Celebrating 30 years of Colin Baker's season 23 story The Trial of a Time Lord
Doctor Who:
The Trial of a Time Lord
The Ultimate Foe
By Robert Holmes Episode 13
Pip and Jane Baker Episode 14
“In all my travellings throughout the universe I have battled against evil, against power-mad conspirators. I should have stayed here. The oldest civilisation, decadent, degenerate and rotten to the core. Ha! Power-mad conspirators, Daleks, Sontarans, Cybermen, they're still in the nursery compared to us. Ten million years of absolute power, that's what it takes to be really corrupt.”
After the turn of events from Terror of the Vervoids The Doctor is now on trial for genocide to go along with the charges of meddling. The Inquisitor tells The Doctor that he can call witnesses to help his cause but how can he get them as they are all scattered throughout space and time. When suddenly Mel and Glitz appear at the trial and this turn of events catches The Valeyard by surprise.
Then a more shocking turn of events as The Master appears on the Matrix screen offering to help The Doctor. The Master shows proof that The Doctor is correct that the Matrix can be entered by anyone and events can be altered as he shows the key of the Matrix he has that has dumbfounded the Keeper of the Matrix. The Master beckons the Time Lords to let Sabalom Glitz give his testimony. Glitz explains that on Ravalox he was there to steal the secrets of the Matrix that the Sleepers had stolen. It appears that the tide might be turning for The Doctor.
