• Air date: 11 Sep '65 45 episodes
      The third season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 11 September 1965 with the story Galaxy 4 and ended on 16 July 1966 with The War Machines.
  • List of Episodes (45)
    • 26. The Steel Sky

      05 Mar '66
      The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive on a giant spaceship millions of years in the future, transporting the last humans away from the doomed Earth.
    • 27. The Plague

      12 Mar '66
      With the Ark infected with a cold virus, the Doctor must convince the Guardians to trust him so he can find a cure.
    • 28. The Return

      19 Mar '66
      The Doctor, Steven and Dodo have traveled 700 years into the future and find that the Ark is now under the control of the Monoids as it approaches Refusis.
    • 29. The Bomb

      25 Mar '66
      The Monoids abandon the Ark, leaving Steven and the Guardians to die, but a mutiny in their ranks may give the Doctor a chance to bring about peace.
    • 30. The Celestial Toyroom

      02 Apr '66
      The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the realms of the Celestial Toymaker, who forces them to play his deadly games.
    • 31. The Hall of Dolls

      09 Apr '66
      While the Doctor continues to play the Trilogic Game with the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo are involved in a deadly game of musical chairs.
    • 32. The Dancing Floor

      16 Apr '66
      Steven and Dodo are forced to cross the dancing floor, where the Toymaker's dolls plan to force them to dance for eternity.
    • 33. The Final Test

      23 Apr '66
      As the Doctor nears the end of his game against the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo take on Cyril in a lethal game of hopscotch to try and recover the TARDIS.
    • 34. A Holiday for the Doctor

      30 Apr '66
      The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1891. Where the Doctor is looking for a dentist when he has a toothache, where The Doctor finds the local dentist is the famous Doc Holliday who is in a feud with The Clanton Brothers and their hired gunfighter Johnny Ringo, whilst local sheriff Wyatt Earp is trying to keep the peace. The Doctor, Steven and Dodo find themselves joining forces with The Clanton Brothers and Sheriff Wyatt Earp.
    • 35. Don't Shoot the Pianist

      07 May '66
      With the Clantons believing the Doctor to be Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp takes him into protective custody but this leaves Steven and Dodo in danger.
    • 36. Johnny Ringo

      14 May '66
      Earp comes to Steven's rescue and arrests Phineas Clanton, prompting the Clantons to decide to enlist the help of Johnny Ringo.
    • 37. The O.K. Corral

      21 May '66
      The Clantons have shot Warren Earp, leading to a showdown between the two families with the Doctor powerless to prevent bloodshed.
    • 38. The Savages, Episode One

      28 May '66
      The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the far future and are welcomed by the advanced civilisation of the Elders but soon begin to suspect they are hiding a secret.
    • 39. The Savages, Episode Two

      04 Jun '66
      The Doctor, Steven and Dodo investigate why there are Savages in the Elders' city and uncover the true price of the Elders' perfect society.
    • 40. The Savages, Episode Three

      11 Jun '66
      The Doctor has been subjected to the Elders' extraction process and Steven and Dodo must return to their city to rescue him.
    • 41. The Savages, Episode Four

      18 Jun '66
      The Doctor urges the Savages to finally bring an end to the Elders' oppression and enlists the help of an unlikely ally.
    • 42. The War Machines, Episode One

      25 Jun '66
      The Doctor and Dodo return to London in the present day where the Doctor becomes concerned about WOTAN, a new super-computer installed in the Post Officer Tower.
    • 43. The War Machines, Episode Two

      02 Jul '66
      Dodo is under the control of WOTAN and attempts to lure the Doctor into a trap, while the rest of WOTAN's slaves begin construction on its robotic War Machines.
    • 44. The War Machines, Episode Three

      09 Jul '66
      Ben tries to escape from the warehouse but is captured by Polly, who is now also under WOTAN's control, and forced to work on construction the War Machine.
    • 45. The War Machines, Episode Four

      16 Jul '66
      The first War Machine is defeated but the Doctor only has a matter of hours to destroy WOTAN before the rest of its army is activated.