Doctor Who (1963)
Season 1

s01e01 / An Unearthly Child (1)

23rd Nov '63 - 6:00pm
An Unearthly Child (1) Summary

London, 1963. Schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright are perplexed by the behaviour of one of their pupils, Susan Foreman. Her knowledge of science and history exceeds theirs, yet she seems totally ignorant of many common aspects of everyday life. They follow her to her home address, a junkyard with a police telephone box standing in it, and encounter her grandfather, the enigmatic Doctor. When they force their way past him into the police box, Susan's secret is revealed: she and the Doctor are aliens, and the police box is a time machine, the TARDIS, capable of visiting any point in the universe at any moment in time...

350 have watched this episode

s01e02 / The Cave of Skulls (2)

30th Nov '63 - 6:00pm
The Cave of Skulls (2) Summary

Earth, 100,000 B.C. The enigmatic Doctor, afraid that schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright will reveal his secrets to the people of 20th century Earth, has taken them and his granddaughter Susan back to the dawn of human history. There, the four travellers are dragged into the savage politics of a tribe of cavemen who have lost the secret of making fire...

332 have watched this episode

s01e03 / The Forest of Fear (3)

7th Dec '63 - 6:00pm
The Forest of Fear (3) Summary

Prisoners of the earliest humans, the TARDIS crew are caught in a deadly power play for leadership of the tribe.

325 have watched this episode

s01e04 / The Firemaker (4)

14th Dec '63 - 6:00pm
The Firemaker (4) Summary

The TARDIS crew must make fire for the early humans to stay alive. But once they do, they may not be allowed to leave!

322 have watched this episode

s01e05 / The Dead Planet (1)

21st Dec '63 - 6:00pm
The Dead Planet (1) Summary

Time Unknown, Planet Unknown. The TARDIS lands in an eerie petrified forest overlooking a magnificent steel city. The Doctor wants to explore the city - but what is waiting there?

305 have watched this episode

s01e06 / The Survivors (2)

28th Dec '63 - 6:00pm
The Survivors (2) Summary

The dead planet is not uninhabited after all. The Doctor is about to meet what will become his greatest enemies. And he and his crew are dying of radiation sickness.

299 have watched this episode

s01e07 / The Escape (3)

4th Jan '64 - 6:00pm
The Escape (3) Summary

Imprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.

295 have watched this episode

s01e08 / The Ambush (4)

11th Jan '64 - 6:00pm
The Ambush (4) Summary

The time travellers work desperately to both escape the Dalek city and prevent a bloody massacre.

293 have watched this episode

s01e09 / The Expedition (5)

18th Jan '64 - 6:00pm
The Expedition (5) Summary

The time travellers have escaped from the Daleks, but left a vital piece of the TARDIS behind. Getting it back will mean pushing the Thals to mount a dangerous operation.

292 have watched this episode

s01e10 / The Ordeal (6)

25th Jan '64 - 6:00pm
The Ordeal (6) Summary

Ian, Barbara and the Thals struggle through the caves to reach the Dalek city. Will they get there in time? Is there even a way through the treacherous caves? And what are the Daleks planning?

289 have watched this episode

s01e11 / The Rescue (7)

1st Feb '64 - 6:00pm
The Rescue (7) Summary

Time is running out as the Doctor and his companions try to defeat the Daleks before they wipe out all life on Skaro.

288 have watched this episode

s01e12 / The Edge of Destruction (1)

8th Feb '64 - 6:00pm
The Edge of Destruction (1) Summary

A mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.

277 have watched this episode

s01e13 / The Brink of Disaster (2)

15th Feb '64 - 6:00pm
The Brink of Disaster (2) Summary

The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.

275 have watched this episode

s01e14 / The Roof of the World (1)

22nd Feb '64 - 6:00pm
The Roof of the World (1) Summary

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive - but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled - not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

251 have watched this episode

s01e15 / The Singing Sands (2)

29th Feb '64 - 6:00pm
The Singing Sands (2) Summary

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive - but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled - not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

250 have watched this episode

s01e16 / Five Hundred Eyes (3)

7th Mar '64 - 6:00pm
Five Hundred Eyes (3) Summary

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive - but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled - not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

249 have watched this episode

s01e17 / The Wall of Lies (4)

14th Mar '64 - 6:00pm
The Wall of Lies (4) Summary

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive - but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled - not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

248 have watched this episode

s01e18 / Rider From Shang-Tu (5)

21st Mar '64 - 6:00pm
Rider From Shang-Tu (5) Summary

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive - but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled - not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

247 have watched this episode

s01e19 / Mighty Kublai Khan (6)

28th Mar '64 - 6:00pm
Mighty Kublai Khan (6) Summary

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive - but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled - not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

247 have watched this episode

s01e20 / Assassin at Peking (7)

4th Apr '64 - 6:00pm
Assassin at Peking (7) Summary

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive - but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled - not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

247 have watched this episode

s01e21 / The Sea of Death (1)

11th Apr '64 - 6:00pm
The Sea of Death (1) Summary

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

262 have watched this episode

s01e22 / The Velvet Web (2)

18th Apr '64 - 6:00pm
The Velvet Web (2) Summary

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

259 have watched this episode

s01e23 / The Screaming Jungle (3)

25th Apr '64 - 6:00pm
The Screaming Jungle (3) Summary

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

258 have watched this episode

s01e24 / The Snows of Terror (4)

2nd May '64 - 6:00pm
The Snows of Terror (4) Summary

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

257 have watched this episode

s01e25 / Sentence of Death (5)

9th May '64 - 6:00pm
Sentence of Death (5) Summary

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

255 have watched this episode

s01e26 / The Keys of Marinus (6)

16th May '64 - 6:00pm
The Keys of Marinus (6) Summary

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

254 have watched this episode

s01e27 / The Temple of Evil (1)

23rd May '64 - 6:00pm
The Temple of Evil (1) Summary

Mexico, the early 15th century.The TARDIS arrives in the tomb of former Aztec High Priest Yetaxa. The travellers become cut off from the ship when they go and explore the temple outside. Barbara is acclaimed by the High Priest of Knowledge, Autloc, as Yetaxa's divine reincarnation. However, she incurs the wrath of the High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl, when she attempts to use her new-found authority to stop the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. Can Barbara change the course of history and save the Aztecs? Can the time travellers find a way back into the tomb? Or will they fall victim to Tlotoxl's altar of sacrifice?

253 have watched this episode

s01e28 / The Warriors of Death (2)

30th May '64 - 6:00pm
The Warriors of Death (2) Summary

Mexico, the early 15th century.The TARDIS arrives in the tomb of former Aztec High Priest Yetaxa. The travellers become cut off from the ship when they go and explore the temple outside. Barbara is acclaimed by the High Priest of Knowledge, Autloc, as Yetaxa's divine reincarnation. However, she incurs the wrath of the High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl, when she attempts to use her new-found authority to stop the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. Can Barbara change the course of history and save the Aztecs? Can the time travellers find a way back into the tomb? Or will they fall victim to Tlotoxl's altar of sacrifice?

253 have watched this episode

s01e29 / The Bride of Sacrifice (3)

6th Jun '64 - 6:00pm
The Bride of Sacrifice (3) Summary

Mexico, the early 15th century.The TARDIS arrives in the tomb of former Aztec High Priest Yetaxa. The travellers become cut off from the ship when they go and explore the temple outside. Barbara is acclaimed by the High Priest of Knowledge, Autloc, as Yetaxa's divine reincarnation. However, she incurs the wrath of the High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl, when she attempts to use her new-found authority to stop the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. Can Barbara change the course of history and save the Aztecs? Can the time travellers find a way back into the tomb? Or will they fall victim to Tlotoxl's altar of sacrifice?

252 have watched this episode

s01e30 / The Day of Darkness (4)

13th Jun '64 - 6:00pm
The Day of Darkness (4) Summary

Mexico, the early 15th century.The TARDIS arrives in the tomb of former Aztec High Priest Yetaxa. The travellers become cut off from the ship when they go and explore the temple outside. Barbara is acclaimed by the High Priest of Knowledge, Autloc, as Yetaxa's divine reincarnation. However, she incurs the wrath of the High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl, when she attempts to use her new-found authority to stop the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. Can Barbara change the course of history and save the Aztecs? Can the time travellers find a way back into the tomb? Or will they fall victim to Tlotoxl's altar of sacrifice?

251 have watched this episode

s01e31 / Strangers in Space (1)

20th Jun '64 - 6:00pm
Strangers in Space (1) Summary

The 28th century. The TARDIS materialises on a spaceship orbiting a planet known as the Sense-Sphere, whose natives, the Sensorites, have trapped the ship's human crew in a state of paralysis.

246 have watched this episode

s01e32 / The Unwilling Warriors (2)

27th Jun '64 - 6:00pm
The Unwilling Warriors (2) Summary

The Doctor and his companions are on board an Earth ship trapped in orbit around the Sense-Sphere when it is boarded by the Sensorites, who steal the lock mechanism from the TARDIS.

246 have watched this episode

s01e33 / Hidden Danger (3)

11th Jul '64 - 6:00pm
Hidden Danger (3) Summary

The Doctor and his companions are escorted to the Sense-Sphere where they attempt to negotiate with the Sensorites for the release of the TARDIS.

245 have watched this episode

s01e34 / A Race Against Death (4)

18th Jul '64 - 6:00pm
A Race Against Death (4) Summary

Trapped on the Sense-Sphere, Ian is dying from the illness that has been hugging the Sensorites and the Doctor tries to find a cure.

244 have watched this episode

s01e35 / Kidnap (5)

25th Jul '64 - 6:00pm
Kidnap (5) Summary

Trapped on the Sense-Sphere, the Doctor's investigations into the cause of the sickness affecting the Sensorites are hampered by the subversive activities of the City Administrator.

244 have watched this episode

s01e36 / A Desperate Venture (6)

1st Aug '64 - 6:00pm
A Desperate Venture (6) Summary

Trapped on the Sense-Sphere, the Doctor and his companions find three deranged human survivors who have been fighting a guerilla war against the Sensorites.

244 have watched this episode

s01e37 / A Land of Fear (1)

8th Aug '64 - 6:00pm
A Land of Fear (1) Summary

The Doctor's friends are captured by soldiers in post-Revolutionary France, during the reign of terror in which anyone suspected of Royalist sympathies is immediately executed. Ian is thrown into jail with a dying English prisoner, who gives him a vital message for English master spy James Stirling. Robespierre's right-hand man, Citizen Lemaitre, secretly helps Ian to escape. The Doctor arrives, disguised as a prominent Citizen to arrange for his friends' release, but Lemaitre sees through his guise and threatens to have Susan executed unless the Doctor leads him to the escape route run by Jules Renan. There, Lemaitre reveals himself to be Stirling, and enlists Ian and Barbara's help to complete his mission. So doing, they see Paul Barrass inviting Napoleon Bonaparte to rule the country as part of a triumverate after Robespierre is overthrown. Stirling tries to stop this for the sake of his own country, but he is too late to prevent the mob from turning on Robespierre. Nevertheless he is true to his word and releases Susan, allowing the travellers to escape from Paris.

237 have watched this episode

s01e38 / Guests of Madame Guillotine (2)

15th Aug '64 - 6:00pm
Guests of Madame Guillotine (2) Summary

The Doctor's friends are captured by soldiers in post-Revolutionary France, during the reign of terror in which anyone suspected of Royalist sympathies is immediately executed. Ian is thrown into jail with a dying English prisoner, who gives him a vital message for English master spy James Stirling. Robespierre's right-hand man, Citizen Lemaitre, secretly helps Ian to escape. The Doctor arrives, disguised as a prominent Citizen to arrange for his friends' release, but Lemaitre sees through his guise and threatens to have Susan executed unless the Doctor leads him to the escape route run by Jules Renan. There, Lemaitre reveals himself to be Stirling, and enlists Ian and Barbara's help to complete his mission. So doing, they see Paul Barrass inviting Napoleon Bonaparte to rule the country as part of a triumverate after Robespierre is overthrown. Stirling tries to stop this for the sake of his own country, but he is too late to prevent the mob from turning on Robespierre. Nevertheless he is true to his word and releases Susan, allowing the travellers to escape from Paris.

237 have watched this episode

s01e39 / A Change of Identity (3)

22nd Aug '64 - 6:00pm
A Change of Identity (3) Summary

The Doctor's friends are captured by soldiers in post-Revolutionary France, during the reign of terror in which anyone suspected of Royalist sympathies is immediately executed. Ian is thrown into jail with a dying English prisoner, who gives him a vital message for English master spy James Stirling. Robespierre's right-hand man, Citizen Lemaitre, secretly helps Ian to escape. The Doctor arrives, disguised as a prominent Citizen to arrange for his friends' release, but Lemaitre sees through his guise and threatens to have Susan executed unless the Doctor leads him to the escape route run by Jules Renan. There, Lemaitre reveals himself to be Stirling, and enlists Ian and Barbara's help to complete his mission. So doing, they see Paul Barrass inviting Napoleon Bonaparte to rule the country as part of a triumverate after Robespierre is overthrown. Stirling tries to stop this for the sake of his own country, but he is too late to prevent the mob from turning on Robespierre. Nevertheless he is true to his word and releases Susan, allowing the travellers to escape from Paris.

237 have watched this episode

s01e40 / The Tyrant of France (4)

29th Aug '64 - 6:00pm
The Tyrant of France (4) Summary

The Doctor's friends are captured by soldiers in post-Revolutionary France, during the reign of terror in which anyone suspected of Royalist sympathies is immediately executed. Ian is thrown into jail with a dying English prisoner, who gives him a vital message for English master spy James Stirling. Robespierre's right-hand man, Citizen Lemaitre, secretly helps Ian to escape. The Doctor arrives, disguised as a prominent Citizen to arrange for his friends' release, but Lemaitre sees through his guise and threatens to have Susan executed unless the Doctor leads him to the escape route run by Jules Renan. There, Lemaitre reveals himself to be Stirling, and enlists Ian and Barbara's help to complete his mission. So doing, they see Paul Barrass inviting Napoleon Bonaparte to rule the country as part of a triumverate after Robespierre is overthrown. Stirling tries to stop this for the sake of his own country, but he is too late to prevent the mob from turning on Robespierre. Nevertheless he is true to his word and releases Susan, allowing the travellers to escape from Paris.

235 have watched this episode

s01e41 / A Bargain of Necessity (5)

5th Sep '64 - 6:00pm
A Bargain of Necessity (5) Summary

The Doctor's friends are captured by soldiers in post-Revolutionary France, during the reign of terror in which anyone suspected of Royalist sympathies is immediately executed. Ian is thrown into jail with a dying English prisoner, who gives him a vital message for English master spy James Stirling. Robespierre's right-hand man, Citizen Lemaitre, secretly helps Ian to escape. The Doctor arrives, disguised as a prominent Citizen to arrange for his friends' release, but Lemaitre sees through his guise and threatens to have Susan executed unless the Doctor leads him to the escape route run by Jules Renan. There, Lemaitre reveals himself to be Stirling, and enlists Ian and Barbara's help to complete his mission. So doing, they see Paul Barrass inviting Napoleon Bonaparte to rule the country as part of a triumverate after Robespierre is overthrown. Stirling tries to stop this for the sake of his own country, but he is too late to prevent the mob from turning on Robespierre. Nevertheless he is true to his word and releases Susan, allowing the travellers to escape from Paris.

235 have watched this episode

s01e42 / Prisoners of Conciergerie (6)

12th Sep '64 - 6:00pm
Prisoners of Conciergerie (6) Summary

The Doctor's friends are captured by soldiers in post-Revolutionary France, during the reign of terror in which anyone suspected of Royalist sympathies is immediately executed. Ian is thrown into jail with a dying English prisoner, who gives him a vital message for English master spy James Stirling. Robespierre's right-hand man, Citizen Lemaitre, secretly helps Ian to escape. The Doctor arrives, disguised as a prominent Citizen to arrange for his friends' release, but Lemaitre sees through his guise and threatens to have Susan executed unless the Doctor leads him to the escape route run by Jules Renan. There, Lemaitre reveals himself to be Stirling, and enlists Ian and Barbara's help to complete his mission. So doing, they see Paul Barrass inviting Napoleon Bonaparte to rule the country as part of a triumverate after Robespierre is overthrown. Stirling tries to stop this for the sake of his own country, but he is too late to prevent the mob from turning on Robespierre. Nevertheless he is true to his word and releases Susan, allowing the travellers to escape from Paris.

237 have watched this episode
Premium Upgrade
Share Visit
Share Visit