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Serial: 5B  Episode Nos. 484, 485, 486, and 487.  Title: The Pirate Planet

The second segment of the Key to Time is somewhere on the planet Callufrax, which is a problem as the planet seems to be missing!  In it's place is another world called Zanak, a hollow, spacejumping world ruled by a sadistic pirate captain.  With the aid of band of psychics, the Doctor must try and put a stop to the greatest crime in the history of the universe...

starring Tom Baker as Doctor Who, Mary Tamm as Romana, and John Leeson as the Voice of K9. Written by Douglas Adams, Produced by Graham Williams, and Directed by Pennant Roberts.

Originally transmitted from 30 September 1978 to 21 October 1978 on BBC1.
 

DVD Features

- Graphical menus, episode selection features, and scene selection features.

- Production notes subtitles.

- Photo galleries.

- Original 4:3 aspect ratio.        

- Who’s Who actors’ biographies.

- extra location film footage, including some deleted and alternate scenes, all “raw” w/o music, sound FX or video FX

- Commentary track by actor Bruce Purchase (the Captain) and director Pennant Roberts.