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See broadcasts for UKTV GoldThe Aztecs: Omnibus
(incorporating: The Temple of Evil / The Warriors of Death / The Bride of Sacrifice / The Day of Darkness)

Last updated 02 January 2017
The Aztecs: Omnibus
Broadcast: Friday 15th January 1999
11:55pm-1:30am GMT < > « »
UKTV Gold (adverts during broadcast)
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell, Ian Cullen, Keith Pyott, John Ringham

The TARDIS lands inside an Aztec temple in 15th Century Mexico and become cut off from the ship when they leave the temple to explore.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 15th January 1999:
UK Gold - satellite / cable
Friday from 11:55 to 1:30 AM - The Aztecs - movie version
Sunday from 8:30 to 11:20AM - Planet of the Spiders - movie version

In The Aztecs tonight, Barbara attempts to change history as she tries to prevent the sacrifices being made. The Doctor falls in love while Ian does battle with an Aztec warrior. Then, in the last story for Jon Pertwee, the Metebelis blue crystal makes its way back to the Doctor when the peacefulness of a monastery in the English countryside is disturbed by the appearance of giant spiders. Will the Doctor be able to make it out alive?