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Spearhead From Space: Episode 1
Broadcast: Monday 21st September 1998
7:30am-8:00am EDT (11:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Caroline John, Hugh Burden

The TARDIS takes the newly regenerated Doctor to Earth to begin his exile. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart leads a UNIT investigation into a mysterious meteorite shower.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 18th September 1998:
SPACE: The Imagination Station airs Doctor Who on the specialty cable tier. On Sunday, "The Waking Ally", episode 5 of The Dalek Invasion of Earth will show at 8AM Eastern Time and 3:30AM. The 1st Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan continue their fight against the Daleks who conquered Earth, but one of them is thinking of staying behind. The weekday episodes air at 7:30AM Eastern Time. Monday through Thursday, the 1st 3rd Doctor story Spearhead From Space airs. The 3rd Doctor is exiled to Earth just as an alien invasion begins. Then on Friday, see episode 1 of The Silurians. The Brigadier calls the 3rd Doctor and Liz Shaw to an experimental nuclear power plant to examine a series of power failures and psychiatric breakdowns. This is the Black and White version of "Silurians".

Some Canadians can also see Doctor Who on their PBS stations. British Columbia and Alberta viewers can check out KSPS. Ontario viewers can find KBDI. And New Brunswick viewers will have the option of Maine Public Broadcasting beginning October 3rd.