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Last updated 02 January 2017
The Web Planet: Crater of Needles
Broadcast: Monday 20th March 2000
11:30pm-12:00am AEDT (12:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, William Russell, Jocelyn Birdsall, Jolyon Booth, Roslyn de Winter, Roslyn de Winter, Arne Gordon, Martin Jarvis

Ian and Vrestin fall into caverns beneath the surface of Vortis and encounter the Optera. The Doctor finds the landing site of the Menoptra, and the Zarbi prepare to ambush them.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 17th March 2000:
UKTV http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
Sun 7AM+1AM AEDT The Rescue both eps (The Powerful Enemy, Desparate Measures)
Sun 8AM+2AM AEDT The Romans all 4 eps (The Slave-Traders, All Roads Lead To Rome, Conspiracy, Inferno)
Mon-Wed 11:30PM AEDT The Web Planet eps 4 - 6 of 6 (Crater Of Needles, Invasion, The Centre)
Thu-Fri 11:30PM AEDT The Space Museum eps 1 - 2 of 4 (The Space Museum, The Dimensions Of Time)

After being rescued from a crashed space ship in The Rescue, Vicki finds herself trying to do as The Romans do.  Then, the TARDIS crew must destroy the Animus in roder to escape The Web Planet and The Space Museum gives some even more interesting surprises.