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The Sensorites: A Desperate Venture
Broadcast: Thursday 26th 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, Eric Francis, Peter Glaze, Ilona Rogers

Having found a cure to the illness, the Doctor discovers that it is in fact deadly nightshade poisoning which has been introduced into the city water supply.


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.