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The Brain of Morbius: Part One
Broadcast: Wednesday 11th June 2003
12:00am-12:30am EDT (04:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Gilly Brown, Cynthia Grenville, Philip Madoc

The Doctor and Sarah arrive on the planet Karn. There they take shelter in the castle of Dr Solon who is secretly hiding the living brain of the Time Lord criminal, Morbius.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Thursday 5th June 2003:
BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
Weeknights 2 episodes Midnight + 4AM EDT (9PM + 1AM PDT)
Saturday/Sunday complete stories Midnight + 3:30AM EDT (9PM + 12:30AM PDT)
Wed Pyramids of Mars pts 1+2 of 4
Thu Pyramids of Mars pts 3+4 of 4

I was at a Doctor Who meeting just this week and we discussed a scenario much like this one (a different Who story). If you think your brother is an evil madman who must be locked away forever, and assuming that you do not intend to kill him to ensure he remains gone, why bother providing him a means to escape? If you provide an escape route, someday he will find a way to use it. Perhaps you could put a killer booby trap in the escape mechanism as a cruel joke of false hope. But an escape route? I can only conclude that the folks who locked Sutekh away are just as evil as Sutekh is. Certainly just as sadistic. And their calculated move gives Sutekh the chance to escape in 1911 and endanger the Earth.
Fri The Android Invasion pts 1+2 of 4
What happened to the people of Earth? Why are the trees made of fake wood? And when is a suicide not a suicide?
Sat Underworld all 4 pts
The 4th Doctor and Leela join the mission of Jackson and his heroic crew of sicophants, hoping to relaunch the only civilization stupid enough to use Time Lord technology to wipe themselves out of existence.
Sun The Invasion of Time all 6 pts (no 3:30AM rerun)
This is an epic tale of love and betrayal. Death and hope. Lead and jelly babies. The 4th Doctor's wildest plan yet is executed as he becomes President of Gallifrey. It's one Presidency the planet will never forget.
Mon The Android Invasion pts 3+4 of 4
The truth revealed, the 4th Doctor and Sarah race to warn humanity of danger. Harry Sullivan and RSM Benton appear for the final time.
Tue The Brain of Morbius pts 1+2 of 4
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