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(incorporating: Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Part Four)

Last updated 02 January 2017
The Trial of a Time Lord (The Mysterious Planet): Omnibus
Broadcast: Saturday 15th December 2001
9:10am-11:00am GMT < > « »
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Featuring: Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Lynda Bellingham, Tom Chadbon, Michael Jayston, Tony Selby, Joan Sims

Placed on trial by his peers, the Doctor is forced to watch events from his past, beginning with an incident on Ravolox involving the curiously named Marb Arch.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 14th December 2001:
UK Gold http://www.sceneone.co.uk/s1/tv/listings
Sat 9:10-11AM GMT The Trial Of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet movie, pt 1 of 4
Sun 9:10-11AM GMT The Trial Of A Time Lord: Mindwarp movie, pt 2 of 4

After an 18 month hiatus, Doctor Who returned with a season-long story. All the episodes were just titled "The Trial Of A Time Lord" - the commonly accepted subtitles for each section are not actually used on the episodes, and there is dispute on the titles generally used for the third and fourth sections. The premise of the story - the 6th Doctor is on trial for interfering in the affairs of other worlds. This weekend's sections are the prosecution's portion of the story. The Doctor's actions on the planets Ravalox and Thoros-Beta are under dispute. Warning to first time viewers - if you have never seen the Mindwarp section of the story, DO NOT READ ANY REVIEWS IN ADVANCE! It is sufficient to know that if you're a first time viewer, it's a wild ride. And it'll never be safe to be scared again.