This Week in Australia
Planet of the Spiders: Part Six
Last updated 02 January 2017
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BBC UKTV (adverts during broadcast)
Featuring: Tom Baker, Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen, George Cormack, John Dearth, Richard Franklin, Gareth Hunt, John Kane
The Doctor takes the blue crystal and returns to Metebelis 3 where he must face the spider ruler, the Great One. But it is an encounter that triggers his second regeneration..
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast notes:
Voted #8 of the UK-TV ten most popular stories.
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
Friday 15th October 1999:
AUSTRALIA:
UKTV
http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sat 1PM, Sun 2 + 8AM AEST Planet of the Spiders all 6 eps (#8 of 10)
Mon 11:30PM AEST Earthshock ep 4 of 4
Tue-Fri 11:30PM AEST '(#6 Doctor Who story) eps 1-4 of ? (confirmed as The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
Over the weekend, the final 3rd Doctor story airs. On Monday night, the conclusion of a Peter Davison story, with somewhat unusual closing credits. The rest of the week will presumably go to the 6th most popular story as chosen by UKTV viewers.
AUSTRALIA:
UKTV
http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sat 1PM, Sun 2 + 8AM AEST Planet of the Spiders all 6 eps (#8 of 10)
Mon 11:30PM AEST Earthshock ep 4 of 4
Tue-Fri 11:30PM AEST '(#6 Doctor Who story) eps 1-4 of ? (confirmed as The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
Over the weekend, the final 3rd Doctor story airs. On Monday night, the conclusion of a Peter Davison story, with somewhat unusual closing credits. The rest of the week will presumably go to the 6th most popular story as chosen by UKTV viewers.
Home Region: