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The Androids of Tara: Part One
Broadcast: Monday 30th April 2001
6:00pm-6:30pm NZST (06:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, John Leeson, Mary Tamm, Peter Jeffrey

The Doctor's search for the Key to Time continues when the tracer brings the TARDIS to the planet Tara. 

Romana quickly finds the fourth segment disguised as part of a statue but is then taken prisoner by Count Grendel of Gracht who has desires on the Taran throne and who is astounded to see she's the identical double of the Princess Strella,


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 27th April 2001:
Prime TV New Zealand http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/nzdwfc/
http://www.primetv.co.nz/
Sun-Wed 6PM The Androids of Tara eps 1 - 4 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. Medaevil antics abound as Romana is lured into a plot by Count Grendel to assume the throne of Tara, and the Doctor is lured into a plot by the rightful prince to get the throne back. With Peter Jeffrey as Count Grendel and Cyril Shaps as the Archimandrite.
ยป reported the following week that programming was pre-empted on 29th April for a football game.
Thu-Fri 6PM The Power of Kroll eps 1 - 2 of 4
Last rerun in 1988. The 5th segment of the Key To Time is hidden on a swamp moon. No time to look for it though - the Swampies are busy shouting "Kroll, Kroll" and the human technicians are going "Methane, Methane!" Obviously the Swampies got the better lines.