This Week in Australia
An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker
Last updated 13 January 2025
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ABC
Featuring: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell
The Doctor and his companions use guile and cunning to escape death at the hands of their Stone Age captors. The Doctor decides that the only way to escape is to show the cave dwellers how to make fire.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast notes:
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Broadcast Source: ABC
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
Wednesday 17th September 2003:
ABC Australia http://www.varos.net/drwho/australia/tv/
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/
Monday through Thursday at 6PM AEST, starting 15 September
Thu 6PM An Unearthly Child - The Firemaker ep 4 of 4
The 1st Doctor and company must escape the tribe of Gum before they get killed over failing to create fire.
Mon 6PM The Dead Planet/The Daleks - The Dead Planet ep 1 of 7
Tue 6PM The Dead Planet/The Daleks - The Survivors ep 2 of 7
Wed 6PM The Dead Planet/The Daleks - The Escape ep 3 of 7
The TARDIS lands on a planet wiped out by radiation, where the main species has been forced to adapt to life in robotic casings. Not all bad - their left arms can viciously kill you. This is the beginning - of the Daleks.
ABC Australia http://www.varos.net/drwho/australia/tv/
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/
Monday through Thursday at 6PM AEST, starting 15 September
Thu 6PM An Unearthly Child - The Firemaker ep 4 of 4
The 1st Doctor and company must escape the tribe of Gum before they get killed over failing to create fire.
Mon 6PM The Dead Planet/The Daleks - The Dead Planet ep 1 of 7
Tue 6PM The Dead Planet/The Daleks - The Survivors ep 2 of 7
Wed 6PM The Dead Planet/The Daleks - The Escape ep 3 of 7
The TARDIS lands on a planet wiped out by radiation, where the main species has been forced to adapt to life in robotic casings. Not all bad - their left arms can viciously kill you. This is the beginning - of the Daleks.
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