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Season 03 / Story 024 / Production code Y

The Celestial Toymaker

The Doctors?: William Hartnell
The Companions: Steven Taylor | Dodo Chaplet
Other Main Characters:

Brian Hayles: Writer
David Tosh: Writer
Bill Sellars: Director
John Wiles: Producer

The travellers arrive in a strange domain presided over by the Toymaker - an enigmatic, immortal entity who forces them to play a series of games, failure at which will render them his playthings. The Doctor has to solve the complex Trilogic game (my first experience of 'The Towers Of Hanoi') while Steven and Dodo are faced with defeating a succession of apparently child-like but potentially lethal animated toys in contests such as blind man's buff, musical chairs and 'hunt the key'.

The Doctor finally overcomes the Toymaker by imitating his voice in order to complete the Trilogic game from within the TARDIS, which then dematerialises as his foe's universe is destroyed.

4 episodes:

1. The Celestial Toyroom - 02 April 1966
2. The Hall of Dolls - 09 April 1966
3. The Dancing Floor - 16 April 1966
4. The Final Test - 23 April 1966

Script available in print from Titan Books.