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The War Games: Episode Eight
Last updated 02 January 2017
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BBC UKTV (adverts during broadcast)
Featuring: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Edward Brayshaw, Philip Madoc
The Doctor is captured by the War Chief, who belongs to the same race of people as the Doctor, and offers an alliance. In the 1917 zone, fighters prepare to attack Central Control.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
Friday 23rd June 2000:
UKTV Australia
http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST The War Games eps 6,7,8,9,+10 of 10
Jamie and Zoe try to organize the Resistance to battle the warrior aliens. The Doctor gets a job offer from an unlikely source. The War Chief and The Security Chief squabble like jealous brothers.
Mon-Thu 11:30PM AEST Doctor Who And The Silurians eps 4 - 7 of 7
It turns out that this is the 1999 BBC2 colour broadcast of "Silurians", not the Black & White version that UKTV's advertising led people to believe. The version of Spearhead From Space rerunning next weekend is also the one cleaned up for broadcast on BBC2 in 1999. In this story, the 3rd Doctor tries to convince the Silurians that peaceful coexistence with humanity is possible.
Fri 11:30PM AEST The Ambassadors of Death ep 1 of 7
8 months ago, a mission to Mars disappeared. Now, the ship has started its return to Earth. A rescue rocket is going to investigate, blithely unaware of how dangerous the situation has become.
UKTV Australia
http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEST The War Games eps 6,7,8,9,+10 of 10
Jamie and Zoe try to organize the Resistance to battle the warrior aliens. The Doctor gets a job offer from an unlikely source. The War Chief and The Security Chief squabble like jealous brothers.
Mon-Thu 11:30PM AEST Doctor Who And The Silurians eps 4 - 7 of 7
It turns out that this is the 1999 BBC2 colour broadcast of "Silurians", not the Black & White version that UKTV's advertising led people to believe. The version of Spearhead From Space rerunning next weekend is also the one cleaned up for broadcast on BBC2 in 1999. In this story, the 3rd Doctor tries to convince the Silurians that peaceful coexistence with humanity is possible.
Fri 11:30PM AEST The Ambassadors of Death ep 1 of 7
8 months ago, a mission to Mars disappeared. Now, the ship has started its return to Earth. A rescue rocket is going to investigate, blithely unaware of how dangerous the situation has become.
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