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See broadcasts for UKTV GoldThe Pirate Planet: Omnibus
(incorporating: Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Part Four)

Last updated 02 January 2017
The Pirate Planet: Omnibus
Broadcast: Saturday 27th July 2002
7:10am-9:00am BST (06:10 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, John Leeson, Mary Tamm, Bruce Purchase, Andrew Robertson

The Doctor, Romana and K9 face new dangers searching for the second segment to the Key to Time. What has happened to the planet it is hidden on?

Instead of landing on Calufrax as originally intended, they arrive on a different planet and encounter the Mentiads, and the strange Captain.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

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Wednesday 24th July 2002:
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Sat 7:10-9AM BST The Pirate Planet movie
Written by Douglas Adams. The search for the 2nd segment of the Key To Time leads the 4th Doctor, Romana, and K9 to the right place, but the wrong planet. What happened to Callufrax?
Sun 7:10-9AM BST The Stones of Blood movie
The Black Guardian's sabotage breeds distrust while the 4th Doctor and Romana look for the 3rd segment of the Key To Time on a forgotten backwater called Earth. The search brings them in contact with a controversial stone circle and a headstrong female scientist.