Season 19

Season 19 of Doctor Who ran between 4 January and 14 June 1982. It starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lesley Dunlop as Silvia Bolton and Mark Strickson as Aedon. The season opened with Space-Whale and concluded with The Deadliest Game.

A New Look
Early into Season 19's production, George Gallaccio opted to change the title sequence and theme music the show used. The new titles were created by graphic designer Sid Sutton, as Bernard Lodge had left the BBC in 1977, and consisted of a starfield design. Alongside this, Gallaccio commissioned a re-imagining of the theme by veteran Who composer Dudley Simpson, as he believed that Delia Derbyshire's theme was becoming too old-fashioned. In order to boost ratings, it was also decided that the Cybermen and the Master, two popular foes that the Doctor had not faced since the mid-1970s, would return to the show at different points in the season.

Out with the Old, In with the New
Since Christopher H. Bidmead had only signed up for one season on Doctor Who as script editor, Gallaccio needed to find a new script editor. He found one in David Fisher, who shared many of Gallaccio's ideals of how the show should be, alongside the new notion that Doctor Who should have more fantasy aspects incorporated.

Since Lalla Ward and David Brierley had left the previous year, new companions also had to be created. This issue was rectified with the creation of Silvia Bolton, played by Angels and The Elephant Man actress Lesley Dunlop, and Aedon, played by Mark Strickson. These two were set to be introduced in different halves of the Season, with Silvia being introduced in the first episode, and Aedon being introduced in the final episode.

In addition, shortly into Season 19's production, Tom Baker announced that it would be his final season on the show, believing that he had stayed too long, and that it was having a negative impact on his health.

Main

 * Doctor Who - Tom Baker
 * Silvia Bolton - Lesley Dunlop
 * Aedon - Mark Strickson

Recurring

 * The Master - Anthony Ainley

Guest
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VHS

 * Space-Whale
 * Tearing of the Veil
 * The First Cybermen
 * The Visitation
 * The Enemy Within
 * The Deadliest Game

DVD

 * All serials of season 19 were released individually on DVD between 2003 and 2011.

Blu-Ray

 * The complete season was upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and released on Blu-ray as Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 19 in the UK on 10 December 2018
 * It was later released in Australia on 23 January 2019 and was released in the US under the title Doctor Who: Tom Baker - Complete Season Eight on 4 December 2018.

Novels

 * Space-Whale
 * The Tearing of the Veil
 * The First Cybermen
 * The Visitation
 * The Enemy Within
 * The Deadliest Game