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Season 3

First Doctor

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Season 3 of Doctor Who ran between 11 September 1965 and 16 July 1966. It starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Maureen O'Brien as Vicki Pallister, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor and Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet. The season opened with Galaxy 4 and concluded with The War Machines.

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  • TheTVDB.com Season ID 9686
  • Created February 4, 2008
  • Modified February 22, 2026
When available, episode names will be translated into your preferred language. Otherwise they will be shown using the series' origin language.
Name First Aired Runtime Image
S03E01 Galaxy 4: Four Hundred Dawns (1)
September 11, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E02 Galaxy 4: Trap of Steel (2)
September 18, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E03 Galaxy 4: Air Lock (3)
September 25, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E04 Galaxy 4: The Exploding Planet (4)
October 2, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E05 Mission to the Unknown
October 9, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E06 The Myth Makers: Temple of Secrets (1)
October 16, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E07 The Myth Makers: Small Prophet, Quick Return (2)
October 23, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E08 The Myth Makers: Death of a Spy (3)
October 30, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E09 The Myth Makers: Horse of Destruction (4)
November 6, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E10 The Daleks' Master Plan: The Nightmare Begins (1)
November 13, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E11 The Daleks' Master Plan: Day of Armageddon (2)
November 20, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E12 The Daleks' Master Plan: Devil's Planet (3)
November 27, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E13 The Daleks' Master Plan: The Traitors (4)
December 4, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E14 The Daleks' Master Plan: Counter Plot (5)
December 11, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E15 The Daleks' Master Plan: Coronas of the Sun (6)
December 18, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E16 The Daleks' Master Plan: The Feast of Steven (7)
December 25, 1965
BBC One
 25
S03E17 The Daleks' Master Plan: Volcano (8)
January 1, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E18 The Daleks' Master Plan: Golden Death (9)
January 8, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E19 The Daleks' Master Plan: Escape Switch (10)
January 15, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E20 The Daleks' Master Plan: The Abandoned Planet (11)
January 22, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E21 The Daleks' Master Plan: Destruction of Time (12)
January 29, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E22 The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: War of God (1)
February 5, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E23 The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: The Sea Beggar (2)
February 12, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E24 The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: Priest of Death (3)
February 19, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E25 The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve: Bell of Doom (4)
February 26, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E26 The Ark: The Steel Sky (1)
March 5, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E27 The Ark: The Plague (2)
March 12, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E28 The Ark: The Return (3)
March 19, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E29 The Ark: The Bomb (4)
March 26, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E30 The Celestial Toymaker: The Celestial Toyroom (1)
April 2, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E31 The Celestial Toymaker: The Hall of Dolls (2)
April 9, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E32 The Celestial Toymaker: The Dancing Floor (3)
April 16, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E33 The Celestial Toymaker: The Final Test (4)
April 23, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E34 The Gunfighters: A Holiday for the Doctor (1)
April 30, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E35 The Gunfighters: Don't Shoot the Pianist (2)
May 7, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E36 The Gunfighters: Johnny Ringo (3)
May 14, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E37 The Gunfighters: The O. K. Corral (4)
May 21, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E38 The Savages (1)
May 28, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E39 The Savages (2)
June 4, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E40 The Savages (3)
June 11, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E41 The Savages (4)
June 18, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E42 The War Machines (1)
June 25, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E43 The War Machines (2)
July 2, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E44 The War Machines (3)
July 9, 1966
BBC One
 25
S03E45 The War Machines (4)
season finale
July 16, 1966
BBC One
 25