An artifact from the Doctor's past is causing perception problems for the Doctor and Ace.

"Survival" - Part 3 - The Doctor and Ace move towards their final confrontation with the animal inside us all. #Survival #DoctorWho #TheDoctor #Ace #Part3 #FinalConfrontation #AnimalInsideUsAll #ClassicWho #DoctorWhoSurvival #Whovian

December 4, 1989 - The Argus - Police search for gunman who dressed in a Tom Baker scarf for one of his robberies. #TomBakerScarf #Gunman #Robbery #PoliceSearch #TheArgus #1989 #CrimeNews #DoctorWho #TrueCrime #VintageNews

"Survival" - Part 2 - The Hunting World is a dangerous place. The Cheetah people may track you, hunt you and kill you. But that's not the danger. #Survival #HuntingWorld #CheetahPeople #DangerousPlace #Fantasy #Adventure #Storytelling #Part2 #Fiction #Worldbuilding #Threat #TrackAndHunt

November 24, 1989 - Check out Jon Pertwee onstage as the Captain in Dick Whittington. #JonPertwee #DickWhittington #TheCaptain #1989 #November24 #Onstage #Pantomime #Theatre

November 23, 1989 -The day after the first episode of "Survival" aired, audience reaction is not positive. #Survival #TVShow #1989 #AudienceReaction #FirstEpisode #TVHistory #RetroTV #ShowPremiere #Television

November 22, 1989 - Reading Evening Post - A lovely picture of Sophie Aldred on the day "Survival" premiered. #SophieAldred #Survival #DoctorWho #ReadingEveningPost #OnThisDay #ClassicDoctorWho #TVHistory #AceMcShane #Whovian #DoctorWhoHistory #1989 #TVPremiere

"Survival" - Part 1 - The Doctor takes Ace on a sentimental journey to her old neighborhood, only to find that something nasty is stalking the streets of Perivale. #Survival #DoctorWhoSurvival #TheDoctor #Ace #Perivale #DoctorWho #ClassicWho #Whovian #Part1 #SentimentalJourney

November 20, 1989 - Evening Post - Meet the MENSA genius who is also a Doctor Who fan. #MENSA #MENSAGenius #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoFan #EveningPost #1989 #Whovian #Genius #RetroNews #SciFi

November 20, 1989 - Evening Standard - A piece on the quest to find missing episodes of lost classic TV. #EveningStandard #LostTV #ClassicTV #MissingEpisodes #TVHistory #TVArchives #VintageTV #1989 #TVQuest #MediaHistory #BroadcastingHistory #TelevisionHistory #TVPreservation

November 16, 1989 - Runcorn Weekly News - How does Sylvester McCoy celebrate the holidays? #SylvesterMcCoy #Holidays #RuncornWeeklyNews #Runcorn #1989 #November16 #WeeklyNews #Celebration #RetroNews #NewspaperArchive

November 16, 1989 - Hull Daily Mail - Sign me up for a college course on Doctor Who!

November 16, 1989 - The Shuttle - As the show comes to an end and we don't know its fate as of yet, there is a feeling it would be best to let it go. #TheShuttle #Shuttle #ShowFinale #ShowEnding #TVShow #1989 #November18 #LetItGo #TVHistory #ClassicTV

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Here are the covers for the various media releases of "The Curse of Fenric". We will discuss this story in 35 minutes from now on the podcast.

The Radio Times looks at University Challenge's Nicholas Parsons as he does a turn on the latest Doctor Who story, "The Curse of Fenric". We'll discuss this story later today on the podcast. #DoctorWho #TheCurseOfFenric #NicholasParsons #UniversityChallenge #RadioTimes #DoctorWhoPodcast #TVHistory

November 9, 1989 - Leicester Mercury - Sophie Aldred visits a toy store for an appearance. #SophieAldred #LeicesterMercury #ToyStore #1989 #Leicester #DoctorWho #80s #Retro #Vintage #Throwback #CelebrityAppearance #PublicAppearance

"The Curse of Fenric" - Part 4 - The final moves in a chess game that's been going on for 2,000 years. Even if he wins, the Doctor may lose. #TheCurseOfFenric #DoctorWho #ClassicWho #Fenric #Part4 #ChessGame #FinalMoves #TheDoctor #SciFi #HighStakes #Whovian #TimeTravel

Our Patreon Exclusive for The Doctor's Beard Podcast this week features a listen to "Tenth Planet", a read through of "The Mark of Mandragora" comic & a look back at "Terminus". Become a member today for early access to review episodes and exclusive weekly content such as this. tinyurl.com/ym5w6b6z

"The Curse of Fenric" - Part 3 - When the curse of Fenric calls, the dead rise up from the sea... #TheCurseOfFenric #Fenric #DoctorWho #ClassicWho #TheDeadRise #RisingFromTheSea #Horror #Supernatural #Part3 #Whovian #SciFi #TVShow

"The Curse of Fenric" - Part 2 - The Doctor discovers a secret that's designed to kill. #TheCurseOfFenric #DoctorWho #ClassicWho #TheDoctor #Fenric #Secrets #Mystery #Danger #SciFi #Whovian #TVShow #PlotTwist

October 27, 1989 - Leicester Mercury - A new role for Sylvester McCoy on stage. #SylvesterMcCoy #LeicesterMercury #StageRole #TheatreNews #1989 #Actor #EntertainmentNews #Leicester #NewRole

October 27, 1989 - Coventry Evening Post - The newspapers are making the call that this is the end of the Doctor, although no official word has been said at this point. #DoctorWho #ClassicWho #Whovian #DoctorWhoHistory #1989 #CoventryEveningPost #TVHistory #TheDoctor #SciFi #DoctorWhoNews

October 26, 1989 - Horley and Gatwick Mirror - With all the talk of the cancellation of Doctor Who eminent, there's this odd piece about a new actor taking on the role. #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoHistory #TVCancellation #1989 #SciFiTV #ClassicDoctorWho #Whovian #DoctorWhoNews #NewDoctor

"The Curse of Fenric" - Part 1 - The Second World War: the Doctor and Ace visit a top-secret naval base located on the North Yorkshire coast, near there Dracula came ashore... #TheCurseOfFenric #DoctorWho #WWII #TheDoctor #Ace #SecondWorldWar #NorthYorkshire #NavalBase #Dracula #ClassicWho

October 23, 1989 - Daily Mirror - Donald Sutherland as the Doctor! John actually remember this story and being more surprised to find out Sutherland was Canadian. #DonaldSutherland #TheDoctor #DailyMirror #1989 #DoctorWho #TVHistory #RetroNews #ClassicTV #EntertainmentNews

October 23, 1989 - Reading Evening Post - A convention with Colin Baker goes horribly wrong when the rooms booked aren't available, but the show does go on. #ReadingEveningPost #1989News #ConventionChaos #TheShowMustGoOn #NewspaperArchive #EventPlanningFails #HistoricNews #RetroNews

October 20, 1989 - South Wales Echo - Jon Pertwee lends a hand in dubbing a voice in the Superted series to remove the American drawls used for the overseas purchase. #JonPertwee #Superted #SouthWalesEcho #VoiceDubbing #VoiceActing #ClassicTV #RetroTV #Animation #1989 #TVHistory #Cartoon

A second prequel to the upcoming major story that runs for a number of issues in Doctor Who Magazine. Coming next week! #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoMagazine #DWM #Prequel #NewIssue #ComingSoon #Whovian #Scifi #Comic #Magazine

October 18, 1989 - Telegraph and Argus - Bonnie Langford takes a much needed break from the business. #BonnieLangford #TelegraphAndArgus #1989 #October18 #Showbiz #ActressLife #BreakTime #VintageNews #EntertainmentNews #CelebrityBreak #Throwback