Doctor Who: Season 1
Doctor Who season 1, which premiered in 1963, introduces the First Doctor, a time-traveling alien from a humanoid species known as Time Lords. The Doctor travels through space and time using his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship that appears as a blue British police box on the outside. The Doctor is accompanied by his granddaughter Susan Foreman and her schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. Thro
Season overview
Doctor Who season 1, which premiered in 1963, introduces the First Doctor, a time-traveling alien from a humanoid species known as Time Lords. The Doctor travels through space and time using his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship that appears as a blue British police box on the outside. The Doctor is accompanied by his granddaughter Susan Foreman and her schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. Throughout the season, the Doctor and his companions travel throughout history and into the future, visiting various time periods and locations. The season's historical stories were intended to educate viewers about significant events in history, while the futuristic episodes explored themes such as pacifism. The Doctor's adventures are a result of the series' creators, Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, and Donald Wilson. The series follows the adventures of the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being from a humanoid species known as Time Lords, and is a British science fiction television series first broadcast by the BBC.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
An Unearthly Child
Nov 23, 1963 · 23 min
After 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 w
The Cave of Skulls
Nov 30, 1963 · 25 min
The 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 histor
The Forest of Fear
Dec 7, 1963 · 24 min
Prisoners of the earliest humans, the TARDIS crew are caught in a deadly power play for leadership of the tribe.
The Firemaker
Dec 14, 1963 · 24 min
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
Dec 21, 1963 · 25 min
Time 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?
The Survivors
Dec 28, 1963 · 25 min
The 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.
The Escape
Jan 4, 1964 · 26 min
Imprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.
The Ambush
Jan 11, 1964 · 25 min
The time travellers work desperately to both escape the Dalek city and prevent a bloody massacre.
The Expedition
Jan 18, 1964 · 25 min
The 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.
The Ordeal
Jan 25, 1964 · 27 min
Ian, 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 Dale
The Rescue
Feb 1, 1964 · 23 min
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
Feb 8, 1964 · 25 min
A mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.
The Brink of Disaster
Feb 15, 1964 · 23 min
The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.
The Roof of the World
Feb 22, 1964 · 24 min
The 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,
The Singing Sands
Feb 29, 1964 · 27 min
Tegana sabotages the party's water bags, leaving them in dire need of fresh supplies.
Five Hundred Eyes
Mar 7, 1964 · 23 min
The 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, t
The Wall of Lies
Mar 14, 1964 · 25 min
The Doctor's group manage to rescue Barbara from the Mongols but once more Marco remains unaware of Tegana's involvement.
Rider from Shang Tu
Mar 21, 1964 · 23 min
The 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.
Mighty Kublai Khan
Mar 28, 1964 · 25 min
The Doctor, Ian and Barbara are forced to surrender to Tegana and Marco, leaving both of them the opportunity to gain possession of the TARDIS.
Assassin at Peking
Apr 4, 1964 · 25 min
Tegana finally makes his move to assassinate the Khan, giving the Doctor and his friends an opportunity to thwart his plans and regain the TARDIS.
The Sea of Death
Apr 11, 1964 · 24 min
The 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
The Velvet Web
Apr 18, 1964 · 26 min
The 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.
The Screaming Jungle
Apr 25, 1964 · 24 min
The search for the second key takes the travellers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly growing plants.
The Snows of Terror
May 2, 1964 · 25 min
Searching 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.
Sentence of Death
May 9, 1964 · 26 min
The group are reunited with the Doctor in the city of Millennius where Ian faces trial for murder after the fourth key is stolen.
The Keys of Marinus
May 16, 1964 · 26 min
The Doctor and his friends must locate the real murderers and the fourth key before heading off for a final confrontation with the Voord
The Temple of Evil
May 23, 1964 · 24 min
The 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
The Warriors of Death
May 30, 1964 · 25 min
Barbara tries to change the course of history - and Ian fights for his life.
The Bride of Sacrifice
Jun 6, 1964 · 26 min
While 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.
The Day of Darkness
Jun 13, 1964 · 26 min
Tlotoxl'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 Ca
Strangers in Space
Jun 20, 1964 · 25 min
The 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 o
The Unwilling Warriors
Jun 27, 1964 · 25 min
The 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
Hidden Danger
Jul 11, 1964 · 25 min
The Doctor and his companions are escorted to the Sense-Sphere where they attempt to negotiate with the Sensorites for the release of the TARDIS.
A Race Against Death
Jul 18, 1964 · 25 min
With 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.
Kidnap
Jul 25, 1964 · 26 min
The City Administrator is determined to destroy the Doctor and his friends and his paranoia prevents the Doctor's cure from being distributed.
A Desperate Venture
Aug 1, 1964 · 25 min
While 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.
A Land of Fear
Aug 8, 1964 · 25 min
The 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
Guests of Madame Guillotine
Aug 15, 1964 · 25 min
Susan, Ian and Barbara are sentenced to be guillotined but an encounter with a dying English prisoner may offer Ian a chance of survival.
A Change of Identity
Aug 22, 1964 · 26 min
Susan 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.
The Tyrant of France
Aug 29, 1964 · 25 min
The Doctor is forced into a meeting with Robespierre while Barbara's attempts to find a physician for Susan result in them being betrayed.
A Bargain of Necessity
Sep 5, 1964 · 24 min
Ian finds himself held prisoner by the treacherous Leon while the Doctor attempts to engineer Susan and Barbara's escape.
Prisoners of Conciergerie
Sep 12, 1964 · 26 min
Ian 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.