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Last updated 02 January 2017
The Leisure Hive: Omnibus
Broadcast: Monday 26th August 2002
7:10am-9:00am BST (06:10 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, John Leeson, Lalla Ward, Adrienne Corri, David Haig, Nigel Lambert, Laurence Payne

The Doctor and Romana visit the Leisure Hive on Argolis. The Argolins, survivors of a war, run the Hive as a tourist attraction but its future is jeopardised by a series of deaths.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

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Wednesday 21st August 2002:
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Sat 7:10-9AM BST Nightmare of Eden movie
A space accident leaves two ships merged with each other and unable to move. As the 4th Doctor tries to free the ships, a dangerous drug starts to spread around.
Sun 7:10-9AM BST The Horns of Nimon movie
Skonnos, a planet with a dying empire, is misled by an alien called Nimon into a terrible bargain that will destroy Skonnos and many other worlds as well, unless Romana and the 4th Doctor can stop it. A rather fun story which often gets unkindly derided for not taking the story too seriously and being on a slim budget.
Mon 7:20-9AM BST The Leisure Hive movie
New season, new producer, and a higher budget. The 4th Doctor and Romana decide to vacation at the Leisure Hive, a resort/research lab where a new kind of science is being developed. A science that can turn back age ...