The Pursuit of History · The Fourth Doctor Adventures S5 • Episode 7

On a brisk winter’s morning in 1850s Yorkshire, Cuthbert, head of the intergalactic business known as 'The Conglomerate' prepares to hijack a very special train.

In the far future, his assistant, Mr Dorrick is awoken by howling alarms. There is a problem with the Quantum Gateway.

In the TARDIS, the Doctor, Romana and K9 detect strange distortions in the Vortex, an energy stream coming from a strange creature called a Laan.

The threads of a plan centuries in the making are coming together. But who is behind this plan? And can anyone possibly escape when history is against them?

The adventure continues in Doctor Who: Casualties of Time

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This is the beginning to a story that concludes a character set up all the way back in Series 2 of the 4DAs (who technically comes from an obscure Audio Visuals story). It definitely lives up to my expectations. We finally get the backstory on how the Conglomerate came to be and it's timey-wimey and malicious. The Doctor is quite ruthless in this story, showing how far he can go when trying to protect his friends.

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