Yeah Defenders has cut in to my watch time for this a bit too!
Episodes 1 and 2 of The Time Meddler done, not sure what to make of Vicki or Steven yet. They seem to mainly fulfill the same roles as Susan and Ian - someone who trusts and looks up to the Doctor and someone who doesn't believe anything he says.
Who is Steven by the way? His introduction seems a bit rushed; "oh he's just some bloke who made his way into the TARDIS? Fair enough he can come along for the ride!" The Doctor seems to do a bit more of the Time Lord equivalent of a CRB check these days!
Episode two was notable for basically not featuring the Doctor at all, other than the same shot as used at the end of episode 1 and in a bit of off-screen dialogue. Was this typical of the show in the early days or is it that we are getting near the end of Hartnell's run so we're seeing less of him? We have the odd Doctor-lite episode these days but nothing quite like this.
All in all I'm enjoying it so far - the production seems to have improved a bit, although I guess they are aiming for a lower bar than in Invasion of Earth here. Oh and that fight scene in Episode 2 - hilarious stuff, I'm sure I remember other 60s shows (Avengers, Star Trek, Saint etc.) offering much more authentic rough and tumble than this farce!