Season 12
(1974)
Overview
All the stories in this season were interconnected, several forming a loose story arc relating to Space Station Nerva. The Cybermen returned to the series for the first time since The Invasion. Genesis of the Daleks, a story which introduced Davros and showed the creation of the Daleks, is one of the most famous of all Doctor Who serials.
Cast
Episodes
Robot (1) 6.6
December 28, 1974
Can the Doctor, now in his fourth incarnation, recover from his post regenerative trauma to save the Earth from Think T…
Robot (2) 6.4
January 4, 1975
The Doctor and Sarah Jane become convinced Think Tank are behind the electronic component thefts but are unable to stop…
Robot (3) 6.6
January 11, 1975
Sarah Jane and Kettlewell infiltrate an SRS meeting to try and find out what Miss Winters is up to but there is a surpr…
Robot (4) 7.0
January 18, 1975
UNIT attempt to get into the bunker to stop Miss Winters setting off the world's nuclear missiles but first they have t…
The Ark in Space (1) 9.0
January 25, 1975
The Doctor's attempt to give Harry a trip in the TARDIS sees the two of them and Sarah Jane arriving onboard a space st…
The Ark in Space (2) 8.7
February 1, 1975
The Doctor and Harry revive the Ark's medtech, Vira, to help Sarah Jane. But when station commander Noah is revived, he…
The Ark in Space (3) 8.5
February 8, 1975
Knowing that Noah has been infected by the Wirrn, the Doctor persuades Vira to halt the reviving of her people, knowing…
The Ark in Space (4) 8.7
February 15, 1975
The Doctor tries to protect the humans still in cryogenic suspension from the Wirrn, who are determined to use Earth as…
The Sontaran Experiment (1) 6.8
February 22, 1975
The Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry teleport to Earth to ensure the planet is safe for the survivors on board Nerva Beacon…
The Sontaran Experiment (2) 7.0
March 1, 1975
The Doctor learns that Styre has been experimenting on the Galsec crewmembers to pave the way for a Sontaran invasion o…
Genesis of the Daleks (1) 9.1
March 8, 1975
The planet Skaro, the distant past. The Time Lords divert the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry to this war-torn world, and …
Genesis of the Daleks (2) 9.0
March 15, 1975
The Doctor and Harry are taken to the Kaled bunker where Davros is preparing to demonstrate the Daleks, while Sarah Jan…
Genesis of the Daleks (3) 8.9
March 22, 1975
The Doctor and Harry head to the Kaled city to alert the authorities to Davros' plans while Sarah Jane and Sevrin are f…
Genesis of the Daleks (4) 9.1
March 29, 1975
The Doctor fails to prevent the Thals from destroying the Kaled city but they don't have long to enjoy their victory be…
Genesis of the Daleks (5) 9.1
April 5, 1975
The Doctor is forced to give Davros full details of future Dalek victories but opposition to Davros' plans is growing a…
Genesis of the Daleks (6) 9.6
April 12, 1975
Gharman tries to convince the Kaleds to vote against the Dalek project but Davros has a trick up his sleeve, while the …
Revenge of the Cybermen (1) 6.8
April 19, 1975
The orbit of Jupiter, the 25th century. Arriving back on the Nerva Beacon much earlier in history, the Doctor and his f…
Revenge of the Cybermen (2) 6.7
April 26, 1975
The Doctor transmits Sarah Jane and Harry down to Voga to cure Sarah Jane of the Cybermat's poison but Kellman's sabota…
Revenge of the Cybermen (3) 6.7
May 3, 1975
The Cybermen force the Doctor, Stevenson and Lester to carry bombs to the centre of Voga while Sarah Jane, Harry and Ty…
Revenge of the Cybermen (4) 7.3
May 10, 1975
The Doctor, Harry and Lester try to destroy the Cybermen's relay device, while the Vogans prepare to destroy Nerva even…