Doctor Who Series 23 'Trial of a Timelord' The 23rd series of Doctor Who, featuring Colin Baker as the sixth doctor, was screen between 6th September and 6th December 1986. It was originally broadcast as a 14 part single episode 'Trial of a Timelord'. As the substories within the series were released separately as books and to allow practical cataloguing the episodes are generally accepted and numbered as separate episodes as below. This was the final series to feature Colin Baker as The Doctor as he was destined to be replaced (against his will) by Sylvester McCoy in series 24. Episode Guide 144 The Mysterious Planet The Doctor - Colin Baker. Peri Brown (companion) - Nicola Bryant. Writer - Robert Holmes. Director - Nicholas Mallett. Originally broadcast Sept 6-27th 1986. Synopsis The doctor is summoned to a Gallifreyan space station to face trial; accused of conduct unbecoming a Time Lord" and transgressing the First Law of Time. The prosecution is presented by the Valeyard and the judge and jury are all Time Lords. The Valeyard's first piece of evidence against the Doctor concerns events on the planet Ravalox. The Doctor and Peri decide to visit the planet Ravalox to fulfil the Doctor's curiosity about its apparent destruction. But very soon, they find out that Ravalox hides a secret? Not only are a group of dwellers living in what looks suspiciously like a circa 1980s London Underground Station, but there are also two rogues named Sabalom Glitz and Dibber, seemingly out to make a quick Grotzit or three, and the Tribe of the Free to deal with. And exactly what is it that the L3 Service Robot Drathro is so keen to hide? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 145 Mindwarp The Doctor - Colin Baker. Peri Brown (companion) - Nicola Bryant (final appearance). Writer Philip Martin. Director Ron Jones. Originally broadcast October 4?October 25, 1986. Synopsis Presenting more evidence of the Doctor's crimes, the Valeyard now shows the events of Thoros Beta, where the Mentors are performing experiments that could affect the future life of all living things in the universe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 146 Terror of the Vervoids (AKA The Vervoids) The Doctor - Colin Baker. Melanie Bush (companion) - Bonnie Langford. Writer Pip and Jane Baker. Director Chris Clough. Originally broadcast November 1?November 22, 1986 Synopsis It is now the Doctor's chance to provide evidence for his defence. He produces the events on the Hyperion III to the trial, but has the Valeyard managed to corrupt the Matrix to show events in a different light? An undercover agent working aboard the space liner Hyperion III contacts the Doctor and asks for assistance to help crack the case of a group of scientists carrying out experiments with mixing human DNA with plant based life. The Doctor and his companion Mel respond, only to find that the Captain of the liner is an old friend and that their contact has been killed. While Mel searches for clues as to the perpetrator of the crime, the Doctor takes the opportunity to lose a little weight in the Hyperion III gym ... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 147 The Ultimate Foe (AKA Time Incorporated) The Doctor - Colin Baker (final appearance). Melanie Bush (companion) - Bonnie Langford. Writer Robert Holmes (part 1), Pip and Jane Baker (part 2). Director Chris Clough. Originally broadcast November 29?December 6, 1986 Synopsis With the arrival of the Master, events at the Trial break down into chaos. The Master reveals the true identity of the Valeyard to the Time Lords. The Valeyard escapes into the Matrix and creates a deadly fictional world. The Doctor pursues him into this world and they battle it out for the fate of the Doctor's remaining regenerations. The codecs for all files are identical. There is some small variation in video bitrate. Typical file data: --- Container Information --- Base Type: AVI(.AVI) --- Video Information --- Video Codec Name: DivX 3 Low-Motion Duration: 29:33.403 Frame Width (pixels): 512 Frame Height (pixels): 384 Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.000 Display Aspect Ratio: 1.333 Frames Per Second: 29.971 Video Bitrate (kbps): 1349 --- Audio Information --- Audio Codec: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3 Audio Sample Rate(Hz): 44100 Audio Bitrate(kbps): 96 Audio Channel Count: 2 For details on each file individually see NFO.
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