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The Romans: All Roads Lead to Rome
Broadcast: Sunday 25th October 1998
8:00am-8:30am EST (13:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, William Russell, Derek Francis

Barbara is sold as a slave and Ian is to be trained as a gladiator. The Doctor and Vicki arrive at the Emperor's court with the Doctor still masquerading as Maximus Pettulian.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 23rd October 1998:
SPACE: The Imagination Station - Specialty Cable Channel
Sunday at 8AM EST, Monday at 3:30AM - The Romans: All Roads Lead to Rome - episode 2 of 4
Monday through Friday at 7:30AM EST - The Daleks - episodes 2 through 6 of 7 (The Survivors, The Escape, The Ambush, The Expedition, The Ordeal)

In the weekend story, Ian and Barbara are sold off as slaves, while the 1st Doctor and Vicki head off to Rome, completely oblivious to Ian and Barbara's danger. In the weekday episodes, the 1st Doctor encounters the Daleks for the first time. What do these bizarre aliens want? Are they good, or evil?