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See broadcasts for UKTV GoldPlanet of the Spiders: Omnibus
(incorporating: Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Part Four / Part Five / Part Six)

Last updated 02 January 2017
Planet of the Spiders: Omnibus
Broadcast: Sunday 17th January 1999
8:30am-11:20am GMT < > « »
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Featuring: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen, John Dearth, Richard Franklin, John Kane, John Levene

The Doctor receives a mysterious package from his old companion, Jo Grant. Sarah joins Mike Yates to investigate sinister events at a Buddhist meditation centre.


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?