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Last updated 02 January 2017
The Mind Robber: Omnibus
Broadcast: Saturday 24th October 1998
9:30am-12:05pm BST (08:30 GMT) < > « »
UKTV Gold (adverts during broadcast)
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Featuring: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Emrys Jones

The Doctor activates an emergency unit on board the TARDIS to escape destruction by a volcanic eruption.

Unfortunately, it moves them out of normal space and time to a deadly world where fantasy rules. The travelers find themselves lured out of the ship into a ghostly white void.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide

Broadcast notes:

First time shown on the channel.
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 23rd October 1998:
UK Gold - Satellite / Cable Channel
Saturday from 9:30AM to 12:05PM - The Mind Robber - movie version
Sunday from 8:55AM to 11:50PM - The Sea Devils - movie version

Saturday's story features the 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe. Their efforts to escape a lava flow land them in a realm of deadly unreality. One of the most offbeat and surrealistic stories ever, if not the most. However, the 5 episodes were ludicrously short, so I have to wonder how UK Gold plans to fill that much time. Sunday's feature to tape while you're at Church is a bit of a naval jaunt. The 3rd Doctor and Jo visit the Master in prison. While there, they learn of the mysterious sinking of ships nearby. This story features a scene from The Clangers, a famous children's show in Britain that is virtually unheard of in North America. It looks interesting, though.