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''The Curse of Peladon'' is the second serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 29 January to 19 February 1972. It is the first of two serials to be set on the planet Peladon, in which Alpha Centauri appears and the Ice Warriors. ==Plot== The planet Peladon, led by its young King, is on the verge of joining the Galactic Federation, with the delegates ready to make the final decision. High Priest Hepesh is opposed to the change, warning that the curse of Aggedor the Royal Beast of Peladon will visit doom upon them all. The TARDIS materialises on the edge of a cliff below the castle. The Doctor and Jo Grant barely leave the ship before it tumbles over the edge of the cliff; they climb to the castle to get help. King Peladon asks for Hepesh's support to join the Federation, but Hepesh says he will not trust the aliens. The Doctor and Jo are discovered by the palace guards, who take them to the throne room, where the delegates are gathered: Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, the Ice Lord Izlyr and the Ice Warrior Ssorg. The Doctor is mistaken for the delegate from Earth. He introduces Jo as the "Princess Josephine of TARDIS", a neutral royal observer from Earth. Several suspicious accidents occur to the delegates, which Jo links to the Ice Warriors. Fleeing the beast Aggedor, which he discovers in the tunnels under the palace, the Doctor finds his way into the room which holds the shrine of Aggedor, where he is discovered by Hepesh and Grun, the King's Champion. Hepesh accuses the Doctor of sacrilege for entering the shrine. He is sentenced to trial by combat, a duel to the death with the King's Champion. In the Doctor's cell, Hepesh tells the Doctor that his "shuttle" has been recovered and offers him an escape route. In the tunnels, the Doctor encounters the beast again, and uses hypnosis to calm it. The Doctor tries to tell the King about the beast, but Hepesh orders that the Doctor be taken away to face Grun in combat. The Doctor is victorious, and spares Grun's life. Arcturus tries to kill the Doctor but is shot by Ssorg. The others now realise that Hepesh has been framing the Ice Warriors, and has trained a rare beast to maintain superstition. He made an agreement with Arcturus for Peladon's mineral deposits in exchange for his help. Eventually, the delegates vote unanimously for intervention. However, they are unable to communicate this vote to their ships, as their communicators in their rooms have been smashed. Hepesh's forces have taken the throne room, and hold the king hostage. Hepesh tells the king that he will live, as long as he goes back to the old ways. The Doctor arrives with Aggedor, who kills Hepesh before the Doctor manages to call it off. The Doctor realises that the Time Lords must have steered the TARDIS here, so the ship is still not within his control. Peladon asks Jo to stay, but she protests she is not even a real princess. This does not matter to him. As the Doctor and Jo are going to the coronation they see the real delegate from Earth, who has just arrived. They rush back to the TARDIS to avoid explaining themselves. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Curse of Peladon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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