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An Unearthly Child: The Cave of Skulls
Broadcast: Saturday 11th October 2003
8:30am-9:00am AEST (22:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell

Ian and Barbara are aboard the TARDIS uninvited. The Doctor ignores Susan's pleas to let them go. The TARDIS takes off and travels back to Stone Age times, where the crew make the mistake of venturing outside.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
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Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Wednesday 8th October 2003:
UKTV http://www.uktv.com.au
Sat 8AM AEST An Unearthly Child all 4 eps (An Unearthly Child, The Cave Of Skulls, The Forest Of Fear, The Firemaker)
UKTV's best of run hosted by Katy Manning (Jo Grant) begins. The first Doctor Who story, where Ian and Barbara meet Susan and The Doctor for the first time. Two teachers from Coal Hill School learn that travel in time and space is indeed possible. Meanwhile, in the Cave Of Skulls, Kal plots to eliminate Za as the leader of the tribe, while the Old Woman plots against anyone who wants to create fire.
Sat 10AM AEST The War Games eps 1,2,3,4,+5 of 10
Hosted by Katy Manning. The 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe land in the middle of a War Zone. A fleet of War Zones. Sections of wars in human history, all brought together to fight, kill, and create an ultimate army. The Doctor faces an enemy that may be bigger than he can deal with.