Technophobia was the second serial of Season 51 of Doctor Who. It was written by Matt Fitton, directed by Philip John and starred Damien Molony as the Fourteenth Doctor & Kate Bracken as Heather McKenzie.
Synopsis[]
When the Doctor and Heather visit London's Technology Museum for a glimpse into the future, things don't go to plan.
The most brilliant IT brain in the country can't use her computer. More worrying, the exhibits are attacking the visitors, while outside, people seem to be losing control of the technology that runs their lives.
Is it all down to simple human stupidity, or is something more sinister going on?
Beneath the streets, the Koggnossenti are waiting. For all of London to fall prey to technophobia...
Plot[]
To be added.
Cast[]
- The Doctor - Damien Molony
- Heather McKenzie - Kate Bracken
- Bex - Niky Wardley
- Jill Meadows - Rachael Stirling
- Brian - Chook Sibtain
- Kevin - Rory Keenan
- Lukas - Jot Davies
- Silvi - Rachael Stirling
- Terry - To be added.
- Koggnossenti 1 - To be added.
- Koggnossenti 2 - To be added.
- Kram - To be added.
- Lobo - To be added.
Crew[]
To be added.
Memorable Quotes[]
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References[]
- An interviewer interviews Jill.
- Jill's password is "Brighton88".
Companions of the Doctor[]
- Bex asks Heather whether she needs to check on friends and family. However, Heather assumed her parents probably already had Technophobia.
Popular culture[]
- Donna nicknames the malfunctioning paint droid "Metal Michelangelo".
- "User-friendly" is a popular phrase in technology.
Technology[]
- The Doctor gets excited by dongles.
- In the early 22nd century, the Robot Olympics began.
- When his sonic screwdriver fails to work, the Doctor works out that it isn't a fault with the sonic. Instead the sonic can't connect to the thought patterns in his failing brain functions.
- The Koggnossenti hub ship transmatted to London from another dimension.
- The mind control used by the Koggnossenti works on 99.2 per cent of people leaving 0.8 unaffected.
Earth culture[]
- Lukas mentions the Baubas, a bogeyman from Lithuanian folklore.
Alien culture[]
- The Doctor says that robotic art is similar in quality to the work housed in the Eminesence Gallery on Terileptus 9.
Story Notes[]
- To be added.
Continuity[]
- The Doctor tells Heather that some of his best friends had been robots. (TV: The Invisible Enemy, The King's Demons)
- The Doctor and Heather are once again mistaken for a couple. (TV: Space Mutiny, Time Reaver)
Home video releases[]
DVD[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 51 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Fifty-First Season in 2015.
Blu-ray[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 51 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Fifty-First Season on Blu-ray in 2015.