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The Ribos Operation: Part Four
Broadcast: Wednesday 18th April 2001
6:00pm-6:30pm NZST (06:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, John Leeson, Mary Tamm, Iain Cuthbertson

Pursued into the catacombs by the Graff and attacked by the ferocious Shrivenzale, the Doctor and Romana struggle to stay alive and find the first segment of the Key to Time.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 13th April 2001:
Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun-Wed 6PM The Ribos Operation eps 1 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1987. On the planet Ribos, a scheme to cheat a warlord into buying a planet goes hideously wrong. Oops.
Thu-Fri 6PM The Pirate Planet eps 1 - 2 of 4
Last rerun in 1987. To the Doctor's horror, Romana decides to handle the TARDIS controls and attempt a landing. His fear - that she will be able to do it just fine.