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The Romans: The Slave Traders
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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 10th December 1999:
SPACE: The Imagination Station http://www.hwcn.org/~an933/spacedw.htm
http://www.spacecast.com/
Sat 7:30AM EST The Rescue: Desperate Measures ep 2 of 2
The 1st Doctor discovers the secret of Koquillion.
Sun-Wed 7:30AM EST The Romans eps 1 - 4 of 4 (The Slave-Traders, All Roads Lead To Rome, Conspiracy, Inferno)
In Ancient Rome, the Doctor and company find themselves dragging into murder, kidnapping, treachery, deceit, and hideous lyre playing. Doctor Who's original semi-comedy story.
Thu-Fri 7:30AM EST The Web Planet eps 1 - 2 of 6 (The Web Planet, The Zarbi)
The TARDIS is dragged down onto Vortis, a planet where the laws of physics have given up and gone home, leaving the creatures of the planet up to their own devices. One creature has taken advantage of this, turning Vortis into a land of terror.
SPACE: The Imagination Station http://www.hwcn.org/~an933/spacedw.htm
http://www.spacecast.com/
Sat 7:30AM EST The Rescue: Desperate Measures ep 2 of 2
The 1st Doctor discovers the secret of Koquillion.
Sun-Wed 7:30AM EST The Romans eps 1 - 4 of 4 (The Slave-Traders, All Roads Lead To Rome, Conspiracy, Inferno)
In Ancient Rome, the Doctor and company find themselves dragging into murder, kidnapping, treachery, deceit, and hideous lyre playing. Doctor Who's original semi-comedy story.
Thu-Fri 7:30AM EST The Web Planet eps 1 - 2 of 6 (The Web Planet, The Zarbi)
The TARDIS is dragged down onto Vortis, a planet where the laws of physics have given up and gone home, leaving the creatures of the planet up to their own devices. One creature has taken advantage of this, turning Vortis into a land of terror.