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Doctor WhoSeason 2

Milestones this season included not one but two encore appearances by the Daleks; the departure of the original three companions, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton; and the first appearance of someone else from the Doctor and Susan's home planet, and the first Time Lord enemy to appear.

Episodes

  • E01 Planet of Giants

    7.0

    Oct 31, 1964 · 23m

    An accident in flight leads to the TARDIS and the travellers being miniaturised. Now only an inch high, the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan explore an English country garden.

  • E02 Dangerous Journey

    6.6

    Nov 7, 1964 · 24m

    Ian and Barbara are accidentally taken into Smithers' laboratory and, while the Doctor and Susan face a hazardous journey to reach them, they witness the deadly effects of DN6 first hand.

  • E03 Crisis

    6.4

    Nov 14, 1964 · 27m

    The Doctor and his friends face a race against time to expose Forrester's plans and return to normal size before Barbara succumbs to the effects of DN6.

  • E04 World's End

    7.4

    Nov 21, 1964 · 24m

    The TARDIS lands in a ruined and empty London in the 22nd Century. Robomen patrol the shattered streets. The Doctor is eager to discover the cause of the city's plight.

  • E05 The Daleks

    7.4

    Nov 28, 1964 · 24m

    The Doctor and Ian are taken to the Dalek saucer while Susan and Barbara join the rebels in planning an attack.

  • E06 Day of Reckoning

    7.3

    Dec 5, 1964 · 27m

    The Doctor manages to escape from the Dalek saucer and meet up with Susan and David but Ian is left trapped onboard. Meanwhile, Barbara and her new friends face a dangerous journey across London.

  • E07 The End of Tomorrow

    7.0

    Dec 12, 1964 · 23m

    While Susan and David try to find a way out of London, Ian and Larry infiltrate the Dalek mine workings.

  • E08 The Waking Ally

    6.9

    Dec 19, 1964 · 25m

    The Doctor's party investigate the Daleks' central control in Bedfordshire while Barbara and Jenny's attempt to reach it are derailed when they are betrayed.

  • E09 Flashpoint

    7.6

    Dec 26, 1964 · 26m

    The Daleks' plan to transform Earth into a giant spaceship and wipe out its inhabitants is nearing completion and the Doctor and his friends face a race against time to prevent them from destroying the planet's core.

  • E10 The Powerful Enemy

    6.6

    Jan 2, 1965 · 25m

    On the planet Dido, the monstrous Koquillion terrorizes Bennett and Vicki, the only survivors of a crashed spaceship. When the TARDIS lands, the Doctor, Ian, and Barbara team up with Vicki to discover what Koquillion is hiding.

  • E11 Desperate Measures

    6.5

    Jan 9, 1965 · 25m

    The Doctor and Ian reach the crashed spaceship and meet up with Barbara and Vicki, where the Doctor uncovers the truth about Koquillion.

  • E12 The Slave Traders

    6.8

    Jan 16, 1965 · 24m

    After relaxing at a Roman villa the Doctor is mistaken for a murdered lyre player and targeted by an assassin. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are captured by slave traders.

  • E13 All Roads Lead to Rome

    6.6

    Jan 23, 1965 · 23m

    Barbara is sold as a slave and Ian is to be trained as a gladiator. The Doctor and Vicki arrive at the Emperor's court with the Doctor still masquerading as Maximus Pettulian.

  • E14 Conspiracy

    6.8

    Jan 30, 1965 · 26m

    Poppaea plans to poison Barbara who has become the object of Nero's affections. The Doctor is to be thrown to the lions and Ian and Delos are set against each other in the arena.

  • E15 Inferno

    7.1

    Feb 6, 1965 · 23m

    Inspired by the Doctor, Nero sets Rome ablaze. Ian must fight his way out of the arena and rescue Barbara. The Doctor and Vicki hurry to flee the city and escape to the TARDIS.

  • E16 The Web Planet

    5.3

    Feb 13, 1965 · 24m

    The TARDIS is drawn by a mysterious force and lands on the alien planet Vortis. There the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves caught up in a war between an evil force known as "The Animus", its ant-like Zarbi allies, and the butterfly-like Menoptra race and their allies the subterranean Optera.

  • E17 The Zarbi

    5.0

    Feb 20, 1965 · 23m

    The Doctor, Ian and Vicki are captured by the Zarbi while Barbara meets up with the butterfly-like Menoptera who are trying to reclaim the planet.

  • E18 Escape to Danger

    4.8

    Feb 27, 1965 · 23m

    The Doctor is forced to co-operate with the Animus but Ian uses the opportunity to make an escape attempt.

  • E19 Crater of Needles

    4.8

    Mar 6, 1965 · 26m

    Ian and Vrestin are captured by the subterranean Optera while Barbara and her Menoptera allies attempt to escape from the slave camp.

  • E20 Invasion

    4.9

    Mar 13, 1965 · 26m

    Barbara and the surviving Menoptera take refuge in the Temple of Light while the Doctor and Vicki attempt to escape by taking control of a Zarbi.

  • E21 The Centre

    4.6

    Mar 20, 1965 · 24m

    The Doctor and Vicki are taken before the Animus but the isoptope is left behind in the laboratory.The only hope of victory lies with Barbara and her Menoptera allies.

  • E22 The Lion

    6.6

    Mar 27, 1965 · 25m

    The TARDIS lands in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade and the crew help save Richard the Lionheart from an ambush, but Barbara is captured and brought before Saladin.

  • E23 The Knight of Jaffa

    5.7

    Apr 3, 1965 · 25m

    While the Doctor, Ian, and Vicki are drawn into the intrigues of King Richard's court, Barbara has to cope with an impatient Saladin and the vengeful El Akir.

  • E24 The Wheel of Fortune

    6.4

    Apr 10, 1965 · 25m

    Barbara allies herself with a man whose wife and son were murdered by El Akir as the Doctor and Vicki are caught up in Richard's plan to offer his sister's hand in marriage to Saladin's brother.

  • E25 The Warlords

    6.0

    Apr 17, 1965 · 25m

    Ian sets out with a reluctant accomplice to rescue Barbara from El Akir's palace as the Doctor and Vicki try to evade the suspicions of the Earl of Leicester.

  • E26 The Space Museum

    6.6

    Apr 24, 1965 · 24m

    The TARDIS arrives on a planet that has been turned into a space museum but the Doctor and his friends are puzzled when they find themselves out of phase with their surroundings.

  • E27 The Dimensions of Time

    6.7

    May 1, 1965 · 22m

    Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves.

  • E28 The Search

    6.3

    May 8, 1965 · 24m

    With the Doctor missing, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves in danger from the Moroks while the Xerons also try to make contact with them.

  • E29 The Final Phase

    6.0

    May 15, 1965 · 22m

    While Ian tries to force Lobos to release the Doctor from the museum, Vicki joins the Xerons in trying to gain the weapons needed to start a revolution against the occupiers.

  • E30 The Executioners

    7.0

    May 22, 1965 · 25m

    The Daleks pursue The Doctor through time and space, with the intentions of exterminating him. Places they land include the Mary Celeste, a haunted house and the empire state building.

  • E31 The Death of Time

    6.4

    May 29, 1965 · 24m

    While Ian and Vicki are threatened by a Mire Beast, the Doctor and Barbara meet up with the Aridians...who are then ordered to hand them over to the Daleks.

  • E32 Flight Through Eternity

    6.3

    Jun 5, 1965 · 25m

    The TARDIS crew's attempts to escape from the Daleks take them to the top of the Empire State Building and a 19th century sailing ship.

  • E33 Journey into Terror

    6.0

    Jun 12, 1965 · 24m

    The TARDIS lands in a haunted house where the Doctor and his friends are confronted by Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster...and then the Daleks appear.

  • E34 The Death of Doctor Who

    6.2

    Jun 19, 1965 · 24m

    With Vicki trapped on board the Dalek time machine, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara decide to make their stand on the planet Mechanus.

  • E35 The Planet of Decision

    6.5

    Jun 26, 1965 · 26m

    The Doctor and his friends are taken into the Mechanoid City but their troubles are far from over...especially when the Daleks launch an attack.

  • E36 The Watcher

    7.1

    Jul 3, 1965 · 24m

    The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven Taylor, go to 1066 England, but something doesn't seem right including modern inventions like a Gramaphone and electricity. Could there be another Time Lord?

  • E37 The Meddling Monk

    6.7

    Jul 10, 1965 · 25m

    The Doctor is being held prisoner by the Monk and Steven and Vicki's search for him brings them to the Saxon village.But a greater danger threatens when a Viking raiding party arrives.

  • E38 A Battle of Wits

    7.1

    Jul 17, 1965 · 24m

    The Doctor manages to escape from his cell and get the upper hand on the Monk but his plans are derailed when Sven and Ulf arrive at the monastery.

  • E39 Checkmate

    7.7

    Jul 24, 1965 · 24m

    The Doctor finally discovers what the Monk is up to and must move fast to prevent his opponent from altering the course of history.

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