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This Week in Doctor Who


Week 17: 29 Apr - 5 May 2017 - USA

Data last updated 24 May 2017

Saturday 29 April

Show broadcasts for WYCC
 
9:00am CDT
Peter Davison Movies: Mawdryn Undead

A race of mutants, doomed to endless degeneration, forces the Doctor to help them. Peter Davison. Black Guardian: Valentine Dyall. Mawdryn: David Collings. Nyssa: Sarah Sutton.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
6:00pm EDT
The Krotons: Episode Four

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
6:30pm EDT
Doctor Who And The Silurians: Episode 1

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EDT
Doctor Who And The Silurians: Episode 2

Show broadcasts for KPTS
 
6:10pm CDT
The Invasion of Time: Part One

The Doctor (Tom Baker) returns to Gallifrey to become President. Louise Jameson. Vardan Leader: Stan McGowan. Andred: Chris Tranchell.


Timing might vary as part of a pledge evening.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EDT
Doctor Who And The Silurians: Episode 3

Show broadcasts for KPTS
 
6:45pm CDT
The Invasion of Time: Part Two

The Doctor expels Leela to the wasteland. Borusa: John Arnatt. Andred: Chris Tranchell. Lord Gomer: Dennis Edward. Kelner: Milton Johns. Vardan: Tom Kelly.


Timing might vary as part of a pledge evening.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:55pm EDT
Smile
(Repeated: Sun 2:00am EDT)

The language of the future is emoji! The Doctor takes Bill to a spectacular city on a distant planet, but where are the colonists?  A band of "cute" droids hold the deadly answer.


Show broadcasts for KPTS
 
7:21pm CDT
The Invasion of Time: Part Three

The Doctor sides with the Vardans when they invade Gallifrey. Louise Jameson. Borusa: John Arnatt. Vardan Leader: Stan McGowan. Gold Usher: Charles Morgan.


Timing might vary as part of a pledge evening.


Show broadcasts for KPTS
 
7:56pm CDT
The Invasion of Time: Part Four

The Doctor and Leela fight the invaders on their own. Dr. Who: Tom Baker. Leela: Louise Jameson. Kelner: Milton Johns. Vardan Leader: Stan McGowan. Nesbin: Max Faulkner.


Timing might vary as part of a pledge evening.


Show broadcasts for KRWG
 
7:00pm MDT
Pyramids of Mars: Part Two
(Repeated: Sun 1:00am MDT)

A professor summons the power of an ancient god. Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen. Marcus: Bernard Archard. Ahmed: Vik Tablian. Sutekh: Gabriel Woolf. Ernie: George Tovey. Dr. Warlock: Peter Copley.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
Premiere
 
9:00pm EDT
Thin Ice

London, 1814. The entire city has turned out for the biggest Frost Fair in decades! But beneath the Thames, revelers are disappearing, snatched through the ice. Will the Doctor and Bill stop the slaughter before they too are dragged into the icy waters?


It was reported that the end credits of the premiere were removed in favour of starting Class immediately.


Show broadcasts for WFWA
 
9:30pm EDT
Tom Baker Movies: Robot

Show broadcasts for KPTS
 
8:30pm CDT
The Invasion of Time: Part Five

The Sontarans invade Gallifrey with the help of Kelner (Milton Johns). Tom Baker, Louise Jameson. Stor: Derek Deadman. Borusa: John Arnatt. Andred: Chris Tranchell. Rodan: Hilary Ryan. Ablif: Ray Callaghan.


Timing might vary as part of a pledge evening.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
Premiere
 
10:00pm EDT
Nightvisiting (Class)
(Repeated: Sun 1:00am EDT)

When London is infiltrated by an eerie alien with the ability to morph into the shape of lost loved-ones, Tanya has an unexpected visitor come to her window in the dead of night.


Show broadcasts for WXXI
 
10:01pm EDT
Tom Baker Movies: The Armageddon Factor - Part 1 of 2

Part 1 of two. The Doctor and Romana's search for the Key to Time leads them to warring planets Atrios and Zeos. Tom Baker, Mary Tamm. Shadow: William Squire. Marshal: John Woodvine. Princess Astra: Lalla Ward.


Show broadcasts for KPTS
 
9:05pm CDT
The Invasion of Time: Part Six

Dr. Who battles the Sontarans inside the TARDIS. Louise Jameson. Kelner: Milton Johns. Stor: Derek Deadman. Rodan: Hilary Ryan. Sontaran: Stuart Fell.


Timing might vary as part of a pledge evening.


Show broadcasts for WYCC
 
10:00pm CDT
Tom Baker Movies: The Hand Of Fear

A fossilized hand is discovered in a quarry explosion. Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen. Zazzka: Roy Pattison. Abbott: David Purcell. Watson: Glyn Houston. Miss Jackson: Frances Pidgeon.


Show broadcasts for WSRE
 
10:00pm CDT
Peter Davison Movies: Black Orchid

Show broadcasts for WILL
 
10:00pm CDT
Tom Baker Movies: Creature From The Pit

The Doctor and Romana receive a distress signal and arrive on Chloris, a lush and verdant world that has only small quantities of metals, all of which are controlled by its ruler, Lady Adrasta. Adrasta keeps order with the aid of her Huntsman and his wolfweeds - mobile balls of vegetation - while a band of scruffy thieves, led by Torvin, organize raids on her palace to steal whatever metal they can.


Show broadcasts for West Virginia Public Broadcasting
 
11:00pm EDT
Tom Baker Movies: The Sunmakers

The TARDIS arrives in the future on the planet Pluto where there are now six suns, a breathable atmosphere and a large industrial community. The Company controls the planet and exploits the workers, pays them a pittance and then taxes them on everything imaginable. The Doctor and Leela join forces with an underground band of rebels led by a man named Mandrel.


Show broadcasts for Iowa Public TV
 
10:30pm CDT
Tom Baker Movies: Nightmare of Eden

The Doctor meets the scientist Tryst, who has with him a Continuous Event Transmuter machine.


Show broadcasts for WMVS/MPTV (Milwaukee) HD 10.1/36.2
 
11:00pm CDT
Pertwee Movies: Mind Of Evil - Part 1 of 2

The Doctor visits Stangmoor Prison for the unveiling of the Keller Machine, an invention that purges all evil impulses form the minds of criminals. When a series of mysterious assassinations occur the Doctor learn that what seems like a revolutionary from of prisoner rehabilitation is nothing more than a dangerous weapon controlled by a familiar enemy. Compiles episodes 5 through 7 from "Doctor Who" series 8.


Show broadcasts for WMVS/MPTV (Milwaukee) HD 10.1/36.2
 
11:58pm CDT
Pertwee Movies: Mind Of Evil - Part 2 of 2

Following a prison riot the Doctor and Jo are taken hostage. It is there he learns the full nature of the Master's plot to hijack a missile and attack the World Peace Conference in London. It will take all of the Doctor's cunning wiles to escape the Master and his mind controlled assassins in time. Compiles episodes 8 through 10 from "Doctor Who" series 8.

Sunday 30 April

Show broadcasts for KERA
 
12:00am CDT
Peter Davison Movies: Planet Of Fire

This was listed in the schedule as Planet of Fire, which is out of sequence, but following stories matched the original running order so this seems to be a one-off showing.

Saturday 29 April

Sunday 30 April

Monday 1 May

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
6:00am EDT
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 BBC America
 
7:00am EDT
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
 
8:00am EDT
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 BBC America
 
9:00am EDT
The Time of Angels

Part 1. The Doctor hunts the last of the Weeping Angels through the Maze of the Dead; the mysterious River Song is back in the Doctor's life, but he doesn't know if he can trust her.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:00am EDT
Flesh and Stone

Part 2. The Doctor and his friends are forced to escape through the forest vault after they are surrounded by the Weeping Angels.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00am EDT
The Vampires of Venice

The Doctor suspects something isn't quite right with the daughters of the family that protects the streets of Venice.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EDT
Time and the Rani: Part Two

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EDT
Time and the Rani: Part Three

Tuesday 2 May

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
6:00am EDT
Amy's Choice

The Doctor returns to Amy on the night before her first child is born.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:00am EDT
The Hungry Earth

Part 1. Scientists discover something isn't right beneath Earth's crust while drilling.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
8:00am EDT
Cold Blood

Part 2. Scientists discover something isn't right beneath Earth's crust while drilling.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:00am EDT
Vincent and the Doctor

Amy battles an alien in France with Vincent Van Gogh.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:00am EDT
The Lodger

The Doctor investigates a mysterious staircase in a building where people can go up, but never down.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00am EDT
The Pandorica Opens

Part 1. A message on a cliff; a puzzle box that opens from the inside; the fates draw closer for the TARDIS.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EDT
Time and the Rani: Part Four

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EDT
Paradise Towers: Part One

Wednesday 3 May

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
6:00am EDT
The Big Bang

Part 2. The fates draw close around the TARDIS.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:00am EDT
A Christmas Carol

Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way The Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs?


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
8:00am EDT
The Impossible Astronaut

Part 1. The Doctor, Amy and Rory receive a secret summons that leads them to the Oval Office in 1969. Enlisting the help of a former FBI agent and the irrepressible River Song, the Doctor promises to assist the President.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:00am EDT
Day of the Moon

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:00am EDT
The Curse of the Black Spot

The TARDIS is marooned onboard a 17th-century pirate ship whose crew is being attacked by a mysterious and beautiful sea creature. Becalmed and beset by cabin fever, the pirates have numerous superstitious explanations for the Siren's appearance.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00am EDT
The Doctor's Wife

By following a Time Lord distress signal, the Doctor puts Amy, Rory and his beloved TARDIS in grave danger.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EDT
Paradise Towers: Part Two

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EDT
Paradise Towers: Part Three

Thursday 4 May

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
6:00am EDT
The Rebel Flesh

Part 1. A solar tsunami liberates doppelgangers from their human 'originals' in a futuristic factory. Can the Doctor prevent all out civil war?


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:00am EDT
The Almost People

Part 2. The Doctor must convince terrified factory-workers to work with their doppelgangers to overcome a monster of their own making.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
8:00am EDT
A Good Man Goes to War

The Doctor assembles an army to face the Battle of Demons Run - and River Song has something to tell him.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:00am EDT
Let's Kill Hitler

The TARDIS crash lands in 1930's Berlin, bringing the Doctor face to face with the greatest war criminal in the Universe. And Hitler.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:00am EDT
Night Terrors

Every child is scared of monsters, but George's terrified pleas for help reach the Doctor. Because George's monsters are real.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00am EDT
The Girl Who Waited

Amy is trapped in a quarantine facility for victims of an alien plague. Can Rory save her before she is killed by kindness?


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EDT
Paradise Towers: Part Four

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EDT
Delta and the Bannermen: Part One

Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
8:00pm EDT
Doctor Who
(the actual episode broadcast is unknown)

Friday 5 May