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See broadcasts for UKTV GoldAn Unearthly Child: Omnibus
(incorporating: An Unearthly Child / The Cave of Skulls / The Forest of Fear / The Firemaker)

Last updated 13 January 2025
An Unearthly Child: Omnibus
Broadcast: Saturday 5th June 1999
~12:25am BST (~23:25 GMT) < > « »
UKTV Gold (adverts during broadcast)
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell

After discussing a strange pupil, Susan Foreman, teachers Ian and Barbara follow her to a junkyard. They meet her grandfather, the Doctor, and force their way inside a police box with frightening results.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast notes:

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Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 4th June 1999:
UK Gold
Late Friday BST An Unearthly Child (or '100,000 BC') movie version, part 1 of 2
Sunday from < Exact Time Unknown > Image of the Fendahl movie version
UK Gold's late Friday night showings of Doctor Who goes back to where it all began when two innocent public school teachers discover a strange police box in a junkyard and head off to adventure with a bunch of savage cavemen. Then, on Sunday morning, the Doctor has to defeat a menace from the Time Lord's past. Will he and Leela be able to defeat the Fendahl and save Earth in time?

UK Gold Classics
Sunday at 6PM BST Image of the Fendahl movie version
Same as UK Gold, but at a more convenient hour for people with this station.