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Last updated 02 January 2017
The Krotons: Episode One
Broadcast: Friday 28th August 1998
10:00pm-10:25pm EDT (02:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Dr. Who, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury

The TARDIS lands on the planet of the Gonds, a primitive and enslaved people. Every year, two of the finest Gond students are sent to be 'companions' of the mysterious and unseen Krotons. But the Doctor reveals that only death awaits them.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

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Friday 28th August 1998:
NHPTV in New Hampshire offers viewers the first two episodes of The Krotons, the famous 2nd Doctor story that started the Who-writing career of Robert Holmes. It airs from 10 to 11PM Friday night. Beings inside a machine keep a peaceful race under subjugation and take their most promising students to be "companions". The Doctor makes some very nasty discoveries about what is going on ...