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Last updated 02 January 2017
Robot Gladiators
Broadcast: Sunday 12th June 2016
3:00pm-3:30pm EDT (19:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: John Leeson, Philippa Coulthard, Keegan Joyce, Robert Moloney, Daniel Webber

Darius and K-9 go undercover to expose a criminal who us using illegal robot technology in what he calls ‘destruct-ertainment’. K-9 becomes a Gladiator and has to face the evil ‘pain-maker’ in a battle to the death. But what is the sinister secret plan instigated by Thorne? K-9 also befriends the other robot gladiators who he sees as cybernetic ancestors, basic androids who however have something of a heart and spirit that even touches K-9’s superior consciousness.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: BBC Kids