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Doctor Who Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
42 Episodes 1963 - 1964
Episode 1
An Unearthly Child
Sat, Nov 23, 196323 mins
Two schoolteachers, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, become concerned by the unusual behavior of their fifteen-year-old student, Susan Foreman. When they follow her home, they meet her mysterious grandfather, the Doctor, and find themselves unwilling passengers on his time ship, the TARDIS...s
Episode 2
The Cave of Skulls
25 mins
The TARDIS takes its new passengers back to the dawn of history. There, the Doctor and his party are captured by a tribe who are trying to rediscover the secret of fire.
Episode 3
The Forest of Fear
24 mins
Old Mother frees the Doctor and the others on condition they will leave the tribe and not make fire.The group attempt to return to the TARDIS but Za and Hur follow them.
Episode 4
The Firemaker
24 mins
Kal accuses Za of Old Mother's murder but the Doctor exposes him as the real killer.However, Za then insists the travellers be held prisoner until they show him how to make fire.
Episode 5
The Dead Planet
24 mins
The TARDIS lands in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover the danger of what will become his deadliest enemies, the mutant Daleks. (Originally broadcast in seven parts.)
Episode 6
The Survivors
24 mins
The Doctor, Susan and Ian search the city for Barbara and learn that the area is contaminated with radiation.Then they encounter the Daleks.
Episode 7
The Escape
25 mins
Susan meets Alydon of the Thals and agrees to try and arrange a treaty between his people and the Daleks. But the Daleks only see it as an opportunity to wipe the Thals out.
Episode 8
The Ambush
24 mins
The Doctor and his friends attempt to escape from the Dalek City. However, knowing that the Thals are walking into a trap, Ian decides to go and warn them.
Episode 9
The Expedition
24 mins
The Doctor and his friends realise that their only chance of recovering the fluid link is to persuade the Thals to fight back against the Daleks.
Episode 10
The Ordeal
26 mins
While Ian, Barbara and their Thal friends try to find a way into the Dalek City through the mountains, the Doctor, Susan and Alydon attempt to make their own way in.
Episode 11
The Rescue
22 mins
Ian, Barbara and the surviving members of their party try to find a way into the Dalek City whilst Alydon prepares the other Thals for an attack. But only the Doctor and Susan are aware of the full extent of the threat the Daleks pose.
Episode 12
The Edge of Destruction
25 mins
In this completely TARDIS-based story, the crew find themselves and their ship acting very strangely indeed. Blame runs high for the Ship's unusual behavior, until the Doctor realizes the TARDIS itself may be trying to warn them... (Originally broadcast in two parts; also known in fan circles as "Inside the Spaceship.")
Episode 13
The Brink of Disaster
22 mins
The Doctor becomes increasingly suspicious of Ian and Barbara but when the occurrences aboard the TARDIS become even stranger he realises they are in even greater danger than they realised.
Episode 14
The Roof of the World
24 mins
The TARDIS arrives on Earth in the 13th century, where it is claimed by famed explorer Marco Polo as a gift for his employer, Kublai Khan. Polo hopes to finally buy his way out of the Khan's service - but if he succeeds, the Doctor and his friends will never be able to get back to their Ship ever again... (Originally broadcast in seven parts.)
Episode 15
The Singing Sands
27 mins
Tegana sabotages the party's water bags, leaving them in dire need of fresh supplies.
Episode 16
Five Hundred Eyes
23 mins
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 travelers begin to suspect he is up to something.
Episode 17
The Wall of Lies
25 mins
The Doctor's group manage to rescue Barbara from the Mongols but once more Marco remains unaware of Tegana's involvement.
Episode 18
Rider from Shang-Tu
23 mins
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.
Episode 19
Mighty Kublai Khan
25 mins
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.
Episode 20
Assassin at Peking
25 mins
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.
Episode 21
The Sea of Death
23 mins
On the planet Marinus, the Doctor and his companions are enlisted by Arbitan to seek out the keys to an ancient and powerful machine. Their quest takes them across time and space; will they be able to return the keys before Marinus falls under the control of the alien Voord? (Originally broadcast in six parts.)
Episode 22
The Velvet Web
25 mins
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.
Episode 23
The Screaming Jungle
24 mins
The search for the second key takes the travellers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly growing plants.
Episode 24
The Snows of Terror
25 mins
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.
Episode 25
Sentence of Death
25 mins
The group are reunited with the Doctor in the city of Millennius where Ian faces trial for murder after the fourth key is stolen.
Episode 26
The Keys of Marinus
25 mins
The Doctor and his friends must locate the real murderers and the fourth key before heading off for a final confrontation with the Voord.
Episode 27
The Temple of Evil
24 mins
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.
Episode 28
The Warriors of Death
24 mins
The Doctor admonishes Barbara for interfering with Aztec rituals and putting them all in danger. The Doctor suggests she play Tlotoxl, who believes she is a false god, off against Autloc who believes she is a true incarnation. Ian faces Ixta, his rival for leadership. Tlotoxl promises Ixta honor and glory if he destroys Ian. Meanwhile, the Doctor tries to get information about the temple's construction in order to find a way back into the burial chamber and the TARDIS. The architect's son, Ian's rival Ixta, wants a favor in return. Susan continues her studies of Aztec customs at the seminary.
Episode 29
The Bride of Sacrifice
25 mins
There is to be a sacrifice in three days time and Barbara is determined to stop it. Ian recovers from the drug Ixta administered during their fight and finds him somewhat more conciliatory. In trying to gain Cameca's support, the Doctor finds that he has inadvertently become engaged to her. He may have found a way into the tomb however. Tlotoxl is determined to prove Barbara is a false god and tries to poison her. When that fails, he focuses on Susan, who is reluctant to accept some Aztec practices. When she refuses to marry the man chosen for her, Tlotoxl arranges for her to be publicly punished.
Episode 30
The Day of Darkness
25 mins
Ian finds a way out of the flooded tunnel and into the burial chamber. He is later arrested however when he tries to save Susan who is to be publicly punished just prior to the next sacrifice. Autloc comes to believe that Barbara is a false god, but she convinces him that Tlotoxl is plotting against them. Ian faces his foe for one last time as the Doctor builds a pulley to re-open burial chamber door and get access to the TARDIS.
Episode 31
Strangers in Space
25 mins
The TARDIS arrives aboard a spaceship that has been captured by the Sensorites, a hearing-sensitive alien race. The Sensorites are dying, and the Doctor finds himself forced to investigate the origin of the mysterious illness. (Originally broadcast in six parts.)
Episode 32
The Unwilling Warriors
25 mins
The ship has been boarded by the Sensorites and the race is on to retrieve Susan and Barbara before they can find them.
Episode 33
Hidden Danger
25 mins
The Doctor, Susan and Ian agree to accompany the Sensorites to their home planet in the hope of finding a cure for John. But not everyone is willing to welcome them there.
Episode 34
A Race Against Death
25 mins
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.
Episode 35
Kidnap
26 mins
The City Administrator is determined to destroy the Doctor and his friends and his paranoia prevents the Doctor's cure from being distributed.
Episode 36
A Desperate Venture
24 mins
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.
Episode 37
A Land of Fear
24 mins
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. (Originally broadcast in six parts.)
Episode 38
Guests of Madame Guillotine
24 mins
Susan, Ian and Barbara are sentenced to be guillotined but an encounter with a dying English prisoner may offer Ian a chance of survival.
Episode 39
A Change of Identity
25 mins
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.
Episode 40
The Tyrant of France
25 mins
The Doctor is forced into a meeting with Robespierre while Barbara's attempts to find a physician for Susan result in them being betrayed.
Episode 41
A Bargain of Necessity
24 mins
Ian finds himself held prisoner by the treacherous Leon while the Doctor attempts to engineer Susan and Barbara's escape.
Episode 42
Prisoners of Conciergerie
25 mins
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.