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The Invasion of Time: Part One
Broadcast: Sunday 28th February 1999
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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 Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 26th February 1999:
FOXTEL's UK-TV
http://www.foxtel.com.au/
Saturday at 1PM, Sunday at 2 and 8AM The Invasion of Time all 6 episodes
Monday through Wednesday at 11:30PM The Two Doctors episodes 1 through 3 of 3 (45 minute episodes)
Thursday and Friday at 11:30PM The Tomb of the Cybermen episodes 1 to 2 of 4

In the weekend story, the 4th Doctor declares himself President of Gallifrey and begins acting more erratic then ever before. Has he finally lost his mind? The weekday episodes begin with the 2nd and 6th Doctors teaming up to keep the Sontarans from getting control of a working time machine. Later in the week, the 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria land on the planet Telos, where archaeologists single-mindedly search to find the lost tombs of the Cybermen.