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The Leisure Hive

Doctor Who The Leisure Hive TV Story

4 episodes

Saturday, 30th August 1980

The Leisure Hive Synopsis

The Doctor and Romana visit the Leisure Hive on the planet Argolis, the surface of which is uninhabitable following a twenty minute nuclear war between the Argolins and their enemies, the Foamsi. The Argolins themselves are now sterile. Pangol, the youngest, was created by the Tachyon Recreation Generator, a machine that runs games in the Hive.

Story Order

  • Story 109 of 318 from Doctor Who
  • Story 1 of 7 from Season 18

Episodes

Saturday
30th August 1980
6:15PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Leisure Hive - Part One

The planet Argolis, the Argolins live in a huge shielded city, protected from the irradiated wasteland outside.

Saturday
6th September 1980
6:20PM
BBC 1 (20 mins)

Doctor Who - The Leisure Hive - Part Two

Romana tries to get Argolis' tachyon machine working properly, but the consequences could be dramatic.

Saturday
13th September 1980
5:55PM
BBC 1 (21 mins)

Doctor Who - The Leisure Hive - Part Three

The Doctor, aged by the unstable tachyon machine, finally uncovers the truth about the tachyon generator.

Saturday
20th September 1980
6:15PM
BBC 1 (21 mins)

Doctor Who - The Leisure Hive - Part Four

Pangol begins his plan for a rebirth of Argolis — a rebirth that will start by resuming their ancient war.

Credits

The Leisure Hive

Credits
  • Writer David Fisher
  • Director Lovett Bickford
  • Producer John Nathan-Turner
  • Script Editor Christopher H Bidmead
  • Doctor Who Tom Baker
  • Romana Lalla Ward
  • Mena Adrienne Corri
  • Morix Laurence Payne
  • Brock John Collin
  • Pangol David Haig
  • Hardin Nigel Lambert
  • Vargos Martin Fisk
  • Guide Roy Montague
  • Klout Ian Talbot
  • Voice of K-9 John Leeson
  • Tannoy Voice Harriet Reynolds
  • Stimson David Allister
  • Generator Voice Clifford Norgate
  • Foamasi Andrew Lane