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Mark and Seth return to give their signature blend of knowledge and humor into the Tom Baker Doctor Who classic story Horror of Fang Rock.







After the sudden death of a lighthouse crew member, a ship crashes into the rocky shores of Fang Rock. While The Doctor and the remaining lighthouse crew rush to save the survivors, Leela sees a mysterious creature in the water.







Sources of information: TARDIS Data Core, Brief History of Time and Space

It’s the month of Halloween, so Mark and Seth discuss a spooky classic, the Tom Baker story Horror of Fang Rock.















Horror of Fang Rock was the first story in Season 15 of Doctor Who. It was loosely inspired by a real-life incident from 1900 where three lighthouse workers mysteriously vanished from a lighthouse never to be seen or heard from again.







Seth also discusses “The Max Headroom Incident” where an unknown hacker pirated the signal of a PBS airing of the episode and broadcasted for a few minutes wearing a Max Headroom mask.







Sources of information: TARDIS Data Core, Brief History of Time and Space

Mark and Seth return for the epic conclusion to arguably the greatest Doctor Who stories of all time!















The Doctor has the chance to erase the Daleks from existence, but does he have the right? Meanwhile, the Kaleds confront Davros in an attempt to overthrow his plans. But Davros unleashes his Dalek army on his own people. Who will be left standing?







Sources of information: TARDIS Data Core, Brief History of Time and Space, Internet Movie Firearm Database

Mark and Seth bring their signature blend of knowledge and humor to the penultimate episode of arguably the greatest Doctor Who story of all time!















Davros gains knowledge of the future by interrogating The Doctor and his companions. Meanwhile, Kaled Elite stage a full-blown revolution to stop the Daleks from being created!







Sources of information: TARDIS Data Core, Brief History of Time and Space, Internet Movie Firearm Database

This episode of Examining The Doctor celebrates International Podcast Podcast Day and is a throwback to the early days where we discussed specific Doctors.















3:20 – Top And Bottom 10 Stories (2013)







Mark, Greg, and Seth discuss the Top and Bottom 10 Doctor Who stories as voted by Doctor Who Magazine readers in 2013.







1:00:30 – The Sixth Doctor Colin Baker (1984-1986)







A look back at Colin Baker’s run and the politics surrounding his departure using news headlines published during the 1980s.







2:09:15 – The Tenth Doctor David Tennant (2006-2008)







A look at David Tennant’s first two years as The Tenth Doctor.

Mark and Seth dive in to the latter parts of arguably the greatest Tom Baker story of all time.



Davros’s evil plot is put into place as genocide of his own people, the Kaleds, is witnessed by The Doctor. Afterward, Davros unleashes the Daleks on The Thals. The Doctor must escape Thal custody and stop him before the Daleks exterminate everybody!