Object

Devil’s Hump Dig Site Live Broadcast (Fergus’s Broadcast Rig)

Live television feed and broadcast equipment streams from the Devil’s Hump archaeological dig, capturing financier Alastair Fergus and Professor Horner debating the site's curse amid excavation equipment and crew. The broadcast originates from a rig positioned inside the Devil’s Hump barrow, where Fergus delivers live reports (e.g., describing the dig as a 'giant pie' sliced open) and Horner interrupts with impatience. Portable cameras (set up in the barrow interior and tunnel) transmit footage, including Fergus’s commentary, Horner’s sharp remarks, and Miss Hawthorne’s disruptive intervention. The feed is monitored by UNIT HQ, where the Doctor, Jo Grant, Captain Yates, and John Benton react to the unfolding chaos, with the Doctor’s alarm spiking at the cosmic alignment.
9 appearances

Purpose

Transmit real-time footage of the dig site interview and Hawthorne's disruptive protest

Significance

Exposes supernatural peril through Hawthorne's warnings and occult timing, compelling the Doctor to interrupt with cries of danger and rallying UNIT to intervene

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

9 moments