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The Pirate Planet: Part One

Last updated 13 January 2025

Broadcast: Thursday 12th July 1979
6:55pm-7:20pm BST (17:55 GMT) < > « »
(actually broadcast at 18:55:34)
BBC One

The Doctor, Romana and K9 face new dangers searching for the second segment to the Key to Time. What has happened to the planet it is hidden on?

Instead of landing on Calufrax as originally intended, they arrive on a different planet and encounter the Mentiads, and the strange Captain.

Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide

Broadcast notes:

Not shown by BBC Cymru.

Broadcast Source: BBC

Consolidated figures: 2.800m viewers (+7 days), 123rd place