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Fourth Doctor Episode Guide

And then there was Tom. Tom Baker, recognized across the world as the quintessential Doctor Who; a mainstay of British television for seven years, the Doctor as far as most Americans are concerned, and with his multicolored scarf and faithful robot dog K-9, inarguably the one icon other than the trusty TARDIS that has transcended the show and become part of the mainstream. For although there have been eight actors in the role, nobody is more inexorably linked the show than the reclusive Baker, and the one who more than any other has kept the air of mystique since he left the show decades ago.

During the seven-year tenure of Tom Baker, the series reached its incredible heights of popularity. Stewarded by such prolific producers as Philip Hinchcliffe, Graham Williams and John Nathan-Turner, the show also brought forth a young script editor called Douglas Adams. The Sontarans, Zygons, Rutans and the Black and White Guardians were introduced; the Daleks were given a very interesting prologue; and the Key to Time became the prize in a year-long quest. There were trips to E-Space, to ancient Egyptian mummy crypts and the sands of Mars, to the most distant planet in the galaxy and the familiarity of Victorian London. And Gallifrey itself was finally revealed to be not quite the idyllic paradise fans had come to imagine, but instead a decaying oligarchy subject to hostile takeover on more than one occasion.

The fourth Doctor was joined in his quest by a cavalcade of popular companions: the erstwhile reporter Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) and the bumbling medic Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter); the savage Leela of the Sevateem (Louise Jameson) and the aforementioned K-9 (voiced by John Leeson); the two incarnations of the Gallifreyan student Romana (Mary Tamm and Lalla Ward); the artful dodger Adric (Matthew Waterhouse); and in his final days, the timid Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) and bombastic Tegan (Janet Fielding). And he faced villains from Davros to the Master, Magnus Greel to Harrison Chase, Skagra to the Great Vampire itself.

It was the heyday of Doctor Who... a time long remembered, an era missed by many when Tom Baker left the role after seven years, heading into the great bounty of television and theatre. He returned solely for the charity special "Dimensions in Time", but to this day, the mystique of the longest-serving yet most reclusive actor to play the Doctor remains.

All Doctor Who story synopses taken with permission of the authors from The Fourth Doctor Handbook by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker.
Season 12
TitleSerialSerial #Broadcast# Eps
Robot 4A 75 28 Dec 74 - 18 Jan 75 4
The Ark in Space 4C 76 25 Jan 75 - 15 Feb 75 4
The Sontaran Experiment 4B 77 22 Feb 75 - 01 Mar 75 2
Genesis of the Daleks 4E 78 08 Mar 75 - 12 Apr 75 4
Revenge of the Cybermen 4D 79 19 Apr 75 - 10 May 75 4
Season 13
TitleSerialSerial #Broadcast# Eps
Terror of the Zygons 4F 80 30 Aug 75 - 20 Sep 75 4
Planet of Evil 4H 81 27 Sep 75 - 18 Oct 75 4
Pyramids of Mars 4G 82 25 Oct 75 - 15 Nov 75 4
The Android Invasion 4J 83 22 Nov 75 - 13 Dec 75 4
The Brain of Morbius 4K 84 03 Jan 76 - 24 Jan 76 4
The Seeds of Doom 4L 85 31 Jan 76 - 06 Mar 76 6
Season 14
TitleSerialSerial #Broadcast# Eps
The Masque of Mandragora 4M 86 04 Sep 76 - 25 Sep 76 4
The Hand of Fear 4N 87 02 Oct 76 - 23 Oct 76 4
The Deadly Assassin 4P 88 30 Oct 76 - 20 Nov 76 4
The Face of Evil 4Q 89 01 Jan 77 - 22 Jan 77 4
The Robots of Death 4R 90 29 Jan 77 - 19 Feb 77 4
The Talons of Weng-Chiang 4S 91 26 Feb 77 - 02 Apr 77 6
Season 15
TitleSerialSerial #Broadcast# Eps
Horror of Fang Rock 4V 92 03 Sep 77 - 24 Sep 77 4
The Invisible Enemy 4T 93 01 Oct 77 - 22 Oct 77 4
Image of the Fendahl 4X 94 29 Oct 77 - 19 Nov 77 4
The Sun Makers 4W 95 26 Nov 77 - 17 Dec 77 4
Underworld 4Y 96 07 Jan 78 - 28 Jan 78 4
The Invasion of Time 4Z 97 04 Feb 78 - 11 Mar 78 6
Season 16
TitleSerialSerial #Broadcast# Eps
The Ribos Operation 5A 98 02 Sep 78 - 23 Sep 78 4
The Pirate Planet 5B 99 30 Sep 78 - 21 Oct 78 4
The Stones of Blood 5C 100 28 Oct 78 - 18 Nov 78 4
The Androids of Tara 5D 101 25 Nov 78 - 16 Dec 78 4
The Power of Kroll 5E 102 23 Dec 78 - 13 Jan 79 4
The Armageddon Factor 5F 103 20 Jan 79 - 24 Feb 79 6
Season 17
TitleSerialSerial #Broadcast# Eps
Destiny of the Daleks 5J 104 01 Sep 79 - 22 Sep 79 4
City of Death 5H 105 29 Sep 79 - 20 Oct 79 4
The Creature from the Pit 5G 106 27 Oct 79 - 17 Nov 79 4
Nightmare of Eden 5K 107 24 Nov 79 - 15 Dec 79 4
The Horns of Nimon 5L 108 22 Dec 79 - 12 Jan 80 4
Shada 5M 109 Not broadcast 6
Season 18
TitleSerialSerial #Broadcast# Eps
The Leisure Hive 5N 110 30 Aug 80 - 20 Sep 80 4
Meglos 5Q 111 27 Sep 80 - 18 Oct 80 4
Full Circle 5R 112 25 Oct 80 - 15 Nov 80 4
State of Decay 5P 113 22 Nov 80 - 13 Dec 80 4
Warriors' Gate 5S 114 03 Jan 81 - 24 Jan 81 4
The Keeper of Traken 5T 115 31 Jan 81 - 21 Feb 81 4
Logopolis 5V 116 28 Feb 81 - 21 Mar 81 4
Audios Novels Novellas
BBC Productions
The Pescatons (details coming soon)
Exploration Earth: The Time Machine
    (details coming soon)

Telos Novellas
Ghost Ship

Virgin Publishing: Missing Adventures
Evolution
The Romance of Crime
System Shock
Managra
The English Way of Death
The Shadow of Weng Chiang
A Device of Death
The Well-Mannered War
BBC Books: Past Doctor Adventures
Eye of Heaven
Last Man Running
Millennium Shock
Corpse Marker
Tomb of Valdemar
Festival of Death
Asylum
Psi-ence Fiction
Drift
Wolfsbane
Match of the Day
Credits
Guide pages by Shaun Lyon with Robert Franks. Graphics and screen captures courtesy Robert Franks, Michael Palmer, Tim Neal (On Target) and many from the Doctor Who Image Archive, courtesy Steven Hill. All story synopses are excerpts from "Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Handbook" by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker, originally published by Virgin Publishing and copyrighted to the authors; these synopses have been reprinted with the kind permission of Mr. Howe. Acknowledgement is made to the following persons for their research and/or information, some of which has been utilized in preparation of this document: Andrew Pixley, Shannon Patrick Sullivan, Dominique Boies, Jason Fraser, Steve Roberts. All photos are copyrighted to the BBC, and are used here solely for informational purposes and to demonstrate the stories; no infringement is intended upon the BBC. For corrections, additions or suggestions, email the editor.