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The Sun Makers: Part One
Broadcast: Saturday 9th January 1999
6:00pm-6:30pm CET (17:00 GMT) < > « »
BBC Entertainment (Europe)
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Featuring: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Leeson, Michael Keating

The TARDIS arrives on Pluto which has been made habitable and turned into a giant factory where the ruthless Company exploits its under-paid workers.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: BBC Worldwide
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 8th January 1999:
BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com/
Late Friday at 1:05AM, Saturday at 10:00 AM - Image of the Fendahl - episode 4 of 4
Saturday at 6PM CET - The Sun Makers - episode 1 of 4

In the final episode of 'Image of the Fendahl', the Doctor buys time with an ancient charm as he tries to come up with a way to defeat the Fendahl and save mankind. And in 'The Sunmakers', the Doctor is mystified to find Pluto inhabited by humans.