We are the Nestenes. We have been colonising other planets for a thousand million years.' the new obsession, and Reef Station One is receiving broadcasts from a distant Earth of the past. Dixon of Dock Green and Z-Cars are ratings winners - and the inhabitants of the New Earth Republic can't get enough. race sees this human outpost as a last hope for survival ... and millionaire Walter J Matheson III sees it as a marvellous business opportunity. film and TV. They also discover that the Republic's greatest entrepreneur is in league with one of the Doctor's oldest enemies. and the Nestenes. Because if they don't, they could end up in the deadliest soap opera of all time...