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The Romans: The Slave Traders
Broadcast: Sunday 18th October 1998
8:00am-8:30am EDT (12:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, William Russell

After relaxing at a Roman villa the Doctor is mistaken for a murdered lyre player and targeted by an assassin. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are captured by slave traders.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 16th October 1998:
SPACE: The Imagination Station - a specialty tier channel
Sunday at 8AM Eastern (3:30AM repeat) - The Romans: The Slave Traders - episode 1 of 4
Monday through Thursday at 7:30AM Eastern - An Unearthly Child - all 4 episodes (An Unearthly Child, The Cave Of Skulls, The Forest Of Fear, The Firemaker)
Friday at 7:30AM Eastern - The Daleks: The Dead Planet - episode 1 of 7

In the weekend installment, the 1st Doctor and company spend a month in Italy in 64AD. They do not go unnoticed, however. The weekday episodes cycle back to the earliest stories of Doctor Who. An Unearthly Child is the story that began the series. And at the end of "The Daleks - The Dead Planet", Barbara is the first TARDIS crewmember to ever meet you-know-who.