The Dalek Invasion Of Earth

TARDIS Crew:

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

Notes About Story:

This story marks the last appearance of Susan Foreman as a regular member of the TARDIS crew. Susan appears next in the Fifth Doctor story The Five Doctors.

The Daleks make their second appearance. They last appeared in the First Doctor story The Daleks.

The Daleks next appear in the First Doctor story The Chase.

Planet Of Giants

TARDIS Crew:

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

Notes About Story:

This is the first story of Season Two

The Reign Of Terror

TARDIS Crew:

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

Notes About Story:

This is the last story of Season One

The Sensorites

TARDIS Crew:

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

The Aztecs

TARDIS Crew:

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

The Keys Of Marinus

TARDIS Crew:

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

Notes About Story:

The first and only appearance of the Voord.

Marco Polo

TARDIS Crew:

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

Inside The Spaceship

TARDIS Crew:

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

Notes About Story:

This two part story features only the regular cast and no others!!!

The Daleks

TARDIS Crew:

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

Notes About Story:

The first appearance of the Daleks who would go on to become the Doctor’s greatest enemies.

The Daleks appear next in the First Doctor story The Dalek Invasion Of Earth.

An Unearthly Child

 

 

DVD Cover

 

Episode One

 

The Tardis Crew:

 

The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton

 

Plot:

 

Two teachers (Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright) are intrigued by the behaviour of one of their students a girl called Susan Foreman. They follow her to her home, a junkyard located at 76 Totter’s Lane. Here they meet Susan’s grandfather (the Doctor) who has apparently locked Susan in an abandoned Police Box. When Ian and Barbara enter the Police Box to rescue Susan, they find themselves in a futuristic space-time machine known as the TARDIS. The Doctor and Susan are actually aliens who travel through time and space in the TARDIS. Susan begs the Doctor to let the two teachers go but he refuses and sets the TARDIS in flight. It lands on a barren landscape. A mysterious man-shaped shadow approaches the recently arrived ship.

 

Notes On Episode:

 

When we first see the TARDIS, it is located at 76 Totter’s Lane, the establishment of one I.M. Foreman. Considering how often the Doctor will go on to save the human race it is interesting to note that the junkyard’s proprietor can be read as I Am For Man!!!

 

Barbara has the most amazing hair-style. I expect many of her students would have been terrified of it.

 

Susan’s surname (Foreman) is the same as the name on the junkyard. Susan probably appropriated this name for the school records, unless the Doctor is actually I.M. Foreman himself?

 

Totters Lane appears next in the Sixth Doctor story Attack Of The Cybermen

 

Worthy Of The Diamond Logo?:

 

Quite simply, these are 25 of the most significant minutes in the history of television. Many of the basic elements that are still integral to Doctor Who are introduced here: The Doctor himself, the TARDIS in the shape of a Police Box and the use of companions. The episode is edgy and utilises techniques that would never be used again in the series original run. This is truly amazing stuff!

David Tennant is The Doctor

The Tenth Doctor is played by David Tennant

The Stories

The Christmas Invasion

New Earth

Tooth And Claw

School Reunion

The Girl In The Fireplace

Rise Of The Cybermen

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Fear Her

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Gridlock

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42

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The Sixth Doctor was played by Colin Baker

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The Fifth Doctor was played by Peter Davison

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The Fourth Doctor was played by Tom Baker

The Stories

Robot

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Genesis Of The Daleks

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Shada

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Meglos

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Warrior’s Gate

The Keeper Of Traken

Logopolis

Plus

The Five Doctors

When Tom Baker declined to appear in The Five Doctors, the production team used a couple of previously unseen clips from the abandoned story Shada.

Jon Pertwee Is The Doctor

The Third Doctor was played by Jon Pertwee

The Stories

Spearhead From Space

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Liz Shaw

Notes On Story:

For consistency’s sake I have continued to use the term The Tardis Crew to decribe the regular cast (Ie. the Doctor and his companion) but it should be noted that Liz Shaw never actually travels in the Tardis.

Doctor Who And The Silurians

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Liz Shaw

The Ambassadors Of Death

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Liz Shaw

Inferno

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Liz Shaw

Terror Of The Autons

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

The Mind Of Evil

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

The Claws Of Axos

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

Colony In Space

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

The Daemons

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

Day Of The Daleks

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

The Curse Of Peladon

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

The Sea Devils

The Mutants

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

The Time Monster

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

The Three Doctors

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

Carnival Of Monsters

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

Frontier In Space

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

Planet Of The Daleks

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

The Green Death

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jo Grant

The Time Warrior

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith

Invasion Of The Dinosaurs

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith

Death To The Daleks

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith

The Monster Of Peladon

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith

Planet Of The Spiders

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith

Plus

The Five Doctors

Patrick Troughton is The Doctor

The Second Doctor was played by Patrick Troughton

The Stories

The Power Of The Daleks

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly

The Highlanders

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly, Jamie McCrimmon

The Underwater Menace

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly, Jamie McCrimmon

The Moonbase

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly, Jamie McCrimmon

The Macra Terror

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly, Jamie McCrimmon

The Faceless Ones

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly, Jamie McCrimmon

The Evil Of The Daleks

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield

The Tomb Of The Cybermen

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield

The Abominable Snowmen

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield

The Ice Warriors

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield

The Enemy Of The World

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield

The Web Of Fear

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield

with

UNIT: Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart

Fury From The Deep

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield

The Wheel In Space

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot

The Dominators

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot

The Mind Robber

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot

The Invasion

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot

with

UNIT: Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Seargent Benton

The Krotons

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot

The Seeds Of Death

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot

The Space Pirates

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot

The War Games

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot

Plus

The Three Doctors

The Five Doctors

The Two Doctors

William Hartnell is The Doctor

The first Doctor was played by William Hartnell.

The Stories

An Unearthly Child

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

Episode One

Plot: Two teachers (Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright) are intrigued by the behaviour of one of their students a girl called Susan Foreman. They follow her to her home, a junkyard located at 76 Totter’s Lane. Here they meet Susan’s grandfather (the Doctor) who has apparently locked Susan in an abandoned Police Box. When Ian and Barbara enter the Police Box to rescue Susan, they find themselves in a futuristic space-time machine known as the TARDIS. The Doctor and Susan are actually aliens who travel through time and space in the TARDIS. Susan begs the Doctor to let the two teachers go but he refuses and sets the TARDIS in flight. It lands on a barren landscape. A mysterious man-shaped shadow approaches the recently arrived ship.

Notes On Episode:

When we first see the TARDIS, it is located at 76 Totter;s Lane, the establishment of one I.M. Foreman. Considering how often the Doctor will go on to save the human race it is interesting to note that the junkyard’s proprietor can be read as I Am For Man!!!

Barbara has the most amazing hair-style. I expect many of her students would have been terrified of it.

Susan’s surname (Foreman) is the same as the name on the junkyard. Susan probably appropriated this name for the school records, unless the Doctor is actually I.M. Foreman himself?

Worthy Of The Diamond Logo?: Quite simply, these are 25 of the most significant minutes in the history of television. Many of the basic elements that are still integral to Doctor Who are introduced here: The Doctor himself, the TARDIS in the shape of a Police Box and the use of companions. The episode is edgy and utilises techniques that would never be used again in the series original run. This is truly amazing stuff!

The Daleks

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

The Edge Of Destruction

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

Marco Polo

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

The Keys Of Marinus

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

The Aztecs

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

The Sensorites

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

The Reign Of Terror

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

Planet Of Giants

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

The Dalek Invasion Of Earth

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright

The Rescue

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, Vicki

The Romans

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, Vicki

The Web Planet

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, Vicki

The Crusade

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, Vicki

The Space Museum

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, Vicki

The Chase

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, Vicki, Steven Taylor

The Time Meddler

Galaxy 4

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Vicki, Steven Taylor

Mission To The Unknown

The Tardis Crew: No regulars appear in this episode, not even the Doctor!!!

The Myth Makers

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Vicki, Steven Taylor, Katarina

The Dalek Masterplan

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Steven Taylor, Katarina, Sara Kingdom

The Massacre

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Steven Taylor, Dodo Chaplet

The Ark

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Steven Taylor, Dodo Chaplet

The Celestial Toymaker

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Steven Taylor, Dodo Chaplet

The Gunfighters

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Steven Taylor, Dodo Chaplet

Notes on Story

This is often cited as the worst story ever but it’s really not that bad!!!

The Savages

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Steven Taylor, Dodo Chaplet

The War Machines

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Dodo Chaplet, Ben Jackson, Polly

Notes on Story

Dodo is given the worst send-off of any companion ever!!! It’s not even shown on screen.

No surname is ever given on-screen for Polly although production notes have her listed as Polly Wright leading to much fan speculation that she might actually be Barbara’s younger sister. Considering her propensity for making tea, perhaps her full name is actually Polly Put The Kettle On.

The Smugglers

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly

The Tenth Planet

The Tardis Crew: The Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly

plus

The Three Doctors

The Five Doctors

In The Five Doctors the part of the First Doctor was played by Richard Hurndall.