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The Sensorites: A Race Against Death
Broadcast: Tuesday 24th November 1998
7:30am-8:00am EST (12:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell, Stephen Dartnell, Ilona Rogers

On the Sense-Sphere, Ian has succumbed to the deadly illness that is spreading through the Sensorite city. Desperate to save his companion's life, the Doctor searches for a cure.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 20th November 1998:
SPACE: The Imagination Station - cable channel
Sunday at 8AM EST (no repeat) - The Web Planet - The Zarbi - episode 2 of 6
Monday through Thursday at 7:30AM - The Sensorites - episodes 3 to 6 of 6 (Hidden Danger, A Race Against Death, Kidnap, A Desperate Venture)
Friday at 7:30AM - Planet of Giants - Planet Of Giants - episode 1 of 3

Fun and frolic with the 1st Doctor. In the weekend broadcast the TARDIS has been taken by an alien force, Barbara's bracelet has taken over her brain, and large ants attack the crew. Most of the weekday episodes chronicle a race of intelligent aliens with enlarged eyes. Can the Doctor broker peace between the Sensorites and the humans? And at the end of the week the 1st Doctor and company do .Honey, I Shrunk The Kids' 25 years before Disney does.