Pyramids of Mars |

[@DoctorWho]

Return to the Remembered TARDIS with the Doctor and Ruby! 🟦✨ A special 'Tales of the TARDIS' exploring the 1975 #DoctorWho adventure PYRAMIDS OF MARS is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC Four in the UK on Thursday 20th June. Find out more 👉 bbc.in/3KJjo1b

[@MarsToVenuss]

Are there any (special) plans to (specially) release this special episode of Tales of the Tardis internationally? :)

[@philosotree5876]

No matter what incarnation, Sutekh always looks incredible. You can't go wrong with ancient Egyptian aesthetic.

[@Seagull425]

@@MarsToVenuss if they dont im sure you can find it online easily after it releases

[@TheHarper11]

Now that's when the Doctor was the Doctor and not a scared crybaby. We miss your grit and your sass Tom Baker.

[@philosotree5876]

@@TheHarper11 People like you advocating for men to bottle up their emotions is why the male suicide rate is so high.

[@nexus95]

It's really amazing what Classic Doctor Who pulled off with some Shakespearean actors, dedicated writers, a imaginative production team, and 12 dollars.

[@gulkaramazov6724]

A lower budget and time constraints generally actually lead to better product than when you have an almost infinite budget and money to burn. Pyramids of Mars will be remembered. I wish I could forget whatever they chose to call this latest season

[@Glenn1967ful]

@@gulkaramazov6724 For a 49 year old programme, I think the sets are excellent and a real labour of love for the set designer and the craftsmen involved. Remember, back then the BBC had a whole building like a factory where set designers and craftsmen( possibly a few craftswomen by the seventies) worked to build studio sets.

[@jayanderson9375]

😂😊yep!

[@letsexchangecansandbadadvi4245]

They brought back sutek and it MADE NO SENSE!!! ZERO CONTINUITY!!

[@PsychotoasterProd]

I think Sutekh would be more welcome if he brought better gifts. Something like "I bring Sutekh's gift of a 3-day weekend to all humanity" would go over much better.

[@FortressMinimus]

I bring Sutekh's gift of ocelots to all humanity. IYKYK.

[@dngillikin]

"Oh, Mummy!"

[@corvus1970]

I bring Sutekh's gift of smugness to all humans who predicted my return.

[@rudrasingh6354]

Tbh I wouldnt even mind his gift of death if it did not involve being sent to hell like General Chidozi. Peacefull non existence is welcome.

[@KaliahSheDevil]

3 day weekend? but with the great Sutekh's gift, you need not ever work again! Or exist!

[@EternalPayne]

It's such a shame Liz Sladen passed away, imagine Sarah Jane's reaction to Sutekh's return

[@TheMoonRover]

Yeah. She had a brilliant reaction to Davros in _The Stolen Earth._

[@sarahglover3286]

If they could have done this with Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen that would be amazing!

[@AuroraButterflyx]

Oh i wish Liz was still here. I could imagine the hurt and sadness if she knew Sukteh returned. Rip Elizabeth 😢

[@TwoCentReview]

She is such a legend. It’s sad that she passed away.

[@ashleybrooke2087]

Maybe that's why Sutekh waited so long to return. He can deal with the Doctor but he didn't dare tangle with Sarah Jane again. We miss you, Liz.

[@josephf.4540]

Never forget the hand that holds the seat cushion when Sutekh stands at 8:10..... It was the gift of Sutekh's cushion stability!

[@corvus1970]

It's a little-known fact that after the Addams Family had been cancelled, Thing travelled to the UK to work for the Beeb.

[@evanphi]

I read your comment JUST as it happened on screen! 🤣😆

[@altyfc2010]

OMG !!! In all the times I have watched it I never saw that !!!

[@mikalmos369]

OMG I would never have noticed that had you not mentioned it. I have never heard about that gaff after nearly five decades of watching Doctor Who. My childhood complete dread of Sutekh has just been destroyed. I'm really surprised that the BBC has not digitally removed that. My head cannon from now on will include that as in his set of powers. So you need an extra hand? Well he's got one for you.

[@sayospecter6731]

The Plaything of Sutekh!

[@heatherfyffe3618]

The scientist says the Tardis is "dimensionally transcendental" - just like Rogue did. The Doctor takes Sarah Jane to her present to show that in 1980 the world has been destroyed by Sutekh -- just like he took Ruby to 2024 to show the world had been destroyed by Maestro. Are there more hints like this? Little parallel nods to this serial, all season long? What a great way to drop hints without being obvious.

[@JamesFrench96]

Some people have noted the reoccurring triangles appearing throughout multiple episodes (i.e. Triad = Pyramid). I'm trying to think of others.

[@TheMoonRover]

Ruby used a gun in Boom. Sarah used a rifle in this. Probably a coincidence though.

[@DillonExner]

The poster has a similar background to Sutekh’s Time Tunnel.

[@JonathanEzor]

The music being played onscreen by Maestro that continues as background music, and the same from Ibrahim on the organ here?

[@grafikpapst]

^The Beatles sing "My dog is alive. He's not dead." in the Devils Chord. Sutekh, in his Jackal Form, could be described as an "undead Dog".

[@SpectreSaunders]

"I am Sutekh the destroyer... Where I tread I leave nothing dust & darkness... I find that good"

[@kanton4108]

"Isn't Polly around to clean up?" - Probably the First Doctor.

[@filthycasual8187]

@@kanton4108 Not even remotely.

[@hirudinaria]

Much like Disney!! 😂😂

[@wleon4068]

Much like the Tory Government.

[@John_Weiss]

"Your Evil is my Good" - that was The Most Chilling line I've ever heard from a villain, either then or since.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

I love that *Gabriel* *Woolf* is back to voice 'Sutekh'... just four months away from his 92nd birthday! ⏳

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

92nd? Wow! Maybe he's a Time Lord too?

[@auntvesuvi3872]

@@kalinystazvoruna8702 Could be. 😆

[@TheMoonRover]

How many shows could get a 90+ year old actor to reprise a role from years ago? Doctor Who has done it 4 times in the last 7 years. Ysanne Churchman, William Russell, Bernard Cribbins, Gabriel Woolf. Any chance of a Tom Baker cameo?

[@auntvesuvi3872]

@@TheMoonRover We got such a great scene of Mr. Baker in THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR (2013)... I suppose it's possible!

[@MrTony-rx7tk]

Wait, is it actually the same actor??

[@draspian]

4:10 It's always a sign of how terrible the situation is when the Doctor doesn't take the opportunity to talk about the time he met a notable historical figure that's been namedropped.

[@Telos1807]

Had to wait another two regenerations for that.

[@YourMom-qg1lq]

@@Telos1807 Nahh, the Fourth Doctor often did the same thing. In City of Death, he talked about meeting Leonardo DaVinci when the Mona Lisa became a plot point (granted, Leo also became a plot point later on in the story). And in The Pirate Planet, he had a throwaway bit of dialogue about his encounter with Sir Isaac Newton.

[@lesigh1749]

He name dropped Marie Antoinette in this story.

[@IanSmith2814]

The smoke effect when he’s walking still looks fantastic.

[@LilacLily17]

Yeah exactly! Even as someone who has only seen NuWho I thought that looked really good!

[@StudioTinidril]

And the sound effect as well! Really looks and sounds like his feet were burning the carpet!

[@Kryojenix]

I also feel the same way about the Smarties in the time tunnel ...

[@SamanthaRyan_20XX]

It's amazing how ageless some practical effects can look.

[@georgemaragos2378]

Pretty good, not sure if some steam or dry ice effect

[@ciarantimothy8081]

Well this is an appropriate choice for tales of the TARDIS

[@400DvDs]

Oy thats my profile pic

[@omegagamer4124]

i figured this would be the special tales episode so people can know who the villian is

[@DemetriusSorvo]

​@@omegagamer4124Could see it coming a mile away.

[@Izanami037]

Explains why the Fourth Doctor wasn’t included in the original group. Because it was being saved for now.

[@steve-0493]

We can have him as the curator now,retelling of his days as the 4th,and his friend Sarah Jane...and they can have him reminiscing about how he fought Sutekh and all that..I'd like it,even seeing Tom at old afe,cause I'd believe that this guy,now the curator, was once the 4th!!hope they can do it,and Tom has the energy and Witt to speak of such good times..😁✌️🍻

[@aaron24wood]

Funny how in The Devil's Chord, The Doctor took Ruby to the present day and it was all destroyed... Should have been a picked up clue, as it turns out...

[@ashleybrooke2087]

There seems to be implications that the Maestro was in league with Sutekh given their connections so it could be the death of the universe the Maestro talked about wasn't just their own doing alone. After all, the last words the Maestro said was a warning so they didn't appear to be afraid of Sutekh the way the Toymaker was. They almost sounded like they were gloating.

[@Yetaxa]

I actually noticed the similarity at the time but just thought it was a funny coincidence. Story ideas are reused all the time in Doctor Who.

[@Kryojenix]

Russell specifically mentioned it in Unleashed.

[@JohnSmith-uy9dx]

I knew

[@tmage23]

From 3:40 to 5:20 mirrors the conversation Ruby and the Doctor had in the Devil's Chord.

[@TheLoneJedi-77]

That whole scene in The Devils Chord was a callback to this scene from Classic Doctor Who. Makes sense why they did the callback to foreshadow Sutekh coming back

[@Kryojenix]

Russell specifically referenced the Pyramids scene in Unleashed.

[@davidchism6081]

​@@TheLoneJedi-77 at least the ominous groaning wasn't because Donna spilled coffee on the TARDIS control panel. (As if the TARDIS would have let her thief control where each version goes wherever they want 100 percent of the time.)

[@paulosborne6517]

Of of the finest classic Who stories... the period setting, the ominous feeling throughout, the creepy servicer robots [Mummies] stalking through the woods, the 1980 scene, the hand holding the cushion blooper... Some superb scenery chewing dialogue as well - from a character who cannot even move, but exudes menace none the less... "Abase yourself, you grovelling insect..!"

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

Great comment especially those words 'the ominous feeling throughout'. That is what I have missed a lot in the last few years. Sometimes less is more and I think this may be an example of that?

[@OnlineFanBoy]

Makes sense that they’d post this after the legend of Ruby Sunday.

[@AnthonyFuller]

They had scheduled the Tales of the TARDIS episode on Thursday before it aired! It's a very good use to get everyone prepared for the second part.

[@Zestieee]

It was obviously all planned. Russell has been cooking this season since at least 2022!

[@cosmichobo4216]

I absolutely love Pyramids of Mars, it’s a classic and a great introduction to classic Who. I’m glad Sutekh came back

[@Kryojenix]

I have mixed feelings about Sutekh coming back. He was clearly killed in Pyramids of Mars. And he's _such_ a powerful being that there should really be no chance of the Doctor to come close to defeating him a second time. But for the sake of Nuvians experiencing Sutekh, and for Gabriel's pocket money (gin money?), I'll let it slide...

[@Dreadtothink]

I’m not. What a disaster.

[@01ASTRALICE]

One of the best endings in the entire history of this show. Hands down. I love his updated design.

[@SutraRein-xy4qr]

Weirdly enough I don’t. I don’t find it as striking as the original. The new version looks too busy for me.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

​@SutraRein-xy4qr if Gabriel Woolf was still able to play Sutekh on-set I'd be bothered by it, but I like his new look as a reflection of his divine status.

[@rickkarrer8370]

I love Sarah Jane Smith. She was the original sass queen before Donna, She was just more subtle. She is deeply missed.

[@JohnSmith-uy9dx]

She was wonderful

[@lordpistonia]

Sealed for 10.000 years, came back after 50. Damn hes strong

[@christopheralthouse6378]

My working theory is once he reached 10,000 years, Sutekh then went back in time for his revenge…

[@LegionIvory]

Technically, he came back after 113 years. He was sealed away in 1911.

[@TheMess9898]

One of the Greatest Classic Who episodes of all time and one of its scariest villains! That VOICE! Thanks RTD for bring back Sutekh and Mr Woolf to voice him again.

[@jimidoodles]

I love Tom epically when he gets excited about stuff

[@Everie]

So this is why Sutekh was bound to the TARDIS... Interesting

[@lesigh1749]

only in Fanfiction

[@camerontapsell5054]

Can’t stop thinking about the last episode. Sutekh’s reveal, the TARDIS groaning. Genuinely terrifying. These are the stories I love!

[@barryaldridge1113]

One of my all time favourites. Thank you Lewis Griefer and Robert Holmes.

[@DonnaLang42rockglobally]

Directed by Paddy Russell and Produced by Philip Hinchcliffe. I loved the Hinchcliffe years - they had some of the best gothic horror stories of the classic era of Doctor Who. It was also good to see Michael Sheard as Laurance Scarman (the guy who was in the TARDIS along with the Doctor and Sarah Jane).

[@MrMoonlightmile]

I remember my 5 year old self watching this when it first came out and being that kid hiding behind the sofa yet couldn’t take my eyes off the screen . Oh how I miss Sarah Jane ❤️❤️❤️

[@autumbreeze1129]

I first saw it when I was about 12, after my parents let my buy an old VHS copy our local library was selling away. It doesn't work anymore, so I do hope they'll rerelease a special edition of Pyramids of Mars in celebration of Sutekh's return

[@jpr0328]

​@autumbreeze1129 it's available on DVD

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

A classic Gothic horror serial! I love Michael Sheard's performance - he always brought great enthusiasm to his parts!

[@jamz9245]

Even without the connection to the new series, this is a great episode

[@The_Lost_Subrosian]

Another Doctor Who story featuring the late Michael Sheard, who appeared in many roles during the classic era.

[@corvus1970]

Poor Admiral Ozzel. He dropped the fleet out of hyperspace too close to the Hoth system.

[@OfficerFriendly2006]

@@corvus1970I thought he looked familiar.

[@bonglesnodkins329]

Good old Mr Bronson.

[@remarc69]

The fourth doctor and Sarah Jane, my favourite era of Doctor Who.

[@chrispy3369]

I guess that confirms Pyramids of Mars will be shown in Tales of the TARDIS. It'll probably lead straight into Empire of Death with 15, Ruby and Mel in the Memory TARDIS.

[@omegagamer4124]

it will that's where the picture of 15 in the memory tardis is from I'm guessing instead of using 4 and since the Sarah jane actress has passed away it will be 15 and explaining to Mel and Ruby what happened

[@AnthonyFuller]

@@omegagamer4124 I do think that if Elizabeth Sladen (RIP) was still alive, Mel would've been replaced by her in the finale.

[@AuroraButterflyx]

​@@AnthonyFulleryeah. Absolutely love Mel and russell did great job on her character. It would've made more sense for it to be sarah instead. Her reaction would be so hard to watch

[@AnthonyFuller]

@@AuroraButterflyx Yep! That's precisely what I was hinting at. She did such a good job in Journey's End with the Daleks.

[@AuroraButterflyx]

@@AnthonyFuller yeah she looked so scared when she did see him again. Rip to the beautiful Elizabeth Sladen

[@damecali]

He was killed by the god of light. Ruby Sunday: sun day. Should there be something about Ruby that can stop Sutekh? Because the sun was revered in Egypt. But it's just a theory that came to mind.

[@BlueManIan]

That's an excellent theory!

[@LowkeyJouta]

Imagine her mother is the bride of Sutekh's brother, Horus making Ruby Sutekh's niece!

[@damecali]

@@BlueManIan Expanding on that theory I was thinking what would be the link between Egypt and the ruby stone and found that: "The first legend was set in the world of ancient Egypt. The pharaohs believed that the ruby was a sort of talisman that guaranteed love, joy and everlasting health if you kept it in contact with your skin." (another web page added that it was contact to a woman skin). I know names have meaning in Doctor Who and her name just felt unique in some way (I actually adore hearing the name Ruby Sunday).

[@damecali]

@@LowkeyJouta Did Horus ever appear in Doctor Who? If not I'm not sure the writers would have used that theory. But a link to Horus yes just maybe not family? more like an avatar of him or the daughter of a known character linked to this episode?

[@damecali]

I've just realized: there is an avatar of Sutekh so there should be an avatar of Horus!

[@robert_roland63]

My wife and I rewatched this on BritBox right after The Legend of Ruby Sunday because I wanted it fresh in my mind prior to the season finale.

[@Izanami037]

Same.

[@ShDynasty_Comma_To_The_Top]

It’s free on Tubi also. Just watched it for the first time.

[@gunmandoo]

"This is the real plaything of Sutekh. I call him Neil. Neil! Neil before the might of Sutekh!"

[@jessica23claire]

someone's a connoisseur of DVD extras, I see

[@justsomeguywithhalfamustac6837]

I am loving how they're bringing back classic who villains

[@nikolaspapanagnou2723]

And turning them into beings scarier than New Who villains.

[@TheMoonRover]

Yeah. I like that they've done all the obvious ones and are now going for the deep cuts. Since 2005, we've had Autons/Nestenes, Daleks, Cybermen, The Master, Sontarans, Davros, Silurians, The Great Intelligence, Ice Warriors, Zygons, Sea Devils, The Toymaker, and now Sutekh. I'd love to see a modern take on Rutans or the Mara.

[@TONES44]

@@TheMoonRover It's a shame the Auton's and Cybermen haven't been done very well in the revival

[@lem0nthefreake]

​@@TheMoonRoverthere's been more than that. The Macra in Gridlock for example

[@TheMoonRover]

@@lem0nthefreake I left out the Macra because they weren't really the focus of the story, and Rassilon because he only became a villain in the revival, but that's everything.

[@theprophetessnastacia]

I kinda figured that Sutekh was an ancient enemy of The Doctor, but I wasn’t sure until I saw the horrific look on the 15th Doctor’s face. I actually had to research if Sutekh was a real entity. Then I researched if he was on the Classic Doctor Who. Then I ran into this episode (or should I say parts 1-4) on Tubi. So I got the knowledge on Sutekh 😊🙆🏽‍♀️ #researchingneversleeps #whovianforlife

[@RandomAmerican3000]

6:42 Imagine if instead of saying anything he had thrown a custard pie and dipped out before Sutekh knew what had happened.

[@mikebasil4832]

Sutekh’s space-time tunnel sound effects were among the best in the classic series. I had them on an album when I was a kid and how again thanks to iTunes. 👍🏻

[@LairOfLair]

And they are awfully similar to nuWho Time Vortex FX. Coincidence?

[@ShinGallon]

It's such an odd coincidence that I just rewatched this serial about a month ago, then "Legend of Ruby Sunday" drops.

[@RavenThom]

I'm almost there now, as I'm rewatching from 1 since Jan, I'm at the cyberman ep , I'll skip a couple eps and watch before Friday night

[@stephjovi]

Coincide or tiny wimy? 🎉

[@snmdair]

I love that when Triad goes all harbinger she looks like professor Scarman.

[@skateordie280]

I think that's intentional

[@Zestieee]

I've been wondering if Horus the god of Light could make an appearance to face Sutekh. Perhaps Ruby is somehow related to Horus and she will be the key to Sutekh's defeat. After all we're looking for Ruby's mother all season but what about her father? I think her mother is an ordinary human while her father might be a God from the Pantheon or maybe some other God.

[@ianstoys13mgs]

8:14 exactly whos hand is that feeling the chair !

[@nlrproductions8106]

Really like to see the classic look of Sutekh.

[@mi39471]

9:49 - I love Tom Baker’s acting here, the way he rubs his face, as if to say, “Thank GOD that’s over with.” 😂

[@WhoisPersona]

I was a little surprised by Sutekth's appearance in the latest episode until I realised that his species are supposed to look dog-like, though I do hope we see that mask.

[@partypoppers1988]

Sutekh. The deadliest threat the Doctor ever faced. Prescient.

[@finnatikk]

Sutekh was a great choice of villian to return after watching pyramids of Mars, just hope we are told how he escaped

[@omegagamer4124]

the comics basically say how he escaped the trap

[@MephProduction]

I doubt it.

[@Zestieee]

There is an incredibly large amount of expanded media featuring Sutekh including comics, audiobooks and novels. Probably explained somewhere in there.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

@@omegagamer4124 Doesn't count.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

@@Zestieee expanded media doesn't count. Totally screws any continuity. Until we get the "Crisis of Infinite Doctors"... ;-P

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

Wow those first four to five seasons of Tom Baker's DW tenure will never be outdone imo. Watching this I had almost forgotten how brilliant the writers and produceers etc were. Fun fact: Paddy Russell became the first woman to direct episodes of Doctor Who. She directed The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966) and three further Doctor Who serials: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974), Pyramids of Mars (1975), and Horror of Fang Rock (1977).[7] She found directing Tom Baker more than challenging. In fact she is quoted as saying, "Tom Baker was easy to deal with at first, but the part went to his head completely. By the time I did Horror of Fang Rock, he was desperately difficult to work with". We all love Tom including the outbreak of his ego over his (the longest) run as the Doctor. I was wondering if they would get Tom back for this information update for newbies. At 91 it was always going to be unlikely. Still legendary stories like this will be adored for generations to come. Liz Sladen, we miss you terribly. Ian Marter who travelled with Sarah and The Doctor as Harry Sullivan, we miss you too. Never forgotten.

[@jellybabiesarecool4657]

8:14 beware the Hand of Sutekh

[@corvus1970]

That's a post- Addam's Family Thing. Had to make money somehow, right?

[@xsm5525]

@@corvus1970 is it actually? lol I just thought it was some blooper.

[@ashleybrooke2087]

I still kind of wish they'd kept the iconic Sutekh armor look with that creepy mask & updated it

[@stephenmurphy2212]

It’s easy to see why the Toymaker was afraid of Sutekh.

[@bradyleftthegroupchat2732]

I am incredibly excited to see what they do with Sutekh. I hope they bring back The Mara soon because they mentioned it. I was wrong with my guess for the villain, I was all in on The Great Intelligence

[@omegagamer4124]

maybe Christmas

[@stephenmurphy2212]

I know how it feels to get it wrong. I was hoping for the trickster.

[@digitool5944]

@@stephenmurphy2212 apparently there are issues with the creator of that character, they rather not have to pay him

[@minicle426]

What about Omega? 🤔

[@jaschul]

I was expecting Azal

[@RyanHaney55]

I just saw this last week on my smart tv. With all the "Free+" channels, one shows Classic Doctor Who 24 hours a day. That was a happy accident.

[@notavailable2590]

Yeah, there seems to be a lot of older stuff where they’re just like “eh, dump it on KZbin or a FAST service, we don’t care”. I think ShoutFactory has a Farscape channel and a bunch of Tokusatsu and Gerry Anderson stuff too.

[@JohnSmith-uy9dx]

Where?

[@karlitatv]

Where do you watch it please

[@RyanHaney55]

On my Vizio TV, there is a button labeled "Watch Free+". They have hundreds of channels like CSI, Baywatch, Midsomer Murders, The Three Stooges, The Addams Family, Game Show Channel. One is called Doctor Who Classic. I know other TV brands have free channels that run off Wi-Fi.

[@johnburnside7828]

Love how the spooky music is both diegetic and non-diegetic! (Something else RTD made a cute reference to in the current season?)

[@stephjovi]

Seems like RTD used this seriel as inspiration for the whole season

[@madabbafan]

8:13 - watch for the crew member's hand disappear from shot after holding the chair so it didn't tip over.

[@grumpysphinx4911]

That's actually one of the reasons I love old TV shows and movies so much, the fact that you can spot little mistakes like that or improvisations so much more, because filming techniques and set etiquette etc hadn't yet become so clean and refined like they are now

[@TrinityCodex]

Theres also an Ibrahim working for Unit *thinking emoji*

[@Kryojenix]

Very suss... But probably a coincidence. 😋 Otherwise Ibrahims around the world are gonna give Doctor Who dirty looks forever from now on...

[@LordMazzello]

Ibrahim Amin was a character in Pyramids of Mars.

[@stephenmurphy2212]

I’m definitely rewatching Pyramids Of Mars to celebrate Sutekh’s triumphant return! 🙌

[@brucegrossman3531]

I did right after watching the latest episode.

[@oliverrenisonbell8813]

This is one of the best classic Doctor Who stories. It’s timeless and classic and shows baker at his best

[@Phobos_95]

I feel like a fool after the Piano summoning scene. God, it seems SO OBVIOUS. I was just misdirected by the Maestro themself being themed around music, I hadn't considered the secondary implication.

[@kashiichan]

*the Maestro themself :)

[@swiftbird4846]

What a great idea to revitalise this iconic story. We should have seen this coming.

[@jennifermiller1042]

Sarah Jane ❤

[@yogisie]

Sutekh is the returning villain we didn’t know we wanted or needed.

[@AllofTimeandSpace]

I knew it wasn’t a clip show! I hope we see Sutekh’s humanoid form in Empire of Death!

[@aerelyamirart]

Sarah Jane. 🥺❤️❤️

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

Il ike this Doctor! Haven't seen much of him yet (haven't seen much of Classic Who in general) but his personality is instantly hooking!

[@JohnSmith-uy9dx]

Classic Who is so good. Much better than now. Longer stories are better.

[@iandeeley9033]

Absolutely LOVE this story! Tom Baker and Liz Sladen are both at the top of their game in this one!❤❤❤

[@xedalpha1]

8:14. I see you there, Hand of Sutekh.

[@ЯрославШ-ж9м]

Doctor Who forever

[@marshsundeen]

Thank you for posting this.

[@thomaswilliams2780]

This is without a doubt one of the top 5 best Dr Who stories ever!

[@MrfnordTim]

They showed the infamous Hand of Sutekh at 8:15, I see!

[@archeryguy1701]

It's always interesting to see how flexible Doctor Who is about the malleability of time/history. There are times where it leans hard of arbitrary "fixed points" where certain events have to happen, and then there's this clip and the one scene from this season where they go back to the present to show that everything will be gone if they don't intervene. Also, is there some sort of beginning to end of time history book where the Doctor just "knows" what is the right course of events versus the wrong course of events. It's easy to bounce back to 1980 and say, "Everything we know is going to be gone if we don't stop this." But if the Doctor doesn't have that easy reference point, who are they to say how something is "meant" to play out?

[@HLR4th]

So it would seem Sutekh on his way to the edge of eternity hacked the TARDIS time/space controller, setting a recall date…clever!

[@lbricks7631]

I wish we got Tales of the Tardis in Australia. The ABC haven't aired classic who in like 20 years.

[@robalt1983]

Filmed in Mick Jagger's home at the time. I dunno if he's still living there.

[@doughmestic-bliss]

I knew Image Of The Fendahl filmed there, didn't realise Pyramids Of Mars did as well.

[@grantjohnston7148]

My favorite Dr, who story .

[@davidchism6081]

5:14. Wait until he's held onto the TARDIS for who knows HOW long since being seemingly defeated by aging to death in the time vortex, Doctor.

[@OnlineFanBoy]

I bet even with the Daleks, the Cybermen and the Master combined, they would all still be terrified of Sutekh.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Very much so.

[@craigjackson4393]

Good ol' Derek Meddings on the special effects/explosions! And since we're on Egyptian deities.... someone want to call the SGC?

[@traestratton3109]

One of my favorite episodes- The Guardian Riddle is the greatest riddle ever to befuddle the smart ass in your circle.

[@kiplittle]

Tom Baker is just fantastic!

[@markhodgson2348]

Brilliant its nice to see Tom again 👍 😀

[@hellshade2]

the pyramids of mars is arguably one of the best tom baker who stories.

[@Dolthra]

The Doctor, at the beginning of the episode: "I don't carry firearms!" The Doctor, at the end of the episode: "Don't worry Sarah, I simply trapped Sutekh in a torturous realm beyond the fabric of spacetime where he will continue to exist until his eventual death in thousands of years."

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

I'm glad they've posted this as I will have seen the original episode but more decades ago than I care to admit. I'm not always a fan of cleaning up old episodes but the clarity of vision and sound is fabulous. I also would only have seen this in b&w too. Bloody hell, I am old 😂

[@yfrontsguy]

The original costume designs are gorgeous. Better than what we saw in the new version, so far. That mask is so menacing !

[@carolynallisee2463]

Ahhhhh! So Sutekh is not a new foe at all, but an old one!

[@jamiesandersfield1777]

That scene where he takes Sarah to a desolate present day is exactly the same as in the Devils Chord!

[@Diba-c6x]

I hope we see something similar to Sutekh pausing that explosion, in Empire of Death as well.

[@simiansociety]

9:29 “I’ll spare the planet Earth. I’ll give it to you as a play thing.” 😂

[@jovra7640]

My brother Allan and I were trying where we heard that name before. Thank you for this and of course my first Doctor ❤❤

[@doranchak]

You can see at 8:13 that Horus was holdin' our boy down the whole time.

[@kjamison5951]

My Doctor and a favourite story from my childhood.

[@RogueWJL]

When this broadcast originally, I was absolutely terrified of Sutekh and that vortex thing they moved around in. I was a young boy granted, but I was absolutely terrified. I remember we used to pretend to play the Robot Mummies and re-enact scenes from the show, which by this point was reaching the heights of the Baker/Sladen/Hincliffe (showrunner) hysteria. The show had built from the already amazingly popular Pertwee era and was even building on that. Obviously, Russell and many within the production team were impacted that same as myself and millions of children (and adults). Great to have Sutekh and Grabriel back, and they pulled a blinder with the growing menace on last Saturdays episode. Congratulations to all concerned .Life is a bit rubbish at the moment and I would go back to 1975 in a heart beat to be sat watching the show in front of the fire with my mum.and dad still alive, the world seemed more secure and the BBC was really 'auntie'. Butt this has given me a lift and for the millions of others others wishing we were anywhere than destroyed Britain 2024. At least I have those fantastic memories and just that once, life feels nice again. Perhaps Sutekh is not really all that bad then. ❤

[@willbill680]

8:15 still the weirdest goof in that episode as a hand is shown under Suteck as he stands up then suddenly hides 😂😂

[@IsiahBradley]

THANKS for this!!!!

[@christophersawyers5561]

‘I am the servant of Sutekh. He needs no other.’

[@V3cna.]

Yeah this one for sure was needed

[@excelents]

08:13 "I can move again" with the assistance of the mystery hand that dissapears down the back of the seat when Sutekh gets up.

[@shawnholbrook7278]

Just finished watching this yesterday. How did Sutekh find or get attached to the Tardis this time?

[@dj_guru_nanak6227]

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