First Broadcast: 14th September 1968-12th October 1968 (5 episodes)
Placement: Between The Dominators (Season 6) and The Invasion (Season 6)
Links: A standalone story
Doctor:
The Second
The second Doctor is short with a beatles moptop. He tends to act the part of a fool and give events a push in the right direction rather than directly taking control. He also plays the recorder.
Companions:
Jamie McCrimmon:
Jamie is a scots piper who met the Doctor after the battle of Culluden in The Highlanders (season 4). He is proud of his scottishness and wears a kilt and carries a dirk (knife). The second Doctor leaves most of his action to Jamie.
Zoe Heriot:
Zoe is a 21st century astrophysicist who met the Doctor in The Wheel in Space (season 5). She has an eidetic memory and vast reasoning ability.
Recurring Characters:
None.
Recommended Viewing:
The story follows on from the end of The Dominators (Season 6), in which the TARDIS is trapped in a lava flow.
Recommended Reading:
There are a large number of literary allusions, most importantly to Gulliver's Travels. A very general knowledge of Greek Mythology, and the fairytale of Rapunzel are also useful.
Recommended Listening:
None.
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