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Last updated 02 January 2017
The Dominators: Omnibus
Broadcast: Saturday 17th October 1998
9:35am-12:05pm BST (08:35 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Ronald Allen, Arthur Cox, Kenneth Ives

The TARDIS lands on the peaceful planet of Dulkis. There, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe discover that the ruthless Dominators have arrived and are enslaving the inhabitants with their deadly robots, the Quarks.

The Doctor and his crew must prevent the destruction of the planet and help the Dulcians fight back.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 16th October 1998:
UK Gold - Satellite and Cable Channel
Saturday morning from 9:35AM to 12:05PM - The Dominators - movie format
Sunday morning from 10:25AM to 12:20PM - The Curse of Peladon - movie format

In Saturday's broadcast the 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe land on an island riddled with radiation - a few minutes after the radiation mysteriously disappears. Is this an example of perfectly timing your vacation? If so, explain the oddly voiced robots and the guys with the "shoulder pads of doom'. Then on Sunday, the 3rd Doctor and Jo are highjacked in the TARDIS by the Time Lords who send them to investigate a planet trying to join the Galactic Federation. They discover a society at the crossroads, betrayal, and the Ice Warriors. This station airs commercials in the stories.