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8.1/10 (2312 votes)
#1

An Unearthly Child

S1:E1

After discussing a strange pupil, Susan Foreman, teachers Ian and Barbara follow her to a junkyard. They meet her grandfather, the Doctor, and force their way inside a police box with frightening results.

7.6/10 (1573 votes)
#2

The Dead Planet

S1:E5

Time Unknown, Planet Unknown. The TARDIS lands in an eerie petrified forest overlooking a magnificent steel city. The Doctor wants to explore the city – but what is waiting there?

7.6/10 (1385 votes)
#3

The Survivors

S1:E6

The dead planet is not uninhabited after all. The Doctor is about to meet what will become his greatest enemies. And he and his crew are dying of radiation sickness.

7.6/10 (1344 votes)
#4

The Escape

S1:E7

Imprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.

7.5/10 (1306 votes)
#5

The Ambush

S1:E8

The time travellers work desperately to both escape the Dalek city and prevent a bloody massacre.

7.5/10 (1245 votes)
#6

The Rescue

S1:E11

Time is running out as the Doctor and his companions try to defeat the Daleks before they wipe out all life on Skaro.

7.2/10 (1267 votes)
#7

The Expedition

S1:E9

The time travellers have escaped from the Daleks, but left a vital piece of the TARDIS behind. Getting it back will mean pushing the Thals to mount a dangerous operation.

7.2/10 (643 votes)
#8

The Roof of the World

S1:E14

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive -- but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled -- not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

7.2/10 (884 votes)
#9

The Velvet Web

S1:E22

The Doctor and his friends arrive in the apparently idyllic city of Morphoton but Barbara soon begins to realise there is more to their hosts than meets the eye.

7.1/10 (575 votes)
#10

Assassin at Peking

S1:E20

Tegana finally makes his move to assassinate the Khan, giving the Doctor and his friends an opportunity to thwart his plans and regain the TARDIS.

7.1/10 (924 votes)
#11

The Sea of Death

S1:E21

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

7.1/10 (845 votes)
#12

Sentence of Death

S1:E25

The group are reunited with the Doctor in the city of Millennius where Ian faces trial for murder after the fourth key is stolen.

7.0/10 (1240 votes)
#13

The Ordeal

S1:E10

Ian, Barbara and the Thals struggle through the caves to reach the Dalek city. Will they get there in time? Is there even a way through the treacherous caves? And what are the Daleks planning?

7.0/10 (596 votes)
#14

The Singing Sands

S1:E15

Tegana sabotages the party's water bags, leaving them in dire need of fresh supplies.

6.9/10 (1133 votes)
#15

The Brink of Disaster

S1:E13

The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.

6.9/10 (579 votes)
#16

The Wall of Lies

S1:E17

The Doctor's group manage to rescue Barbara from the Mongols but once more Marco remains unaware of Tegana's involvement.

6.9/10 (568 votes)
#17

Mighty Kublai Khan

S1:E19

The Doctor, Ian and Barbara are forced to surrender to Tegana and Marco, leaving both of them the opportunity to gain possession of the TARDIS.

6.9/10 (869 votes)
#18

The Screaming Jungle

S1:E23

The search for the second key takes the travellers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly growing plants.

6.8/10 (1248 votes)
#19

The Edge of Destruction

S1:E12

A mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.

6.8/10 (588 votes)
#20

Five Hundred Eyes

S1:E16

The Doctor and Susan are able to supply Marco with condensation that has formed inside the TARDIS, saving the group from dying of thirst. When the group are reunited with Tegana, the travellers begin to suspect he is up to something.

6.8/10 (572 votes)
#21

Rider from Shang Tu

S1:E18

The Doctor and his friends elect to warn Marco of Acomat's attack even though it means losing their chance to gain access to the TARDIS.

6.7/10 (858 votes)
#22

The Snows of Terror

S1:E24

Searching for the third key, Ian and Barbara meet with the sinister trapper Vasor before following Susan and the others into a cave system guarded by the mysterious Ice Soldiers.

6.5/10 (1479 votes)
#23

The Firemaker

S1:E4

The TARDIS crew must make fire for the early humans to stay alive. But once they do, they may not be allowed to leave!

6.4/10 (1652 votes)
#24

The Cave of Skulls

S1:E2

The enigmatic Doctor, afraid that schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright will reveal his secrets to the people of 20th century Earth, has taken them and his granddaughter Susan back to the dawn of human history. There, the four travellers are dragged into the savage politics of a tribe of cavemen who have lost the secret of making fire…

6.3/10 (1521 votes)
#25

The Forest of Fear

S1:E3

Prisoners of the earliest humans, the TARDIS crew are caught in a deadly power play for leadership of the tribe.

6.3/10 (1521 votes)
#1

The Forest of Fear

S1:E3

Prisoners of the earliest humans, the TARDIS crew are caught in a deadly power play for leadership of the tribe.

6.4/10 (1652 votes)
#2

The Cave of Skulls

S1:E2

The enigmatic Doctor, afraid that schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright will reveal his secrets to the people of 20th century Earth, has taken them and his granddaughter Susan back to the dawn of human history. There, the four travellers are dragged into the savage politics of a tribe of cavemen who have lost the secret of making fire…

6.5/10 (1479 votes)
#3

The Firemaker

S1:E4

The TARDIS crew must make fire for the early humans to stay alive. But once they do, they may not be allowed to leave!

6.7/10 (858 votes)
#4

The Snows of Terror

S1:E24

Searching for the third key, Ian and Barbara meet with the sinister trapper Vasor before following Susan and the others into a cave system guarded by the mysterious Ice Soldiers.

6.8/10 (1248 votes)
#5

The Edge of Destruction

S1:E12

A mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.

6.8/10 (588 votes)
#6

Five Hundred Eyes

S1:E16

The Doctor and Susan are able to supply Marco with condensation that has formed inside the TARDIS, saving the group from dying of thirst. When the group are reunited with Tegana, the travellers begin to suspect he is up to something.

6.8/10 (572 votes)
#7

Rider from Shang Tu

S1:E18

The Doctor and his friends elect to warn Marco of Acomat's attack even though it means losing their chance to gain access to the TARDIS.

6.9/10 (1133 votes)
#8

The Brink of Disaster

S1:E13

The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.

6.9/10 (579 votes)
#9

The Wall of Lies

S1:E17

The Doctor's group manage to rescue Barbara from the Mongols but once more Marco remains unaware of Tegana's involvement.

6.9/10 (568 votes)
#10

Mighty Kublai Khan

S1:E19

The Doctor, Ian and Barbara are forced to surrender to Tegana and Marco, leaving both of them the opportunity to gain possession of the TARDIS.

6.9/10 (869 votes)
#11

The Screaming Jungle

S1:E23

The search for the second key takes the travellers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly growing plants.

7.0/10 (1240 votes)
#12

The Ordeal

S1:E10

Ian, Barbara and the Thals struggle through the caves to reach the Dalek city. Will they get there in time? Is there even a way through the treacherous caves? And what are the Daleks planning?

7.0/10 (596 votes)
#13

The Singing Sands

S1:E15

Tegana sabotages the party's water bags, leaving them in dire need of fresh supplies.

7.1/10 (575 votes)
#14

Assassin at Peking

S1:E20

Tegana finally makes his move to assassinate the Khan, giving the Doctor and his friends an opportunity to thwart his plans and regain the TARDIS.

7.1/10 (924 votes)
#15

The Sea of Death

S1:E21

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

7.1/10 (845 votes)
#16

Sentence of Death

S1:E25

The group are reunited with the Doctor in the city of Millennius where Ian faces trial for murder after the fourth key is stolen.

7.2/10 (1267 votes)
#17

The Expedition

S1:E9

The time travellers have escaped from the Daleks, but left a vital piece of the TARDIS behind. Getting it back will mean pushing the Thals to mount a dangerous operation.

7.2/10 (643 votes)
#18

The Roof of the World

S1:E14

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive -- but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled -- not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

7.2/10 (884 votes)
#19

The Velvet Web

S1:E22

The Doctor and his friends arrive in the apparently idyllic city of Morphoton but Barbara soon begins to realise there is more to their hosts than meets the eye.

7.5/10 (1306 votes)
#20

The Ambush

S1:E8

The time travellers work desperately to both escape the Dalek city and prevent a bloody massacre.

7.5/10 (1245 votes)
#21

The Rescue

S1:E11

Time is running out as the Doctor and his companions try to defeat the Daleks before they wipe out all life on Skaro.

7.6/10 (1573 votes)
#22

The Dead Planet

S1:E5

Time Unknown, Planet Unknown. The TARDIS lands in an eerie petrified forest overlooking a magnificent steel city. The Doctor wants to explore the city – but what is waiting there?

7.6/10 (1385 votes)
#23

The Survivors

S1:E6

The dead planet is not uninhabited after all. The Doctor is about to meet what will become his greatest enemies. And he and his crew are dying of radiation sickness.

7.6/10 (1344 votes)
#24

The Escape

S1:E7

Imprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.

8.1/10 (2312 votes)
#25

An Unearthly Child

S1:E1

After discussing a strange pupil, Susan Foreman, teachers Ian and Barbara follow her to a junkyard. They meet her grandfather, the Doctor, and force their way inside a police box with frightening results.

8.1/10 (2312 votes)

An Unearthly Child

S1:E1

After discussing a strange pupil, Susan Foreman, teachers Ian and Barbara follow her to a junkyard. They meet her grandfather, the Doctor, and force their way inside a police box with frightening results.

6.4/10 (1652 votes)

The Cave of Skulls

S1:E2

The enigmatic Doctor, afraid that schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright will reveal his secrets to the people of 20th century Earth, has taken them and his granddaughter Susan back to the dawn of human history. There, the four travellers are dragged into the savage politics of a tribe of cavemen who have lost the secret of making fire…

6.3/10 (1521 votes)

The Forest of Fear

S1:E3

Prisoners of the earliest humans, the TARDIS crew are caught in a deadly power play for leadership of the tribe.

6.5/10 (1479 votes)

The Firemaker

S1:E4

The TARDIS crew must make fire for the early humans to stay alive. But once they do, they may not be allowed to leave!

7.6/10 (1573 votes)

The Dead Planet

S1:E5

Time Unknown, Planet Unknown. The TARDIS lands in an eerie petrified forest overlooking a magnificent steel city. The Doctor wants to explore the city – but what is waiting there?

7.6/10 (1385 votes)

The Survivors

S1:E6

The dead planet is not uninhabited after all. The Doctor is about to meet what will become his greatest enemies. And he and his crew are dying of radiation sickness.

7.6/10 (1344 votes)

The Escape

S1:E7

Imprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.

7.5/10 (1306 votes)

The Ambush

S1:E8

The time travellers work desperately to both escape the Dalek city and prevent a bloody massacre.

7.2/10 (1267 votes)

The Expedition

S1:E9

The time travellers have escaped from the Daleks, but left a vital piece of the TARDIS behind. Getting it back will mean pushing the Thals to mount a dangerous operation.

7.0/10 (1240 votes)

The Ordeal

S1:E10

Ian, Barbara and the Thals struggle through the caves to reach the Dalek city. Will they get there in time? Is there even a way through the treacherous caves? And what are the Daleks planning?

7.5/10 (1245 votes)

The Rescue

S1:E11

Time is running out as the Doctor and his companions try to defeat the Daleks before they wipe out all life on Skaro.

6.8/10 (1248 votes)

The Edge of Destruction

S1:E12

A mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.

6.9/10 (1133 votes)

The Brink of Disaster

S1:E13

The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.

7.2/10 (643 votes)

The Roof of the World

S1:E14

The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive -- but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled -- not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

7.0/10 (596 votes)

The Singing Sands

S1:E15

Tegana sabotages the party's water bags, leaving them in dire need of fresh supplies.

6.8/10 (588 votes)

Five Hundred Eyes

S1:E16

The Doctor and Susan are able to supply Marco with condensation that has formed inside the TARDIS, saving the group from dying of thirst. When the group are reunited with Tegana, the travellers begin to suspect he is up to something.

6.9/10 (579 votes)

The Wall of Lies

S1:E17

The Doctor's group manage to rescue Barbara from the Mongols but once more Marco remains unaware of Tegana's involvement.

6.8/10 (572 votes)

Rider from Shang Tu

S1:E18

The Doctor and his friends elect to warn Marco of Acomat's attack even though it means losing their chance to gain access to the TARDIS.

6.9/10 (568 votes)

Mighty Kublai Khan

S1:E19

The Doctor, Ian and Barbara are forced to surrender to Tegana and Marco, leaving both of them the opportunity to gain possession of the TARDIS.

7.1/10 (575 votes)

Assassin at Peking

S1:E20

Tegana finally makes his move to assassinate the Khan, giving the Doctor and his friends an opportunity to thwart his plans and regain the TARDIS.

7.1/10 (924 votes)

The Sea of Death

S1:E21

The alien world of Marinus. Perfect peace has reigned here for decades due to the mind-controlling influence of a machine known as the Conscience. But now a race known as the Voord have developed an immunity and Arbitan, keeper of the machine, has been forced to scatter the vital control keys around the planet. Now he needs the help of the time travellers to get them back - it will be an extraordinary journey, with perils every step of the way...

7.2/10 (884 votes)

The Velvet Web

S1:E22

The Doctor and his friends arrive in the apparently idyllic city of Morphoton but Barbara soon begins to realise there is more to their hosts than meets the eye.

6.9/10 (869 votes)

The Screaming Jungle

S1:E23

The search for the second key takes the travellers to a jungle where Ian and Barbara come under threat from rapidly growing plants.

6.7/10 (858 votes)

The Snows of Terror

S1:E24

Searching for the third key, Ian and Barbara meet with the sinister trapper Vasor before following Susan and the others into a cave system guarded by the mysterious Ice Soldiers.

7.1/10 (845 votes)

Sentence of Death

S1:E25

The group are reunited with the Doctor in the city of Millennius where Ian faces trial for murder after the fourth key is stolen.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
13 ★ 8.1 16
★ 8.5 The Seeds of Doom (1)
★ 7.1 The Android Invasion (4)
21 ★ 8.0 4
★ 8.8 The Caves of Androzani (1)
★ 6.3 Warriors of the Deep (1)
14 ★ 7.9 25
★ 8.6 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)
★ 7.2 The Masque of Mandragora (3)
7 ★ 7.8 25
★ 8.4 Inferno (3)
★ 7.1 The Ambassadors of Death (5)
10 ★ 7.6 25
★ 8.2 The Three Doctors (1)
★ 7.2 Planet of the Daleks (3)
12 ★ 7.6 1
★ 7.6 Robot (1)
★ 7.6 Robot (1)
19 ★ 7.3 4
★ 7.4 The Visitation (1)
★ 7.3 The Visitation (2)
8 ★ 7.3 25
★ 7.8 The Dæmons (1)
★ 6.8 Colony in Space (3)
26 ★ 7.2 2
★ 7.3 Ghost Light (1)
★ 7.2 Battlefield (1)
16 ★ 7.2 25
★ 7.8 The Pirate Planet (2)
★ 6.5 The Power of Kroll (1)
11 ★ 7.2 24
★ 7.9 The Time Warrior (1)
★ 6.4 The Monster of Peladon (3)
3 ★ 7.2 25
★ 8.4 Destruction of Time
★ 6.2 Trap of Steel
15 ★ 7.2 25
★ 8.1 Horror of Fang Rock (1)
★ 5.8 Underworld (2)
6 ★ 7.2 15
★ 7.9 The Mind Robber (1)
★ 6.0 The Dominators (3)
17 ★ 7.2 20
★ 8.9 City of Death (4)
★ 6.1 The Horns of Nimon (2)
9 ★ 7.1 25
★ 7.8 Day of the Daleks (4)
★ 6.4 The Mutants (5)
1 ★ 7.1 25
★ 8.1 An Unearthly Child
★ 6.3 The Forest of Fear
4 ★ 7.0 22
★ 8.2 The Power of the Daleks (6)
★ 5.8 The Underwater Menace (4)
2 ★ 6.9 25
★ 8.3 Flashpoint
★ 5.5 The Centre
23 ★ 6.8 9
★ 7.0 The Mysterious Planet (2)
★ 6.7 The Mysterious Planet (3)
18 ★ 6.8 4
★ 7.5 State of Decay (3)
★ 6.4 The Leisure Hive (4)
22 ★ 6.3 3
★ 6.8 The Mark of the Rani (1)
★ 5.4 Timelash (2)
20 ★ 6.2 2
★ 6.3 The King's Demons (1)
★ 6.2 The King's Demons (2)