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Underworld: Part Four
Broadcast: Saturday 6th March 1999
1:00am-1:30am CET (00:00 GMT) < > « »
BBC Entertainment (Europe)
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Featuring: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Leeson, Alan Lake

The Minyans are eager to recover the race banks that they have waited so long to find, but the Doctor becomes suspicious when the Oracle simply allows Jackson to take them.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: BBC Worldwide
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 5th March 1999:
BBC Prime
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Late Friday at 1AM CET Underworld episode 4 of 4
Saturday at 9:40AM and 6PM The Invasion of Time episode 1 of 6

[Note the new Saturday morning broadcast time.]
Late Friday viewers see the 4th Doctor, Leela, and K9 try to rescue the Minyan race bank and escape the planet alive. In The Invasion Of Time, Tom Baker gives a chilling portrayal in this under-rated classic. Having seemingly lost all sense of sanity, the Doctor returns to Gallifrey and declares himself President! Has the Doctor lost his mind?