About this episode

The Pop Culture Historians discuss the classic Doctor Who episode 'THE DAEMONS' as the season 8 concludes.

This week, the Pop Culture Historians battle THE DAEMONS! The Master has come to town to conjure the evil daemon Azal, and the only ones who can stop him are the Doctor, Jo and the Brigadier’s UNIT team! Celebrate May Day with us!

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Ritter

Topics covered

• Doctor Who
• Classic TV
• Season Finale
• Sci-Fi
• Fantasy
• Television Reviews

Keywords

• Doctor Who
• THE DAEMONS
• The Master
• Jo
• Brigadier
• UNIT
• Classic TV
• Sci-Fi
• May Day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNIT

Books & works: THE DAEMONS

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