Doctor Who/Season One

Season One
Doctor Who
Season Premiere	November 23, 1963
Season Finale	September 12, 1964
Episode Count	42
Notable Episodes	An Unearthly Child
Previous N/A	Next Season Two

Season One of Doctor Who premiered on November 23, 1963.

Regular cast

• William Hartnell as The Doctor.
• William Russel as Ian Chesterton.
• Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright.
• Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman.

Supporting cast

N/A

Overview

Season One introduces us to the enigmatic time traveller, known only as the Doctor, and his granddaughter, Susan. When we first meet them, the Doctor has tried to settle down in one place (1963 London), to give Susan a stable environment and allow her to attend school.

When two of her teachers discover their true nature, he whisks them off on a grand adventure through space and time. They never know where (or when) they will end up next, because although the Doctor knows a great deal about the TARDIS and its inner workings, he is not able to guide it particularly well.

Over time, Susan's teachers (Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright) come to like the Doctor and the harrowing adventures they share. It is one of those unexpected and harrowing adventures which introduces us to the Daleks -- creatures who are destined to become the Doctor's enemy across all of space and time.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
1: An Unearthly Child
1	1	An Unearthly Child (1)			November 23, 1963
2	2	The Cave of Skulls (2)			November 30, 1963
3	3	The Forest of Fear (3)			December 7, 1963
4	4	The Firemaker (4)			December 14, 1963
2: The Daleks
5	5	The Dead Planet (1)			December 21, 1963
6	6	The Survivors (2)			December 28, 1963
7	7	The Escape (3)			January 4, 1964
8	8	The Ambush (4)			January 11, 1964
9	9	The Expedition (5)			January 18, 1964
10	10	The Ordeal (6)			January 25, 1964
11	11	The Rescue (7)			February 1, 1964
3: The Edge of Destruction
12	12	The Edge of Destruction (1)			February 8, 1964
13	13	The Brink of Disaster (2)			February 15, 1964
4: Marco Polo
14	14	The Roof of the World (1)			February 22, 1964
15	15	The Singing Sands (2)			February 29, 1964
16	16	Five Hundred Eyes (3)			March 7, 1964
17	17	The Wall of Lies (4)			March 14, 1964
18	18	Rider From Shang-Tu (5)			March 21, 1964
19	19	Mighty Kublai Khan (6)			March 28, 1964
20	20	Assassin at Peking (7)			April 4, 1964
5: The Keys of Marinus
21	21	The Sea of Death (1)			April 11, 1964
22	22	The Velvet Web (2)			April 18, 1964
23	23	The Screaming Jungle (3)			April 25, 1964
24	24	The Snows of Terror (4)			May 2, 1964
25	25	Sentence of Death (5)			May 9, 1964
26	26	The Keys of Marinus (6)			May 16, 1964
6: The Aztecs
27	27	The Temple of Evil (1)			May 23, 1964
28	28	The Warriors of Death (2)			May 30, 1964
29	29	The Bride of Sacrifice (3)			June 6, 1964
30	30	The Day of Darkness (4)			June 13, 1964
7: The Sensorites
31	31	Strangers in Space (1)			June 20, 1964
32	32	The Unwilling Warriors (2)			June 27, 1964
33	33	Hidden Danger (3)			July 11, 1964
34	34	A Race Against Death (4)			July 18, 1964
35	35	Kidnap (5)			July 25, 1964
36	36	A Desperate Venture (6)			August 1, 1964
8: The Reign of Terror
37	37	A Land of Fear (1)			August 8, 1964
38	38	Guests of Madame Guillotine (2)			August 15, 1964
39	39	A Change of Identity (3)			August 22, 1964
40	40	The Tyrant of France (4)			August 29, 1964
41	41	A Bargain of Necessity (5)			September 5, 1964
42	42	Prisoners of Conciergerie (6)			September 12, 1964