Doctor Who Episode Guide Catalogue

William Hartnell Stories (1963-1966)

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SEASON ONE

(1963-1964)

Story No. 1

An Unearthly Child

4 episodes, BW

Story: Highschool student Susan Foreman displays unusual abilities and gaps in her knowledge. Teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright decide to investigate reports that she lives with her grandfather, a Doctor, inside a police box in a junkyard. The quartet soon find themselves 100 000 years in the past, where the re-discovery of the secret of fire could decide leadership in a tribe of primitive humans.

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Music by
Norman Kay

Story No. 2

The Daleks

7 episodes, BW

Story: The TARDIS lands in a petrified forest on a post-apocalyptic alien planet. Is the nearby city as deserted and lifeless as it appears? Or should the Doctor and his friends be more afraid of the new creatures approaching through the forest?

This atmospheric, philosophically meaty version of the story first put Doctor Who on the map and ensured the program's popularity and longevity.

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The complete story in 7 episodes:


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Music by
Tristram Cary

Audio CD - Devils' Planets - The Music of Tristram Cary

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Story No. 3

The Edge of Destruction

2 episodes, BW

Story: Attempting to return to Earth's Solar System, the TARDIS crashes to a dead stop in space, the controls refusing to respond. Some of the crew begin to act strange, and distrust one another. Has one of them become a saboteur, as the Doctor suspects? Or has an alien presence found its way aboard the TARDIS?

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Library Music Tracks

Story No. 4

Marco Polo

7 episodes, BW

Story: When the TARDIS malfunctions on the icy heights of the Himalayas in 1289 A.D., the Doctor and his friends are forced to join one of Marco Polo's later caravan journeys into China, taking the TARDIS along with them until it can be repaired. But is the accompanying warlord Tegana really an emissary of peace from Kublai Khan's old enemy Noghai? If not, what is he really after?

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Surviving Material:

There are many black and white Doctor Who episodes
no longer known to exist anywhere in the world,
and story no. 4: "Marco Polo" is the first casualty.
All seven episodes have been lost.
However, the audio portions of all missing episodes are preserved and now available on CD in the column to the right, thanks to fans with tape recorders and the devotion of audio wizard Mark Ayres and the Doctor Who Restoration team at the BBC.
Incomplete stories and missing episodes are usually indicated with grey backgrounds on these pages for easier reference, with links to more information...

What has survived?
Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - Marco Polo - BBC Radio Collection (3 discs). Features:

CD audio version narrated by William Russell
mp3 version with no narration

Music by
Tristram Cary

Story No. 5

The Keys of Marinus

6 episodes, BW

Story: Materializing on a mysterious island, the Doctor and friends are persuaded to embark on a quest to recover five unique code keys from their secret locations on the various continents of the planet Marinus. But who is the dark lord Yartek? Why do he and his Voord underlings also seek the keys? And what secrets lay behind the planet's laws that the keys might help unlock?

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The complete story in 6 episodes:


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Music by
Norman Kay

Story No. 6

The Aztecs

4 episodes, BW

Story: Barbara is mistaken for the reincarnation of the Aztec goddess Yetaxa, and puts the TARDIS crew in extra jeopardy when, despite the Doctor's warnings, she decides to use her position to remove the violent aspects of Aztec culture and create a new version of history.

An extremly well written and executed drama, possibly the very best of the William Hartnell era.

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Music by Richard Rodney Bennett

Story No. 7

The Sensorites

6 episodes, BW

Story: The Doctor and friends find themselves on a spacecraft orbiting a planet known as the Sense Sphere. The ship's human crew are found in a catatonic state induced by strange attacks from the Sensorites, mysterious hidden beings from the planet below. Have the humans done or discovered anything to provoke these mental battles? Do the Sensorites conceal hidden agendas of their own? In the midst of this web of intrigue, the Doctor finds that loyalties amongst his fellow TARDIS travelers are tested as well....

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The complete story in 6 episodes:


		VHS Video NTSC PAL
		VHS NTSC part of the End of the Universe Collection

Music by
Norman Kay

Story No. 8

The Reign of Terror

6 episodes, BW

Story: Claiming he has brought Ian and Barbara home, the Doctor soon discovers that he alone must try to rescue his friends and his granddaughter Susan from the events of the French Revolution before they get swept away with the tide. Meanwhile, Ian makes a promise to deliver a message to a secret agent with an unknown false identity, dragging them deeper into a web of intrigue and closer to key historical figures....

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Surviving Material:

		part of the "End of the Universe" Collection
What has survived? Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror. Features:

CD audio version, narrated by Carole Ann Ford

Music by
Stanley Myers

SEASON TWO

(1964-1965)

Story No. 9

Planet of Giants

3 episodes, BW

Story: The Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan find that they have landed amongst some incredibly large and primitive animals, most of which appear to have been killed. What deadly experiments are being carried out here? How far will its instigators go to keep everything a secret? While Barbara's fate hangs in the balance, the Doctor and friends realize that they alone must attempt to thwart their gigantic adversaries...

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The complete story:


		VHS Video NTSC PAL

Music by
Dudley Simpson

Story No. 10

The Dalek Invasion of Earth

6 episodes, BW

Story: The TARDIS lands in London, 2164. The city has been devastated by bombs, and the Daleks are enslaving mankind. What is their real purpose in coming to planet Earth? And what secret project are they undertaking in the mines of Bedfordshire? It soon becomes apparant to the Doctor that life will never be the same again for his granddaughter Susan....

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The complete story in 6 episodes:


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Music by
Francis Chagrin

Theatrical remake of Story No. 10
starring Peter Cushing

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150

1 feature, colour

Story: A policeman in an emergency discovers Dr. Who's time machine - TARDIS - and is transported along with Dr. Who, his granddaughter Susan, and his niece Louise to London, 2150 A.D. The city has been devastated by bombs, and the Daleks are enslaving mankind. What is their real purpose in coming to planet Earth? And what secret project are they undertaking in the mines of Bedfordshire?

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Widescreen colour feature film:

	See boxed set below:
DVD NTSC Region 1	DVD PAL Region 2 See below.	VHS Video NTSC A NTSC B PAL

Music by
Bill McGuffie & Barry Gray

Theatrical remake of Story No. 2
starring Peter Cushing

Dr. Who & the Daleks

1 feature, colour

Story: Dr. Who demonstrates his latest invention - TARDIS - to his two granddaughters Barbara and Susan, and Barbara's boyfriend Ian. The machine takes them to a petrified forest on a post-apocalyptic alien planet. Is the nearby city as deserted and lifeless as it appears? Or should Dr. Who and his friends be more afraid of the new creatures approaching through the forest?

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Widescreen colour feature film:

	See boxed set below:
DVD NTSC Region 1	DVD PAL Region 2 See below	VHS Video NTSC NTSC PAL

Music by
Malcolm Lockyer & Barry Gray

Theatrical remakes of
Story Nos. 2 & 10

Peter Cushing
Doctor Who Collection

3 features, colour

Dr. Who and the Daleks
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150
Dalekmania documentary

(See above for individual reviews
of each movie in this set)

Widescreen colour feature films:

		See individual videos above.
DVD NTSC Region 1	DVD PAL Region 2	VHS Video

Music by
Malcolm Lockyer, Bill McGuffie, & Barry Gray

Story No. 11

The Rescue

2 episodes, BW

Story: The TARDIS crew discover Vicki and Bennett, two survivors of a space rocket that has crashed on the planet Dido, who are now being harrassed by an alien named Koquillion. But the Doctor is deeply disturbed by the disappearance of Dido's peaceful natural inhabitants, and suspects there is more going on than meets the eye....

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The complete story in 2 episodes:


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Music by
Tristram Cary
(Re-used cues from "The Daleks")

Audio CD - Devils' Planets - The Music of Tristram Cary

Tell me more...

Story No. 12

The Romans

4 episodes, BW

Story: After a month of decadent lounging in an abandoned Roman Empire mansion, the Doctor and Vicki decide to enter Rome itself in hopes of meeting Emperor Nero. While they become embroiled in a web of courtly mischief, Ian and Barbara find themselves in a more deadly predicament.... Will the two parties be able to find each other and help each other out in the ensuing comedy of errors?

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The complete story in 4 episodes:


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Music by
Raymond Jones

Story No. 13

The Web Planet

6 episodes, BW

Story: The TARDIS is pulled down onto the planet Vortis, a moon-like world with a thin oxygen atmosphere. Investigating a means of freeing their ship, the Doctor and company become embroiled in a battle between several species of human-sized insects, and soon discover the hidden power seeking to make slaves of them all....

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The complete story in 6 episodes:


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Library Music Tracks

Story No. 14

The Crusade

4 episodes, BW

Story: Landing in the midst of the historical conflict of the Crusades, Barbara is captured by Saracen warriors, prompting Ian to lead a noble rescue attempt. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Vicki become ever more entangled in a web of court intrigue involving
King Richard the Lionheart (Julian Glover) and his sister Joanna (Jean Marsh).

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Surviving Material:


What has survived? Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - The Crusade Features:

CD audio version, narrated by William Russell

Music by
Dudley Simpson

Story No. 15

The Space Museum

4 episodes, BW

Story: When a host of space/time anomalies prevents the four time travelers from interacting normally with the environment and inhabitants of a museum on an alien planet, the Doctor suspects something must have gone wrong with the TARDIS's materialization. After witnessing a glimpse of their disasterous personal future, the travelers must try and find a way of changing it, or they will remain in the museum forever....

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The complete story in 4 episodes:


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Library Music Tracks

Story No. 16

The Chase

6 episodes, BW

Story: During an exploration of the planet Aridius, the Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki make a horrific discovery - the Daleks have constructed their own time machine, and are now pursuing the TARDIS to exterminate the Doctor for interfering with their plans in previous adventures! Will a hurried odyssey through time and space throw the Daleks off their trail and end the chase? Or will the Doctor and his friends need to make a final stand against their greatest enemies?

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The complete story:


DVD NTSC Region 1 Box Set	DVD PAL Region 2 Box Set	VHS Video boxed set with "Remembrance of the Daleks" (story No. 152) NTSC A NTSC B PAL

Music by
Dudley Simpson

Story No. 17

The Time Meddler

4 episodes, BW

Story: Vicki finds it hard to convince new crewmember
Steven Taylor that the TARDIS can travel in time as well as space, and that it has brought them to England, 1066 A.D., just prior to the Battle of Hastings. But the Doctor is disturbed by an abundance of anachronisms, and believes that he recognizes the charmingly amiable extra-terrestrial force determined to interfere violently with human history....

Don't miss Peter Butterworth's outstanding performance as the title character, one of the great landmarks of the original show.

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The complete story:


DVD NTSC Region 1	DVD PAL Region 2	VHS Video NTSC NTSC PAL
		VHS NTSC part of the End of the Universe Collection

Library Music Tracks

SEASON THREE

(1965-1966)

Story No. 18

Galaxy Four

4 episodes, BW

	1.		Four Hundred Dawns
	2.		Trap of Steel
	3.		Airlock
	4.		The Exploding Planet

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Surviving Material:


What has survived? Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - Galaxy Four - BBC Radio Collection (2 discs). Features:

CD audio version narrated by Peter Purves

Library Music Tracks

Story No. 19

Mission to the Unknown

1 episode, BW

Mission to the Unknown

(Prologue to "The Dalek Masterplan")

Buyers' Guide

Surviving Material:

What has survived?
Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - The Daleks' Masterplan - BBC Radio Collection (5 discs). Features:

CD audio version narrated by Peter Purves
mp3 version with no narration

Library Music Tracks

Story No. 20

The Myth Makers

4 episodes, BW

Story: The Doctor is mistaken for Zeus when he lands amidst a group of warring Greeks, who soon pressure him to help them find a strategy for conquering the nearby city of Troy. But the Doctor and Steven have their own reasons for wanting to get into the city, as Vicki and the TARDIS have been taken inside its walls as well....

Buyers' Guide Review

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Surviving Material:

What has survived?
Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - The Myth Makers - BBC Radio Collection (2 discs). Features:

CD audio version narrated by Peter Purves

Music by
Humphrey Searle

Story No. 21

The Dalek Masterplan

(aka "The Daleks' Masterplan")

12 episodes, BW

	1.		The Nightmare Begins
	2.		Day of Armageddon
	3.		Devil's Planet
	4.		The Traitors
	5.		Counter Plot
	6.		Coronas of the Sun
	7.		The Feast of Steven
	8.		Volcano
	9.		Golden Death
	10.		Escape Switch
	11.		The Abandoned Planet
	12.		The Destruction of Time

Buyers' Guide

Surviving Material:


What has survived? Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - The Daleks' Masterplan - BBC Radio Collection (5 discs). Features:

CD audio version narrated by Peter Purves
mp3 version with no narration

Music by
Tristram Cary

Audio CD - Devils' Planets - The Music of Tristram Cary

Tell me more...

Story No. 22

The Massacre

(... of St. Bartholomew's Eve)

4 episodes, BW

	1.		War of God
	2.		The Sea Beggar
	3.		Priest of Death
	4.		Bell of Doom

Buyers' Guide

Surviving Material:

What has survived?
Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - The Massacre - BBC Radio Collection (2 discs). Features:

CD audio version narrated by Peter Purves

Library Music Tracks

Story No. 23

The Ark

4 episodes, BW

The Steel Sky
The Plague
The Return
The Bomb

The complete story:


		VHS Video NTSC PAL

Music by
Tristram Cary
(Re-used cues from "The Daleks")

Audio CD - Devils' Planets - The Music of Tristram Cary

Tell me more...

Story No. 24

The Celestial Toymaker

4 episodes, BW

	1.		The Celestial Toyroom
	2.		The Hall of Dolls
	3.		The Dancing Floor
	4.		The Final Test

Buyers' Guide

Surviving Material:


What has survived? Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - The Celestial Toymaker - BBC Radio Collection (2 discs). Features:

CD audio version narrated by Peter Purves

Music by
Dudley Simpson

Story No. 25

The Gunfighters

4 episodes, BW

A Holiday for the Doctor
Don't Shoot the Pianist
Johnny Ringo
The O.K. Corral

The complete story:


		VHS Video NTSC PAL
		VHS NTSC part of the End of the Universe Collection

Music by
Tristram Cary

Story No. 26

The Savages

4 episodes, BW

	1.		Episode 1
	2.		Episode 2
	3.		Episode 3
	4.		Episode 4

Buyers' Guide

Surviving Material:

What has survived?
Where is it available?

Audio CD - Doctor Who - The Savages - BBC Radio Collection (2 discs). Features:

CD audio version narrated by Peter Purves

Music by Raymond Jones

Story No. 27

The War Machines

4 episodes, BW

Story: The Doctor and Dodo land in London near the monumental Post Office tower just after its completion in the 1960's. But the Doctor has ominous feelings about the new WOTAN computer that Earth authorities are about to hand control over to. What dangerous machines is WOTAN having built in a disused factory? Ben Jackson and Polly make their Doctor Who debuts.

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The complete story in 4 episodes: