Doctor Who - Season 26 - (1989) - 14 Episodes torrent

The twenty-sixth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 9 September 1989 with the serial 'Battlefield', after a regular series of four serials was broadcast finishing with 'Survival' which was the final episode of Doctor Who to air before a 16-year absence from episodic television following its cancellation.

Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred both continue their roles as the Seventh Doctor and Ace for their final season. Nicholas Courtney returns to play Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in 'Battlefield'. He first appeared with the Second Doctor in 1968 in 'The Web of Fear' before becoming a recurring character throughout the Second Doctor to the Fifth Doctor and last appearing in 'The Five Doctors'. Anthony Ainley returns to play The Master in 'Survival', having last appeared in 'The Ultimate Foe' (1986). This would be Ainley's final television appearance in the role, though he would return to portray the Master one final time in the computer game Destiny of the Doctors.

Continuing on from Season 25, Season 26 continued script editor Andrew Cartmel's move to push the series towards a darker approach, focusing this time more on Ace's personal life as well as The Doctor's past and manipulations.

Total Episodes: 14

01 - 'Battlefield' - 4 Episodes

Synopsis: The Doctor and Ace receive a mysterious distress signal and land in
the Earth village of Carbury, where a nuclear convoy has halted. The Doctor's
concern is heightened when knights from another dimension begin to land in
the area. Nearby is Lake Voortigen, the mythical resting-place of Excalibur,
King Arthur's mystical sword. But the lake holds a more sinister secret. A
spaceship from the same alien dimension lurks under the lake - but does it
really contain Arthur's corpse? And what is it that the Witch Queen,
Morgaine, is really after? The Doctor's old friend the Brigadier is sent in
to investigate, but the Doctor's happiness is short-lived. It seems his
friend must take on the might of the deadly 'Destroyer', a horned demon
intent on bringing about the end of the world.

02 - Ghost Light - 3 Episodes

Synopsis: Earth 1883. At the heart of a Victorian house by the name of
Gabriel Chase, lies an alien ship. For millions of years its owner has been
asleep, unaware that part of the cargo has evolved into a malevolent
creature. When the Doctor brings his assistant Ace to the house to face and
overcome a terrible fear from her past, he finds himself catapulted into the
secrets lying dormant there. Who or what is the alien presence, Josiah? What
has he done with the real inhabitants of the house? More importantly, of what
is Josiah so frightened and can it help the Doctor? In order to combat
Josiah's evil presence, the Doctor arranges the release of a more powerful
entity called Light - the true owner of the alien ship. However, as events
unfold the Doctor discovers he may have awoken an even more dangerous
adversary. For Light means to destroy every living thing on Earth.

03 - The Curse of Fenric - 4 Episodes

Synopsis: The Doctor and Ace are put to the ultimate test when the TARDIS
dematerializes in Second World War England at a top – secret naval base. The
army church, built on Viking graves, bears inscriptions calling for the
wolves of Fenric to return for their treasure. Thereafter evil will reign...
Even as the Doctor translates the words hideous corpses rise up from the sea,
the evil Fenric now free to summon his wolves to a killing rampage. In the
stand against Fenric, only the Doctor can play the final moves.

04 - Survival - 3 Episodes

Synopsis: The Doctor takes Ace back home to Perivale so she can catch up with
her old friends. But Perivale has changed, the old gang has split up, and
some of them have vanished without trace. They are not the only ones - West
London is plagued by unexplained disappearances. Before long the mysterious
kidnappers make themselves known. A race of galactic hunters called the
Cheetah people have found a way to transport themselves to Earth - and the
entire human race is their prey. They have been shown the doorway to the
planet by an old foe of the Doctor, a bitter and desperate enemy who needs the
Doctor's help to free him from a diabolic enchantment. As the Doctor tries to
unravel the mystery, Ace finds some of her old friends, trapped on the savage
and beautiful world of the Cheetah People. But the only way she can lead them
to safety is to allow herself to succumb, like so many before her, to the
curse of the planet. The Doctor realizes that Ace's new powers will provide
the only route home, but it will mean the sacrifice of her humanity to the
most bestial and dark side of human nature.


NOTE: It is with great satisfaction that I have completed my journey. Back on
October 13, 2013 I decided to compile the Classic Doctor Who episodes I
could find and make them available to you. Further, it was my plan to try
and keep the digital footprint as small as I could without totally
destroying the quality of the videos. Only time will tell if I was
successful. Enjoy and cheers to all you Whovians!