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The Time Meddler: Checkmate
Broadcast: Sunday 16th April 2000
8:30am-9:00am AEST (22:30 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves, Peter Butterworth, Alethea Charlton

Discovering the Monk's plan, the Doctor is determined to stop him meddling with history. As the Viking fleet approaches, time is running out for both the Monk and the Doctor.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 14th April 2000:
UKTV Australia http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST The Time Meddler all 4 eps (The Watcher, The Meddling Monk, A Battle Of Wits, Checkmate)
One more chance to see this story. The 1st Doctor comes across his most aggravating challenge yet - Steven Taylor. Meanwhile, evidence emerges that a rival time traveler is making dangerous changes to England's timeline in the 11th Century.
Mon 11:30PM AEST The Ark: The Bomb ep 4 of 4
The 1st Doctor travels to Refusis. The Monoids prepare to take this new world for themselves alone.
Tue-Fri 11:30PM AEST The Gunfighters eps 1 - 4 of 4 (A Holiday For The Doctor, Don't Shoot The Pianist, Johnny Ringo, The OK Corral)
"The-e Gun-Fighter's comin' to Tombstone, AZ!
A stranger 'is-tor-i-cal you'll ne-ver see!
It's told as a bal-lad, sung to a blood-filled tune,
So sit ba-ack for the story of the Laaast - Chance Sal-loon!"