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The Warriors of Death

Series Episode Number: 28

World Premiere: Sat 30 May 1964 - 5:16pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 24 minutes 11 seconds

7.40 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 62 (UK)

Chart Position: 34 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 08 May 1964 in Television Centre 3
Archive State: 16mm t/r



The High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl begins to doubt Barbara's claim to be the reincarnation of Yetaxa and plots to undermine her position and eliminate her friends.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterJohn Lucarotti
DirectorJohn Crockett
ProducerVerity Lambert
Associate ProducerMervyn Pinfield
DesignerBarry Newbery
Story EditorDavid Whitaker
ConductorMarcus Dods
Incidental MusicSir Richard Rodney Bennett
Title MusicRon Grainer
with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Costume SupervisorDaphne Dare (uncredited)
Make-up SupervisorJill Summers (uncredited)
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
Studio SoundJack Brummitt (uncredited)
Technical Manager(TM2)Mark Lewis (uncredited)
Vision MixerClive Doig (uncredited)
Set DecoratorC Oldnan (uncredited)
Production AssistantRon Craddock (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerKen Howard (uncredited)
Floor AssistantBernard Havard (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
ResearcherJoan Rodker (uncredited)
Director's AssistantJune McMullen (uncredited)
Producer's SecretaryValerie Speyer (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Grams OperatorPat Heigham (uncredited)
Costume SupervisorTony Pearce (uncredited)
Fight ArrangerDavid Anderson (uncredited)