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Doctor Who Season 3

About Doctor Who Season 3 (1965 - 1966)

The Doctor, along with companions Vicki and Steven, continue their adventures through time and space. Vicki stays in Troy 1960 after falling in love, while Dodo, a new companion from modern-day Earth, joins the Doctor and Steven.

Their adventures begin in the far future on a disintegrating planet, then lead to a quest to stop the Dalek Masterplan from conquering humanity. They also visit America's Wild West and venture beyond reality itself, where they encounter the Celestial Toymaker!

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Galaxy 4

Saturday
11th September 1965
5:40PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Galaxy 4 - Four Hundred Dawns (1/4)

Episode 1 of 4 from Galaxy 4
The Doctor meet the Drahvins, a predominantly female race in constant strife with the Rills.

Saturday
18th September 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Galaxy 4 - Trap of Steel (2/4)

Episode 2 of 4 from Galaxy 4
Intent on capturing the spacecraft of the hideous Rills, Maaga holds Steven prisoner.

Saturday
25th September 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Galaxy 4 - Air Lock (3/4)

Episode 3 of 4 from Galaxy 4
The Doctor and Vicki learn the truth about the Drahvins from the ammonia breathing Rills.

Saturday
2nd October 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Galaxy 4 - The Exploding Planet (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from Galaxy 4
As the planet faces destruction, Maaga launches a final attack on the Rill base.

Mission to the Unknown

Saturday
9th October 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Mission to the Unknown

On the planet Kembel, Space Security agent Marc Cory uncovers a Dalek plot to exterminate humanity.

The Myth Makers

Saturday
16th October 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Myth Makers - Temple of Secrets (1/4)

Episode 1 of 4 from The Myth Makers
The TARDIS lands on the plains of Troy, where the Doctor is suspected of being a Trojan spy.

Saturday
23rd October 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Myth Makers - Small Prophet, Quick Return (2/4)

Episode 2 of 4 from The Myth Makers
In the city of Troy, Agamememnon gives the Doctor just two days to devise a plan to defeat the Trojans.

Saturday
30th October 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (26 mins)

Doctor Who - The Myth Makers - Death of a Spy (3/4)

Episode 3 of 4 from The Myth Makers
The Greeks construct a giant wooden horse which they present to the Trojans as a peace offering.

Saturday
6th November 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Myth Makers - Horse of Destruction (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from The Myth Makers
As the Greeks spring their trap, the Doctor, Steven and Vicki struggle to escape the carnage.

The Daleks' Master Plan

Saturday
13th November 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - The Nightmare Begins (1/12)

Episode 1 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The TARDIS lands on the planet Kembel and the Doctor goes to find help for the injured Steven.

Saturday
20th November 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Day of Armageddon (2/12)

Episode 2 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Doctor discovers that the Daleks have built a deadly weapon known as the Time Destructor.

Saturday
27th November 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Devil's Planet (3/12)

Episode 3 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Doctor and his friends have escaped Kembel in Mavic Chen's ship but the Daleks give chase.

Saturday
4th December 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - The traitors (4/12)

Episode 4 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Doctor, Steven and Bret Vyon alert Vyon's friend, Daxtar, to the Dalek threat and Mavec Chen's treachery.

Saturday
11th December 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Counter Plot (5/12)

Episode 5 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
Unseen creatures stalk the jungle and the Daleks close in on the planet Mira.

Saturday
18th December 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Coronas of the Sun (6/12)

Episode 6 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
Forced to return to the planet Kembel, the Doctor tries to fool the Daleks by giving them a fake taranium core.

Saturday
25th December 1965
6:35PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - The Feast of Steven (7/12)

Episode 7 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Doctor and his companions find themselves on a film set before celebrating Christmas in the TARDIS.

Saturday
1st January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Volcano (8/12)

Episode 8 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Daleks prepare to give chase to the Doctor in their own time/space machine, to collect the taranium core.

Saturday
8th January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Golden Death (9/12)

Episode 9 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The TARDIS lands in ancient Egypt where the Monk is forced into an alliance with the Daleks.

Saturday
15th January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Escape Switch (10/12)

Episode 10 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
Steven and Sara are held hostage by the Daleks who demand that the Doctor hand over the vital taranium core.

Saturday
22nd January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - The Abandoned Planet (11/12)

Episode 11 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Dalek base has been abandoned and that the leaders of the alliance have been imprisoned.

Saturday
29th January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Destruction of Time (12/12)

Episode 12 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
With the Time Destructor now complete and operational, the Doctor fears the Daleks will become unstoppable.

The Massacre of St Bartholemew's Eve

Saturday
5th February 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Massacre of St Bartholemews Eve - War of God (1/4)

Episode 1 of 4 from The Massacre of St Bartholemews Eve
The Doctor talks science with apothecary, Charles Preslin, whilst Steven learns of a Catholic plot.

Saturday
12th February 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Massacre of St Bartholemews Eve - The Sea Beggar (2/4)

Episode 2 of 4 from The Massacre of St Bartholemews Eve
Steven discovers that the Catholic Abbot of Amboise is an exact double for the Doctor.

Saturday
19th February 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Massacre of St Bartholemews Eve - Priest of Death (3/4)

Episode 3 of 4 from The Massacre of St Bartholemews Eve
Believing the Abbot of Amboise to be the Doctor in disguise, Steven is horrified when the Abbot is murdered!

Saturday
26th February 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Massacre of St Bartholemews Eve - Bell of Doom (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from The Massacre of St Bartholemews Eve
As the time of the massacre approaches, the Doctor is eager that they make their escape.

The Ark

Saturday
5th March 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Ark - The Steel Sky (1/4)

Episode 1 of 4 from The Ark
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo are accused of bringing the plague when Dodo's cold turns deadly.

Saturday
12th March 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Ark - The Plague (2/4)

Episode 2 of 4 from The Ark
The lives of the Doctor, Steven and Dodo hang in the balance as the Doctor attempts to find a cure.

Saturday
19th March 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Ark - The Return (3/4)

Episode 3 of 4 from The Ark
The travellers discover that the humans have been enslaved by their former servants, the Monoids.

Saturday
26th March 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Ark - The Bomb (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from The Ark
The Monoids plan to blow up the ark with a bomb which is hidden somewhere on the ship.

The Celestial Toymaker

Saturday
2nd April 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Celestial Toymaker - The Celestial Toyroom (1/4)

Episode 1 of 4 from The Celestial Toymaker
Arriving in the strange world of the Toymaker, the Doctor and his companions find themselves trapped there.

Saturday
9th April 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Celestial Toymaker - The Hall of Dolls (2/4)

Episode 2 of 4 from The Celestial Toymaker
The Doctor must solve the Trilogic puzzle whilst Dodo and Steven play a deadly game of musical chairs.

Saturday
16th April 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Celestial Toymaker - The Dancing Floor (3/4)

Episode 3 of 4 from The Celestial Toymaker
Taunted by the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo play hunt the thimble in a bid to recover the TARDIS key.

Saturday
23rd April 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Celestial Toymaker - The Final Test (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from The Celestial Toymaker
The Doctor realises that winning the game, set out by the Celestial Toymaker, may be worse than losing.

The Gunfighters

Saturday
30th April 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters - A Holiday for the Doctor (1/4)

Episode 1 of 4 from The Gunfighters
Arriving in Tombstone in the Wild West, the Doctor finds himself in need of a dentist.

Saturday
7th May 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters - Don't Shoot the Pianist (2/4)

Episode 2 of 4 from The Gunfighters
Tensions between the Clantons and Doc Holliday continue to grow and Steven finds himself caught.

Saturday
14th May 1966
5:55PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters - Johnny Ringo (3/4)

Episode 3 of 4 from The Gunfighters
Events in Tombstone take a turn for the worse when gunslinger Johnny Ringo is hired by the Clantons.

Saturday
21st May 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters - The O K Corral (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from The Gunfighters
A final showdown between the Clantons, Holliday, Earp and Ringo seems inevitable.

The Savages

Saturday
28th May 1966
5:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Savages - Episode 1

In the future is Jano, leader of an advanced civilization, but a secret lies behind the 'utopian' society.

Saturday
4th June 1966
5:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Savages - Episode 2

The Elders are hunting the 'Savages' to extract their life force for themselves.

Saturday
11th June 1966
5:35PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Savages - Episode 3

Steven and Dodo break into the city of the Elders in an attempt to rescue the Doctor

Saturday
18th June 1966
5:35PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Savages - Episode 4

With Jano's help, the Doctor, Steven and Dodo inspire the 'Savages' to fight against their oppressors.

The War Machines

Saturday
25th June 1966
5:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Machines - Episode 1

The Doctor and Dodo visit the new Post Office Tower and are introduced to the super computer, WOTAN.

Saturday
2nd July 1966
6:55PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Machines - Episode 2

WOTAN has ordered its human subjects to construct deadly war machines in secret locations.

Saturday
9th July 1966
5:35PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Machines - Episode 3

The Doctor comes face-to-face with the unstoppable might of the War Machines.

Saturday
16th July 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Machines - Episode 4

The Doctor hatches a dangerous plan to capture a War Machine and turn WOTAN's creations against it.