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First Doctor
editThe first televised incarnation of The Doctor was portrayed by William Hartnell. During Hartnell's tenure, the Doctor visited a mixture of both stories set in the future and historical events that had no extraterrestrial influence, such as fifteenth century Mesoamerica. In his last story, The Tenth Planet, the First Doctor gradually grew weaker until collapsing and regenerating at the end of episode four.
Season 1 (1963-64)
editVerity Lambert was producer for the first season, and retained the position until "Mission to the Unknown". David Whitaker served as script editor until The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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001 | An Unearthly Child aka 100,000 BC aka The Tribe of Gum |
A | "An Unearthly Child" "The Cave of Skulls" "The Forest of Fear" "The Firemaker" |
Anthony Coburn (and C. E. Webber)[a] |
Waris Hussein | 23 November 30 November 1963 7 December 1963 14 December 1963 |
002 | The Daleks aka The Mutants aka The Dead Planet |
B | "The Dead Planet" "The Survivors" "The Escape" "The Ambush" "The Expedition" "The Ordeal" "The Rescue" |
Terry Nation | Richard Martin & Christopher Barry |
21 December 1963 28 December 1963 4 January 1964 11 January 1964 18 January 1964 25 January 1964 1 February 1964 |
003 | The Edge of Destruction aka Inside the Spaceship aka Beyond the Sun |
C | "The Edge of Destruction" "The Brink of Disaster" |
David Whitaker | Richard Martin & Frank Cox |
8 February 1964 15 February 1964 |
004 | Marco Polo aka A Journey Through Cathay (all episodes missing) |
D | "The Roof of the World" "The Singing Sands" "Five Hundred Eyes" "The Wall of Lies" "Rider from Shang-Tu" "Mighty Kublai Khan" "Assassin at Peking" |
John Lucarotti | Waris Hussein | 22 February 1964 29 February 1964 7 March 1964 14 March 1964 21 March 1964 28 March 1964 4 April 1964 |
005 | The Keys of Marinus aka The Sea of Death |
E | "The Sea of Death" "The Velvet Web" "The Screaming Jungle" "The Snows of Terror" "Sentence of Death" "The Keys of Marinus" |
Terry Nation | John Gorrie | 11 April 1964 18 April 1964 25 April 1964 2 May 1964 9 May 1964 16 May 1964 |
006 | The Aztecs | F | "The Temple of Evil" "The Warriors of Death" "The Bride of Sacrifice" "The Day of Darkness" |
John Lucarotti | John Crockett | 23 May 1964 30 May 1964 6 June 1964 13 June 1964 |
007 | The Sensorites | G | "Strangers in Space" "The Unwilling Warriors" "Hidden Danger" "A Race Against Death" "Kidnap" "A Desperate Venture" |
Peter R. Newman | Mervyn Pinfield & Frank Cox |
20 June 1964 27 June 1964 11 July 1964 18 July 1964 25 July 1964 1 August 1964 |
008 | The Reign of Terror aka The French Revolution (episodes 4 & 5 missing) |
H | "A Land of Fear" "Guests of Madame Guillotine" "A Change of Identity" "The Tyrant of France" "A Bargain of Necessity" "Prisoners of Conciergerie" |
Dennis Spooner | Henric Hirsch & John Gorrie |
8 August 1964 15 August 1964 22 August 1964 29 August 1964 5 September 1964 12 September 1964 |
Season 2 (1964-65)
editDennis Spooner replaced Whitaker as script editor after The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and edited the remainder of the season apart from The Time Meddler, which was edited by Donald Tosh.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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009 | Planet of Giants | J | "Planet of Giants" "Dangerous Journey" "Crisis" |
Louis Marks | Mervyn Pinfield & Douglas Camfield |
31 October 1964 7 November 1964 14 November 1964 |
010 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth aka World's End |
K | "World's End" "The Daleks" "Day of Reckoning" "The End of Tomorrow" "The Waking Ally" "Flashpoint" |
Terry Nation | Richard Martin | 21 November 1964 28 November 1964 5 December 1964 12 December 1964 19 December 1964 26 December 1964 |
011 | The Rescue | L | "The Powerful Enemy" "Desperate Measures" |
David Whitaker | Christopher Barry | 2 January 1965 9 January 1965 |
012 | The Romans | M | "The Slave Traders" "All Roads Lead to Rome" "Conspiracy" "Inferno" |
Dennis Spooner | Christopher Barry | 16 January 1965 23 January 1965 30 January 1965 6 February 1965 |
013 | The Web Planet aka The Zarbi |
N | "The Web Planet" "The Zarbi" "Escape to Danger" "Crater of Needles" "Invasion" "The Centre" |
Bill Strutton | Richard Martin | 13 February 1965 20 February 1965 27 February 1965 6 March 1965 13 March 1965 20 March 1965 |
014 | The Crusade aka The Lionheart aka The Crusaders (episodes 2 & 4 missing) |
P | "The Lion" "The Knight of Jaffa" "The Wheel of Fortune" "The Warlords" |
David Whitaker | Douglas Camfield | 27 March 1965 3 April 1965 10 April 1965 17 April 1965 |
015 | The Space Museum | Q | "The Space Museum" "The Dimensions of Time" "The Search" "The Final Phase" |
Glyn Jones | Mervyn Pinfield | 24 April 1965 1 May 1965 8 May 1965 15 May 1965 |
016 | The Chase | R | "The Executioners" "The Death of Time" "Flight Through Eternity" "Journey into Terror" "The Death of Doctor Who" "The Planet of Decision" |
Terry Nation | Richard Martin & Douglas Camfield |
22 May 1965 29 May 1965 5 June 1965 12 June 1965 19 June 1965 26 June 1965 |
017 | The Time Meddler | S | "The Watcher" "The Meddling Monk" "A Battle of Wits" "Checkmate" |
Dennis Spooner | Douglas Camfield | 3 July 1965 10 July 1965 17 July 1965 24 July 1965 |
Season 3 (1965-66)
editJohn Wiles replaced Lambert to produce The Myth Makers, who was himself replaced after The Ark by Innes Lloyd. Donald Tosh served as script editor until The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, during which he was replaced by Gerry Davis. Lloyd and Davis retained their roles until the end of the fourth season.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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018 | Galaxy 4 (all episodes missing) |
T | "Four Hundred Dawns" "Trap of Steel" "Airlock" "The Exploding Planet" |
William Emms | Derek Martinus & Mervyn Pinfield |
11 September 1965 18 September 1965 25 September 1965 2 October 1965 |
019 | "Mission to the Unknown" aka "Dalek Cutaway" (missing) |
T/A or DC | "Mission to the Unknown" | Terry Nation | Derek Martinus | 9 October 1965 |
020 | The Myth Makers (all episodes missing) |
U | "Temple of Secrets" "Small Prophet, Quick Return" "Death of a Spy" "Horse of Destruction" |
Donald Cotton | Michael Leeston-Smith | 16 October 1965 23 October 1965 30 October 1965 6 November 1965 |
021 | The Daleks' Master Plan (all episodes missing bar 2, 5 & 10) |
V | "The Nightmare Begins" "Day of Armageddon" "Devil's Planet" "The Traitors" "Counter Plot" "Coronas of the Sun" "The Feast of Steven" "Volcano" "Golden Death" "Escape Switch" "The Abandoned Planet" "Destruction of Time" |
Terry Nation and Dennis Spooner | Douglas Camfield | 13 November 1965 20 November 1965 27 November 1965 4 December 1965 11 December 1965 18 December 1965 25 December 1965 1 January 1966 8 January 1966 15 January 1966 22 January 1966 29 January 1966 |
022 | The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve aka The Massacre (all episodes missing) |
W | "War of God" "The Sea Beggar" "Priest of Death" "Bell of Doom" |
John Lucarotti & Donald Tosh |
Paddy Russell | 5 February1966 12 February 1966 19 February 1966 26 February 1966 |
023 | The Ark | X | "The Steel Sky" "The Plague" "The Return" "The Bomb" |
Paul Erickson & Lesley Scott |
Michael Imison | 5 March 1966 12 March 1966 19 March 1966 26 March 1966 |
024 | The Celestial Toymaker (episodes 1-3 missing) |
Y | "The Celestial Toyroom" "The Hall of Dolls" "The Dancing Floor" "The Final Test" |
Brian Hayles (and Donald Tosh) |
Bill Sellars | 2 April 1966 9 April 1966 16 April 1966 23 April 1966 |
025 | The Gunfighters | Z | "A Holiday for the Doctor" "Don't Shoot the Pianist" "Johnny Ringo" "The OK Corral" |
Donald Cotton | Rex Tucker | 30 April 1966 7 May 1966 14 May 1966 21 May 1966 |
026 | The Savages[b] (all episodes missing) |
AA | 4 episodes | Ian Stuart Black | Christopher Barry | 28 May - 18 June 1966 |
027 | The War Machines | BB | 4 episodes | Ian Stuart Black (and Kit Pedler) |
Michael Ferguson | 25 June - 16 July 1966 |
Season 4 (1966-67)
editNo | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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028 | The Smugglers (all episodes missing) |
CC | 4 episodes | Brian Hayles | Julia Smith | 10 September - 1 October 1966 |
029 | The Tenth Planet (episode 4 missing) |
DD | 4 episodes | Kit Pedler & Gerry Davis |
Derek Martinus | 8–29 October 1966 |
Second Doctor
editThe Second Doctor was portrayed by Patrick Troughton, whose serials were more action-oriented. He retained the role until the last episode of The War Games, when members of the Doctor's race, the Time Lords, put the Doctor on trial for breaking the laws of time.
Season 4 (1966-67) — continued
editNo | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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030 | The Power of the Daleks (all episodes missing) |
EE | 6 episodes | David Whitaker (and Dennis Spooner) |
Christopher Barry | 5 November - 10 December 1966 |
031 | The Highlanders (all episodes missing) |
FF | 4 episodes | Elwyn Jones & Gerry Davis |
Hugh David | 17 December 1966 – 7 January 1967 |
032 | The Underwater Menace (episodes 1, 2 & 4 missing) |
GG | 4 episodes | Geoffrey Orme | Julia Smith | 14 January – 4 February 1967 |
033 | The Moonbase (episodes 1 & 3 missing) |
HH | 4 episodes | Kit Pedler | Morris Barry | 11 February – 3 March 1967 |
034 | The Macra Terror (all episodes missing) |
JJ | 4 episodes | Ian Stuart Black | John Howard Davies | 11 March – 1 April 1967 |
035 | The Faceless Ones (episodes 2 & 4-6 missing) |
KK | 6 episodes | David Ellis & Malcolm Hulke |
Gerry Mill | 8 April - 13 May 1967 |
036 | The Evil of the Daleks (episodes 1 & 3-7 missing) |
LL | 7 episodes | David Whitaker | Derek Martinus | 20 May – 1 July 1967 |
Season 5 (1967-68)
editPeter Bryant replaced Lloyd as producer after The Enemy of the World and would produce every serial until The War Games. Victor Pemberton edited The Tomb of the Cybermen. Peter Bryant also edited the scripts between The Abominable Snowmen and The Enemy of the World, after which Derrick Sherwin replaced him.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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037 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | MM | 4 episodes | Kit Pedler & Gerry Davis |
Morris Barry | 2–23 September 1967 |
038 | The Abominable Snowmen (episodes 1 & 3-6 missing) |
NN | 6 episodes | Mervyn Haisman & Henry Lincoln |
Gerald Blake | 30 September – 4 November 1967 |
039 | The Ice Warriors (episodes 2 & 3 missing) |
OO | 6 episodes | Brian Hayles | Derek Martinus | 11 November – 16 December 1967 |
040 | The Enemy of the World (episodes 1, 2 & 4-6 missing) |
PP | 6 episodes | David Whitaker | Barry Letts | 23 December 1967 – 27 January 1968 |
041 | The Web of Fear (episodes 2-6 missing) |
6 episodes | Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln | Douglas Camfield | 3 February – 9 March 1968 | |
042 | Fury from the Deep (all episodes missing) |
RR | 6 episodes | Victor Pemberton | Hugh David | 16 March – 20 April 1968 |
043 | The Wheel in Space (episodes 1, 2, 4 & 5 missing) |
SS | 6 episodes | David Whitaker and Kit Pedler | Tristan de Vere Cole | 27 April – 1 June 1968 |
Season 6 (1968-69)
editBryant and Sherwin retained their roles as producer and script editor respectively during the season, with the exception of The War Games, which was produced by Sherwin and edited by Terrance Dicks, who had also edited The Invasion earlier in the season.
No | Title | Code | Episodes | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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044 | The Dominators | TT | 5 episodes | Norman Ashby (a.k.a. Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln) | Morris Barry | 10 August – 7 September 1968 |
045 | The Mind Robber | UU | 5 episodes | Peter Ling (and Derrick Sherwin) | David Maloney | 14 September – 12 October 1968 |
046 | The Invasion (episodes 1 & 4 missing) |
VV | 8 episodes | Derrick Sherwin and Kit Pedler | Douglas Camfield | 2 November – 21 December 1968 |
047 | The Krotons | WW | 4 episodes | Robert Holmes | David Maloney | 28 December 1968 – 18 January 1969 |
048 | The Seeds of Death | XX | 6 episodes | Brian Hayles (and Terrance Dicks) | Michael Ferguson | 25 January – 1 March 1969 |
049 | The Space Pirates; (episodes 1 & 3-6 missing) |
YY | 6 episodes | Robert Holmes | Michael Hart | 8 March 12 April 1969 |
050 | The War Games | ZZ | 10 episodes | Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks | David Maloney | 19 April – 21 June 1969 |