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The Mark of the Rani: Part One
Broadcast: Sunday 24th February 2002
8:00am-8:45am AEDT (21:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Anthony Ainley, Terence Alexander, Kate O'Mara

People cannot sleep in the town of Killingworth and the Doctor realises it is the work of a renegade Time Lord, the Rani, who has teamed up with the Master to cause chaos


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 22nd February 2002:
UKTV http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.foxtel.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEDT Vengeance on Varos both pts (45 minute episodes)
The 6th Doctor and Peri have a dilemma - the TARDIS is out of a precious ore it needs to travel through space and time. The only available source is on a planet where the people live virtual slave lives, and reality television is the latest wave that everyone watches. The specific brand of reality television is - live executions. Yup, this is the story that Jason Fraser named his Australian Doctor Who website after.
Sun 8:30AM, Late Sun 2:30AM AEDT The Mark of the Rani both pts (45 minute episodes)
(Time approximate after Vengeance On Varos.) Earth in the 19th Century. Technological progress threatens to eliminate the jobs of many traditional workers, causing resentment among people who think they are being left behind. In this environment someone is creating additional resentment and paranoia, creating a dangerous situation. And a scarecrow is stalking the scenes. 6th Doctor: Colin Baker.