[Doctor Who by Douglas Adams 04] • The Krikkitmen

Two million years ago, the inhabitants of Krikkit built a deadly race of androids designed to wipe out all life in the universe – the Krikkitmen. The Krikkitmen are known and feared throughout the rest of the galaxy for waging the bloodiest war in history. Their alarmingly efficient Krikkit robots are depicted as even more fearsome than they are. Stopped only by the interference of the Time Lords, Krikkit was trapped within a temporal prison. Looking to assemble a key to free their planet, a group of Krikkitmen who escaped at the end of the war discover the human game of cricket is a representation of their war with the Time Lords.. and that the key’s components resemble elements of the game! After the Krikkitmen steal the Ashes during a test match at Lords, the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith travel to the planet Bethselamin as they try to foil the next step in the Krikkitmen’s quest to free Krikkit…