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Whoniversaries 16 October: Myth Makers #1, Hand of Fear #3, Prisoner of the Judoon #2

broadcast anniversaries

16 October 1965: broadcast of "Temple of Secrets", the first episode of the story we now call The Myth Makers. Achilles slays Hector (who was distracted by the Tardis appearing) and decides that the Doctor is Zeus. Steven is captured by Odysseus, and the Tardis stolen.

16 October 1976: broadcast of third episode of The Hand of Fear. The RAF fail to destroy the reactor; but the hand regenerates into Eldrad the Kastrian. The Doctor agrees to take her home, but she is impaled by a booby-trap.

16 October 2009: broadcast of second episode of Prisoner of the Judoon (SJA). Luke stops the countdown; more Judoon arrive, and terrify Rani's parents, but leave with their prisoner and without causing further damage.
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