UNIT are called into monitor the initial trials of a device called TOMTIT – the Transmission of Matter Through Interstitial Time – at the Newton Institute at Wootton. Created by the enigmatic Professor Thascales, TOMTIT’s demonstration causes unexpected time anomalies. The Doctor soon discovers that TOMTIT is not all that it seems…
At the heart of TOMTIT is an ancient crystal, which The Master hopes to use to gain control over Kronos – a Chronovore which feeds on time itself. But the stone he holds is only part of the sacred crystal of Kronos – the main crystal is hidden…
The Doctor and the Master journey back in time to the lost city of Atlantis, where the battle for the control of Kronos intensifies… Can The Doctor prevent the Time Monster from being unleashed…?
NOTES
During The Doctor’s vision, the volcano stock footage used in the title sequence of the parallel Earth story Inferno is re-used.
This is the only appearance of the washing up bowl interior for the TARDIS (designed by Tim Gleeson).
In episode one, the interior of the police box prop is visible.
Jo is obviously operating a button with her index fingeron the time sensor in episode 1 to make the prop spin as it detects The Doctor’s TARDIS.
The crystal moves when Benton tries to lift it, even as he and the Doctor talk about it being impossible to move.
The Doctor doesn’t close the TARDIS door all the way before taking off with Jo, yet it is completely shut when they dematerialise.
The V1 footage is black and white.
The Doctor’s supposedly backwards dialogue when played backwards is still gibberish.
In episode 3, The Doctor states that The Master is using the crystal to bring enemiesback in time. However, these characters are clearly from the past, and therefore were brought forward in time.
