I found this one a little slow and hard to follow. Though I usually like stories that play with ideas of memory, this one left me cold. It is a pretty interesting premise, the Memory Farm being a way to access long forgotten memories, and I thought Peri was excellent in it, but the actual plot felt a little thin to me.

The sound design of the Gahled also at times made their dialogue hard to understand. Not the worst outing for Six and Peri, but nothing too - ha ha - memorable.

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

Previous Story: The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time

Love a story with some good sci-fi and this delivers. Altering memories to convict someone falsely is one of those outlandish sci-fi ideas that parallel real-world events. 6 and Peri have been getting a ridiculous amount of murder mysteries and typically I'm quite tired of them but this one manages to be something fresh.

The Doctor believing himself to be an evil dictator was great and Colin Baker sounded like he had fun doing it. Nicola Bryant was pretty good here, having to carry the story on her own while the Doctor was indisposed. I'm a fan of how it all tied up neatly. Definitely one of the better outings for this team.

Next Story: Emissary of the Daleks