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This Week in Doctor Who


Week 05: 31 Jan - 6 Feb 2015 - USA

Data last updated 02 January 2017

Saturday 31 January

Show broadcasts for UNC-MX
 
5:00pm EST
The Doctor Dances

The Child's plague is spreading throughout wartime London, and its zombie army is on the march. The Doctor and Rose form an alliance with intergalactic con-man Captain Jack, but find themselves trapped in the abandoned hospital. The answer lies at the bombsite, but time is running out...


Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
 
5:00pm EST
Inferno: Episode 7

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
 
5:30pm EST
Terror of the Autons: Episode One

Show broadcasts for UNC-MX
 
5:45pm EST
Weird Science (Factual)

This episode explores the gadgets of Doctor Who, from the incredible to the incredibly silly. Nanogenes are able to diagnose problems and repair the human body. Other future technology will enable everyone to have portholes into their brains.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
6:00pm EST
Inferno: Episode 7

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
 
6:00pm EST
Terror of the Autons: Episode Two

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
6:30pm EST
Terror of the Autons: Episode One

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
 
6:30pm EST
Terror of the Autons: Episode Three

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EST
Terror of the Autons: Episode Two

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EST
Terror of the Autons: Episode Three

Show broadcasts for KPTS
 
9:00pm CST
Planet of Evil: Part Two

A bestial sentry guards the spaceship on the alien planet. Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen. Sorenson: Frederick Jaeger. Vishinsky: Ewen Solon. Salamar: Prentis Hancock. De Haan: Graham Weston. Morelli: Michael Wisher.


Billed as Part Three.


Show broadcasts for OETA DT2
 
9:00pm CST
The Bells of Saint John

The Doctor battles the Spoonheads after discovering something sinister is lurking in the Wi-Fi.


Show broadcasts for KNCT
 
9:00pm CST
Tooth and Claw

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:15pm EST
Last Christmas

The Twelfth Doctor makes his debut in BBC America's time-honored Doctor Who Christmas special. Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and guest star Nick Frost strap in for a dangerous sleigh ride through space and time in the Steven Moffat helmed special.


Show broadcasts for Wisconsin Public Television
 
9:30pm CST
The Rebel Flesh
(Repeated: Sun 3:15am CST)

The Doctor arrives at a factory on earth where human doppelgangers are used to mine dangerous acid.


Show broadcasts for UNC-TV
 
11:00pm EST
Boom Town
(Repeated: Mon 3:00am EST)

When the Tardiscrew takes a holiday, The Doctor encounters an enemy he thought long since dead. It soon transpires that plans to build a nuclear power station in Cardiff city are disguising an alien plot to rip the world apart. And when the Doctor dines with monsters, he discovers traps within traps.


Show broadcasts for West Virginia Public Broadcasting
 
11:00pm EST
Asylum of the Daleks

Show broadcasts for WILL
 
10:30pm CST
The Age of Steel

Conclusion. London falls to the Cybermen while Jackie is usurped by Lumic. Elsewhere, the Doctor, Rose and Mickey plot a strike against the Cyberfactory. Shaun Dingwall. Roger Lloyd Pack.


Show broadcasts for UNC-TV
 
11:45pm EST
Unsung Heroes and Violent Death (Factual)
(Repeated: Mon 3:45am EST)

The cast and crew discuss how death plays a strong part in Doctor Who. As long time viewers know, the show does not hide from the consequences of death. Indeed, the Doctor is himself war-damaged, since all the other Time Lords have been destroyed.


Show broadcasts for KLRU
 
11:00pm CST
Asylum of the Daleks
Kidnapped by his oldest foe, the Doctor is forced on an impossible mission – to a place even the Daleks are too terrified to enter… the Asylum. A planetary prison confining the most terrifying and insane of their kind, the Doctor and the Ponds must find an escape route. But with Amy and Rory‘s relationship in meltdown, and an army of mad Daleks closing in, it is up to the Doctor to save their lives, as well as the Pond’s marriage.

Show broadcasts for Iowa Public TV
 
11:00pm CST
Fear Her
Danger nestles in ordinary British household as a mother hides her daughter's unearthly powers.

Show broadcasts for KCPT (Kansas City)
 
11:00pm CST
The Stolen Earth

Show broadcasts for WMVS/MPTV (Milwaukee) HD 10.1/36.2
 
11:00pm CST
Asylum of the Daleks

Kidnapped by his oldest foe, the Doctor (Matt Smith) is forced on an impossible mission – to a place even the Daleks are too terrified to enter… the Asylum.


Show broadcasts for Iowa Public TV
 
11:43pm CST
The Fright Stuff (Factual)

Sunday 1 February

Show broadcasts for KCPT2 (Kansas City)
 
12:00am CST
Nightmare in Silver

Show broadcasts for Mississippi Public Broadcasting
 
12:00am CST
The Angels Take Manhattan

The Doctor bids farewell to Amy and Rory; statues in New York come to life.

Saturday 31 January

Show broadcasts for Idaho Public Television
 
11:15pm MST
The Almost People
As the solar storm rages and the factory crumbles, a doppelganger driven mad by the memories of being "decommissioned" is seeking revenge. The Doctor must convince the terrified factory workers to embrace their own humanity and work together with the doppelgangers to overcome a monster of their own making.

Show broadcasts for KBTC
 
11:00pm PST
The Keeper of Traken: Part One
(Repeated: Sun 4:00am PST)

Sunday 1 February

Saturday 31 January

Sunday 1 February

Show broadcasts for KCPT2 (Kansas City)
 
2:00am CST
Rose
Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, and her life will never be the same again. Soon, she realizes that her mum, her boyfriend, and the whole of Planet Earth are in danger. The only hope for salvation lies inside a strange blue police box...

Show broadcasts for KCPT2 (Kansas City)
 
3:00am CST
The End Of The World
The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time to the year Five Billion. The sun is about to expand and swallow the Earth. But among the alien races gathering to watch on Platform One, a murderer is at work. Who is controlling the mysterious and deadly spiders?

Show broadcasts for KCPT2 (Kansas City)
 
4:00am CST
The Unquiet Dead
The Doctor takes Rose back through time to 1869. In Victorian Cardiff, the dead are walking, and creatures made of gas are on the loose. The time-travellers team up with Charles Dickens to investigate Mr. Sneed, the local undertaker, and his psychic maid Gwyneth. Can they halt the plans of the ethereal Gelth?

Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
1:00pm EST
Rose

Episode unconfirmed, inferred from other broadcasts.


Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
2:00pm EST
The End Of The World

The Doctor takes Rose forward in time to witness the destruction of the Earth in a solar explosion - but it seems a murderer is stalking the alien delegates who have gathered to watch the event. Sci-fi adventure, starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, with Zoë Wanamaker


Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
3:00pm EST
Aliens of London

Part one of two. The Doctor takes Rose back to London - but their trip coincides with another, more dramatic alien arrival as a spaceship plunges into the Thames. In the ensuing panic, the authorities quarantine the capital from the rest of the world - and even Rose's own home is no refuge from the sinister Slitheen. Time-travelling adventures, starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper


Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
4:00pm EST
World War Three

Part two of two. The Doctor, Rose and Harriet find themselves trapped inside 10 Downing Street, unable to thwart the Slitheen. The aliens deceive the United Nations into thinking they are about to suffer an attack from space unless they retaliate soon. As their evil objective is finally revealed, the fate of the world rests in Mickey's hands. Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper star


Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
8:00pm EST
The Doctor Dances

Part two of two. As the Child's plague spreads and London is overrun by an army of zombies, the Doctor and Rose join forces with intergalactic conman Captain Jack in a bid to save the world. Time-travelling adventures, starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, with a guest appearance by Richard Wilson (One Foot in the Grave)


Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
9:00pm EST
Boom Town

The Doctor and his companions visit Cardiff, where he encounters an old enemy he thought long dead. It turns out that a scheme to build a new power station conceals an alien plot that threatens to destroy the entire world. Starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper


Show broadcasts for WPT - The Wisconsin Channel
 
10:00pm CST
The Rebel Flesh

The Doctor arrives at a factory on earth where human doppelgangers are used to mine dangerous acid.

Monday 2 February

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:00am EST
Midnight

The Doctor is trapped, powerless and terrified, on the planet Midnight, as a knocking on the wall begins.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00am EST
Turn Left

Donna gets help from a mysterious blond woman.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Three

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Three

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Four

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Four

Show broadcasts for KCPT2 (Kansas City)
 
11:00pm CST
Aliens of London
The Doctor takes Rose home - a year later than planned. But all attention is on another alien spaceship which crash-lands in the Thames. London is closed off and the whole world is on Red Alert. While the Doctor investigates the alien survivor, Rose discovers that her home is no longer a safe haven. Who are the Slitheen?

Tuesday 3 February

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:00am EST
The Stolen Earth

Part 1. Earth's greatest heroes assemble to fight the New Dalek Empire, but a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00am EST
Journey's End

Part 2. As Davros and the Daleks threaten the entire universe, the Doctor's companions join forces. However, the prophecy declares that one of them will die.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
The Invisible Enemy: Part One

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
The Invisible Enemy: Part One

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
The Invisible Enemy: Part Two

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
The Invisible Enemy: Part Two

Show broadcasts for KLRU Q
 
10:00pm CST
Asylum of the Daleks
(Repeated: Wed 2:00am CST)
Kidnapped by his oldest foe, the Doctor is forced on an impossible mission – to a place even the Daleks are too terrified to enter… the Asylum. A planetary prison confining the most terrifying and insane of their kind, the Doctor and the Ponds must find an escape route. But with Amy and Rory‘s relationship in meltdown, and an army of mad Daleks closing in, it is up to the Doctor to save their lives, as well as the Pond’s marriage.

Show broadcasts for KCPT2 (Kansas City)
 
11:00pm CST
World War Three
Downing Street announces Earth's first Interplanetary War, but the real danger is much closer to home. While the Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones race against time to unmask the villainous Slitheen, Rose's mum and boyfriend hold the key to salvation. Can the missiles be stopped?

Wednesday 4 February

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:00am EST
The Next Doctor

When the Doctor investigates a spate of mysterious deaths, he's surprised to meet another Doctor. The two must combine forces to defeat a human ally to the Cybermen. But are two Doctors enough to stop the rise of the CyberKing?


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00am EST
Planet of the Dead

The mysterious Lady Christina de Souza joins the Doctor on a bus trip which takes a very unexpected detour into danger.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
The Invisible Enemy: Part Three

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
The Invisible Enemy: Part Three

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
The Invisible Enemy: Part Four

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
The Invisible Enemy: Part Four

Show broadcasts for KCPT2 (Kansas City)
 
11:00pm CST
Dalek
eneath the Salt Plains of Utah, the billionaire collector Henry Van Statten holds the last relic of an alien race. When the Doctor and Rose investigate, they discover that the Doctor's oldest and most deadly enemy is about to break free. It's a fight to the death, with Rose caught in the middle.

Thursday 5 February

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:00am EST
The Waters of Mars

Mars, 2059. Bowie Base one. Last recorded message: don't drink the water. don't even touch it. not one drop... Confused? All will be revealed in The Waters of Mars, starring Lindsay Duncan as the Doctor's cleverest and most strong-minded companion yet.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00am EST
The Eleventh Hour

The newly regenerated Doctor and Amy Pond must save the world in less than 20 minutes from galactic policemen known as the Atraxi.


Show broadcasts for UNC-MX
 
12:00pm EST
Boom Town

When the Tardiscrew takes a holiday, The Doctor encounters an enemy he thought long since dead. It soon transpires that plans to build a nuclear power station in Cardiff city are disguising an alien plot to rip the world apart. And when the Doctor dines with monsters, he discovers traps within traps.


Show broadcasts for UNC-MX
 
12:45pm EST
Unsung Heroes and Violent Death (Factual)

The cast and crew discuss how death plays a strong part in Doctor Who. As long time viewers know, the show does not hide from the consequences of death. Indeed, the Doctor is himself war-damaged, since all the other Time Lords have been destroyed.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
Image of the Fendahl: Part One

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
Image of the Fendahl: Part One

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
Image of the Fendahl: Part Two

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
Image of the Fendahl: Part Two

Show broadcasts for KLRU
 
10:00pm CST
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
An unmanned spaceship hurtles towards certain destruction – unless the Doctor can save it, and its impossible cargo… of dinosaurs! By his side a ragtag gang of adventurers; a big game hunter, an Egyptian Queen and a surprised member of the Pond family. But little does the Doctor know there is someone else onboard who will stop at nothing to keep hold of his precious, prehistoric cargo.

Show broadcasts for KCPT2 (Kansas City)
 
11:00pm CST
The Long Game
Adam Mitchell catches a glimpse of the wonders of travelling in the Tardis. In the future, Satellite 5 broadcasts to the entire Earth Empire. But anyone promoted to Floor 500 is never seen again, and the Doctor suspects humankind is being manipulated. Nothing escapes the eye of the sinister Editor, but just who is he working for? And does Adam have what it takes to become the Time Lord's companion?

Friday 6 February

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:00am EST
The Beast Below

The Doctor and Amy travel to Britain of the future, where people live in a giant spaceship; Amy comes across the terrifying Smilers.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00am EST
Victory of the Daleks

The Doctor and Amy meet Winston Churchill during a trip back to World War II, where they also encounter the Daleks.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
Image of the Fendahl: Part Three

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:00pm EST
Image of the Fendahl: Part Three

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
Image of the Fendahl: Part Four

Show broadcasts for Retro TV (RTVN)
Premiere
 
8:30pm EST
Image of the Fendahl: Part Four

Show broadcasts for OETA
 
10:30pm CST
The Rings of Akhaten

Show broadcasts for KCPT2 (Kansas City)
 
11:00pm CST
Father's Day
Rose was just a baby in 1987 when her father was killed by a car. So the Time Lord takes her back to the year in question to the spot where the accident happened. Of course, Rose cannot stand idly by and just watch her dad die alone, so she pushes him out of the way of the on-coming car. But in doing so, she upsets the balance of time and changes history. Suddenly, Earth is under threat from the Reapers, terrifying pterodactyl-like demons that swoop out of the sky to rectify time anomalies.