To The Manor Borne (By Robots)

Who'll Stop Lorraine, first presented in ep. 5, is re-issued here as a stand-alone piece, minus the story-within-a-story framework of To The Manor Borne By Robots. Ghosts and exclusive real estate collide on a remote Thai island.

I Smell Burning Hair, first presented in ep. 3, is re-issued here as a stand-alone piece, minus the story-within-a-story framework of To The Manor Borne By Robots.  An out-of-control politician on the campaign trail is taken over by drone technology.

The Master and Miss Eloise return to CERN. Jimmy, Miss Eloise, and a pair of killer robots journey to the past. Bob and X-31 are marooned in a decaying future. The Pope has a rough day on the road to Jerusalem. The stand-alone story Hungover Psychic Insider Trader follows a junior-level Wall Street exec who finds he can predict the future, but only when he's really hungover.

Bob & Miss Eloise must make a baby. Tevis & the Master wrestle with a baffling affliction. The Pope, a.k.a. The Green Man, welcomes Crane & the Chief into his caravan to Jerusalem. Baller plots against Arcadia head Francis Abercrombie, leading into the stand-alone Burns's Bugs, in which Arcadia backs billionaire Gary Burns's bid to feed the world with cheap, edible insect protein.

The Pope stops the world, Baller plots revenge, the Master faces change. In the future, Bob and Miss Eloise confront uncomfortable facts. The stand-alone story is Swear Jar, a sequel to ep. 7's Eye Candy: an illusion projector falls into the hands of a traveling revival preacher.

The Pope takes a walk, Tevis and the Master get closer, Baller fields calls, and the future is not what it used to be. The stand-alone story in this episode is Marketing 4 Marketers, a demonic look at that most 21st century of occupations.

A visit to the Davos Economic Conference leads to some run-ins with famous faces. A weapon of last resort is re-discovered in the future. A man of the spirit hears some unpleasant facts. In stand-alone story Eye Candy, a computer in a contact lens falls into the hands of a high school bully.

It's the night before Christmas at the Manor, but the Beast is not asleep. Bob makes plans with Tevis. The stand-alone story is Fronsty The Snowman, a tale of Frosty The Snowman's idiot cousin who can't do anything right, and how he redeems himself with Santa Claus. Featuring guest star Rob Halford, from Judas Priest.

The Master learns about 25th century relationships. Bob convinces people he's telling the truth - the hard way. The stand-alone story is about ghosts and gentrification on an island in Thailand.

The Master takes a trip to the library. Bob finds out more about the 21st century. The story read to the Beast, "Billy Mill", imagines the last rock band on Earth.

  Bob takes a swim, and the Master has a history lesson. The story read to the Beast imagines if people could be driven like aerial drones, and how that would apply to an out-of-control politician who needs to win re-election.

 Bob has a surprising (and slimy) encounter with the Beast, and the Master does some fundraising in the 21st century.

The story read to the Beast in this episode is I'm Gonna Crawl, about a baby that never ages.