DR WHO AT 50 ,THE  MONSTERS AND THE CRITICS

Peter  Davison  was followed by the other two members of the 80s B team Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy. In my opinion Davison was the worst of the bunch with his insipid school masterish doctor.Of course the script writers were still capable of providing him with the occasional interesting story such as Castrovalva based on the cult artist and student poster favorite  M C Escher.There was also the Cyberman adventure Earthshock and of course Kinda based  like James Cameron's Avatar on the the novel The Word  For World is Forest by Ursula LeGuin Basically though it was all a great step down from the glory days of Tom Baker's doctor.It was in these years that the mass audience began to peel away leaving behind a program that appealed to the fans.The next doctor Colin Baker with his clownish costume and thuggish manner continued the process.The program also took a decidedly kinky turn with the scantily clad Peri  the most sexualised young woman to ever star in the role of doctor's companion  In one story she was on the verge of being eaten by a humanoid alien cannibal chef and in another turned into a feathered bird creature a la Histoire D'O.,Probably the most original story of the Baker years was The Revelation Of The Daleks inspired by Evelyn Waugh's satire on the American funeral industry The Loved One.Lastly came Sylvester McCoy who strangely managed an almost last minute rescue of the program which unfortunately did not pay off at the time.Last but not least was the role that  narcissistic producer Jonathan Nathan Turner with his abusive attitude to fans played in the death of 80s Who.