Season 18
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The eighteenth season of Doctor Who ran between 30th August 1980 and 21st March 1981. From Full Circle onwards, the season featured a story arc involving E-Space and the return of the Master. It was the last season to feature Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor; it also saw the departure of Romana and K-9. It was the first season produced by John Nathan-Turner, who instituted a number of changes: the stories became darker and more adult in tone, the 1966 Delia Derbyshire arrangement of the "Doctor Who theme" was retired in favour of a new arrangement, and a new series logo was introduced. It consisted of 7 stories and 28 episodes.
Contents |
[edit] Stories
- The Leisure Hive (4 episodes)
- Meglos (4 episodes)
- Full Circle (4 episodes)
- State of Decay (4 episodes)
- Warriors' Gate (4 episodes)
- The Keeper of Traken (4 episodes)
- Logopolis (4 episodes)
[edit] Regular Cast
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Romana - Lalla Ward (leaves in Warriors' Gate)
- K-9 (voice) - John Leeson (leaves in Warriors' Gate)
- Adric - Matthew Waterhouse (introduced in Full Circle)
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton (introduced The Keeper of Traken)
- Tegan Jovanka - Janet Fielding (from Logopolis)
[edit] Notes
Nyssa does not join as a companion until Logopolis.
[edit] Adaptations and merchandising
[edit] Video
[edit] VHS
- The Leisure Hive
- Meglos
- The E-Space Trilogy Box (contains Full Circle, State of Decay and Warrior's Gate)
- The Keeper of Traken
- Logopolis
- The Tom Baker Years (contains excerpts from all the stories)
[edit] DVD
- The Leisure Hive
- New Beginnings (set contains The Keeper of Traken, Logopolis and Castrovalva from Season 19).
[edit] Novelisations
- Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive
- Meglos
- Full Circle
- Doctor Who and the State of Decay
- Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate
- Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken
- Logopolis
[edit] Audiobooks
[edit] External Links
BBC website guide to Season 18
| Previous season: Season 17 | Next season: Season 19 |
| Season 18 |
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| The Leisure Hive • Meglos • Full Circle • State of Decay • Warriors' Gate • The Keeper of Traken • Logopolis |
