Doctor Who — Season 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 appear
About this season
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 (39)
1. Planet of Giants
7.0Aired 31 October 1964 • 23 min
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.
2. Dangerous Journey
6.6Aired 7 November 1964 • 24 min
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.
3. Crisis
6.4Aired 14 November 1964 • 27 min
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.
4. World's End
7.4Aired 21 November 1964 • 24 min
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.
5. The Daleks
7.4Aired 28 November 1964 • 24 min
The Doctor and Ian are taken to the Dalek saucer while Susan and Barbara join the rebels in planning an attack.
6. Day of Reckoning
7.3Aired 5 December 1964 • 27 min
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.
7. The End of Tomorrow
7.0Aired 12 December 1964 • 23 min
While Susan and David try to find a way out of London, Ian and Larry infiltrate the Dalek mine workings.
8. The Waking Ally
6.9Aired 19 December 1964 • 25 min
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.
9. Flashpoint
7.6Aired 26 December 1964 • 26 min
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.
10. The Powerful Enemy
6.6Aired 2 January 1965 • 25 min
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.
11. Desperate Measures
6.5Aired 9 January 1965 • 25 min
The Doctor and Ian reach the crashed spaceship and meet up with Barbara and Vicki, where the Doctor uncovers the truth about Koquillion.
12. The Slave Traders
6.8Aired 16 January 1965 • 24 min
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.
13. All Roads Lead to Rome
6.6Aired 23 January 1965 • 23 min
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.
14. Conspiracy
6.8Aired 30 January 1965 • 26 min
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.
15. Inferno
7.1Aired 6 February 1965 • 23 min
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.
16. The Web Planet
5.3Aired 13 February 1965 • 24 min
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.
17. The Zarbi
5.0Aired 20 February 1965 • 23 min
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.
18. Escape to Danger
4.8Aired 27 February 1965 • 23 min
The Doctor is forced to co-operate with the Animus but Ian uses the opportunity to make an escape attempt.
19. Crater of Needles
4.8Aired 6 March 1965 • 26 min
Ian and Vrestin are captured by the subterranean Optera while Barbara and her Menoptera allies attempt to escape from the slave camp.
20. Invasion
4.9Aired 13 March 1965 • 26 min
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.
21. The Centre
4.6Aired 20 March 1965 • 24 min
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.
22. The Lion
6.6Aired 27 March 1965 • 25 min
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.
23. The Knight of Jaffa
5.7Aired 3 April 1965 • 25 min
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.
24. The Wheel of Fortune
6.4Aired 10 April 1965 • 25 min
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.
25. The Warlords
6.0Aired 17 April 1965 • 25 min
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.
26. The Space Museum
6.6Aired 24 April 1965 • 24 min
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.
27. The Dimensions of Time
6.7Aired 1 May 1965 • 22 min
Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves.
28. The Search
6.3Aired 8 May 1965 • 24 min
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.
29. The Final Phase
6.0Aired 15 May 1965 • 22 min
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.
30. The Executioners
7.0Aired 22 May 1965 • 25 min
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.
31. The Death of Time
6.4Aired 29 May 1965 • 24 min
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.
32. Flight Through Eternity
6.3Aired 5 June 1965 • 25 min
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.
33. Journey into Terror
6.0Aired 12 June 1965 • 24 min
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.
34. The Death of Doctor Who
6.2Aired 19 June 1965 • 24 min
With Vicki trapped on board the Dalek time machine, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara decide to make their stand on the planet Mechanus.
35. The Planet of Decision
6.5Aired 26 June 1965 • 26 min
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.
36. The Watcher
7.1Aired 3 July 1965 • 24 min
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?
37. The Meddling Monk
6.7Aired 10 July 1965 • 25 min
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.
38. A Battle of Wits
7.1Aired 17 July 1965 • 24 min
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.
39. Checkmate
7.7Aired 24 July 1965 • 24 min
The Doctor finally discovers what the Monk is up to and must move fast to prevent his opponent from altering the course of history.