Doctor Who season 8
The eighth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 2 January 1971 with Terror of the Autons and ended with The Dæmons featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor. This is the second of five series which Barry Letts produced consecutively and Terrance Dicks was the script editor.
This article is about the 1971 season. For the 2014 series, see Doctor Who series 8.Doctor Who
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2 January –
19 June 1971
Broadcast[edit]
The entire season was broadcast from 2 January to 19 June 1971.
Tie-In Comics[edit]
During the release of the season, several comics were published to tie in to the events of the season. The Kingdom Builders (Set before the events of the season) was published in TV Comic magazine. Gemini Plan, Timebenders (Set after the events of the season) & The Vogan Slaves (Set years into The Doctor's future) were published in Countdown magazine.