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The War Machines: Episode 1
Broadcast: Sunday 21st March 1999
9:00pm-9:25pm PST (05:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Michael Craze, Jackie Lane, Anneke Wills, John Cater, Alan Curtis, John Harvey, William Mervyn

In London in 1966, the Doctor and Dodo visit the new Post Office Tower and are introduced to the super computer, WOTAN.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide

Broadcast notes:

Timing approximate owing to pledge evening (9:00-11:18pm)
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 19th March 1999:
KTEH 54 San Jose, CA
http://www.kteh.org/
Sunday at 9PM PST The War Machines all 4 episodes, restored version
Sunday at 11:18PM PST The Sontaran Experiment both episodes

The humans manage to create a computer called WOTAN that can think for itself. The only problem is that it thinks everything would be a lot better off if it was running the show! So, you guessed it, it sets out to conquer the world using its deadly War Machines. I was never worried, though. After all, WOTAN couldn't even get my name right! And have I told you about the time that I fought a Sontaran in the far future? I have? Oh, well... next! (see WYBE)