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The Third Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.He was portrayed by actor Jon Pertwee.Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with companions.
The Doctor has been UNIT's principal scientific advisor since their third incarnation was exiled to Earth (having previously collaborated with UNIT during their second incarnation). [ 49 ] [ 50 ] The Doctor departed from UNIT's full-time employment during their fourth incarnation , [ 51 ] leaving a space-time telegraph [ 52 ] (and, later, the ...
In the serial, which is set in Essex and London, the alien time traveller the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), now freshly regenerated and exiled to Earth by the Time Lords, joins Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) of UNIT and the scientist Liz Shaw (Caroline John) to stop the incorporeal intelligence the Nestenes from colonising the planet ...
The Second Doctor later allows the TARDIS with himself, the Brigadier, and Benton inside, to be taken by the blob, although this causes UNIT HQ to be stolen as well. Jo, the Third Doctor, and Dr. Tyler, whom they discover there, assess their situation in this new mystery universe of antimatter, inside the black hole.
The Face of the Enemy by David A. McIntee (Third Doctor's era; works with Benton, Yates, Ian, Barbara and the Master in the absence of the Third Doctor and Jo) Deep Blue by Mark Morris (set in the Third Doctor's era but working with the Fifth, Tegan & Turlough; also Benton & Yates) Last of the Gaderene by Mark Gatiss (Third Doctor, Jo, Benton ...
The serial is set in various locations in England. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Third Doctor and the organisation UNIT work to stop the Master, a renegade Time Lord just like the Doctor, from using a radio telescope to summon an invasion force of the incorporeal intelligence the Nestenes to Earth.
They then place the Doctor on trial for stealing a TARDIS and breaking the law of non-interference. The Doctor presents a spirited defence, citing his many battles against the evils of the universe. Accepting this defence, the Time Lords proclaim that his punishment is exile to Earth in the 20th century - a planet and period of which he is fond.
Death to the Daleks is the third serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 23 February to 16 March 1974. In the serial, the Daleks and a human expedition both arrive on the planet Exxilon to seek a mineral found in abundance there. This was ...