The latest episode of Doctor Who concluded Toby Whithouse’s two-part story that began with ‘Under the Lake’.

While the first part hit some traditional notes, with a claustrophobic base-under-siege setting and terrific ghostly monsters, the conclusion brought in time-travel dynamics and a fourth-wall breaking introduction from the Doctor.

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As well as the recommendations we have already made, here are some other similarly time-twisting Doctor Who stories we’d recommend checking out if you liked ‘Before the Flood’…

 

‘The Aztecs’ (1964)

The rules of time travel used to be pretty flexible. Way back in ‘The Aztecs’, Barbara was told in no uncertain terms that “… you can’t rewrite history! Not one line!” when she sought to halt human sacrifice amongst the people who has mistaken her for their God.

This was long before we learned of fixed points and the Doctor tinkered with people’s past to save his companions’ lives.

 

‘Mawdryn Undead’ (1983)

The dangers of meeting yourself were explored when the Fifth Doctor encountered two versions of the same old friend.

With the Doctor about to give up his remaining regenerations to help some misguided criminals and save his companions, two different vintages of the Brigadier, from 1977 and 1983, met with explosive consequences.

 

‘Father’s Day’ (2005)

In Christopher Eccleston’s brief era, we were shown in no uncertain terms what could happen if you messed with established history – especially in a universe without the Time Lords.

Day-tripping back to 1987, Rose courted danger by insisting on visiting the moment of her father’s death on multiple occasions and ended up getting seen by herself, as well as saving his life. The wound in time she created unleashed fearsome Reaper creatures who consumed everything, including the Doctor!

 

‘The Waters of Mars’ (2009)

As well as being a terrific base-under-siege story, with a small team of people who are picked off and transformed one by one, ‘The Waters of Mars’ dealt with the Doctor’s choice to deliberately interfere with a fixed point in time.

 

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