The Rescue finds our travelers arriving on the planet Dido in the late 25th Century. They find a crashed spaceship from Earth whose occupants are living in fear of a creature called Koquillion. This is a two-part story mainly used to introduce the new companion, Vicki, who replaced the Doctor’s granddaughter Susan who left at the end of the previous season.

The next episode is The Romans in which our time travelers go on holiday in Rome, albeit the Rome of 64 AD which means they get caught up in the intrigues of Nero’s court.

DVD Special Features include commentaries with cast and crew, “The making of” featurette for “The Rescue and The Romans” and assorted other little tidbits.

While much is made of the current incarnation of the Doctor, it is entertaining to go back and see where it all started. Highly recommended ~~ Stephanie L Bannon