Doctor Who: The Newbies Guide
Classic Series TV Story
Episodes: 4: War of God; The Sea Beggar; Priest of Death; Bell of Doom
First Episode Broadcast: 5th February 1966
Writer: John Lucarotti and Donald Tosh
Director: Paddy Russell
Script Editor: Donald Tosh and Gerry Davis
Producer: John Wiles
Season: Season 3
The Massacre
This is the fifth story in Season 3.
All four episodes are missing from the archive.
Where does this fit?
This happens shortly after the previous story, The Daleks' Masterplan
Story Arcs
This is a standalone story, though it deals with the emotional aftermath of The Daleks' Masterplan.
The characters listed below are the series regulars, important recurring characters, and real life historical characters. If a character's appearance is a major spoiler, then their details will be hidden in spoiler tags. In general, recurring characters are not listed here on their first appearance unless they become a series regular during the story, or they are a real life historical character.
Doctor
The first Doctor looks like a human in his sixties. He is physically quite frail, but has a keen intellect. He is paternalistic towards his companions, and has a degree of arrogance towards others. He sometimes mispronounces words.
Companion(s)
Steven Taylor was a space pilot from an unknown time in the future. His spacecraft landed on the planet Mechanus, where a group of robots called Mechanoids held him prisoner. In The Chase, he escaped when the Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki visited the planet whilst on the run from a Dalek time machine. He stowed away on the TARDIS not knowing it was capable of time travel.
Recurring and Historical Characters
There are a number of historical characters in this story, but we are not expected to know who any of them are.
The following stories and other resources are not necessary in order to follow the plot (we've summed up the essential bits for you). But being familiar with them will probably enhance your enjoyment of this story.
Recommended Viewing
The Doctor and Steven are still recovering from the deaths of Katarina and Sara Kingdom in The Daleks' Masterplan.
Recommended Reading
None. The story works best (on first viewing) if you are largely ignorant of the historical context. Though that effect is slightly marred by knowing the overall title.
Recommended Listening
None.
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