Last updated 24 March 2024


Part One

Series Episode Number: 629

World Premiere: Sat 19 Jan 1985 - 5:21pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 30 Mar 1986 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 44 minutes 42 seconds

7.20 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 63 (UK)

Chart Position: 110 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 18 Jul 1984 in Television Centre 6
BBC Genome Project: see entry



Needing Zeiton 7 ore urgently for the TARDIS, the Doctor takes Peri to Varos. They quickly become part of the sadistic programming that entertains the populace.