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	The Curse of Peladon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Curse of Peladon is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from January 29 to February 19, 1972.
		The Third Doctor and Jo land on the planet Peladon, where they become embroiled in the politics of its admission to the Galactic Federation, and have to contend with an ancient royal curse.
		Peladon asks for the delegates to be brought to him, so he can convince them that his people are not the primitives the Federation think they are.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Curse_of_Peladon (3151 words)

	The Curse of Peladon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Peladon insists on talking to the aliens and to convince them that his people are not savages.
		Peladon asks her to marry him which he claims comes from his feelings as a man. This makes Jo recoil -- she doesn't understand him, she’s wondering if there is a connection between the Doctor's condemnation to death and his proposal to her.
		Peladon declares there will be no punishment and that the memory of this unhappy day will be wiped from their history.
	www.drwhoguide.com /who_3m.htm (5317 words)

	Outpost Gallifrey: Episode Guide
		Peladon wants the planet to join the Galactic Federation but Hepesh (Geoffrey Toone), his High Priest, is against such a move.
		Peladon has invited a committee of assessment to the planet to decide on the issue and all are now present, barring the chairman delegate from Earth.
		The first of two serials that took the third Doctor to the planet of the title, "The Curse of Peladon" is the second journey onscreen away from Earth since his exile began and has proven to be a popular tale over the years.
	www.gallifreyone.com /episode.php?id=3m (1417 words)

	Doctor Who - The Curse of Peladon : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Peladon is a planet under a feudal monarchy applying for admission to the Galactic Federation, and the delegates from Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, and Mars are assessing whether or not to accept Peladon´s entry.
		Peladon (the king) becomes smitten with Jo and wants to marry her, but Jo, though fond of him, stands firm as a neutral observer.
		In this one the Doctor arrives on Peladon and is mistaken as the delegate from Earth in the forthcoming peace conference between the Galactic Federation and the planet Peladon.
	www.pagenation.com /an/B00004WG6R.html (1561 words)

	Outpost Gallifrey: Reviews
		I came to Curse of Peladon as a nine year old and this was just the time that I was getting into the series.
		The basic premise of 'The Curse of Peladon', that of a technologically undeveloped society poised to join the Galactic Federation, a decision that is dividing its citizens, is a strong one, and it is well handled.
		In summary, 'The Curse of Peladon' is a modest but effective story that maintains the high quality set by 'Day of the Daleks', a trend that will continue with the next story.
	www.gallifreyone.com /review.php?id=3m (1689 words)

	Target Practice #011: Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Peladon's recollection of his ascension to the throne is only thought, not spoken.
		Peladon has even more of an Oedipus complex than on TV; it is hinted on a couple of occasions that Jo may actually be Ellua (now that's scary).
		His planet of Peladon is rich in history and tradition, more than just another alien planet with alien hippie people; we learn not only of King Peladon's childhood, but of his mother.
	www.targetpractice.org.uk /t1974/target011.htm (1461 words)

	The Curse of Peladon
		King Peladon and Jo Jo pleads with Peladon to save the Doctor, but the King is powerless to act.
		Alone with Jo Peladon suggests that a union between Peladon and Earth might be beneficial.
		Peladon asks Jo to marry him, but she refuses sadly.
	home.earthlink.net /~qstnmark/curse/curse-of.htm (1392 words)

	Doctor Who - The Curse of Peladon [1963] Video at Shop Ireland
		The quasi-medieval setting of Peladon, contrasting with the different alien species of more advanced cultures and technologies that come to the planet, provide a dynamic of old and new that drives the story forward.
		This conference is to determine as to Peladons' suitability to join the Galactic federation.
		Peladon alone in the temple of Aggedor before the Trial of Combat.
	www.shopireland.ie /video/detail/B00004CNIY/Doctor-Who-The-Curse (817 words)

	DOCTOR WHO: THE CURSE OF PELADON (MMM) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Doctor and Jo make a test flight in the TARDIS and arrive on the planet Peladon, close to the citadel of the soon to be crowned King Peladon.
		It is revealed that Hepesh and Arcturus have conspired to prevent Peladon from entering the Federation.
		The TARDIS's arrival on Peladon is assumed by the Doctor to the be the work of the Time Lords, once again using him as their 'errand boy'.
	www.geocities.com /locus63/mmmprog.htm (423 words)

	The Curse of Peladon: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Peladon halts his arguments of his trusted advisors and tells Torbis to inform the other delegates that Alpha Centauri has arrived, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
		Peladon asks for the delegates to be brought to him, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
		Peladon tries to assure the delegates that there is no plot to endanger them or keep them as hostages, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/the_curse_of_peladon (5200 words)

	Monsters-a (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Aggedor was worshiped as a mythical creature by the inhabitants of the planet Peladon.
		Alpha Centauri was the ambassador for the planet of Peladon.
		Acturus was the representative of the Acturans on Peladon.
	www.who-central.co.uk /Monsters-a.html (359 words)

	THE CURSE OF PELADON
		The Doctor and Jo take the TARDIS on a test flight to the planet of Peladon, a planet which is attending negotiations to join the Federation, although not everyone is in favour, and someone is using the spirit of Aggedor in an attempt to drive a wedge between Peladon and the Federation.
		The TARDIS falls down the side of a mountain, and the Doctor and Jo seek shelter inside the citadel where they are mistaken as the Earth delegates.
		Released as "The Curse of Peladon" in the UK [August 1993] and Australia/New Zealand (BBC catalog #4978); US/Canada [1995] (CBS/FOX catalog #8291, reclassified as WHV #E1297); cover art by Andrew Skilleter; episodic format.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /Doctor_Who/curseofpeladon.htm (286 words)

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		But instead the TARDIS takes them to Peladon, a medieval world which is seeking membership of the Galactic Federation.
		Finally, nearly all major arguments between King Peladon and Hepesh have been removed, while all preparataions for the fight and the final climatic scene have also been cut.
		The role of Adric has been dramatically reduced - he does not suggest the failure of the TSS in Chapter 3, befriend Hindle and recieve his punishment in Chapters 4 and 5 or escape only to be recaught in Chapter 9.
	www.millenniumeffect.co.uk /audio/stories/95novels.html (2239 words)

	Curse of Peladon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		They seek shelter in the nearby citadel, where the new King of Peladon is soon to be crowned.
		The High Priest, Hepesh, opposes the Federation, and attributes the death of Torbis to the curse of Aggedor, the sacred beast of Peladon.
		The latter has convinced the High Priest that the Federation would exploit Peladon for its mineral wealth, whereas this is actually the intention of his own race.
	www.clivebanks.co.uk /Curseofpeladon.htm (386 words)

	"The Curse of Peladon" (Doctor Who #61) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Seeking shelter, they enter the citadel of the soon-to-be-crowned King Peladon, where the Doctor is mistaken for a human dignitary summoned to act as Chairman of a committee assessing an application by the planet to join the Galactic Federation.
		High Priest Hepesh, who opposes the union with the Federation, attributes Torbis's death to the Curse of Aggedor, the sacred beast of Peladon.
		Arcturus has convinced Hepesh that the Federation would only exploit Peladon for its mineral riches, whereas this is in fact his own race's intention.
	drwho.epguides.info /?ID=1272&Menu=1 (353 words)

	From A to 7Q - The Curse of Peladon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When they finally reach the castle, they quickly find themselves plunged into an interplanetary situation: they have arrived on the planet Peladon, which is seeking entrance into the Galactic Federation, and the king is being visited by delegates from various planets who intend to assess Peladon's suitability for admission.
		The Doctor is mistaken for the absent delegate from Earth, and as only royal females are permitted in the king's presence, Jo takes on the role of Princess Josephine of TARDIS with aplomb.
		But someone on Peladon is determined to prevent the planet from entering the Federation...and to make sure such an event never takes place, they are willing to kill the delegates, one by one.
	iaith.tapetrade.net /doctorwho/mmm.html (223 words)

	The Curse of Peladon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On the eve of King Peladon's coronation, one of his advisors has been murdered, and the other, priest Hepesh, claims that all of the activities are being caused by the spirit of Aggedor, a supposedly extinct beast whose image is at the heart of their religion.
		King Peladon wants to bring his people out of the Dark Ages by joining the Federation, an alliance of civilized worlds which includes the Earth.
		Ice Warriors, an Acturan, an agent from Alpha Centauri are on Peladon to consider the matter, but the Earth representative is late.
	www.wilson203.freeserve.co.uk /CursePeladon.html (149 words)

	A Brief History Of Time (Travel): The Curse Of Peladon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Originally called “The Curse” and then “Curse Of The Peladons”, the scripts for the story were commissioned under the title The Curse Of Peladon on May 14th.
		In crafting The Curse Of Peladon, Hayles, Dicks and Letts had come up with the idea of confounding audience expectations by revealing that the Ice Warriors were not the villains of the piece after all.
		The director assigned to The Curse Of Peladon was Lennie Mayne.
	www.physics.mun.ca /~sps/serials/mmm.html (788 words)

	The Curse of Peladon by Brian Hayles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Doctor, taking the TARDIS for a test flight, arrives with Jo on the wind-swept planet of Peladon, where negotiations are being held to decide Peladon's admittance into the Galactic Federation.
		The Curse of Peladon is by Brian Hayles, who also wrote The Ice Warriors and The Seeds of Death.
		By being a political story rather than a monster runaround, The Curse of Peladon gets saddled with a lot of long talking scenes, dramatic though they are.
	www.msu.edu /~gobeski1/CursePel.htm (514 words)

	Doctor Who Chronology: The 31st to 40th Centuries
		The Curse of Peladon: 1,2,3,4: The 3rd Doctor and Jo are sent by the Time Lords to ensure that the planet Peladon enters the Galactic Federation.
		The Monster of Peladon: 1,2,3,4,5,6: The Federation, at war with Galaxy 5, attempts to mine much-needed trisilicate from the planet Peladon.
		On Peladon, the miners' leader, Gebek, is appointed Queen Thalira's Chancellor.
	www.islandnet.com /~dascott/31to40c.htm (865 words)

	Curse of Peladon - Boobarb's DVD Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Does anyone know if the statue of Aggedor that falls on the Ice Warrior in Curse of Peladon is the same one that appears in Monster of Peladon.
		It might be because he's drawing me a Curse of Peladon picture to go with Andrew Pixley's article on that very story in the next issue of TSV.
		1) Is the statue of Aggedor that falls on the Ice Warrior in Curse of Peladon the same one that appears in Monster of Peladon?
	www.zetaminor.com /roobarb/index.php?showtopic=3081 (706 words)

	Trackbikes :: Doctor Who The Monster of Peladon [1963]
		For Peladon, standing on the brink of great wealth or even greater disaster, read Britain, for its coveted rare minerals, read North Sea Oil.
		I own this, but you would be better watching this on uk gold rather than shelling out for what is basically an inflated version of the curse of peladon.
		Comment: The Monster Of Peladon is a much more exciting remake of the earlier Curse of Peladon.
	www.trackbikes.co.uk /store/index.php?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B00004CRGK (552 words)

	Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon, Episode One - TV.com
		We don't have allusions for The Curse of Peladon, Episode One.
		David Troughton, who plays King Peladon, is the son of Patrick Troughton, the second Doctor.
		We don't have quotes for The Curse of Peladon, Episode One.
	www.tv.com /episode/441580/summary.html (238 words)

	The Curse of Peladon
		Having assumed the guise of Earth delegates, the Doctor and his assistant Jo attempt to diffuse the political time bomb and to uncover the true identity of the beast of Peladon - which they suspect is something far more sinister than a mere paranormal apparition.
		A sequel to this story would be made two seasons later.
		"The Monster of Peladon" takes place 50 years after the events in this story.
	www.dwwa.net /dwvwe/vhs/dr3/cursepeladon.html (229 words)

	The TARDIS Library: The Curse of Peladon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On its way back to Earth, the TARDIS crash lands on Peladon where strange and violent incidents are threatening to disrupt a conference between visiting delegates from the Galactic Federation and Peladon's King.
		Having assumed the guise of Earth delegates, the Doctor and his assistant Jo attempt to diffuse the political timebomb and to uncover the true indentity of the beast of Peladon — which they suspect is something far more sinister than a mere paranormal apparition...
		Originally transmitted from 29 January - 19 February 1972, this four part adventure starring Jon Pertwee is a welcome addition to the Doctor Who collection on BBC Video.
	www.timelash.com /tardis/display.asp?range=bbcvideo&id=56 (309 words)

	The Curse of Peladon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The TARDIS lands halfway up a mountainside on the fierce planet Peladon.
		In the citadel at the top, alien delegates from across the Galactic Federation are meeting to discuss the planet's admittance to their alliance, but their safety is threatened by what the Peladon High Priest describes as an ancient curse.
		When the Doctor is mistaken for the delegate from Earth, his life is also threatened for his investigations are pointing too close to the truth...
	home.comcast.net /~smanfred/TheCurseofPeladon.html (113 words)

	Movie Info for Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon, Episode 1 on MSN Movies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the first episode of the four-part story "The Curse of Peladon," the Time Lords dispatch the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) to the future to investigate the planet Peladon, which has petitioned for membership in the Galactic Federation.
		No sooner have they arrived than the two time-travelers are plunged into a murder mystery -- and the culprit may very well be a ghost.
		Written by Brian Hayles, "The Curse of Peladon, Episode 1" first aired on January 29, 1972.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=124910 (2418 words)

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