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Last updated 02 January 2017
Planet of the Daleks: Movie Version
Broadcast: Sunday 3rd February 2002
12:00am-1:45am EST (05:00 GMT) < > « »
MPT Maryland
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Featuring: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Prentis Hancock, Bernard Horsfall

Injured by the Orgrons, the Doctor asks the Time Lords to send the TARDIS after the Daleks. Leaving him to sleep and recuperate, Jo goes to explore the planet Spirodon.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide

Broadcast notes:

This was a compilation which did not include episode three.
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 1st February 2002:
MPT Maryland 22,28,31,36,62,67 http://www.mpt.org/
DirecTV DC & Baltimore Local 22/980
Dish Network DC Local 8083 - not yet offered
Dish Network Pittsburgh Local 8141 - not yet offered
Dish Network Baltimore Local 8736 - Baltimore Locals not yet offered
Late Sat Mid EST Planet of the Daleks movie
Picking up from the climax of Frontier In Space, which you didn't see last week, the 3rd Doctor and Jo hunt a Dalek army to the planet Spirodon, where experiments in invsibility could give the Daleks a key advantage in the next war. Based on the running time indicated on MPT's web site, it appears they (again) ordered the 1 hour, 45 minute movie version of this story. The movie version is missing an entire episode in the middle, cut out because it is in black & white. A number of color scenes are also cut to hide the missing episode. My advice - tape this version for comparison - the edit was masterfully done. Then, go to your local video store and buy Planet Of The Daleks on video so you can see what you missed. Now, if the broadcast runs 2 hours, 15-20 minutes and has a black & white section in the middle, then that would mean they figured it out and got the complete version in time.