Season 1
42 episodes · Nov 23, 1963
The season introduces William Hartnell as the First Doctor, an alien who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. Carole Ann Ford is also introduced as the Doctor's granddaughter Susan Foreman, who acts as his companion alongside her schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, portrayed by William Russell and Jacqueline Hill, respectively. Throughout the season, the Doctor and his companions travel throughout history and into the future. Historical stories were intended to educate viewers about significant events in history, such as the Aztec civilisation and the French Revolution; futuristic episodes took a more subtle approach to educating viewers, such as the theme of pacifism with the Daleks.
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S1E1An Unearthly Child
Nov 23, 196323mAfter discussing a strange pupil, Susan Foreman, teachers Ian and Barbara follow her to a junkyard. They meet her grandfather, the Doctor, and force their way inside a police box with frightening results.
S1E2The Cave of Skulls
Nov 30, 196325mThe enigmatic Doctor, wary that Ian and Barbara will reveal his secrets to the people of 20th-century Earth, takes them and his granddaughter Susan back to the dawn of human history. There, the four travellers are dragged into the savage politics of a tribe of cavemen who have lost the secret of making fire...
S1E3The Forest of Fear
Dec 7, 196324mPrisoners of the earliest humans, the TARDIS crew are caught in a deadly power play for leadership of the tribe.
S1E4The Firemaker
Dec 14, 196324mThe TARDIS crew must make fire for the early humans to stay alive. But once they do, they may not be allowed to leave!
S1E5The Dead Planet
Dec 21, 196325mTime Unknown, Planet Unknown. The TARDIS lands in an eerie petrified forest overlooking a magnificent steel city. The Doctor wants to explore the city – but what's waiting there?
S1E6The Survivors
Dec 28, 196325mThe dead planet is not uninhabited after all. The Doctor is about to meet what will become his greatest enemies... And he and his crew are dying of radiation sickness.
S1E7The Escape
Jan 4, 196426mImprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.
S1E8The Ambush
Jan 11, 196425mThe time travellers work desperately to both escape the Dalek city and prevent a bloody massacre.
S1E9The Expedition
Jan 18, 196425mThe time travellers have escaped from the Daleks, but left a vital piece of the TARDIS behind. Getting it back will mean pushing the Thals to mount a dangerous operation.
S1E10The Ordeal
Jan 25, 196427mIan, Barbara and the Thals struggle through the caves to reach the Dalek city. Will they get there in time? Is there even a way through the treacherous caves? And what are the Daleks planning?
S1E11The Rescue
Feb 1, 196423mTime is running out as the Doctor and his companions try to defeat the Daleks before they wipe out all life on Skaro.
S1E12The Edge of Destruction
Feb 8, 196425mA mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.
S1E13The Brink of Disaster
Feb 15, 196423mThe TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.
S1E14The Roof of the World
Feb 22, 196424mThe TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive -- but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled -- not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...
S1E15The Singing Sands
Feb 29, 196427mTegana sabotages the party's water bags, leaving them in dire need of fresh supplies.
S1E16Five Hundred Eyes
Mar 7, 196423mThe 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 travellers begin to suspect he is up to something.
S1E17The Wall of Lies
Mar 14, 196425mThe Doctor's group manage to rescue Barbara from the Mongols but once more Marco remains unaware of Tegana's involvement.
S1E18Rider from Shang Tu
Mar 21, 196423mThe 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.
S1E19Mighty Kublai Khan
Mar 28, 196425mThe Doctor, Ian and Barbara are forced to surrender to Tegana and Marco, leaving both of them the opportunity to gain possession of the TARDIS.
S1E20Assassin at Peking
Apr 4, 196425mTegana finally makes his move to assassinate the Khan, giving the Doctor and his friends an opportunity to thwart his plans and regain the TARDIS.
S1E21The Sea of Death
Apr 11, 196424mThe alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...
S1E22The Velvet Web
Apr 18, 196426mThe 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.
S1E23The Screaming Jungle
Apr 25, 196424mThe search for the second key takes the travellers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly growing plants.
S1E24The Snows of Terror
May 2, 196425mSearching 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.
S1E25Sentence of Death
May 9, 196426mThe group are reunited with the Doctor in the city of Millennius where Ian faces trial for murder after the fourth key is stolen.
S1E26The Keys of Marinus
May 16, 196426mThe Doctor and his friends must locate the real murderers and the fourth key before heading off for a final confrontation with the Voord
S1E27The Temple of Evil
May 23, 196424mThe 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.
S1E28The Warriors of Death
May 30, 196425mBarbara tries to change the course of history - and Ian fights for his life.
S1E29The Bride of Sacrifice
Jun 6, 196426mWhile the Doctor tries to find a way back to the TARDIS, Tlotoxl continues to plot Barbara's downfall and sees an opening when Susan questions Aztec custom.
S1E30The Day of Darkness
Jun 13, 196426mTlotoxl's machinations result in both Susan and Ian being arrested. With the TARDIS once again trapped inside the tomb, the travellers' only hope for escape lies with Autloc and Cameca.
S1E31Strangers in Space
Jun 20, 196425mThe 28th century. The TARDIS materialises on a spaceship orbiting a planet known as the Sense-Sphere, whose natives, the Sensorites, have trapped the ship's human crew in a state of paralysis.
S1E32The Unwilling Warriors
Jun 27, 196425mThe Doctor and his companions are on board an Earth ship trapped in orbit around the Sense-Sphere when it is boarded by the Sensorites, who steal the lock mechanism from the TARDIS.
S1E33Hidden Danger
Jul 11, 196425mThe Doctor and his companions are escorted to the Sense-Sphere where they attempt to negotiate with the Sensorites for the release of the TARDIS.
S1E34A Race Against Death
Jul 18, 196425mWith 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.
S1E35Kidnap
Jul 25, 196426mThe City Administrator is determined to destroy the Doctor and his friends and his paranoia prevents the Doctor's cure from being distributed.
S1E36A Desperate Venture
Aug 1, 196425mWhile 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.
S1E37A Land of Fear
Aug 8, 196425mThe 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.
S1E38Guests of Madame Guillotine
Aug 15, 196425mSusan, Ian and Barbara are sentenced to be guillotined but an encounter with a dying English prisoner may offer Ian a chance of survival.
S1E39A Change of Identity
Aug 22, 196426mSusan 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.
S1E40The Tyrant of France
Aug 29, 196425mThe Doctor is forced into a meeting with Robespierre while Barbara's attempts to find a physician for Susan result in them being betrayed.
S1E41A Bargain of Necessity
Sep 5, 196424mIan finds himself held prisoner by the treacherous Leon while the Doctor attempts to engineer Susan and Barbara's escape.
S1E42Prisoners of Conciergerie
Sep 12, 196426mIan 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.