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The Sontaran Experiment: Movie Version
Broadcast: Wednesday 15th November 2000
8:00am-9:00am EST (13:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, Ian Marter, Elisabeth Sladen, Kevin Lindsay

The Doctor, Harry and Sarah find Earth is a desolate wilderness. They meet a group of stranded human colonists who are being hunted by a robot and experimented upon by its master.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 10th November 2000:
BBC America
http://www.bbcamerica.com/
Mon-Thu 8AM EST (5AM PST), reruns following weekday 5AM EST (2AM PST) - 2 episodes per day
Mon-Tue/Tue-Wed The Robots of Death eps 1 - 4 of 4

The Doctor and Leela must protect the inhabitants of a Sandminer from their own stupidity as death begins to haunt the ship.
Wed/Thu The Sontaran Experiment both eps
The Doctor, Sarah, and Harry beam down to Earth to find out if it is safe for humanity to return. Environmentally, at least, it is safe. But they are not alone on Earth.
Thu/Fri Revenge of the Cybermen eps 1+2 of 4
Back on Nerva Beacon, the Doctor, Sarah, and Harry try to track down an intelligent plague that rips tape from computer logs. The plague is not accidental, and one of the people on the beacon is a traitor.