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The Third Doctor |
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The Third Doctor |
Played by Jon Pertwee as a dashing man of action (1970 to 1974). The Doctor, mainly exiled on Earth, was accompanied by Liz, Jo and Sarah Jane. UNIT made many appearances. Apart from the Daleks, enemies included the Nestene, Silurians, the Master, the Daemons, the Sea Devils, the Sontarens, Ogrons, and Draconians.
| Story | Location and Time | Eps | Companions | Guests | Villains |
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| Spearhead from Space | London c1976 | 4 | Liz | Lethbridge-Stewart | Nestene Autons |
| First appearance of the Third Doctor. His Earth exile begins. He is shown to possess two hearts and to have lost some of his memories. The TARDIS fails to work. Doctor joins UNIT (with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart) as their advisor with Liz as his assistant. First appearance of the Autons and the Nestene. This is a collective intelligence that can live in plastic. | |||||
| The Silurians | England c1976 | 7 | Liz | Lethbridge-Stewart | Silurians |
| Invasion by Silurians, intelligent reptiles from the Earth's past. First appearance of the Doctor's car, Bessie. | |||||
| The Ambassadors of Death (Episodes 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 in b/w) |
England c1976 | 7 | Liz | Lethbridge-Stewart Benton |
Carrington |
| Sergeant Benton becomes a regular part of UNIT. | |||||
| Inferno | England c1976 parallel Earth |
7 | Liz | Lethbridge-Stewart Benton |
Stahlman Primords |
| First story to feature a parallel Earth. Last story to feature Liz, the only companion never to ride in the TARDIS. Last appearance of the original TARDIS console. | |||||
| Terror of the Autons | England c1977 | 4 | Jo | Lethbridge-Stewart Yates Benton Time Lords |
Master Nestene Autons |
| First appearance of the Master, a renegade Time Lord. Second appearance of the Autons and the Nestene. Jo becomes the Doctor's new assistant. Captain Yates becomes a regular part of UNIT. | |||||
| The Mind of Evil (all episodes b/w) |
England c1977 | 6 | Jo | Lethbridge-Stewart Yates Benton |
Master Parasite |
| The Claws of Axos | England c1977 | 4 | Jo | Lethbridge-Stewart Yates Benton |
Master Axos |
| Seventh consecutive story set on Earth. First scenes inside the TARDIS for two years. | |||||
| Colony in Space | England c1977 Unknown planet 2471 |
6 | Jo | Lethbridge-Stewart Time Lords |
Master IMC |
| The Time Lords allow the TARDIS to leave the Earth for the first time since the Doctor's exile. | |||||
| The Daemons | England c1978 | 5 | Jo | Lethbridge-Stewart Yates Benton |
Master Azal |
| Fifth consecutive appearance of the Master. | |||||
| Day of the Daleks | England c1978 parallel Earth 2178 |
4 | Jo | Lethbridge-Stewart Yates Benton |
Daleks Ogrons |
| Seventh Dalek story and first for 5 years. First appearance of the Ogrons, gorilla type mercenaries. | |||||
| The Curse of Peladon | Peladon 3872 | 4 | Jo | Ice Warriors Alpha Centauri |
Arcturus Hepesh |
| Third appearance of the Ice Warriors. In this story, they are allies of the Doctor. | |||||
| The Sea Devils | England c1979 | 6 | Jo | Master Sea Devils | |
| The Mutants | Solos 2972 | 6 | Jo | Marshal | |
| The Time Monster | England c1979 c2000 BC Atlantis |
6 | Jo | Lethbridge-Stewart Yates Benton |
Master Kronos |
| New TARDIS interior. | |||||
| The Three Doctors | England c1979 black hole |
4 | Jo | Second Doctor First Doctor Time Lords Lethbridge-Stewart Yates Benton |
Omega |
| Tenth anniversary story featuring the first three Doctors. The Time Lords end the Doctor's exile. Another new TARDIS interior. | |||||
| Carnival of Monsters | Inter Minor | 4 | Jo | Kalik Drashigs | |
| Frontier in Space | Space freighter Earth Moon Draconia Ogron planet 2540 |
6 | Jo | Draconians | Master Ogrons Daleks |
| Second appearance of the Ogrons. Last appearance of the First Master. Daleks make brief appearance towards the end. | |||||
| Planet of the Daleks (episode 3 is b/w only) |
Spiridon 2540 | 6 | Jo | Thals | Daleks |
| Eighth Dalek story. Thals make their first appearance for 10 years. | |||||
| The Green Death | Wales c1980 | 6 | Jo | Lethbridge-Stewart Yates Benton |
BOSS |
| Jo leaves UNIT and the Doctor. | |||||
| The Time Warrior | England c1980; 1273 | 4 | Sarah | Lethbridge-Stewart | Linx Sontarans Irongron |
| Sarah (a journalist) joins the Doctor. First appearance of the Sontarans. They are a militaristic amphibian clone race with limited time travel ability. Pseudo-historical. The Doctor's home planet is named for the first time as Gallifrey. | |||||
| Invasion of the Dinosaurs (episode 1 b/w) |
London c1980 | 6 | Sarah | Lethbridge-Stewart Benton |
Yates Sir Charles Grover |
| Captain Yates leaves UNIT after joining the villain, Grover. The Doctor's new car, the Whomobile makes its first appearance. | |||||
| Death to the Daleks | Exxilon 2574 | 4 | Sarah | Daleks Exxilons | |
| Ninth Dalek story. | |||||
| The Monster of Peladon | Peladon 3922 | 6 | Sarah | Alpha Centauri | Azaxyr Ice Warriors Eckersley |
| Fourth appearance of the Ice Warriors. They revert back as enemies of the Doctor. | |||||
| Planet of the Spiders | England c1980 Metebelis-3 5433 |
6 | Sarah | Lethbridge-Stewart Yates Benton Time Lords (K'Anpo) |
Spiders |
| Last story with the Third Doctor. Radiation causes his death and regeneration. Second and final appearance of the Whomobile. | |||||
| Eight stories of the Third Doctor can be obtained on video from Amazon.Com | 
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