Season 1
(1963)
Overview
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 t…
Cast
as The Doctor
as Susan Foreman
as Ian Chesterton
as Barbara Wright
Episodes
An Unearthly Child 7.8
November 23, 1963
After discussing a strange pupil, Susan Foreman, teachers Ian and Barbara follow her to a junkyard. They meet her grand…
The Cave of Skulls 5.7
November 30, 1963
The enigmatic Doctor, afraid that schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright will reveal his secrets to the peopl…
The Forest of Fear 5.8
December 7, 1963
Prisoners of the earliest humans, the TARDIS crew are caught in a deadly power play for leadership of the tribe.
The Firemaker 6.3
December 14, 1963
The TARDIS crew must make fire for the early humans to stay alive. But once they do, they may not be allowed to leave!
The Dead Planet 7.2
December 21, 1963
Time Unknown, Planet Unknown. The TARDIS lands in an eerie petrified forest overlooking a magnificent steel city. The D…
The Survivors 7.0
December 28, 1963
The dead planet is not uninhabited after all. The Doctor is about to meet what will become his greatest enemies. And he…
The Escape 7.2
January 4, 1964
Imprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.
The Ambush 6.9
January 11, 1964
The time travellers work desperately to both escape the Dalek city and prevent a bloody massacre.
The Expedition 6.5
January 18, 1964
The time travellers have escaped from the Daleks, but left a vital piece of the TARDIS behind. Getting it back will mea…
The Ordeal 7.0
January 25, 1964
Ian, Barbara and the Thals struggle through the caves to reach the Dalek city. Will they get there in time? Is there ev…
The Rescue 6.9
February 1, 1964
Time is running out as the Doctor and his companions try to defeat the Daleks before they wipe out all life on Skaro.
The Edge of Destruction 6.6
February 8, 1964
A mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.
The Brink of Disaster 6.2
February 15, 1964
The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they …
The Roof of the World 6.7
February 22, 1964
The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are f…
The Singing Sands 6.0
February 29, 1964
Tegana sabotages the party's water bags, leaving them in dire need of fresh supplies.
Five Hundred Eyes 6.4
March 7, 1964
The Doctor and Susan are able to supply Marco with condensation that has formed inside the TARDIS, saving the group fro…
The Wall of Lies 6.4
March 14, 1964
The Doctor's group manage to rescue Barbara from the Mongols but once more Marco remains unaware of Tegana's involvemen…
Rider from Shang Tu 6.0
March 21, 1964
The Doctor and his friends elect to warn Marco of Acomat's attack even though it means losing their chance to gain acce…
Mighty Kublai Khan 5.8
March 28, 1964
The Doctor, Ian and Barbara are forced to surrender to Tegana and Marco, leaving both of them the opportunity to gain p…
Assassin at Peking 6.0
April 4, 1964
Tegana finally makes his move to assassinate the Khan, giving the Doctor and his friends an opportunity to thwart his p…
The Sea of Death 6.8
April 11, 1964
The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machi…
The Velvet Web 6.4
April 18, 1964
The Doctor and his friends arrive in the apparently idyllic city of Morphoton but Barbara soon begins to realise there …
The Screaming Jungle 6.5
April 25, 1964
The search for the second key takes the travellers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly gro…
The Snows of Terror 5.8
May 2, 1964
Searching for the third key, Ian and Barbara meet with the sinister trapper Vasor before following Susan and the others…
Sentence of Death 6.3
May 9, 1964
The group are reunited with the Doctor in the city of Millennius where Ian faces trial for murder after the fourth key …
The Keys of Marinus 6.7
May 16, 1964
The Doctor and his friends must locate the real murderers and the fourth key before heading off for a final confrontati…
The Temple of Evil 6.9
May 23, 1964
The TARDIS arrives on Earth landing in 16th century Aztec society. Barbara goes off exploring - despite the Doctor's or…
The Warriors of Death 6.6
May 30, 1964
Barbara tries to change the course of history - and Ian fights for his life.
The Bride of Sacrifice 6.0
June 6, 1964
While the Doctor tries to find a way back to the TARDIS, Tlotoxl continues to plot Barbara's downfall and sees an openi…
The Day of Darkness 6.0
June 13, 1964
Tlotoxl's machinations result in both Susan and Ian being arrested. With the TARDIS once again trapped inside the tomb,…
Strangers in Space 6.0
June 20, 1964
The 28th century. The TARDIS materialises on a spaceship orbiting a planet known as the Sense-Sphere, whose natives, th…
The Unwilling Warriors 5.8
June 27, 1964
The Doctor and his companions are on board an Earth ship trapped in orbit around the Sense-Sphere when it is boarded by…
Hidden Danger 5.6
July 11, 1964
The Doctor and his companions are escorted to the Sense-Sphere where they attempt to negotiate with the Sensorites for …
A Race Against Death 5.8
July 18, 1964
With Ian having fallen victim to the Sensorites' plague, the Doctor is desperate to find a cure. But the City Administr…
Kidnap 5.8
July 25, 1964
The City Administrator is determined to destroy the Doctor and his friends and his paranoia prevents the Doctor's cure …
A Desperate Venture 6.4
August 1, 1964
While the City Administrator's schemes reach their climax, the Doctor and Ian venture into the tunnels under the city t…
A Land of Fear 6.5
August 8, 1964
The TARDIS lands during the French Revolution, where Ian, Barbara, and Susan become caught up in the politics of the da…
Guests of Madame Guillotine 6.6
August 15, 1964
Susan, Ian and Barbara are sentenced to be guillotined but an encounter with a dying English prisoner may offer Ian a c…
A Change of Identity 6.4
August 22, 1964
Susan and Barbara are rescued by Jules and Jean, two members of the escape chain, while the Doctor gains access to the …
The Tyrant of France 6.4
August 29, 1964
The Doctor is forced into a meeting with Robespierre while Barbara's attempts to find a physician for Susan result in t…
A Bargain of Necessity 6.4
September 5, 1964
Ian finds himself held prisoner by the treacherous Leon while the Doctor attempts to engineer Susan and Barbara's escap…
Prisoners of Conciergerie 6.6
September 12, 1964
Ian finally delivers his message to James Stirling but in order to secure Susan's release he and Barbara are forced int…