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Season 1

42 episodes November 23, 1963

The season introduces William Hartnell as the First Doctor, an alien who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. Carole Ann Ford is also introduced as the Doctor's granddaughter Susan Foreman, who acts as his companion alongside her schoolteachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, portrayed by William Russell and Jacqueline Hill, respectively. Throughout the season, the Doctor and his companions travel throughout history and into the future. Historical stories were intended to educate viewers about significant events in history, such as the Aztec civilisation and the French Revolution; futuristic episodes took a more subtle approach to educating viewers, such as the theme of pacifism with the Daleks.

Episodes

1 An Unearthly Child Nov 23, 1963 No ratings 2 The Cave of Skulls Nov 30, 1963 No ratings 3 The Forest of Fear Dec 7, 1963 No ratings 4 The Firemaker Dec 14, 1963 No ratings 5 The Dead Planet Dec 21, 1963 No ratings 6 The Survivors Dec 28, 1963 No ratings 7 The Escape Jan 4, 1964 No ratings 8 The Ambush Jan 11, 1964 No ratings 9 The Expedition Jan 18, 1964 No ratings 10 The Ordeal Jan 25, 1964 No ratings 11 The Rescue Feb 1, 1964 No ratings 12 The Edge of Destruction Feb 8, 1964 No ratings 13 The Brink of Disaster Feb 15, 1964 No ratings 14 The Roof of the World Feb 22, 1964 No ratings 15 The Singing Sands Feb 29, 1964 No ratings 16 Five Hundred Eyes Mar 7, 1964 No ratings 17 The Wall of Lies Mar 14, 1964 No ratings 18 Rider from Shang Tu Mar 21, 1964 No ratings 19 Mighty Kublai Khan Mar 28, 1964 No ratings 20 Assassin at Peking Apr 4, 1964 No ratings 21 The Sea of Death Apr 11, 1964 No ratings 22 The Velvet Web Apr 18, 1964 No ratings 23 The Screaming Jungle Apr 25, 1964 No ratings 24 The Snows of Terror May 2, 1964 No ratings 25 Sentence of Death May 9, 1964 No ratings 26 The Keys of Marinus May 16, 1964 No ratings 27 The Temple of Evil May 23, 1964 No ratings 28 The Warriors of Death May 30, 1964 No ratings 29 The Bride of Sacrifice Jun 6, 1964 No ratings 30 The Day of Darkness Jun 13, 1964 No ratings 31 Strangers in Space Jun 20, 1964 No ratings 32 The Unwilling Warriors Jun 27, 1964 No ratings 33 Hidden Danger Jul 11, 1964 No ratings 34 A Race Against Death Jul 18, 1964 No ratings 35 Kidnap Jul 25, 1964 No ratings 36 A Desperate Venture Aug 1, 1964 No ratings 37 A Land of Fear Aug 8, 1964 No ratings 38 Guests of Madame Guillotine Aug 15, 1964 No ratings 39 A Change of Identity Aug 22, 1964 No ratings 40 The Tyrant of France Aug 29, 1964 No ratings 41 A Bargain of Necessity Sep 5, 1964 No ratings 42 Prisoners of Conciergerie Sep 12, 1964 No ratings