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Doctor Who Season 1

About Doctor Who Season 1 (1963-1964)

The Doctor and his granddaughter Susan, aliens from another time, arrive on Earth. When two of Susan's school teachers discover the TARDIS and meet the Doctor, he kidnaps them, fearing they'll reveal their secret.

Unable to control where the TARDIS lands, their adventures include visiting alien planets, Skaro and Marinus, landing on alien spaceships and travelling back in time to the cavemen era and the French Revolution.

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An Unearthly Child

Saturday
23rd November 1963
5:15PM
BBC TV (23 mins)

Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child - An Unearthly Child (1/4)

Episode 1 of 4 from An Unearthly Child
Two school teachers become concerned for one of their students, Susan. Following her home to an old junk yard.

Saturday
30th November 1963
5:30PM
BBC TV (24 mins)

Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child - The Cave of Skulls (2/4)

Episode 2 of 4 from An Unearthly Child
With 1963 London left behind, the teachers are amazed to find themselves on prehistoric Earth.

Saturday
7th December 1963
5:15PM
BBC TV (23 mins)

Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child - The Forest of Fear (3/4)

Episode 3 of 4 from An Unearthly Child
The time travellers escape path to the TARDIS through the forest holds dangers of its own.

Saturday
14th December 1963
5:15PM
BBC TV (24 mins)

Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child - The Firemaker (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from An Unearthly Child
Kal has been banished from the tribe and Ian is making fire for Za in the hope that he will be grateful.

The Daleks

Saturday
21st December 1963
5:15PM
BBC TV (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks - The Dead Planet (1/7)

Episode 1 of 7 from The Daleks
Beyond a petrified jungle the time travellers see a huge metal city which the Doctor is determined to explore.

Saturday
28th December 1963
5:15PM
BBC TV (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks - The Survivors (2/7)

Episode 2 of 7 from The Daleks
Looking for Barbara, the Doctor, Ian and Susan discover that they have exposed to lethal doses of radiation.

Saturday
4th January 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks - The Escape (3/7)

Episode 3 of 7 from The Daleks
Realising that the Daleks are planning an ambush, the time travellers try to escape and warn the Thals.

Saturday
11th January 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks - The Ambush (4/7)

Episode 4 of 7 from The Daleks
The Doctor, Susan, and Barbara must leave Ian behind as the real Daleks show up and start attacking.

Saturday
18th January 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks - The Expedition (5/7)

Episode 5 of 7 from The Daleks
Ian and Barbara join a Thal expedition that will penetrate the Dalek city from the unguarded mountains behind it.

Saturday
25th January 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (26 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks - The Ordeal (6/7)

Episode 6 of 7 from The Daleks
In the mountains, Ian, Barbara and the Thals must negotiate a vast chasm to reach the city.

Saturday
1st February 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (22 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks - The Rescue (7/7)

Episode 7 of 7 from The Daleks
The Daleks start the countdown to release deadly doses of radiation into the atmosphere.

The Edge of Destruction

Saturday
8th February 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction - The Edge of Destruction (1/2)

Episode 1 of 2 from The Edge of Destruction
The TARDIS is suspended in space and the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan are confused and frightened.

Saturday
15th February 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (22 mins)

Doctor Who - The Edge of Destruction - The Brink of Disaster (2/2)

Episode 2 of 2 from The Edge of Destruction
The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan become increasingly paranoid and hostile towards each other.

Marco Polo

Saturday
22nd February 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Marco Polo - The Roof of the World (1/7)

Episode 1 of 7 from Marco Polo
In the Himalayas and the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan meet Marco Polo and join him on his journey.

Saturday
29th February 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (27 mins)

Doctor Who - Marco Polo - The Singing Sands (2/7)

Episode 2 of 7 from Marco Polo
In the dry Gobi desert, Tegana secretly slashes the water gourds, losing almost all of the precious water.

Saturday
7th March 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (22 mins)

Doctor Who - Marco Polo - Five Hundred Eyes (3/7)

Episode 3 of 7 from Marco Polo
At the Cave of Five Hundred Eyes, Tegana has a secret meeting with a bandit who he instructs to kill Marco Polo.

Saturday
14th March 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Marco Polo - The Wall of Lies (4/7)

Episode 4 of 7 from Marco Polo
In an effort to divert attention from himself, Tegana encourages Marco to be suspicious of the Doctor.

Saturday
21st March 1964
5:15PM
BBC TV (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Marco Polo - Rider From Shang-Tu (5/7)

Episode 5 of 7 from Marco Polo
Ping Cho returns the TARDIS key to Susan so that the travellers might escape. But Tegana has other plans.

Saturday
28th March 1964
5:30PM
BBC TV (26 mins)

Doctor Who - Marco Polo - Mighty Kublai Khan (6/7)

Episode 6 of 7 from Marco Polo
Ian follows Ping Cho to Cheng-Ting and there discovers that the TARDIS has been stolen by Tegana's allies.

Saturday
4th April 1964
5:30PM
BBC TV (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Marco Polo - Assassin at Peking (7/7)

Episode 7 of 7 from Marco Polo
Arriving at Kublai Khan's palace, the Doctor loses the TARDIS key to the Khan in a game of backgammon.

The Keys of Marinus

Saturday
11th April 1964
5:30PM
BBC TV (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus - The Sea of Death (1/6)

Episode 1 of 6 from The Keys of Marinus
The TARDIS lands on a remote island, surrounded by a sea of acid, where the Conscience of Marinus is kept.

Saturday
18th April 1964
5:30PM
BBC TV (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus - The Velvet Web (2/6)

Episode 2 of 6 from The Keys of Marinus
In the city of Morphoton, the travellers are welcomed as honoured guests and given anything they want.

Saturday
25th April 1964
5:30PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus - The Screaming Jungle (3/6)

Episode 3 of 6 from The Keys of Marinus
Ian and Barbara find a temple in the middle of a hostile jungle. Inside is Darrius, keeper of one of the keys.

Saturday
2nd May 1964
5:30PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus - The Snows of Terror (4/6)

Episode 4 of 6 from The Keys of Marinus
In a snowy wasteland, Vasor, an unscrupulous trapper, imprisons the travellers in a frozen cavern.

Saturday
9th May 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus - Sentence of Death (5/6)

Episode 5 of 6 from The Keys of Marinus
Arriving in the city of Millennius, Ian is put on trial for murder. The Doctor takes on the role of defence counsel.

Saturday
16th May 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus - The Keys of Marinus (6/6)

Episode 6 of 6 from The Keys of Marinus
With Ian now free, the travellers return to the island only to discover that Arbitan has been murdered.

The Aztecs

Saturday
23rd May 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Aztecs - The Temple of Evil (1/4)

Episode 1 of 4 from The Aztecs
The TARDIS lands inside an Aztec temple in 15th Century Mexico and become cut off from the ship.

Saturday
30th May 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Aztecs - The Warriors of Death (2/4)

Episode 2 of 4 from The Aztecs
Tlotoxl begins to doubt Barbara's claim to be the reincarnation of Yetaxa and plots to undermine her position.

Saturday
6th June 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Aztecs - The Bride of Sacrifice (3/4)

Episode 3 of 4 from The Aztecs
Barbara attempts to distract Tlotoxl but the High Priest of Sacrifice already has plans for Susan.

Saturday
13th June 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Aztecs - The Day of Darkness (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from The Aztecs
Tlotoxl is preparing to make his move and have Barbara, the Doctor, Ian and Susan killed.

The Sensorites

Saturday
20th June 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Sensorites - Strangers in Space (1/6)

Episode 1 of 6 from The Sensorites
The TARDIS lands inside a spaceship orbiting the planet Sense-Sphere. The crew on board appear dead.

Saturday
27th June 1964
5:40PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Sensorites - The Unwilling Warriors (2/6)

Episode 2 of 6 from The Sensorites
The spaceship is boarded by the Sensorites who steal the lock mechanism from the TARDIS.

Saturday
11th July 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Sensorites - Hidden Danger (3/6)

Episode 3 of 6 from The Sensorites
The Sensorites take the Doctor, Susan, Ian and the spaceship crew down to the surface of the Sense-Sphere.

Saturday
18th July 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Sensorites - A Race Against Death (4/6)

Episode 4 of 6 from The Sensorites
On the Sense-Sphere, Ian has succumbed to the deadly illness that is spreading through the Sensorite city

Saturday
25th July 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Sensorites - Kidnap (5/6)

Episode 5 of 6 from The Sensorites
The Doctor still searches for a cure for the mysterious illness but is undermined by the Sensorite Administrator.

Saturday
1st August 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Sensorites - A Desperate Venture (6/6)

Episode 6 of 6 from The Sensorites
The Doctor discovers that the illness is a deadly poisoning that has been introduced into the city water supply.

The Reign of Terror

Saturday
8th August 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - A Land of Fear (1/6)

Episode 1 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
The TARDIS mistakenly materialises in 18th Century France during the French Revolution.

Saturday
15th August 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - Guests of Madame Guillotine (2/6)

Episode 2 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
In Paris, Ian, Barbara and Susan are sentenced to death under the blade of the guillotine.

Saturday
22nd August 1964
5:30PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - A Change of Identity (3/6)

Episode 3 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
Barbara and Susan are saved from death by.the guillotine by two French royalists, Jules and Jean.

Saturday
29th August 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - The Tyrant of France (4/6)

Episode 4 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
Leon, a supporter of the monarchy, orchestrates a plan for Barbara to convey Susan to a medical practitioner.

Saturday
5th September 1964
5:30PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - A Bargain of Necessity (5/6)

Episode 5 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
The Doctor arranges for Barbara's escape when they reunite at the prison, while Susan stays imprisoned.

Saturday
12th September 1964
5:30PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - Prisoners of Conciergerie (6/6)

Episode 6 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
The Doctor guides Lemaitre to the royalist house where he discloses his true identity.