Newbies Guide to Doctor Who

Doctor:

The Second The second Doctor is short with a beatles moptop. He tends to act the part of a fool and give events a push in the right direction rather than directly taking control. He also plays the recorder.

Companions:

Jamie McCrimmonJamie is a scots piper who met the Doctor after the battle of Culluden in The Highlanders (Classic Series Season 4). He is proud of his scottishness and wears a kilt and carries a dirk (knife). The second Doctor leaves most of his action to Jamie.

Zoe Heriot: Zoe is a 21st century astrophysicist who met the Doctor in The Wheel in Space (Classic Series Season 5). She has an eidetic memory and vast reasoning ability.

Recurring Characters:

None.

Recommended Viewing:

The story follows on from the end of The Dominators (Classic Series Season 6), in which the TARDIS is trapped in a lava flow.

Recommended Reading:

There are a large number of literary allusions, most importantly to Gulliver's Travels. A very general knowledge of Greek Mythology, and the fairytale of Rapunzel are also useful.

Recommended Listening:

None.