Effectively capturing the escalating state of fear and building hatred/fanaticism between religious fractions within 14th Century France, John Lucarotti and Donald Tosh's book/scripted versions of The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve are heavy-duty dramatic stuff for any era of Doctor Who, featuring an intense and confident performance from Peter Purves as Steven, who comes into his own with this adventure, whilst William Hartnell gets to play a second 'role' that's far removed from his benevolent Doctor, as the conniving and bad-hearted Abbot of Amboise.
There's also that classic, subtly moving scene with Hartnell's lonely Doctor inside the TARDIS, as he sadly muses on the many companions he has travelled with and seen depart over time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wBJcfEBgrU
Fans can enjoy the surviving audio version of the drama on Demon label LP, debuting this August, 2020:
https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/doctor-who/the-massacre/lp-x2?channable=a18781.Mjc2NTMw&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6NDbyZb16QIVVu3tCh1c_AJMEAQYASABEgICT_D_BwE
https://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/rsd-2020-doctor-who-the-massacre-vinyl-lp/
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