To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the longest-running science-fiction show in the world, I’ll be taking weekly looks at some of my own personal favourite stories and arcs, from the old and new series, with a view to encapsulating the sublime, the clever and the fiendishly odd of the BBC’s Doctor Who.
The Brain of Morbius originally aired in 1976.
How did you get her here, by the way?
The power of the Sisterhood.
Really? What, you mean you still practise teleportation? How quaint. Now, if you got yourself a decent forklift truck–
Doctor, you have but a little time left. Will you waste it prattling nonsense or confess your guilt.
What do you mean, I have but a little time left?
Before you die.
But I’m only seven hundred and forty nine. Life doesn’t begin until seven hundred and —
At the next sun. That is agreed.
Not by me, it isn’t. I haven’t even been consulted.
– The Doctor, Ohica and Maren are clear on a few things
The Brain of Morbius continues the trend of phenomenally strong episodes in Baker’s sophomore season. Barring The Android Invasion, it’s a fairly stellar run of adventures, and I think that it’s these stories that a lot of people (casual follower and hardened fanatic alike) think of when they remember Tom Baker’s celebrated tenure in the role. Producer Philip Hinchcliffe continues his “gothic adventures… in space!” trend from Planet of Evil, this time offering a futuristic take on a Hammer-Horror-style Frankenstein. And the results are as fun, as wonderful and as grotesque as you might have imagined.
They did the monster mash…
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