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Vengeance on Varos: Part One
Last updated 02 January 2017
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BBC UKTV (adverts during broadcast)
Featuring: Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Forbes Collins, Jason Connery, Martin Jarvis, Nabil Shaban
Needing Zeiton 7 ore urgently for the TARDIS, the Doctor takes Peri to Varos. They quickly become part of the sadistic programming that entertains the populace.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
Friday 22nd February 2002:
UKTV http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.foxtel.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEDT Vengeance on Varos both pts (45 minute episodes)
The 6th Doctor and Peri have a dilemma - the TARDIS is out of a precious ore it needs to travel through space and time. The only available source is on a planet where the people live virtual slave lives, and reality television is the latest wave that everyone watches. The specific brand of reality television is - live executions. Yup, this is the story that Jason Fraser named his Australian Doctor Who website after.
Sun 8:30AM, Late Sun 2:30AM AEDT The Mark of the Rani both pts (45 minute episodes)
(Time approximate after Vengeance On Varos.) Earth in the 19th Century. Technological progress threatens to eliminate the jobs of many traditional workers, causing resentment among people who think they are being left behind. In this environment someone is creating additional resentment and paranoia, creating a dangerous situation. And a scarecrow is stalking the scenes. 6th Doctor: Colin Baker.
UKTV http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/ http://www.foxtel.com.au/
Sun 7AM, Late Sun 1AM AEDT Vengeance on Varos both pts (45 minute episodes)
The 6th Doctor and Peri have a dilemma - the TARDIS is out of a precious ore it needs to travel through space and time. The only available source is on a planet where the people live virtual slave lives, and reality television is the latest wave that everyone watches. The specific brand of reality television is - live executions. Yup, this is the story that Jason Fraser named his Australian Doctor Who website after.
Sun 8:30AM, Late Sun 2:30AM AEDT The Mark of the Rani both pts (45 minute episodes)
(Time approximate after Vengeance On Varos.) Earth in the 19th Century. Technological progress threatens to eliminate the jobs of many traditional workers, causing resentment among people who think they are being left behind. In this environment someone is creating additional resentment and paranoia, creating a dangerous situation. And a scarecrow is stalking the scenes. 6th Doctor: Colin Baker.
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