season, with the Grel (previously heard in Oh No It Isn't!) returning in The Grel Escape, a knowing pastiche of The Chase. The Bone of Contention features the Galyari, who appeared in the Doctor Who audio play The Sandman, while the title and plot of The Relics of Jegg-Sau was inspired by a 1970s Doctor Who licensed jigsaw puzzle that depicted a scene with giant robots identical to the one that appeared in Robot. The Masquerade of Death brings the fifth season to a close in a suitably dark and surreal fashion. Season 6 (2005–06) By the end of The Crystal of Cantus, the true dark and manipulative nature of Braxiatel was revealed and he left the Collection. Its future is now uncertain, with the Draconians claiming they own the planetoid on what it is based. The entire series was directed by Gary Russell. Season 7 (2006) The seventh season follows the staff of the Collection as they attempt to keep things running smoothly in Braxiatel's absence. Collected Works and Old Friends, two books published during this season's run, also develop the running plots that planetoid KS-159 is under threat from the Draconians and Mim, and that the Collection itself is falling apart literally as well as figuratively without Braxiatel at its helm. Season 8 (2007–08) In the eighth season, Braxiatel returns to the Collection, which is threatened by crossfire and politics in the war between the Draconians and Mim. The war comes to an unexpected conclusion shortly after his return, and several regular characters pay a heavy price for realising too late that Braxiatel himself is the real threat. The season ends with Benny cutting her ties to the Collection and Braxiatel, and going on the run with her son Peter. The books The Two Jasons and Nobody's Children also fit into this season's arc. Season 9 (2008) The ninth season is a much looser collection of stories, following Bernice and her son Peter as Benny searches for work away from the Collection. Season 10 (2009) The entire series was directed by John Ainsworth. Season 11 (2010) The entire series was again directed by John Ainsworth. The animated short Dead and Buried, released online for free, acted as a prelude to this series. Boxset 1: Epoch (2011) Boxset 2: Road Trip (2012) Boxset 3: Legion (2012) Boxset 4: New Frontiers (2013) Boxset 5: Missing Persons (2013) Boxset 6: The