Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (The Third Doctor)
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The Automata |
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Writer: Robert Holmes |
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Notes: Holmes was commissioned to
write a storyline for “The Automata” on January 16th, 1973.
It did not find favour with producer Barry Letts and script editor
Terrance Dicks, however, and was rejected ten days later. Holmes was
commissioned to write The Time
Warrior instead.
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Characters: The Third
Doctor |
Episodes: 4 |
Planned For: Season
Eleven |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: Unknown
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine #246, DWM Special Edition #2 |
The Brain-Dead |
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Writer: Brian Hayles |
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Notes: This idea was submitted in
early 1971. It was rejected by script editor Terrance Dicks, but its
inclusion of the Ice Warriors inspired the development of The Curse Of Peladon.
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Characters: The Third Doctor,
Jo, UNIT |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Season
Nine |
Stage Reached: Story
idea |
Synopsis: The Ice Warriors, led by
Commander Kulvis, plan to invade modern-day Earth using a weapon called
the ‘Z’ beam, which is capable of freezing anything it
touches to absolute zero. In particular, the Ice Warriors can use it to
freeze a human brain, turning the afflicted individual into a
subservient Brain-Dead. The Ice Warriors hijack a communications
satellite and use it to take over the crew of its receiving station,
whom they set to work constructing a giant ‘Z’ beam
transmitter. They plan to use the satellite network to broadcast the
‘Z’ beam around the world, enslaving mankind and adjusting
the Earth's climate to something suitable for Martian habitation.
Realising that metals are extremely conductive at absolute zero, the
Doctor overloads the ‘Z’ beam transmitter just at the point
of broadcast, destroying the Ice Warriors and the Brain-Dead.
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References: Doctor
Who: The Seventies, Nothing At The End Of The Lane #3 |
The Cerebroids |
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Writers: Charlotte and Dennis
Plimmer |
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Notes: Scripts for “The
Cerebroids” were commissioned on June 24th, 1970. On the 29th,
however, the serial was abruptly abandoned.
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Characters: The Third Doctor
(with Jo and UNIT?) |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Season
Eight |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: Unknown
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine Special Edition #2 |
The Circles Of Power |
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Writer: Brian Hayles |
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Notes: “The Circles Of
Power” was discovered by Mark Hayles amongst his late father's
files.
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Characters: The Third
Doctor, Liz, UNIT |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Season
Seven |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: A new communications satellite,
designed by Sir Walter Llewellyn, is launched to link computers across
Europe and America. However, it has been sabotaged by a radical
scientist named Tilverton, who believes his inventions are being
suppressed by commercial concerns. This precipitates an escalating
number of computer-related incidents across the globe -- including the
release of robotic “sensorspheres” which can induce amnesia
in any person not wearing a special pendant. The pendant actually
denotes membership in the Circles of Power, a secret cabal led by
Llewellyn and which has made a pawn of Tilverton. The Doctor discovers
that Llewellyn plans to use the global chaos to ignite a third World
War, and stops the evacuation of Government officials which would have
triggered this stage of the plan. An orbital missile destroys the
satellite and, when the Doctor inverts the sensorspheres' programming,
the robots wipe the minds of Llewellyn and his co-conspirators.
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References: Nothing
At The End Of The Lane #3 |
The Daleks In London |
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Writer: Robert Sloman |
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Notes: For Season Nine, producer
Barry Letts decided to bring back the Daleks, who had not starred in a
Doctor Who story since The Evil
Of The Daleks at the end of Season Four. The original vehicle
for their return was to have been “The Daleks In London”,
the storyline for which was commissioned from Sloman on May 25th, 1971,
but Letts subsequently decided that the Daleks would be more effectively
used in the season opener, Louis Marks' “Years Of Doom”. As
such, Marks' story was rewritten as Day
Of The Daleks while Sloman was asked to develop a new storyline
under his original commission. This became The Time Monster.
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Characters: The Third Doctor,
Jo, UNIT |
Episodes: 6 |
Planned For: Final story of
Season Nine |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: Unknown
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine #268, DWM Special Edition #2 |
The Final Game |
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Writer: Robert Sloman |
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Notes: Created in response to Roger
Delgado's desire for the Master to be written out of Doctor Who
-- because his attachment to the programme was making it difficult for
him to find other work -- a storyline for “The Final Game”
was commissioned on February 15th, 1973, and was inspired in part by
producer Barry Letts' interest in Eastern philosophy. “The Final
Game” had to be abandoned when Delgado died in a car accident
while filming in Turkey on June 18th. In its place, Sloman developed Planet Of The Spiders instead.
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Characters: The Third Doctor,
Sarah Jane |
Episodes: 6 |
Planned For: The final serial
of Season Eleven |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: The Master is manipulating time
as part of a scheme to conquer the universe. The Doctor and the Master
are revealed to be two aspects of the same person -- the Master
representing the “id” (instinctual needs and desires) and
the Doctor the “ego” (conscious perception of and adaptation
to reality). The Master ultimately perishes in an explosion which saves
the lives of the Doctor and others; it remains unclear if this was a
final act of redemption on the villain's part.
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine #314 |
The Gift |
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Writers: Bob Baker and Dave
Martin |
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Notes: Baker and Martin developed
a seven-part storyline for the Second Doctor after meeting with
Doctor Who script editor Terrance Dicks, his assistant Trevor
Ray, and producers Derrick Sherwin and Peter Bryant. Extremely
ambitious, it featured the destruction of Battersea Power Station, space
battles, and even a giant carrot crashing into Hyde Park. “The
Gift” was scaled back to six installments by the time the script
for Episode One was commissioned on December 1st, 1969, by which point
Jon Pertwee had been cast as the new Doctor. However, the script was not
submitted to the production office until April 6th, 1970 -- more than
three months past the original delivery date of January 2nd -- and
failed to meet the approval of new producer Barry Letts. Letts felt that
“The Gift” was too much of a jumble of ideas, and he was
unhappy with the skull spaceship image. The script also seemed to
overestimate what could be accomplished on the limited Doctor Who
budget. It was immediately rejected, but Dicks worked with Baker and
Martin to redevelop it as The Claws Of
Axos.
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Characters: The Second
Doctor (original submission); the Third Doctor (revised) |
Episodes: 7 (original
submission); 6 (revised) |
Planned For: Seasons
Seven and Eight |
Stage Reached: Script for
episode one |
Synopsis: A skull-shaped spaceship lands
in Hyde Park. The aliens aboard offer a gift for humanity, but actually
plan its destruction.
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References: Doctor
Who: The Complete History #16 |
The Harvesters |
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aka The Vampire Planet |
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Writer: William Emms |
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Notes: A couple of years after
submitting this story under the title “The Harvesters” for
the Second Doctor, Emms redrafted it in 1969 as “The Vampire
Planet” to adhere to the new UNIT format. “The Vampire
Planet” may have briefly been considered for the final slot of
Season Seven -- ultimately taken by Inferno -- but was soon dropped.
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Characters: The Second Doctor
(original submission); The Third Doctor, UNIT (resubmission) |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Troughton era
(original submission); final story of Season Seven
(resubmission) |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: The Masters pilot a purple
planet into the solar system and despatch their Roboes to invade Earth.
The Doctor defeats the Masters by frightening them with film of nuclear
explosions.
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine #299, DWM Special Edition #2 |
The Hollow Men |
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Writer: Brian Hayles |
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Notes: “The Hollow
Men” was discovered by Mark Hayles amongst his late father's
files.
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Characters: The Third
Doctor, UNIT |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Unknown |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: Following the death of his wife
from heart disease, the wealthy Sherman P Rayburn is determined to set
up an institute to propel advances in medical science. However, his
investments in this project have depleted his financial resources, and
the government refuses to assist him. Enraged, Rayburn turns to a
discovery made by one of his scientists, Professor Martin, who has found
a way to turn a rabbit into a “negative” which can pass
through normal, “positive” materials. Rayburn forces Martin
to use the procedure to create a squad of commandos with which he can
raid government treasuries. UNIT is helpless to stop them until, during
their final assault on the Bank of England, the Doctor convinces the
commandos that Rayburn has concealed the truth from them: the procedure
is irreversible. The shadow squad turns on Rayburn and destroys him.
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References: Nothing
At The End Of The Lane #3 |
The Mega |
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Writer: Bill Strutton |
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Notes: In 1970, more than five
years after completing The Web
Planet, Strutton approached the Doctor Who production
office about writing for the series again. On September 25th, he
submitted the storyline for “The Mega”, which was
retroactively commissioned on October 19th. Although Strutton worked on
the project for a number of weeks, the idea was eventually discarded. In
December 2013, Big Finish Productions released an audio adaptation of
“The Mega” by Simon Guerrier.
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Characters: The Third Doctor,
Jo |
Episodes: 4 |
Planned For: Season
Eight |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: When the British government
unveils a new gas weapon which can target its victims by their genetic
make-up, a mysterious message is transmitted via television which warns
Western governments to disarm, or face violent consequences. The Doctor
traces the message to a small European nation whose ruler, Prince
Cassie, has allied himself with alien energy beings called the Mega.
Although the Doctor disagrees with the Mega's methods, he sympathises
with their goals, and finds himself declared a traitor to Britain.
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine #286, DWM Special Edition #2 |
The Mists Of Madness |
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Writer: Brian Wright |
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Notes: Script editor Terrance Dicks
commissioned the storyline from Wright on February 17th, 1969, and it
was submitted on May 9th. Subsequently, however, Wright took up an
academic writing post in Bristol, leaving him with no time to complete
work on “The Mists Of Madness”, which was then dropped from
the schedule.
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Characters: The Third Doctor,
Liz |
Episodes: 7 |
Planned For: Final story of
Season Seven |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: The Doctor discovers an
artificially-created human community.
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine Special Edition #2 |
Multiface |
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Writer: Godfrey Harrison |
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Notes: This was an experimental
storyline commissioned by producer Barry Letts on July 19th, 1971 while
script editor Terrance Dicks was on holiday. Although considerable
development was undertaken, Letts eventually decided that
“Multiface” was turning out to be more fantastical than he
felt appropriate for Doctor Who, and it was abandoned on February
25th, 1972.
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Characters: The Third Doctor,
Jo |
Episodes: 4 |
Planned For: Seasons
Nine or Ten |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: Unknown
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine Special Edition #2, Doctor Who: The
Seventies |
The Shadow People |
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Writers: Charlotte and Dennis
Plimmer |
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Notes: The Plimmers submitted their
storyline to the Doctor Who production office on November 10th,
1969 and it was given serious consideration for the final slot of Season
Seven. However, a subsequent pay dispute with the Plimmers meant that
“The Shadow People” was abandoned shortly thereafter.
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Characters: The Third Doctor,
Liz |
Episodes: 7 |
Planned For: Final story of
Season Seven |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: Unknown
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine Special Edition #2 |
The Shape Of Terror |
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Writer: Brian Hayles |
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Notes: This idea was submitted in
early 1971. It was rejected by script editor Terrance Dicks, but the
idea of an Agatha Christie-style mystery was attractive and was
incorporated into The Curse Of
Peladon.
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Characters: The Third Doctor,
Jo |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Season
Nine |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: A rescue team led by Commander
Hallett is summoned to research station Pi Delta 6 on the planet Medusa
Centaurus. Hallett arrives to find the station deserted, and his
security officer, Garford, believes it has been attacked by pirates.
Indeed, when the TARDIS brings the Doctor and Jo to Pi Delta 6, Garford
accuses them of being associated with the pirates. In fact, the station
has fallen victim to the Energid, a shapeshifting protoplasmic entity
which can absorb people's brains. The Energid wishes to merge with the
Doctor, but when the Energid attempts the fusion, the Doctor manages to
rally the minds of those whom the Energid had previously consumed, and
the creature is destroyed.
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine #219, Nothing At The End Of The Lane #3 |
The Space War |
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aka The Furies |
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Writer: Ian Stuart Black |
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Notes: Nearly four years after
Black's last contribution to Doctor Who, The Macra Terror, he was
commissioned to write a storyline entitled “The Space War”
(later changed to “The Furies”) on November 9th, 1970.
Although Black delivered it towards the end of the month, it did not
proceed to the script stage.
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Characters: The Third
Doctor |
Episodes: 6 |
Planned For: Season
Eight |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: Unknown
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine #308, DWM Special Edition #2 |
The Spare-Part People |
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aka The Brain Drain, The Labyrinth |
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Writer: Jon Pertwee and Reed de
Rouen |
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Notes: Submitted around the summer
of 1970, it does not appear that the storyline was seriously considered
by the production team.
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Characters: The Third
Doctor |
Episodes: 7 |
Planned For: Season
Eight |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: The Doctor poses as Cambridge
don Dr John Madden to investigate a spate of celebrity disappearances.
He is kidnapped by mummy-like beings who take him to Antarctica, where a
hidden civilisation exists. There the Doctor participates in brutal
games and combats a monster which dwells in a labyrinth.
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine Special Edition #2 |
(untitled) |
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Writer: Douglas Camfield |
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Notes: Camfield, who had recently
directed Inferno, submitted this
in
late 1970.
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Characters: The Third
Doctor |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Season
Eight |
Stage Reached:
Storyline |
Synopsis: Set in a hidden Amazon city.
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine Special Edition #2 |
(untitled) |
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Writer: Trevor Ray |
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Notes: Around the time that he
became Doctor Who's assistant story editor in late 1968, Ray
spent three days carrying out research on this story with the Marines.
He eventually decided his idea was too technical to be accomplished in
Doctor Who.
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Characters: Presumably the
Third Doctor |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Presumably
Season Seven |
Stage Reached: Story
idea |
Synopsis: Would have been set
underwater.
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine Special Edition #4 |
(untitled) |
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Writer: Robin Squire |
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Notes: This idea was developed
around the time that Squire was Doctor Who's assistant script
editor, in late 1969. It was inspired by a 1967 Russian drilling mission
called Project Anti-Cosmos. Its similarity to Season Seven's Inferno was apparently
coincidental.
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Characters: The Third
Doctor |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Presumably Season
Seven or Eight |
Stage Reached: Story
idea |
Synopsis: Involved a drilling project and
alternate timelines.
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References: Doctor
Who: The Complete History #16 |
(untitled) |
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Writer: Martin Worth |
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Notes: This was apparently
considered in late 1970.
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Characters: The Third
Doctor |
Episodes: Unknown |
Planned For: Season
Eight |
Stage Reached: Story
idea |
Synopsis: Concerned plant life taking
over the Earth.
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References: Doctor
Who Magazine Special Edition #2 |
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