Doctor Who 50th Anniversary: The Edge of Destruction

Doctor Who:
The Edge of Destruction 
By David Whitaker


“Accuse us? You ought to go down on your hands and knees and thank us. But gratitude's the last thing you'll ever have, or any sort of common sense either.”

The Edge of Destruction is one of those Doctor Who stories that does not get much recognition.   It is a really great story and one that is actually in a way pretty spooky.  I say that because this story is the only one, so far, that takes place entirely in the TARDIS and there is something wrong with the ship as Doctor Number One would call it at the time.  Plus the story and the situation you see everyone pitted against one another and you get a great sense of paranoia from the 4 members of the TARDIS crew.  Maybe that why I like it so much as it is very different and not like the stories we have had so far or will ever.

For those that have not seen The Edge of Destruction it is such an easy story to follow along.  It is basically about that there is something wrong with the TARDIS and it is trying to tell the four travelers that something is wrong by dropping hints and clues for them to try and decipher.  There are some good clues like the melting clocks and the scanner showing The Doctor’s and Susan’s trips in reverse order.