Doctor Who:
The Seeds of Death
Reviewed
By
Will Barber
"Your leader will be angry if you kill me. I'm a genius."
At the end of the
twenty-first century, a teleportation technology called "T-Mat" has
replaced all traditional forms of transport, allowing people and objects to
travel instantly anywhere on Earth. Manned space exploration has ceased due to
the ease of life on Earth. The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Herriot
arrive in a museum on Earth run by Professor Daniel Eldred dedicated to the
obsolete technology of rockets. However, something goes amiss at the T-Mat
vital relay station on the Moon and the system breaks down. With communications
out and no way to reach the Moon without T-Mat, those responsible for the
system, Commander Radnor and his assistant Gia Kelly, turn to Professor Eldred
to help. He has been privately building a rocket in hope of re-igniting
interest in space travel. In the absence of a space programme to provide
trained astronauts, the Doctor and his companions volunteer to crew the rocket.
