The Fifth Doctor and Adric
Adventures featuring the Fifth Doctor alongside Adric, his young mathematical genius companion from Alzarius. These stories highlight Adric’s tragic arc, culminating in his sacrifice to save the TARDIS crew and the universe.
Involved Characters
Arc Timeline
Season 18
3 eventsTrapped in the Great Hall’s suits of armor, the Doctor hides by mimicking their stillness as a Gundan robot patrols. When the metal sentinel’s axe shatters the borrowed pike, the …
The Doctor exploits the Gundan robots' shared vulnerability by extracting a memory core from one before reactivating another. His interrogation via forced circuitry exposes a coded threat against the Tharils, …
Romana’s time-sensitive navigation has bought the Doctor precious minutes with the Gundan, but the reactivated robot shatters their fragile progress by marching toward the mirror. Its fragmented revelation about “three …
Season 21
3 eventsThe Doctor identifies a volcanic gas with healing properties in the bunker and decides to release it to save Malkon’s life despite Roskal’s objections. He rationalizes the act as medicinal, …
Peri corners the shrunken Master amid his own TARDIS circuitry, where his desperate plea for help hinges on her preservation. His overture collapses into a glitching emergency when Peri forces …
The Doctor races to the seismic control centre and successfully stabilizes the planet’s volcanic eruption using his sonic screwdriver, buying precious time for the Sarns. With the immediate threat averted, …