Season 1 (1963)

An Unearthly Child
7.9

November 23, 1963 • 23m

After discussing a strange pupil, Susan Foreman, teachers Ian and Barbara follow her to a junkyard. They meet her grandfather, the...Read more

The Cave of Skulls
5.7

November 30, 1963 • 25m

The enigmatic Doctor, afraid that schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright will reveal his secrets to the people of 20th c...Read more

The Forest of Fear
5.9

December 7, 1963 • 24m

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

The Firemaker
6.4

December 14, 1963 • 24m

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

The Dead Planet
7.2

December 21, 1963 • 24m

Time Unknown, Planet Unknown. The TARDIS lands in an eerie petrified forest overlooking a magnificent steel city. The Doctor wants...Read more

The Survivors
7.1

December 28, 1963 • 24m

The dead planet is not uninhabited after all. The Doctor is about to meet what will become his greatest enemies. And he and his cr...Read more

The Escape
7.3

January 4, 1964 • 25m

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

The Ambush
6.9

January 11, 1964 • 24m

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

The Expedition
6.5

January 18, 1964 • 24m

The time travellers have escaped from the Daleks, but left a vital piece of the TARDIS behind. Getting it back will mean pushing t...Read more

The Ordeal
7.0

January 25, 1964 • 26m

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 th...Read more

The Rescue
6.9

February 1, 1964 • 22m

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

The Edge of Destruction
6.6

February 8, 1964 • 25m

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

The Brink of Disaster
6.2

February 15, 1964 • 22m

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

The Roof of the World
6.7

February 22, 1964 • 24m

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to jo...Read more

The Singing Sands
6.0

February 29, 1964 • 27m

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

Five Hundred Eyes
6.4

March 7, 1964 • 23m

The Doctor and Susan are able to supply Marco with condensation that has formed inside the TARDIS, saving the group from dying of ...Read more

The Wall of Lies
6.4

March 14, 1964 • 25m

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

Rider from Shang Tu
6.0

March 21, 1964 • 23m

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.

Mighty Kublai Khan
5.8

March 28, 1964 • 25m

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.

Assassin at Peking
6.0

April 4, 1964 • 25m

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.

The Sea of Death
6.8

April 11, 1964 • 23m

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as...Read more

The Velvet Web
6.4

April 18, 1964 • 25m

The Doctor and his friends arrive in the apparently idyllic city of Morphoton but Barbara soon begins to realise there is more to ...Read more

The Screaming Jungle
6.5

April 25, 1964 • 24m

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

The Snows of Terror
5.8

May 2, 1964 • 25m

Searching for the third key, Ian and Barbara meet with the sinister trapper Vasor before following Susan and the others into a cav...Read more

Sentence of Death
6.3

May 9, 1964 • 25m

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

The Keys of Marinus
6.7

May 16, 1964 • 25m

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

The Temple of Evil
6.9

May 23, 1964 • 24m

The TARDIS arrives on Earth landing in 16th century Aztec society. Barbara goes off exploring - despite the Doctor's orders not to...Read more

The Warriors of Death
6.6

May 30, 1964 • 24m

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

The Bride of Sacrifice
6.0

June 6, 1964 • 25m

While the Doctor tries to find a way back to the TARDIS, Tlotoxl continues to plot Barbara's downfall and sees an opening when Sus...Read more

The Day of Darkness
6.0

June 13, 1964 • 25m

Tlotoxl's machinations result in both Susan and Ian being arrested. With the TARDIS once again trapped inside the tomb, the travel...Read more

Strangers in Space
6.0

June 20, 1964 • 25m

The 28th century. The TARDIS materialises on a spaceship orbiting a planet known as the Sense-Sphere, whose natives, the Sensorite...Read more

The Unwilling Warriors
5.8

June 27, 1964 • 25m

The Doctor and his companions are on board an Earth ship trapped in orbit around the Sense-Sphere when it is boarded by the Sensor...Read more

Hidden Danger
5.6

July 11, 1964 • 25m

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.

A Race Against Death
5.8

July 18, 1964 • 25m

With Ian having fallen victim to the Sensorites' plague, the Doctor is desperate to find a cure. But the City Administrator is sti...Read more

Kidnap
5.8

July 25, 1964 • 26m

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

A Desperate Venture
6.4

August 1, 1964 • 24m

While the City Administrator's schemes reach their climax, the Doctor and Ian venture into the tunnels under the city to discover ...Read more

A Land of Fear
6.5

August 8, 1964 • 24m

The TARDIS lands during the French Revolution, where Ian, Barbara, and Susan become caught up in the politics of the day. When the...Read more

Guests of Madame Guillotine
6.6

August 15, 1964 • 24m

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

A Change of Identity
6.4

August 22, 1964 • 25m

Susan and Barbara are rescued by Jules and Jean, two members of the escape chain, while the Doctor gains access to the prison by p...Read more

The Tyrant of France
6.4

August 29, 1964 • 25m

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

A Bargain of Necessity
6.4

September 5, 1964 • 24m

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

Prisoners of Conciergerie
6.6

September 12, 1964 • 25m

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.