| Doctor Who season 13 | |||
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Title card as used in this season |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||
| No. of episodes | 26 | ||
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| Original channel | BBC One | ||
| Original run | 30 August 1975 – 6 March 1976 | ||
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| DVD release | |||
| Region 1 | 7 September 2004 - present |
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| Region 2 | 1 March 2004 - present |
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| Region 4 | 10 June 2004 - present |
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The 13th season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 30 August 1975 with the story Terror of the Zygons, and ended with The Seeds of Doom.
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Tom Baker continued his role as The Fourth Doctor along with Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen). Harry Sullivan played by Ian Marter departed in Terror of the Zygons and reappeared in The Android Invasion as a guest star.
Nicholas Courtney returns as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in Terror of the Zygons having last appeared in Robot.
| Story No. | Serial | Title | Directed by | Written by | UK viewers (million) |
Original air date | Production code |
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| 080 | 1 | "Terror of the Zygons" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 6.1 - 8.4[1] | 30 August - 20 September 1975 | 4F |
| The Fourth Doctor is summoned to Earth by Brigadier who is in Scotland investigating the mysterious loss of oilrigs. | |||||||
| 081 | 2 | "Planet of Evil" | David Maloney | Louis Marks | 9.9 (average)[2] | 27 September - 18 October 1975 | 4H |
| A expedition is murdered. The Doctor lands on the planet at the same time as the expedition's rescue team, and is immediately taken prisoner as the suspected murderer. | |||||||
| 083 | 3 | "Pyramids of Mars" | Paddy Russell | Stephen Harris (Lewis Greifer and Robert Holmes) | 10.7[2] | 25 October - 15 November 1975 | 4G |
| The TARDIS materialises inside a mansion. The Doctor quickly becomes aware that something is very wrong. Cloth-wrapped mummies rise up and roam the grounds, killing anyone in their path. | |||||||
| 084 | 4 | "The Android Invasion" | Barry Letts | Terry Nation | 11.7[2] | 22 November - 13 December 1975 | 4J |
| The Doctor and Sarah find themselves in the English village of Devesham. But the village seems deserted, and suited figures are wandering about aimlessly. | |||||||
| 085 | 5 | "The Brain of Morbius" | Christopher Barry | Robin Bland (Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes) | 9.8 [2] | 3-24 January 1976 | 4K |
| Years ago, the Time Lord known as Morbius was executed. When the Fourth Doctor and Sarah arrive on the planet, they discover that, thanks to Dr Solon, Morbius may rise. | |||||||
| 086 | 6 | "The Seeds of Doom" | Douglas Camfield | Robert Banks Stewart | 10.9[2] | 31 January – 6 March 1976 | 4L |
| Explorers uncover two giant seedpods from another time and place. Ruthless plant-lover Harrison Chase decides he must have them for his rare collection. | |||||||
The stories have been released on DVD individually since 2004. Terror of the Zygons and the Android Invasion are the two remaining stories to come out in DVD with a release date in 2012.
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