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An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker
Broadcast: Saturday 11th October 2003
9:30am-10:00am AEST (23:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell

The Doctor and his companions use guile and cunning to escape death at the hands of their Stone Age captors. The Doctor decides that the only way to escape is to show the cave dwellers how to make fire.


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.