Smith and Jones – Episode Guide

On a busy London street medical student Martha Jones is on her way to work; but her day has not begun peacefully. Speaking to her sister Tish, brother Leo, mother Francine and father Clive in turn on her mobile phone, she finds herself in the midst of an argument concerning Leo’s upcoming 21st birthday party; the crux of the debate being the presence of her father’s new girlfriend at the event.

As she turns off her phone a tall man with a long brown coat steps out in front of her, taking off his tie.

“Like so…see”

The Shakespeare Code – Episode Guide

It is London in 1599 and a hansom young man serenades his sweetheart Lilith at her balcony with a lute. She remarks that his blood is afire and welcomes him inside, but he is far from impressed by the dark and dingy interior. She silences him with a kiss but when she draws away her face is transformed into a warped mask.

She introduces him to her mothers, Doomfinger and Bloodtide; equally hideous creatures who pounce and devour the young boy, leaving Lilith to stand and declare:

“Soon, at the hour of woven words, we shall rise again…and this fleeting Earth will perish”

Gridlock – Episode Guide

On a grainy television screen mounted into a space-age car, Sally Calypso gives the latest traffic report. The old couple listening look on in terror as something outside rocks the vehicle too and fro. The husband calls for the police using a radio but is put on hold as the cabin continues to rock violently.

His wife scolds him for telling the authorities they had three passengers but it is no use. Showers of sparks rain from the ceiling as something breaks inside. The couple scream but no one is listening, and soon the only voice to be heard is Sally Calypso signing off.

Daleks in Manhattan – Episode Guide

Nighttime has fallen over the Big Apple and at the New York revue it’s two minutes to curtain up but showgirl Tallulah is busy smooching with her boyfriend Laszlo. He hands her a white flower and as she attaches it to her costume she prepares to go on stage, kissing her lover goodbye.

However in the corridors of the building strange creatures are lurking, and after Laszlo goes to investigate he finds himself in the prop store, seemingly alone. A snarling echoes around him and with no warning a man-sized pig lunges at him from the shadows.

Evolution of the Daleks – Episode Guide

The Doctor cuts in with the sound of a nearby radio and confronts the Daleks, realising that having used an emergency temporal shift to escape their last encounter they are low on power and have retreated to the sewers. He turns on the newly evolved Sec and enquires as to how he feels. The creature proclaims that he can feel the aggressiveness of mankind, a genius for war.

The Lazarus Experiment – Episode Guide

The TARDIS returns to Earth, inside Martha’s home the morning after they left. The Doctor claims that the one journey he promised her is over, before watching a report on the television of an old man promising to reveal a device which will change what it means to be human.

Nevertheless he prepares to leave and after thanking him for the journey Martha watches the Doctor depart, only to return a few moments later; curious as to what the elderly man meant by changing what it meant to be human. 

42 – Episode Guide

Inside the TARDIS the Doctor alters Martha’s mobile phone to enable calls to all numbers from anywhere and any time in the universe. After this he struggles to overcome a bout of turbulence as the ship lands as they receive a distress signal.

He and Martha emerge into a stifling hot room but are unaware of their exact location. Suddenly three panic-stricken people run forward and seal them from the TARDIS, demanding to know whom they are. Explaining they answered the distress signal a computerised voice calls out

“Impact projection: 42 minutes 27 seconds.”

As Martha looks out of a portal one of the people with them explains they are on a spaceship, which is about to crash into a sun.

Human Nature – Episode Guide

The Doctor and Martha, perused by gunfire, flee into the TARDIS and hurriedly take off. The Doctor makes sure their pursuers saw neither of them before discovering that they are being followed through the time vortex. He realises there is only one possible way to stop them and presents Martha with a fob watch

“Take this watch, my life depends on it. This watch Martha, this watch…”

John Smith awakens in his bed. He gets up as his maid Martha enters with his breakfast. He tells her of his recent extraordinary dreams of being a space-traveller known as the Doctor, dreams in which she has also played a part. He picks up his fob watch from his mantelpiece and identifies it as also being part of his fantasy, before remembering that his dream took place in 2007.

Martha hands him the morning paper, reading out the date of “Monday 10th November 1913”

“And you’re completely human”.

The Family of Blood – Episode Guide

The family continue their demands but Latimer distracts them by momentarily opening the watch. Martha takes one of the family’s guns and aims it at Baines, taking Jenny hostage. Eventually the family release Joan and together with Smith she flees alongside the other guests. Martha stays behind but drops her gun and runs when one of the scarecrow soldiers attacks her.

Baines orders Clark, his father, to find the Doctor’s ship and the others make their way to the school, where the Smith, Joan, Martha and Latimer have already returned. Smith raises the alarm for the students to take up arms despite Martha’s protests. Outside the family arrive and Baines sends his sister to find a way into the building.

Smith warns the headmaster of the oncoming danger as the boys continue their preparations and Martha runs to find the watch, which Latimer cradles beneath one of the staircases, the device appearing to talk to him, warning him to keep the Doctor safe.

Blink – Episode Guide

On a dark wet night Sally Sparrow sneaks into an old abandoned house. Making her way through the dark and decaying corridors she takes pictures of the ruined interior. Arriving in one empty room she finds some writing behind a peeling piece of newspaper.

Pulling the paper from the wall she finds more words written on the walls, including her own name. The message tells her to duck and sure enough, seconds later, a rock is thrown through the window toward her head. She avoids being hit but finds the only thing outside is a statue of a crying angel.

She looks back at the wall and peels away more paper, revealing the name of the message writer…the Doctor (1969).