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The First Doctor: William Hartnell. Journey back to the eerie black-and-white beginnings of a legend, as William Hartnell’s stern, mysterious Doctor encounters Daleks and Cybermen for the very first time.
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  1. S1 E1 - An Unearthly Child: An Unearthly Child
    November 22, 1963
    23min
    TV-G
    School 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.
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  2. S1 E2 - An Unearthly Child: The Cave of Skulls
    November 29, 1963
    25min
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    With 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.
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  3. S1 E3 - An Unearthly Child: The Forest of Fear
    December 6, 1963
    24min
    TV-G
    The 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.
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  4. S1 E4 - An Unearthly Child: The Firemaker
    December 13, 1963
    24min
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    Kal 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.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Daleks: The Dead Planet
    December 20, 1963
    24min
    TV-G
    The 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.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Daleks: The Survivors
    December 27, 1963
    24min
    TV-G
    Looking 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!
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  7. S1 E7 - The Daleks: The Escape
    January 3, 1964
    25min
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    Fearful 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.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Daleks: The Ambush
    January 10, 1964
    24min
    TV-G
    Pretending 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.
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  9. S1 E9 - The Daleks: The Expedition
    January 17, 1964
    24min
    TV-G
    Ian 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.
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  10. S1 E10 - The Daleks: The Ordeal
    January 24, 1964
    26min
    TV-G
    The 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.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Daleks: The Rescue
    January 31, 1964
    22min
    TV-G
    The 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.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Edge of Destruction: The Edge of Destruction
    February 7, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    The TARDIS is suspended in space and the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan are confused and frightened by a series of inexplicable events.
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  13. S1 E13 - The Edge of Destruction: The Brink of Disaster
    February 14, 1964
    22min
    7+
    As the power of the TARDIS threatens to escape and destroy the ship, the travellers become increasingly paranoid and hostile towards each other.
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  14. S1 E21 - The Keys of Marinus: The Sea of Death
    April 10, 1964
    23min
    TV-G
    The 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.
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  15. S1 E22 - The Keys of Marinus: The Velvet Web
    April 17, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    In 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.
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  16. S1 E23 - The Keys of Marinus: The Screaming Jungle
    April 24, 1964
    24min
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    Ian 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.
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  17. S1 E24 - The Keys of Marinus: The Snows of Terror
    May 1, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    In 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.
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  18. S1 E25 - The Keys of Marinus: Sentence of Death
    May 8, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    Arriving 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.
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  19. S1 E26 - The Keys of Marinus: The Keys of Marinus
    May 15, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    The 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.
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  20. S1 E27 - The Aztecs: The Temple of Evil
    May 22, 1964
    24min
    TV-G
    The TARDIS lands inside an Aztec temple in 15th Century Mexico and become cut off from the ship when they leave the temple to explore.
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  21. S1 E28 - The Aztecs: The Warriors of Death
    May 29, 1964
    24min
    TV-G
    The 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.
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  22. S1 E29 - The Aztecs: The Bride of Sacrifice
    June 5, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    The 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.
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  23. S1 E30 - The Aztecs: The Day of Darkness
    June 12, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    Tlotoxl 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.
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  24. S1 E31 - The Sensorites: Strangers in Space
    June 19, 1964
    25min
    7+
    The 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.
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  25. S1 E32 - The Sensorites: The Unwilling Warriors
    June 26, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    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.
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  26. S1 E33 - The Sensorites: Hidden Danger
    July 10, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    The Sensorites take the Doctor, Susan, Ian and members of the spaceship crew down to the surface of the Sense-Sphere. There the Doctor learns about a previous Earth expedition...
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  27. S1 E34 - The Sensorites: A Race Against Death
    July 17, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    On the Sense-Sphere, Ian has succumbed to the deadly illness that is spreading through the Sensorite city. Desperate to save his companion's life, the Doctor searches for a cure.
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  28. S1 E35 - The Sensorites: Kidnap
    July 24, 1964
    26min
    TV-G
    As Ian's condition worsens, the Doctor still searces for a cure to the mysterious illness. However, the Doctor's efforts are undermined by the Sensorite City Administrator.
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  29. S1 E36 - The Sensorites: A Desperate Venture
    July 31, 1964
    25min
    TV-G
    Having found a cure to the illness, the Doctor discovers that it is in fact deadly nightshade poisoning which has been introduced into the city water supply.
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Directors
Waris HusseinChristopher Barry
Producers
Verity Lambert
Starring
William HartnellWilliam RussellJacqueline Hill
Studio
BritBox
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