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Doctor Who The Myth Makers TV Story

Long, long ago on the great plains of Asia Minor, two mighty armies faced each other in mortal combat. The armies were the Greeks and the Trojans, and the prize they were fighting for was Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. To the Greeks it seemed that the city of Troy was impregnable and only a miracle could bring them success. And then help comes to them in a most mysterious way, as a strange blue box materialises close to their camp, bringing with it the Doctor, Steven and Vicki, who soon find themselves caught up in the irreversible tide of history and legend…

Story Order

  • Story 20 from Doctor Who
  • Story 3 of 10 from Season 3

Episodes

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.

Characters

Credits

  • Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
  • VickiMaureen O'Brien
  • Steven TaylorPeter Purves
  • AchillesCavan Kendall
  • HectorAlan Haywood
  • OdysseusIvor Salter
  • AgamemnonFrancis de Wolff
  • MenelausJack Melford
  • CyclopsTutte Lemkow
  • King PriamMax Adrian
  • ParisBarrie Ingham
  • CassandraFrances White
  • MessengerJon Luxton
  • TroilusJames Lynn
  • KatarinaAdrienne Hill