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The '''sixteenth season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[2 September]] [[1978]] and [[24 February]] [[1979]]. It consisted of six serials and twenty-six epsiodes. This season saw the introduction of the [[Black Guardian|Black]] and [[White Guardian|White]] Guardians as well as the companion [[Romana I]]. This season is sometimes colloquially known as ''The Key to Time'' season after the story arc involving the [[Key to Time]]. Although not the first season to consist of linked stories ([[Season 8]] in [[1971]] was the first, as all the stories that year featured [[the Master]]), it was the first to be recognised as having a series-long arc. Although multi-serial arcs would occur again, such a full-season experiment wouldn't be attempted again until [[Season 23]].
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'''Season 16''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', also referred to as '''''The Key to Time''''', ran from [[2 September (releases)|2 September]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]] to [[24 February (releases)|24 February]] [[1979 (releases)|1979]]. It starred [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Mary Tamm]] as [[Romana I]] and [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II]]. The season opened with ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]''.


Season 16 marked a triple milestone for ''Doctor Who'': the hundredth story (''[[The Stones of Blood]]''), the five-hundredth episode (episode 1 of ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'') and the fifteenth anniversary of the first broadcast, on November 23, 1978.
== Overview ==
It consisted of six serials comprised of twenty-six episodes. This season saw the introduction of the [[Black Guardian|Black]] and [[White Guardian]]s as well as the companion Romana I who became the first [[Time Lady]] companion since [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. This season is sometimes colloquially known as ''The Key to Time'' season after the story arc involving the [[Key to Time]]. Although not the first season to consist of linked stories ([[Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 8]] in [[1971 (releases)|1971]] was the first, as all the stories that year featured {{Delgado}}), it was the first to be recognised as having a series-long arc. Although multi-serial arcs would occur again, such a full-season experiment wouldn't be attempted again until [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 23]]. The arc has a number of similarities to the Season 1 story ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''. The storyline was originally proposed for Season 15, but it required more planning.<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5a.html</ref>


In 2002 (Region 1) it became the first ''Doctor Who'' season to be released to DVD in its entirety in a single box set; it remained the only "classic series" season to be available as a single set until the release of [[Season 23]], ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' to DVD in [[2008]].
Season 16 marked a triple milestone for ''Doctor Who'': the hundredth story (''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]''), the five-hundredth episode (episode 1 of ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'') and the fifteenth anniversary of the first broadcast, on [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] 1978.
 
A number of publicity photos for the season show Tom Baker sporting a very obvious bandage on his upper lip; this was due to his being bit by a dog shortly before filming for the season began. The resulting lip injury is visible to varying degrees throughout the season.
 
In [[2002 (releases)|2002]] (Region 1) it became the first ''Doctor Who'' season to be released to DVD in its entirety in a single box set; it remained the only "classic series" season to be available as a single set until the release of [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 23]], ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' to DVD in [[2008 (releases)|2008]].
 
Tom Baker decided to leave by the end of this season, but he was persuaded to stay.<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5f.html</ref>


== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes'''
!# ||Title ||Writer ||Episodes ||Notes
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|1 ||''[[The Ribos Operation]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearance of [[Romana I|Romana]]
|1||''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''||[[Robert Holmes]]||4||First appearance of [[Romana I|Romana]] and the [[White Guardian]]. Beginning of the [[Key to Time]] quest.
|-
|-
|2 ||''[[The Pirate Planet]]''||[[Douglas Adams]]||4||  
|2||''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]''||[[Douglas Adams]]||4||First story to written by [[Douglas Adams]], and the only televised story where he received sole credit.
|-
|-
|3 ||''[[The Stones of Blood]]''||[[David Fisher]]||4||
|3||''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]''|| rowspan="2" |[[David Fisher (writer)|David Fisher]]|| 4||Marks ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s one hundredth television story. Part four aired during the fifteenth anniversary of the series. First story to be written by [[David Fisher]].
|-
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|4 ||''[[The Androids of Tara]]''||David Fisher||4||
|4||''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]''|||4||
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|5 ||''[[The Power of Kroll]]''||Robert Holmes||4||  
|5||''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]''||Robert Holmes||4||
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|6 ||''[[The Armageddon Factor]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br />[[Dave Martin]]||6||Final appearance of [[Mary Tamm]] as Romana; first appearance of the [[Black Guardian]]
|6||''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]''||[[Bob Baker]]<br />[[Dave Martin]]||6||Final appearance of [[Romana I]]. First appearance of the [[Black Guardian]]. Final story on which [[Anthony Read]] was script editor and the final story to be written by [[Dave Martin]]. Conclusion to the Key to Time quest.
|}
|}


== Main cast ==
== Cast ==
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
* [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor Who]] - [[Tom Baker]]
* [[Romana I|Romana]] - [[Mary Tamm]] (introduced ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'')
* [[Romana I]] - [[Mary Tamm]]
* [[K9 Mark II|K9]] - [[John Leeson]] (voice) (absent during ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'')
* [[K9 Mark II|K9]] - [[John Leeson]]
 
=== Recurring ===
* [[White Guardian|The Guardian]] - [[Cyril Luckham]]
* [[Black Guardian|The Guardian]] - [[Valentine Dyall]]
 
=== Guest ===
* [[Garron]] - [[Iain Cuthbertson]]
* [[Unstoffe]] - [[Nigel Plaskitt]]
* [[Graff Vynda-K]] - [[Paul Seed]]
* [[Sholakh]] - [[Robert Keegan]]
* [[Binro]] - [[Timothy Bateson]]
* [[The Captain|Captain]] - [[Bruce Purchase]]
* Mr. [[Fibuli]] - [[Andrew Robertson]]
* [[Kimus]] - [[David Warwick]]
* [[Mula]] - [[Primi Townsend]]
* [[Xanxia|Nurse]] - [[Rosalind Lloyd]]
* Professor [[Amelia Rumford|Rumford]] - [[Beatrix Lehmann]]
* [[Cessair of Diplos|Vivien Fay]] - [[Susan Engel]]
* [[Leonard de Vries|De Vries]] - [[Nicholas McArdle]]
* [[Martha (The Stones of Blood)|Martha]] - [[Elaine Ives-Cameron]]
* [[Megara]] Voices - [[Gerald Cross]], [[David McAlister]]
* Count [[Grendel of Gracht|Grendel]] - [[Peter Jeffrey]]
* [[Zadek]] - [[Simon Lack]]
* Prince [[Reynart]] - [[Neville Jason]]
* Princess [[Strella]] - [[Mary Tamm]]
* [[Farrah]] - [[Paul Lavers]]
* [[Lamia]] - [[Lois Baxter]]
* [[Till]] - [[Declan Mulholland]]
* [[Archimandrite]] - [[Cyril Shaps]]
* [[Thawn]] - [[Neil McCarthy]]
* [[Fenner]] - [[Philip Madoc]]
* [[Dugeen]] - [[John Leeson]]
* [[Rohm-Dutt]] - [[Glyn Owen]]
* [[Ranquin]] - [[John Abineri]]
* [[Varlik]] - [[Carl Rigg]]
* [[Skart]] - [[Frank Jarvis]]
* [[Harg]] - [[Grahame Mallard]]
* [[Marshal of Atrios|Marshal]] - [[John Woodvine]]
* Princess [[Astra of Atrios]] - [[Lalla Ward]]
* [[Merak]] - [[Ian Saynor]]
* [[Shapp]] - [[Davyd Harries]]
* [[The Shadow]] - [[William Squire]]
* [[Pilot (The Armageddon Factor)|Pilot]] - [[Pat Gorman]]
* [[Second Drax|Drax]] - [[Barry Jackson (actor)|Barry Jackson]]


=== Notes ===
=== Notes ===
* [[John Leeson]], more well known as the voice of [[K9]], appeared as the human [[Dugeen]] during ''[[The Power of Kroll]]''.
* [[John Leeson]], more well known as the voice of [[K9]], appeared as the human [[Dugeen]] during ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' due to K-9 being absent from that story.
* [[Lalla Ward]] guest stars as [[Princess Astra]] in ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' before taking over the role of Romana from Mary Tamm in ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]''.
* [[Lalla Ward]] guest stars as [[Princess Astra]] in ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' before taking over the role of Romana from Mary Tamm in ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''.
 
== Stories set before this season ==
The following stories are the known stories set between [[Season 15 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 15]] finale ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' and Season 16 opener ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'':
 
=== Audio ===
* ''[[The Sinestran Kill (audio story)|The Sinestran Kill]]''
* ''[[Planet of the Drashigs (audio story)|Planet of the Drashigs]]''
* ''[[The Enchantress of Numbers (audio story)|The Enchantress of Numbers]]''
* ''[[The False Guardian (audio story)|The False Guardian]]''
 
''to be completed''


== Stories set during this season ==
== Stories set during this season ==
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Tomb of Valdemar (novel)|Tomb of Valdemar]]'' (between ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' and ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'')
 
* [[MA]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'' (between ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' and ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]])
=== Novels ===
* [[PDA]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'' (between ''The Stones of Blood'' and ''The Androids of Tara'')
* ''[[Tomb of Valdemar (novel)|Tomb of Valdemar]]''
* [[CC]]: ''[[Ferril's Folly (audio story)|Ferril's Folly]]'' (between ''The Stones of Blood'' and ''The Androids of Tara'')
* ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]''
* [[DWAN]]: ''[[X-Rani and the Ugly Mutants (short story)|X-Rani and the Ugly Mutants]]'' (between ''The Androids of Tara'' and ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'')
* Fourth Doctor and Romana's involvement in ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]''
* [[DWAN]]: ''[[Light Fantastic (short story)|Light Fantastic]]'' (between ''The Androids of Tara'' and ''The Power of Kroll'')
 
* [[DWAN]]: ''[[Reluctant Warriors (short story)|Reluctant Warriors]]'' (between ''The Androids of Tara'' and ''The Power of Kroll'')
=== Short Stories ===
* [[DWAN]]: ''[[The Weapon (comic story)|The Weapon]]'' (between ''The Androids of Tara'' and ''The Power of Kroll'')
 
* [[DWAN]]: ''[[Return of the Electrids (short story)|Return of the Electrids]]'' (between ''The Androids of Tara'' and ''The Power of Kroll'')
* ''[[X-Rani and the Ugly Mutants (short story)|X-Rani and the Ugly Mutants]]''
* [[DWAN]]: ''[[The Sleeping Guardians (short story)|The Sleeping Guardians]]'' (between ''The Androids of Tara'' and ''The Power of Kroll'')
* ''[[Light Fantastic (short story)|Light Fantastic]]''
* ''[[Reluctant Warriors (short story)|Reluctant Warriors]]''
 
=== Audios ===
* ''[[Ferril's Folly (audio story)|Ferril's Folly]]''
* The Fourth Doctor and Romana I's involvement in ''[[Luna Romana (audio story)|Luna Romana]]''
 
=== Comics ===
* ''[[The Weapon (comic story)|The Weapon]]''


== Adaptations and merchandising ==
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
=== Home media ===
==== VHS ====
==== VHS releases ====
* The Ribos Operation
* ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''
* The Pirate Planet
* ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]''
* The Stones of Blood
* ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]''
* The Androids of Tara
* ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]''
* The Power of Kroll
* ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]''
* The Armageddon Factor
* ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]''
* [[The Tom Baker Years]] (excerpts from all stories)
* ''[[The Tom Baker Years (VHS box set)|The Tom Baker Years]]'' (excerpts from all stories)
 
==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
This entire season was released with minimal restoration and extras only in Region 1 as a box set or individually on [[1 October (releases)|1 October]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]. A limited edition box set with full restoration and expanded extras was released in Region 2 on [[24 September (releases)|24 September]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]. This limited edition set was later issued in Region 4 on [[7 November (releases)|7 November]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]], in Region 1 on [[3 March (releases)|3 March]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] as a Special Edition release (these were also available individually), and in Region 2 on [[16 November (releases)|16 November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] as a non-limited re-release.
 
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! style="width:30%;" |'''Serial name'''
! style="width:10%;" |'''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;" |'''R2 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" |'''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" |'''R1 release date'''
|-
|''[[The Key to Time (box set)|The Key to Time]]''
|| 26 × 25 min. ||N/A ||N/A ||1 October 2002
|-
|''[[The Key to Time (box set)|The Key to Time]]:''


==== DVD ====
''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' (4 episodes) <br /> ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]] ''(4 episodes)<br />''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' (4 episodes)<br />''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'' (4 episodes)<br />''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' (4 episodes)<br />''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' (6 episodes)
This entire [[The Key to Time|season]] was released with minimal restoration and extras in region 1 only on 1 October 2002 as a box set as well as being available individually. A limited edition box set with full restoration and an expanded extras was released in region 2 on 24 September 2007. This limited edition version was later issued as the 7 November 2007 region 4 release, the 3 March 2009 region 1 "Special Edition" release (these was also available individually), and the 16 November 2009 non-limited region 2 re-release.
 
<small>Only available in ''[[The Key to Time (box set)|The Key to Time]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Available individually or in the box set in Region 1.</small>
|| 26 × 25 min. || 27 September 2007<br /><small>(Limited release)</small><br /> 16 November 2009<br /><small>(Re-release)</small>||7 November 2007 ||3 March 2009
|}
 
==== Download/streaming availability ====
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|-
! style="width:25%;" |'''Serial name'''
!Amazon Video
!iTunes
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|''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' (4 episodes)
|✓
|✓
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|''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' (4 episodes)
|✓
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|''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' (4 episodes)
|✓
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|''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'' (4 episodes)
|✓
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|''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' (4 episodes)
|✓
|✓
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|''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' (6 episodes)
|✓
|✓
|}


=== Novels ===
=== Novels ===
* [[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]''
* [[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]
* ''[[The Pirate Planet (novelisation)|The Pirate Planet]]''
* [[Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara]]
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]''
* [[Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll]]
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara]]''
* [[Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor]]
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll]]''
''[[Target Books]] was unable to come to an agreement with [[Douglas Adams]] to novelise his script, The Pirate Planet, leaving it one of only a half-dozen classic-series episodes never adapted as a book.''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor]]''
 
[[Target Books]] was unable to come to an agreement with [[Douglas Adams]] to novelise his script, ''The Pirate Planet''. It was finally adapted by [[BBC Books]] in 2017.


== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
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Season 16 of Doctor Who, also referred to as The Key to Time, ran from 2 September 1978 to 24 February 1979. It starred Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Mary Tamm as Romana I and John Leeson as K9 Mark II. The season opened with The Ribos Operation and concluded with The Armageddon Factor.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of six serials comprised of twenty-six episodes. This season saw the introduction of the Black and White Guardians as well as the companion Romana I who became the first Time Lady companion since Susan. This season is sometimes colloquially known as The Key to Time season after the story arc involving the Key to Time. Although not the first season to consist of linked stories (Season 8 in 1971 was the first, as all the stories that year featured the Master), it was the first to be recognised as having a series-long arc. Although multi-serial arcs would occur again, such a full-season experiment wouldn't be attempted again until Season 23. The arc has a number of similarities to the Season 1 story The Keys of Marinus. The storyline was originally proposed for Season 15, but it required more planning.[1]

Season 16 marked a triple milestone for Doctor Who: the hundredth story (The Stones of Blood), the five-hundredth episode (episode 1 of The Armageddon Factor) and the fifteenth anniversary of the first broadcast, on 23 November 1978.

A number of publicity photos for the season show Tom Baker sporting a very obvious bandage on his upper lip; this was due to his being bit by a dog shortly before filming for the season began. The resulting lip injury is visible to varying degrees throughout the season.

In 2002 (Region 1) it became the first Doctor Who season to be released to DVD in its entirety in a single box set; it remained the only "classic series" season to be available as a single set until the release of Season 23, The Trial of a Time Lord to DVD in 2008.

Tom Baker decided to leave by the end of this season, but he was persuaded to stay.[2]

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 The Ribos Operation Robert Holmes 4 First appearance of Romana and the White Guardian. Beginning of the Key to Time quest.
2 The Pirate Planet Douglas Adams 4 First story to written by Douglas Adams, and the only televised story where he received sole credit.
3 The Stones of Blood David Fisher 4 Marks Doctor Who's one hundredth television story. Part four aired during the fifteenth anniversary of the series. First story to be written by David Fisher.
4 The Androids of Tara 4
5 The Power of Kroll Robert Holmes 4
6 The Armageddon Factor Bob Baker
Dave Martin		 6 Final appearance of Romana I. First appearance of the Black Guardian. Final story on which Anthony Read was script editor and the final story to be written by Dave Martin. Conclusion to the Key to Time quest.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories set before this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

The following stories are the known stories set between Season 15 finale The Invasion of Time and Season 16 opener The Ribos Operation:

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be completed

Stories set during this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audios[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Adaptations and merchandising[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home media[[edit] | [edit source]]

VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

This entire season was released with minimal restoration and extras only in Region 1 as a box set or individually on 1 October 2002. A limited edition box set with full restoration and expanded extras was released in Region 2 on 24 September 2007. This limited edition set was later issued in Region 4 on 7 November 2007, in Region 1 on 3 March 2009 as a Special Edition release (these were also available individually), and in Region 2 on 16 November 2009 as a non-limited re-release.

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
The Key to Time 26 × 25 min. N/A N/A 1 October 2002
The Key to Time:

The Ribos Operation (4 episodes)
The Pirate Planet (4 episodes)
The Stones of Blood (4 episodes)
The Androids of Tara (4 episodes)
The Power of Kroll (4 episodes)
The Armageddon Factor (6 episodes)

Only available in The Key to Time box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Available individually or in the box set in Region 1.

26 × 25 min. 27 September 2007
(Limited release)
16 November 2009
(Re-release)		 7 November 2007 3 March 2009

Download/streaming availability[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serial name Amazon Video iTunes
The Ribos Operation (4 episodes) ✓ ✓
The Pirate Planet (4 episodes) ✓ ✓
The Stones of Blood (4 episodes) ✓ ✓
The Androids of Tara (4 episodes) ✓ ✓
The Power of Kroll (4 episodes) ✓ ✓
The Armageddon Factor (6 episodes) ✓ ✓

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target Books was unable to come to an agreement with Douglas Adams to novelise his script, The Pirate Planet. It was finally adapted by BBC Books in 2017.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5a.html
  2. ↑ http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5f.html

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Season 9: 1972
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Season 11: 1973-1974
 
Seasons 12-18: Tom Baker
Season 12: 1974-1975
Season 13: 1975-1976
Season 14: 1976-1977
Season 15: 1977-1978
Season 16: 1978-1979
Season 17: 1979-1980
Season 18: 1980-1981
 
Seasons 19-21: Peter Davison
Season 19: 1982
Season 20: 1983
Children in Need 1983
Season 21: 1984
 
Seasons 21-23: Colin Baker
Season 21: 1984
Season 22: 1985
Season 23: 1986
 
Seasons 24-26: Sylvester McCoy
Season 24: 1987
Season 25: 1988-1989
Season 26: 1989
 
TV Movie & 2013 specials: Paul McGann
TV Movie: 1996
Specials: 2013
Minisodes
 
Series 1: Christopher Eccleston
Series 1: 2005
Regular episodes
 
Series 2-4: David Tennant
Series 2: 2005-2006
Minisode
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
Series 3: 2006-2007
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
Animated special
Series 4: 2007-2010
Minisode
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
Minisodes
Animated special
Seasonal specials
 
Series 5-2013 specials: Matt Smith
Series 5: 2010
Regular episodes
Series 6: 2010-2011
Christmas Special
Minisodes
Regular episodes
(Part 1: Apr 2011)
Regular episodes
(Part 2: Aug 2011)
Minisode
Series 7: 2011-2013
Christmas Special
Minisodes
Regular episodes
(Part 1: 2012)
Minisode
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
(Part 2: 2013)
Specials: 2013
 
Series 8-10: Peter Capaldi
Series 8: 2014
Regular episodes
Series 9: 2014-2015
Christmas Special
Minisode
Regular episodes
Christmas Special
Series 10: 2016-2017
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
Christmas Special
 
Series 11-13: Jodie Whittaker
Series 11: 2018-2019
Regular episodes
New Year Special
Series 12: 2020-2021
Regular episodes
New Year Special
Series 13: 2021
Minisodes
Regular episodes
Seasonal specials
 
60th Anniversary Specials: David Tennant
Specials: 2023
Minisodes
60th Anniversary Specials
 
Season 1 (2023)-present: Ncuti Gatwa
Season 1: 2023-2024
Christmas Special
Regular episodes
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Aliens and Enemies of Season 16
The Ribos Operation
The Pirate Planet
The Stones of Blood
The Androids of Tara
The Power of Kroll
Thawn  • Swampies  • Kroll
The Armageddon Factor
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