The Time Warrior
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Jump to navigationJump to search| Story Code: UUU / Season 11 | UK Airdate: 15 Dec 1973 to 5 Jan 1974 | Doctor: Jon Pertwee |
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This story aired in the following known countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to Selling Doctor Who for expanded airdates.)
| Australia | Mar 75 | PAL |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | PAL |
| Hong Kong | May 75 | PAL |
| New Zealand | Nov 75 | PAL |
| Brunei | Dec 76 | PAL |
| Canada | Feb 77 | NTSC |
| Gibraltar | Jul 77 | b/w |
| Swaziland | Feb 79 | PAL |
| Malta | Jun 79 | PAL |
| Sierra Leone | 79 or 82? | PAL |
| Sri Lanka | Jun 81 | PAL |
| Saudi Arabia | Nov 81 | PAL |
- The ABC in Australia received the black and white films by July 1974 (when they were viewed by the censor), but they subsequently acquired PAL colour tapes in time for the commencement of colour broadcasts in March 1975.
- The unused films were sent to Gibraltar in mid-1977. (They were the only TV station to air this story in b/w.) The films were returned to the BBC in 1978; they are currently held in private hands.
Reissue
- The serial was issued in mid-1983, as part of a package of 14 full colour Jon Pertwee stories sold to the United States:
| United States | from 1983 | NTSC |
- A subtitled DVD was issued in Brazil in 2016.
US TV Guide descriptions
More Information
Title: Time Warrior
- Episode 1: An alien spaceship crash-lands near a medieval castle.
- Episode 2: Trapped in the Middle Ages, Doctor Who tracks the missing scientists and falls into the clutches of Linx (sic).
- Episode 3: Armed with his new-found arsenal, Irongron attacks Sir Edward's castle.
- Episode 4: As Lynx's spaceship prepares to depart, Doctor Who leads an attack on Irongron's fortress.
- Compilation: The crash-landing of an alien spaceship begins an adventure that traps Doctor Who and Sarah in the Middle Ages.
