• 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)
    • 1. Four Hundred Dawns

      11 Sep '65
      After an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.
    • 2. Trap of Steel

      18 Sep '65
      With the knowledge that the planet will be destroyed in two days, the Drahvins instruct the Doctor to help them steal the Rills' ship.
    • 3. Air Lock

      25 Sep '65
      The Doctor and Vicki encounter the Rills and learn the situation is more complex than they thought while Steven finds the Drahvins' hospitality ever more perilous.
    • 4. The Exploding Planet

      02 Oct '65
      The Doctor and Vicki enlist the aid of the Chumblies to rescue Steven from the Drahvins and then find a way off the planet before its destruction.
    • 5. Mission to the Unknown

      09 Oct '65
      Whilst The Doctor, Steven and Vicki are traveling to their next destination. On the planet Kembel, Marc Cory, a Space Security Service agent discovers The Daleks are attending a secret meeting with their allies. Where Cory discovers the Dalek's evil plan, which sets the stage for the epic 14-part adventure "The Dalek Master Plan".
    • 6. Temple of Secrets

      16 Oct '65
      The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.
    • 7. Small Prophet, Quick Return

      23 Oct '65
      While Odysseus forces the Doctor to find a way to win the war, Steven decides to get himself taken prisoner in order to enter Troy and find Vicki and the TARDIS.
    • 8. Death of a Spy

      30 Oct '65
      With Steven and Vicki being held prisoner by the Trojans, the Doctor's only hope of seeing them again is to suggest the idea of the Trojan Horse.
    • 9. Horse of Destruction

      06 Nov '65
      The Doctor waits inside the Trojan Horse for a chance to reach his companions but Steven's assumed identity as a Greek soldier and Vicki's growing feelings for Troilus endanger their escape.
    • 10. The Nightmare Begins

      13 Nov '65
      The Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.
    • 11. Day of Armageddon

      20 Nov '65
      The Doctor infiltrates the Daleks' conference to try and discover their plans, leaving Steven, Katarina and Bret to find a way off the planet.
    • 12. Devil's Planet

      27 Nov '65
      The Doctor and his friends escape Kembel in the Spar ship but the Daleks force them down on the planet Desperus, where they are threatened by a group of convicts.
    • 13. The Traitors

      04 Dec '65
      With Katarina being held hostage, the Doctor, Steven and Bret are in danger of having to given in to Kirksen's demands, while, on Earth, Chen has them listed as traitors.
    • 14. Counter Plot

      11 Dec '65
      The Doctor, Steven and Sara are accidentally transported to the planet Mira where Chen sends the Daleks after them.
    • 15. Coronas of the Sun

      18 Dec '65
      The Doctor, Steven and Sara escape Mira in a Dalek pursuit ship but when they find the ship is returning to Kembel, they are forced to come up with a new plan to avoid the Daleks.
    • 16. The Feast of Steven

      25 Dec '65
      The Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.
    • 17. Volcano

      01 Jan '66
      The Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.
    • 18. Golden Death

      08 Jan '66
      The Doctor, Steven and Sara travel to Ancient Egypt, pursued by both the Daleks and the Meddling Monk.
    • 19. Escape Switch

      15 Jan '66
      Steven, Sara and the Monk are captured by the Daleks in order to force the Doctor to hand over the Taranium Core.
    • 20. The Abandoned Planet

      22 Jan '66
      The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.
    • 21. Destruction of Time

      29 Jan '66
      With the Daleks poised to invade the solar system, the Doctor decides his only option is to activate the Time Destructor prematurely, threatening the entire planet.
    • 22. War of God

      05 Feb '66
      The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.
    • 23. The Sea Beggar

      12 Feb '66
      While trying to find the Doctor, Steven discovers a conspiracy to assassinate a man known as the Sea Beggar.
    • 24. Priest of Death

      19 Feb '66
      Steven has discovered the identity of the Sea Beggar, but can he warn the Huguenots in time?
    • 25. Bell of Doom

      26 Feb '66
      Steven rejoins the Doctor and they leave Paris just ahead of the massacre, leaving Anne behind.