| 1st Week |
Thursday 25th April, 8pm
Lecture Room 2, Christ Church |
- Genesis of the Daleks
- This term kicks off with the Fourth Doctor, who is charged by the Time Lords with the task
of destroying the Daleks before they have even developed. The Doctor travels back in time to the planet of Skaro,
to a point where he could prevent the evolution of the Dalek race, but he faces a crisis of conscience as he
questions the ethics of what amounts to genocide. Will he be able to destroy an entire species to save countless
lives in the future?
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| 2nd Week |
Thursday 2nd May, 8:30pm
Lecture Room 2, Christ Church |
- The Infinite Quest and Dreamland
- New Who with a twist this week, featuring an animated Tenth Doctor. Firstly,
The Infinite Quest shows The Doctor and Martha Jones in a race to discover the location of a lost
spaceship, the Infinite, which according to myth can grant anybody their heart's desire. Then, in Dreamland,
the Doctor stumbles upon a mysterious alien artefact that leads him on a mission to rescue Rivesh Mantilax from
the threat of the Viperox and the clutches of the American military.
NB:Please note that this week's event is half an hour later than normal, at 8:30pm
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| 3rd Week |
Thursday 9th May, 8pm
Lecture Room 2, Christ Church |
- The Reign of Terror
- The animation continues with this First Doctor story, which has been partially reconstructed.
The TARDIS materialises in Paris in 1794 - one of the bloodiest years following the French Revolution. The
travellers become involved with rescuing prisoners from the guillotine, but are soon caught up in the schemes of
an English undercover spy...
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| 4th Week |
Thursday 16th May, 8pm
Lecture Room 2, Christ Church |
- Kinda and Amy's Choice
- In Kinda, the Fifth Doctor arrives on the paradise planet of Deva Loka to find a
colonial mission on the verge of collapse, whilst Tegan becomes possessed by the Mara, a force of pure evil that
lives in dreams and preys on fear. Continuing the theme of dreaming, Amy's Choice sees the Eleventh Doctor,
Amy and Rory facing peril in two different scenarios - but which is real?
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| 5th Week |
Thursday 23rd May, 8pm
Lecture Room 2, Christ Church |
- The Geek Quiz
- In the legendary Geek Quiz, members of Oxford's geekiest societies get together in order to
battle it out for the crown of "team who won that term". If you can write a round not entirely related to
Doctor Who, then bring it along. A really fun evening, and who knows, you might even get an answer right
occasionally...
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| 6th Week |
Thursday 30th May, 8pm
Lecture Room 2, Christ Church |
- The Two Doctors
- This week sees the Sixth Doctor and Peri teaming up with the Second Doctor and Jamie. The
Doctor discovers the Sontarans about to dissect his past self in a genetic operation. But just why are they
operating on the Doctor? And how will their findings aid their enslavement of the universe? Deadly questions to
which the Doctors must find answers in order to escape their own death...
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| 7th Week |
Thursday 6th June, 8pm
My Sichuan, Gloucester Green |
- DocSoc Meal
- This time, we're heading to Chinese restaurant My Sichuan for our termly meal.
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Saturday 8th June, 12 pm
Old Law Library, Magdalen |
- The Master Marathon
- For this term's marathon, we're following the history of the Master, featuring Terror of
the Autons (Third Doctor), The Deadly Assassin (Fourth Doctor), Survival (Seventh Doctor) and
Utopia, The Sound of Drums & The Last of the Time Lords (Tenth Doctor).
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| 8th Week |
Thursday 13th June, 8pm
Lecture Room 2, Christ Church |
- The Mind of Evil
- Eighth week is
Eighties week Season 8 week! The Third Doctor is again
pitted against the Master, who plots to plunge the world into war through a complex scheme involving an alien
entity that feeds on evil and fear.
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