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 Mysterious Planet
By Robert Holmes
VALEYARD: By order of the High Council, this is an impartial inquiry into the behavior of the accused person, known as the Doctor, who is charged that he, on diverse occasions has been guilty of conduct unbecoming a Time Lord.
DOCTOR: Not guilty!
VALEYARD: He is also charged with, on diverse occasions, transgressing the First Law. It is my unpleasant task, Madam Inquisitor, to prove to the enquiry that the Doctor is an incorrigible meddler in the affairs of other peoples and planets.
The Doctor arrives on a Time Lord space station where he is confronted by the Valeyard. The Valeyard explains to The Doctor that he will be put on trial for endless interfering and meddling while putting his companion in constant danger. The Doctor refuses a lawyer and will defend himself against the charges brought up by The Valeyard but the kicker is if The Doctor is found guilty he must surrender his remain regenerations and be sentenced to death.
