This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

Previous Story: Dimensions in Time

A very topical story considering current events. This story really feels like a natural continuation of where the show was headed before it got cancelled and I'm honestly quite impressed to hear a story so blatantly political. This story is really solid in general, it's very well paced and the grounded setting makes for much more impactful feeling stakes compared to the typical sci-fi laser gun stuff. I love the radio show stuff, it's a clever way to play into the audio medium.

There's a lot of great dialogue here that really suits McCoy's Doctor in particular. It's also an interesting look at how the Doctor decides when to interact with this kind of stuff. He could just as easily step in during the rise of any dictatorship or tyranny throughout Earth's history so it's nice for that to be properly addressed.

Great story. Hope they keep up the quality.

Next Story: The Genocide Machine