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See broadcasts for UKTV GoldThe Brain of Morbius: Omnibus
(incorporating: Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Part Four)

Last updated 02 January 2017
The Brain of Morbius: Omnibus
Broadcast: Sunday 28th March 1999
7:45am-9:35am BST (06:45 GMT) < > « »
UKTV Gold (adverts during broadcast)
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Featuring: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Gilly Brown, Cynthia Grenville, Philip Madoc

The Doctor and Sarah arrive on the planet Karn. There they take shelter in the castle of Dr Solon who is secretly hiding the living brain of the Time Lord criminal, Morbius.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 26th March 1999:
UK Gold
Late Friday from 11:55PM to 1:50AM GST The Gunfighters movie version
Sunday from 7:45 to 9:35AM UK Daylight Time The Brain of Morbius movie version

< The Sunday broadcast seems to be moving to an earlier time to make room for more Dallas. Also, Daylight Savings Time begins in England on Sunday, so don't sleep in. >
Friday night, the 1st Doctor, Steven, and Dodo arrive in Tombstone, Arizona, USA in search of a dentist. Unfortunately, they've arrived just before the famous gunfight at the OK Corral. Will they live to see the blood on the sawdust? Can the guest stars realize that their American accents are in a close race for worst attempt at an American accent ever? Sunday morning, the 4th Doctor and Sarah search for a glass of water, and find a scientist with a strange desire for the Doctor's head. Special appearance by a Mutant from The Mutants.