The War Machines

The War Machines is the ninth and final serial of the third season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in 4 weekly parts from 25 June to 16 July 1966. This serial is the first appearance of Michael Craze and Anneke Wills as pending companions Ben Jackson and Polly, as well as marking the departure of Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet.nThe TARDIS lands in London, in Fitzroy Square near the Post Office Tower. The Doctor is unsettled by a sensation of a strange energy nearby. Visiting the newly completed Tower, the Doctor and Dodo meet Professor Brett, the creator of WOTAN (Will Operating Thought ANalogue), an advanced problem-solving computer that thinks for itself. Curiously, WOTAN even knows what the word 'TARDIS' stands for. In four days' time, on C-Day, WOTAN will be linked to other major computers to take them over, including those of the White House, Cape Kennedy and the Royal Navy.nDodo goes with Polly, Brett's secretary, to the local...