(TV: Death in Heaven, The Zygon Inversion, The Pyramid at the End of the World), The Tenth Doctor once pretended to get a phone call from the President of Algeria, who he believed he might have met once. (AUDIO: The Library in the Body) He later tricked the Master into taking the title and responsibilities. ), Karde was the President of Vulpana. (PROSE: Blood and Hope), France had presidents. The Emperor determines that the Ogron must be shown to the Earth authorities, but as a Draconian ship would be shot down, the Prince, the Doctor and Jo will take the Master's police ship. The Master sets the automatic controls for the Ogron homeworld. Either way, Bill asks the Monks for help, in exchange for The Doctors sight, she gives them the Earth. [7] Paul Cornell, Martin Day, and Keith Topping wrote of the serial in The Discontinuity Guide (1995), "Worthy, very well directed and designed to the hilt with a solid costuming policy for both empires. Cross has double-crossed them, and the room is depressurising. This is a thing I have never liked myself, but there it is. It can be hard to track the timeline of Doctor Who's Gallifrey and the Time Lords. The Crimean War is the perfect time to do so, apparently, because there's "So much conflict, so much opportunity" Oh, and the commander also wants to ride a horse. 
He is sending a message to the Time Lords. The Sontaran agrees, happy to try and improve his standing after such an embarrassing capture. This time, the Doctor's time in office ended with him being deposed. (PROSE: World Game), One Earth nation visited by the First Doctor, John and Gillian was governed by a president; soldiers told them to stop "in the name of our president!" The serial was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 24 February to 31 March 1973. Williams now intends to lead the expedition to the Ogron planet himself. Bill consents to the Monks taking Earth because her consent is given out of love, and the Doctor gets his sight back after Bill asks for it. Now, throughout the episode we have been following the misadventures of two scientists, Erica and Douglas, one tired and one without reading glasses, who have made a terrible mistake. Before they can lend a helping hand, Yaz and Dan are quickly spirited away elsewhere, one to the Temple of Atropos on a planet called Time, and the other to well, Liverpool. As the two face off, they do not notice a Draconian battlecruiser approaching. And besides, as an American, of late, president is a dirty word and something to be ashamed of. The Doctor's story would explain a great deal. Therefore, fans in the Americas who are sensitive to spoilers should avoid Tardis on Sundays until they've seen the episode. When Jo tries to get more guards to help, she is arrested instead. In the mid-1980s PAL copies were returned from broadcasters in Australia. They break into the Doctor's cell and order him to go with them. However, once inside the airlock, they find oxygen tanks for the suits are empty. These soldiers take Bill, somehow kidnap the TARDIS out of the Doctors office at the university, and put them both on a plane to the pyramid. Outside, the Ogrons raid the prison, being seen as Draconians thanks to the hypnosound. The Prince and the Doctor subdue the Ogron, but the Master's ship catches up and a party boards the police ship. Known as the "Delaware" arrangement (the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was based on Delaware Road in west London), it proved unpopular with BBC executives, so the original Delia Derbyshire theme was restored, although an early edit of episode 5 still contains the "Delaware" music and was used for the VHS release. The novel abandons the cliffhanger ending of the televised program and has the Doctor simply leaving the Master on the Ogron world to pursue the Daleks. However, Jo's mind is strong enough to resist, and the Master orders her to be taken away. In 2017, Big Finish came to the rescue and tried to untangle some of this timey-wimey nonsense with a new audio story called 'Time In Office', which directly addressed that period after Peter Davison took over in 'The Five Doctors' before Colin Baker's trial. 
Donning a spacesuit, the Doctor exits the ship and makes his way to the flight deck. (AUDIO: Fear of the Daleks), Wilson K. Wilson was President of the New Earth System in the 25th century. A commissioner from the Dominion has arrived to claim jurisdiction who is in actuality the Doctor's old enemy, the Master. To figure out where the threat might be coming from, the Doctor puts all the top secret intelligence documents in the world online and available to search. The Master brings Jo to a bunker on the Ogron homeworld, where he shows her the TARDIS, which he plans to use as bait for the Doctor in addition to Jo herself. Something is going horribly wrong. Ask him anything about movies, television, music, or especially comics or French fries, and youll be hard pressed to stump him or shut him up. Twenty years before, the Draconians sent a battlecruiser to meet the Earth Empire on a diplomatic mission. [14] It was released on Blu-ray as part of "The Collection - Season 10" boxed set in July 2019. Williams is shaken by the Prince's revelation and apologises for the wrong he had done to the Draconians. And since it was difficult to get The Doctor out of his hiding place in the TARDIS, the UN simply brought the TARDIS with them. When the two are escorted from their cell to be brought to the President, a Draconian squad attacks, taking the Doctor prisoner. As the ship arrives on Draconia, the Prince is speaking with his father, asking him for permission to strike first at Earth. A door opens up in the side of the pyramid when the Doctor arrives at the edge of it, and one of the red-robed monk creatures from the simulation walks out, promising that its people will take the Earth after being invited by them, whatever that means. Can The Doctor stop the Monks, and save mankind from itself? Uh oh, Im getting flashbacks of The Framework and Secret Empire not good, Glenn Walker is a professional writer, and editor-in-chief and contributing writer at Biff Bam Pop!. While Dan fights Sontarans in the modern day with nothing more than a wok and a Wookiee wannabe for company, the Doctor comes to discover that the Sontarans have always been on Earth or at least that will soon be the case if their temporal attack works in their favour. 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Doctor Who Season 10 airs on BBC and BBC America on Saturdays at 9 p.m. Eastern. There were presidents on many worlds, including Gallifrey, Earth, Androzani Major, Fangoria and Theros. The Master shows up, revealing that the signal was muted, and the only person who could have picked it up was the Doctor, whose ship he detected in orbit around the planet. As The Doctor races to stop the bacteria, the world powers negotiate surrender with the Monks. Over the radio, with The Doctor trapped, this is how Bill finally learns he is blind. In the serial, the Daleks employ the Master to provoke a war between the humans and the Draconians' galactic empires. However, by the time they identify it as the Ogron ship, it has already launched its missiles. The Doctor points out, however, that the Ogrons are mercenaries. The Emperor, like the President, is hesitant, as he knows such a war could bring down both empires. By the end of 'Flux''s second episode, the Doctor and her pals are able to defeat the Sontarans on two fronts, but hold the victory dance because the TARDIS is then hijacked and summoned to the planet known as Time. I quite liked the episode, and was completely sold on the potential of Erica as a new companion, loved the bus driver bit. The second escape goes no better than the first: the Doctor is recaptured yet again and the Ogrons disappear. The Master found out about the Doctor and Jo's presence when the Ogrons brought him the TARDIS. Answering the Prince's question, the Doctor explains that the Daleks want a war between Earth and Draconia so both empires will destroy each other, and then the Daleks can pick up the pieces. However, the Master secretly activates a device whose signal is picked up by the Ogrons. The world and military leaders approach the pyramid, entering through the door at its base, even though the Doctor is aware that its probably a trap. When the wiping of episodes ended in 1978 it was discovered that episodes 1, 2, 3 & 6 had only survived as black and white telerecordings for overseas sales. They then tie Jo up, taking the ship's cargo and the TARDIS as they leave. It seems the end is coming in the form of a duo of scientists, one who accidentally lost her glasses that morning and one who spent too much time out the night before and is exhausted. Its a warning. I was unimpressed with the Monks in their first outing but now have to eat those words. However, as he can provide no reason why someone would want to, Williams orders the Doctor and Jo be taken away and vows he will get the truth out of them. The Draconian captain informs them that, as all diplomatic relations with Earth have been severed, violating Draconian space is punishable by death. I really wouldnt mind seeing more of her. Under the cover of telling Jo stories of his life, the Doctor uses a hidden steel wire to file his way through the hinges of the cell. Then, in a clever Steven Moffat gimmick, the Monks set every clock on Earth, which for most folks is their phones, to coincide with the Doomsday Clock. The Doctor, barely conscious, asks Jo to help him into the TARDIS. Frontier in Space was Paul Bernard's last Doctor Who work. Louis Mahoney later appeared as Ponti in Planet of Evil (1975) and as Billy Shipton in Blink (2007). Various world powers have taken position around it, so The Doctor has been called, and all this before the opening credits, dont cha know? The 3 Daleks which appear in the final episode were the same props which had been used in Day of the Daleks.[1]. The military leaders, after some coaxing, agree to lay down their weapons and work toward peace, but that doesnt do anything for the Doomsday Clock, which is now at one minute to midnight. But it's also worth noting that 'The Invasion of Time', that episode where the Doctor first took on this role, also heavily featured the Sontarans, so this #humblebrag was actually pretty relevant to the situation at hand. The pyramids position is in a place in contention among the three most powerful nations on Earth, and well excuse that little bit of fiction for the sake of the story. When Hardy goes to get weapons, he meets the Doctor, but sees him and Jo as Draconians. The Doctor modifies the stolen hypnosound, making the Ogron guard see him as the Gold Dalek, and in fear, it unlocks the gate to the cell. (AUDIO: Army of Death), Ram Vendal was the Tibari president. Somewhere, somehow, the end has begun.. As the Third Doctor determines that they are in the 26th century, Jo sees a ship come alongside. [2] Recalling the production of this story he noted that filming near the Hayward Gallery at the South Bank was made difficult due to a number of "homeless people and drunks" lying around the area. He surmises that as the Monks have been running simulations throughout all of human history, they know everything about mankind, a rather chilling nugget of information there. Of course, the Presidency was mentioned at least in part to intimidate the Sontaran captor and bring him on board. She pockets the hypnosound, then finds a pad with the coordinates of the planet and bunker on it and transmits a distress signal with the information. When the Doctor revives and releases Jo, she tells him what the Ogrons did, and wonders if they are working for the Daleks, as they were when she first met them. Those who hold power on this world must consent to our union, the lead Monk tells the Doctor. They have accidentally created a lethal bacteria that may well be the end of the world. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice), By 2014, UNIT had created a regulation whereby the Doctor would be officially appointed as the President of Earth in the times of extreme crisis as the only person everyone would trust with the defence of Earth. Still, The Doctor should have told Bill about rule number one for companions a long time ago The Doctor lies. I guess telling friends and family about The Doctor is an aspect of the pick up and drop off companion I might not have thought of before. A blogger, podcaster, and reviewer of pop culture in all its forms, he's done stints in radio, journalism and video retail. Bill finally finds out that the Doctor is blind, and just as shes about to discuss it with the Doctor, a beam of light appears from the top of the pyramid. Given the unsavoury choice of going with the Master or staying in her cell, Jo agrees to go with him to fetch the Doctor. The Doctor nominated himself for the position in the classicDoctor Who season 14 serial "The Deadly Assassin" and returned to Gallifrey to be inaugurated during the season 15 serial " The Invasion of Time. Jon Pertwee considered the Draconians to be his favourite monster as the rubber and latex masks used allowed the actors playing them to employ a full range of facial expressions. Without the Ogron, the President is not convinced.
They must be wanted, loved, for to rule in fear is inefficient. However, it wasn't until 'The Invasion of Time' that the Doctor actually returned to Gallifrey and claimed the presidency, complete with a full inauguration. (TV: The Deadly Assassin, The Sound of Drums, The Caves of Androzani; PROSE: Warmonger; COMIC: The Therovian Quest), On Gallifrey, the President of the High Council of the Time Lords, usually referred to as the "Lord President", was the head of Gallifreyan society. The only person to ever hold the office was Jefferson Davis. With Gallifrey's destruction, the whole issue of the presidency is irrelevant in Flux, though perhapsDoctor Whoseason 13 will address it again in the future. Williams places the Doctor under a mind probe, but it indicates the Doctor is telling the truth. ", Related: Doctor Who: Why Sontarans & Weeping Angels Are On Earth - Theory Explained, There was a new president in Doctor Who season 20 serial "Arc of Infinity," the Doctor's former teacher, Borusa (Leonard Sachs). The Daleks want to exterminate the Doctor immediately, but the Master proposes that the Doctor be placed in his hands, to be allowed to see the galaxy and Earth in ruins before they kill him. Before Sontaran shit hits the fan, the Doctor asks an injured soldier to set up a parlay with their leader. At that moment, the clock moves one minute closer to midnight. And I loved the way The Doctor found their lab more of that please. Tell you what, old man, you better get my planet back. are Bills words after the deal is made, to which the Monks respond to The Doctor, Enjoy your sight, Doctor, now see our world. Now thats a cliffhanger. The Prince expects such a response from Williams after all, he started the first war. Nardole has been mysteriously dispatched on board the TARDIS (could be the virus or could it be someone, the Monks, Missy maybe? As expected, the Doctor refuses them and whisks the group away to solve their own problems. Still with us? Luan Peters had previously appeared in The Macra Terror (1967) under her stage name Karol Keyes. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Ryan Gosling hails Barbie co-star as Doctor Who, Doctor Who star teases 60th anniversary special, Dr Who star joins Lily Allen in her TV debut, Doctor Who and Holby City star lands next movie, Doctor Who star confirms Rose's trans identity, New Dr Who wants Sex Ed co-star as villain, Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa shares update on outfit, Doctor Who's Billie Piper debuts "emo" hair. Why the Doctor was no longer president at that point wasn't explained, and it's possible that his term of office was simply up. The Doctor tells Williams and the Prince to get the word back to their respective governments and mount a joint expedition against the base on the Ogron planet. Roger Delgado was killed in a car crash in Turkey less than three months after this episode's UK broadcast.[4]. It docks, and enters the airlock where Jo is located. He brings the two travellers to confront the Draconian Prince, but the Doctor denies working for the Draconians. But now the Doctor has to get the Earth back from the Monks. As the Doctor takes evasive action, the captive Ogron breaks out of its cell, overpowering its Draconian guard. Info from television stories can't be added here until after the top or bottom of the hour, British time, closest to the end credits roll on BBC One. His absence left the High Council on their own and gave others the time to move against him. Westworld showrunner unpacks Season 4s creepiest motif, Hey Duffer Bros.! The story was released on VHS in August 1995. On Earth, Jo of course recognises the Master immediately, and surmises correctly that he was behind the Ogron attacks. Now The Bride seems to think Nardoles being down and out is due to the bacteria, but Im not so sure. Its looking to cause trouble and has one message for the President of Earth: The Doctor approaches the pyramid, Nardole all the while giving him updates via a communicator because the Doctor is still blind and still hiding it from Bill and everyone else. (TV: Frontier in Space, AUDIO: Terror), In a parallel universe visited by the Third Doctor, the American Confederation was led by a president. And consent made from love is pure. In Doctor Whoseason 13,episode 2, the Doctor mentioned having been president of Gallifrey. The Prince is incensed that the Doctor has the temerity to address the Emperor like a Draconian noble, but the Doctor says that he is a noble of Draconia the title was given him by the 15th Emperor, five centuries before when he aided Draconia against a plague from outer space. On the Moon, the Doctor meets Professor Dale of the Peace Party, who shows him around. John Woodnutt had previously played Hibbert in Spearhead from Space (1970) and would later play the dual roles of Broton and the Duke of Forgill in Terror of the Zygons (1975) as well as Seron in The Keeper of Traken (1981). Upon arrival, the Doctor prompts Bill to figure out that its not really a pyramid but something disguised as a pyramid thats strategically placed itself between the three largest powers on Earth. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. But after combing the internet, the military leaders get impatient and decide its best to give the world up to the Monks so that they can live to fight another day. They leave to go back to the pyramid, but the Doctor makes a realization after theyve left that he can blind the Monks right when hes about to admit to Bill that hes still blind. They realize that it must be something else, perhaps a bacteria or a plague much like the plant-killing, aggressive bacteria the two scientists have just accidentally made in their lab. We must be wanted, we must be loved. Ask and the Monks will save us, but only if they rule. He staggers over to the console, dematerialising the ship then pressing his palms to the telepathic circuits. And no, she's not lying. He then realises the Doctor is speaking the truth. It seems safe to assume that he didn't return to Gallifrey at any point after his appointment, otherwise he would have found out that he lost his position. Caroline Hunt previously appeared in The Reign of Terror (1964). The titles for Frontier in Space were prepared, like Carnival of Monsters, with a new arrangement of the theme music performed by Paddy Kingsland on a synthesiser. The currentDoctor Who: Fluxmini-season makes frequent reference to the series' dense past and lore. It enters the flight deck and in the struggle cuts the ship's speed. "[11], It is one of Peter Capaldi, the 12th Doctor's, favourite serials of the classic seasons [12]. (AUDIO: The True Saviour of the Universe). The first instance of this took place in the fifteenth season of the original show during an arc known as 'The Invasion of Time', which aired in 1978. Those in power must consent to their rule. The Doctor's election to the position occurred during Tom Baker's run as the Fourth Doctor in 1978. The serial is set on the Earth, the Moon, Draconia, and the home planet of the Ogrons in the 26th century. The Doomsday Clock is more a Cold War symbol than anything else, probably known more by its Watchmen association to genre fans. Saturday just cant get here quick enough! Williams's party hears the roar of a spaceship landing, and when they look up on the ridge, they see the Master accompanied by several Daleks, who exterminate Williams's men before they can even fire. Next: Doctor Who: The Mysterious House Is Secretly A TARDIS - Theory Explained. Okay, sure, it's going to take more than "rice pudding and hard liquor" to get our faves out of this one, but if anyone has a chance of saving Yaz, and the whole universe by extension, it's Lord High President Doctor Who of Gallifrey! When UNIT barges in, as opposed to the Pope, the date is once again over. It translates to three minutes before midnight, midnight being the end of the world, usually by nuclear destruction. As the enemy boarding party burns its way through the airlocks, Hardy gets the Doctor and Jo to use as hostages, but when the airlock door bursts open, the boarders are not Draconians, but Ogrons. An impending skirmish between Russian, Chinese, and American forces over the miraculous appearance of a strange, 5,000-year-old pyramid requires the presence of the Doctor, who has been dubbed President of Earth during times of crisis. The world leaders are disintegrated, because their consent was not sincere, leaving Bill to negotiate alone. Heres 4 free pitches for the Stranger Things stage play, Stranger Things Season 5 theory hints at a new superhero ally for Eleven. In the 1983 special "The Five Doctors", the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) again became president, succeeding Borusa (then portrayed by Philip Latham). There must be some other doomsday brewing elsewhere in the world. When The Doctor indirectly brokers a world peace, and the Doomsday Click doesnt budge, its clear that the world doesnt end by war. Here, fans learned a lot more about Gallifreyan tradition and what life was like for the Doctor as President. Its interesting that these monsters have rules. To rule through fear is inefficient.. When The Doctor approaches the pyramid he is met by a Monk. But what's most interesting about this scene is the way that the Doctor describes herself as "a former President of Gallifrey". (COMIC: Bus Stop! The beam of light stops both an American plane from bombing the pyramid and a Russian submarine from shooting missiles at it. The reason the powers that be need the president, The Doctor, is that a 5000 year old pyramid has been discovered in the fictional country of Turmezistan, one that wasnt there yesterday the pyramid, not the country. For more information on Doctor Who: Time Fracture, head this way tickets are also available via retailers including LOVEtheatre, London Theatre Direct, Fever and Ticketmaster. Instead, she claims to know the Doctor, and will happily share info on them if her demands are met. Reunited with Jo in a cell in the Master's ship, the Doctor wonders why he is still alive. When the Doctor comes, the trap will be sprung. The battlecruiser was unarmed, its missile banks empty, and the reason it did not answer was because its communications systems were destroyed in a neutron storm, the same storm that had damaged Williams's ship. (TV: The Caves of Androzani), On Earth, the United States of America was governed by a president. A novelisation of this serial, written by Malcolm Hulke, was published by Target Books in September 1976 under the title Doctor Who and the Space War. However, against The Doctors orders, the world powers have decided that living to fight another day is worth surrender today. The only question that remains is why did the Doctor decide now was a good time to remind us of her political past? The Doctor tries to get Dale to trust him and include him in his plans for escape. 
Ouch. However, it's obviously padded in parts. The position was either appointed or, in an emergency situation, elected. Producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks felt the sequence lacked impact and a new ending was filmed in the TARDIS as part of the first production block of the following story, Planet of the Daleks. Doctor Who: Flux needs to answer these questions, Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks & Legend of the Sea Devils (Series 13) [DVD], Doctor Who - Series 13 - Flux (Amazon Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook), Doctor Who - The Abominable Snowmen Steelbook [Blu-ray] [2022], Doctor Who - The Web of Fear [Blu-ray] [2021] (Limited Edition), Doctor Who - The Collection: Season 17 limited-edition Blu-ray, Doctor Who 'Monsters and Villains' chibi pin badge collection, Watch Classic Doctor Who with britbox on Prime Video Channels, 'Galaxy 4' limited-edition Blu-ray steelbook, Doctor Who - Complete Series 12 [DVD] [2020], Doctor Who - The Collection - Season 23 [Blu-ray] [2021], The Ruby's Curse (A River Song / Melody Malone Mystery) by Alex Kingston, Doctor Who The Complete Series 10 [DVD] [2017], Doctor Who - The Complete Series 7 Steelbook [Blu-ray] [2020], Doctor Who - Complete Specials (The Next Doctor/ Planet of the Dead/ Waters of Mars & Winter Specials) [DVD], Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor by Steven Moffat (Target Collection), Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (Special Edition), Doctor Who: TARDIS Type 40 Instruction Manual by Richard Atkinson, Mike Tucker and Gavin Rymill, Doctor Who: Rose by Russell T Davies (Target Collection), This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses.
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