Classic Doctor Who

197526 seriesEntertainment / Sci-Fi
Available on
BBC One

`Doctor Who' is a classic science-fiction programme with a cult following. The Doctor is called a `Time Lord', a time-travelling scientist from a far off planet, who travels through time and space in a shop known by the acronym TARDIS. A TARDIS is a machine that is larger on the inside than the outside and is supposed to change its appearance based on its surroundings. The Doctor is also able to evolve his biology, so he appears as many different people throughout the series. The Doctor loves Earth, so he makes many trips here to save the planet, or to enlist earthlings to help him with tasks in the galaxy.

The Daleks: The Dead Planet: Episode Image
Episode 5The Daleks: The Dead Planet

The travellers explore a new world. Everything seems to be dead, but is it really?

The Daleks: The Survivors: Episode Image
Episode 6The Daleks: The Survivors

Looking for Barbara, the travellers realise they have been exposed to radiation poisoning.

The Daleks: The Escape: Episode Image
Episode 7The Daleks: The Escape

Fearful of a Thal attack, the Daleks force Susan to trick the Thals.

The Daleks: The Ambush: Episode Image
Episode 8The Daleks: The Ambush

Pretending to be a Dalek, Ian finds that that he is trapped inside the casing.

The Daleks: The Expedition: Episode Image
Episode 9The Daleks: The Expedition

Ian and Barbara join a Thal force that will penetrate the Dalek city from the rear.

The Daleks: The Ordeal: Episode Image
Episode 10The Daleks: The Ordeal

The Doctor and Susan are once again taken prisoner by the Daleks.

The Daleks: The Rescue: Episode Image
Episode 11The Daleks: The Rescue

The Thals and the TARDIS crew attack the Daleks from all sides, but the Daleks fight back.

The Edge of Destruction: The Edge of Destruction: Episode Image
Episode 12The Edge of Destruction: The Edge of Destruction

The TARDIS is suspended in space and the Doctor is confused by his Ship's readings.

The Edge of Destruction: The Brink of Disaster: Episode Image
Episode 13The Edge of Destruction: The Brink of Disaster

As the TARDIS's power threatens to escape and destroy the Ship, the crew fight each other.

The Keys of Marinus: The Sea of Death: Episode Image
Episode 21The Keys of Marinus: The Sea of Death

The TARDIS lands on a remote island, surrounded by a sea of acid and are set a task.

The Keys of Marinus: The Velvet Web: Episode Image
Episode 22The Keys of Marinus: The Velvet Web

In the city of Morphoton, the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan are welcomed as guests.

The Keys of Marinus: The Screaming Jungle: Episode Image
Episode 23The Keys of Marinus: The Screaming Jungle

Ian and Barbara find a temple in the middle of a hostile jungle.

The Keys of Marinus: The Snows of Terror: Episode Image
Episode 24The Keys of Marinus: The Snows of Terror

In a snowy wasteland, Vasor, an unscrupulous trapper, imprisons the travellers.

The Keys of Marinus: Sentence of Death: Episode Image
Episode 25The Keys of Marinus: Sentence of Death

Arriving in Millennius, Ian is put on trial for murder. The Doctor takes his case.

The Keys of Marinus: The Keys of Marinus: Episode Image
Episode 26The Keys of Marinus: The Keys of Marinus

The Doctor solves the murder mystery and finds the final missing key.

The Aztecs: The Temple of Evil: Episode Image
Episode 27The Aztecs: The Temple of Evil

The TARDIS lands inside an Aztec temple in 15th Century Mexico and becomes sealed off.

The Aztecs: The Warriors of Death: Episode Image
Episode 28The Aztecs: The Warriors of Death

The High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl, begins to doubt Barbara's claim to be Yetaxa.

The Aztecs: The Bride of Sacrifice: Episode Image
Episode 29The Aztecs: The Bride of Sacrifice

The Doctor and Ian try to find a way back the TARDIS. Barbara attempts to distract Tlotoxl.

The Aztecs: The Day of Darkness: Episode Image
Episode 30The Aztecs: The Day of Darkness

Tlotoxl prepares to make his move and have Barbara, the Doctor, Ian and Susan sacrificed.

The Sensorites: Strangers in Space: Episode Image
Episode 31The Sensorites: Strangers in Space

The TARDIS lands inside a spaceship orbiting the planet Sense-Sphere.

The Sensorites: The Unwilling Warriors: Episode Image
Episode 32The Sensorites: The Unwilling Warriors

The Doctor and his companions are on board an Earth ship trapped with the Sensorites.

The Sensorites: Hidden Danger: Episode Image
Episode 33The Sensorites: Hidden Danger

The Sensorites take the Doctor and members of the spaceship crew down to their planet.

The Sensorites: A Race Against Death: Episode Image
Episode 34The Sensorites: A Race Against Death

On the Sense-Sphere, Ian has succumbed to the deadly illness that is spreading everywhere.

The Sensorites: Kidnap: Episode Image
Episode 35The Sensorites: Kidnap

As Ian's condition worsens, the Doctor is still searching fruitlessly for a cure.

The Sensorites: A Desperate Venture: Episode Image
Episode 36The Sensorites: A Desperate Venture

The Doctor sees the poisoning was caused by deadly nightshade and finds a cure.

The Reign of Terror: A Land of Fear: Episode Image
Episode 37The Reign of Terror: A Land of Fear

Attempting to return Ian and Barbara home, the TARDIS lands in 18th century France.

The Reign of Terror: Guests of Madame Guillotine: Episode Image
Episode 38The Reign of Terror: Guests of Madame Guillotine

The Reign of Terror: Guests of Madame Guillotine. In Paris, Ian, Barbara and Susan are sentenced to death by guillotine.

The Reign of Terror: A Change of Identity: Episode Image
Episode 39The Reign of Terror: A Change of Identity

Barbara and Susan are saved from the guillotine by two royalists, Jules and Jean, but why?

The Reign of Terror: The Tyrant of France: Episode Image
Episode 40The Reign of Terror: The Tyrant of France

The Reign of Terror: The Tyrant of France (Animated). Susan is now very ill and in desperate need of medical help. Leon finds a doctor.

The Reign of Terror: A Bargain of Necessity: Episode Image
Episode 41The Reign of Terror: A Bargain of Necessity

The Reign of Terror: A Bargain of Necessity (Animated). The Doctor is reunited with Barbara at the prison and arranges for her to escape.

The Reign of Terror: Prisoners of Conciergerie: Episode Image
Episode 42The Reign of Terror: Prisoners of Conciergerie

The Doctor leads Lemaitre to the royalist house where Lemaitre reveals that he is Stirling.

How to watch Classic Doctor Who