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Last updated 30 January 2022
Broadcast: Monday 4th October 2004
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Featuring: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen, John Dearth, Richard Franklin, John Kane, John Levene

A race of spiders is searching for the great crystal. The Doctor stole it years ago. CAST: Jon Pertwee, Elizabeth Sladen, Max Faulkner


Synopsis Source: ABC
Broadcast Source: ABC
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Wednesday 29th September 2004:
ABC http://www.abc.net.au/tv
Thursday 6:04PM The Monster of Peladon pt 6 of 6
Series 11, Episode 20. Doctor: Jon Pertwee.
The exciting adventure on Peladon comes to a conclusion.
Monday 6:03PM Planet of the Spiders pt 1 of 6
Tuesday 6:02PM Planet of the Spiders pt 2 of 6
Wednesday 6:02PM Planet of the Spiders pt 3 of 6

Series 11, Episodes 21 through 23. Doctor: Jon Pertwee.
The blue crystal the 3rd Doctor brought back from Metebelis III is causing problems on Earth. It has mental powers that are hurting people, and it has the attention of Spiders on Metebelis who want it back. The one with the Tibetan Monestary where almost everyone wears tweed.