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The Web Planet: The Zarbi
Broadcast: Saturday 3rd April 1999
1:30pm-2:00pm AEST (03:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, William Russell, Arthur Blake, Roslyn de Winter, Arne Gordon

Rescued by the Menoptra, Barbara is then captured by the ant-like Zarbi. The Doctor and Ian trace the missing TARDIS to a giant web city and encounter a mysterious intelligence.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 2nd April 1999:
FOXTEL's UK-TV
http://www.foxtel.com.au/
Saturday at 1PM, Sunday at 2 and 8AM The Web Planet all 6 episodes (The Web Planet, The Zarbi, Escape To Danger, Crater Of Needles, Invasion, The Centre)
Monday through Thursday at 11:30PM Planet of the Spiders episodes 1 through 4 of 6
Friday at 11:30PM Planet of the Spiders episodes 5 and 6 of 6

The Who-Files head full throttle through the 'Insect Collection'. Over the weekend, the 1stDoctor, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki land on Vortis. They wind up working with the Menoptera against a strange but evil Animus. If they fail, they will die, and the Animus' web will control the entire planet. During the week, the 3rd Doctor faces his final battle. Spiders hunt through Time and Space for a crystal the Doctor stole from their planet. Mike Yates makes his final appearance in the series.