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This story aired in the following '''known''' countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to [[Selling Doctor Who]] for expanded airdates.) | This story aired in the following '''known''' countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to [[Selling Doctor Who]] for expanded airdates.) | ||
| − | + | [[File:RobotsJapaneseVHS.JPG|right|thumb|375px|Title caption from Japanese VHS release of the story]] | |
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|[[Mexico]]||Dec 79||NTSC | |[[Mexico]]||Dec 79||NTSC | ||
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|[[Gibraltar]]||Jan 80?||PAL | |[[Gibraltar]]||Jan 80?||PAL | ||
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|[[Nigeria]]||Mar 80||PAL | |[[Nigeria]]||Mar 80||PAL | ||
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| + | |[[Puerto Rico]]||Jun 80?||NTSC | ||
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|[[Colombia]]||Aug 80||NTSC | |[[Colombia]]||Aug 80||NTSC | ||
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|[[Canada]]|| Nov 80||NTSC | |[[Canada]]|| Nov 80||NTSC | ||
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| + | |[[Brazil]]||80?||PAL | ||
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| + | |[[Swaziland]]||Jul 81||PAL | ||
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|[[Venezuela]]||82?||NTSC | |[[Venezuela]]||82?||NTSC | ||
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*(*) ''The US date is based on the airdates for [[WTEV]], which was the '''first''' US station to screen the initial package of 98 Tom Baker episodes.'' | *(*) ''The US date is based on the airdates for [[WTEV]], which was the '''first''' US station to screen the initial package of 98 Tom Baker episodes.'' | ||
| − | * This story was dubbed into [[Spanish]]. | + | *This story was dubbed into [[Spanish]] (for Latin America). |
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|[[Saudi Arabia]]||late 85?||NTSC | |[[Saudi Arabia]]||late 85?||NTSC | ||
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| − | |[[ | + | |[[Armed Forces Network]]||Jun 86||NTSC |
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| + | *The story was also released in the late 1980s on subtitled VHS in [[Japan]], [[Portugal]] and [[Brazil]]. | ||
| + | *The story was released on DVD in the [[Netherlands]] in the mid-2000s. | ||
| + | {{TV Guide blurbs | ||
| + | | part = part | ||
| + | | title = Robots of Death | ||
| + | | Pertwees = {y/n} | ||
| + | | ep1=The Doctor and Leela are suspected in a series of murders in a robot-based society. | ||
| + | | ep2=The killer is on a rampage in the sand-miner. | ||
| + | | ep3=The sandminer is sabotaged. | ||
| + | | ep4=Doctor Who tries to stop a robot rebellion. | ||
| + | | comp=1 | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[[Main Page]] | *[[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:42, 25 September 2021
| Story Code: 4R / Season 14 | UK Airdate: 29 Jan to 19 Feb 1977 | Doctor: Tom Baker |
| First airings by location | UK Repeats / Foreign Cable and Satellite | Previous Story / Next Story |
This story aired in the following known countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to Selling Doctor Who for expanded airdates.)
| United Arab Emirates | Dec 77? | PAL |
| Australia | Apr 78 | PAL |
| United States* | Nov 78 | NTSC |
| Chile | c May 79 | NTSC |
| New Zealand | Nov 79 | PAL |
| Mexico | Dec 79 | NTSC |
| Gibraltar | Jan 80? | PAL |
| Costa Rica | Feb 80 | NTSC |
| Nigeria | Mar 80 | PAL |
| Puerto Rico | Jun 80? | NTSC |
| Colombia | Aug 80 | NTSC |
| Brunei | Aug 80 | PAL |
| Nicaragua | Aug 80 | NTSC |
| Ecuador | Aug 80 | NTSC |
| Canada | Nov 80 | NTSC |
| Brazil | 80? | PAL |
| Swaziland | Jul 81 | PAL |
| Venezuela | 82? | NTSC |
| Honduras | ? | NTSC |
- (*) The US date is based on the airdates for WTEV, which was the first US station to screen the initial package of 98 Tom Baker episodes.
- This story was dubbed into Spanish (for Latin America).
Reissue
- The story was reissued in the mid-1980s, during the THIRD WAVE of sales.
| Saudi Arabia | late 85? | NTSC |
| Armed Forces Network | Jun 86 | NTSC |
- The story was also released in the late 1980s on subtitled VHS in Japan, Portugal and Brazil.
- The story was released on DVD in the Netherlands in the mid-2000s.
US TV Guide descriptions
More Information
Title: Robots of Death
- Part 1: The Doctor and Leela are suspected in a series of murders in a robot-based society.
- Part 2: The killer is on a rampage in the sand-miner.
- Part 3: The sandminer is sabotaged.
- Part 4: Doctor Who tries to stop a robot rebellion.
- Compilation: The Doctor and Leela are suspected in a series of murders in a robot-based society.
