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The Pirate Planet: Part Four
Broadcast: Saturday 3rd August 2002
5:00pm-5:30pm EDT (21:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, John Leeson, Mary Tamm, Bruce Purchase, Andrew Robertson

Time is running out for the Doctor and Romana in their struggle to defeat the Captain. They join forces with the Mentiads to prevent the Captain and Xanxia from using Zanak to consume Earth.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Wednesday 31st July 2002:
BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
Weeknights 7:30PM, 10:30PM, 2AM, 4AM EDT (4:30PM, 7:30PM, 11PM, 1AM PDT)
Saturdays 3:30PM, 10:30PM EDT (12:30PM, 7:30PM PDT) - complete stories
Sundays 3:30PM, 10:30PM EDT (12:30PM, 7:30PM PDT) - complete stories
Wed-Thu Robot pts 3 - 4 of 4
The Robot, faced with orders which conflict with his Prime Directive, makes decisions which survive everybody.
Fri The Ark In Space pt 1 of 4
In the distant future, the 4th Doctor, Sarah, and Harry find the survivors of humanity, sleeping in anticipation of a return to Earth. Oversleeping, actually. By quite a long time. Trouble is brewing.
Sat The Pirate Planet all 4 pts
The 4th Doctor and Romana find themselves on a rogue planet, with no sign of the planet they were looking for, in Douglas Adams' first Doctor Who script.
Sun The Stones of Blood all 4 pts
Romana discovers Earth. She doesn't like the place, but she gets along quite well with two of the people. One is good, the other evil. But which is which?
Mon-Tue The Ark In Space pts 2 - 3 of 4
While the humans slept, other beings moved into the Ark. Beings who want to wipe out humanity. Or so the 4th Doctor, Sarah, and Harry claim. The humans on the Ark suspect that our heroes may actually be the real threat. Comes out in Region 1 DVD on Tuesday.