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Doctor Who Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
45 Episodes 1965 - 1966
Episode 1
Four Hundred Dawns
23 mins
After an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.
Episode 2
Trap of Steel
25 mins
With the knowledge that the planet will be destroyed in two days, the Drahvins instruct the Doctor to help them steal the Rills' ship.
Episode 3
Air Lock
24 mins
The Doctor and Vicki encounter the Rills and learn the situation is more complex than they thought while Steven finds the Drahvins' hospitality ever more perilous.
Episode 4
The Exploding Planet
25 mins
The Doctor and Vicki enlist the aid of the Chumblies to rescue Steven from the Drahvins and then find a way off the planet before its destruction.
Episode 5
Mission to the Unknown
25 mins
Whilst The Doctor, Steven and Vicki are traveling to their next destination, on the planet Kembel, Marc Cory, a Space Security Service agent discovers The Daleks are attending a secret meeting with their allies. Where Cory discovers the Dalek's evil plan, which sets the stage for the epic 12-part adventure "The Dalek Master Plan".
Episode 6
Temple of Secrets
25 mins
The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.
Episode 7
Small Prophet, Quick Return
25 mins
While Odysseus forces the Doctor to find a way to win the war, Steven decides to get himself taken prisoner in order to enter Troy and find Vicki and the TARDIS.
Episode 8
Death of a Spy
26 mins
With Steven and Vicki being held prisoner by the Trojans, the Doctor's only hope of seeing them again is to suggest the idea of the Trojan Horse.
Episode 9
Horse of Destruction
25 mins
The Doctor waits inside the Trojan Horse for a chance to reach his companions but Steven's assumed identity as a Greek soldier and Vicki's growing feelings for Troilus endanger their escape.
Episode 10
The Nightmare Begins
22 mins
In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery at the highest levels, and a weapon capable of destroying the very fabric of time. Only the Doctor and his friends have the means to prevent catastrophe - and there is no guarantee they will escape with their lives...(Originally broadcast in twelve parts.)
Episode 11
Day of Armageddon
24 mins
The Doctor infiltrates the Daleks' conference to try and discover their plans, leaving Steven, Katarina and Bret to find a way off the planet.
Episode 12
Devil's Planet
25 mins
The Doctor and his friends escape Kembel in the Spar ship but the Daleks force them down on the planet Desperus, where they are threatened by a group of convicts.
Episode 13
The Traitors
25 mins
With Katarina being held hostage, the Doctor, Steven and Bret are in danger of having to given in to Kirksen's demands, while, on Earth, Chen has them listed as traitors.
Episode 14
Counter Plot
24 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Sara are accidentally transported to the planet Mira where Chen sends the Daleks after them.
Episode 15
Coronas of the Sun
25 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Sara escape Mira in a Dalek pursuit ship but when they find the ship is returning to Kembel, they are forced to come up with a new plan to avoid the Daleks.
Episode 16
The Feast of Steven
25 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.
Episode 17
Volcano
25 mins
The Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.
Episode 18
Golden Death
25 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Sara travel to Ancient Egypt, pursued by both the Daleks and the Meddling Monk.
Episode 19
Escape Switch
24 mins
Steven, Sara and the Monk are captured by the Daleks in order to force the Doctor to hand over the Taranium Core.
Episode 20
The Abandoned Planet
25 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.
Episode 21
Destruction of Time
24 mins
With the Daleks poised to invade the solar system, the Doctor decides his only option is to activate the Time Destructor prematurely, threatening the entire planet.
Episode 22
War of God
25 mins
The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.
Episode 23
The Sea Beggar
25 mins
While trying to find the Doctor, Steven discovers a conspiracy to assassinate a man known as the Sea Beggar.
Episode 24
Priest of Death
25 mins
Steven has discovered the identity of the Sea Beggar, but can he warn the Huguenots in time?
Episode 25
Bell of Doom
25 mins
Steven rejoins the Doctor and they leave Paris just ahead of the massacre, leaving Anne behind.
Episode 26
The Steel Sky
24 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive on a giant spaceship millions of years in the future, transporting the last humans away from the doomed Earth.
Episode 27
The Plague
25 mins
With the Ark infected with a cold virus, the Doctor must convince the Guardians to trust him so he can find a cure.
Episode 28
The Return
25 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo have traveled 700 years into the future and find that the Ark is now under the control of the Monoids as it approaches Refusis.
Episode 29
The Bomb
25 mins
The Monoids abandon the Ark, leaving Steven and the Guardians to die, but a mutiny in their ranks may give the Doctor a chance to bring about peace.
Episode 30
The Celestial Toyroom
25 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the realms of the Celestial Toymaker, who forces them to play his deadly games.
Episode 31
The Hall of Dolls
25 mins
While the Doctor continues to play the Trilogic Game with the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo are involved in a deadly game of musical chairs.
Episode 32
The Dancing Floor
24 mins
Steven and Dodo are forced to cross the dancing floor, where the Toymaker's dolls plan to force them to dance for eternity.
Episode 33
The Final Test
24 mins
As the Doctor nears the end of his game against the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo take on Cyril in a lethal game of hopscotch to try and recover the TARDIS.
Episode 34
A Holiday for the Doctor
24 mins
The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. Where the Doctor is looking for a dentist when he has a toothache, where The Doctor finds the local dentist is the famous Doc Holliday who is in a feud with The Clanton Brothers and their hired gunfighter Johnny Ringo, whilst local sheriff Wyatt Earp is trying to keep the peace. The Doctor, Steven and Dodo find themselves joining forces with The Clanton Brothers and Sheriff Wyatt Earp.
Episode 35
Don't Shoot the Pianist
24 mins
With the Clantons believing the Doctor to be Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp takes him into protective custody but this leaves Steven and Dodo in danger.
Episode 36
Johnny Ringo
25 mins
Earp comes to Steven's rescue and arrests Phineas Clanton, prompting the Clantons to decide to enlist the help of Johnny Ringo.
Episode 37
The O.K. Corral
24 mins
The Clantons have shot Warren Earp, leading to a showdown between the two families with the Doctor powerless to prevent bloodshed.
Episode 38
The Savages: Episode 1
25 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the far future and are welcomed by the advanced civilisation of the Elders but soon begin to suspect they are hiding a secret.
Episode 39
The Savages: Episode 2
25 mins
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo investigate why there are Savages in the Elders' city and uncover the true price of the Elders' perfect society.
Episode 40
The Savages: Episode 3
26 mins
The Doctor has been subjected to the Elders' extraction process and Steven and Dodo must return to their city to rescue him.
Episode 41
The Savages: Episode 4
25 mins
The Doctor urges the Savages to finally bring an end to the Elders' oppression and enlists the help of an unlikely ally.
Episode 42
The War Machines: Episode 1
24 mins
The Doctor and Dodo return to London in the present day where the Doctor becomes concerned about WOTAN, a new super-computer installed in the Post Officer Tower.
Episode 43
The War Machines: Episode 2
24 mins
Dodo is under the control of WOTAN and attempts to lure the Doctor into a trap, while the rest of WOTAN's slaves begin construction on its robotic War Machines.
Episode 44
The War Machines: Episode 3
24 mins
Ben tries to escape from the warehouse but is captured by Polly, who is now also under WOTAN's control, and forced to work on construction the War Machine.
Episode 45
The War Machines: Episode 4
23 mins
The first War Machine is defeated but the Doctor only has a matter of hours to destroy WOTAN before the rest of its army is activated.