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The Romans: The Slave Traders
Broadcast: Wednesday 4th August 1999
7:30am-8:00am EDT (11:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, William Russell

After relaxing at a Roman villa the Doctor is mistaken for a murdered lyre player and targeted by an assassin. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are captured by slave traders.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 30th July 1999:
SPACE: The Imagination Station
http://www.hwcn.org/~an933/spacedw.htm and
http://www.spacecast.com/
Sat+Sun 7:30AM EDT The Daleks Invasion Of Earth eps 5 and 6 of 6 (The Waking Ally, Flashpoint)
Mon+Tue 7:30AM EDT The Rescue eps 1 and 2 of 2 (The Powerful Enemy, Desperate Measures)
Wed-Fri 7:30AM EDT The Romans eps 1 - 3 of 4 (The Slave-Traders, All Roads Lead To Rome, Conspiracy)

On the weekend, the original TARDIS crew works together for the final time to help Earth free itself from the Daleks. As the weekdays begin, the remaining members land on Dido, where they meet the survivors of a space crash. Did the Didoans kill off most of the crew, or one of the two people still alive? Later in the week, the 1st Doctor and company are in ancient Italy, where Barbara and Ian are kidnaped as slaves, and Vicki and the Doctor are invited to meet Emperor Nero in Rome. See the 1st Doctor in his prime, all this week.