• Air date: 01 Sep '79 26 episodes
      The seventeenth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 1 September 1979 with the story Destiny of the Daleks, and ended with The Horns of Nimon.
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. Destiny of the Daleks, Part One

      01 Sep '79
      Skaro, the Dalek homeworld, some time in the future. The TARDIS lands in the irradiated ruins of the old Kaled city and something is moving underneath the wasted surface of the planet…
    • 2. Destiny of the Daleks, Part Two

      08 Sep '79
      Romana has been captured by the Daleks, the Doctor is the guest of the Movellans. The Daleks are drilling deep into Skaro for something and the Doctor has an awful suspicion about their objective…
    • 3. Destiny of the Daleks, Part Three

      15 Sep '79
      The Daleks have awoken Davros in the heart of Skaro. Only the Doctor and the Movellans stand between them and their objective. But are the Movellans really on the Doctor's side?
    • 4. Destiny of the Daleks, Part Four

      22 Sep '79
      Trapped between the Movellans and the Daleks, the Doctor must find a way to defeat both. Meanwhile, vast space fleets await new orders.
    • 5. City of Death, Part One

      29 Sep '79
      Paris, 1979. The Doctor and Romana are here on holiday, but something is disturbing the flow of time. Could the time travel experiments of Count Scarlioni be to blame?
    • 6. City of Death, Part Two

      06 Oct '79
      Captured by the Count, the Doctor and Romana uncover an elaborate plan to steal the Mona Lisa. But there is more to Scarlioni's plans than a simple theft.
    • 7. City of Death, Part Three

      13 Oct '79
      The Doctor and Romana unwrap an intricate plot involving aliens, time travel and the Mona Lisa. How is Count Scarlioni living in two times at once? And what does he want?
    • 8. City of Death, Part Four

      20 Oct '79
      Scaroth is determined to go back 400 million years in time to prevent a mistake. But the Doctor must stop him – because the consequences would be disastrous.
    • 9. The Creature from the Pit, Part One

      27 Oct '79
      The planet Chloris. Drawn here by a mysterious distress signal, the Doctor becomes the prisoneres of the ruthless Adrasta. A strange and deadly pit await those who displease her.
    • 10. The Creature from the Pit, Part Two

      03 Nov '79
      The Doctor is in a pit with a deadly creature. And Adrasta has plans for Romana and K-9.
    • 11. The Creature from the Pit, Part Three

      10 Nov '79
      The Doctor has come face to face with a massive green creature. Adrasta goes into the mines to kill the monster. But everything is not as it appears…
    • 12. The Creature from the Pit, Part Four

      17 Nov '79
      The truth about the creature is revealed. But its imprisonment may have already set in motion a terrible revenge.
    • 13. Nightmare of Eden, Part One

      24 Nov '79
      The orbit of the holiday planet, Azure, the year 2116. The starships Empress and Hecate are fused together after an accident in hyperspace. Naturally the Doctor thinks he can find a solution, but has the accident unleashed a far more deadly menace?
    • 14. Nightmare of Eden, Part Two

      01 Dec '79
      Two ships have collided above Azure but that may be the least of the Doctor's problems. Monsters and drug smugglers are loose on the ship. And it all seems to tie in with Tryst's electronic zoo…
    • 15. Nightmare of Eden, Part Three

      08 Dec '79
      The Doctor and Romana begin to uncover the truth about the strange events aboard the luxury liner Empress. They first have to separate the two ship from each other. But they've got Mandrells, drug smugglers and police chasing after them.
    • 16. Nightmare of Eden, Part Four

      15 Dec '79
      The Doctor finally discovers the truth about the drug smuggling ring. But the villains are still one step ahead.
    • 17. The Horns of Nimon, Part One

      22 Dec '79
      Deep space, an unknown time. The TARDIS encounters a disabled Skonnon battlecruiser transporting Anethan 'tribute'. The co-pilot is determined to reach Skonnos at any cost.
    • 18. The Horns of Nimon, Part Two

      29 Dec '79
      Having reached Skonnos, Romana is sent with the Anethians to face the deadly Nimon.
    • 19. The Horns of Nimon, Part Three

      05 Jan '80
      The Doctor and Romana are trapped in the Nimon's lair. Is he really the last of his race? What are his real intentions toward Skonnos?
    • 20. The Horns of Nimon, Part Four

      12 Jan '80
      Romana is trapped on a ruined planet. The Nimons are launching their invasion of Skonnos. Can the Doctor stop the "Great Journey of Life"?
    • 21. Shada, Part One

      19 Jan '80
      The Doctor and company drop in on the planet Atrios, whose inhabitants are in an interplanetary war with their twin planet Zeos. Although Astra, Princess of Atrios, wishes for peace, the Marshal, her commander of the military, does not share her views. So, while the TARDIS is in orbit around the planet, the Marshal targets the Doctor for destruction.
    • 22. Shada, Part Two

      26 Jan '80
      In an effort to escape the Marshal, the Doctor finds the TARDIS buried under rubble, and figures that he may have stumbled across the missing princess, who has now been abducted by someone else. But he does find a new ally in her love, who believes that the Doctor did not have anything to do with her disappearance
    • 23. Shada, Part Three

      02 Feb '80
      The Shadow kidnaps the Doctor and tries to secure the Key to Time, while the Marshal prepares for an all-out assault against Zeos. Meanwhile, the Doctor's companions try to locate the missing TARDIS.
    • 24. Shada, Part Four

      09 Feb '80
      The Doctor sends Shapp and Merak back to Atrios to try and halt the Marshal's attack, while he and Romana attempt to disable Mentalis.
    • 25. Shada, Part Five

      16 Feb '80
      The Shadow, now with control of K-9, awaits the arrival of the Doctor and company in the cave where he took control of the princess. Meanwhile, Princess Astra joins Romana and the Doctor in the TARDIS, where he had locked the Marshal in a continual time loop just before attacking Astrios. Returning to the cave where Princess Astra was held captive, K-9 pursues the Doctor, while Astra captures Romana.