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Planet of the Spiders: Part One
Broadcast: Friday 12th March 1999
7:00pm-7:25pm CST (01:00 GMT) < > « »
Lakeshore Public Television
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Featuring: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen, John Dearth, Richard Franklin, John Kane, John Levene

The Doctor receives a mysterious package from his old companion, Jo Grant. Sarah joins Mike Yates to investigate sinister events at a Buddhist meditation centre.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide

Broadcast notes:

Time approximate as this was a pledge evening (7:00-10:30pm)
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 12th March 1999:
WYIN 56 Gary, IN
http://www.wyin.org/
Friday at 7PM CST Planet of the Spiders all 6 episodes
[Pledge special. Runs till 10:30PM.]
Jo Grant Jones sends the Metebelis crystal back to the 3rd Doctor, claiming that it was causing problems for her and her husband. Meanwhile, ex-UNIT officer Mike Yates comes to Sarah with ramblings about trouble in the commune where he's recuperating. What do both cases have in common? Large spiders!