UK: Classic Doctor Who Launches On Horror Channel Today



Classic Doctor Who finds a new home on Horror Channel as a selection of the Time Lord’s adventures in space and time will screen from today. This specially curated season from the Classic series (1963-1989) gives fans old and new a chance to get re-acquainted with the first seven Doctors, starting with William Hartnell and concluding with Sylvester McCoy, plus their favourite companions and rogue Time Lords such as The Master, Omega and The Rani and all those iconic monsters including the Daleks, Cybermen, Sea Devils and Ice Warriors.

The season launches tonight from 7pm BST with all four parts of the very first story, An Unearthly Child, starring William Hartnell as the Doctor.

A special WHO ON HORROR weekend marathon runs across the Easter weekend starting from 11am BST tomorrow and featuring one story from each of the Doctors.  There will then be weekday double-bills in daytime and evening slots with stories shown in chronological order starting on Easter Monday 21st April.

Watch the WHO ON HORROR trailer here:



WHO ON HORROR WEEKEND

Saturday 19th April
11.00am BST   An Unearthly Child (1963) – starring William Hartnell as the Doctor with Carole Ann Ford, William Russell and Jacqueline Hill
1.20pm BST   The Mind Robber (1968) – starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor with Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury
3.35pm BST   Terror Of The Autons (1971) – starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor with Katy Manning and Roger Delgado
6.00pm BST   The Brain Of Morbius (1976) – starring Tom Baker as the Doctor with Elisabeth Sladen (parts 1 & 2)

Sunday 20th April
11.00am BST   The Brain Of Morbius (1976) – starring Tom Baker as the Doctor with Elisabeth Sladen (parts 3 & 4)
12.10pm BST   The Caves Of Androzani (1984) – starring Peter Davison as the Doctor with Nicola Bryant
2.30pm BST   Attack Of The Cybermen (1985) – starring Colin Baker as the Doctor with Nicola Bryant
4.50pm BST   Remembrance Of The Daleks (1988) – starring Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor with Sophie Aldred

Monday 21st – Thursday 24th April
The Daleks (1963-4) – starring William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell and Jacqueline Hill

Thursday 24th – Tuesday 29th April
Seeds Of Death (1969) - starring Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury

Tuesday 29th April – Thursday 1st May
The Daemons (1971) - starring Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning and Roger Delgado

Watch Horror Channel on Sky 319 / Virgin 149 / Freesat 138
For the full schedule and more information visit www.horrorchannel.co.uk
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