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BBC Television Broadcasts

Notes:

All broadcasts were on BBC1 on Saturdays (early evening) unless otherwise stated.

All stories were broadcast as 25 minute (approx.) episodes unless otherwise stated.

All repeat broadcasts are in italics

Broadcasts are detailed as follows:

Story Code (On original broadcast details only). Name of story/programme [Alternative name, name of Doctor for repeats] (No. of Episodes, length of episodes if not 25 mins.) [extra information, description and notes if any] BBC TV station if not BBC 1. Date and year of broadcast (tx)

Abbreviations used:

" = minutes (therefore 10" = 10 minutes)
" = seconds (therefore 30" = 30 seconds)
TX = Transmission
orig. = original
rpt. = repeat
ed. = edited

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Season 1 - William Hartnell
November 23, 1963 to September 12, 1964

• A. 100 000 BC [An Unearthly Child/The Tribe of Gum](4) BBC tv. 23 Nov. - 14 Dec. 1963

• 100 000 BC Episode 1 repeated before Episode 2 [unscheduled] BBC TV 30 Nov. 1963

• B. The Mutants [The Daleks] (7) BBC tv 21 Dec. 1963 - 01 Feb. 1964
• C. Inside the Spaceship [The Edge of Destruction] (2) BBC tv 08-15 Feb. 1964
• D. Marco Polo (7) BBC TV 22 Feb. - 04 April 1964
• E. The Keys of Marinus (6) Eps. 1 & 2 BBC tv Eps. 3-6 BBC 1. 11 April - 16 May 1964
• F. The Aztecs (4) 23 May - 13 June 1964
• G. The Sensorites (6) 20 June - 01 August 1964
• H. The Reign of Terror (6) 08 August - 12 September 1964

 

Season 2 - William Hartnell
October 31, 1964 to July 24, 1965

• J. Planet of Giants (3) 31 Oct. - 14 Nov. 1964
• K. The Dalek Invasion of Earth (6) 21 Nov. - 26 Dec. 1964
• L. The Rescue (2) 02 - 09 Jan. 1965
• M. The Romans (4) 16 Jan. - 06 Feb. 1965
• N. The Web Planet (6) 13 Feb. - 20 March 1965
• P. The Crusade (4) 27 March - 17 April 1965
• Q. The Space Museum (4)24 April - 15 May 1965
• R. The Chase (6) 22 May 1965 - 26 June 1965
• S. The Time Meddler (4) 03 - 24 July 1965

 

Season 3 - William Hartnell
September 11, 1965 to July 16, 1966#

• T. Galaxy 4 (4) 11 Sept. - 02 Oct. 1965
• DC. Dalek Cutaway [Mission to the Unknown] (1) 09 Oct. 1965
• U. The Myth Makers (4)16 Oct. - 06 Nov. 1965
• V. The Daleks" Master Plan (12) 13 Nov. 1965 - 29 Jan. 1966
• W. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve [The Massacre] (4) 05 Feb. - 26 Feb 1966
• X. The Ark (4) 05 - 26 March 1966
• Y. The Celestial Toymaker (4) 02 - 23 April 1966
• Z. The Gunfighters (4) 30 April - 21 May 1966
• AA. The Savages (4) 28 May - 18 June 1966
• BB. The War Machines (4) 25 June - 16 July 1966

 

Season 4 - William Hartnell
September 10, 1966 to October 29, 1966

• CC. The Smugglers (4) 10 Sept. - 01 Oct. 1966
• DD. The Tenth Planet (4) 08 - 29 Oct. 1966

 

 

Season 4 - Patrick Troughton
November 5, 1966 to July 1, 1967

• EE. The Power of the Daleks (6) 05 Nov. - 10 Dec 1966
• FF. The Highlanders (4) 17 Dec. 1966 - 07 Jan. 1967
• GG. The Underwater Menace (4) 14 Jan. - 04 Feb 1967
• HH. The Moonbase (4) 11 Feb. - 04 March 1967
• JJ. The Macra Terror (4) 11 March - 01 April 1967
• KK. The Faceless Ones (6) 08 April - 13 May 1967
• LL. The Evil of the Daleks (7) 20 May - 01 July 1967

 

Season 5 - Patrick Troughton
September 2, 1967 to June 1, 1968

• MM. The Tomb of the Cybermen (4) 02 - 23 Sept. 1967
• NN. The Abominable Snowmen (6) 30 Sept. - 04 Nov. 1967
• OO. The Ice Warriors (6) 11 Nov. - 16 Dec. 1967
• PP. The Enemy of the World (6) 23 Dec. 1967 - 27 Jan 1968
• QQ. The Web of Fear (6) 03 Feb. - 09 March 1968
• RR. Fury from the Deep (6) 16 March - 20 April 1968
• SS. The Wheel in Space (6) 27 April - 01 June 1968

• The Evil of the Daleks (7) [rpt., the repeat of this story was introduced at the end of "The Wheel in Space" by the Doctor who showed new companion Zoe one of the terrors that they might meet in their travels; the Daleks. This was the first and only time that a repeat was actually incorporated into the ongoing narrative of the series. There was a 2 week break in transmission of this story, on 28 June and 05 Aug., due to coverage of Wimbledon] 08 June-03 Aug. 1968

 

Season 6 - Patrick Troughton
August 10, 1968 to June 21, 1969

• TT. The Dominators (5) 10 Aug. - 07 Sept. 1968
• UU. The Mind Robber (5) 14 Sept. - 12 Oct. 1968
• VV. The Invasion (8) 02 Nov. - 21 Dec. 1968
• WW. The Krotons (4) 28 Dec. 1968 - 18 Jan. 1969
• XX. The Seeds of Death (6) 25 Jan.- 01 March 1969
• YY. The Space Pirates (6) 08 March - 12 April 1969
• ZZ. The War Games (10) 19 April - 21 June 1969

 

 

Season 7 - Jon Pertwee
January 3 1970 to June 20, 1970

• AAA. Spearhead from Space (4) 03 - 24 Jan. 1970
• BBB. Doctor Who and the Silurians (7) 31 Jan. - 14 March 1970
• CCC. The Ambassadors of Death (7) 21 March - 02 May 1970
• DDD. Inferno (7) 09 May - 20 June 1970

 

Season 8 - Jon Pertwee
January 2, 1971 to June 19, 1971

• EEE. Terror of the Autons (4) 02 - 23 Jan. 1971
• FFF. The Mind of Evil (6) 30 Jan. - 06 March 1971
• GGG. The Claws of Axos (4) 13 March - 03 April 1971
• HHH. Colony in Space (6) 10 April - 15 May 1971
• JJJ. The Daemons (5) 22 May - 19 June 1971

• Spearhead from Space (4) [rpt.] Fridays, 09 - 30 July 1971

• The Daemons (1) [ed. rpt.] Tuesday, 28 Dec. 1971

 

Season 9 - Jon Pertwee
January 1, 1972 to June 24, 1972

• KKK. Day of the Daleks (4) 01 - 22 Jan. 1972
• MMM. The Curse of Peladon (4) 29 Jan. - 19 Feb. 1972
• LLL. The Sea Devils (6) 26 Feb. - 01 April 1972
• NNN. The Mutants (6) 08 April - 13 May 1992
• OOO. The Time Monster (6) 20 May - 24 June 1972

• The Sea Devils (1) [ed. rpt.] Wednesday, 27 Dec. 1972

 

Season 10 - Jon Pertwee
December 30, 1972 to June 23, 1973

• RRR. The Three Doctors (4) 30 Dec. 1972 - 20 Jan. 1973
• PPP. Carnival of Monsters (4) 27 Jan. - 17 Feb. 1973
• QQQ. Frontier in Space (6) 24 Feb. - 31 March 1973
• SSS. Planet of the Daleks (6) 07 April - 12 May 1973
• TTT. The Green Death (6) 19 May - 23 June 1973

• Day of the Daleks (1) [ed. rpt.] Monday, 03 Sept. 1973

 

Season 11 - Jon Pertwee
December 15, 1973 to June 8, 1974

• UUU. The Time Warrior (4) 15 Dec. 1973 - 05 Jan. 1974

• The Green Death (1) [ed. rpt., Shown between episodes 2 & 3 of The Time Warrior] Thursday, 27 Dec. 1973

• WWW. Invasion of the Dinosaurs (6) 12 Jan. - 16 Feb. 1974
• XXX. Death to the Daleks (4) 23 Feb. - 16 March 1974
• YYY. The Monster of Peladon (6) 23 March - 27 April 1974
• ZZZ. Planet of the Spiders (6) 04 May - 08 June 1974

• The Sea Devils (1) [ed. rpt., shown between episodes 4 & 5 of Planet of the Spiders] Monday, 27 May 1974

• Planet of the Spiders (1) [ed. rpt.] Friday, 27 Dec. 1974

 

 

Season 12 - Tom Baker
December 28, 1974 to May 10, 1975

• 4A. Robot (4) 28 Dec. 1974 - 18 Jan. 1975
• 4C. The Ark in Space (4) 25 Jan. - 15 Feb. 1975
• 4B. The Sontaran Experiment (2) 22 Feb. - 01 March 1975
• 4E. Genesis of the Daleks (6) 08 March - 12 April 1975
• 4D. Revenge of the Cybermen (4) 19 April - 10 May 1975

• The Sontaran Experiment (1) [ed. rpt.] 09 July 1975

• The Ark in Space (1) [ed. rpt.] Thursday, 28 Aug. 1975

 

Season 13 - Tom Baker
August 30, 1975 to March 6, 1976

• 4F. Terror of the Zygons (4) 30 Aug. - 20 Sept 1975
• 4H. Planet of Evil (4) 27 Sept. - 18 Oct. 1975
• 4G. Pyramids of Mars (4) 25 Oct. - 15 Nov. 1975
• 4J. The Android Invasion (4) 22 Nov. - 13 Dec. 1975

• Genesis of the Daleks (1) [ed. rpt. on BBC2] rpt. TX: 27 Dec. 1975

• 4K. The Brain of Morbius (4) 03 - 24 Jan. 1976
• 4L. The Seeds of Doom (6) 31 Jan. - 06 March 1976

• Planet of Evil (4) [rpt. shown on consecutive days] 05 July - 08 July 1976

 

Season 14 - Tom Baker
September 4, 1976 to April 2, 1977

• 4M. The Masque of Mandragora (4) 04 - 25 Sept. 1976
• 4N The Hand of Fear (4) 02 - 23 Oct. 1976
• 4P. The Deadly Assassin (4) 30 Oct. - 20 Nov. 1976

• The Pyramids of Mars (1) [ed. rpt.] 27 Nov. 1976

• The Brain of Morbius (1) [ed. rpt.] 04 Dec. 1976

• 4Q. The Face of Evil (4) 01 - 22 Jan. 1977
• 4R. The Robots of Death (4) 29 Jan. - 19 Feb. 1977
• 4S. The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6) 26 Feb. - 02 April 1977

• Whose Dr Who (1) [Documentary] TX: BBC 2 20:20 to 21:20, Sunday, 03 April 1977

• The Deadly Assassin [rpt.] 04 - 25 Aug. 1977

 

Season 15 - Tom Baker
September 3, 1977 to March 11, 1978

• 4V. The Horror of Fang Rock (4) 03 - 24 Sept. 1977
• 4T. The Invisible Enemy (4) 01 - 22 Oct. 1977
• 4X. Image of the Fendahl (4) 29 Oct. - 19 Nov 1977
• 4W. The Sunmakers (4) 26 Nov. - 17 Dec. 1977

• The Robots of Death (2) [ed. rpt., Shown in 2 parts originally 4] 31 Dec. 1977 - 01 Jan. 1978

• 4Y. Underworld (4) 07 - 28 Jan. 1978
• 4Z. The Invasion of Time (6) 04 - 25 Feb. 1978

• The Invisible Enemy (4) [rpt.] 13 July - 03 Aug. 1978

• The Sunmakers [rpt.] 10 - 31 Aug. 1978

 

Season 16 - Tom Baker
September 2, 1978 to February 24, 1979

Season title: The Key to Time

• 5A. The Ribos Operation (4) 02 - 23 Sept. 1978
• 5B. The Pirate Planet (4) 30 Sept. - 21 Oct. 1978
• 5C. The Stones of Blood (4) 28 Oct. - 18 Nov. 1978
• 5D. The Androids of Tara (4) 25 Nov. - 16 Dec. 1978
• 5E. The Power of Kroll (4) 23 Dec. 1978 - 13 Jan. 1979
• 5F. The Armageddon Factor (6) 20 Jan. - 24 Feb. 1979

• The Pirate Planet (4) [rpt.] 12 July - 02 Aug. 1979

• The Androids of Tara (4) [rpt.] 09 - 30 Aug 1979

 

Season 17 - Tom Baker
September 1, 1979 to January 12, 1980

• 5J. Destiny of the Daleks (4) 01 - 22 Sept. 1979
• 5H. City of Death (4) 29 Sept. - 20 Oct. 1979
• 5G. The Creature from the Pit (4) 27 Oct. - 17 Nov. 1979
• 5K. Nightmare of Eden (4) 24 Nov. - 15 Dec. 1979
• 5L. The Horns of Nimon (4) 22 Dec. 1979 - 12 Jan. 1980

• Destiny of the Daleks (4) [rpt. shown on consecutive days] 05 - 08 Aug. 1980

• City of Death (4) [rpt.] 12, 13, 19 & 20 Aug. 1980

 

Season 18 - Tom Baker
August 30, 1980 to March 21, 1981

• 5N. The Leisure Hive (4) 30 Aug. - 20 Sept. 1980
• 5Q. Meglos (4) 27 Sept. - 18 Oct. 1980
• 5R. Full Circle (4) 25 Oct. - 15 Nov. 1980
• 5P. State of Decay (4) 22 Nov. - 13 Dec. 1980
• 5S. Warriors Gate (4) 03 - 24 Jan. 1981
• 5T. The Keeper of Traken (4) 31 Jan. - 21 Feb. 1981
• 5V. Logopolis (4) 28 Feb. - 21 March 1981

• Full Circle (4) [rpt. shown on consecutive days] 03 Aug. - 06 Aug 1981

• The Keeper of Traken (4) [rpt. shown on consecutive days] 10 - 13 Aug. 1981

 

The Five Faces of Doctor Who - BBC 2 Repeat Season
02 November to 03 December 1981 [The repeats ran on consecutive weeknights]

• An Unearthly Child (100,000 BC)(4) [Hartnell] 02 - 05 Nov. 1981

• The Krotons (4) [Troughton] 09 - 12 Nov. 1981

• Carnival of Monsters (4) [Pertwee] 16 - 19 Nov. 1981

• The Three Doctors (4) [Pertwee, Troughton & Hartnell] 23 - 26 Nov. 1981

• Logopolis (4) [Tom Baker] 30 Nov. - 03 Dec. 1981

 

Special - K9 and Company

• A Girl's Best Friend (1, 49") [starring Elizabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith with John Leeson as the voice of K9] Orig TX: 17:45-18:35, Mon. 28 Dec. 1981

 

 

Season 19 - Peter Davison
January 4, 1982 to March 30, 1982

• 5Z. Castrovalva (4) 04 - 12 Jan. 1982
• 5W. Four to Doomesday (4) 18, 19, 25 & 26 Jan. 1982
• 5Y. Kinda (4) 01, 02, 08 & 09 Feb 1982
• 5X. The Visitation (4) 15, 16, 22 & 23 Feb 1982
• 6A. Black Orchid (2) 01 & 02 March 1982
• 6B. Earthshock (4) 08, 09, 15 & 16 March 1982
• 6C. Time-Flight (4) 22, 23, 29 & 30 March 1982

 

Doctor Who and the Monsters - Repeat Season
12 July to 16 August 1982 [All the stories were edited down to 2 episodes each]

• The Curse of Peladon (2) [Pertwee] 12 & 19 July 1982

• Genesis of the Daleks (2) [Tom Baker] 26 July - 02 Aug. 1982

• Earthshock (2) [Davison] 09 & 16 Aug. 1982

 

• Kinda (4) [rpt. shown on consecutive days] 22 - 25 August 1982

 

Xmas Repeat of previous years Special - K9 and Company

• A Girl's Best Friend (1, 49") [starring Elizabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith with John Leeson as the voice of K9] Rpt. TX: 17:40-18.30, Fri 24 Dec. 1982

 

Season 20 - Peter Davison
January 4, 1983 to March 16, 1983

• 6E. Arc of Infinity (4) 03, 05, 11 & 12 Jan. 1983
• 6D. Snakedance (4) 18, 19, 25 & 26 Jan. 1983
• 6F. Mawdryn Undead (4) 01, 02, 08 & 09 Feb. 1983
• 6G. Terminus (4) 15, 16, 22 & 23 Feb. 1983
• 6H. Enlightenment (4) 01, 02, 08 & 09 March 1983
• 6J. The Kings Demons (2) 15 & 16 March 1983

• The Visitation [rpt. shown on consecutive days] 15, 16, 17 & 18 Aug. 1983

• Black Orchid [rpt. shown on consecutive days] 31 Aug. & 01 Sept. 1983

 

20th Anniversary Special - Peter Davison
25 November 1983

• 6K. The Five Doctors (1) [90-minutes] 25 Nov. 1983

 

Season 21 - Peter Davison
January 5, 1984 to March 16, 1984

• 6L. Warriors of the Deep (4) 05, 06, 12 & 13 Jan. 1984
• 6M. The Awakening (2) 19 & 20 Jan. 1984
• 6N. Frontios (4) 26 Jan., 27 Jan., 02 Feb. & 03 Feb. 1984
• 6P. Resurrection of the Daleks [Broadcast as two 45 minute episodes] 08 & 15 Feb. 1984
• 6Q. Planet of Fire (4) 23 Feb., 24 Feb., 01 March & 02 March 1984
• 6R. The Caves of Androzani (4) 08, 09, 15 & 16 March 1984

 

 

Season 21 - Colin Baker
March 22, 1984 to March 30, 1984

• 6S. The Twin Dilemma (4) 22, 23, 29 & 30 March 1984

• The Awakening (1) [ed. rpt.] 20 July 1984

• The Five Doctors (4, originally one 90 min episode) [rpt.] 14, 15, 16 & 17 Aug. 1984

 

Season 22 - Colin Baker
January 5, 1985 to March 30, 1985

All episodes in this Season were 45 minutes (approx) long.

• 6T. Attack of the Cybermen (2, 45") 05 - 12 Jan. 1985
• 6U. Vengeance on Varos (2, 45") 19 - 26 Jan. 1985
• 6X. Mark of the Rani (2, 45") 02 - 09 Feb. 1985
• 6V. The Two Doctors (3, 45") 16 Feb. - 02 March 1985

• In a Fix With Sontarans (1) [mini-episode shown as part of Jim'll Fix It, a BBC show in which presenter Jimmy Saville "fixed it" for dreams to come true for viewers. This "fix" was for Gareth Jenkins, an eight year old from Milton Keynes who wanted to travel in the TARDIS] 18.05-18:40 (entire show), Sat. 23 Feb 1985

• 6Y. Timelash (2, 45") 09 - 16 March 1985
• 6Z. Revelation of the Daleks (2, 45") 23 - 30 March 1985

 

Season 23 - Colin Baker
September 6, 1986 to December 6, 1986

Season title: The Trial of a Time Lord

From this point on all episodes were back to 25 minutes (approx) long.

• 7A. Parts 1 - 4 [The Mysterious Planet] (4) 06 - 27 Sept. 1986
• 7B. Parts 5 - 8 [Mindwarp] (4) 04 - 25 Oct. 1986
• 7C. Parts 9 - 12 [Terror of the Vervoids] (4) 01 - 22 Nov. 1986
• 7C. Parts 13 - 14 [The Ultimate Foe] (2) 29 Nov. - 06 Dec. 1986

 

 

Season 24 - Sylvester McCoy
September 7, 1987 to December 7, 1987

• 7D. Time and the Rani (4) 07 - 28 Sept. 1987
• 7E. Paradise Towers (4) 05 - 26 Oct. 1987
• 7F. Delta and the Bannermen (3) 02 - 16 Nov. 1987
• 7G. Dragonfire (3) 23 Nov. - 07 Dec. 1987

 

Season 25 - Sylvester McCoy
October 5, 1988 to January 4, 1989

• 7H. Remembrance of the Daleks (4) 05 - 26 Oct. 1988
• 7L. Happiness Patrol (3) 02 - 16 Nov. 1988
• 7K. Silver Nemesis (3) 23 Nov. - 07 Dec. 1988
• 7J. The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4) 14 Dec. 1988 - 04 Jan. 1989

 

Season 26 - Sylvester McCoy
September 6, 1989 to December 6, 1989

• 7N. Battlefield (4) 06 - 27 Sept 1989
• 7Q. Ghost Light (3) 04 - 18 Oct. 1989
• 7M. The Curse of Fenric (4) 25 Oct. - 15 Nov. 1989
• 7P. Survival (3) 22 Nov. - 06 Dec. 1989

 

 

Repeats, Documentaries and other programmes - 1990 to 2004

Note: All items below are repeats unless otherwise mentioned.

1990

• Search Out Science: The Ultimate Challenge [McCoy] (1, 10 mins) First t/x: BBC 2 21 Nov 1990

• Search Out Science: The Ultimate Challenge [McCoy] (1, 10 mins) BBC 2 28 Nov 1990

 

1991

• Pilot Episode: An Unearthly Child (1) [shown as part of the "The Lime Grove Story"] tx: BBC 2 Monday 26 Aug. 1991 [originally made in 1963 but never broadcast previously]

 

1992

• Resistance is Useless (1) [Documentary] tx: BBC 2 03 Jan.

• The Time Meddler (4) [Hartnell] rpt. tx: BBC 2 03-24 Jan.

• The Mind Robber (5) [Troughton] rpt. tx: BBC 2 31 Jan. to 28 Feb.

• The Sea Devils (6) [Pertwee] rpt. tx: BBC 2 06 March - 10 April.

• Search Out Science: The Ultimate Challenge [McCoy] (1, 10 mins) rpt. tx: BBC 2 18 Nov.

• The Daemons (5) [Pertwee] rpt. tx: BBC 2 20 Nov.- 18 Dec.

• Search Out Science: The Ultimate Challenge [McCoy] (1, 10 mins) rpt. tx: BBC 2 25 Nov.

 

1993

• Genesis of the Daleks (6) [Tom Baker] rpt. tx: BBC 2 08 Jan. - 12 Feb.

• The Caves of Androzani (4) [Davison] rpt. tx: BBC 2 19 Feb. - 12 March

• Revelation of the Daleks (4) [Colin Baker] rpt. tx: BBC 2 19 March - 09 April

• Battlefield (4) [McCoy] rpt. tx: BBC 2 23 April - 14 May

• Planet of the Daleks (6) [Pertwee] rpt. tx: BBC 1 05 November to 17 December

• Dimensions in Time (2) [Children in Need two part pantomime style skit starring all then surviving Doctors - episode 1 broadcast as part of the main appeal programme and introduced by presenter Noel Edmonds with Jon Pertwee - episode 2 broadcast as part of the following evenings Noel's House Party programme] tx: BBC 1 26 and 27 November

• 30 Years in the Tardis (1) [Anniversary Documentary] tx: BBC 1 29 Nov.

 

1994

• The Green Death (6) [Pertwee] rpt. tx: BBC 2 21 Jan. to 06 Feb.

• Pyramids of Mars (4) [Tom Baker] rpt. tx: BBC 2 06 March to 27 March

 

1995

All quiet for Doctor Who this year, the BBC would appear to have been working up to the following years McGann TV Movie and in the meantime they simply ignored past Who.

 

1996

TV Movie - Paul McGann

• Doctor Who [The Doctor Who TV Movie/TVM] (1, 85 mins) BBC 1 27 May 1996.

 

1997

A very quiet year on the TV, perhaps the 'hangover' from the McGann TVM put the BBC off repeating any Doctor Who.

 

1998

• Lost in Space - The Timelords (1, 15") [Short documentary interviewing 2 Doctor Who fans, Andrew Eaton and Andrew Beech. Part of a 6 part series that talked to fans of various cult TV programmes] Orig. tx: BBC 2. 19:15, 08 May 1998.

• The Take: Doctor Who [six days of Doctor Who repeats and original features for the 35th anniversary] tx: BBC Choice (Digital) 20- 27 Nov. 1998.

 

1999

• The National Lottery: Amazing Luck Stories [a 10 minute programme, which included the UK National Lottery draw, that covered the "amazing" discovery of the first episode of the Hartnell historical The Crusade - the programme included a special guest appearance by Frazer Hines] tx: BBC1 Wednesday 10 Feb.

• The Curse of Fatal Death [Comic Relief" TV special 4 part Doctor Who sketch on the night of the 1999 "Comic Relief" appeal] tx: BBC1 Friday 12 March.

• Invasion of the Dinosaurs (6) [Episode 1 upgraded for a postponed video, and episode three contained previously unseen footage] rpt. tx: BBC Choice (Digital) Friday 15 Oct.

• Doctor Who Night tx: BBC 2 Saturday 13 Nov. This included original intros, sketches and continuity announcements by Tom Baker as well as the following repeats:
  • » The Mutants [The Daleks] Episode 7 [edited] rpt. tx: Saturday 13 Nov.
  • » Doctor Who [The Doctor Who TV Movie/TVM] (1, 85 mins) [Shown uncut for the first time in the UK] rpt. tx: Saturday 13 Nov.

• Spearhead from Space (4) [Pertwee] rpt. tx: BBC 2 16 to 30 Nov.

• Doctor Who and the Silurians (7) [Pertwee] rpt. tx: BBC 2 07 Dec. 1999 to 25 Jan. 2000. (as below)

 

2000

• Doctor Who and the Silurians (7) rpt. tx: BBC 2 07 Dec. 1999 to 25 Jan. 2000. (as above)

• Genesis of the Daleks (6) [Tom Baker] rpt. tx: BBC 2 01 Feb. - 08 March

 

2001

2001 saw no Doctor Who on BBC Television but look below for details of the BBC Online Doctor Who website webcast of the Doctor Who audio story pilot, Death Comes to Time.

 

2002

2002 saw no Doctor Who on BBC Television but look below for details of the BBC Online Doctor Who website webcasts of the Doctor Who audio stories, Death Comes to Time and Real Time.

 

2003

• The Story of Doctor Who (1) [40th Anniversary Documentary] tx: BBC 1 30 December.

Also see below for details of the BBC Online Doctor Who website webcast of Shada and the 40th anniversary webcast Scream of the Shalka (the latter featuring full animation by Cosgrove Hall).

 

2004

• The Web of Fear Episode 1 rpt. tx: BBC 4 (Digital) Saturday 26 June [shown as part of a BBC 4 1960's season - the evening of programmes included the following notable related documentaries: Alchemists of Sound (covering the work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, including their sound effects and music for Doctor Who), Fantasy 60's (this included clips and a section of Doctor Who and was narrated by Jon Pertwee's son, Shaun) and The Kneale Tapes (covering the career of Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale, perhaps the greatest tv sci-fi/horror writer of the 1950's, 60's and 70's)]

 

 

 

BBC Radio Broadcasts

Since it's launch on December the 15th 2002 the digital channel BBC Radio 7 has featured numerous repeats of Doctor Who radio series and related programmes.

These have been so numerous that for the purposes of this page we are only covering non-digital radio stations. However BBC 7 do include a page dedicated to Doctor Who on their website.

Notes:

All repeat broadcasts are in italics

Broadcasts are detailed as follows:
Name of Story/programme
[description and notes if any] (no. of Episodes, length of episodes) Time, date and year of broadcast [BBC Radio station] Repeat status

All radio stations mentioned are BBC stations

Abbreviations used:
" = minutes (therefore 10" = 10 minutes)
tx = Transmission
Orig. = Original
Rpt. = Repeat

 

Please click on any underlined (hyperlinked) title below to view relevant listings and articles:

 

• Movietime
  Daleks - Invasion Earth - 2150AD
  [Peter Cushing. Radio adaptation of 2nd Doctor Who film] (1, 29") Orig tx: 19:31, 18 Nov. 1966 [BBC Light Programme - Mono] Never repeated

 

• Exploration Earth 3: The Time Machine
  [Tom Baker. Schools documentary about the origins of Earth] (1, 20") Orig. tx: 14:00, 04 Oct. 1976. [BBC Radio 4, VHF Only - Mono] Never repeated

 

• The Ed. Stewart Show - 20th Anniversary Broadcast from the Longleat Celebration
  [included interviews with guests and those attending interspersed with music] (1, 120") 04 April 1983 [BBC Radio 2] Never repeated

 

• Slipback
  [Colin Baker. Broadcast as part of Pirate Radio 4 scheduled between 09:05 and 12:00. 2 "Slipback" eps. per broadcast] (6, each ep. 10" approx. 60" total) Orig tx: 25 July - 08 Aug. 1985 [BBC Radio 4, VHF Only - Stereo] Never repeated
  Ep. 1: 10:08 am, 25 July
  Ep. 2: 11:44 am, 25 July
  Ep. 3: 09:50 am, 01 Aug.
  Ep. 4: 11:26 am, 01 Aug.
  Ep. 5: 09:44 am, 08 Aug.
  Ep. 6: 11:36 am, 08 Aug.

 

• The Enthusiasts 3: The Whovians
  [documentary about Doctor Who fans] (1, 15") Orig. tx: 21:30, 11 Dec. 1985 [BBC Radio 4 - Mono] Repeated 1986

 

• The Enthusiasts 3: The Whovians
  [documentary about Doctor Who fans] (1, 15".) Rpt. tx: 14:45, 26 March 1986 [BBC Radio 4 - Mono]

 

• Cult Heroes 10: Dr Who
  [documentary] (1, 30") Orig. tx: 20:30 , 24 Dec. 1990 [BBC Radio 5 - Mono] Repeated 27 Dec. 1990

 

• Cult Heroes 10: Dr Who
  [documentary] (1, 30") Rpt. tx: 12:30 , 74 Dec. 1990 [BBC Radio 5 - Mono]

 

• The Paradise of Death
  [Pertwee] (5, 30") Original tx: 18:30 on consecutive Fridays 27 Aug.-24 Sept. 1993 [BBC Radio 5 - Mono] Repeated 1994

 

• Doctor Who - 30 Years
  [Documentary] (1, 60" slot including news) Orig. tx: 16:00, 20 Nov. 1993 (actual start time 16:04:12 duration 55" 44") [BBC Radio 2 - Stereo]

 

• The Paradise of Death
  (5, 30", including hourly news bulletin) Repeat tx: 19:00 on consecutive Tuesdays for first 5 weeks [Ep. 4 broadcast again on the 10th May by mistake in place of Ep. 5, which was later broadcast unscheduled on the 24th May replacing "The Bossa Nova Story"] 12 April-24 May 1994 [BBC Radio 2 - Stereo]

 

• Whatever Happened to...?
  5 - Dr Who's Granddaughter Susan
  [part of a series of dramatised "Whatever happened to...?" programmes that asked the question about various fictional characters, Susan played by Jane Asher] (1, 27" 30") 10:00 am, 09 July 1994 [BBC Radio 4 - Stereo on VHF]

 

• Doctor Who and the Ghosts of N-Space
  [Pertwee, Billed in Radio Times and closing credits as The Ghosts of N Space] (6, 30" including hourly news bulletin) Orig. tx: 19:00 on consecutive Saturdays, 20 Jan.-24 Feb. 1996 [BBC Radio 2 Stereo] Repeated 1996/97

 

• Radio Lives 1: The CPO, The Scarecrow and the Doctor
  [A tribute to Jon Pertwee] (1, 40") Orig. tx: 19:20, 31 Oct. 1996 [BBC Radio 4 - Stereo on VHF]

 

• Everybody Down! - A Tribute to Jon Pertwee
  (1, 80") [an episode of The Navy Lark was aired after the documentary programme] Orig. tx: 22:00, 07 Dec 1996 [BBC Radio 2 - Stereo]

 

• The Ghosts of N-Space
  [Pertwee] (6, 30 min. eps.) Repeat tx: 19:30 on consecutive Tuesdays, 17 Dec. 1996 to 28 Jan. 1997 [No broadcast on 24/12/96, a ninety minute tribute to mark Lew Grade's 90th Birthday was scheduled in its place] [BBC Radio 2 - Stereo]

 

 

 

BBC Webcasts

Please be aware that the first BBC webcast, Death Comes to Time was made available with each episode split into various parts, hence the slightly complex listing below. The pilot episode was released in July 2001 with the rest of the story following from February to May 2002. The story It is no longer available on the BBC Doctor Who website but has been released by the BBC on CD (see the link to the BBC shop under "BBC Links" on the right of this page).

The following stories, Real Time, Shada and Scream of the Shalka, were made available in a more user friendly episodic format and can still be found on the BBC Doctor Who website, Real Time and Shada are also available to buy on CD (see the link to the BBC shop under "BBC Links" on the right of this page).

 

Details of the following webcasts are available below:

• » 2001/2002 - Death Comes to Time [view listing]
• » 2002 - Real Time [view listing]
• » 2003 - Shada [view listing]
• » 2003 - Scream of the Shalka [view listing]

 

Notes:
Each full episode is made up of a number of parts, each part (from "Planet of Blood" onwards) is made up of four clips.

Webcasts are detailed as follows:
Name of Story/programme
(no. of Episodes, length of full episode) Date story/episode/clips first made available.

Clip number: Clip name (BBCi clip description. Clip duration)

All webcasts mentioned below were made available on the BBCi Doctor Who Website and are still available unless otherwise mentioned.

Abbreviations used:
" = minutes (therefore 10" = 10 minutes)
' = seconds (therefore 20' = 20 seconds)

Please click on any underlined (hyperlinked) title below to view relevant listings and articles.

2001

Death Comes to Time - The Pilot Episode (1, 27" 25'). All first available on Friday 13 July 2001.

Starring Sylvester McCoy, Kevin Eldon and Sophie Aldred
with Jon Culshaw, David Evans, Leonard Fenton, Stephen Fry, Richard Garraty, Britta Gartner, Benjamin Langley, Jacqueline Pearce, John Sessions, Huw Thomas and Moray Treadwell

Written by Colin Meek
Script Editor Nev Fountain
Producer/Director Dan Freedman

1. Prelude: The Fall of the Santine Republic (The Canisians attack. 06" 02')
2. Part One: Rescue (Who will save the senators? 07" 42')
3. Part Two: Myth (Ace has much to learn. 06" 10')
4. Part Three: At the Temple of the Fourth (A meeting on an abandoned planet. 04" 31')
5. Part Four: Golcrum (A future in medicine? 03" 00')

 

2002

Death Comes to Time (4, 12"). Episodes first made available from Thursday 14 February to Friday 03 May 2002 and onwards.

Starring Sylvester McCoy, Kevin Eldon and Sophie Aldred
with Anthony Stewart Head, Dave Hill, Charlotte Palmer, Stephen Brody, Gareth Jones, John Humphrys, Leonard Fenton, Andrew McGibbon, Michael Yale, Stephen Fry, Sala and Jon Culshaw

Written by Colin Meek
Script Editor Nev Fountain
Producer/Director Dan Freedman

 

• Episode 1 - Planet of Blood: Part One (first available: 14 Feb.)
• Episode 1 - Planet of Blood: Part Two (first available: 21 Feb.)
• Episode 1 - Planet of Blood: Part Three (first available: 28 Feb.)

 

• Episode 2 - The Child: Part One (first available: 07 March)
• Episode 2 - The Child: Part Two (first available: 14 March)
• Episode 2 - The Child: Part Three (first available: 21 March)

 

• Episode 3 - The Charm: Part One (first available: 28 March)
• Episode 3 - The Charm: Part Two (first available: 04 April)
• Episode 3 - The Charm: Part Three (first available: 11 April)

 

• Episode 4 - Death Comes to Time: Part One (first available: 18 April)
• Episode 4 - Death Comes to Time: Part Two (first available: 25 April)
• Episode 4 - Death Comes to Time: Part Three (first available: 02 May)

 

Real Time (6, 12"). Episodes first made available for download from Friday 02 August to Friday 6th September 2002 and onwards.

Starring Colin Baker and Maggie Stables
with Jane Goddard, Yee Jee Tso and Stewart Lee

Written by Gary Russell

The Cybermen are back - and they're after time travel.

 

• Episode One - There's a mystery on Chronos (first available: 02 August)
• Episode Two - Bargain with the enemy (first available: 09 August)
• Episode Three - A traitor in the team (first available: 16 August)
• Episode Four - The horror of conversion (first available: 23 August)
• Episode Five - The Grandfather paradox (first available: 30 August)
• Episode Six - The temporal wave hits (first available: 06 September)

 

2003

Shada (6, 25"). Episodes first made available from Friday 02 May to Friday 06 June 2003 and onwards.

(Douglas Adams' last Doctor Who adventure completed)

Starring: Paul McGann, Lalla Ward and John Leeson.
with Sean Biggerstaff, Susannah Harker, Andrew Sachs and James Fox

Written by Douglas Adams

The most dangerous book in the universe has been stolen.

 

• Episode One - A mystery in Cambridge (first available: 02 May)
• Episode Two - The race for the book (first available: 09 May)
• Episode Three - The Doctor loses his mind (first available: 16 May)
• Episode Four - Death has its advantages (first available: 23 May)
• Episode Five - The race to find Shada (first available: 30 May)
• Episode Six - The universal mind (first available: 06 June)

 

Scream of the Shalka (6, 15"). Episodes first made available for download from Thursday November 13th 2003 to Thursday 18 December 2003 and onwards.

Starring: Richard E Grant, Sophie Okonedo and Sir Derek Jacobi
with Craig Kelly, Jim Norton, Conor Moloney, Anna Calder-Marshall, Andrew Dunn, Diana Quick and Wilson Milam

Written by Paul Cornell

Animated by Cosgrove Hall

Earth has been invaded - and nobody's noticed.

 

• Episode 1 - The sound of silence (first available: 13 November)
• Episode 2 - Sound of the underground (first available: 20 November)
• Episode 3 - Meet the Monsters (first available: 27 November)
• Episode 4 - Escape to danger (first available: 04 December)
• Episode 5 - Trouble on the move (first available: 11 December)
• Episode 6 - Hitting the right note (first available: 18 December)

 

More webcasts were planned to carry on from Shalka but BBC Television's announcement in September 2003 that they are making a new series of Doctor Who, to be screened in 2005 and starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, put an end to these plans.