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Doctor Who - The Savages
‘We have reached the distant horizon of an age of peace and prosperity!’
When the TARDIS materialises on an alien planet, the Doctor insists that he and his companions have arrived in the far future. Steven and Dodo think otherwise, however, after they encounter a band of cave-dwelling primitives who are terrified of strangers. The travellers soon discover that the planet’s population is divided into two castes, and that the professed idyll of the Elders - who inhabit a technologically advanced city -seems oddly dependent upon the unsophisticated Savages.
Whilst the Elders’ leader, Jano, welcomes the Doctor into their society, Dodo stumbles upon a dark secret at the heart of the community. The truth behind the Elders’ great knowledge is eventually revealed, and the Doctor sees it as his duty to end a terrible case of exploitation. Yet Jano has plans of his own for the Doctor..
With the Doctor’s faithful companion Steven discovering that events on this planet will irrevocably shape his destiny, The Savages marks the final appearance in the programme of Peter Purves, who also provides the linking narration for this release.
Written By
Ian Stuart Black
First Broadcast
BBC1
28 May 1966
NUMBER OF EPISODES
Four
Last Broadcast
18 June 1966
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Ian Stuart Black
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 0563535024
Download Price: $18.99
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Tags: Alien Planet, Cast Performance, Castes, Cave Dwelling, Companions, Destiny, Distant Horizon, Doctor Who, Dodo, Elders, Faithful Companion, Jano, Last Broadcast, Narration, Narrator, Peter Purves, Primitives, Prosperity, Savages, Travellers
