Doctor Who

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Season 1

Overview

The season introduces William Hartnell as the First Doctor, an alien who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. Carole Ann Ford is also introduced as the Doctor's granddaughter Susan Foreman, who acts as his companion alongside her schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, portrayed by William Russell and Jacqueline Hill, respectively. Throughout the season, the Doctor and his companions travel throughout history and into the future. Historical stories were intended to educate viewers about significant events in history, such as the Aztec civilisation and the French Revolution; futuristic episodes took a more subtle approach to educating viewers, such as the theme of pacifism with the Daleks.

Episodes

1. An Unearthly Child
Nov 23, 1963
Episode 1

After discussing a strange pupil, Susan Foreman, teachers Ian and Barbara follow her to a junkyard. They meet her grandfather, the Doctor, and force their way inside a police box with frightening results.

7.9 23 min
2. The Cave of Skulls
Nov 30, 1963
Episode 2

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…

5.7 25 min
3. The Forest of Fear
Dec 7, 1963
Episode 3

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

5.9 24 min
4. The Firemaker
Dec 14, 1963
Episode 4

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

6.4 24 min
5. The Dead Planet
Dec 21, 1963
Episode 5

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?

7.2 24 min
6. The Survivors
Dec 28, 1963
Episode 6

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.

7.1 24 min
7. The Escape
Jan 4, 1964
Episode 7

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

7.3 25 min
8. The Ambush
Jan 11, 1964
Episode 8

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

6.9 24 min
9. The Expedition
Jan 18, 1964
Episode 9

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.

6.5 24 min
10. The Ordeal
Jan 25, 1964
Episode 10

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?

7.0 26 min
11. The Rescue
Feb 1, 1964
Episode 11

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

6.9 22 min
12. The Edge of Destruction
Feb 8, 1964
Episode 12

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

6.6 25 min
13. The Brink of Disaster
Feb 15, 1964
Episode 13

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

6.2 22 min
14. The Roof of the World
Feb 22, 1964
Episode 14

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...

6.7 24 min
15. The Singing Sands
Feb 29, 1964
Episode 15

Tegana sabotages the party's water bags, leaving them in dire need of fresh supplies.

6.0 27 min
16. Five Hundred Eyes
Mar 7, 1964
Episode 16

The Doctor and Susan are able to supply Marco with condensation that has formed inside the TARDIS, saving the group from dying of thirst. When the group are reunited with Tegana, the travellers begin to suspect he is up to something.

6.4 23 min
17. The Wall of Lies
Mar 14, 1964
Episode 17

The Doctor's group manage to rescue Barbara from the Mongols but once more Marco remains unaware of Tegana's involvement.

6.4 25 min
18. Rider from Shang Tu
Mar 21, 1964
Episode 18

The Doctor and his friends elect to warn Marco of Acomat's attack even though it means losing their chance to gain access to the TARDIS.

6.0 23 min
19. Mighty Kublai Khan
Mar 28, 1964
Episode 19

The Doctor, Ian and Barbara are forced to surrender to Tegana and Marco, leaving both of them the opportunity to gain possession of the TARDIS.

5.8 25 min
20. Assassin at Peking
Apr 4, 1964
Episode 20

Tegana finally makes his move to assassinate the Khan, giving the Doctor and his friends an opportunity to thwart his plans and regain the TARDIS.

6.0 25 min
21. The Sea of Death
Apr 11, 1964
Episode 21

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...

6.8 23 min
22. The Velvet Web
Apr 18, 1964
Episode 22

The Doctor and his friends arrive in the apparently idyllic city of Morphoton but Barbara soon begins to realise there is more to their hosts than meets the eye.

6.4 25 min
23. The Screaming Jungle
Apr 25, 1964
Episode 23

The search for the second key takes the travellers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly growing plants.

6.5 24 min
24. The Snows of Terror
May 2, 1964
Episode 24

Searching for the third key, Ian and Barbara meet with the sinister trapper Vasor before following Susan and the others into a cave system guarded by the mysterious Ice Soldiers.

5.8 25 min
25. Sentence of Death
May 9, 1964
Episode 25

The group are reunited with the Doctor in the city of Millennius where Ian faces trial for murder after the fourth key is stolen.

6.3 25 min
26. The Keys of Marinus
May 16, 1964
Episode 26

The Doctor and his friends must locate the real murderers and the fourth key before heading off for a final confrontation with the Voord

6.7 25 min
27. The Temple of Evil
May 23, 1964
Episode 27

The TARDIS arrives on Earth landing in 16th century Aztec society. Barbara goes off exploring - despite the Doctor's orders not to wander off - and is taken away by the high priest Autloc who believes she is the reincarnation of the goddess Yetaxa. They believe it is a sign that the rains - which are late - will now come. The high priest of sacrifice Tlotoxl recruits Ian to lead their army but he finds he has a rival in Ixta. Ian is less than comfortable with his role when he learns that they are to deliver the human sacrifice to the high priest at the rain ceremony. The Doctor emphasizes that they must not interfere with Aztec rituals, something that does not sit well with Barbara.

6.9 24 min
28. The Warriors of Death
May 30, 1964
Episode 28

Barbara tries to change the course of history - and Ian fights for his life.

6.6 24 min
29. The Bride of Sacrifice
Jun 6, 1964
Episode 29

While the Doctor tries to find a way back to the TARDIS, Tlotoxl continues to plot Barbara's downfall and sees an opening when Susan questions Aztec custom.

6.0 25 min
30. The Day of Darkness
Jun 13, 1964
Episode 30

Tlotoxl's machinations result in both Susan and Ian being arrested. With the TARDIS once again trapped inside the tomb, the travellers' only hope for escape lies with Autloc and Cameca.

6.0 25 min
31. Strangers in Space
Jun 20, 1964
Episode 31

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.

6.0 25 min
32. The Unwilling Warriors
Jun 27, 1964
Episode 32

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.

5.8 25 min
33. Hidden Danger
Jul 11, 1964
Episode 33

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.

5.6 25 min
34. A Race Against Death
Jul 18, 1964
Episode 34

With Ian having fallen victim to the Sensorites' plague, the Doctor is desperate to find a cure. But the City Administrator is still determined to rid his world of aliens.

5.8 25 min
35. Kidnap
Jul 25, 1964
Episode 35

The City Administrator is determined to destroy the Doctor and his friends and his paranoia prevents the Doctor's cure from being distributed.

5.8 26 min
36. A Desperate Venture
Aug 1, 1964
Episode 36

While the City Administrator's schemes reach their climax, the Doctor and Ian venture into the tunnels under the city to discover the real cause of the Sensorite plague.

6.4 24 min
37. A Land of Fear
Aug 8, 1964
Episode 37

The TARDIS lands during the French Revolution, where Ian, Barbara, and Susan become caught up in the politics of the day. When they are arrested and set to be executed, the Doctor must take on the disguise of a public official to try and save their lives.

6.5 24 min
38. Guests of Madame Guillotine
Aug 15, 1964
Episode 38

Susan, Ian and Barbara are sentenced to be guillotined but an encounter with a dying English prisoner may offer Ian a chance of survival.

6.6 24 min
39. A Change of Identity
Aug 22, 1964
Episode 39

Susan and Barbara are rescued by Jules and Jean, two members of the escape chain, while the Doctor gains access to the prison by posing as a revolution official.

6.4 25 min
40. The Tyrant of France
Aug 29, 1964
Episode 40

The Doctor is forced into a meeting with Robespierre while Barbara's attempts to find a physician for Susan result in them being betrayed.

6.4 25 min
41. A Bargain of Necessity
Sep 5, 1964
Episode 41

Ian finds himself held prisoner by the treacherous Leon while the Doctor attempts to engineer Susan and Barbara's escape.

6.4 24 min
42. Prisoners of Conciergerie
Sep 12, 1964
Episode 42

Ian finally delivers his message to James Stirling but in order to secure Susan's release he and Barbara are forced into a dangerous spying mission.

6.6 25 min
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