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Part Six

Series Episode Number: 381

World Premiere: Sat 8 Jun 1974 - 5:38pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 12 Dec 2014 - 8:30pm EST [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 43 seconds

8.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 56 (UK)

Chart Position: 25 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 01 May 1974 in TC1 TC6 TC8
Archive State: PAL 2 VT



The Doctor takes the blue crystal and returns to Metebelis 3 where he must face the spider ruler, the Great One. But it is an encounter that triggers his second regeneration..