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The Celestial Toymaker: The Dancing Floor

Last updated 02 January 2017

Broadcast: Saturday 16th April 1966
5:50pm-6:15pm BST (16:50 GMT) « » Premiere

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(actually broadcast at 17:49:48)
BBC One

Featuring: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Peter Purves, Michael Gough, Peter Stephens

The Doctor is taunted by the Toymaker as he plays the Trilogic game, and Steven and Dodo play hunt the thimble in a bid to recover the TARDIS key.

Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide

Broadcast Source: BBC

Ratings Information:

Consolidated figures: 9.400m viewers (+7 days), 32nd place, AI 44

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