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The Leisure Hive: Part One
Last updated 02 January 2017
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BBC Kids
Featuring: Tom Baker, John Leeson, Lalla Ward, Adrienne Corri, David Haig, Nigel Lambert, Laurence Payne
The Doctor and Romana visit the Leisure Hive on Argolis. The Argolins, survivors of a war, run the Hive as a tourist attraction but its future is jeopardised by a series of deaths.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
Wednesday 31st December 2003:
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7 Days A Week 1 + 3:30AM EST (10PM + 12:30AM PST) - 2 episodes weekdays, full stories weekends)
The weekday airings will be on a special schedule from Monday 20 December through Friday 2 January.
Late Wed 3:30AM EST/12:30AM PST Genesis of the Daleks pts 3,4,5,+6 of 6
Davros unleashes the Daleks on the unsuspecting Thals. When he learns that the Doctor has knowledge of the future, he sees a chance to make the Daleks all powerful.
Late Thu 3:30AM EST/12:30AM PST Revenge of the Cybermen all 4 pts
Returning to Nerva, the 4th Doctor, Sarah, and Harry learn that the space station is being softened up by an invasion from the Cybermen. And this time they're angry.
Late Fri 3:30AM EST/12:30AM PST Terror of the Zygons all 4 pts
The Loch Ness Monster is the prime suspect when oil rigs start sinking in Scotland.
Sat The Horns of Nimon all 4 pts
Soldeed and the people of Skonnos can't face the prospect of the death of their empire. So they put their trust in a horned creature called the Nimon. When the Doctor arrives with talk of a black hole, wonders about the Nimon's promise start to surface.
Sun The Leisure Hive all 4 pts
The 4th Doctor's quest for a vacation leads him to Argolis, home of the Leisure Hive. Just in time for murder and mayhem to lower the Hive's rating in good travel books. It's the start of Tom Baker's final series as the Doctor, and the first hint we get of age.
Mon The Android Invasion pts 1+2 of 4
Tue The Android Invasion pts 3+4 of 4
Rural England is more deserted than normal. Humans seem to have been replaced by androids. A dead man is helping out at the space research center. And all the money is new. The 4th Doctor and Sarah suspect dirty dealings. Final appearances by Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan and John Levene as Benton.
BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
7 Days A Week 1 + 3:30AM EST (10PM + 12:30AM PST) - 2 episodes weekdays, full stories weekends)
The weekday airings will be on a special schedule from Monday 20 December through Friday 2 January.
Late Wed 3:30AM EST/12:30AM PST Genesis of the Daleks pts 3,4,5,+6 of 6
Davros unleashes the Daleks on the unsuspecting Thals. When he learns that the Doctor has knowledge of the future, he sees a chance to make the Daleks all powerful.
Late Thu 3:30AM EST/12:30AM PST Revenge of the Cybermen all 4 pts
Returning to Nerva, the 4th Doctor, Sarah, and Harry learn that the space station is being softened up by an invasion from the Cybermen. And this time they're angry.
Late Fri 3:30AM EST/12:30AM PST Terror of the Zygons all 4 pts
The Loch Ness Monster is the prime suspect when oil rigs start sinking in Scotland.
Sat The Horns of Nimon all 4 pts
Soldeed and the people of Skonnos can't face the prospect of the death of their empire. So they put their trust in a horned creature called the Nimon. When the Doctor arrives with talk of a black hole, wonders about the Nimon's promise start to surface.
Sun The Leisure Hive all 4 pts
The 4th Doctor's quest for a vacation leads him to Argolis, home of the Leisure Hive. Just in time for murder and mayhem to lower the Hive's rating in good travel books. It's the start of Tom Baker's final series as the Doctor, and the first hint we get of age.
Mon The Android Invasion pts 1+2 of 4
Tue The Android Invasion pts 3+4 of 4
Rural England is more deserted than normal. Humans seem to have been replaced by androids. A dead man is helping out at the space research center. And all the money is new. The 4th Doctor and Sarah suspect dirty dealings. Final appearances by Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan and John Levene as Benton.
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