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The Ark: The Return
Broadcast: Friday 14th April 2000
11:30pm-12:00am AEST (13:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Peter Purves, Edmund Coulter, Terence Woodfield

When the TARDIS returns to the Ark at the end of its centuries long voyage, the travellers discover that the humans have been enslaved by their former servants, the Monoids.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Thursday 6th April 2000:
UKTV
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Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST The Chase all 6 eps (The Executioners, The Death Of Time, Flight Through Eternity, Journey Into Terror, The Death Of Doctor Who, The Planet Of Decision)
The Daleks, fuming with anger from past defeats, send an assassination squad to exterminate the Doctor. If necessary, they will chase the Doctor through all eternity. The Beatles appear as themselves.
Mon-Tue 11:30PM AEST The Time Meddler eps 3 - 4 of 4 (A Battle Of Wits, Checkmate)
Steven and Vicki discover the secret of The Time Meddler. Meanwhile, the Vikings plan to invade.
Wed-Fri 11:30PM AEST The Ark eps 1 - 3 of 4 (The Steel Sky, The Plague, The Return)
3 Million years from now, a spaceship takes off from Earth in search of a new home. On the way, three intruders appear - an old man with white hair, a young man with aggressive tendencies, and a teenage girl. The arrival of these three could doom one of the most important missions in history.