6. The Shakespeare Code
The Doctor and Martha go back in time to Elizabethan England and meet, and influence, Shakespeare! The plot revolves around his lost play - Love's Labor's Won - foul witchy creatures ensnaring his genius for their own evil ends, and the power of words. I love the episodes that take place in the past; I would love to be able to travel backwards, experience the different cultures, and meet my heroes - hoping they would live up to expectations and being careful not to influence future events too much. This theme is used frequently over the series, including meeting Charles Dickens, Queen Victoria and Agatha Christie.
The Questions: If you could step into the past, who would you love to meet? And why?