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Serial: 4R  Episode Nos. 444, 445, 446, and 447.  Title: The Robots of Death

The TARDIS lands aboard a sandminer, where he and Leela immediately come under suspicion for the murders of several of it's human crew members.  What the crew seem too terrified to realize is that the killings are being perpetrated by some of their vast number of robot servants.  A traitor in their midst believes robots are a superior life form, and thus all humans are to die...

starring Tom Baker as Doctor Who and Louise Jameson as Leela. Written by Chris Boucher, Produced by Philip Hinchcliffe, and Directed by Michael E. Briant.

Originally transmitted from 29 January 1977 to 19 February 1977 on BBC1.

DVD features:

- Graphical menus, episode selection features, and scene selection features.
- Commentary track by writer Chris Boucher and producer Philip Hinchcliffe
- 20 minute featurette about the Howard DaSilva introductions used in 1978 on the first Time-Life syndication package of Tom Baker episodes in the US.  This

   includes all the introductions that were used on this story.  This featurette is exclusive to the North American Region 1 DVD and was not on the UK disc.
- Videotape from the studio floor during production and silent black and white footage of the model work
- Photo gallery
- Designer's studio floorplan
- BBC continuity announcement and slide from the original broadcast
- "Who's Who" - a cast listing including what other work the actors have done
- Original 4:3 aspect ratio.

- Closed captioned.