List of Doctor Who serials

This is a list of Doctor Who television serials. Each serial up to 1989's Survival was a multi-episode story; the characters in brackets after the serial titles indicates the code used by the production team to designate the serial (where applicable) and are followed by the number of episodes in the serial. Unless otherwise noted, episodes were 25 minutes long.

William Hartnell

(In the first two seasons and most of the third season, each episode of a serial had an individual title; no serial had an overall onscreen title until The Savages. The earlier stories did have overall titles though they were not used onscreen, and much confusion has existed over the years, with many sources using different titles due to early fandom and reference works being unable to initially access the production files.)

Related Topics:
Individual title - The Savages

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See: Doctor Who story title controversy

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Season 1 (1963-64)

(During the early seasons of the programme, most serials were linked together, usually one leading directly into the next, although there are some breaks such as between the second season finale The Time Meddler and the third season premiere, Galaxy 4.)

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Individual episode titles

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:*001 - 100,000 BC (A) (4 episodes; Anthony Coburn and C. E. Webber) Also known as An Unearthly Child, The Tribe of Gum and The Cavemen

Related Topics:
100,000 BC - Anthony Coburn - C. E. Webber

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:*002 - The Daleks (B) (7 episodes; Terry Nation) Also known as The Mutants and The Dead Planet

Related Topics:
The Daleks - Terry Nation

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:*003 - Inside the Spaceship (C) (2 episodes; David Whitaker) Also known as The Edge of Destruction and Beyond the Sun

Related Topics:
Inside the Spaceship - David Whitaker

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:*004 - Marco Polo (D) (7 episodes; John Lucarotti).

Related Topics:
Marco Polo - John Lucarotti

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:*005 - The Keys of Marinus (E) (6 episodes; Terry Nation)

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:*006 - The Aztecs (F) (4 episodes; John Lucarotti)

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:*007 - The Sensorites (G) (6 episodes; Peter R. Newman)

Related Topics:
The Sensorites - Peter R. Newman

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:*008 - The Reign of Terror (H) (6 episodes; Dennis Spooner) Also known as The French Revolution

Related Topics:
The Reign of Terror - Dennis Spooner

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Season 2 (1964-65)

Individual episode titles

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:*009 - Planet of Giants (J) (3 episodes; Louis Marks)

Related Topics:
Planet of Giants - Louis Marks

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:*010 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth (K) (6 episodes; Terry Nation) Also known as World's End

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:*011 - The Rescue (L) (2 episodes; David Whitaker)

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:*012 - The Romans (M) (4 episodes; Dennis Spooner)

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:*013 - The Web Planet (N) (6 episodes; Bill Strutton) Also known as The Zarbi

Related Topics:
The Web Planet - Bill Strutton

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:*014 - The Crusade (P) (4 episodes; David Whitaker) Also known as The Lionheart (multiple spellings) and The Crusaders

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:*015 - The Space Museum (Q) (4 episodes; Glyn Jones)

Related Topics:
The Space Museum - Glyn Jones

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:*016 - The Chase (R) (6 episodes; Terry Nation)

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:*017 - The Time Meddler (S) (4 episodes; Dennis Spooner)

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Season 3 (1965-66)

Individual episode titles

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:*018 - Galaxy 4 (T) (4 episodes; William Emms)

Related Topics:
Galaxy 4 - William Emms

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:*019 - Mission to the Unknown (T/A or DC) (1 episode; Terry Nation) Also known as Dalek Cutaway, this is the only story in which none of the regular cast appear

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:*020 - The Myth Makers (U) (4 episodes; Donald Cotton)

Related Topics:
The Myth Makers - Donald Cotton

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:*021 - The Daleks' Master Plan (V) (12 episodes; Terry Nation and Dennis Spooner)

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:*022 - The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (W) (4 episodes; John Lucarotti and Donald Tosh) Also known as The Massacre

Related Topics:
The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve - Donald Tosh

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:*023 - The Ark (X) (4 episodes; Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott)

Related Topics:
The Ark - Paul Erickson - Lesley Scott

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:*024 - The Celestial Toymaker (Y) (4 episodes; Brian Hayles and Donald Tosh)

Related Topics:
The Celestial Toymaker - Brian Hayles

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:*025 - The Gunfighters (Z) (4 episodes; Donald Cotton)

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(From this point onwards the stories had overall onscreen titles.)

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:*026 - The Savages (AA) (4 episodes; Ian Stuart Black)

Related Topics:
The Savages - Ian Stuart Black

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:*027 - The War Machines (BB) (4 episodes; Ian Stuart Black and Kit Pedler)

Related Topics:
The War Machines - Kit Pedler

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Season 4 (1966-67)

:*028 - The Smugglers (CC) (4 episodes; Brian Hayles)

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:*029 - The Tenth Planet (DD) (4 episodes; Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis)

Related Topics:
The Tenth Planet - Gerry Davis

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