This Week in United Kingdom
The War Games: Omnibus (1-5)
(incorporating: Episode One / Episode Two / Episode Three / Episode Four / Episode Five)
Last updated 13 January 2025
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UKTV Gold (adverts during broadcast)
Featuring: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, David Savile, Jane Sherwin
The TARDIS arrives in no man's land during World War I. Rescued from the Germans, the travellers are put on trial by the British General Smythe who is not all he seems.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
Friday 21st May 1999:
UK Gold
Late Friday from 12:25 to 2:10AM BST The War Games movie version, part 1 of 2
Sunday from 9 to 10:50AM BST Horror of Fang Rock movie version
Late Friday, the 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe arrive in the middle of World War I, one of Earth's bloodiest wars. Of course, if this is really World War I, how do people explain the Roman legion down the street? Sunday morning, the 4th Doctor and Leela visit a turn of the century lighthouse, where people are beginning to die. A green sea monster takes the blame.
UK Gold Classics
Sunday at 6PM BST Horror of Fang Rock movie version
Same as UK Gold, but at a more convenient hour for people with this station.
UK Gold
Late Friday from 12:25 to 2:10AM BST The War Games movie version, part 1 of 2
Sunday from 9 to 10:50AM BST Horror of Fang Rock movie version
Late Friday, the 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe arrive in the middle of World War I, one of Earth's bloodiest wars. Of course, if this is really World War I, how do people explain the Roman legion down the street? Sunday morning, the 4th Doctor and Leela visit a turn of the century lighthouse, where people are beginning to die. A green sea monster takes the blame.
UK Gold Classics
Sunday at 6PM BST Horror of Fang Rock movie version
Same as UK Gold, but at a more convenient hour for people with this station.
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