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The Web Planet: Crater of Needles
Broadcast: Sunday 19th December 1999
7:30am-8:00am EST (12:30 GMT) < > « »
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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 17th December 1999:
SPACE: The Imagination Station http://www.hwcn.org/~an933/spacedw.htm
http://www.spacecast.com/
Sat-Tue 7:30AM EST The Web Planet eps 3 - 6 of 6 (Escape To Danger, Crater Of Needles, Invasion, The Centre)
If the 1st Doctor and company cannot help the Menoptera outwit the Animus, Vortis will be fully taken over, and the Animus will set its sights on galactic conquest.

Wed-Fri 7:30AM EST The Space Museum eps 1 - 3 of 4 (The Space Museum, The Dimensions Of Time, The Search)
The TARDIS jumps a time stream, allowing the crew to see a future where they are dead. The future then begins to occur at a worrying pace. Watch for the scenes involving the Doctor and a 'Dalek'.