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Episode One

Series Episode Number: 334

World Premiere: Sat 27 Jan 1973 - 5:49pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 11 Sep 1983 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 46 seconds

10.30 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 36 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 19 Jun 1972 in TC4
Archive State: PAL 2 VT



The Doctor and Jo arrive in 1926 on the cargo ship SS Bernice. But when the TARDIS is taken by a huge hand and a dinosaur appears, the Doctor suspects that all is not as it seems.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterRobert Holmes
DirectorBarry Letts
ProducerBarry Letts (uncredited)
DesignerRoger Liminton
Script EditorTerrance Dicks
Studio LightingClive Thomas
Studio SoundGordon Mackie
Costume DesignerJames Acheson
Make-upAngela Seyfang
Visual Effects DesignerJohn Horton
Special SoundBrian Hodgson
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Title MusicRon Grainer
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Assistant Floor ManagerKarilyn Collier (uncredited)
Film CameramanPeter Hamilton (uncredited)
Film SoundDerek Medus (uncredited)
Film EditorPeter Evans (uncredited)
Production AssistantChris D'Oyly-John (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Floor AssistantIan Pleeth (uncredited)
Director's AssistantFrances Alcock (uncredited)
Technical Manager(TM2)Reg Hutchins (uncredited)
Grams OperatorGordon Phillipson (uncredited)
Vision MixerBill Morton (uncredited)