Doctor Who #17: The Time Meddler

Title: Doctor Who: “The Time Meddler“
Year: 1965
Network: BBC
Creators: Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber, Donald Wilson
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writer: Dennis Spooner
Starring: William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves
Music: Ron Grainer (theme)
Episodes: 4, at 25 minutes; the last story (of 9) from season 2
Synopsis: another renegade from The Doctor's world (The Meddling Monk) is out to "improve" history in North Umbria, 1066
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), September 2008
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good).
Objective Rating: 7/10 (points off for cinematography, special effects/design and acting) c. 2.9/4 (Good).

Clever story. Not flashy or exciting or anything, but it's fun to get into the ideas. The "history lesson" aspect is integrated into the plot well; the nature of the Monk makes history a matter of strategy and not just the setting.