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The Web Planet: Crater of Needles
Last updated 13 January 2025
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, William Russell, Jocelyn Birdsall, Jolyon Booth, Roslyn de Winter, Roslyn de Winter, Arne Gordon, Martin Jarvis
Ian and Vrestin fall into caverns beneath the surface of Vortis and encounter the Optera. The Doctor finds the landing site of the Menoptra, and the Zarbi prepare to ambush them.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
Friday 4th December 1998:
SPACE: The Imagination Station - specialty cable channel -
http://www.spacecast.com/ and http://www.hwcn.org/~an933/spacedw.htm
Sunday at 8AM EST, Monday at 3:30AM - The Web Planet: Crater of Needles - episode 4 of 6
Monday through Wednesday at 7:30AM - The Dalek Invasion of Earth - episodes 4 to 6 of 6 (The End Of Tomorrow, The Waking Ally, Flashpoint)
Thursday and Friday at 7:30AM - The Rescue - both episodes (The Powerful Enemy, Desperate Measures)
Classic William Hartnell black and white adventures. Sunday sees the Menoptera making an assault to retake Vortis. Failure means death. During the first part of the week, the Doctor, David Campbell, and company lead the fight to retake Earth from the Daleks. Failure means death. At the end of the week the Doctor and company arrive on the planet Dido, home of a peace-loving race. So why does the evidence suggest that they virtually wiped out a ship of humans? The Doctor must solve the riddle. Failure means death.
SPACE: The Imagination Station - specialty cable channel -
http://www.spacecast.com/ and http://www.hwcn.org/~an933/spacedw.htm
Sunday at 8AM EST, Monday at 3:30AM - The Web Planet: Crater of Needles - episode 4 of 6
Monday through Wednesday at 7:30AM - The Dalek Invasion of Earth - episodes 4 to 6 of 6 (The End Of Tomorrow, The Waking Ally, Flashpoint)
Thursday and Friday at 7:30AM - The Rescue - both episodes (The Powerful Enemy, Desperate Measures)
Classic William Hartnell black and white adventures. Sunday sees the Menoptera making an assault to retake Vortis. Failure means death. During the first part of the week, the Doctor, David Campbell, and company lead the fight to retake Earth from the Daleks. Failure means death. At the end of the week the Doctor and company arrive on the planet Dido, home of a peace-loving race. So why does the evidence suggest that they virtually wiped out a ship of humans? The Doctor must solve the riddle. Failure means death.
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