SEASON SIXTEEN


Main Personnel


98 5A - THE RIBOS OPERATION

480. Part One 02.09.78 5.45pm - 6.10pm 8.3M/42nd/59% 481. Part Two 09.09.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 8.1M/36th 482. Part Three 16.09.78 6.30pm - 6.55pm 7.9M/38th 483. Part Four 23.09.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 8.2M/36th/61%

WORKING TITLES: The Galactic Con Man, The Ribos File, Operation

NOTES: This story introduces the Key to Time quest that is continued through the season. John Leeson's K-9 voice is not heard in Part Two. The organ music heard in the story was played by Leslie Pearson.

NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation" by Ian Marter (1979/Number 52)


99 5B - THE PIRATE PLANET

484. Part One 30.09.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 9.2M/30th/61% 485. Part Two 07.10.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 7.4M/52nd 486. Part Three 14.10.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 8.2M/44th/64% 487. Part Four 21.10.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 8.4M/46th/64% REPEAT DETAILS Part One Thu 12.07.79 6.55pm - 7.20pm 2.8M/123rd Part Two 19.07.79 6.55pm - 7.20pm 4.0M/91st Part Three 26.07.79 6.55pm - 7.20pm 3.3M/104th Part Four 02.08.79 6.55pm - 7.20pm 3.9M/103rd


100 5C - THE STONES OF BLOOD

488. Part One 28.10.78 6.25pm - 6.50pm 8.6M/38th 489. Part Two 04.11.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 6.6M/75th 490. Part Three 11.11.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 9.3M/38th 491. Part Four 18.11.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 7.6M/66th/67%

WORKING TITLES: The Nine Maidens, The Stones of Time

NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood" by Terrance Dicks (1980/Number 59)


101 5D - THE ANDROIDS OF TARA

492. Part One 25.11.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 8.5M/45th 493. Part Two 02.12.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 10.1M/30th/65% 494. Part Three 09.12.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 8.9M/38th 495. Part Four 16.12.78 6.20pm - 6.45pm 9.0M/45th/66% REPEAT DETAILS Part One Thu 09.08.79 6.55pm - 7.20pm 6.2M/49th Part Two 16.08.79 6.55pm - 7.20pm 10.4M/43rd Part Three 23.08.79 6.55pm - 7.20pm 10.5M/43rd Part Four 30.08.79 6.55pm - 7.20pm 9.6M/41st

WORKING TITLES: The Prisoners of Zend, The Seeds of Time

NOTES: The opening titles give the episode number before the writer credit, this is the opposite to normal.

NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara" by Terrance Dicks (1980/Number 3)


102 5E - THE POWER OF KROLL

496. Part One 23.12.78 6.15pm - 6.40pm 6.5M/85th 497. Part Two 30.12.78 6.30pm - 6.55pm 12.4M/26th 498. Part Three 06.01.79 6.25pm - 6.50pm 8.9M/51st 499. Part Four 13.01.79 6.25pm - 6.50pm 9.9M/31st/63%

WORKING TITLES: The Shield of Time, The Horror of the Swamp

NOTES: K-9 does not appear in the story, John Leeson actually appears as Dugeen.

NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll" by Terrance Dicks (1980/Number 49)


103 5F - THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR

500. Part One 20.01.79 6.25pm - 6.50pm 7.5M/93rd/65% 501. Part Two 27.01.79 6.25pm - 6.50pm 8.8M/49th 502. Part Three 03.02.79 6.25pm - 6.50pm 7.8M/76th 503. Part Four 10.02.79 6.25pm - 6.50pm 8.6M/60th 504. Part Five 17.02.79 6.20pm - 6.45pm 8.6M/66th 505. Part Six 24.02.79 6.30pm - 7.00pm 9.6M/36th/66%

WORKING TITLE: Armageddon

NOTES: This is the last story in which Mary Tamm plays Romana. Part Six was scheduled for thirty minutes instead of the usual twenty five, on only two occasions when this happens. Part Five is the only episode of Doctor Who to have been interrupted by a transmission breakdown on its original transmission.

NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor" by Terrance Dicks (1980/Number 5)