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Episode 2

Episode 2

Series Episode Number: 216

World Premiere: Sat 21 Sep 1968 - 5:18pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 23 Sep 2014 - 8:00pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 21 minutes 39 seconds

6.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 49 (UK)

Chart Position: 54 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 28 Jun 1968 in Television Centre 3
Archive State: 16mm t/r



Arriving in the Land of Fiction, the Doctor searches for his companions in a forest of words. Clockwork soldiers are on the prowl and fictional characters come to life.