Doctor Who #6 The Marian Conspiracy »Back in 1966, The Highlanders was the last purely historical adventure; they were deemed less popular or exciting than the other stories so with the exception of the (rather under-appreciated) two-part Black Orchid in 1981, that was it. There would be many more stories set in the past but they would always have some kind of alien threat to them. I always quite liked the purely historical stories and so I was quite pleased to find that the first one for 19 years was a success. As well as this milestone though, there are two other things of particular interest about this story; a new companion and a new Doctor....
