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The Invasion of Time: Part One
Broadcast: Thursday 5th November 1998
11:30pm-12:00am AEDT (12:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Leeson, John Arnatt, Christopher Tranchell

Leela is concerned by the Doctor's strange behaviour when, after a secret meeting with aliens, he returns to Gallifrey and abruptly stakes his claim to the Time Lord presidency.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide

Broadcast notes:

Part of "The Who Files" strand.
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 30th October 1998:
FOXTEL's UK-TV - Cable Service
Saturday at 1PM, Sunday at 2AM and 8AM - The Three Doctors - all 4 episodes
Monday through Wednesday at 11:30PM - The Deadly Assassin - episodes 2 to 4 of 4
Thursday and Friday at 11:30PM - The Invasion of Time - episodes 1 and 2 of 6

The weekend showings give viewers a chance to enjoy all of The Three Doctors, the 10thanniversary story that played just after the 9th anniversary. It also features William Hartnell's final TV appearance. Monday through Wednesday sees the concluding segments of The Deadly Assassin, where the 4th Doctor must solve the murder he is accused of before an old enemy of Gallifrey destroys the planet. On Thursday and Friday, the first two episodes of The Invasion of Time, the story where the 4th Doctor returned to Gallifrey and claimed the presidency.