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Robot: Movie Format  (1+2)
Broadcast: Friday 9th February 2001
6:00pm-7:00pm NZDT (05:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, Nicholas Courtney, Ian Marter, Elisabeth Sladen, Patricia Maynard

UNIT are called in when top secret plans and valuable equipment is stolen from high security establishments. The newly regenerated Doctor suggests that the thief may not be human.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 2nd February 2001:
Prime TV New Zealand
http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
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Sun-Fri 6PM - 2 episodes daily
Sun-Mon The Monster of Peladon eps 3 - 6 of 6
Last rerun in 1986. Ice Warrior peacekeepers are called in to quell the chaos on Peladon. But the cure may be worse than the disease. Final appearance (to date) of the Ice Warriors in the series, although the writers tried to slip them in several times.
Tue-Thu Planet of the Spiders eps 1 - 6 of 6
Last rerun in 1986. In The Green Death, the 3rd Doctor gave Jo Grant a blue crystal from Metebelis III as a wedding gift. Now, the residents of that planet want the crystal back, and they'll kill anyone who gets in their way. Even the Doctor.
Fri Robot eps 1+2 of 4
Last rerun in 1986. See UK Gold for details.