554. Part One Mon 04.01.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 10.1M/54th 555. Part Two Tue 05.01.82 7.00pm - 7.25pm 8.7M/84th 556. Part Three 11.01.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 10.4M/47th 557. Part Four 12.01.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 10.5M/46th NOTES: Part One has a pre-titles sequence consisting of the regeneration from the end of Logopolis, but with new music, This is the first episode of DOCTOR WHO not to shown on a Saturday (bar repeats) as the programme is now shown twice a week.

The seventh title sequence makes its debut, again by Sid Sutton. It is a slightly modified version of the one used for Season 18.

>From this story onwards the main character is credited as The Doctor instead of as Doctor Who.

NOVELISATION: Christopher H Bidmead (1983/Number 76)


Personnel Changes

Script Editor: Anthony Root


117 5W - FOUR TO DOOMSDAY

558. Part One 18.01.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 8.6M/66th 559. Part Two 19.01.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 8.8M/61st 560. Part Three 25.01.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 9.1M/63rd 561. Part Four 26.01.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 9.6M/53rd NOTES: This was actually the first filmed Davison story.

NOVELISATION: Terrance Dicks (1983/Number 77)


Personnel Changes

Script Editor: Eric Saward


118 5Y - KINDA

562. Part One 01.02.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 8.5M/78th 563. Part Two 02.02.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 9.5M/45th 564. Part Three 08.02.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 8.7M/67th 565. Part Four 09.02.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 9.2M/56th REPEAT DETAILS Part One Mon 22.08.83 6.25pm - 6.50pm 4.2M/96th/59% Part Two Tue 23.08.83 6.25pm - 6.50pm 4.3M/91st/59% Part Three Wed 24.08.83 6.35pm - 7.00pm 3.9M/103rd/71% Part Four Thu 25.08.83 6.30pm - 6.55pm 4.8M/75th/61% NOTES: Sarah Sutton is absent from Parts Two and Three.

NOVELISATION: Terrance Dicks (1983-4/Number 84)


Personnel Changes

Script Editor: Anthony Root

119 5X - THE VISITATION

566. Part One 15.02.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 9.3M/54th 567. Part Two 16.02.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 9.5M/48th 568. Part Three 22.02.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 10.1M/41st 569. Part Four 23.02.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 10.2M/40th REPEAT DETAILS Part One Mon 15.08.83 5.25pm - 5.50pm 4.3M/85th/63% Part Two Tue 16.08.83 6.30pm - 6.55pm 4.6M/79th/64% Part Three Wed 17.08.83 6.25pm - 6.50pm 3.6M/104th/67% Part Four Thu 18.08.83 6.25pm - 6.50pm 4.8M/75th/61% WORKING TITLES: The Plague Rats, The Invasion of the Plague Men

NOTES: The Doctor's sonic screwdriver is destroyed in Part Three.

NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Visitation" by Eric Saward (1982/Number 69)


Personnel Changes

Script Editor: Eric Saward


120 6A - BLACK ORCHID

570. Part One 01.03.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 9.1M/57th 571. Part Two 02.03.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 9.2M/55th REPEAT DETAILS Part One Wed 31.08.83 6.35pm - 7.00pm 4.4M/94th/66% Part Two Thu 01.09.83 6.25pm - 6.50pm 5.0M/79th/65% WORKING TITLES: The Beast, The Black Orchid

NOVELISATION: Terence Dudley (1986-7/Number 113)


Personnel Changes

Script Editor: Anthony Root


121 6B - EARTHSHOCK

572. Part One 09.03.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 9.3M/45th 573. Part Two 10.03.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 9.0M/50th 574. Part Three 16.03.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 9.9M/32nd 575. Part Four 17.03.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 9.1M/40th REPEAT DETAILS (as part of the "Doctor Who and the Monsters" season) Part One (1-2) Mon 09.08.82 7.20pm - 8.10pm 4.9M/83rd/64% Part Two (3-4) 16.08.82 7.20pm - 8.10pm 5.2M/79th/68% WORKING TITLE: Sentinel

NOTES: Matthew Waterhouse leaves at the end of the story. Part Two includes a flashback sequence with clips from Logopolis 1, The Tenth Planet 2, The Wheel in Space 6 and Revenge of the Cybermen 3. After Adric's death the end titles to Part Four scroll over a shot of his shattered badge with no end theme.

NOVELISATION: Ian Marter (1983/Number 78)


Personnel Changes

Script Editor: Eric Saward


122 6C - TIME-FLIGHT

576. Part One 23.03.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 10.1M/26th 577. Part Two 24.03.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 8.5M/48th 578. Part Three 30.03.82 6.55pm - 7.20pm 9.1M/46th 579. Part Four 31.03.82 7.05pm - 7.30pm 8.3M/64th WORKING TITLE: Xeraphin

NOVELISATION: Peter Grimwade (1983/Number 74). This was the first novel to be numbered in order of release rather than in alphabetical order.