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Doctor Who
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.
- Created by:
- Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, Donald Wilson
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC One, BBC Television
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 3
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 6.0Four Hundred Dawns
1965-09-11 · 25mAfter an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 5.8Trap of Steel
1965-09-18 · 25mWith the knowledge that the planet will be destroyed in two days, the Drahvins instruct the Doctor to help them steal the Rills' ship.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 6.0Air Lock
1965-09-25 · 24mThe 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.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 6.3The Exploding Planet
1965-10-02 · 25mThe 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.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 6.4Mission to the Unknown
1965-10-09 · 25mWhilst 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".
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E06
Episode 6
★ 6.2Temple of Secrets
1965-10-16 · 25mThe TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 5.6Small Prophet, Quick Return
1965-10-23 · 25mWhile 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.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 6.0Death of a Spy
1965-10-30 · 25mWith 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.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 6.0Horse of Destruction
1965-11-06 · 25mThe 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.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.3The Nightmare Begins
1965-11-13 · 25mThe Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 6.8Day of Armageddon
1965-11-20 · 24mThe Doctor infiltrates the Daleks' conference to try and discover their plans, leaving Steven, Katarina and Bret to find a way off the planet.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.0Devil's Planet
1965-11-27 · 25mThe 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.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.3The Traitors
1965-12-04 · 25mWith 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.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 6.3Counter Plot
1965-12-11 · 24mThe Doctor, Steven and Sara are accidentally transported to the planet Mira where Chen sends the Daleks after them.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 6.5Coronas of the Sun
1965-12-18 · 25mThe 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.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 5.2The Feast of Steven
1965-12-25 · 25mThe Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 6.3Volcano
1966-01-01 · 25mThe Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 6.3Golden Death
1966-01-08 · 25mThe Doctor, Steven and Sara travel to Ancient Egypt, pursued by both the Daleks and the Meddling Monk.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 6.2Escape Switch
1966-01-15 · 24mSteven, Sara and the Monk are captured by the Daleks in order to force the Doctor to hand over the Taranium Core.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 6.5The Abandoned Planet
1966-01-22 · 25mThe Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.5Destruction of Time
1966-01-29 · 25mWith 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.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 6.8War of God
1966-02-05 · 25mThe TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.
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E23
Episode 23
★ 6.3The Sea Beggar
1966-02-12 · 25mWhile trying to find the Doctor, Steven discovers a conspiracy to assassinate a man known as the Sea Beggar.
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E24
Episode 24
★ 6.7Priest of Death
1966-02-19 · 25mSteven has discovered the identity of the Sea Beggar, but can he warn the Huguenots in time?
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E25
Episode 25
★ 7.0Bell of Doom
1966-02-26 · 25mSteven rejoins the Doctor and they leave Paris just ahead of the massacre, leaving Anne behind.
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E26
Episode 26
★ 5.9The Steel Sky
1966-03-05 · 24mThe Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive on a giant spaceship millions of years in the future, transporting the last humans away from the doomed Earth.
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E27
Episode 27
★ 6.3The Plague
1966-03-12 · 25mWith the Ark infected with a cold virus, the Doctor must convince the Guardians to trust him so he can find a cure.
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E28
Episode 28
★ 6.3The Return
1966-03-19 · 24mThe Doctor, Steven and Dodo have travelled 700 years into the future and find that the Ark is now under the control of the Monoids as it approaches Refusis.
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E29
Episode 29
★ 5.5The Bomb
1966-03-26 · 25mThe 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.
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E30
Episode 30
★ 6.1The Celestial Toyroom
1966-04-02 · 25mThe Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the realms of the Celestial Toymaker, who forces them to play his deadly games.
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E31
Episode 31
★ 5.4The Hall of Dolls
1966-04-09 · 25mWhile the Doctor continues to play the Trilogic Game with the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo are involved in a deadly game of musical chairs.
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E32
Episode 32
★ 5.1The Dancing Floor
1966-04-16 · 25mSteven and Dodo are forced to cross the dancing floor, where the Toymaker's dolls plan to force them to dance for eternity.
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E33
Episode 33
★ 6.0The Final Test
1966-04-23 · 24mAs 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.
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E34
Episode 34
★ 6.0A Holiday for the Doctor
1966-04-30 · 24mThe TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1891. 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.
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E35
Episode 35
★ 6.1Don't Shoot the Pianist
1966-05-07 · 24mWith the Clantons believing the Doctor to be Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp takes him into protective custody but this leaves Steven and Dodo in danger.
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E36
Episode 36
★ 6.3Johnny Ringo
1966-05-14 · 25mEarp comes to Steven's rescue and arrests Phineas Clanton, prompting the Clantons to decide to enlist the help of Johnny Ringo.
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E37
Episode 37
★ 5.9The O.K. Corral
1966-05-21 · 24mThe Clantons have shot Warren Earp, leading to a showdown between the two families with the Doctor powerless to prevent bloodshed.
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E38
Episode 38
★ 6.0The Savages (1)
1966-05-28 · 25mThe 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.
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E39
Episode 39
★ 5.8The Savages (2)
1966-06-04 · 25mThe Doctor, Steven and Dodo investigate why there are Savages in the Elders' city and uncover the true price of the Elders' perfect society.
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E40
Episode 40
★ 5.8The Savages (3)
1966-06-11 · 25mThe Doctor has been subjected to the Elders' extraction process and Steven and Dodo must return to their city to rescue him.
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E41
Episode 41
★ 5.4The Savages (4)
1966-06-18 · 25mThe Doctor urges the Savages to finally bring an end to the Elders' oppression and enlists the help of an unlikely ally.
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E42
Episode 42
★ 7.1The War Machines (1)
1966-06-25 · 24mThe 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.
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E43
Episode 43
★ 6.8The War Machines (2)
1966-07-02 · 24mDodo 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.
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E44
Episode 44
★ 6.9The War Machines (3)
1966-07-09 · 24mBen 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.
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E45
Episode 45
★ 7.1The War Machines (4)
1966-07-16 · 23mThe 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.
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Sylvester McCoy
The Doctor
Sophie Aldred
Ace