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An Unearthly Child: The Cave of Skulls
Last updated 13 January 2025
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CTV Sci-Fi Channel
Featuring: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell
Ian and Barbara are aboard the TARDIS uninvited. The Doctor ignores Susan's pleas to let them go. The TARDIS takes off and travels back to Stone Age times, where the crew make the mistake of venturing outside.
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.
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.
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