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Doctor Who : The Lost Stories 


8.2 - DeathWorld


When this came up as a deal/discount along with Operation Werewolf it was too hard to turn down. I’ve enjoyed Tim Treloars 3rd Doctor and likewise Micheal Troughton’s 2nd. These two Doctors work well with each other so its great to have more.


This was the idea that later evolved into the Three Doctors. With Frazer Hines unavailable and William Hartnell too ill to take part fully this is a chance to experience what could have been.


Each of the first three doctors are facing their own problems, when they come together on Deathworld, the enemy? Death themself. 


Katy Manning and Frazer Hines are the only original cast members playing Jo and Jamie. It is a little odd with the rest being played by new people. For me its Stephen Noonan who I’ve not really got to know. No-one has ever really ‘got’ the first Doctor, they seem to forget his nice side. Stephen’s version isn’t quite there, he does have some of the mannerisms, whether he’ll grow on me I’m not sure, though as with the three Doctors, the first Doctor isn’t as featured as much the 2nd and 3rd.


There are some ideas which seemed to have been reused for the Five Doctors - a castle, the feeling of doom when getting nearer. The Doctor’s being paired up, and it does seem strange to pair the first up with the Brigadier, rather than a companion from his time.



I’m not sure if this would have worked in the seventies as a TV story. It has an epic feel about it, with two characters playing chess to decide on people lives. There’s also Death, death world, The four horsemen of the apocalypse, zombies. The bit with Medusa in the Mind Robber I imagine could be quite frightening for a younger audience, a lot of this feels a little much for family viewing.


It is a little slow to get going, I got to part four and thought I missed out an episode.There are some nice call backs to the past - Jamies ‘ Look at the Size of that thing Doctor’ 



I really enjoyed it. I didn’t get to listen in one go, rather a few 10 minute pieces and I do think that another listen is in order.

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