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First Aired: November 23rd, 1963

Status: Ended

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Network: BBC One

Summary: The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

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Episode 1: Planet of Giants

Air Date: October 31st, 1964

Summary: When the TARDIS malfunctions and the doors open in the time vortex, the travellers and their Ship shrink to the size of insects. When they arrive on Earth, they uncover a murderous plot involving a new insecticide - but how can they stop the crime in their miniaturised condition ? (Originally broadcast in three parts.)

Episode 2: Dangerous Journey

Air Date: November 7th, 1964

Summary: Ian and Barbara are accidentally taken into Smithers' laboratory and, while the Doctor and Susan face a hazardous journey to reach them, they witness the deadly effects of DN6 first hand.

Episode 3: Crisis

Air Date: November 14th, 1964

Summary: The Doctor and his friends face a race against time to expose Forrester's plans and return to normal size before Barbara succumbs to the effects of DN6.

Episode 4: World's End

Air Date: November 21st, 1964

Summary: Ian and Barbara believe the TARDIS has finally returned to their contemporary London, but soon discover signs of plague and warfare. Their old enemies, the Daleks, have invaded the Earth of the 22nd century. Separated and fighting for their lives, the travellers must try to aid the remaining humans and overthrow the Daleks' cruel tyranny. (Originally broadcast in six parts.)

Episode 5: The Daleks

Air Date: November 28th, 1964

Summary: The Doctor and Ian are taken to the Dalek saucer while Susan and Barbara join the rebels in planning an attack.

Episode 6: Day of Reckoning

Air Date: December 5th, 1964

Summary: The Doctor manages to escape from the Dalek saucer and meet up with Susan and David but Ian is left trapped onboard. Meanwhile, Barbara and her new friends face a dangerous journey across London.

Episode 7: The End of Tomorrow

Air Date: December 12nd, 1964

Summary: While Susan and David try to find a way out of London, Ian and Larry infiltrate the Dalek mine workings.

Episode 8: The Waking Ally

Air Date: December 19th, 1964

Summary: The Doctor's party investigate the Daleks' central control in Bedfordshire while Barbara and Jenny's attempt to reach it are derailed when they are betrayed.

Episode 9: Flashpoint

Air Date: December 26th, 1964

Summary: The Daleks' plan to transform Earth into a giant spaceship and wipe out its inhabitants is nearing completion and the Doctor and his friends face a race against time to prevent them from destroying the planet's core.

Episode 10: The Powerful Enemy

Air Date: January 2nd, 1965

Summary: On the planet Dido, the monstrous Koquillion terrorizes Bennett and Vicki, the only survivors of a crashed spaceship. When the TARDIS lands, the Doctor, Ian, and Barbara team up with Vicki to discover what Koquillion is hiding. (Originally broadcast in two parts.)

Episode 11: Desperate Measures

Air Date: January 9th, 1965

Summary: The Doctor and Ian reach the crashed spaceship and meet up with Barbara and Vicki, where the Doctor uncovers the truth about Koquillion.

Episode 12: The Slave Traders

Air Date: January 16th, 1965

Summary: The travellers decide to take a holiday near ancient Rome, but after a month the Doctor gets restless. He and Vicki determine to visit Rome, and while they are gone Ian and Barbara are abducted by slave traders. All roads lead to Rome, however, and the travellers find themselves at the mercy of the country's petulant emperor, Nero... (Originally broadcast in four parts.)

Episode 13: All Roads Lead to Rome

Air Date: January 23rd, 1965

Summary: While the Doctor and Vicki meet with Nero, Barbara is taken to Rome to be sold while Ian is forced to work as a galley slave.

Episode 14: Conspiracy

Air Date: January 30th, 1965

Summary: Ian and Delos are forced to fight each other for their freedom while the Doctor has to perform for Nero's court.

Episode 15: Inferno

Air Date: February 6th, 1965

Summary: Ian and Delos manage to escape from Sevcheria and Tavius agrees to help Barbara rejoin them.The Doctor's attempts to avoid being thrown to the lions inadvertently result in Nero deciding to burn down Rome.

Episode 16: The Web Planet

Air Date: February 13rd, 1965

Summary: The TARDIS is drawn by a mysterious force and lands on the alien planet Vortis. There the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves caught up in a war between an evil force known as "The Animus", its ant-like Zarbi allies, and the butterfly-like Menoptra race and their allies the subterranean Optera.

Episode 17: The Zarbi

Air Date: February 20th, 1965

Summary: The Doctor, Ian and Vicki are captured by the Zarbi while Barbara meets up with the butterfly-like Menoptera who are trying to reclaim the planet.

Episode 18: Escape to Danger

Air Date: February 27th, 1965

Summary: The Doctor is forced to co-operate with the Animus but Ian uses the opportunity to make an escape attempt.

Episode 19: Crater of Needles

Air Date: March 6th, 1965

Summary: Ian and Vrestin are captured by the subterranean Optera while Barbara and her Menoptera allies attempt to escape from the slave camp.

Episode 20: Invasion

Air Date: March 13rd, 1965

Summary: Barbara and the surviving Menoptera take refuge in the Temple of Light while the Doctor and Vicki attempt to escape by taking control of a Zarbi.

Episode 21: The Centre

Air Date: March 20th, 1965

Summary: The Doctor and Vicki are taken before the Animus but the isoptope is left behind in the laboratory.The only hope of victory lies with Barbara and her Menoptera allies.

Episode 22: The Lion

Air Date: March 27th, 1965

Summary: The TARDIS lands in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade and the crew help save Richard the Lionheart from an ambush, but Barbara is captured and brought before Saladin.

Episode 23: The Knight of Jaffa

Air Date: April 3rd, 1965

Summary: While the Doctor, Ian, and Vicki are drawn into the intrigues of King Richard's court, Barbara has to cope with an impatient Saladin and the vengeful El Akir.

Episode 24: The Wheel of Fortune

Air Date: April 10th, 1965

Summary: Barbara allies herself with a man whose were murdered by El Akir as the Doctor and Vicki are caught up in Richard's plan to offer his sister's hand in marriage to Saladin's brother.

Episode 25: The Warlords

Air Date: April 17th, 1965

Summary: Ian sets out with a reluctant accomplice to rescue Barbara from El Akir's palace as the Doctor and Vicki try to evade the suspicions of the Earl of Leicester.

Episode 26: The Space Museum

Air Date: April 24th, 1965

Summary: The TARDIS arrives on a planet that has been turned into a space museum but the Doctor and his friends are puzzled when they find themselves out of phase with their surroundings.

Episode 27: The Dimensions of Time

Air Date: May 1st, 1965

Summary: Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves.

Episode 28: The Search

Air Date: May 8th, 1965

Summary: With the Doctor missing, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves in danger from the Moroks while the Xerons also try to make contact with them.

Episode 29: The Final Phase

Air Date: May 15th, 1965

Summary: While Ian tries to force Lobos to release the Doctor from the museum, Vicki joins the Xerons in trying to gain the weapons needed to start a revolution against the occupiers.

Episode 30: The Executioners

Air Date: May 22nd, 1965

Summary: The Daleks pursue The Doctor through time and space, with the intentions of exterminating him. Places they land include the Mary Celeste, a haunted house and the empire state building.

Episode 31: The Death of Time

Air Date: May 29th, 1965

Summary: While Ian and Vicki are threatened by a Mire Beast, the Doctor and Barbara meet up with the Aridians...who are then ordered to hand them over to the Daleks.

Episode 32: Flight Through Eternity

Air Date: June 5th, 1965

Summary: The TARDIS crew's attempts to escape from the Daleks take them to the top of the Empire State Building and a 19th century sailing ship.

Episode 33: Journey into Terror

Air Date: June 12nd, 1965

Summary: The TARDIS lands in a haunted house where the Doctor and his friends are confronted by Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster...and then the Daleks appear.

Episode 34: The Death of Doctor Who

Air Date: June 19th, 1965

Summary: With Vicki trapped on board the Dalek time machine, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara decide to make their stand on the planet Mechanus.

Episode 35: The Planet of Decision

Air Date: June 26th, 1965

Summary: The Doctor and his friends are taken into the Mechanoid City but their troubles are far from over...especially when the Daleks launch an attack.

Episode 36: The Watcher

Air Date: July 3rd, 1965

Summary: The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven Taylor, go to 1066 England, but something doesn't seem right including modern inventions like a Gramaphone and electricity. Could there be another Time Lord?

Episode 37: The Meddling Monk

Air Date: July 10th, 1965

Summary: The Doctor is being held prisoner by the Monk and Steven and Vicki's search for him brings them to the Saxon village.But a greater danger threatens when a Viking raiding party arrives.

Episode 38: A Battle of Wits

Air Date: July 17th, 1965

Summary: The Doctor manages to escape from his cell and get the upper hand on the Monk but his plans are derailed when Sven and Ulf arrive at the monastery.

Episode 39: Checkmate

Air Date: July 24th, 1965

Summary: The Doctor finally discovers what the Monk is up to and must move fast to prevent his opponent from altering the course of history.

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