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Episode One

Series Episode Number: 308

World Premiere: Sat 29 Jan 1972 - 5:51pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 8 Feb 1987 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 32 seconds

10.30 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 36 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 17 Jan 1972 in TC4
Archive State: PAL 2 VT



The planet Peladon is hoping to join the Galactic Federation. But King Peladon's Chancellor has been murdered and it seems that the legendary royal beast, Aggedor, is to blame.