The Time Meddler


Doctor Who, season 2 continued … The Doctor gets the Monk to lead him to his TARDIS, where they meet up with Vicki & Steven.  Hartnell is clearly revelling in working with an actor of Peter Butterworth’s standard, and is enjoying the scenes they have together. There’s talk about not […]

79. Checkmate


Doctor Who, season 2 continued … A continuation of the previous episode, with the Doctor reaching the village before Vicki & Steven.  The monk tends to one of the villagers (the monk’s “accidental” anachronisms – like mentioning penicillin, and then blood transfusions – doesn’t really do the character justice). The […]

78. A Battle of Wits


Doctor Who, season 2 continued … Not the best episode, but they make up for Hartnell’s absence quite well and the cliffhanger at the end is great. The Vikings come to town (“Tell the other 10,000 to stay off-camera!”), which leads to a fairly poorly choreographed/rehearsed fight in the woods. […]

77. The Meddling Monk



Doctor Who, season 2 continued … Inside the TARDIS, the Doctor is still in a contemplative mood over the loss of Barbara & Ian.  Vicki tries to console him.  They’re interrupted by a noise from the living quarters, and they fear a Dalek got on board. The introduction of Steven […]

76. The Watcher