Classic Doctor Who
BAFTA TV AWARDS® 1X nominee in 1978
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Episodes
S1 E1 - An Unearthly Child: An Unearthly Child
September 6, 198523minSchool teachers Ian and Barbara follow their student, Susan Foreman, back to her home which is just an old junk yard. There they meet an old man and suspect him of abducting Susan.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E2 - An Unearthly Child: The Cave of Skulls
November 29, 196325minWith 1963 London left behind, the teachers are amazed to find themselves on prehistoric Earth and are taken captive by a tribe of cavemen who are searching for the secret of fire.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E3 - An Unearthly Child: The Forest of Fear
December 6, 196324minThe time travellers manage to escape the tribe but their path to the TARDIS through the forest holds dangers of its own. Meanwhile, Kal attempts to take advantage of events.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E4 - An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker
December 13, 196324minKal has been banished from the tribe and Ian is making fire for Za in the hope that he will be grateful and will allow them to return to the TARDIS.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E5 - The Daleks: The Dead Planet
December 20, 196324minThe travellers venture out on to the surface of a new world. Everything is dead but beyond a petrified jungle they see a huge metal city which the Doctor is determined to explore.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E6 - The Daleks: The Survivors
December 27, 196324minLooking for Barbara, the Doctor, Ian and Susan discover that they have exposed to lethal doses of radiation. The travellers are confronted by the city's inhabitants: the Daleks!Free trial of BritBoxS1 E7 - The Daleks: The Escape
January 3, 196425minFearful of a Thal attack, the Daleks force Susan to trick the Thals. Realising that the Daleks are planning an ambush, the four travellers try to escape and warn the Thals.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E8 - The Daleks: The Ambush
January 10, 196424minPretending to be a Dalek, Ian finds that that he is trapped inside the casing. The Doctor, Susan and Barbara have no choice but to abandon Ian as the real Daleks arrive and attack.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E9 - The Daleks: The Expedition
January 17, 196424minIan and Barbara join a Thal expedition that will penetrate the Dalek city from the unguarded mountains behind it. Their journey is a dangerous one and not all will survive.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E10 - The Daleks: The Ordeal
January 24, 196426minThe Doctor and Susan are once again taken prisoner by the Daleks. In the mountains, Ian, Barbara and the Thals must negotiate a vast chasm to reach the city.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E11 - The Daleks: The Rescue
January 31, 196422minThe Thals and the time travellers attack the Daleks from all sides as the Daleks start the countdown to release deadly doses of radiation into the atmosphere.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E12 - The Edge of Destruction: The Edge of Destruction
February 7, 196425minThe TARDIS is suspended in space and the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan are confused and frightened by a series of inexplicable events.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E13 - The Edge of Destruction: The Brink of Disaster
February 14, 196422minAs the power of the TARDIS threatens to escape and destroy the ship, the travellers become increasingly paranoid and hostile towards each other.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E21 - The Keys of Marinus: The Sea of Death
April 10, 196423minThe TARDIS lands on a remote island, surrounded by a sea of acid. They meet Arbitan, keeper of the Conscience of Marinus who forces the travellers to go in search of five keys.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E22 - The Keys of Marinus: The Velvet Web
April 17, 196425minIn the city of Morphoton, the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan are welcomed as honoured guests and given anything they want. But Barbara soon discovers that paradise is an illusion.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E23 - The Keys of Marinus: The Screaming Jungle
April 24, 196424minIan and Barbara find a temple in the middle of a hostile jungle. Inside is the ailing Darrius, keeper of one of the keys. As Darrius dies he gives Ian a clue to find the key.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E24 - The Keys of Marinus: The Snows of Terror
May 1, 196425minIn a snowy wasteland, Vasor, an unscrupulous trapper, imprisons the travellers in a frozen cavern inside a mountain. There they find one of the keys frozen in a block of ice.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E25 - The Keys of Marinus: Sentence of Death
May 8, 196425minArriving in the city of Millennius, Ian is put on trial for murder. The Doctor takes on the role of defence counsel and must prove Ian's innocence or he will be executed.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E26 - The Keys of Marinus: The Keys of Marinus
May 15, 196425minThe Doctor solves the murder mystery and finds the final missing key. With Ian now free, the travellers return to the island only to discover that Arbitan has been murdered.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E27 - The Aztecs: The Temple of Evil
May 22, 196424minThe TARDIS lands inside an Aztec temple in 15th Century Mexico and become cut off from the ship when they leave the temple to explore.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E28 - The Aztecs: The Warriors of Death
May 29, 196424minThe High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl begins to doubt Barbara's claim to be the reincarnation of Yetaxa and plots to undermine her position and eliminate her friends.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E29 - The Aztecs: The Bride of Sacrifice
June 5, 196425minThe Doctor and Ian attempt to find a way back the TARDIS. Barbara attempts to distract Tlotoxl but the High Priest of Sacrifice already has plans for Susan.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E30 - The Aztecs: The Day of Darkness
June 12, 196425minTlotoxl is preparing to make his move and have Barbara, the Doctor, Ian and Susan killed. Ian prepares for a fight to the death with the warrior, Ixta.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E31 - The Sensorites: Strangers in Space
June 19, 196425minThe TARDIS lands inside a spaceship orbiting the planet Sense-Sphere. The ship's crew are apparently dead but surprise the travellers when they abruptly return to life.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E32 - The Sensorites: The Unwilling Warriors
June 26, 196425minThe 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.Free trial of BritBox
Extras
Bonus
An Unearthly Child Pilot
William Hartnell stars as the time travelling Doctor in this previously unaired pilot.
William Hartnell stars as the time travelling Doctor in this previously unaired pilot.
William Hartnell stars as the time travelling Doctor in this previously unaired pilot.
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